k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam’s work is grounded in the belief that education must be both empowering and compassionate—equipping learners not only with knowledge, but with resilience, empathy, and the confidence to shape a better world. It should extend our ability to listen, relate, and empower learners to co-create knowledge within a community of care.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Studies show that students in remote settings often feel isolated, which can lead to decreased motivation and engagement. Research indicates that students thrive in environments where teachers act as facilitators rather than mere dispensers of knowledge. One major issue is the lack of personal interaction.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 128

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

Whether students step into the classroom or hang out in the counseling office, it’s the perfect time to spark motivation and help them set meaningful goals. We’re a Work of Art : Give students printouts of easels to create drawings of themselves. Be sure to leave room to list three interesting facts.

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Schools Counselling Math Motivation 98

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Here are some of the benefits of prioritizing online engagement: Improved learning outcomes Increased motivation and self-esteem Enhanced understanding and retention Reduced isolation and increased community Improved completion rates These are the kinds of outcomes every parent hopes for. That can lead to distractions or a drop in motivation.

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Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

k12 Online Schools

JUNE 24, 2025

Children must learn to understand the motivations behind media messages and recognize bias or persuasive techniques. Engaging parents through workshops, resources, and discussions can help bridge this knowledge gap, empowering them to play an active role in their children’s digital education.

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Skills Critical Thinking Evaluation Discussions 52

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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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Learning, in my experience, is primarily a process of self-motivated individuals interacting with their environment and the people they find there. Art, music, and stories stood at the center of the school day. It's not always joyful, of course, but the learning is always self-motivated. Recesses were long and frequent.

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Motivation Testing Failure Grades 99

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2023

Arts education belongs in every student’s curriculum — and not just because the arts can improve skills in other content areas. As an instrumental music teacher, I am used to advocating that the arts are essential to all students even though they may not be classified as a core subject. Kennedy’s support for the arts in America.

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Art Education Multidisciplinary Students 218

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Clear expectations positively impact the students’ feelings of competence or confidence in their ability to complete a task, which can motivate them to put in their best effort. This helps them to focus their efforts on the skills and knowledge that are most important.

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Fairness Assignments Feedback Languages 546

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

YummyMath asks students to apply math to real-world situations involving food, sports, weather, movies and entertainment, and art. Information and “ knowledge needs to be presented in authentic contexts — settings and situations that would normally involve that knowledge.” Participation.

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Online Learning Learning Participation Knowledge 420

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Art Projects: In the visual arts, students often work on projects that require creativity, experimentation, and refinement. Each student progresses differently based on prior knowledge, learning preferences, and exposure to the language.

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. The idea is to keep learners motivated in a class. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. Almost a decade into experiments with gamification, edtech companies are changing the way they approach motivation.

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Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 205

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

But if students are reading inefficiently, it means they can’t get enough information from the text to develop background knowledge—or to acquire vocabulary. Efficiency has a significant reciprocal effect with motivation and comprehension. Efficiency goes hand in glove with motivation and comprehension,” says Dr. P.

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Motivation Reading Skills Art 167

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Bringing parts of their personal lives into the learning process is not only motivating, but also improves knowledge retention over time. This was particularly true for educators in specialized subject areas, such as visual & performing arts and computer science & technology.

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Student Engagement Hybrid Learning Students Participation 294

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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Knowledge Beliefs Schools Art 137

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2024

Key points: Students are motivated by academic excellence, personal growth, and development Scaling-up high-dosage tutoring is crucial to students’ academic success 5 ways virtual tutoring reinforces our after-school program For more news on learning trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub This press release originally appeared online.

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Quizzes Motivation Languages Language 281

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Educators throughout the state can now administer the diagnostic as a beginning-of-year and mid-year assessment to measure students’ overall grade-level proficiency in math and English language arts based on Virginia’s Standards of Learning.

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Math English Art Languages 235

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you then encourage students to research topics that interest them, they’ll be even more motivated to read and write–and they may even have some fun. In inquiry-based classrooms, teachers guide students through the research process and allow them to share their knowledge on their chosen subject.

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Reading Assignments Math English 319

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2019

Not only are teachers tasked with imparting knowledge to students, they’re also responsible for keeping students safe, calming anxieties, and doling out doses of comfort and love. What motivates them? I feel absolute joy when I am teaching art every day, and widening the horizons of these wonderful kids. — ?. ??????

