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connecting…

Creating emotional bonds between the teacher-student, students with one another, and everyone with the content is a critical foundation for teaching and learning in any context.

Examples:

• Storytelling

• Routines and rituals

• Metaphors, analogies, and identity play

RESEARCH & RESEARCHERS

Dewey, John (1938) Experience & Education

Duckworth, Angela (2016) Grit; The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Willingham, Daniel (2009) Why Don’t Students Like School?