Teach Hub

APRIL 30, 2025

Keeping students engaged is a daily goal that teachers are always trying to hit, and for good reason: its directly tied to how much students learn and retain. Start with Short and Purposeful Activities Short and intentional activities are your best friend when you’re just starting with outdoor teaching.

Activities

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

And they point to a crucial insight for education: the key to unlocking students’ motivation, especially in adolescence, is helping them see that they have value —that they are valued by the people they care about and that they are meaningful contributors to the groups where they seek belonging. They are wired to care about how they’re seen.

Motivation

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.

Education

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

You become their biggest advocate as they grow in subjects like math, science, and English. Making a curriculum for homeschool students that’s engaging and tailored to their learning style is key to helping them succeed. Design exploratory science activities 5. Every activity can be used with one or more students.

Curriculum

Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

Priceless Ponderings Simple Science Safety Lab Rules: A Guide for Your classroom You know that moment when the glue sticks become lipstick, and the magnifying glasses turn into superhero goggles? Yep, its science time in the elementary classroom. When they dont, youll be running crowd control more than actual science experiments.

Science

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. Conversation Cards. References Deale, C.

Instructors

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

The pilot program, in which four GSO students worked with approximately 200 students from the Providence Public School District middle school, was developed by the Rhode Island Department of Education and funded by a $10,000 STEMx Challenge Grant. It was heartening to see the impression it made on the students.”

STEM

Teach Hub

APRIL 23, 2025

Here are creative strategies tailored for young students, middle schoolers, and high schoolers to make math more engaging and meaningful. Making Math Fun for Young Students Turn Math into Learning Stations Textbooks alone wont cut it for young learners, they need movement, hands-on activities, and variety.

Math

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Key learning outcomes from a Liberal Arts Curriculum include: A liberal arts curriculum fosters a comprehensive understanding of human cultures and the physical and natural world through diverse fields such as sciences, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts.

Art

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

DreamBox Reading by Discovery Education starts young readers off right with a highly engaging, systematic approach to literacy aligned to the Science of Reading. This adaptivity ensures that students are met where they are with just-right instruction and fun activities.

Reading

Faculty Focus

APRIL 27, 2025

Creating a sense of belonging is crucial to student success and persistence, especially for nontraditional, working students in online programs. The degree plan combines basic science courses and lab work in biotechnology with a strong foundation in business and professional skills.

STEM

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Active Stakeholder Engagement : Regularly involve faculty, students, and staff to create a sense of shared ownership. Raffi holds a degree in political science and entrepreneurship from Clark University and serves on the U.S. in Political Science from the University of Texas at El Paso and an M.A.

Ethics

Faculty Focus

APRIL 29, 2025

Institutions should actively promote respect, professionalism, and mentorship while discouraging competitive or exclusionary behaviors. Institutions must not only implement policies but also actively enforce them. All three of his degrees were from the College of Education and Health Sciences.

Education

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Key learning outcomes from a Liberal Arts Curriculum include: A liberal arts curriculum fosters a comprehensive understanding of human cultures and the physical and natural world through diverse fields such as sciences, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, histories, languages, and the arts.

Art

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Active Stakeholder Engagement : Regularly involve faculty, students, and staff to create a sense of shared ownership. Raffi holds a degree in political science and entrepreneurship from Clark University and serves on the U.S. in Political Science from the University of Texas at El Paso and an M.A.

Ethics

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2025

Building a Community of Learners Every classroom is the starting point for a community to come together and form a cohesive group, no matter the age or ability of the students. This is an opportunity for active student engagement and can be utilized no matter the course modality. Dr. Raglena T. R., & Notar, C.E.

Classroom Management

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. References Anthology. link] Cooper, G.

Ethics

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2025

Building a Community of Learners Every classroom is the starting point for a community to come together and form a cohesive group, no matter the age or ability of the students. This is an opportunity for active student engagement and can be utilized no matter the course modality. Dr. Raglena T. R., & Notar, C.E.

Classroom Management

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

We can nurture our students intrinsic motivation to learn the content through demonstrations of our own engagement, activating the process of trickle-down engagement by which our own engagement as instructors promotes our students engagement and their subsequent learning (Saucier, Miller, Martens, & Jones, 2022).

Instructors

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. You’re expected to cultivate skills that prepare students for real-world challenges. Cost-effectiveness is another critical advantage.

Hybrid Learning

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.

Skills

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 8, 2025

Redesigning Lessons for Deeper Learning and Student Engagement As much as we’re worried about ‘learning loss,’ our students aren’t going to learn if they’re not first engaged. Let’s create reasons for students to come to school and opportunities to do things that are interesting! Register soon!

Ethics

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

Meanwhile, educators across regions and grade levels estimate roughly half (47 percent) of their students are using AI for schoolwork. However, educators dont seem to connect those time savings to more time to tackle the social-emotional or student engagement support they struggle to adequately provide.

Students

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

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. Each of these titles will help you seek fresh inspiration and sharpen your skills in classroom management, student engagement, or a subject area you want to improve.

Reading

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.

Teaching

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.

Online Learning

Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

In this vein, when conceptualizing Plattsburgh Votes, my collaborator Dr. Daniel Lake (Associate Professor of Political Science) and I channeled the framework for understanding young voters’ behavior offered by political scientists John Holbein and Sunshine Hillygus.

Students

Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

In this vein, when conceptualizing Plattsburgh Votes, my collaborator Dr. Daniel Lake (Associate Professor of Political Science) and I channeled the framework for understanding young voters’ behavior offered by political scientists John Holbein and Sunshine Hillygus.

Students

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.

High School

Hey, Mike Alpert!

MAY 24, 2025

It’s a quick, actionable take on how to make any topic more relatable, engaging, and just plain fun. Whether it’s math, science, ELA, or beyond, the more our lessons reflect the world students actually live in, the more they lean in. It’s the low-hanging fruit of student engagement. Read more

Reading

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

I was not actively engaging with the text. They result from a lack of focus on and engagement with the text I am reading. Their approach contrasts with classic reading comprehension questions, which students typically respond to after completing a reading assignment. My mind was a million miles away.

Activities

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Key points: Students must feel connected to the learning material to engage in science Helping science-averse teachers integrate STEM and literacy Want to improve STEM education? But are today’s students truly engaging with science education? Students lose confidence before they even try.

Science

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This year’s 9th most-read story focuses on instructional strategies for better student engagement. Student engagement has long been an indicator of growth and progress, and in the wake of the pandemic, it will prove essential for academic and social-emotional recovery.

Student Engagement

eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2023

Charlotte, NC — New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District (AMSD) today announced the renewal of its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in three district elementary schools. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

Student Engagement

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2023

Throughout my career as a science educator in Colorado, Washington, and now in Florida , I’ve collaborated with many tremendous educators to solve the challenge of engaging students in science.

Science

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

CHARLOTTE, NC —Texas’ Corpus Christi Independent School District (CCISD) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education , which has supported student learning across the school system since 2017. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

Science

eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Nick Baskwill works with hundreds of elementary, middle, and high schools across Nova Scotia to drive technology integration and the adoption of innovative tools for tech and computer science education. – Find ways to integrate the same learning tools in a cross-curricular manner to drive more student engagement and teacher buy-in.

Science