Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

times more likely than their peers to be actively seeking a new job, the report posits. Student Achievement About two-thirds of teachers agreed that their students were motivated to get good grades and on track to succeed in school. Less than half said they were satisfied with their level of pay and opportunities for advancement.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

This is because brain-based strategies allow students to analyze, synthesize, and apply information actively during lessons, increasing the transfer of that knowledge to long-term memory. Active and Experiential Learning The brain-based learning framework consistently emphasizes the importance of active learning.

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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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Elementary School Elementary School Study Math 264

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

While communication challenges can arise for physical education teachers, technology like mobile instructional audio systems can increase communication, boosting motivation, performance, and overall classroom connection for all students. It also supports in class management and delivering clearer instruction.

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Physical Education Education Communication Motivation 229

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

Many students thrive in this environment, especially those who are motivated and enjoy working independently. Others may need to actively seek out social opportunities through sports, volunteer work, or community programs. While guidance from teachers and parents is still important, the learning process becomes more self-directed.

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eLearning Schools Motivation Counselling 160

eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

That’s what’s motivating. “I Administrative or time-saving functions With students, during class activities or for homework I’m using AI equally for my own tasks and with students I’m not using AI Δ A fundamental principle of cognitive science is that knowledge builds on prior knowledge. Good games aren’t designed to be easy.

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Math Metacognitive Skills Motivation Knowledge 175

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Thomas-EL encourages educators to show genuine passion and enthusiasm for their students, creating an environment where students feel valued and motivated. He emphasizes that when teachers and school leaders actively engage in supporting students’ emotional well-being, they lay the groundwork for academic success.

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Culture Motivation Coaching Critical Thinking 130

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Thinking back on what worked, what didn’t, and what motivated students can help educators equip themselves not only to repeat successes, but to evolve. One of the most effective strategies we can use to alleviate this burden and maintain a positive school climate is to keep students actively engaged in meaningful instruction.

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Schools Motivation Science Teaching 231

eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

In addition to awareness training, administrators need to ensure the same hosting services are being used across classrooms, grades, and schools in their district and monitor activity under one umbrella.

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Schools Textbooks Internet Motivation 225

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Keep an eye out for daily activities with local artists who will lead drop-in workshops to get the creative juices flowing. Discover our developed projects and strategies to bring these STEM activities into your classroom. Be sure to reserve time for the Creators Fiesta , a destination for creative discovery and hands-on making.

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Art Math STEM Participation 146

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

This helped them apply knowledge, develop communication skills, and see themselves as active citizens. How do you ensure your students remain active participants in their learning process, especially in digital or hybrid learning environments? This kind of structured choice fosters agency and motivation.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 248

k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

A recent Harvard study found that AI tutors can double learning gains compared to traditional active learning classrooms, while also increasing engagement and reducing time to competency [5]. This kind of adaptive, data-driven support is helping students achieve more in less time, making learning both more effective and more motivating.

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Education Learning Knowledge Feedback 150

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse. Motivated by intentional opportunities for collaboration, students actively process information in favorable conditions that are both supportive and stimulating.

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Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 66

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

For Johnson, it was a love of learning that motivated her: “I just like to know things about everything. This activity introduced data analysis while building critical thinking and global awareness. And when I saw that these options were all STEM related, I thought to myself, ‘Let’s do it!’”

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Science Teachers Critical Thinking STEM 144

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2025

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Activities Blended Learning Intelligence Motivation 85

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Keep an eye out for daily activities with local artists who will lead drop-in workshops to get the creative juices flowing. Discover our developed projects and strategies to bring these STEM activities into your classroom. Be sure to reserve time for the Creators Fiesta , a destination for creative discovery and hands-on making.

Art 150

Art Math STEM Participation 150

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. Moreover, many students, especially those transitioning from traditional learning environments, may carry negative assumptions about active learning approaches.

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 88

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. Moreover, many students, especially those transitioning from traditional learning environments, may carry negative assumptions about active learning approaches.

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 94

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Among the new content and resources now available to users of Discovery Education Experience are: Ready-To-Teach Lessons Enhancing Curriculum Built around research-based instructional strategies, these new ready-to-teach lessons and activities target critical classroom needs and help teachers create unique learning opportunities for each student.

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Laboratory Social Studies Education Middle School 189

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Since it encourages internal motivation through an outwardly-created set of circumstances, gamification sits at the awkward intersection of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. In both cases, the specific content and the nature of the goals serve to motivate and direct behavior in classroom contexts.” Personal) your praise?

