Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives. These modules are ideal for students who are accustomed to fast-paced digital environments and may have limited attention spans.

Critical Thinking 87

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 87

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. Rooted in interaction and real-world application, the communicative approach prioritizes meaningful engagement over rote memorization, helping students develop fluency in natural, immersive ways.

Languages 64

Languages Language Instructors Culture 64

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives. These modules are ideal for students who are accustomed to fast-paced digital environments and may have limited attention spans.

Critical Thinking 94

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 94

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Small class sizes ensure that every student receives the individual attention they need. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective. Effective communication is a key aspect of the BIC System.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

For your classes at upper levels such as marketing communications and consumer behavior, use the combined higher order active learning TBL/PjBL model. On the first day of class, define the visualization requirement; however, this will be different for each group as they choose their project.

Student Engagement 95

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 95

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Choose high-interest books and materials for reading activities, and encourage students to choose how they’d like to finish final projects. And if you can incorporate their phones and/or electronics into the lesson, you’ll get a lot more students paying attention!

High School 52

High School High School Beliefs Schools 52

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. Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon. Integrity is often talked about as a coin that reads cheated on one side and didnt cheat on the other.

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

k12

JULY 21, 2025

Use a clear, easy-to-read font. Use action words that draw attention. Many employers place a high value on soft skills, like communication and collaboration, because they demonstrate how people will approach and complete the required work. Making sure there is white space also helps with readability.

High School 52

High School High School Schools Students 52

Primary Punch

JANUARY 2, 2021

The Mitten is my favorite but I have a few others I’ve read too. I will also search Epic for winter books to read virtually too. This month’s dot art is a mitten , we usually read the book The Mitten, then complete the craft. I have a calendar for Articulation, Language, Communication, Pragmatics, and Fluency.

Languages 52

Languages Language Activities Skills 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

What is your favorite way to communicate with friends? How do you decide whether to keep reading a book or to stop reading it? In your opinion, what sport gets too much attention? What sport should get more attention? Imagine a world where you could read everyones mind, but no one could read yours.

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Jordan Green, a professor of communication sciences and disorders at Harvard Universitys Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions, says in a recent research paper the excitement is palpable around AI in health care. Collecting speech data with children is hard; you cant just give them something to read, she says.

Languages 138

Languages Language Intelligence Testing 138

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2024

When teachers think their students aren’t paying attention in class, they’re probably right. EdSurge connected with Turner to learn about this new world of fragmented attention and what educators can do to reach these increasingly distracted students. Or read a partial transcript, edited for clarity, below. What does that mean?

Attention 217

Attention Students Instructors Communication 217

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2016

Public-private partnerships are expanding Reading Rainbow’s impact for a new generation. Not only do we want our children to be fluent readers but we also need them to be able to think critically about the information they receive and communicate their thoughts, ideas and opinions in an effective form.

Reading 190

Reading Elementary School Elementary School Beliefs 190

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

.” When students are at the learning station with me, they have my undivided attention. My students were reading Of Mice and Men and attempting to complete an explicit/implicit chart. It makes it so much easier to design tasks and challenges that foster communication and collaboration.

Blended Learning 420

Blended Learning Middle School Middle School STEM 420

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

The overall quality of students’ work also suffers when they do not have the time and space needed to fully engage with academic tasks or produce artifacts to express and communicate their learning. Students benefit from the freedom to read at their own pace, ensuring they fully comprehend the material before moving on.

Teachers 481

Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

As I was reading “From Transactional to Transformational Leadership” by Bernard Bass, I was struck by the parallels between leadership and teaching. They use reward charts and other external incentives, like class parties or the promise of points, to entice students to follow directions, complete assignments, and pay attention in class.

Teaching 421

Teaching Motivation Attention Classroom Management 421

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2021

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, writing had not received the same attention as math or reading. Writing is a complex cognitive ability that is foundational to the development of communication and thinking skills. Employers routinely report that they desire stronger written communication skills in their employees.

Writing 297

Writing Skills Attention Communication 297

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Here’s a sample of some of the newest products and announcements from the conference: Beanstack unveiled a brand-new admin experience to make it easier than ever for you to grow your school’s culture of reading. Of interest is Attention! Epson announced the expansion of its PowerLite ® and BrightLink ® laser projector lines.

Attention 300

Attention STEM Motivation Communication 300

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2018

If students are going to develop as learners, then they need to track their progress, reflect on their specific skills, and identify areas that need more time, attention, and improvement. I do not believe grades should happen to students. Click To Tweet This is easier said than done.

Students 420

Students Grades Achievement Evaluation 420

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

However, if digital content is created without consideration of accessibility, visual processing, and basic design principles, the message we are trying to communicate can get lost, or worse, misinterpreted. to guide the audience’s attention and convey information efficiently. Choose easy to read fonts as the foundation of the design.

