This article provides a participatory action research led by students to improve their literacy skills. This approach focuses on adults serving as facilitators, not leaders. Forming a caring and welcoming environment is also a key part in motivating the students to learn and participate.

Personal relevance examples are given in order to make lessons and information meaningful for students. Personal connections to material will help retention of material as well as motivate student willingness to learn.

Project based learning is a great tool to motivate students by relating lessons to real world issues. This article provides project examples and benefits of project based learning and why it should be a part of classrooms.

Motivation is a major issue in increasing participation as related to my group's exploratory question. This article discusses how integrating technology into the classroom can help improve student motivation and participation.