Teachers can improve student engagement by offering more "voice and choice," says Miriam Plotinsky, an instructional specialist at Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, who describes the approach as "hover-free teaching." In this interview, Plotinsky describes how the approach benefits teaching and learning, and explains why teachers need to build deeper relationships with students.
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