Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

In many schools and districts, half or less of their students participate in remote learning. For those who can, it’s become abundantly clear that grades alone are insufficient to motivate learning. According to Rocky Bragg, a high school English teacher in the district, this policy has created some havoc.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma. For years, the school had been searching for ways to reverse the pattern of disengagement, build motivation to complete schoolwork and get students over that finish line at graduation.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

Middle schoolers, they warned us, are unable to work at their own pace because they lack academic fundamentals, intrinsic motivation and basic time management skills. This is especially true for sixth graders, they said, who are managing a challenging transition to middle school and lack independence.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2021

They want to finish their other assignments so that they have an opportunity to play with the Osmo’s during station time. They want to finish their other assignments so that they have an opportunity to play with the Osmo’s during station time. About Osmo for Schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

On that last point, my school, Shiloh Elementary School in Monroe, N.C., By and large, we’ve found the use of technology increases students’ motivation and concentration, and it engages them in meaningful, relevant, and intellectually stimulating work. wondered if we were doing enough. Global learners.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

Huinker, who was once Robinsons instructor, argues that math-specific instructional coaches like Robinson are crucial, especially for elementary school students. Elementary school teachers can fall short on math instruction, according to Huinker. That experience helps Robinson to empathize with those shes coaching.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In fact, the authors made the surprising conclusion that many instances of flipped learning involve more time spent on passive learning than the traditional lecture model, because some professors both assign short video lectures and spend some time in class lecturing to prepare for class activities.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. moving away from just using the word “grades” has been an important piece of keeping students motivated in the program.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

This path seemed like the best way to blend his love of linguistics with his interest in teaching — that is, until he took a job as a paraprofessional at an elementary school in his hometown of Corona, California. CGU has a teacher residency program that let him stay in the elementary school he was already in.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Today, Generation Genius is used in 30% of elementary schools across the U.S. About Newsela Newsela products are purpose-built to unlock student motivation, inspire teachers, and drive long-lasting learning outcomes. Generation Genius quickly found traction, earning the #1 spot in the education industry on the Inc.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

In the video , singer Ed Sheeran, flanked by Sesame Street characters, sings about the contrast between life at home and life at school for a kid. School is a more controlled environment where she has an assigned seat and has to raise her hand. At home, a child can move around more and talk when she wants.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

In my view, success with reading doesn’t follow from drill and kill practices that stifle interest and motivation. Rather, it follows from nurturing a love of reading and closing the reading engagement gap—the discrepancy between how students engage with modern digital content and how they engage with traditional texts in school.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

As part of this program at Morris County Vocational School, in New Jersey, where I teach, students engage in research about key issues at our school and learn how to plan effective professional development to support the staff. For this project, students invite teachers, school leaders and families to engage in the conversation.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

Moak’s goal is to ignite a similar passion in her students so that they can see the magic of STEM in their everyday lives—and thereby be motivated to pursue a job in a STEM field. Elementary science instruction often takes a back seat to math and reading and receives little time in the school day. Moak is not alone.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Using Wakelet, school librarians can work with librarians in their district–or even across the state or country–to draw attention to important resources in the library, offer research tips, and motivate students. Leader – School librarians must lead not only in their library spaces but, additionally, across an array of contexts.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Alex: Our school wanted a way to gather data around student reading so as to empower teachers to improve the intervention and enrichment approach to literacy. Every quarter I assign ATOS reading level and point goals to each student. It is worth noting that the whole motivation piece is very extrinsically based - ie. TodaysMeet.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2019

SSR also offers a multitude of advantages when it comes to student motivation, preparation for the workforce and, most importantly, comprehension. Psst.intrinsic motivation theorists hate it!) Motivation for reading begins to decline in the fourth grade, and dips to its lowest point in high school.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 28, 2018

