 How do we know the state of the learner arriving in our classrooms? How do we know if they are motivated to learn? What does a motivated student look like? Let's take a look at the student in this picture. While we think they look motivated to learn, their interest may be peaked by something completely different. Students will come to the classroom with a complex range of social and cultural contexts, schooling experiences, and educational beliefs. And it will always be a challenge to find the ingredients to motivate individual students. We know that the motivational state of students when they arrive in the classroom will influence a multitude of factors affecting learning, including memory, attention, information processing, decision making, problem solving, and social interaction. Many of these factors are not always observable, creating a challenge for teachers in harnessing every student's abilities for deep learning. Fuhrer and Skinner suggest that the essential mechanism that enables motivation to facilitate deep student learning is student engagement. When students are engaged, they can move from being motivated to deep active learning. I have a favourite saying that relates directly to deep learning. The best teachers tell you where to look, but not what to see. Keep this in mind as you take a look at the students in this video. As you watch the beginning of the lesson, think about how the students are being motivated for deep learning. Write down three things that you think are preparing them to be engaged in the learning activity.