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What makes your classes productive?

From the International Center for Leadership Education:

1. Cultivate one-on-one relationships. The one-on-one relationship between student and teacher is the critical element that can lead to increased student motivation and higher levels of engagement in academic achievement and school life.

2. Learn new skills and habits. Teachers can learn new skills and habits that help them to develop, polish, and enhance their already natural inclination to motivate and engage students.

3. Incorporate systematic strategies. Teachers can learn systematic strategies and approaches that facilitate student engagement. Students can develop behavioral skills and habits that lead to increased academic achievement and greater involvement with school life.

4. Take responsibility for student engagement practices. It is primarily the teacher's responsibility to engage the students, as opposed to the teacher expecting students to come to class naturally and automatically engaged.

5. Promote a schoolwide culture of engagement. The best way to promote high levels of student engagement is to develop and maintain a schoolwide initiative that is dedicated to creating a culture of student engagement, involving students in school life activities, and a rigorous and relevant education for all students.

6. Professional development is an important part of increasing student engagement. Staff development, combined with staff ownership and recognition, will be a critical part of developing and maintaining a culture of effective student engagement.