Hello, Teachers!
Right about now, some educators may feel a little winter lag as we all transition to the last leg of the school year. 
Here are two posts dedicated to motivation-specifically student motivation. These posts center around the idea of student choice.
There is a post on using authentic writing forms as exit slips as part of formative assessment.
There is also a post on Elie Wiesel's speech to Congress as an informational text for social studies and ELA classrooms that may have units on the WWII and the Holocaust.
Stay motivated!
-Colette M Bennett