Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2024

Referred to as AI-powered reading coaches, assistants or tutors, these tools use generative AI to provide learners with personalized reading practice, stories, feedback and support. Such tools are typically designed to engage and motivate the child in interacting with stories, but don’t always lead children to improve their reading skills.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

When I coach teachers using the station rotation model that combines individual and collaborative learning activities both online and offline , we talk about how to arrange the furniture in the room to communicate the type of task students are doing. Education is one “make it work” moment after another.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Their primary role is to support the coach in diffusing innovative instructional practices across the campus. This heightened engagement translates into increased motivation, higher teacher retention, and a positive ripple effect throughout the school community. Wondering how to build a corps of teacher leaders?

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Years before I wrote my book, “Courageous Edventures,” and helped develop an instructional coaching model used in schools across the country, I served as a district leader supporting instructional coaches. And the time they spent with instructional coaches seemed key to moving the needle.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

My doctoral research focused on the multidimensional motivational construct of teacher engagement in blended learning environments. This is a sentiment I’ve repeatedly heard this year as I work with educators who are teaching online, on hybrid schedules, or juggling the demands of the concurrent classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The issue of grading and motivating students to see value in work that is not graded is complex and multifaceted. Without going into the weeds debating the value of grades in general, I want to propose a flowchart that I use when coaching teachers to help them evaluate where to invest their time and energy resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2022

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), or as school PD. You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Today: Classes. Some are for certificates; others for college credit.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

“As we talked with EmpowerU students, we realized how much they valued the daily support of their EmpowerU coach—and they wanted an integrated way to access their feedback and encouragement. Integrated communication tools create close collaboration between the school team and the EmpowerU coach. Our new platform does just that.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At Mira Mesa High School in San Diego, California, which has launched an esports program, teacher Brandon Trieu has proven through the success of the team he coaches, the Mira Mesa Marauders, that esports are a valuable addition to the classroom. Most of all, it’s essential that efforts are led by a motivated coach.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2017

They motivate and guide their students to accomplish their goals. Since we’ve discovered that teaching is mostly about motivation, that matters because for faculty, motivation was usually not the primary problem. The fitness coach can’t exercise for you. What is it that motivates you? You have to do the work.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. In other words, can we foster greater motivation? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students. Every student learns at a different pace.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

Through the RMG initiative, BCPS partnered with PBLWorks to train most middle school principals, academic coaches, and over 900 teachers in how to lead for and implement Gold Standard PBL with the vision of each student experiencing at least two projects per year.

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eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2023

Together we can provide the tools and training necessary to effectively manage the specific conversation with each student to motivate healthy behaviors.” “School health professionals play a critical role in identifying and supporting students with behavioral or mental health concerns.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Eighth graders who fall below NAEP Basic would have trouble identifying basic literary elements, such as character motivation and the main idea. Reaching the NAEP Basic threshold indicates students have achieved partial mastery of fundamental skills and knowledge for that grade level. That lack of knowledge followed them.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

. “With approximately 30 million adults without a high school diploma in the United States, we believe focusing on this important mission will provide communities with the opportunity to develop individuals with knowledge, skills, and upward career potential. McGraw Hill Connect® is a complete course platform.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

This is tough news to swallow, but I’m choosing to view this as motivation. We know we need the right people who are committed and knowledgeable–this is especially pertinent for our staff and leadership. It’s not enough just to provide some one-time workshops–we must continually invest in building teachers’ skills.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 6, 2025

Podcast Episode Episode Description In this episode of The Balance, I sit down with Ruba Abi Saab, Instructional Coach and Teaching and Learning Coordinator at Al Rayan International School in Accra, Ghana. I’m now the Teaching & Learning Coordinator and coach at Al-Rayan International School in Accra, Ghana. Catlin: Nice.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. In other words, can we foster greater motivation? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students. Every student learns at a different pace.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Armed with full knowledge of the issue, they dove into the research, recorded public service announcements and canvassed their community for advocates. What I have learned from coaching hundreds of students over two decades is that while some students need intensive support, others just need me to get out of their way.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Smith has demonstrated strong leadership skills throughout her 27-year career in education, which has included roles as an assistant director of summer and graduate placement programs, teacher, principal, coach, curriculum specialist, and, now, director of federal programs. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

