Articles
Books, chapters and articles are a great place to find research driven ideas about engagement that can increase your understanding and awareness of what works well to engage our students.
Article
Where student, teacher and content meet: Student engagement in the secondary classroom
This article includes the Student Engagement Model, consisting of a) relationships with students, b) increaseing relevancy between student and content, c) increasing our competency in subject.
Corso, M.J., Bundick, M.J., Quaglia, R. J., & Haywood, D.E., 2013. American Secondary Education, 41(3), p. 55
eBook
Engaging Minds in the Classroom: The Surprising Power of Joy
Describes what engagement looks like (attention, persistence, value and committed) while outlining the conditions necessary for engagement to occur (student confidence and belief of achievement, realization of the value and comfortable class culture).
Opitz, M. F., Ford, M.P., and Gale eBooks. ASCD, Alexcandria, Virginia, 2014. (Accessible through Curriculum Lab, Uleth)
Book
I wish my teacher knew
A book covering a wide variety of topics including building classroom culture, self-efficacy in students and understanding their needs.
Schwartz, Kyle. 2016.
eBook
Transforming School Climate and Learning. Beyond bullying and compliance.
Indicates the importance of a respectful classroom and school environment with good teaching practices whereby students realize the expectations (participation, respect) and beliefs (that every student can learn) of the teacher. If these things are practiced at schools, results extend past increased safety in schools, to higher levels of engagement and success of students.
Preble, B., Gordon, R., Corwin, Gale eBooks. 2011. (Accessible through Curriculum Library, Uleth)