eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The first suggestion from elementary teachers was to start the course by setting the stage with a clear set of behavior expectations for students working online. Simple things like expecting students to keep their cameras active, how to attract the teacher’s attention by raising their hand via video or using a Zoom tool, etc.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When I work with teachers shifting to blended learning, I strive to establish the WHY driving our work together. I want teachers to understand the purpose and value of the shift to blended learning. Blended learning is not a reaction to a moment. Below are the benefits and challenges of teaching in a whole group lesson.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Attendees will learn directly from top ed tech experts and successful real-world practitioners in hundreds of in-depth workshops and hands-on sessions. Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. 23, 2024 in Orlando. Unleash the Magic of AI in Your Classroom!

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Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

After 13 years of testing higher-order active learning modalities in the classroom, collecting data, building a database, and analyzing student learning results in bi-annual principles of marketing classes, my colleague and I saw two important results emerge.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 2, 2016

Too many classrooms are not set up with the intention of engaging students. Student engagement is “ the degree of attention, curiosity, interest, optimism, and passion that students show when they are learning or being taught.” Unfortunately, this statistic doesn’t shock me.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2024

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. You use a phrase for this that you call ‘budgeted attention.’ They see you're not paying attention to them. What does that mean?

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Lego Education hosted a breakfast panel on ISTE Day #1 devoted to one of the most perplexing post-pandemic problems for schools—how to keep kids’ attention. The conversation covered many topics including the importance of personalized learning, community involvement, and innovative teaching methods. In this highlight, Alberto M.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

I’ve taught in person, online, and in blended learning environments. Teachers learn so much from listening to their students engaging in conversation or observing them as they work through a problem or task. 1 Articulate Clear Learning Goals and Objectives.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2023

This renewed collaboration ensures students and teachers in the district’s K-5 classrooms will continue to use the company’s award-winning Mystery Science service to drive deeper student engagement in science instruction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2022

Many students see no relevance between their education and the real world, and say they are struggling to find meaning in their education or find a career direction, according to a new survey from YouScience , a student engagement platform. Help students discover what they’re good at and match it with what they’re interested in.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

“What we are hearing is students are personally overwhelmed, emotionally overwhelmed—and facing financial hardship, technology issues and difficulties with child care that are preventing them from logging on,” says Tim Renick, founding executive director of the National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. This process reinforces scientific inquiry and builds critical thinking skills as students see, touch, and analyze real results from their experiments.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

Educators had to swiftly adjust to online learning, adapting classroom techniques to their new digital settings. Keeping students engaged in online learning, whether synchronous or asynchronous, has been one of the greatest struggles educators have had to face.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. Learning That Works for Every Student Imagine a student who is bright, curious, and eager to learn but constantly struggles in a traditional classroom.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015. www.discoveryeducation.com , and?stay

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

Just as students rely on a teachers voice in a traditional classroom for success, the same is true in physical education classes, whether in the gym or on the field. Research over the past 40 years has highlighted the critical link between hearing clearly and learning. The benefits extend beyond students. Researchers Joseph J.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

AI tutoring systems spearhead this learning revolution by reimagining the tutoring concept, offering interactive and adaptive learning experiences customized to each individual’s learning capabilities. A significant advantage of AI tutoring systems is the personalized learning experiences they can offer students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2024

While small-group instruction offers personalized learning experiences, student-tracking aims to tailor instruction based on abilities. I prioritized targeted support and intervention strategies to address the diverse needs of students from the outset and aimed to mitigate learning loss and promote academic growth.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

On top of that, almost 80 percent of students want more playful learning experiences in the classroom. Once you see students engaged and learning through play, it clicks and the question goes from how to how do we add more?” Our students and teachers deserve to love learning again.”

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

They know what makes them feel safe and supported in learning environments. Teachers should encourage students to draw on their prior experiences in school to compile a list of behaviors and norms they believe will establish and maintain a high-functioning learning community. What caused them to feel unsafe? Click to copy.

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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’s choice reflected pride in her cultural identity, and her delivery was clear, persuasive, and engaging.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I always imagined that as my experience with teaching grew, I would be able to better motivate students and help focus my students. It turns out that with each passing year, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to capture and hold a student’s attention and focus during my lessons.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

An engaging learning experience in which students are fully immersed in the content is driven by six variables, according to new research. Related content: 5 online discussion tools to fuel student engagement. Additionally, engaged students typically have lower rates of delinquency, substance use, and depression.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While the focus of the conversation is often on the academic impact of extended day programs, these programs also have the potential to address an even bigger problem: the student mental health crisis. Reimagining OST programs can be the key to improving students mental health. In the early 2000s we moved to the U.S.,

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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. It is becoming increasingly difficult to pry students away from Snapchat, Netflix, Spotify, Instagram, and video games to read anything longer than a snippet.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2020

While most of my students choose to come to our school because we focus on math, science, and STEM—the subjects they enjoy—I am tasked with helping them develop their reading and writing skills. So, how do I keep my math, science, and STEM-minded students engaged in the language arts? Use Monster Quiz for assessments.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. Online learning has become a growing trend among K-12 students, including elementary students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? Why Incorporate Technology In Math Education With smart technology becoming an integral part of everyday life, the average student interacts with different technologies day-to-day. It’s fun and engaging, and there’s always something new to learn.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I always imagined that as my experience with teaching grew, I would be able to better motivate students and help focus my students. It turns out that with each passing year, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to capture and hold a student’s attention and focus during my lessons.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Despite debate and disagreement about how to define and measure attention spans, numerous studies have put student attention spans in approximately the 10-minute range (Bradbury, 2016). Attention is a so-called gateway between information and learning and is compared to a spotlight on a large stage (Keller et al.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2020

An engaging learning experience in which students are fully immersed in the content is driven by six variables, according to new research. Related content: 5 online discussion tools to fuel student engagement. Additionally, engaged students typically have lower rates of delinquency, substance use, and depression.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

However, studies suggest that a significant percentage of students feel disengaged in their learning, posing a challenge for educators. As teachers strive to adapt their instructional methods to nurture student curiosity and drive deeper student engagement, the principles outlined in Teach Like A Pirate offer valuable insights.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

With some schools already announcing they will not reopen normally in the fall, and many others considering their options , educators are hoping to take advantage of the summer to improve on this spring’s sink-or-swim plunge into distance learning. For many, the recent leap to remote instruction felt rushed, chaotic and disorganized.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2021

Comics are a fantastic tool for inspiring student engagement, leveling the playing field so students can demonstrate their learning even if they aren’t great writers, and scaffolding intimidating projects.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2020

If your classroom needs more student engagement, TED-Ed Lessons might be just the thing for you. Claws and nails, vultures, third eyelids, Rasputin–these topics are sure to grab students’ attention. Related content: 5 TED-Ed Lessons to introduce students to robotics.

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