He talked about how he dropped in on a calligraphy class, and from that knowledge he created the idea of different types of computer fonts some 10 years later. AI won’t motivate a student to learn. It won’t coach them, care for them, or be empathetic towards them.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” Coach is going to be both reactive and proactive for learners. I’ve done courses before where there wasn’t much of a structure, and I wasn’t motivated to finish them.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

To support their professional growth, teachers will also have continued access to the AI Coach platform , which enables them to watch and reflect on videos of their classroom instruction, set professional goals, and receive personalized observation tips, coaching, and resources from a virtual, computerized AI coach.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

An instructional coach for K-5 math teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools in Wisconsin, Robinson can find herself zipping around several of the schools she works with in the city to assist teachers, give workshops or try to help vice principals grasp the nuances of math instruction. Painters experience is different from Robinsons.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

For example, to become better writers, readers, and critical thinkers, Quill.org offers low-income students an AI-powered literacy tutor that provides students real-time coaching and feedback on literacy activities that pair nonfiction reading with informational writing.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Fully asynchronous online learning is probably best suited to adult learners who are motivated to apply what they learn to their work. Group discussions will work well when your students have the background knowledge gleaned from independent work. The success of each environment—synchronous and asynchronous—is interwoven.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

Middle schoolers, they warned us, are unable to work at their own pace because they lack academic fundamentals, intrinsic motivation and basic time management skills. As our colleagues pointed out, they lacked intrinsic motivation and independent work skills. We’d heard these arguments before but we weren’t convinced.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

ChatGPT does have major limitations: its limited knowledge base only pulls from data prior to September 2021; it has no personal experiences or emotions to draw from; it may generate inaccurate information; and it does not have the ability to critically think and/or analyze information.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

As dorm parents, coaches, and club advisors, teachers foster a culture of support and engagement that extends far beyond academics. This experience provides personalized feedback, encouragement, and motivation to keep pushing forward. Athletics: Victory, Rivalry, and Unmatched School Spirit Athletics play a major role in life at Kiski.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

Discovery Education’s Math Techbook offers a digital coach to help students work through the Techbook’s practice section. Pear Deck offers interactive slideshows that help educators assess and engage student knowledge as they focus on inquiry and self-motivation.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

ISTE: What motivated you to join the AI Explorations PD program? So, I was motivated to take the industry and peer knowledge and then bring it into my classroom. Teachers didn't have sufficient knowledge. Zayas: I knew that it was a perfect chance to learn from other educators and experts in the field.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A couple of weeks ago during a coaching session, a middle school teacher I work with described a fun math activity. She asked her students who were learning remotely to build blanket forts. As you might expect, the students calculated the area, perimeter and volumes of their forts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2020

It’s a knowledge deficiency that can lead schools—and in turn, students—in the wrong direction. For most of them, however, that wasn’t their real motivation; learning was, and we didn’t feel we were making much progress. There are rules to follow and you need to learn those rules from a good coach, not a game. Do the math.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

Yes No Yes, but with careful guidelines set by teachers Δ The printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, revolutionized the production and sharing of written knowledge. AI frees up teachers time to give more individual attention and students time for more than foundational knowledge attainment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2019

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), or as school PD. You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Today: Classes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2024

Providing hands-on learning experiences : Monthly giving projects allow students to apply the knowledge they learn in the classroom to real-world situations. Engage students in discussions to gather their interests and perspectives to ensure the cause chosen excites and motivates them.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The scope and sequence of professional learning for each stakeholder ensures numerous hours of coherent and connected content intended to spiral the development of the high-leverage knowledge and skills for each role. This adds motivation and enables real-time feedback for reflection and skill improvement.

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