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7.12 Effective Student Engagement
May 30, 2025 · 49 min

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Shannon and Mary chat with Brandi Dugal from The Fidget Game, featured on Shark Tank, about unique ways to engage and motivate students to learn.   They share methods for gamification, brain breaks, and other strategies teachers can use to increase student engagement.  Listen for ideas to make reading more fun and how to help motivate even the most reluctant readers to get excited about their learning.

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The Fidget Game websiteFidget Game TikTok accountShannon's favorite (FREE) growth mindset activities via TpT-lower gradesShannon's favorite (FREE) growth mindset activities via TpT-upper gradesThe Fidget Game for purchase *Amazon affiliate linkKing Komodo game for purchase *Amazon affiliate linkSquishyLand game for purchase *Amazon affiliate linkThe Vocabulary game for purchase *Amazon affiliate linkASCD:  New Thinking about Student Engagement

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