Learning 333

Learning Attention Accessibility Art 333

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

The class may include students with a hearing impairment, auditory processing disorder, or attention deficit disorder. Then students can decide whether they would enjoy listening, reading, or watching information on this topic. They can find a podcast (e.g., Listenwise), an online article, or a video on biodiversity.

Blended Learning 545

Blended Learning Learning Universal Design Disabilities 545

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2020

As a researcher of higher education finance and leadership, I have paid close attention to college leaders’ messages. In addition to taking a scholarly interest in the messages, I have also read them with deep empathy. With stakes so high and stressors multiplying, it is easy for messages to miss their mark.

Communication 174

Communication Mobile Devices Motivation Attention 174

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Some specific ways TAs can utilize AI to support their students would include: Paraphrasing: Rephrasing materials for lower reading levels. 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.

Teaching Assistants 295

Teaching Assistants Teaching Quizzes Intelligence 295

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2018

When teaching the 21st-century skill of communication, many schools focus on reading and writing, but spoken communication is just as important to students’ success in school and in life. Students use these microphones during morning meetings, when reading out loud, and when doing mini-presentations.

Skills 254

Skills Technology Elementary School Elementary School 254

eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2018

We spoke Justin Martin, president and chief executive officer of Martin & Associates , a K-12 communications management consultancy, to see what districts can do to spread their good word. You need to dole the information out in small, digestible pieces—don’t just attach a six-page report and ask people to read the PDF,” says Martin.

Attention 251

Attention Communication Reading Curriculum 251

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Digital literacy is both the ability to utilize digital and web based resources and the ability to communicate online using digital platforms.” We need to read thoroughly through an entire piece before sharing and amplifying a message,” shared Sipley. Spencer Johnson also advised adopting more consciousness while scrolling.

Attention 162

Attention Teaching Beliefs Questions 162

eSchool News

JULY 23, 2024

From lesson planning and resource creating to parent communication–all improved because of Canva. They are attention-grabbing thanks to the graphic resources I can customize to each slide in the presentation. Parent communication As educators, we know how important parental communication is. Canva alleviates this.

Education 273

Education Communication Grades Motivation 273

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Completing hands-on tasks or projects to evaluate their skills, collaboration, and attention to task requirements. Collaboration: How effectively does the student work with peers, share responsibilities, and communicate? Working independently or in pairs to assess their engagement, problem-solving strategies, and use of resources.

Feedback 431

Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 431

eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 9th most-read story focuses on first-year teaching supports. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

Teachers 320

Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 320

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I’ve been a reading specialist, a special education teacher, and an English teacher, among others. They’ve been trying their best for years, and it hasn’t gotten them out of special reading classes or eliminated their need for an IEP. They have some challenge that interferes with how they learn, and that makes school difficult.

Disabilities 330

Disabilities Students Motivation English 330

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Specifically, the Talents Unlimited model identified the following five key thinking abilities that lead to success: Productive Thinking, Communication, Forecasting, Decision Making, and Planning. Communication The Communication skills Talents Unlimited seeks to develop are: Giving many, varied, single words to describe something.

Students 310

Students Learning Communication Discussions 310

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

Teachers can pop in and out of breakout rooms while students discuss academic topics and collaborate around shared tasks, but it isn’t the same as walking around a classroom with watchful eyes and attentive ears. Success criteria can help teachers and students measure progress in relation to those standards. choice board of options).

Learning 543

Learning Knowledge Discussions Writing 543

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

This article on the science of reading originally appeared on Purdue University’s site and is reposted here with permission. awarded to Purdue in August as part of Lilly Endowment’s Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana initiative, which launched in 2022. The work is funded in part by a $1.5

Science 148

Science Reading Interdisciplinary Languages 148

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

Coaching 333

Coaching Special Education Disabilities Communication 333

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Attention, behaviors, and peer interactions are affected by the child’s ability to process stimuli. Visual presentation is the ability to interpret and use what’s seen in the environment, including cortical visual fields for focused tasks like writing and reading, and peripheral visual fields for navigating the environment.

Attention 226

Attention Communication Languages Language 226

eSchool News

AUGUST 5, 2024

His restlessness would get worse when he was nervous, and he had a great deal of anxiety around reading. Sometimes he would ask his teacher, “Do you mind if I go read in the wiggle room?” By the end of the year, his reading improved and his confidence increased to the point where he chose to stay and read with his classmates.

Schools 273

Schools Reading Special Education Attention 273

eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

The partnership will bring OxEd’s evidence-based oral language assessment, whole class instruction, and remediation programs to the US, providing school districts with tools to enhance their oral language protocols and ultimately improve reading comprehension and other aspects of educational attainment.

Languages 130

Languages Language Reading Achievement 130