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= =  According to a National Academy of Science report, 40% to 60% of adolescent students are chronically disengaged in their learning. This disturbing statistic refers not just to academically reluctant students but also to students who are college bound.The good news is that we can change this situation. We can create classrooms that are engaging! And that's the purpose of our work today -- to learn what can be done!

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= = = Who are we? = Stevi Quate and John McDermott are co-authors of //Clock Watchers: Six Steps for Motivating and Engaging the Disengaged Student.// They are working on their second book, which continues exploring motivation and engagement. Currently, Stevi is an independent consultant who works with teachers across the nation and internationally on adolescent literacy, professional learning communities, and motivation and engagement. A long time teacher, Stevi has also been Colorado’s literacy coordinator, an instructor at several Colorado universities, and president of both the state affiliates of the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. For ten years she directed Colorado Writing Project. John began his long career in education in an elementary school, continued in middle and high schools, and currently teaches at the University of Colorado Denver. He facilitates workshops on motivation and engagement, team teaching, gifted education, differentiated instruction, and seminars in the classroom. He has been honored by the School of Education and Human Development with an “Excellence in Teaching” award. Teaching is his vocation and his avocation.

UPCOMING EVENTS: **Motivating and Engaging the Disengaged Student,** June 18 -20, 2012 To read before the workshop: and == = = Handouts for the workshop (no need to print): == = RECENT EVENTS: = **CCIRA Presentation**, February 2, 2012, 2:45 - 4:45

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