Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

As the education world grapples with a post-pandemic academic recovery that has stalled in some regions , a new research paper is taking the measure of key players in students success: their teachers. Here are some highlights on what teachers said about their feelings on the workplace, student achievement and their futures in the profession.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

In addition, the students who felt the most disengaged in math class said they wanted fewer online activities and more real-world applications in their math classes. However, the RAND study notes that routine boredom is associated with lower school performance, reduced motivation, reduced effort, and increased rates of dropping out of school.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Learn from their journey, featuring the innovative AI Trust You Add-On that fosters stronger student-teacher trust. Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

Without appropriate support, students may disengage, lose confidence, and eventually decide they’re “just not a math person.” That’s what’s motivating. “I Well-designed hints can help maintain that balance where students feel they are making progress and want to put in the effort to get to the next level. I almost did it!

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Math Metacognitive Skills Motivation Knowledge 168

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. By aligning instructional strategies with how the brain naturally learns, educators can create environments where students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

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Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

Had Maslow been an educator, he might have reconsidered the foundation of our education system to one that would align student aptitudes and interests to sustain the rapidly changing workforce. Students are rarely guided toward career paths that match their aptitudes (or natural talents). It could be applied here, too.

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Learning Motivation Achievement Knowledge 247

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Learn from their journey, featuring the innovative AI Trust You Add-On that fosters stronger student-teacher trust. Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design.

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Art Math STEM Participation 146

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. As a student, I found myself disengaged, even though I deeply valued the idea of learning.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

Through these experiences, Carl developed a deep understanding of what founders require to navigate the unique challenges within the Education Industry and achieve sustainable growth. The implications stretch far beyond convenience or novelty- they represent a fundamental shift in how knowledge transfers from source to student.

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Education Learning Knowledge Feedback 150

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Through increased visibility of nuance, documentation of progress, and rewarding of seemingly minor (but critical) behaviors, a specific outcome can be achieved. Since it encourages internal motivation through an outwardly-created set of circumstances, gamification sits at the awkward intersection of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 105

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

For 60 years, SkillsUSA has provided these types of hands-on learning opportunities for students in the form of regional, state, and national competitions–and participants in these contests have gained valuable career experience.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Learn from their journey, featuring the innovative AI Trust You Add-On that fosters stronger student-teacher trust. Igniting STEM Learning Across the Elementary Curriculum : Explore our innovative unit planning approach that ignites student creativity and problem-solving through engineering design.

Art 145

Art Math STEM Participation 145

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

Johnson is one of several Utah educators discovering that computer science isn’t just about coding — it’s about helping students think critically, solve problems and make sense of the world around them. At the heart of the plan was a bold goal: provide every student with access to computer science education. For lining up for class?”

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Science Teachers Critical Thinking STEM 141

eSchool News

MAY 13, 2025

DEI aims to foster environments where all students can thrive regardless of their backgrounds. Students gain a broader understanding of the world by integrating diverse perspectives into course materials. Furthermore, the approach prepares students to navigate and contribute to our increasingly globalized society.

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Education Critical Thinking Motivation Culture 202

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

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Laboratory Social Studies Education Middle School 180

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. As a student, I found myself disengaged, even though I deeply valued the idea of learning.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

Dual enrollment courses are considered some of the best ways to prepare students for the rigor and content in college-level curricula. The number of dually enrolled students has boomed in recent years. Often state policies require students to take complicated exams or pay to take the classes.

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Instructors Math Study High School 131

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

One half is described as entrepreneurial, image-conscious and highly motivated. Each student receives a fictional budget and must bid on leadership traits they value most. What has changed is the way students talk about those traits. Students linger over the choices. I want a leader who’s smart.” Communication is key.”

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Beliefs Communication Lecturing Culture 143

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I read Susan Blums Ungrading as a first-year graduate student and was immediately smitten. At the same time, COVID-19 forced many seasoned instructors to grapple with assessing their students, making alternative assessment more mainstream. As a first-year graduate student, I had read Susan Blums Ungrading and was immediately smitten.

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Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 74

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

Read on… Plan Ahe ad: Set Yourself Up for a Career in Electrical and Computer Engineering Regardless of where you are in your life or at what stage, if you have a dream that you want to achieve, you can start working toward that immediately. One of the biggest is self-efficacy and motivation.

