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In order to set kids hearts on fire for learning I think there has to be a change in mindset and environment. As a teacher, I want to make it understood for students that when they walk into my classroom they can leave the drama, what previous teachers or persons have said about their abilities in the past and that the room is for a positive, inspiring, and freeing place of learning. Also, the concept of why they attend the class and letting them know that one truly can change the world and accomplish anything with knowledge. Thus, I liked the teachers way of created empowerment, bringing the outside world into her classroom in a positive fashion, open forum discussions and a different room setup. Ideally, I would like visual inspiration of quotes, separate learning areas for kids to study in silence, with music,and places for them to calm their minds before coming together to have discussions. Basically, change the dynamic of learning with keeping and incorporating traditional methods and strong foundations of where education started.
-Reneisha Carter

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There is a reason people pay money to go see individuals sing or tell jokes. They make the time worth being there. As a teacher, we need to make the time spent in class worth their time. Bring the energy! Bring the passion! Make subjects like transformations and the French and Indian War speak to them and jump up, and slap them in the face! By showing them to have fun in anything they do is a real-world, life skill.
-Brandon Klein

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The awesome thing about my subject (Physical Education) is that it is so raw and open as to what can be done. I want to inspire my students to learn how to use exercise and nutrition as fuel to perform better in other aspects of their lives. I look forward to pushing students to break barriers and to develop life-long habits that could potentially extend their lives. (Cant do that in Math!)

--Nate Wilkens

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One thing that I would try my best to do as a teacher is to learn about my students' interests and find ways to incorporate those interests into lessons and activities that we would do individually and collaboratively. I would also allow for a day in the week for students to be able to learn about global issues and find ways to tie it to our class contents. (This idea resulted from the video on the power of student centered learning.)
_Daphkar L

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Once student interest is captured, it is very easy to guide them along a path of your choosing. A STEM class I observed was centered around building a Rube Goldberg machine. The class teaches Algebra 1, high school physics, and report writing in a single comprehensive curriculum.
- Yakov Fuhrman

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I want my students to love to learn and be excited to get to my classroom. Now to get people to love math I feel that it is important for them to see it used in interesting and real world ways. I will try and get my students to see how math interacts with the world, and hopefully have connections to robotics and science.
Ross Yarlott

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The great thing about my specific subject is that there is a lot of material to choose from. While I am passionate about lots of periods in history, my students may not be. I could run a poll asking them what period of history they would like to do a project on. They could work on it themselves even if its outside of the standards. The main focus would be that it’s something that they want to learn and are engaged in. Even recently if I was a teacher now I would suggest maybe doing a project involving the recent hurricanes to hit the US or the big Earthquake to hit Mexico. Students are often passionate about what is going on right now in history.

-Roman Arias

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I feel lucky to be an art teacher.  Passion is often expressed in art.  The best way I can think of to inspire students is to allow them the freedom to create.  I can set up a project that allows them to choose the topic and the medium with which to express it.

Amanda Millett

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The students will light their own hearts on fire!

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The students will light their own hearts on fire!

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I am all about a student driven classroom. Asking leading questions is a strategy that I am using to get my students thinking about the bigger picture. I really like students working as a collective, and participating in both small groups, and as a class. I really like incorporating humor into my class. A laugh escapes from my stomach every five minutes, or something is going terribly wrong. Students love humor.
-Jacob Alarcon-Young

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Using a subject of interest to reach their goals.

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Using a subject of interest to reach their goals.

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My Directed Studies class is meant to help my students reach their IEP goals and work on homework that they have not been able to finish or have questions about in other classes. I have given them an assignment to write a 5 paragraph paper about any topic that interests them and I am working with them to craft the research, reading, and writing around their IEP goals.

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How to set students hearts on fire...

Interest inventories can be very helpful in collecting responses from students on what interests them and what THEY want to learn about. Learning pods or students sitting in duos or trios is definitely something I would do in my classroom to create a space that encourages collaborative learning. Lastly, making the content relatable to the real world will be how I will set the hearts of my students on fire. When they can relate what they learn in the classroom to something outside of the classroom they will experience that "aha moment".

-Lawren Keaton

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Ask students about what issues matter to them in their current lives, and ask them why they think things are the way they are. Ask students what they would like changed in their lives for the better. History is a guidebook for what to do and what not to do in the pursuit of a better life. It also happens to be the most interesting story of all time with all of the hallmarks of an epic drama. Be sure to not to leave out gory details and shocking facts. Everyone likes surprise and wonder.

-Matt Reynolds

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Engage the students in their education by adapting lessons/units to their interests. Rearrange the classroom to support a collaborative class. Lecture less and ask more engaging/guiding questions.  Can survey the class or create a Kahoot quiz to collect data on the students interests.
-Amanda Gunnell

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Give students a choice in their learning, even if it is simply a "What would you like to do first"
Allowing students to work on topics that are relevant and meaningful for them, especially for writing.
C.Guzman

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Google survey what they are interested in then have a class discussion to figure out what the class goal is. -melanie ludwig

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HOW TO IGNITE STUDENTS' HEARTS IN THE CLASSROOM -Allow students to help in designing their own lessons and how they would like to learn, engage in lessons and even be assessed. Within reason, not forgetting the standards, student-centered learning could revolutionize education.Avatar of Becky Rae●1m

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HOW TO IGNITE STUDENTS' HEARTS IN THE CLASSROOM -Allow students to help in designing their own lessons and how they would like to learn, engage in lessons and even be assessed. Within reason, not forgetting the standards, student-centered learning could revolutionize education.Avatar of Becky Rae●1m

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This is a great video about a teacher who had a great awakening about her practice.

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The power of student-driven learning: Shelley Wright at TEDxWestVancouverED