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Why graphic novels belong in every classroom

eSchool News

Screens, social media, and short attention spans have reshaped the challenge of literacy instruction, leaving many educators searching for tools that can meet students where they are, without lowering the bar. One of the most overlooked answers? Graphic novels. For years, graphic novels were dismissed as light reading or just comics.

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

eSchool News

When teens take the mic Recent studies show that reading for pleasure among teens is at an all-time low. students read for fun almost every day–down from 31 percent in 1984. A library of student-led recommendations that brought books–and readers–to life. To promote reading in the classroom and beyond.

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Hoping to Regain Attention of Students, Professors Pay More Attention to Them

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Teaching is about attention — getting students to pay attention to the material, and to engage with new ideas so they can develop new skills and abilities. But getting and holding the attention of students has become more difficult since the pandemic, according to many college instructors around the country.

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

Edsurge

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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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. The impact of technology on the human brain is still being studied, but there is a body of research which is decades old and has increased its capacity to inform education with advances in medical imaging technology.

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3 ways gamification engages students

eSchool News

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of K-12 and college students have transitioned to online learning. One of the major issues teachers are struggling with is effectively engaging students. However, not all teachers have received the adequate resources and training needed to teach remotely.

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3 ways to use gamification to engage students

eSchool News

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of K-12 and college students have transitioned to online learning. One of the major issues teachers are struggling with is effectively engaging students. However, not all teachers have received the adequate resources and training needed to teach remotely.