Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

If you’re trying to get students to really think while they read, not just skim or restate facts, then reciprocal reading might be just the technique you’re looking for. But what it does is something that every teacher hopes for: it helps students take control of their own reading process.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Peer-to-peer conversations can help students to make connections with each other and course content. There has been a noticeable decline in students’ engagement with course materials, evidenced by reduced annotations and superficial reading habits (Deale & Hyun, 2021; Mizrachi & Salaz, 2022).It Stalnaker, J.,

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Overhead lighting, noise levels, classroom traffic, and seating arrangements may all impact a students ability to focus and stay regulated. Schools can support sensory regulation by offering quiet reading spaces, flexible seating options like active chairs, or designated areas for individual work.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

What if the key to unlocking motivation isn’t something intrinsic to students, but something found in their relationships with peers, teachers, mentors, and communities? And what if the one thing AI can’t do is the one thing students need most? It’s not enough to give students choices or tailor the pace.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 18, 2025

Veterans Day, celebrated every year on November 11, is an opportunity for your class to honor real-life heroes, learn about the meaning of service, and have fun with hands-on activities. You might read The Poppy Lady by Barbara E. Walsh or The Wall by Eve Bunting to give students an introduction to the history.

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k12 Digest

JULY 24, 2025

During Colleen’s 30 years of teaching chemistry, she became aware that her students were struggling with basic concepts, including fluency with the symbols for the elements themselves. These comic books, videos, and activities are Colleen’s gift to all future scientists – one that will help them succeed in college chemistry.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

Block out time for reading and writing 3. Design exploratory science activities 5. Preschool: Full Year Curriculum {Plans and Printables} BUNDLE By Mrs Plemons Kindergarten Grades: PreK-K This bundle focuses on exposure to core subjects with summary pages, printables, and activity overviews. Table of Contents 1.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

ELA class gives middle schoolers the opportunity to write creatively, read imaginative stories, and present their thoughts and opinions to peers. That’s what makes ELA so engaging — and with the right tools and resources, you’ll inspire every student in class!

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

In the spring, the long winter months can add to this fatigue, making it even harder to keep students engaged (Rohan and Sigmon, 2000). Introducing something unexpected and different from the established classroom dynamics can reenergize students, foster creativity, and enhance their enthusiasm for learning.

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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. Maybe you’ve thought about trying a new classroom management strategy, exploring new methods for student engagement, or digging into the latest trends in education.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 24, 2025

I am always looking for quick and fun ways to keep students engaged in learning AND stretch their thinking. As a gifted and talented facilitator, I regularly add critical thinking games and tasks that challenge students to think outside the box and encourage classroom teachers to do the same. Why Teachers (and Students!)

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Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

JUNE 22, 2025

Word chains are a simple and effective phonemic awareness activity where students sound swap their way through a series of words. In this post, I am sharing a new resource: Word Chains for Reading Skills. To begin, word chains are a wonderful oral task where the teacher directs students through exercises such as “Say cat.”

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

In the spring, the long winter months can add to this fatigue, making it even harder to keep students engaged (Rohan and Sigmon, 2000). Introducing something unexpected and different from the established classroom dynamics can reenergize students, foster creativity, and enhance their enthusiasm for learning.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that college instructors are not needed to give information to their students, at least not the foundations, definitions, etc., He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. They could always find and read the content on their own.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had. They don’t just activate the intellect—they ignite curiosity. They create a space where both students and teachers can explore, not just explain. I still assign readings. Something provocative.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had. They don’t just activate the intellect—they ignite curiosity. They create a space where both students and teachers can explore, not just explain. I still assign readings. Something provocative.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

According to a recent survey by Anthology (2023) , 60% of students in the US have used AI tools, with 10% reporting weekly use 38% using them monthly. Instead of fearing AI, we should actively explore its potential in the classroom, emphasizing how it can enrich the learning experience.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Shift to a student-centered classroom 8. Reward the journey, not the result How to Identify Reluctant Learners What Does Student Engagement Look Like? Create an engaging learning environment for all abilities 1. Begin with a fresh start No student wants to enter your classroom with their reputation already on your mind.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers use direct, explicit instructionbreaking down complex concepts into manageable stepsso students can grasp new ideas without feeling lost or overwhelmed. Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 3, 2025

The first day of school is a unique opportunity to build relationships and begin creating the engaged, collaborative, and respectful community of learners we all strive for. Just like with academics, the best way for kids to learn expectations and routines is through authentic activities in the classroom! Make expectations interactive.

