Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

Still, it could be argued that the space race was not an actual crisis, but an invented one, motivated by a political rivalry. To facilitate more authentic learning, many states have aligned their own standards, and developed frameworks that foster interdisciplinary teaching and learning. The crises that loom over the U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And one question being asked by pundits and politicos is, how can we motivate young voters to show up at the polls? Young people are already plenty motivated to vote, the authors say, but they don’t always follow through to cast ballots. It's often assumed that young people are not motivated. It’s election season in the U.S.,

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

This is achieved through strong academics tailored to different learning styles, leadership opportunities, service projects, and a vibrant community of clubs, sports, and the arts. One of the standout features is its STREAM program: Science, Technology, Religion, Arts, and Mathematics.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

Their intrinsic motivation to learn what they want to learn can really drive a classroom conversation. Department of Education and celebrated at a gala in their honor. EdSurge spent a morning with the teachers as they toured Smithsonian museums in small groups. Students give the best feedback,” she says.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

That’s where we met Natalie Rusk, one of Scratch’s creators, who is now researching how kids find and sustain the motivation to code. Rusk hopes to cultivate these online communities by allowing them to explore programming projects specific to their hobbies in music, arts and games. Rusk with the Scratch cat.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Take Pitzer College, a private liberal arts school east of Los Angeles, which doesn’t accept SATs or ACTs at all. In Pitzer’s case those values include social responsibility, intercultural understanding, interdisciplinary learning, student engagement and environmental sustainability.)

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

That’s the kind of insight Yale art students and faculty bring to Blended Reality, a cross-curricular applied research program through which they create interactive experiences using virtual reality, augmented reality and 3D printing tools. Art and humanities students have made observations that Berry calls simple but powerful.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

The slides include both psychology-specific and social-emotional prompts, including prompts about motivation and emotion, states of consciousness, and developmental psychology. Use them to begin longer narrative essays, begin class discussions, or introduce elements of fiction in your language arts class. Describe the perfect summer.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Similarly, in languagе arts, fostеring critical thinking involvеs еngaging studеnts in discussions about literature that encourage thеm to question thеmеs, charactеr motivations, and thе broadеr implications of thе tеxt.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Scholastica Student Success Improving success for pre-health students Joe Fritsch, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness, Mississippi State University University Research Supporting undergraduate research and challenging assumptions R.

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Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 20, 2023

Some quick background on me: My experience is in English language arts for grades 6 through 12. That edition includes 300 strategies to support many aspects of reading — from fluency to comprehension to writing about reading to engagement and motivation and more. Self-regulation plays a major role in reading.

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Reading Language Languages Science 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Studying at a project-based school, Thomas developed a discipline for inquiry, fact-checking and reflection which he tells me: “stopped [him] from being so angry” about the headlines he saw in the movement and motivated him to investigate the facts.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

Supporting biology courses for non-majors involves addressing the diverse needs of students with little intrinsic motivation to study the subject. Connecting Biology to Real-World Contexts For non-majors, understanding how biology applies to everyday life is crucial for maintaining interest and motivation.

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Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 56

Faculty Focus

MARCH 11, 2025

Supporting biology courses for non-majors involves addressing the diverse needs of students with little intrinsic motivation to study the subject. Connecting Biology to Real-World Contexts For non-majors, understanding how biology applies to everyday life is crucial for maintaining interest and motivation.

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Interdisciplinary Instructors Students Motivation 55