2. Engagement is associated with positive academic outcomes, including achievement and persistence in school; and it is higher in classrooms with supportive teachers and peers, challenging and authentic tasks, opportunities for choice, and sufficient structure. Fredricks, Blumenfeld, and Paris (2004) Getting students involved in their education programs is more than having them participate; it is connecting students with their education, enabling them to influence and affect the program and, indeed, enabling them to become enwrapped and engrossed in their educational experiences. Wehmeyer & Sands (1998)

3. pictures from google images

5. http://www.gc-solutions.net/blog/images- temp/Engaged_Learning.bmp

6. www.ncrel.org/sdrs/engaged.htm

10. Antecedents of Engagement: School Level Factors School Level Factors Classroom Context Classroom Context Individual Needs Individual Needs