eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

One might assume that the most desirable skills for someone entering a STEM field would be things like vast scientific knowledge or a laser-like attention to detail. Ive wondered about this myself on a few occasions. Instead, they prioritized qualities like curiosity, creativity, and most of all, teamwork.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

It is also an invitation for the speaker to be attentive to communicating with the entire class. When saying, Tell us __, simply moving one arm from one side of your body to the other–much as a preacher might speak to a congregation–visually communicates that the class is being invited to listen.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

They stress that successful implementation requires both top-down leadership support and bottom-up teacher experimentation, with careful attention to bias detection and pedagogical quality control. They emphasize using AI as a “first draft” tool to reduce teacher workload while maintaining human oversight and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

Overall, most districts seemed to take a cautious approach, focusing first on teacher use before turning attention to how students will or will not be permitted to use AI in the classroom. Most district leaders also wanted to empower teachers as they explored genAI use.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

I feel like I can give more attention to my students and projects using AI rather than spending my whole afternoon or weekends working on the planning. With Gemini, my planning is so fast and easy, said STEM teacher Natali Barretto. I can adapt my lesson plan to the needs of my students, and it can give me more ideas.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2021

Teachers feel guilty because they know one group of students is commanding more of their time and attention. Often, the students in class monopolize the teacher’s time and attention because they can raise a hand or blurt out a question.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

In educational settings–especially in physical education, where noise from activity and movement can overwhelm instruction–amplifying a teachers voice by 5 to 15 decibels above ambient noise helps capture students’ attention by minimizing competing sounds and movements. The benefits extend beyond students.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

Through her review, she brought attention to Arabic literature, offering a perspective that is often underrepresented in classrooms. Farah Badawi: Utopia by Ahmed Khaled Towfik Watch Farahs Video Review Farahs confident presentation introduced her classmates to Utopia, a dystopian novel by Egyptian author Ahmed Khaled Towfik.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Do they require more dexterity and attentiveness than is usual for a child? In the early stages of developing any educational AI app for children, you have to be highly critical of existing offerings–why are adult apps not suitable for young minds?

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 7, 2025

Amid growing resource constraints and the increasing complexity of technology environments, K12 schools are turning their attention to managed service providers for IT. MSPs, in simple terms, offer personnel and resources to complement educational organizations internal IT teams.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

This cloud reflects the actions or physical manifestations of engagement, such as learning, interest, participation, focus, attention, and curiosity. The largest words were repeated by the highest number of people. However, to truly understand teacher engagement we must understand the dimensions of this motivational construct.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

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. Similar to fonts, color can be used to create visual interest and draw attention. What does this mean for us as designers?

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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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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. DiTullio is the host and creator of the new podcast, Brainwaves: exploring the intersection of neuroscience and education, which can be found on both Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

As students rotate to this station, they receive focused attention and resources that address their unique learning challenges or advanced needs, ensuring that each student is supported where they are in their learning journey. Students receive individualized attention to address specific areas of struggle.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 28, 2025

Beyond redirecting their attention from games on their devices toward completing homework and projects, filters are often a requirement for federal funding, mandated by the Childrens Internet Protection Act.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

However, encouraging students to read in and out of class is challenging as small screens command much of their time and attention. September 8th is International Literacy Day, a great time to think about promoting a class culture that values reading.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2023

Students who have an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP) , as well as those from Title I schools, typically receive special attention and services. As troubling as this news is, more alarming is the fact that a certain group of students is consistently left out of efforts to support targeted literacy instruction.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

” 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. “Work smarter, not harder.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Designed to work alongside innovative product enhancements announced earlier this year , these new resources empower teachers to create personalized learning experiences with inquiry, excitement, and exploration that will hold students attention while challenging them academically.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 24, 2025

It feels like youre constantly in pursuit of your students attention, trying every trick in the book. But heres the thing – there are ways to redirect your students attention without losing your voice or your mind. This unexpected sound can work wonders in snapping everyone back to attention. Its frustrating.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

This approach respects the natural constraints of attention and working memory. Duolingos language lessons, which take just a few minutes per session, exemplify how microlearning can make consistent progress both accessible and effective.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Of interest is Attention! 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. – a technology solution that enhances campus communication via both audio and visual means.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

For many students, small-group instruction and focused attention provide critical early literacy support (Foorman et al., Instruction becomes more effective when matched to individual needs and delivered consistently (Swanson et al.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

The company pays attention to common headset stress points, which is why the headset features a durable headband that can be bent or twisted, and a tangle-free braided TuffCord that can be coiled, flexed, or even chewed, without sacrificing performance.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Studies show that students’ executive functioning, the part of the brain that governs planning, organizing, and paying attention, is not fully formed until high school or later. The first thing a parent or teacher should do for students new to online learning is create some type of calendar, whether online or physical.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

The class may include students with a hearing impairment, auditory processing disorder, or attention deficit disorder. Yet, this approach to instruction creates barriers that make it challenging for all students to be successful.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Summaries : For students with significant issues with reading or attention issues, TAs can use AI tools to summarize long passages of text. Diffit provides leveled resources as well. Nearly all generative AI tools offer a summary function. Documentor.cc is a free summarizing tool that offers both detailed and concise summaries.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

However, these addictive platforms lead to excessive screen time and decreased attention spans, challenging students’ abilities to focus. This strategy ensures students are paying attention and enhances their critical analysis of video narratives while promoting their evaluative skills.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

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. When papers need grading or test scores need tracking, AI steps in. Will AI replace teachers?

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2023

It grabbed the attention of decision makers immediately, earning a b an from NYC schools in January of 2023, with other large districts following. ChatGPT is barely six months old, but AI is already a buzzword in K-12 education. Others are embracing the technology, with voices like Sal Khan encouraging educators to teach with AI.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

In the same way, teachers should dedicate the same time and attention to feedback as they do to instruction. Coaches watch players as they practice and provide specific, actionable feedback to support their development.

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2024

Dewey’s reputation rises after Minecraft club’s wins Dewey administrators said the Minecraft club has helped bring welcome attention to the school, which narrowly avoided closure more than a decade ago due to poor performance and whose former principal was implicated in an illicit credit recovery program. Kids want to go to school here.”

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2024

Individual attention: States must review information on individual students rather than relying on a sample to ensure each affected student is addressed. Complete resolution: Districts are not considered compliant until the identified issues are fully resolved, as opposed to meeting a lower threshold previously set by some states.

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Disabilities Special Education Students Attention 294

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 causes teachers to invest their mental energy and time resources in a task? What aspects of a teacher’s work lead them to engage in problem-solving, critical thinking, and reflection?

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

Key points: Interactivity and engaging resources can make science more approachable Elementary school teachers need easy-to-use science tools that will grab students’ attention During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science.

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