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How instructional audio amps up physical education classes

eSchool News

Clear verbal and nonverbal communication build trust and respect, making students feel heard and helping them more effectively develop motor skills. Clear verbal and nonverbal communication build trust and respect, making students feel heard and helping them more effectively develop motor skills. Researchers Joseph J.

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Use these 5 strategies to boost student engagement

eSchool News

This year’s 9th most-read story focuses on instructional strategies for better student engagement. Student engagement has long been an indicator of growth and progress, and in the wake of the pandemic, it will prove essential for academic and social-emotional recovery. 3: Clear expectations. 4: Hands-on learning.

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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

eSchool News

What surprised me most was how seriously students took the project. They werent just completing an assignment–they were crafting their voices, practicing communication skills, and taking pride in their ability to share something they loved in a second language.

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Smartphones Have Changed Student Attention, Even When Students Aren’t Using Them

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When teachers think their students aren’t paying attention in class, they’re probably right. And that’s true even when instructors force students to put away their smartphones. And so it really has complicated all of our communication. You use a phrase for this that you call ‘budgeted attention.’

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How to Significantly Improve Student Engagement and Retained Learning in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

This step was taken especially since it became more difficult for me over the years in the classroom to keep todays device-driven students focused beyond 10 seconds or less on an assigned major concept for each of my fifty-minute classes.Retained learning was there but not at the expected levels.In

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What 40 Million Messages Tell Us About Parent-Teacher Communication

Edsurge

Something crucial was missing from classrooms over the past school year: millions of students who were part of the chronic absenteeism crisis that plagued districts large and small. Could better communication between schools and parents alleviate the problem? Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Not necessarily.”

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New Slate of Inspiring and Engaging Standards-Aligned Content Added to Discovery Education Experience for Back-to-School 2025

eSchool News

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.