eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

They are distant during class, uninterested in engaging with the material, and their beliefs confirmed every time they get a question wrong – “I can’t do math.” How can teachers combat this belief? Picture this: a student enters your classroom, a negative attitude at the ready. Make math relevant.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2020

And as educators seek to understand students from a motivational and psychological point of view, grit pays an important role. So far, the best idea has been the growth mindset—the belief that ability to learn isn’t fixed, that it can change with your effort,” Duckworth says during her talk.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

Recently I had reason to revisit Paul Pintrich’s meta-analysis on motivating students. It’s still the piece I most often see referenced when it comes to what’s known about student motivation. Adaptive self-efficacy and competence perceptions motivate students. Adaptive attributions and control beliefs motivate students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

These four lessons learned from this past year really get into the subconscious to discover how we feel about AI in our schools. Students needed devices to learn in remote settings, so most schools that weren’t 1:1 before the pandemic became it almost overnight. Each year I share my predictions about these trends.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

TORONTO Tutor Doctor , the leader in one-to-one private tutoring, announces its global partnership with the world-class brand MindPrint Learning. As the only K12 solution that uses objective cognitive data to teach students how they learn best, MindPrint offers personalized strategies based on each students learning strengths and needs.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2025

At the same time, schools are working to reverse learning losses stemming from the pandemic. Psychologists call this deeper kind of fulfillment eudaimonia –a sense of meaning, purpose, and the belief that what you do truly matters. The latest NAEP scores show declines in reading and math among fourth and eighth graders.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

Recently I had reason to revisit Paul Pintrich’s meta-analysis on motivating students. It’s still the piece I most often see referenced when it comes to what’s known about student motivation. Adaptive self-efficacy and competence perceptions motivate students. Adaptive attributions and control beliefs motivate students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

ReadTheory , an edtech company that helps students build reading comprehension skills, announced the findings of its new survey of nearly 1,700 teachers to get their insights into the challenges of implementing social emotional learning (SEL) programs in today’s tumultuous educational environment. To learn more, visit ReadTheory.org.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2019

Teachers, school counselors, and school leaders impact student social-emotional learning (SEL) to the degree that they transform each student’s mindset by empowering the self of the student. SEL is more than simple observable changes in behavior or short-term boosts to motivation.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Every teacher knows it’s essential, and every teacher tries to motivate students. But it’s just as true that all teachers have experienced those days when they don’t feel particularly motivated, when the content seems old and tired, and when students (sometimes the whole class) are clearly anything but motivated by what’s happening in class.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2025

In elementary classrooms, the most effective model of blended learning is called the station rotation model. In elementary classrooms, the most effective model of blended learning is called the station rotation model. According to Blended Learning Universe (n.d.),

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, weve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but as tools for reflection and growth. A growth mindset is the belief that abilities grow through effort and persistence. This allowed them to feel and have tremendous ownership over their learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

Each spring, MIND sends out an annual survey to educators who use ST Math, a program created by MIND Education, to find out how the tool is delivering value, to guide future research and development, and to benchmark the understandings and beliefs of the teachers they serve. This year, 5,400 educators from across the U.S.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2018

And as educators seek to understand students from a motivational and psychological point of view, grit pays an important role. So far, the best idea has been the growth mindset—the belief that ability to learn isn’t fixed, that it can change with your effort,” Duckworth says during her talk.

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Beliefs Students Motivation Study 273

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

They recognize that this student hasnt yet learned how to channel their energy or cope with their frustrations constructively. Its about believing in a childs ability to grow, learn, and improve. Suddenly, theyre motivated, not by fear of punishment, but by the desire to be the person they now believe they can be.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2018

Hope is the belief that things can get better and is the foundation upon which motivation is built. Those hopes and goals will turn into motivation through the support of staff and peers. Hope creates active engagement with learning. Learning becomes real, powerful, and useful. This is when hope turns into action.

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Beliefs Motivation Achievement Activities 237

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This is a powerful social-emotional learning (SEL) experience for middle- and high-school-aged students. Most often it is because they are trapped in their own minds, with unexamined beliefs and assumptions about who they are “supposed to be.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

Key points: Students who feel supported feel empowered to learn and achieve 3 critical areas necessary to boost student motivation Expanded learning can improve student well-being For more on student achievement, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub Every student should get to feel brilliant at school.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2018

Motivation in class and the hallways, through notes, and over announcements will give students the boost they need to start believing in themselves. Emphasize that they each have their own beliefs and opinions that they can bring back and share in their classrooms. Be a reading cheerleader. Create an inclusive environment.

