"Maintaining student engagement in the classroom is a challenge all teachers face-but the effects of boredom and disengagement in school aren't confined to the classroom. Students learn skills like perseverance and accountability in school, which later shape their personal relationships, professions, and society at large. In Power Engage: Seven Power Moves for Building a Culture of Engagement and Equity, classroom coach Carlos Johnson shares his seven strategies to ensure teachers are reaching all their students in meaningful ways. By building what he calls Performance-Based Relationships (PBRs), teachers can learn to sustain their students' attention and deepen the impact of their instruction, and in turn inspire the curiosity and responsibility upon which successful and equitable societies are built. Johnson's "power moves" are informed by current research on the variables affecting students' capacity to engage in school and will be useful to educators no matter where they are on their professional journey"--
