Engaging+Students+in+Learning

=__Three essential conditions for meaningful learning:__= //Driscoll, Marcy P., Psychology of learning for Instruction. Pearson Education Company, Needham Heights, Massachusetts, 2000, p117-118//


 * 1) Material must mean something to students
 * 2) Tasks and materials should be organized, readable, and relevant
 * 3) What students already know must be tied to what students are asked to learn

=__Examples:__= Physics: Rube Goldberg Machines** The following video and classroom resources are an example of engaging students in learning.
 * Government and US History Project: Mock Congress

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__ The three conditions are met: __

 * 1) **The material is meaningful to students. The projects were student driven and they had the freedom to inititate and adapt the projects to enhance their understanding.**
 * 2) **Tasks and matreials are organized, readable, and relevant.**
 * 3) **Students had prior knowledge of each component of the projects. The task was to put that knowledge together for a "bigger picture".**