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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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Could approaching the design, instruction, and facilitation of learning (in class, online, or a combination of the two) with a “would you rather” lens improve student motivation and engagement? Choice has been shown to improve retention, transfer performance, and motivation (Schneider, Nebel, Beege & Rey, 2018).

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

Teachers are frustrated by what they perceive as a lack of focus, engagement, and motivation. They have to take an active role in thinking about their goals, managing their time, monitoring their progress, and reflecting on their learning. My focus is positioning the student as an active agent at the center of learning.

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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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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

First, I do not think grades are an effective long-term strategy for motivating most students. In his book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us , Daniel Pink points out that extrinsic rewards–points, grades, or the promise of a class party for good behavior–are not effective ways to motivate people over time.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2024

The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students Motivation plays a role not only in people’s choice to get involved in their goals but also in their behavior, persistence, and, ultimately, success. What does motivation entail? Experts in psychology have comprehensively analyzed motivation.

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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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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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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 1, 2020

Their school days tend to be a blur of information, assignments, and activities. However, if students do not appreciate their growth over time, it may be harder to understand the value of the work they are doing or stay motivated. Students rarely recognize how much progress they are making over the course of a semester or school year.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 3, 2021

UDL provides a foundation that reminds us that the goal of school is to teach students how to become motivated, resourceful, innovative learners, and help them prepare for the lives they want to live. To do this, we have to embrace blended learning so they can seamlessly traverse from in-person, hybrid, online, and back again.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

However, to truly understand teacher engagement we must understand the dimensions of this motivational construct. Teacher engagement is a multidimensional motivational construct that reflects a teachers’ choice to dedicate energy resources to their work. What is teacher engagement?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2018

I’ve never liked the idea that as teachers it is our job to “manage” students, but it wasn’t until I was reading research about human motivation for my doctoral program that I understood why I was feeling such a knee-jerk reaction when I heard the phrase “classroom management.” Niestradt, J. &

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Choice boards fall within the umbrella of blended learning when we combine active, engaged learning online with active, engaged learning offline. Choice is a powerful motivator. Then the various learning activities within each column allow students to engage with that standard or skill in a way that is appealing to them.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 23, 2019

A consistent theme in my work on blended learning is shifting students from passive consumers in the classroom to active, engaged members of a learning community. However, if the student has not played an active role in asking questions or investigating topics, they are unlikely to be interested in or motivated to remember the “answer.”

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 20, 2020

That way, teachers are inspired and motivated to work through the challenges associated with this shift in designing and facilitating learning. My adaptation of Staker and Horn’s (2012) often cited definition is rooted in constructivist principles emphasizing the student’s role as an active participant in the learning process.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 10, 2021

It required that I have complete clarity about my goals and what I actively wanted to work toward. Then guide them through the following process to support them in creating a vision board that is meaningful and motivating. I recommend that you create your own vision board in advance of assigning this activity to your students.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

Blended learning is “active, engaged learning online combined with active, engaged learning offline to give students more control over time, place, pace, and/or path of their learning.” They are not passive consumers but rather active participants. After a challenging year, I worry about teacher engagement.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

By strategically positioning desks, chairs, and other pieces of furniture, we can create an environment that promotes collaboration, active engagement, and independent thinking. Sitting in rows can minimize distraction and allow students to concentrate on the learning activity without being tempted to socialize or interact with others.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2024

Pick the ones that suit you: How to Keep Learning Fresh Over the Summer 15 Skills To Learn this Summer and Use Next Year 6 Tech Activities for Your Summer School Program 12 Tech Tasks To End the School Year Here’s How to Motivate Summer School Students Seven Fun Math Activities for the Summer Break How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly (..)

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

1 Hard to Motivate After a Long Day at School After spending six to seven hours in a structured, often high-pressure academic environment, students face the additional burden of homework. As a result, writing assignments often fail to meet the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness required for motivation.

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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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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Challenge #3: Student Apathy and Lack of Motivation Student apathy and lack of motivation are significant barriers to engaging students in deeper learning. To engage in deeper learning, students must take an active role in the learning process. However, this approach can be counterproductive.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Starting each class with a two-word check-in like Brené Brown uses with her team, incorporating fun activities, like online icebreakers and scavenger hunts, and making time to conference with individual students can all help to build community and relationships with students, even if that work happens online. What is working well?

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

These traditional workflows do not position the students to be active agents or help them to develop into expert learners, who are resourceful, strategic, motivated, and self-aware. Too many students spend their days in classrooms passively observing, instead of actively engaging.

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2022

students struggled with anxiety, depression, trauma, or attention issues that made it difficult to focus, stay motivated, and learn. Early intervention is critical, or else these students can spiral quickly into avoidance and loss of motivation. anxiety, ADHD, depression, lack of motivation, and trauma).

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Blended learning is the thoughtful design and facilitation of learning experiences that strive to shift control from teacher to learner by weaving together active, engaged learning online and offline. Pain Point: Teachers are frustrated by a lack of student engagement and motivation. Blended learning is not a reaction to a moment.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

A playlist is a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a desired result. Any of these learning activities or tasks above would benefit from students controlling the pace of their progress and could potentially benefit from the playlist model.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Choice is a powerful motivator. This approach to designing a choice board for peer feedback gives students agency and choice while providing the necessary scaffolding to make this activity accessible. Peer feedback is most effective when it is focused, and students have clear guidelines for giving feedback. Peer Feedback Choice Board.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

This is a critical shift if we want to cultivate expert learners who are resourceful, strategic, and motivated. Over time, the lack of autonomy and agency also negatively impacts a learner’s motivation. The beauty of blended learning models is they shift control over the learning experience from teacher to student.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

In a TEDx talk titled The Super Mario Effect–Tricking Your Brain into Learning More , Mark Rober highlighted how video games like Super Mario can motivate people to achieve their goals by viewing failures as learning opportunities. Theyre encouraged to embrace mistakes, stay motivated, and deepen their understanding of the material.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Games are among childrens favorite activities, especially for primary school students. “Several empirical studies have confirmed that students in gamified learning environments achieve higher levels of motivation and cognitive engagement compared to those in traditional classroom settings” (Dehghanzadeh et al.,

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

It was exciting to see how the addition of a single device enabled my students to drive their learning and engage in meaningful student-centered learning activities. It is a series of stations, or learning activities, that students rotate through. How will students actively engage at this station? I was hooked!

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Student agency empowers learners to play a more active role in their own education by taking charge of the learning process under the guidance of skilled educators. The benefits of student agency Students are more engaged and motivated. As Pink writes in the book: “Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.”

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 16, 2019

In addition to personalizing learning, giving students agency is a powerful motivator. By contrast, when they are challenged to make key decisions about what they do and how they do it, they must actively engage in the learning process. They may not have to think critically or creatively about their learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. Plus, when they make mistakes, they’re motivated to try new approaches to test theories.

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