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Lecturing Essay Motivation High School 83

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. As students increasingly seek flexible and interactive learning experiences, the conventional approach may not meet their needs any longer. Something broke in American education these past years. You might wonder why this preference exists.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2025

Student success has become a major outcome measure for many academic units (Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, 2005 and Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, 2025). This sense of belonging is not a peripheral benefit – it is foundational to learner motivation, participation, and overall success.

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Evaluation Motivation Activities Study 59

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2025

Student success has become a major outcome measure for many academic units (Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, 2005 and Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, 2025). This sense of belonging is not a peripheral benefit – it is foundational to learner motivation, participation, and overall success.

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Evaluation Motivation Activities Study 53

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. The Motive It is unknown whether Ruiz intended to cheat in New York or if the opportunity merely presented itself and she took it.

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Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Vision boards are a powerful tool to help students visualize their academic and personal goals. The visuals on the board are meant to serve as a reminder of what the future can look and feel like if your students take the necessary steps to achieve their goals. Showing some examples will be helpful for younger students.

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Learning Disabilities Disabilities Students Art 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

I offered students a chance to ask about my education, experience in finance, the time I lived and studied in Paris, or how I ended up teaching at a community college. I had begun to worry it widened the gap between me and my students by highlighting differences rather than commonalities. But a few years ago, I removed the slide.

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Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

I offered students a chance to ask about my education, experience in finance, the time I lived and studied in Paris, or how I ended up teaching at a community college. I had begun to worry it widened the gap between me and my students by highlighting differences rather than commonalities. But a few years ago, I removed the slide.

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Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2025

Yes, there is a lot wrong with education around the world but I wanted a selection of books that would send me — and you — back to teaching in the fall with a can-do attitude for how to accomplish miracles with your next class of students. This is no ordinary teaching book.

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Reading Education Classroom Management Intelligence 94

k12

JUNE 10, 2025

SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. This year, the talented group of students is creating social media content across platforms to help build brand awareness and engage our audiences around the online learning experience.

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History English Schools Students 52

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2025

When a student answers, she might turn to the other side of the room and ask, What did they just say? The tactics, she said, have helped keep her students engaged. How students do in middle school can predict how they do in life. Worse, the gaps between high and low achievers widened.

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Testing Math Coaching Exams 222

Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

For students, this means larger class sizes, less individualized attention and support, and a lower quality of education overall. Florida faced over 5,000 teacher vacancies statewide in 2024, while West Virginia topped the list in vacancies per 10,000 students, with 59 open roles per 10,000 enrolled students.

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Teachers Education Attention Coaching 52

eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

Ultimately, it helps to begin by asking three questions: Why am I exploring a digital learning ecosystem for my students? How can I ensure my digital learning ecosystem will support my students? Why am I exploring a digital learning ecosystem for my students?”. Increased student engagement?

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Achievement Motivation Evaluation Internet 435

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

But there is a disconnect between the skills that students are being taught and those that employers require, and we face the stark prospect that one-third of jobs in 2020 will require skills that aren’t common today. Salesforce recently unveiled Trailhead for Students , a free digital learning platform and community.

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Skills Course Design Instructors Achievement 293

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2025

For the thousands of students who apply every year–and slog through the numbing concatenation of decisions preceding a nomination–there is no greater discouragement than the likely event that they will fail.

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Exams High School High School Intelligence 83

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2024

Key points: Motivating students requires collective action and systemic change Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health Student mental health is still suffering–how should we address it? Students are increasingly disillusioned by a system where effort seemingly yields little reward.

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Motivation Students Science Feedback 337

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The report, Students as Meaning Makers: Why Academic Solutions Aren’t Enough , underscores an increasingly critical need to ensure students find positivity and meaning in their learning. The lack of motivation has contributed to lower academic performance and increased dropout rates.

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Motivation Students Testing Participation 297

eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2017

We all have had students in our classroom who dislike reading. You can get these students reading, but it is time to get creative, smart—and yes, sneaky—about it. Sometimes, using something many students like (technology) can get them inspired to read. Sadly, the number seems to jump year after year. Don’t give up hope!

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Reading Technology Students Motivation 260