Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. It serves as a refreshing break, allowing students to step away from the stress of assignments and refocus in a fun, interactive way. This activity isn’t just limited to the classroom.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

When the Grading Stack Becomes Too Much As the classroom quiets and the last student heads out the door, you finally take a breathonly to be met with the overwhelming sight of papers piled high, waiting for your attention. Math Fluency Practice Without the Grading Drain You assign a daily math warm-up with 50 addition facts.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. It serves as a refreshing break, allowing students to step away from the stress of assignments and refocus in a fun, interactive way. This activity isn’t just limited to the classroom.

Language 62

Language Languages Instructors Culture 62

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

These modules are ideal for students who are accustomed to fast-paced digital environments and may have limited attention spans. Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments. In-class activities should build directly on pre-class efforts.

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

These modules are ideal for students who are accustomed to fast-paced digital environments and may have limited attention spans. Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments. In-class activities should build directly on pre-class efforts.

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 80

Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

Each role targets a specific reading skill, and when students cycle through all four, they’re not just reading, they’re processing, discussing, and deepening their understanding. This step pushes students to distinguish between main ideas and supporting details , which is a skill many readers struggle with. It’s fairly simple.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Missed Signals Shed Cheated in Her Previous Marathon The press coverage from Boston caught the attention of a New Yorker named Susan Morrow. Integrity describes a commitment to ensure ones completion of a task accurately represents the knowledge and skills one actually possesses.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

This foundational knowledge includes study skills. And if you can incorporate their phones and/or electronics into the lesson, you’ll get a lot more students paying attention! Have all students set skill-based goals at the beginning of the year.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 30, 2025

But lets be honest, coming up with fresh and creative ways to hold their attention isnt always easy. Simply stepping outside can make a noticeable difference in your students attention and energy levels. Assign roles within each group to help students stay focused.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

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. It’s a simple, effective strategy that not only improves reading skills, but also increases reading stamina.

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Reading English Grades Attention 75

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. By making reading assignments as creative as the books they’re covering! Assign creative book reports Forget the standard five-paragraph book report format! Differentiate by skill. Assess regularly.

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Middle School Middle School Activities Schools 52

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

Without them, schools may struggle to provide coaching, mentoring, or skill development for staff already stretched thin. Pay special attention to roles that directly impact legal compliance, such as Special Education, ELL, or state-tested subjects. Pay special attention to Title I campuses and state-tested subjects.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

Use these engaging questions and thought experiments to get middle schoolers to open up while practicing writing skills. Give them a safe and structured place to let their arguments fly when you assign these persuasive writing prompts. What environmental issue should we pay the most attention to? Does AI count as a school tutor?

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Primary Punch

JANUARY 2, 2021

I print and laminate a bunch of gameboards (specifically the skills I know I need the most). We usually play with just one and assign columns to each of the kids. These make mixed groups easy to plan, a variety of articulation and language skills are included in the pack. The first player to fill in one of their columns wins!

Languages 52

Languages Language Activities Skills 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 21, 2025

That's right, at the roots of Western civilization lies the transformative idea that school should be a place of leisure, a time to discuss and study, not what others assign you, but rather according to what gives you pleasure. In fact, the Ancient Greek word for leisure, skhole , is the root of our English word for school.

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Questions Discussions Study English 90

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? 19 Longer Journal Writing Prompts for High School For a deeper dive into your students thoughts, assign longer journal prompts for high school. Is there a skill you wish you had? In your opinion, what sport gets too much attention?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2025

In the absence of systematic research, attention has turned to states like Tennessee and districts like Weakley and Putnam where kids have climbed out of an academic hole. Mullins said helping students individually in class works far better than assigning them homework. You dont know what theyre dealing with at home, she said.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Not only has the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots created concern about assigning writing, but myriad challenges exist when we send writing home with students. #1 As a result, writing assignments often fail to meet the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness required for motivation.

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Assignments Writing Feedback Motivation 458

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Key points: Edtech tools can be a valuable resource to build media literacy skills Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators How to help students build critical success skills For more news on media literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Media literacy has emerged as a critical skillset in today’s digital landscape.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2018

And what’s just as important is making sure we’re helping all our students build these essential digital citizenship skills. So how can you best think about teaching these critical skills to your students with learning and attention issues? Be sure to plan for multiple opportunities for students to practice each skill.