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 103

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2025

Incorporating purpose-building activities into counseling and advising–such as career and college readiness skill development, interest-based clubs, or guided goal-setting exercises. They involve rethinking how existing structures and programs can support both emotional stability and long-term motivation.

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Students Counselling Beliefs Achievement 262

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

Without appropriate support, such as assistive technology, students may fall behind academically, which can affect their confidence and motivation to participate. Group activities, games, and unstructured time like lunch or recess can become sources of anxiety if students feel excluded or unsafe.

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Assistive Technology Students Textbooks Reading 203

EFL Magazine

JULY 14, 2025

Prewriting Activities for EFL Academic Writing Classes Academic writing is not an easy skill to master, and yet it is the most important skill needed in an academic context (Alexander […] The post Prewriting Activities for EFL Academic-Writing Classes appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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Writing Activities Skills Motivation 72

eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

If we pair students strengths and aptitudes with in-demand careers through personalized learning, we are ensuring the success of our students and tomorrows workforce, thus realigning motivation and fulfilling the individuals Hierarchy of Needs.

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Learning Motivation Achievement Knowledge 255

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse. Motivated by intentional opportunities for collaboration, students actively process information in favorable conditions that are both supportive and stimulating.

Assignments 61

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 61

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

What college instructors are needed for, he said, is to motivate our students to learn. What we can do as instructors is inspire them to learn the content, to ask their own questions, and to perhaps motivate their AI use to serve their own curiosity beyond the conversations in our classes. Saucier, Ph.D.

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 98

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

From clapping catchy beats with hands and feet to singing for all the class to hear, amp up your lesson plan with music activities for elementary students that hit all the right notes. Perfect for brain breaks, indoor recess games , or circle time warm-ups, each activity can be remixed to set the right tone for your class.

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Activities Elementary School Elementary School Students 52

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

By positioning code as a creative tool, educators can tap into students' intrinsic motivation while simultaneously building computational thinking skills. It’s about being active and engaged. Aligning learning with students' interests, like game design, boosts engagement and motivation. This inclusivity is intentional.

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Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 153

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

This adaptivity ensures that students are met where they are with just-right instruction and fun activities. Enhancements to the Student Experience: A new, motivating, age-appropriate learning environment has been created to engage upper elementary learners.

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Reading Education Intelligence Schools 130

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Building on this tradition, the activity we will share here not only incorporates music but also integrates artificial intelligence, adding a new layer of engagement and critical thinking.

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Language Languages Instructors Culture 96

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

The activities provide multiple entry points that allow students to utilize the tool right away. A qualitative investigation of students’ complex motivations for verbalclassroom participation. Before Class Students were introduced to three strategies to use to capture the key points of the assigned reading. Stalnaker, J.,

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Instructors Assignments Participation Students 93

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

This helped them apply knowledge, develop communication skills, and see themselves as active citizens. How do you ensure your students remain active participants in their learning process, especially in digital or hybrid learning environments? This kind of structured choice fosters agency and motivation.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Teach Hub

APRIL 25, 2025

Plus, having an outside audience can be a powerful motivator. Collaborative projects with students outside their own bubble challenge kids to think globally, communicate clearly and consider other perspectives. Thats the kind of learning that sticks. Tie Projects to the Real World Relevance is transformative.

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Students Communication Intelligence Motivation 94

Teach Hub

MAY 22, 2025

When students are actively making, building, or designing, theyre involved, engaged, and thinking critically. This kind of hands-on activity pushes problem-solving and innovation without needing a trip to the art supply store. Art Activism Older pupils really get into art projects for students that mean something to them.

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Art Students Assignments History 57

Edsurge

JULY 8, 2025

Balancing extracurricular activities and school was the largest concern among students, followed by sleep struggles and finding a relationship or feelings of loneliness.

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Counselling Students Laboratory Peer Review 173

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

Dr. Pooja Agarwal Dr. Michelle Rivers Dr. Janell Blunt Whiteboard Activities Dr. Janell Blunt , an associate professor of psychology at Anderson University in Indiana, uses personal mini-whiteboards with her college students in every class. The strategies are summarized below. “It doesn’t have that fun feeling.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Building on this tradition, the activity we will share here not only incorporates music but also integrates artificial intelligence, adding a new layer of engagement and critical thinking.

Language 65

Language Languages Instructors Culture 65