k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 145

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. But with the advent of technology, the internet, and cell phones, it seemed like reading for pleasure (not to mention the requisite attention span) had gone the way of buggy whips, writing quills, and powdered wigs.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Small class sizes ensure that every student receives the individual attention they need. Thats why AEF schedules quarterly conferences where teachers, staff, and parents sit down to discuss student progress, strengths, and areas that need extra attention. But communication isnt just about updatesits about meaningful conversations.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

According to a study by the National Center for Education Statistics, nearly 60% of students report feeling bored during class, a clear indication that the traditional model often fails to capture attention. Countries increasingly adopt international benchmarks, pushing for standardized curricula that often prioritize STEM over the arts.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 128

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

Check out STEM activities for middle school that are sure to catch teenagers attention and inspire them to learn more. Mathematics: Find math-based art projects to complete in class, such as symmetrical paintings and fractal paper sculptures. And when you introduce STEM into your classroom, you get some of the coolest projects around!

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Middle School Middle School STEM Activities 52

Primary Punch

JANUARY 2, 2021

This month’s dot art is a mitten , we usually read the book The Mitten, then complete the craft. Games encourage spontaneous requesting, taking turns, joint attention, following directions, and a range of pragmatics skills. Books about mittens and crafts with mittens are great for the winter theme.

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Languages Language Activities Skills 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

In your opinion, what sport gets too much attention? What sport should get more attention? Use them to begin longer narrative essays, begin class discussions, or introduce elements of fiction in your language arts class. Should students be required to take a music or art class? What about kindergarten? What would you do?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 30, 2025

Pay attention to what sparks your childs curiosity, and help them find ways to deepen their skills through inquiry-based learning. Tackle a hands-on project together Let kids take on small projects like starting a mini vegetable garden, writing a short story, or creating art.

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Teaching STEM Art Learning 52

eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2020

As a language arts teacher at a partial STEM Magnet middle school in Southern Georgia, I have the opportunity to teach an amazing group of students; their willingness to expand their educational horizons amazes me every day. So, how do I keep my math, science, and STEM-minded students engaged in the language arts?

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Art Languages Language STEM 363

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2017

Art for Students with Autism. Art therapy helps students with autism target imagination and abstract thinking, sensory integration and regulation, emotion and self-expression, developmental growth, visual-spatial skills, and recreation and leisure skills. “As Music for Students with Autism. About the Presenters.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

There’s a news story in higher ed that’s not getting enough attention. The nation’s adjuncts are rising up. Just a few weeks ago at Rutgers University, for instance, adjuncts, grad students and others held a five-day strike over unequal treatment compared to other academic employees.

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Attention Teachers Instructors Fairness 206

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2025

Earlier this month at Truesdell Elementary, in the last five minutes of one of my classes, I called for my students' attention. Yet, in the art room, where images are the universal language, his talent shines, allowing his classmates to see his strengths, not just his struggles. Class, class! Yes, yes, they responded in unison.

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Art English Languages Language 173

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Art Projects: In the visual arts, students often work on projects that require creativity, experimentation, and refinement. To read more about supporting self-paced learning and keeping students on track, check out my blog titled “ The Art of Self-Pacing: How to Build Playlists that Keep Students on Track.”

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

More companies in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields are hiring workers with liberal arts backgrounds, according to a recent report. I attended art school for graphic design, discovered web design, and never looked back,” he said. That was the case with Robert Dawson. That was true for Wong of Square.

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Art STEM Skills Ethics 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

EdSurge: Is teaching an art or a science? We actually wrote a post for our Teaching Center’s blog with that title, “Is teaching an art or a science?” But if we focus too much on the science, we lose the human element of teaching—what I think of as the art of teaching. I think there’s a real art to that. Why does it work?

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Art Science Teaching Failure 167

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 15, 2017

I want them to play sports, get lost in great books, collect bugs in our backyard, and engage with one another creating art projects, choreographing dance numbers, and playing good old fashioned board games. I resent the magnetic pull that iPads and apps have on their time and attention.

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Critical Thinking Writing Attention Art 418

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2020

Lucie Public Schools was awarded the Magnet School Assistance Program Grant in 2017, the district was able to revitalize three schools within the school district: Creative Arts Academy, Samuel Gaines Academy of Emerging Technologies and Fort Pierce Westwood Academy: The WEST Prep Magnet.

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STEM Attention Art Participation 339

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2019

Sometimes it’s about empathy —or in the case of some of the latest research coming out of Johns Hopkins, it’s about understanding how art plays a role in learning. EdSurge sat down with Hardiman recently to learn about the Initiative’ recent findings around how injecting art into lessons across disciplines can boost memory and retention.

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Art Learning Beliefs Achievement 167

eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2021

While it might be easier to see how comics would fit into an English language arts class, there’s no great trick to incorporating them across the curriculum. Why comics? The most obvious reason to have students create comics in class is because they’re fun.