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Attention Teaching Learning Motivation 262

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

The platform’s customization options enable me to design assignments that cater to each student’s unique learning needs, promoting a more inclusive and effective educational experience. This practical activity allows me to visually assess their understanding of interview dress code and making this a practical skill for real life.

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Special Education Skills Education Feedback 281

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

As I support teachers struggling to navigate the demands of the concurrent classroom, I find myself continually returning to the station rotation model as a strategy to design and facilitate learning for this challenging teaching assignment. There is an inequality of teacher attention.

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Attention Blended Learning Activities Feedback 546

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Students who spent formative years learning online may be too nervous to raise a hand in class or have trouble paying attention. Then there’s the sudden temptation of ChatGPT and other new AI tools, which can make cheating on assignments easy and often undetectable. Teaching The Why Sarah Z.

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Instructors Assignments Textbooks Essay 199

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2018

I wanted to shift the conversation from points to the development of skills. I wanted students to take ownership of their progress and skill development. That’s why my students spend time each week reflecting on the skills they are developing in our class. I do not believe grades should happen to students.

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Students Grades Achievement Evaluation 420

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

auditory processing, attention deficit, lack of background knowledge or vocabulary, absences), teachers record video instruction and assign those videos for homework. Then, class time is dedicated to practice and application, which has traditionally been assigned as homework for students to complete independently.

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Blended Learning Students Assignments Lecturing 469

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

When I volunteer in my children’s elementary classrooms (1st and 3rd grade), I am struck by how frequently the teacher finds time to work directly with small groups of students to offer additional support, review concepts, assess understanding, and practice skills. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Writing Assignments: Writing tasks, whether creative stories, essays, or research papers, require students to think critically, organize their thoughts, write a draft, and revise based on feedback. This also teaches students to hone their self-directed learning skills as they own more of the responsibility for their learning.

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2024

Feedback is critical for helping students enhance their conceptual knowledge and skills. Wiggins says the best feedback is: Goal-oriented or referenced: Feedback should clarify the goals of the assignment or task, guiding students toward a clear desired result or outcome.

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Feedback Coaching Assignments Motivation 348

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Twenty-two heads snapped up to attention. Okaaaay,” I called them to attention. “I He was pointing to the assignment and explaining the directions quietly to the new student. Shift individual assignments into collective activities. Focus on care, not skills. The timer went off. Adams, what are we doing today?”

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Skills Teaching Students Essay 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Higher-order thinking skills are essential for success, so we should use edtech to drive that thinking Artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the education landscape. Memorization and other lower-order skills represented at the bottom of Bloom’s Taxonomy or Level One of Webb’s Depth of Knowledge wheel are part of the learning process.

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Skills Students Assignments Essay 212

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A teacher’s cognitive engagement is the degree of attention to and investment in their work (Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013). What skills, abilities, language proficiencies, interests, and/or learning preferences are present in a class? What aspects of the assignment would benefit from further development?

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

In addition, they may have issues with focus, language, and social skills, all of which can make homework time challenging for both the youngster and their parents. Set aside dedicated study time, designate a quiet space, and make a visual schedule for completing assignments.

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Assignments Students Math Motivation 287

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

Yet, many teachers find it challenging to connect with learners as they navigate the demands of teaching online, on a hybrid schedule, or in the concurrent classroom where their attention is divided between in-class and online students. Small-scale playlists may focus on introducing students to a particular concept or skill.

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Blended Learning Learning Coaching Discussions 420

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This process reinforces scientific inquiry and builds critical thinking skills as students see, touch, and analyze real results from their experiments. Introduce edtech tools to enhance learning Integrating edtech tools is an effective way to capture (and keep) students’ attention and enhance learning.

Middle School 329

Middle School Middle School STEM Interdisciplinary 329

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Teachers find AI tools that grade assignments, create lesson plans, and offer personalized student support. This frees up teachers to plan better lessons and spend quality time with students who need one-on-one attention. This combination of technology and personal attention helps students stay engaged with their learning.

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Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 324

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

With infinite information at their fingertips, how do we equip this new type of student with the skills to interpret, problem solve, and think critically about the information they encounter when we are not always the ones delivering it to them? How do I use design thinking?

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Failure Critical Thinking Essay Feedback 300

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

According to Merriam-Webster, engagement is defined as the act of engaging, which is to draw favorable attention or interest. For our purposes, we are going to say that student engagement is the ability for a teacher to draw the attention or interest of students for the sake of learning. So how do you do that?

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Student Engagement Teachers Students Attention 300