Fostering student engagement and motivation is essential for cultivating a positive learning environment. This Spotlight will help with insights into educators' strategies for engagement; learn from one teacher who brings his experience as a minor league baseball mascot to the classroom; explore how podcasts are boosting engagement; examine how comics and graphics novels can be used to increase relevancy and engage students; and more. Articles in this Spotlight include: (1) What's the 'Secret Sauce' for Student Engagement? 3 Insights From Educators (Madeline Will); (2) What Does a Teacher Have in Common With a Baseball Mascot? It's All About Engagement (Elizabeth Heubeck); (3) What Podcasts Did for Student Engagement in These Schools (Arianna Prothero); (4) 4 Ways to Use Comics and Graphic Novels to Engage Students (Alyson Klein); (5) How This Teacher Tapped Virtual Reality to Pump Up Student Engagement (Alyson Klein); (6) How to Win Students' Attention This School Year--and Then Keep Them Motivated (Mary Hendrie); and (7) How Do We Measure Student Engagement? A School Created Its Own App to Find Out (Jana Benson). [This Spotlight was sponsored by National Inventors Hall of Fame.]