This volume offers guidance on helping students engage in meaningful, real-world learning and develop key skills they need to compete in the global workforce. Students need to connect to the real world, be engaged, and learn deeply. But how can teachers ensure that students meet these objectives in the current school system? The author, an experienced teacher and principal, presents six strategies to foster real-world connections, genuine engagement, and deeper learning, and: make meaning central to student work; contextualize the curriculum; create space to learn; connect student work to the community; follow the (student) leaders; and re-envision feedback and evaluation. It includes advice on how to get started, vivid examples, reflection questions, and tips on how to overcome common obstacles. This book recognizes that teachers who tap into students' capacities for creativity, collaboration, and innovation can create learning experiences that are truly meaningful for students.