This document discusses various instructional strategies to enhance student engagement based on research from multiple sources. It describes how boredom can lead to stress and misbehavior in students when their brains are not sufficiently stimulated. Several engagement strategies are presented, including using novelty, visuals, humor, music, role playing and connecting lessons to students' emotions. Graphic organizers, mind maps, think-pair-share activities, quick writes and networking sessions are suggested as ways to appeal to multiple learning styles and boost memory and retention of the material. The goal is to actively engage students' brains and keep their attention focused on learning.