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 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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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.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

Use these easy and effective ELA activities for middle school to keep students engaged and teach them valuable skills. These short ELA activities for middle school get students thinking and writing quickly. 4 Refreshing ELA Activities for Middle School Reading How do you balance classroom fun with ELA CCSS ?

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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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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

APRIL 27, 2025

With funding from the National Science Foundations Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (NSF S-STEM) program, we provide scholarships and support students with co-curricular activities to enhance their educational experience.

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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. It was heartening to see the impression it made on the students.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Moreover, virtual classrooms often utilize a variety of technological tools that enhance interactivity and collaboration. Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

The integration of AI technologies presents unparalleled opportunities for enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative processes. Active Stakeholder Engagement : Regularly involve faculty, students, and staff to create a sense of shared ownership.

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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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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

The integration of AI technologies presents unparalleled opportunities for enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative processes. Active Stakeholder Engagement : Regularly involve faculty, students, and staff to create a sense of shared ownership.

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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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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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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!

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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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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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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

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. Among educators who said that GenAI saved them time (59 percent), the median time savings was 3-5 hours per week.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

Technology in the classroom is nothing new; most of today’s educators have embraced the ability to draw upon an increasingly diverse array of digital tools and programs to enrich their lessons. Increased student engagement? It’s important to identify your goals by asking: What, ultimately, are you hoping to achieve?

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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

MAY 14, 2025

Since its inception in January 2025, the advisory board has grown to include district administrators, school principals, teachers, and instructional technology specialists, collectively representing more than 20 districts across 11 states.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

So, it makes sense that teachers are frustrated when they feel like students are not engaging. The pandemic is presenting new barriers to student engagement, most obviously the lack of physical proximity. These spaces provide an avenue for students to learn from and with each other. The Google Suite.

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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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

Technology’s pivotal role in education can’t be denied, and it will remain a constant in classrooms. Many schools are turning to active learning environments to effectively use technology to help engage students in learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

While many have faced obstacles in integrating distance learning—any abrupt change operates on a learning curve—it’s also become clear that technology-based learning is essential to education to allow students to learn from wherever they are and prepare them for the future. Allow learning to happen anywhere.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

During a session at FETC 2024, Tom Murray, Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, dove into just what, exactly, makes for the effective use of edtech in supporting student engagement. Simply incorporating a device into the classroom doesn’t mean students will automatically engage with their learning. “A

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

While many have faced obstacles in integrating distance learning—any abrupt change operates on a learning curve—it’s also become clear that technology-based learning is essential to education to allow students to learn from wherever they are and prepare them for the future. Allow learning to happen anywhere.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

Games are part of many people’s lives–so why not use them to benefit students when teaching? 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.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Active learning with technology involves the use of edtech tools and digital resources to discover, analyze, and apply learning. Passive learning, on the other hand, means students passively receive information–for example, students might use a Chromebook to take a test or submit assignments in a learning management system.

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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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

After all, its easy to imagine how technologies such as AI tools, robots, VR headsets , and computers, for example, can be used to support learning in these settings. The NEA encourages teachers to bring physical activity into the classroom by incorporating brain breaks in students daily routines or taking classroom activities outside.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

As technology has evolved, writing documents has also evolved. Not only has the process of writing the IEP evolved, but IEPs are becoming technology-driven. Data from these programs can be used to create students annual IEP goals. It is vital for students to take ownership in their learning.

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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

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The survey provides valuable insights into the current state of technology integration in classrooms. Teacher tech use continues to grow The survey shows a high percentage of digital adoption and reliance on education technology. Close to 40 percent of teachers describe their relationship with classroom technology as one of necessity.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

CLEVELAND – TeachingBooks.net today announced a unique collaboration with Pear Deck , providing expanded opportunities for student engagement and learning. Templates, quick-start activities and ready-to-teach lessons connect students across all grades and subjects. For more information about Pear Deck, visit [link].

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

85% of respondents integrate technology in their lessons a few times a week, if not every day. Teacher tech use continues to grow The survey shows a high percentage of digital adoption and reliance on education technology. 85% of respondents integrate technology in their lessons a few times a week, if not every day.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Given that today’s students are digital natives , it makes sense for schools to invest in modern educational technology such as interactive whiteboards. After all, these students likely learned their ABCs and 123s using their parents’ smartphones or tablets. Of course, maintaining this smart technology can be a hefty investment.

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