As I am just beginning my journey as a figure in the classroom, I am so excited to explore the many and differing ways to motivate students in the classroom.  We have learned that student engagement and performance directly correlates with their motivation to learn and complete that specific project.  For example in Language Arts you might motivate them as authors to create a poem to be published in a book for their peers to check out from the library for example.  I am excited to explore methods of motivation for not only Language Arts and reading, but for all subjects and differing topics within the classroom.  Finding ways to motivate students will not only keep them engaged in the activity, but can lead to improvement in classroom management, push them towards critical thinking and inspire them as learners to be continually excited to be in the classroom.