What Really Engages Students

Heather WolpertGawron surveyed over two thousand students from every US state and type of school to find out what engages them in learning. She discovered some surprising trends that will impact how we teach teachers to teach and how we look at a school altogether. Variety may not only be the spice of life but it may be the spice of learning Heather M. WolpertGawron Bio as Submitted Heather WolpertGawron is an awardwinning middle school teacher and 21st Century Learning PBL coach. She is the author of Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement (Corwin, AMLE), which shares the results of a nationwide survey of 6th12th graders and what engages them as learners. She is also the author of DIY for Project Based Learning for ELA and History (Taylor Francis) and DIY for Project Based Learning for Math and Science (Taylor Francis). She is a staff blogger for Edutopia, a proud member of the California Writing Project, and a National Fa