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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. Once the notes are ready, you can buy local postcards or allow your students to design their own. As the postcards arrive, read them together. What’s one way you help others?

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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

Students benefit from seeing reminders daily, especially during hands-on activities. They help students remember procedures and give you an easy reference point when things get a little off track. They help students remember procedures and give you an easy reference point when things get a little off track.

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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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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. So instead of just glancing over and watching it from time to time, really try to get engaged. If your course was about increasing student engagement, then try one technique that you learned one week and another the next.

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k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

School leaders can support this safety by co-creating group agreements that promote active listening, confidentiality, and respectful participation. Reading texts from underrepresented voices or analyzing real-world issues through a critical lens helps normalize equity conversations.

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k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

School leaders can support this safety by co-creating group agreements that promote active listening, confidentiality, and respectful participation. Reading texts from underrepresented voices or analyzing real-world issues through a critical lens helps normalize equity conversations.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Keep students engaged with a collection of fun debate topics and “would you rather” questions for high school students that they’ll enjoy talking about. Encourage engaging debates with weird and light-hearted topics Less-serious topics engage students and help them practice public speaking skills through a low-stakes activity.

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Hey, Mike Alpert!

MAY 24, 2025

Hello good people, We’ve made it to the final stretch, and I know for a fact that a lucky handful of you are already deep into your well-earned summer break—maybe even reading this from a beach chair. It’s a quick, actionable take on how to make any topic more relatable, engaging, and just plain fun. Read more

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

Increased student engagement? No matter what their device or internet speed, students can readily engage with their lessons, review their progress in real-time and draw upon a wide variety of supportive materials to help keep them on track. A more seamless classroom flow and better time management for teachers?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2018

Since last fall, Raimondi, along with technologists at 19 other school districts, have piloted a new service that automatically provides data in how students engage with different online education programs. It could be books read, quizzes finished, activities completed.) (It could be books read, quizzes finished, activities completed.)

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Jodi Durgin

JULY 6, 2025

Patrick’s Day Writing Prompts Lap book Activity guides students through learning facts all about St. Patrick’s Day resource includes a variety of themed prompts, graphic organizers, vocabulary activities, and more. This activity blends reading, writing, and art into one seamless, cross-curricular experience.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

I’ve experienced the phenomenon of reading a text, but when I get to the end of a page or the bottom of the article, I have no idea what the text was about. I could not answer a single question about the content of what I read. Yes, my eyes technically scanned the words, but I wasn’t thinking about what I was reading.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

September 8th is International Literacy Day, a great time to think about promoting a class culture that values reading. However, encouraging students to read in and out of class is challenging as small screens command much of their time and attention. Silent Sustained Reading Routine. Reading and Response Assignment.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

A big issue for many teachers was a general lack of student engagement online. Given that reality, I wanted to share a collection of strategies designed to engage students in active learning online. Sort it Out challenges students to think about how key concepts in a unit, lesson, or chapter relate to one another.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Key points: Student engagement is key to an authentic learning experience It also allows students to develop the right attitude to approach learning See related article: 4 ways edtech tools drive student engagement and build classroom culture When you think of education, what is the first thing that comes to mind?

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

From a 5th grade teacher lens, it is evident that students are more likely to engage in an educational activity when it is “gamified,” and even more so when it is gamified with technology. There are a variety of reading and math apps and websites that cater to gamification, and even provide the opportunity for differentiation.

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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? What is student engagement? Before we begin, let’s define student engagement.

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