The document discusses principles for engaging students in learning. It advocates changing the verb "manage" to "engage" when thinking about students. Principle 1 notes that once students understand material, they become engaged. Principle 2 states that carrots, sticks, and punishments should be removed from the classroom. Principle 3 suggests giving students control over their own learning.

1. An Invitation to Change the Verb
Jen McCarty Plucker, Ed.D.
ISD 196 K-12 Intervention Specialist
Minnesota Reading Association President
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3. Manage
to handle or direct
to make compliant
to alter for a purpose.

4. Engage

5. Principle #1
Once they get it, you’ve got ‘em

8. Principle # 2
Leave the carrots and sticks,
candy and suspensions out of
the classroom.

10. Jen McCarty, Ed.D. ISD 196

11. Jen McCarty, Ed.D. ISD 196

12. Self Assessment Today
Says “3” because she reads but does
Andrea 3
always remember what she read
Aaron 2   2 sleepy
Jen McCarty, Ed.D. ISD 196

13. Broken p. Broken p. First Part First Part
Andrea Broken p. 3 15 3 23 3 Last p. 5 5 Last p. 64
5
7
Black and
Aaron White p. 2
2 B&W p. 52
2 B&W p. 4 B&W p.
175 5
Finished
3
110 B&W! 
Browsing
for new
book
Jen McCarty, Ed.D. ISD 196

14. Principle #3
Go ahead. Hand over the
controls!