Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. Stalnaker, J., Hubbard, A., H., & Bailey, E.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Below are the benefits and challenges of being a student in a whole group lesson. Blended Learning Benefit #1: Student Agency. What: Student agency is the students’ ability to make key decisions in the learning experience. Pain Point: Teachers are frustrated by a lack of student engagement and motivation.

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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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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

“In the post-COVID world, educators are more challenged than ever to create engaging learning experiences for all students,” said Kihei Elementary School Principal Tracy Lui. Discovery Education’s digital resources grab students’ attention, opening the door for our school’s educators to capitalize on our learners’ natural curiosity.

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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

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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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

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

School administrators should be continually on the lookout for emerging technologies that can increase student engagement, retain knowledge, and make learning more accessible. To be successful, active learning depends heavily on the student’s participation.

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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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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. Department of Education reports show that technology can potentially transform education.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 13, 2024

What if they aren’t paying attention and don’t get the important information? In addition to those questions, teachers may not want students staring at a screen all class period (legitimate concern!). Yet, teachers have a lot of concerns about using media in the classroom. What if kids don’t watch the video?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. You’re expected to cultivate skills that prepare students for real-world challenges. Cost-effectiveness is another critical advantage.

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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. Vicki continues to write for Edutopia and has authored two educational books, Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds, and Reinventing Writing.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Some schools spent the summer engaged in magical thinking that everyone would be back in person this fall, just like before the pandemic. I was fortunate to work with numerous educators this summer on how to teach and lead for higher student engagement – even during a pandemic. All of this work was virtual. Conclusion.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

The importance of interactive tools in special education Special education students often require personalized instructional strategies that traditional methods cannot fully address. In a virtual setting, it becomes even more critical to find tools that keep these students engaged and provide the support they need.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

This structure balances differentiated instruction and uniform content delivery, providing personalized support and consistent foundational learning for all students. The teacher challenges these students to think critically about how cultural context influences the moral of the story and provides opportunities for deeper analysis.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

Do you know that when teachers fail to hook students’ attention on that first day, engagement remains a struggle for the rest of the semester (Roberto, 2021)? I consistently wanted to integrate community building activities for the students to participate in and feel safe and comfortable. & Henning, G.W.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

On the other hand, when students struggle with academic material, these tutoring programs can provide relevant and explanatory examples, practice exercises, and alternative explanations until the student achieves a reasonable mastery of those concepts.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Students today are more distracted and disengaged than ever, all while they’re spending an average of 95 minutes every single day on TikTok alone. Meanwhile, 80 percent of teachers across the nation are reporting critically low student engagement, signifying a lack of connection with the material, the methodology, or both.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2019

Here are the most-read stories on creativity, engagement, and student well-being this month: 1. 3 great ways to supercharge student engagement. No matter what the subject, before students can learn new skills or absorb new material, they need to be paying attention.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 27, 2024

We aspire to get our students engaged because most of them don’t come to us that way. But how we can do that isn’t always clear, especially since no two students engage the same way. So, what does student engagement look like, then, and how can we measure and nurture it?

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

In my 2014 book “ MOOCS Essentials ,” I reflected on each aspect of the residential learning process and how developers of massive open online courses were trying to replicate those experiences virtually, or come up with ways to keep students engaged without direct teacher-student interaction.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

.” While 48 percent of students in 2022-23 cited depression, stress, or anxiety as obstacles to learning (up from 39 percent in spring 2020), only 41 percent reported having an adult at school they could talk to about these issues (down from 46 percent pre-pandemic). ” These small steps will kick-start engagement right away.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Teachers in rural areas are exceptionally creative, working around limited library access, funding restrictions, and the ever-present battle with scaling best practices to support their students. Finding interesting resources goes a long way in boosting my students’ engagement with the material, better positioning them for lifelong success.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Step 3: Utilize interactive curriculum and instruction Elementary-age students have shorter attention spans, which is why it’s vital to provide them with group learning time, like a live lesson, as well as individual time. or “how will you communicate with families and students who are actively participating in their learning?”

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Whether a student struggles with organization, time management, or test anxiety, this program provides the structured guidance necessary to close learning gaps and boost confidence. At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

According to research , in a typical classroom lecture students will generally retain only five percent of the material presented. Today’s teachers are looking to new methods of teaching and learning to improve student engagement and achievement, including tech-based solutions like the flipped classroom.

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2021

Their strategy—which included using Pear Deck’s platform —was supportive and engaging. Even the quietest students participated. Working in a separate room, Nesler’s co-teacher couldn’t see students' responses to assessments and questions on Pear Deck’s teacher dashboard. Then the pandemic hit. then the pandemic hit.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 12, 2023

Do you know that when teachers fail to hook students’ attention on that first day, engagement remains a struggle for the rest of the semester (Roberto, 2021)? I consistently wanted to integrate community building activities for the students to participate in and feel safe and comfortable. & Henning, G.W.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Before designing learning experiences that are personal to individual students, it is critical for classroom teachers and school leaders to identify student engagement, student interest, student choice, student voice, cross-curricular connections, and differentiated resources.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 27, 2024

We aspire to get our students engaged because most of them don’t come to us that way. But how we can do that isn’t always clear, especially since no two students engage the same way. So, what does student engagement look like, then, and how can we measure and nurture it?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

I was watching as a few of my students took notes while the remaining students sat passively, perhaps hoping my animated gestures and pacing would somehow osmotically transfer my explanation of classical conditioning into their brains. This creates a rhythm that keeps the discussion moving while accommodating varied schedules.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2022

. “Promethean’s ActivPanel is the interactive display of choice for millions of teachers who rely on technology to drive student engagement and spark their imagination,” said Vin Riera, chief executive officer at Promethean. Merlyn Mind is the AI technology company behind Merlyn, the digital assistant for education.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Key points: Edtech objectives and student engagement goals should drive technology selections Leveraging edtech for differentiated instruction A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 For more news on interactive learning, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Education today looks dramatically different from classrooms of just a decade ago.

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Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 22, 2016

It’s becoming increasingly harder to keep students’ attention. Search any educational website or blog (including this one) and you’ll find a wealth of articles and suggestions on how to stimulate student engagement and how to get students to become active participants in their learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

So now students in elementary and middle schools have to keep devices off and put away during the school day, though high school students can use their smartphones or watches between classes and at lunch. In general, students are ready to learn,” she says. “As And she says there are fewer fights at the school, too.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We no longer solely prepare students to be college-ready. Today’s educators seek to provide learning experiences that prepare students to be healthy, successful participants in college, career, civics, and home life. We seek life-readiness. Anastasia Betts, VP of Curriculum Planning & Design, Age of Learning.

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