k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

This approach respects the natural constraints of attention and working memory. This kind of adaptive, data-driven support is helping students achieve more in less time, making learning both more effective and more motivating.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Enhancements to the Student Experience: A new, motivating, age-appropriate learning environment has been created to engage upper elementary learners. Improved Teaching and Learning Supports: New professional learning and supports for PreK-5 educators are now available to maximize classroom impact.

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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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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

This article explores how these three components can reshape flipped learning and address persistent challenges such as student unpreparedness, fear of participation, and lack of motivation. These modules are ideal for students who are accustomed to fast-paced digital environments and may have limited attention spans.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

This article explores how these three components can reshape flipped learning and address persistent challenges such as student unpreparedness, fear of participation, and lack of motivation. These modules are ideal for students who are accustomed to fast-paced digital environments and may have limited attention spans.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? Studies show that students in remote settings often feel isolated, which can lead to decreased motivation and engagement. What innovations might redefine the learning environment? One major issue is the lack of personal interaction.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

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. The Motive It is unknown whether Ruiz intended to cheat in New York or if the opportunity merely presented itself and she took it. But integrity is a different coin entirely.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

It can be constructive, motivating, and well-meaning in certain contexts. Without the constant need to defend or assert one’s ego (our preferences and aversions), the instructor’s attention can open to what is happening in the room or on the screen. Psychology Teacher Network. This perspective is not inherently bad.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

It can be constructive, motivating, and well-meaning in certain contexts. Without the constant need to defend or assert one’s ego (our preferences and aversions), the instructor’s attention can open to what is happening in the room or on the screen. Psychology Teacher Network. This perspective is not inherently bad.

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Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 74

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2025

In early February, seventh grade math teacher Jamie Gallimore tried something new: She watched herself teach class. As a veteran teacher, she did a lot right but the meeting with Baker also made her change a few things. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. The tactics, she said, have helped keep her students engaged.

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Testing Math Coaching Exams 240

Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

In September 2023 alone, about 52,000 teachers and other educational support staff quit their jobs in the United States. For students, this means larger class sizes, less individualized attention and support, and a lower quality of education overall. Why Is There a Teacher Shortage? The result?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

What is the first sign that youre going to like or dislike a teacher? The slides include both psychology-specific and social-emotional prompts, including prompts about motivation and emotion, states of consciousness, and developmental psychology. In your opinion, what sport gets too much attention? What about 3 hours?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I always love redesigning instructional activities with teachers and school leaders. Teachers know that they can take risks and will be supported by their administrators. facilitate clarity of organizational purpose and establish instructional coherence in partnership with their teachers and other staff. empower student choice.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

There is far less written about teacher engagement, even though teacher engagement and student engagement are reciprocal. When teacher engagement dips, it has a negative effect on student engagement. When teacher engagement is high, it positively impacts both student engagement and achievement. What is teacher engagement?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

What do teachers find mentally stimulating about their work? 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? Teachers as Architects of Learning Experiences.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

I’ve trained many teachers who use choice boards and ask, “What’s the difference between a choice board and a playlist?” Despite this reality, most learning is teacher-paced, not student-paced. The focus is on the teacher covering content and moving students through lessons on a strict timeline.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

I have spoken with educators and students all over the world, from middle school teachers in Uruguay, to high school teachers in Australia to graduate professors at Columbia University, and they all are witnessing the same trend: Students are turning off their videos and microphones. We can turn to motivational psychology for answers.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

The more I learn about leadership, the more convinced I am that teachers need leadership training in credential school. However, for many teachers, classroom management and behavior issues are constant distractions that complicate an already challenging job. This reminds me of the way many teachers run their classrooms.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

So programs intended to make that process easier and faster are tapping into the science of motivation to improve their methods. Without that intrinsic personal motivation, it’s hard to reach the levels we expect and hope,” says Parandeh Kia, associate provost for educational technology at the institute.

