One thing many teachers struggle with is engaging their students and keeping them interested in what they are learning. Engagement-based learning and teaching (EBLT) techniques are used to build and reinforce student engagement through habits, skills, principles and strategies (Grand Canyon University [GCU], 2015). These strategies can also have the ability to direct student focus on the lessons; which can have a positive influence on student behaviors and limit disruption (Charles, 2014). Student engagement strategies help to gain students’ attention by building up their curiosity, and allows for peer intervention and collaboration. These strategies correspondingly provide meaningful lessons that encourage critical thinking and builds student
