AVReading Newsletter March-- Fuel for the Engine
In the closing weeks of winter trimester, my intervention class turns its attention to the future. Students are in the process of generating a list of inquiry topics or questions and ultimately they will vote on the one they want to pursue at the start of the spring term. In the fall, they voted on the topic of civil disobedience, and in winter, it was paranormal activity. This system is not a guarantee of their engagement and investment, but it certainly improves the likelihood of getting them involved. For this month’s newsletter, I’d like to devote a little time to this concept of engagement, and the ways that we might foster environments of curiosity and wonder to fuel the engine of learning. Now I will admit that stirring up some level of energy and enthusiasm in today’s atmosphere is especially difficult. And whil...