Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

The Mindset Shift Teachers Need Most of us were trainedor conditionedto believe that grading equals accountability. That in order to monitor student learning, we have to review every answer, every response, every paragraph. Some teachers may choose to just spot-check for accuracy and grade for participation.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Use SEL check-in strategies to check up on struggling kids in your class who seem less interested in the instruction, including teacher-to-student journals for learners to keep you up to date on their lives. Find new ways to assess learning Reluctant learners often suffer from test anxiety , especially by the time they reach high school.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

It turns out, paradoxes are rocket fuel for learning. They don’t just activate the intellect—they ignite curiosity. They create a space where both students and teachers can explore, not just explain. The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

It turns out, paradoxes are rocket fuel for learning. They don’t just activate the intellect—they ignite curiosity. They create a space where both students and teachers can explore, not just explain. The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had.

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students. Why Online Student Engagement Matters Online learning offers a host of unique opportunities that empower students to learn in ways that work best for them.

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Organized Classroom

MAY 22, 2025

The teacher was sitting at a table with several students working on a comprehension skill of some sort that involved several different colors of post-its. I realized not a single student was interrupting the teacher. My opinion is that many teachers stress about learning centers way more than need be.

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Jodi Durgin

MAY 17, 2025

GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES Why Teachers Love the Summer Bucket List Craft Activity Teachers love this end of the school year resource because This is a low-prep, highly engaging activity for the end of the school year.

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Jodi Durgin

MAY 16, 2025

This A Letter from Your Teacher on the Last Day of School resource is a meaningful end of the year gift for students in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. Teachers can use the included character trait list to spark ideas and personalize each message. Whats Included in the A Letter from Your Teacher Resource?

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Jodi Durgin

MAY 30, 2025

This printable autograph book provides a meaningful and engaging end of year activity for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. Teachers can easily customize the book to fit their students’ needs because of the variety of options included in this resource (full-page and half-page, with and without prompts, etc.).

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

I’ve spent the last four months working with teachers all over the country (virtually, of course) as they navigate the uncharted waters of online and blended learning. The majority of teachers I have spoken with did not enjoy their initial experiences with distance learning. Sort It Out. Online Fishbowl. 5 minutes).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning methods and activities, and spaces that let students feel a sense of ownership over the classroom, demonstrably affect how well students learn. Four years ago, I became an inaugural recipient of a Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grant.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2020

Actively Learn, Achieve3000’s research-based, standards-aligned curriculum platform, announces the release of new sequenced curricular units: Actively Learn ELA, Actively Learn Social Studies, and Actively Learn Science. said Jay Goyal, President at Actively Learn.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative and collaborative work. However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Active learning with technology involves the use of edtech tools and digital resources to discover, analyze, and apply learning. Passive learning doesn’t help students develop future-ready skills, like critical thinking or creativity, in the same way active learning does.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Design a mix of 4-6 online and offline activities that correlate with what you usually cover in the first few weeks of the school year. Using digital tools and blended learning techniques, she has created a student-centered environment in which her students engage and thrive in active learning online and offline.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom learning, active learning strategies for students promote student-centered learning environments that enhance academic outcomes and cultivate lifelong learning skills. What are the 6 learning strategies for students?

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

So, what are the three active strategies? What are three active learning strategies? Active learning strategies for students in K-12 encompass a range of techniques designed to promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding. What are active study strategies?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Achieve3000 , a provider of online reading and literacy tools, announced it has acquired Seattle-based Actively Learn , which also provides a suite of online reading materials and instructional supports aimed at helping students build literacy and critical-thinking skills. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2016

To fill a reading gap and encourage families in all communities to foster their children’s literacy development beyond the school day, Scholastic announced the launch of My Books Every Day, a collection of high-quality, take-home book packs with interactive activities for students in grades PreK–3. Read more.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

When we examine what are active learning teaching strategies, these strategies empower educators to create interactive classrooms where students actively participate, collaborate, and apply knowledge to real-world situations. What are active learning teaching strategies? What are three active learning strategies?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning. A tattoo writing exercise.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As classroom teachers, one of the many challenges we face is student engagement. With the changing landscape of education, how do we keep students focused and provide them with a foundation to learn our varied subject areas? As teachers, we set the tone for the educational experience that our students are going to have.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

In order to stay relevant in today’s college classrooms within our fast-paced and ever-evolving world, professors must be ready to utilize instructional tools of all kinds to actively engage students in authentic learning experiences that take them beyond the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Actively Learn is a freemium online education platform that allows students to read a book (or some other document), make comments, answer questions posed by the teacher, and even collaborate with others. What is Actively Learn. How do you get started. Things I really like.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Longtime professor Cathy Davidson is on a mission to promote the practice of active learning. It’s not just about test scores and whether people learn, she argues, but there’s an ethical issue that sometimes gets lost in discussions about teaching. It contains what are essentially recipes for various active-learning techniques.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2020

A few weeks ago, I published a blog titled “ 8 Ideas Designed to Engage Students In Active Learning Online.” ” I had several elementary teachers request that I work on a similar blog focused on younger learners. Teachers can virtually replicate the classic word wall in their Bitmoji classrooms.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

An independent research study across 3 school districts that was subsequently published in the Journal of Childhood Obesity found that Mission Move not only increased students’ general physical activity and desire to learn, but also resulted in an 18% increase in math scores and 8% reduction in behavior-related incidents across the districts.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

In order to stay relevant in today’s college classrooms within our fast-paced and ever-evolving world, professors must be ready to utilize instructional tools of all kinds to actively engage students in authentic learning experiences that take them beyond the classroom.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, July 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Minneapolis, Minnesota Pivot Interactives, a phenomena-based, active learning tool for science teaching, has been honored with three Educators Pick Best of STEM awards, an EdTech program judged solely by science and STEM educators. About Pivot Interactives Pivot Interactives, Inc.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2020

One of the primary roles that a teacher plays in an online class is the facilitation of learning. Facilitation is the teacher’s ability to clearly communicate learning objectives and support learners as they make progress toward those objectives. Learning online is new for many students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Oftentimes the learners fail to understand the vocabulary of the book that sets the obstacles for the reading comprehension, or fail to discuss the topic because they lack active vocabulary. The classroom can be a perfect ground for discussions, imagination training, and language improving activities. Forming the Arguments.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2022

Plus, students are engaged in active learning with AR and VR tools. Here’s a handful of fun and engaging AR and VR tools to get you started: 3DBear AR : This app combines immersive technologies and inspiring pedagogic content for the optimal learning results.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2023

However, I believe the most important factor in achieving a high level of student engagement in science is providing opportunities for students to participate in active learning experiences.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2020

When we facilitate professional development events, there’s often a common theme: teachers understand the importance of active STEM teaching and learning, but don’t always know how to implement it in a way that supports the diverse needs of their students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are active study strategies? These strategies empower students to take an active role in their learning, enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and academic success. What are active study strategies? These strategies empower students to take ownership of their learning and engage actively with the material.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 3, 2025

There comes a time in every teachers career when those tried-and-true learning strategies that once worked no longer seem effective. Here are a few tried-and-true active learning strategies to keep students engaged and learning. The teacher selects a few pairs to share their thoughts with the whole class.

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