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Engagement Is Not a Unicorn—It's a Narwhal: Real Strategies for Real Classrooms
In this episode of the C3 Podcast, we welcome Heather, an educator, administrator, author, and superintendent whose work has reshaped how we think about student engagement. Heather shares her journey from aspiring writer to classroom teacher, staff developer, administrator, and now published author—bringing both practical wisdom and fresh metaphors to the conversation.
Heather’s book, Engagement is Not a Unicorn, It’s a Narwhal, reframes engagement as something real and attainable, not mythical or out of reach. She introduces us to the continuum of engagement—non-compliant, compliant…
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