This session is designed to provide the participants with a diverse repertoire of instructional strategies that will engage adolescent students in a manner that promotes critical thinking, technology, and creativity. The presentation will be conducted in a three-tiered layered style. The first layer will consist of providing participants with research-based information about student engagement and motivation of adolescents. In the second layer, the participants will participate in hands-on activities directly related to the areas of technology, critical thinking. In the final layer, the participants will participate in a reflection that will allow them to synthesize the information they have learned and share best practices with their peers.

Primary Contact: Taijuan Clayton-Brookes - Taijuan.Clayton-Brookes@doe.k12.ga.us

Secondary Contact: Shawn Keim - skeim@doe.k12.ga.us