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eSchool News

JULY 24, 2017

Is there anything a teacher hates more than to look out across his or her classroom and see a group of tired, uninterested, and unmotivated students? Teachers are forced to cover state standards that students may not see any intrinsic reason to learn. What is a teacher to do? That’s right. I primarily teach Spanish.

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Teachers Motivation Social Studies History 260

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2024

The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students Motivation plays a role not only in people’s choice to get involved in their goals but also in their behavior, persistence, and, ultimately, success. What does motivation entail? Experts in psychology have comprehensively analyzed motivation.

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Motivation Students Feedback Achievement 174

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. The idea is to keep learners motivated in a class. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. Almost a decade into experiments with gamification, edtech companies are changing the way they approach motivation.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

However, not all teachers have received the adequate resources and training needed to teach remotely. One of the major issues teachers are struggling with is effectively engaging students. Gamification , defined as using game-like elements in non-game contexts, can help motivate online learners and solve this issue.

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Gamification Distance Learning Motivation Students 334

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Katie Novak and I guide teachers in creating the time and space to support all parts of the writing process in the classroom. 1 Hard to Motivate After a Long Day at School After spending six to seven hours in a structured, often high-pressure academic environment, students face the additional burden of homework.

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Assignments Writing Feedback Motivation 458

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. In training sessions, I ask teachers to think about why they use this model. Blended learning is not a reaction to a moment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2022

When adults pay attention to children’s verbal and non-verbal play, we are, in a way, able to look into their subconscious, and with some careful observation and analysis, gain a pretty good idea about what they are experiencing in their daily lives. I was a rookie preschool teacher working in Chicago. It was the morning of Sept.

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Attention Communication Failure Language 217

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

I like to compare the teacher’s work designing learning experiences to the work of an architect. In much the same way, teachers must get to know their students. Below are three aspects of our design work that I encourage teachers to consider as they architect learning experiences for their students. #1

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Blended Learning Learning Lecturing Motivation 518

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This shortcoming means that, every year, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they are ready to teach reading. This shortcoming means that, every year, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they are ready to teach reading.

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Reading Teaching Exams Teachers 293

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

When you have to compete with a warm sun, sandy beaches, and playful friends, motivating students in summer school can be a daunting challenge. The biggest impact on productivity came from simply paying attention to the workers and their environment. Let your summer school students experience this motivator. Be that teacher.

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Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 153

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

However, not all teachers have received the adequate resources and training needed to teach remotely. One of the major issues teachers are struggling with is effectively engaging students. Gamification , defined as using game-like elements in non-game contexts, can help motivate online learners and solve this issue.

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Gamification Distance Learning Students Motivation 319

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

They’re not meant to captivate the attention in classrooms that should be focused on listening and learning. In the event of a campus intruder, as soon as the situation is identified, the main office can instruct teachers and students what to do, such as lock doors and shelter in place. Screens as Lifesavers. Designing Content Plans.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2022

When I decided to add computational learning to the 3-year-old group, I didn’t want teachers to always be the ones handling the robots. Some preschool teachers might be intimidated at the idea of doing robotics, but they don’t have to reinvent the wheel. When we did a unit on simple machines, one of my teachers 3D printed pulleys.

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Teachers Study Motivation Science 265

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2022

students struggled with anxiety, depression, trauma, or attention issues that made it difficult to focus, stay motivated, and learn. Early intervention is critical, or else these students can spiral quickly into avoidance and loss of motivation. anxiety, ADHD, depression, lack of motivation, and trauma). This is not new.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

With time-saving technology strategies, school librarians can find ways to connect with their school’s teachers and students on a deeper level, forming relationships and helping with research and skill development. During an ISTELive session , Kristina A.

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Schools English Motivation Attention 336

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

Homework has been getting a lot of attention in the media. As a parent and teacher, I find this conversation is particularly interesting. My children spend 6+ hours in a classroom with their teachers each day. Despite having clear motivations for assigning homework, I always worried I gave students too much homework.

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Assignments Motivation Reading High School 420