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Curriculum English Attention Art 352

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Visual hierarchy is the art of arranging elements in a design — a slide, poster, webpage, etc. — to guide the audience’s attention and convey information efficiently. Larger elements draw more attention, so prioritize the important content by making it the largest element in the design. What does this mean for us as designers?

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Learning Attention Accessibility Art 333

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Teachers who have traditionally planned a whole group lesson that moves the class, as a unit, through a series of learning activities find it nearly impossible to hold their students’ attention in the concurrent classroom. Despite their best efforts, teachers feel like they cannot be successful in teaching and reaching all students.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Students need engagement in hands-on activities such as robotics, electronics, animation, 3D printing, and physical computing, as well as art and music, to reach their full potential. Children need to build robots, make art, and compose music to understand the world and boost their creativity in profound ways.

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History Feedback Learning Art 294

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

When colleagues ask me the best tools for inspiring curiosity and engaging students: NASA : The NASA website is an invaluable resource, gaining attention recently due to the excitement surrounding events like the solar eclipse. Google Arts and Culture : I have been a fan of Google Arts and Culture for years.

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Art Students Culture Coaching 327

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

“If you can captivate those kids when you introduce the lesson, you know they’re going to pay attention throughout the lesson,” Peterson said. This is a great way to grab kids and get them involved.”. Next page: 12 augmented reality apps).

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Students Attention Art Math 279

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Introduce edtech tools to enhance learning Integrating edtech tools is an effective way to capture (and keep) students’ attention and enhance learning. STEM storytelling combines language arts with STEM, enhancing students’ understanding of scientific impact through a historical or personal lens.

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Middle School Middle School STEM Interdisciplinary 328

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Of interest is Attention! Jabra demonstrated the PanaCast 50 , offering state-of-the-art Panoramic-4K video technology. Each brand featured solutions including interactive technology, comprehensive STEM curriculum, 3D printing for schools and makerspaces, audio for campus and classroom, and school safety solutions.

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Attention STEM Motivation Communication 300

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2018

I’m not sure if teachers dreaded faculty meetings more than I did, but while standing in an auditorium filled with tired-looking faculty after a long day of teaching, I sometimes had this thought: If I did a dance or paused unsuspectingly, would that gain their attention, even if only for a moment?

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Technology Social Studies Art Languages 260

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

Homework has been getting a lot of attention in the media. I want the 4+ hours they have after school to be dedicated to exploring other interests–sports, instruments, playing in the backyard, building random art projects out of old boxes, and reading. As a parent and teacher, I find this conversation is particularly interesting.

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Assignments Motivation Reading High School 420

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2022

Discover Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place. The Venture Valley game is a project of the Singleton Foundation for Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship. .

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Education Teaching Art Attention 246

eSchool News

MAY 9, 2024

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital solutions learning wherever it takes place. Discovery Education is proud to be your collaborative partner as you work to capture students’ attention, inspire exploration, and achieve ambitious learning goals.”

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Education Coaching Elementary School Elementary School 265

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

At the age level I teach, pretty much everyone needs my attention at the same time, but I only have two hands. These are all skills they wouldn’t have been able to get in a hands-on way in the traditional classroom, where having 25 students using all of the tools and parts at once would have overwhelmed the teacher. I only have two hands.

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Science Critical Thinking STEM Textbooks 315

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2024

Identifying the subjects where students lost the most learning over the pandemic, tutors highlighted math (34 percent) and English language arts (22 percent) as the primary subjects still needing attention this summer, while students prioritize foreign language (28 percent) and math (24 percent).

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Quizzes Motivation Languages Language 275

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

The curve-in and curve-out cabinets join the Nature View Serenity series, an assortment of 36-inch high straight and curved divider panels, storage cabinets, and activity centers depicting a brilliant forest image that intentionally draws the attention of children and fundamentally changes how they engage a space.

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Learning Outcomes Attention Art Study 261

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place. . Discovery Education’s digital resources grab students’ attention, opening the door for our school’s educators to capitalize on our learners’ natural curiosity. Twitter and? LinkedIn.? .

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Elementary School Elementary School Student Engagement Science 243

eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

These are examples of the art of education and how creativity on the part of educators can be wonderful. Ignoring for a moment the difficulty with attention spans, how can teachers change this to get students excited about education? Chemistry teachers demonstrated why solar power was difficult to harness.

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Skills Learning Gamification Intelligence 287

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Provide personal questionnaires, pay attention to the extracurriculars students participate in and their behavior with other students. This was particularly true for educators in specialized subject areas, such as visual & performing arts and computer science & technology. 2: Relevant course content.

Student Engagement 294

Student Engagement Hybrid Learning Students Participation 294

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2019

Teacher prep programs are failing to pay attention to the content knowledge teacher candidates need, and an astonishingly high number of elementary teacher candidates fail professional licensing tests teach year, according to a new report. Further, while some courses appear to be suitable, they are often too narrow in scope (e.g.

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