Meaningful involvement

Quintessentially as teachers, it is our responsibility to heighten our student’s well being, and use any and all means at our disposal to prevent degradation of that well being. But what does this mean? Now I’m going to try tying Philosophy of Education, Learner and Learner Support, and digital pedagogy together.
Every student has the right to be in class, to listen and learn but it has to be set up in a way that they want to learn and want to get in involved, in dialog with the teacher, and the other learners (Vygotsky’s social constructivism). This is expressed well in   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MwbVltsHHk which says as teachers, we need to ‘create an environment of open communication’, where teachers not only parrot the info to the students for protecting themselves from questions they cannot answer, but to embrace the questions, take a chance at analysing  problems with the students, find information, evaluate it, and find a solution together, in the context of a safe democratic classroom (pro-social bonding and critical thinking environment).
Teachers must not only partake in the learning aspect but guide it to certain areas of the curriculum that need to be prioritized, thereby promoting balance with academics, social aspects and behaviour of the class. It is all about how we as teachers engage the students. Consider the article ‘Applying Mindfulness to Mundane Classroom Tasks’. The teacher didn’t sit around trying ineffectively to teach or continue coddling the learners, and then blame the lack of attention and learning on the learners. Instead the teacher changes the classroom dynamic completely by engaging the students curiosity (colourful bowls) with water and promoting a sense of responsibility (don’t spill on the floor). Along with the curiosity come questions (why was it there? why is it not there? can we do it again?), therefore with the constant changing, the setup can maintain an atmosphere of dialog, even asking the students questions about what they would like to see in the classroom can stimulate their creativity and feel like a part of the lesson. Abby Wills, in her work with teachers states “I encourage honest, fearless contemplation on what is and is not working in the classroom. This simple exercise can help you discover the mundane moments and tasks in your own classroom that are just waiting for your creativity to transform them into mindfull learning opportunities”.  
Lastly, the creativity teacher’s use does not only extent to the social aspects of the classroom and the material presented but also the mediums one uses to present the material. Teachers are responsible for using different forms of pedagogy to engage their learners, one of the more prominent ones being digital but in that teachers are responsible for teaching learners how to do effective research themselves and prepare them for their future.