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Teaching Education Motivation Art 279

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, in coordination with participating publishers, is providing US schools and districts that have adopted the EL Education Language Arts Curriculum the ability to easily obtain permission to use grade level texts for distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Distance Learning Art Languages Language 226

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2024

It can help them set goals, motivate them to learn, help them explore who they are, and help them discover what they like to do. I saw this phenomena first hand when, in my past life as an art and media teacher, I regularly reached out to professionals to come speak to my students about the how and why behind their career path.

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Students Motivation Art Knowledge 327

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

As part of the collaboration, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system will now use IXL’s award-winning platform district-wide to boost academic achievement in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. IXL is used by nearly 40 percent of all K-12 students in Kentucky, accounting for more than 283,000 learners.

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Achievement English Math Art 247

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.

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Art Science Teaching Failure 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Unfortunately, says Guthrie, students’ reading motivation is often "shockingly low." After spending 45 years studying how to motivate and engage students, Guthrie has learned that the secret to developing successful readers lies in understanding the right—and wrong—ways to motivate them. Not the books and the content.

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Motivation Reading Beliefs Grades 128

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In addition to helping schools and students succeed academically, IXL can uncover hidden obstacles to learning, increase teacher engagement, develop students’ intrinsic motivation to learn, and more. About IXL Currently used by 15 million students and in 95 of the top 100 U.S.

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Math Achievement English Evaluation 256

eSchool News

JULY 19, 2024

By thinking outside the box and implementing innovative strategies, school districts can create an appealing and sustainable career path for educators, ensuring that every classroom is led by a qualified and motivated teacher.

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Teachers Culture Special Education Interactive Teaching 287

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2023

There is an art and science into offering valuable insights and taking the time to share reflections and revel in real-world experiences. My takeaway: Mentoring is a careful art and science—as it takes valuable time to create trust and rigor. Learn what motivates a person. Motivation can be internal or external.

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Art Science Students Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2023

There is an art and science into offering valuable insights and taking the time to share reflections and revel in real-world experiences. My takeaway: Mentoring is a careful art and science—as it takes valuable time to create trust and rigor. Learn what motivates a person. Motivation can be internal or external.

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Art Science Students Motivation 98

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

The Safari Hook Scavenger hunts and interactive challenges offer exciting avenues for students to apply their knowledge while fostering independent learning and problem-solving skills. Incorporating elements of gamification, such as unlocking clues or prizes, enhances motivation and bolsters learning outcomes.

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Teaching Gamification Critical Thinking Student Engagement 293

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Customer motivation is at the heart of everything we do to provide the best accessible learning and reading experiences for learners of all ages. MLA judge Thorndike Press – Youth Large Print (platinum award) : A viable reading intervention tool, similar in size as standard print with the same cover art.

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Languages Language High School High School 265

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2021

Back in 2008, Dr. Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa published his dissertation, The Scientifically Substantiated Art of Teaching , after recognizing that concepts from “brain-based learning” were being applied indiscreetly to classroom teaching practices. Many have spoken of the need for various “bridges” in educational research. We can do better.

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Teachers Education Knowledge Evaluation 217

k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

The schools campus near Pittsburgh is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities that enhance both academic and extracurricular pursuits. Students explore science in modern labs, develop potent creative tools in the schools inspiring arts students, and build real skills in Kiskis workshops.

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Schools History Art Culture 241

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Providing engaging content and interactive learning features, Savvas CTE courses are designed to maximize student learning, motivation, and achievement. Many of the course titles prepare students to take industry-recognized certification exams, helping them earn resume-boosting credentials and graduate as certified professionals.

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Exams Learning Science Lecturing 270

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2016

Reflect from your own life: it’s not just your own knowledge, but how you use that knowledge — your skills. It is not just your skills and knowledge, but also how you engage in the world– your character. First there is knowledge — which still matters of course! It is knowledge and competencies.

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Curriculum Critical Thinking Knowledge STEM 189

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Stanton-Salazar (2011) describes “institutional agents” as non-kin, “high-status” individuals who can both increase motivation and access to resources. Yosso published her seminal Race Ethnicity and Education article in 2005. Co-designing surveys with students is one tactic for avoiding that deficit land mine.

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Skills Schools Motivation Study 214

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

. “With approximately 30 million adults without a high school diploma in the United States, we believe focusing on this important mission will provide communities with the opportunity to develop individuals with knowledge, skills, and upward career potential. Purchases can be made through the Ancora High School Student Portal.

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High School High School Schools Instructors 272

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

This, in turn, can free up teacher bandwidth to elevate student voice and engage learners in the art of negotiation and debate—activities that nurture students’ ability to show empathy, understanding, and respect in order to carry out individual and collective actions. Only about half reported doing something interesting in school everyday.

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Education Testing Feedback English 297