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Student engagement is something that is very important to me and I strive to set that example.  As a staff, we give examples to the students how we are all working together and supporting each other as well as all of the students by staying engaged in the school year.  We are constantly coming up with new ideas and activities to keep the on task and engaged.  I really liked this article because it had a lot of different strategies for keeping students focused throughout the day.
https://www.edutopia.org/classroom-student-participation-tips

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MIKE: I believe that online engagement is key to any learning environment.  In a structured classroom environment I believe strong, pre-determined expectations are even more important.  A course that continues to add online assignments that are not known prior, as the course goes along, is chaotic and frustrating and can lose participants and efficacy.  http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/online-education/structure-expectations-can-improve-participation-engagement-online-discussions/

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My goal as a child was to be happy!  I didn't realize it at the time, but my school experience was one of the best in my life.  I hope my students realize that their happiness makes my life full and round.  May all the teachers in the world engage everyone as if the rest of their lives depended on it!!!

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Student engagement is what leads to success.   If a student is not engaged, it is difficult for that student to learn since their focus is not on the task at hand.
The article demonstrates how to have students engaged.
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept95/vol53/num01/Strengthening-Student-Engagement@-What-Do-Students-Want.aspx

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There is a strong correlation between engagement and academic success.  When more people are engaged in classroom discussion, activities, and participatory events, there is a greater chance for success for all.  Carol Cook.  http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/library/engagedpedagogies/index.html

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Dylan- I understand the the question about the engagement policy.  Meaningful discussion throughout the course where everyone is involved will help all of us grow.  We will learn a lot from each other this month we are together.  Many of these  bullets on this video highlight what we need to do. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPEW2birta0

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Nichole: Engagement teaches passion and passion leads to change... I believe it is crucial for students to be engaged in the classroom in order to learn new knowledge. I also think students must be engaged in order to be motivated to learn.  Please see the attached quote. It is one of my favorites. :)
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I understood the question to be what I think the  engagement policy of this online class is.  Here is a link to a resource that I believe defines the rules of engagement in online classes and proper "netiquette".  I may have misinterpreted the question, but here it is:http://teaching.colostate.edu/tips/tip.cfm?tipid=128

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Kim: Student engagement is so important for successful learners.  When a child is engaged, he/she has some ownership in their learning.  In my classroom of 5 year olds you can only imagine how I must be on my toes at all times to keep my students engaged.  I do this through brain breaks, music, dance and rhymes.  I try to keep my students attention and curiosity at all times so they will always be motivated to learn.
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