Kathleen (@thirdgrademcdade.bsky.social)

"Instead of relying on quick fixes or elaborate engagement tactics, double down on what works: explicit modeling, deliberate practice, and timely, targeted feedback. If we spent more time creating classrooms like that, we wouldn’t need to ask whether our students were engaged. They simply would be."

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The Three Big Misconceptions About Student Engagement (Opinion) For teachers, engagement is the holy grail. But what if we’re thinking about it all wrong? https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-three-big-misconceptions-about-student-engagement/2025/12#:~:text=Instead%20of%20relying%20on%20quick%20fixes%20or%20elaborate%20engagement%20tactics%2C%20double%20down%20on%20what%20works%3A%20explicit%20modeling%2C%20deliberate%20practice%2C%20and%20timely%2C%20targeted%20feedback.%20If%20we%20spent%20more%20time%20creating%20classrooms%20like%20that%2C%20we%20wouldn%E2%80%99t%20need%20to%20ask%20whether%20our%20students%20were%20engaged.%20They%20simply%20would%20be