engagement, part 1…

Hello everyone!  A couple of days ago, I was reading the book, “Back of the Napkin” by Dan Roam, a book about visual thinking.  I’ve been trying to figure out a “last” project for the students in my “HHS126: Design Your Life II: Engaging Experiences Through Coaching” course, since all of these students would have taken my HHS125 course, “Design Your Life I: What Could I Do With My Life” course within the last year.  As I was thinking through this process, something hit me like a ton of bricks!  First, I remember one of my favorite definitions of engagement (but viewing it from a student perspective), from from the book, “MAGIC: Five Keys to Unlock the Power of Employee Engagement” by Tracy Maylett and Paul Warner):