As graduate students, it can sometimes be a struggle to understand why our students aren’t motivated by the same things that seem important to us. In this meeting, participants will learn about motivators that affect student engagement and discuss how challenges to motivation are shaped by our course context. Participants will develop a game plan for overcoming these challenges including easy to implement strategies that can be applied immediately and throughout the semester. STAR is a group for all first- and second-year TAs at Ohio State to socialize with, learn from, encourage, and grow alongside each other. Monthly breakfasts are cosponsored by OUAB Grad/Prof. Please register below and at the event webpage: http://ucat.osu.edu/events/march-2016-star/ Following the event, email Erica Szeyller.1 to confirm your attendance.