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Reading Beliefs Culture Motivation 274

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Every teacher knows it’s essential, and every teacher tries to motivate students. But it’s just as true that all teachers have experienced those days when they don’t feel particularly motivated, when the content seems old and tired, and when students (sometimes the whole class) are clearly anything but motivated by what’s happening in class.

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Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

This means that no matter which career students choose, there will always be more to learn and consider. Guthrie explains, the road to lifelong learning starts with proficient reading. Unfortunately, says Guthrie, students’ reading motivation is often "shockingly low." EdSurge: Why are some students not motivated to read?

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

Blended learning seamlessly weaves together online and in-person learning experiences to boost student engagement and meet the unique needs of a diverse class by providing flexible pathways through learning experiences. This positively impacts their motivation to engage with tasks.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A positive school culture is characterized by strong, healthy relationships among students and staff members; core beliefs and values that are taught and reinforced throughout the school environment; and high expectations accompanied by robust support systems. Yet, too often, teachers feel like they’re left alone on an island.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2019

These obstacles create barriers for our students coming to school ready to learn and thrive both academically and social emotionally. The foundational belief that intelligence is malleable and that each child’s “true potential is unknown and unknowable.” Lessons learned. Dweck, 2006).

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Having access to diverse texts helps children expand their vocabularies, deepens their understanding of language, provides opportunities for problem-solving, provides critical affirming experiences to students’ lives, and presents opportunities for students to learn about people with different lived experiences.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

She asked her students who were learning remotely to build blanket forts. Almost inadvertently, during a particularly trying time in their lives, the students built learning environments over which they had agency. Learning gaps can be filled. More to the point, they were engaged. Curriculum can be compacted.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Feedback is a powerful tool that can profoundly impact student learning and success. Let’s Review the Characteristics of Effective Feedback In an article for ASCD, Grant Wiggins identifies key elements that make feedback particularly effective in enhancing student learning. What is the secret to effective feedback?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Instead of snuffing out the doom scroll at its source, educators should lean into it, learn, and apply takeaways to their curriculum. Students can see and experience the relevance of what they are learning, which can have a profound impact on their motivation and comprehension. Try, fail, learn, repeat.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

But until recently, noncognitive skills like perseverance and self-motivation sat at the periphery of an education debate centered on the measurement of skills like reading and math. That is beginning to change. Books on noncognitive skills pepper best-seller lists. And we’re already seeing it. In a recent report, 96% of teachers in the U.S.

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Failure Beliefs Math Intelligence 276

eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2025

Despite this growing belief, 97 percent of surveyed teachers say they lack the necessary resources to integrate emerging technology like AI and concepts like entrepreneurship into their curriculum. Samsung Solve for Tomorrows second The State of STEM Education survey, conducted in partnership with DonorsChoose , polled1,039 U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Very young children don’t pick up a book and think, “Oh, I should learn to read.” Sometimes self-confidence and the belief in one’s self as a reader gets waylaid by a less than ideal reading environment, such as parents who don’t read at home or classroom instruction in reading that centers on worksheets rather than rich texts.

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Motivation Beliefs Reading Assignments 133

eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Focus on learning more about the student’s goals and motivations, and look into potential professors before the semester starts. When trying to figure out the best major for a prospective student, focus on understanding their needs and motivations. What questions keep them up at night?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Check out the latest news on AI in education For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Technology plays a crucial, and expanding, role in today’s schools. Schools can also use tech and AI tools to enhance the success of teacher teams and professional learning communities (PLCs).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. Embracing change with a hands-on approach to STEAM learning With my usual 20-page final project firmly in the rearview mirror, I instead instructed my pre-service teacher students to play and explore. We will learn a lot from this!”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

I’ve learned leadership is about using the privilege of our position to build collaborative teams of talented and motivated individuals who can help us stay ahead of any problems and drive innovation that brings impactful change. Leaders leverage tools. Leaders freeze.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2018

And as educators seek to understand students from a motivational and psychological point of view, grit pays an important role. So far, the best idea has been the growth mindset—the belief that ability to learn isn’t fixed, that it can change with your effort,” Duckworth says during her talk.

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Beliefs Students Motivation Study 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

And lower-income African American and Hispanic students have been more likely to be learning remotely during the pandemic and have less access to computers and high-speed internet. There is a way, though, to combine traditional education and real-world work experience—both theory and application: experiential learning.

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