The day I stop caring is the day I stop teaching, was a remark I made to my colleague when we had coffee at the end of the semester to talk about our high and low moments that semester. I see teaching as a calling on my life and for this reason, I do more than teaching--I inspire my students. The purpose of this poster presentation is to analyze the role of the teacher as an inspirer in and out of the classroom. The presenter will discuss the different strategies of motivating and inspiring students and the challenges associated therewith. Drawing on personal narratives, the presenter discusses current best practices in student engagement strategies and concludes with proposals on how to inspire students across disciplines without getting burned out.