Edgar Ochoa’s middle-schoolers in the Roosevelt Elementary School District in Phoenix took their science, technology, engineering and math learning to the next level when they became Global Problem Solvers and tackled serious issues in their community and beyond. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 06/28/2018 - 14:56. Students are highly engaged.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Once your account is established, add your class, create/review assignments, view student progress, get help, evaluate learning materials, and more. Your students are assigned user names and passwords which they then use to log in from their digital device. Parents can register for free and track their child’s progress.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2019

She gave me a B- on my first writing assignment, which felt like an F to me. I learned so much from her that school year that I jumped at the chance to take an elective course with her my senior year and still keep in touch with her today. Lifelong Homework Lessons Jess Gartner, CEO, Allovue. The whole paper was covered in red ink.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. Assess the assessment Kevin Allardice is an English teacher at Mercy High School in Burlingame, CA and the author of the novels Any Resemblance to Actual Persons and Family, Genus, Species.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

All of the women I interviewed, for example, were motivated to provide child care by a commitment toward their own families and the children in their communities. My mother connected me to Teresa Mendez, whom she met when their youngest daughters attended the local elementary school. She and the children wore masks.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2016

to, “I can tell you worked hard on that assignment!” Specifically, in my classroom, we use the texts to analyze character traits and character motivation, and to discuss how characters’ actions affect outcomes. This meant accepting my mistakes, openly and visibly, in front of my class.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Knowing the results of their efforts shortly after completing an assignment lets students know both when they have mastered a concept and where they need to do additional work. Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

Sarah We know enough about neurodiversity to know that the “sitting still and listening” way of doing school doesn’t work well for many students. By using “multiple means of engagement,” students who are not typically very engaged or motivated dial into the lesson.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Knowing the results of their efforts shortly after completing an assignment lets students know both when they have mastered a concept and where they need to do additional work. Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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Robert Kaplinsky

JANUARY 19, 2023

Apparently they often take place at elementary schools at the end of the year to send of the graduating class. Sessions were less about teaching content and more about general teaching practices like classroom conversations, student motivation, and culture. Take 20 seconds and watch a bit of it.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2015

Tech and 21st century collaboration and creativity change age-old school cliches. The scariest moments in elementary school for most adults of a certain age involved being summoned to the blackboard. Matt Wiseman’s fourth-graders at Frankton Elementary School know nothing of this trauma. The deathly quiet.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

elementary school, I have worked with many students who have experienced trauma. Interest-based learning is beneficial because it focuses on the individual student, using their passions and strengths to engage and motivate. Ava Cotlowitz) Goals That Motivate Goal-setting is a proven motivator.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Kristen Stein , an elementary school teacher who enjoyed remote learning more than expected. Ranjini Nagaraj , a high school chemistry teacher who worried about her students’ basic needs. Instead, her middle school assigned a different subject for each day of the week. Courtesy of Mikia Frazier) Mikia D.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2024

I have taught the same grade, transitional kindergarten (TK), since I started teaching, but I have moved schools twice. In the 2021-22 school year, I moved to an elementary school in Santa Rosa, California. That school has a lot of strengths and I learned a lot, but it had its flaws and complications as well.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2021

I realized that as soon as everything went online, I had every single assignment for every single class available at home. For the first time all school year, the 10th-grader suddenly found herself with straight As. “I was falling behind. I was failing everything,” the 16-year-old recalls of her pre-pandemic academic standing. “I

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2025

This is an urgent and growing national problem, and immediate attention is needed to help these students who likely missed the benefits of an evidence-based curriculum for foundational literacy skills in early elementary school, especially during the COVID crisis.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2017

For the past six and half years, she has led DreamBox Learning , growing the company from a startup into one of the leading providers of online math tools for elementary school children. We know what you're trying to do, and we've seen the impact on our students' motivation and their confidence and competence in math.".

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2025

As the principal of a mid-sized urban elementary school, I work hand-in-hand with my teachers to surface and implement the strategies and tactics we believe will benefit the diverse learners in our school. Students can listen to, read, and take quizzes on books of their choosing or assigned by their teacher.

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