The document discusses strategies for effectively engaging students in learning. It identifies three categories of instructional strategies: activating strategies to activate prior knowledge; cognitive strategies to promote higher-level thinking; and summarizing strategies to help students retain knowledge. Several examples are provided for each category, such as carousel brainstorming, RAFT, and exit slips. The strategies involve active learning techniques like movement, discussion, graphic organizers, and reflective activities to engage students in the learning process.