I had an interesting conversation with some boys today. I asked,”What leads to remembering and learning?”
The answer: attention
Attention is the key to remembering and learning.
We began brainstorming things that can interrupt attention (in green) and then what we can do about it (in red). I was really excited at the insight shown by my students. I was even more excited when one of them asked if he could take a picture of our brainstorming whiteboard – yay! More discussion to come… we are going to focus on how to pay better attention when you feel uninterested or distracted.
The Resourceful Resource Teacher 
