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. Walsh or The Wall by Eve Bunting to give students an introduction to the history. It’s a great addition to a social studies lesson.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

Design exploratory science activities 5. Introduce social studies experiences 6. Choose resources that fit your style and family Tips for Making a Curriculum for Homeschool Students Benefits of Using TPT to Plan Your Homeschooling Curriculum 1. Every activity can be used with one or more students. 1, CCSS W.K.2,

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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. Conversation Cards.

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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.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education empowers individuals to become well-rounded to handle complexity, diversity, and change by providing broad knowledge of the world and in-depth study in a specific area. In liberal arts, this helps students delineate the scope of their studies and understand the limits of their knowledge.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Feelings of disconnection from their peers and institutions persisted after students returned to campus from remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. A study from the U.S. Flexibility : Many students prefer a hybrid model that combines online and in-person education.

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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.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education empowers individuals to become well-rounded to handle complexity, diversity, and change by providing broad knowledge of the world and in-depth study in a specific area. In liberal arts, this helps students delineate the scope of their studies and understand the limits of their knowledge.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Through best practices, case studies, and expert insights, we outline a step-by-step guide for institutions to craft their AI policies. Active Stakeholder Engagement : Regularly involve faculty, students, and staff to create a sense of shared ownership. Chris holds a B.A.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2025

/PRNewswire/ — BirminghamCity Schools (BCS) is spearheading an innovative research initiative to explore the critical link between student motivation and math performance. This three-year initiative is supported by a grant from the Gates Foundation.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 11, 2025

Both Tiffany (Elementary General Ed & Gifted) and Stephanie (Middle & High School Math) have modeled remarkable teaching by crafting and upholding the perfect LIVE learning environment, expertly planning for their classes, and nurturing a culture of collaboration, growth, professionalism, and strong student engagement and outcomes.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Feelings of disconnection from their peers and institutions persisted after students returned to campus from remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse.

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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).

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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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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Through best practices, case studies, and expert insights, we outline a step-by-step guide for institutions to craft their AI policies. Active Stakeholder Engagement : Regularly involve faculty, students, and staff to create a sense of shared ownership. Chris holds a B.A.

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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. References Anthology. link] Cooper, G.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This initiative helps students strengthen their academic foundations, develop better study habits, and build resilience. Whether a student struggles with organization, time management, or test anxiety, this program provides the structured guidance necessary to close learning gaps and boost confidence.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

The activities during the Mystery Guest’s visit can vary. By writing letters to local leaders, inviting leaders to speak in your classroom, or even participating in civic projects, your students can learn about leadership, community impact, and the power of their voices. For example: What’s your favorite part about your job?

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Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

Helping Students Navigate Location-Based Voting Decisions One reality that became apparent very quickly is that students largely do not have difficulty registering to vote in some capacity before they arrive at college. Dr. Ben Medeiros is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh. Sunshine Hillygus. 

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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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Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

Helping Students Navigate Location-Based Voting Decisions One reality that became apparent very quickly is that students largely do not have difficulty registering to vote in some capacity before they arrive at college. Dr. Ben Medeiros is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh. Sunshine Hillygus. 

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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

Teacher Recognized for Creating Fun Activities Possible Caption: It’s the best job in the world. Weekly Quote “Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It’s the low-hanging fruit of student engagement. Weekly Video Use in staff newsletters, encouraging emails, etc. Looking for a past video.

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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.)

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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. 4: Hands-on learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

From interactive simulations to online databases of primary sources, these tools offer educators a wide array of resources to enrich their curriculum and foster student learning. Social studies education serves as the cornerstone for cultivating informed and engaged citizens capable of understanding the complexities of the world around them.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As educators struggle with keeping a variety of balls in the air, one of the key issues in all settings is how to keep students motivated and engaged. Recently, a study of rural elementary teachers outlined a few key factors for engaging students and then keeping them engaged online.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

So, what are the three active strategies? Let’s explore how these strategies promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding among students, enhancing academic success. What are three active learning strategies? What are active study strategies?

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Together, these new enhancements drive deeper student engagement and offer even greater support to educators. Featuring short videos in English and Spanish that are paired with ready-to-use instructional activities, this exciting new content brings compelling natural science phenomena alive for students.  

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are active study strategies? These strategies empower students to take an active role in their learning, enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and academic success. What are active study strategies? Students review material at regular intervals, reinforcing memory and deepening understanding.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative and collaborative work. However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching. About MiEN Company.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

We talk a lot about student engagement in education. Most educators got into this profession for the students, and, as a result, we want their experience to be as engaging and positive as possible. There is far less written about teacher engagement, even though teacher engagement and student engagement are reciprocal.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A couple of weeks ago during a coaching session, a middle school teacher I work with described a fun math activity. She asked her students who were learning remotely to build blanket forts. As you might expect, the students calculated the area, perimeter and volumes of their forts.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Students then explore these questions through interactive videos featuring real-world visuals fostering a sense of wonder and actively supporting student engagement in the accompanying discussion prompts. . Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There are a series of stations–or learning activities–and students rotate through them. Balance online and offline work to give students a break from the screen. Tips for using the station rotation model in a concurrent classroom: “Rotate” or transition groups of students from activity to activity on a set schedule.

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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. Most playlists culminate in a performance task or artifact intended to demonstrate students’ ability to transfer or apply what they learned working through the playlist.

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