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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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. We blend math, robotics, reading, and writing for engaging, collaborative learning. Discover our developed projects and strategies to bring these STEM activities into your classroom.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

Because this type of vision loss affects tasks that require detailed focus, such as reading, writing, and recognizing faces, students with central vision impairment often face unique challenges that can affect their overall school experience.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

And while the science of reading is currently in the forefront of media cycles, many other areas of education are being informed by cognitive neuroscience research. Active and Experiential Learning The brain-based learning framework consistently emphasizes the importance of active learning.

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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. We blend math, robotics, reading, and writing for engaging, collaborative learning. Discover our developed projects and strategies to bring these STEM activities into your classroom.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. There is a notable drop off in the reading and conversations.In

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2025

The latest NAEP scores show declines in reading and math among fourth and eighth graders. Incorporating purpose-building activities into counseling and advising–such as career and college readiness skill development, interest-based clubs, or guided goal-setting exercises.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2025

Last year, we posted books you might like to read this summer. Now, we’ll focus on what to accomplish with your summer. Here are popular AATT articles.

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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. Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives.

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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. Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives.

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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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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. What college instructors are needed for, he said, is to motivate our students to learn. They could always find and read the content on their own. that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

I’m picturing a lot of family time, slower mornings, and leisure reading in my future, but I also like to spend some time brushing up on my teaching skills each summer. Must-Read Professional Development Book Recommendations from Current Teachers A good read can be just what you need to spark new ideas and inspiration for next year!

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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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Teach Hub

APRIL 25, 2025

Plus, having an outside audience can be a powerful motivator. If every student is standing in front of the class reading off an index card, its no wonder the energy falls flat. Collaborative projects with students outside their own bubble challenge kids to think globally, communicate clearly and consider other perspectives.

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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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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! Empathy in Practice : Demonstrate empathy by actively listening and responding to customer concerns, showing understanding of their emotions. Tara describes how she uses psychological motivation techniques with her team of employees.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

Michelle Rivers and Dr. Janell Blunt shared theirs on the podcast you can listen to our conversation in the player above or read the full transcript. ” assigning points : Blunt strongly discourages assigning points to whiteboard retrieval activities. The strategies are summarized below. ” Rivers explains.

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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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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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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 3, 2025

Whether you’re a brand-new teacher or an experienced teacher looking for new ideas, this post is full of practical tips and activities to help make your next first day of school the best one yet! Just like with academics, the best way for kids to learn expectations and routines is through authentic activities in the classroom!

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! Empathy in Practice : Demonstrate empathy by actively listening and responding to customer concerns, showing understanding of their emotions. Tara describes how she uses psychological motivation techniques with her team of employees.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

Back To School All About Me Flip-book Activity By Love Live Laugh TEACH Use an “all about me” activity to create your first bulletin board of the year! The resource comes with headers, editable Google Slides, and community-building activities. With the right design, you can even tie it to CCSS , like retelling a story.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

The activities during the Mystery Guest’s visit can vary. Some guests might read a picture book, share a hobby, discuss their career, etc. As the postcards arrive, read them together. These interactions are more than just a social studies lesson… they show students what it takes to be an active member of their community!

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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. Active, engaged learners retain information better, participate more fully, and develop a deeper understanding of the material. Online learning isn’t limited to slides and reading assignments.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. We read approximately 5,000 picture books together during snack time, finished 10+ novel studies together, and I even created an entire unit based on going to four different Pumpkin Patches.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Provide relevant reading materials 5. Add accountability activities to your units 9. Have a stack of middle schooler-approved novels for students who left their book at home, don’t like the book they chose from the library, or need a more calibrated book choice for their reading level. Keep writing prompts on hand 6.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 25, 2025

Growing Word Wall: When students have extra time after an activity or assignment, have them draw and color a word that represents their feelings that day. Book Club Grab Bag: Hang a bag on your bulletin board that contains small laminated replicas of book covers for the books your class could read. Who Said That?:

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Teach Hub

JUNE 18, 2025

But if you really stay present and actively participate in the program, you’ll get so much more out of it. When you see something is working well in your classroom, it will motivate you to keep learning and trying new things. So, cozy up on your couch like you’re ready to read a good book, open up your laptop, and dive in.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

Read More: These LA community college students are getting paid to go to school. The very basic activities that pre-pandemic students wouldn’t be interested in, like a carnival, when we came back to campus, those were the things students gravitated to,” she said. But it was an uphill battle to get anyone to join in activities.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 16, 2025

We were embracing this radical idea that, through play, through their self-selected activities, the children in our care were learning to be self-motived, to work well with others, to be critical thinkers, and, most of all, to love learning. This is the motivation behind Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning Summer Camp.

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k12

JUNE 24, 2025

My typical day is filled with personal activities. I usually like to do some activity during my school breaks. Plus, my week is filled with a lot of esports activities. What activities or hobbies do you enjoy in your free time? I love to read! Then, during the night, I focus on my academic life.

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Primary Punch

JANUARY 2, 2021

The Mitten is my favorite but I have a few others I’ve read too. I will also search Epic for winter books to read virtually too. This month’s dot art is a mitten , we usually read the book The Mitten, then complete the craft. As most SLPs know games are super motivating to my students.

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Primary Punch

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The language deck is mostly reading though so better for middle-upper elementary. This was created when I taught 2nd grade so it also has math printables but I like to pull the vocabulary cards and the comprehension mini-read out to use in therapy. Of course, I have to include my February iSpy and February Winning Word.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

"(L)earning is the human activity which least needs manipulation by others. Learning, in my experience, is primarily a process of self-motivated individuals interacting with their environment and the people they find there. It's not always joyful, of course, but the learning is always self-motivated. for their own good."

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k12

JUNE 10, 2025

Online learning works for me because I am responsible and motivated to achieve high standards in my academics. After English III, I start my world history reading. Around 12:30 PM, I start my reading and notes for my dual credit psychology. After chores are done, I like to read outside in the hammock.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

How do you decide whether to keep reading a book or to stop reading it? To extend the activity, have them share their thoughts with classmates. The slides include both psychology-specific and social-emotional prompts, including prompts about motivation and emotion, states of consciousness, and developmental psychology.

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