How To Inspire Students In Your Class

August 12, 2014 in EduNews

The first days of school are almost here in my neck of the woods (or prairie, if you will), and like many of you, I”m nervous.

Are the kids going to “buy in” to what I’m trying to do in my class?

Will I be able to inspire them to achieve all that they can?

I watched the video below and discovered the answer to my questions: Tell them why.

Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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Michelle taught secondary ELA in public schools for 10 years. She served as an award-winning journalist before transitioning into education and is now Assistant Director of the OU Writing Center and a teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project. Michelle co-edited the Oklahoma English Journal for five years. She is a PhD candidate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at the University of Oklahoma. She started reThink ELA LLC as a teacher blog in 2012.

How To Inspire Students In Your Class

Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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