{"id":1820,"date":"2024-03-20T15:18:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/?page_id=1820"},"modified":"2024-03-20T15:18:30","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T19:18:30","slug":"maintaining-engagement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/maintaining-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Maintaining Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#kt-layout-id_7628e3-80 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_7628e3-80 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_7628e3-80 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1250px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-bottom:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_e0071c-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_e0071c-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_e0071c-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_e0071c-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_e0071c-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_e0071c-37{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_e0071c-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_e0071c-37 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-1 kadence-column_e0071c-37\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06ac5f-74, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06ac5f-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_06ac5f-74\"]{margin-top:-10px;text-align:left;font-size:30px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'EB Garamond';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06ac5f-74 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06ac5f-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_06ac5f-74\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06ac5f-74 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_06ac5f-74[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_06ac5f-74\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading_06ac5f-74 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_06ac5f-74\"><strong>Presenter Biography<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_061d5f-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_061d5f-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_061d5f-5c\"]{text-align:left;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_061d5f-5c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_061d5f-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_061d5f-5c\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_061d5f-5c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_061d5f-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_061d5f-5c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_061d5f-5c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_061d5f-5c\">Brian Casto is the 2022 West Virginia Teacher of the Year. He is an eighth-grade West Virginia Studies teacher at Milton Middle School in Cabell County. He is a 15-year education veteran having received a degree in Social Studies, Grades 5-12, from Marshall University. He prides himself on creating lessons and two-minute animated videos that preserve the history and culture of the state, videos exploring his home state to encourage people to explore their communities and emphasizes activities that create curiosity and excitement. For his efforts in and out of the classroom, he is a 2021 Honorary Golden Horseshoe Recipient, and was invited into the 2023 Class of Apple Distinguished Educators.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;}.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{border-top-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;}.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{background-color:#003263;background-image:url('https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/UMaine-Brand_Pattern_Swatches-Rain_NoBackground.png');background-size:cover;background-position:center center;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column_b39b66-33{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column_b39b66-33 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column inner-column-2 kadence-column_b39b66-33\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/briancastonew.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Brian Casto\" class=\"wp-image-1798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/briancastonew.jpg 200w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/briancastonew-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/briancastonew-105x105.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edtech207\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/613\/2024\/03\/briancastonew-32x32.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,200px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ed45ac-01, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ed45ac-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ed45ac-01\"]{text-align:center;font-size:25px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'EB Garamond';}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ed45ac-01 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ed45ac-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ed45ac-01\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ed45ac-01 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_ed45ac-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ed45ac-01\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_ed45ac-01 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_ed45ac-01\"><strong>Brian Casto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_44722a-96, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_44722a-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_44722a-96\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_44722a-96 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_44722a-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_44722a-96\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_44722a-96 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_44722a-96[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_44722a-96\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_44722a-96 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_44722a-96\">8th Grade West Virginia Studies Teacher<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_182b0c-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_182b0c-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_182b0c-d3\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_182b0c-d3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_182b0c-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_182b0c-d3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_182b0c-d3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_182b0c-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_182b0c-d3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_182b0c-d3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_182b0c-d3\">Milton Middle School, Milton, WV<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c16fda-24, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c16fda-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_c16fda-24\"]{text-align:center;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Poppins;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c16fda-24 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c16fda-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_c16fda-24\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c16fda-24 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading_c16fda-24[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_c16fda-24\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading_c16fda-24 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading_c16fda-24\">bcasto84@gmail.com<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>#kt-layout-id_dd5852-77{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;}#kt-layout-id_dd5852-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(#kt-layout-id_dd5852-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}#kt-layout-id_dd5852-77 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var( --global-kb-row-default-top, 25px );padding-bottom:var( --global-kb-row-default-bottom, 25px );padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}#kt-layout-id_dd5852-77{border-color:#79bde8;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:3px;}#kt-layout-id_dd5852-77 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){#kt-layout-id_dd5852-77 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