Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage. They were used as gimmicks and antics to “motivate” students. They believed that students’ motivation should come from within. But we can be thoughtful about the tools we use to motivate students and how we support them in navigating their emotions.

Motivation 174

Motivation Students Middle School Middle School 174

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. Teach Writing with Tech. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. Today: Classes. Some are for certificates; others for college credit.

Coaching 158

Coaching Authentic Assessment Writing Participation 158

Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

If our goal is to cultivate expert learners who are resourceful, strategic, and motivated, they need opportunities to drive their own learning. writing task, performance task, research project). One of my favorite blog posts to write last year was my choose your learning path adventure ! 2 Your Choice Station Rotation Lesson.

Universal Design 367

Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Feedback 367

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the early days of my transition to blended learning, I had one Chromebook, which I received after writing a Donor’s Choose project. Agency and autonomy can yield higher levels of motivation over time. It was one of the first models, along with the flipped classroom, that I could employ in my low-tech classroom.

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Our education system and society have never been able to afford to write off any child as a lost cause. Instead of giving up or resorting to punishment, the teacher becomes a coach and mentor, guiding the students toward better choices and showing them the good within them. Each child has inherent worth, potential, and goodness.

Beliefs 281

Beliefs Motivation Coaching Writing 281

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As best-selling author Dan Pink writes in his book Drive , mastery is a powerful motivator. To develop mastery of their craft, teachers need ongoing professional learning opportunities, supplemented by personalized coaching and support. What that does is it just breeds more success, more positivity.”

Teachers 315

Teachers Beliefs Culture Coaching 315

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The learning teams that enjoy high levels of autonomy and agency tend to be more motivated and engaged. In the last year, I’ve encouraged school leaders, coaches, and teachers to consider using the 5Es instructional model to guide their work in PLCs.

Teachers 427

Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 427

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Educators can take it up a notch by emphasizing the diversity of local cultures in any community or classroom and coaching students to listen for and to value different perspectives. Motivate students to act by incorporating action planning into assignments.

Teaching 344

Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 344

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.

Beliefs 116

Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 116

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Carlanda Miller, also known as The Magical Teacher, shared her approach to motivating students and creating a joyful learning environment. Intrinsic Motivation : Encouraging students to be motivated by a genuine desire to learn and achieve, rather than external rewards, is key to their long-term success. Karen Cheser, Ed.D. ,

Student Engagement 246

Student Engagement Students Coaching Teaching Methods 246

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.

Beliefs 98

Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Your history teacher wants you to write about the Gettysburg Address: Why not have ChatGPT give you some of the main points? AI won’t motivate a student to learn. It won’t coach them, care for them, or be empathetic towards them. With AI-enhanced learning, our role as educators (and humans) becomes even more important.

Quizzes 311

Quizzes Learning Testing Intelligence 311

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.

Coaching 196

Coaching Lecturing Motivation Assignments 196

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.

Education 296

Education Testing Feedback English 296

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Everyone knows that outside of the school building, creative writing workshops aren’t graded. But if you’re teaching creative writing in a K–12 classroom or a community college, at the end of the day you’re most likely required to stamp a letter grade—or at least a percentage score—on your students’ work.

Writing 113

Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 113

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It can handle a variety of language tasks, including answering questions, writing essays, generating creative content, offering explanations, giving advice, and engaging in natural-sounding conversations” (as explained by ChatGPT itself).

Ethics 336

Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 336

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

They might read their own writing aloud. They would select their favorite writing piece, color in their bar graphs, reflect on their progress, and write their goals. Therefore, every student has a Dream Team —a group of adults, from coaches to pastors to relatives—who are committed to supporting the student’s success.

Teachers 211

Teachers Students English Writing 211

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. Having that support of the whole group on the ISTE platform, connecting with other groups and team leaders, and especially having Steven Jones as our coach helped me a lot.

Intelligence 215

Intelligence Education STEM Science 215

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

When [AI-assisted text generators] came out, I had my kids exploring it and writing stories. They found [AI-assisted text generators] could give inspiration and ideas and motivate them to write. Taylor: The head coach and I were familiar with Homecourt. The AI tool is a basketball coaching tool showing the shot angle.

Education 198

Education Learning Intelligence Coaching 198

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.

Schools 338

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 338

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Giving regular feedback to roughly 100 middle and high schoolers has been my greatest challenge as an English and writing teacher, and it hit home for me sometime in 2013. In her research, she found a noteworthy amount of attention paid to coaching mentors, but an absence of training provided to mentees.

Feedback 218

Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

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. Teach Writing with Tech. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. Today: Classes. Some are for certificates and others for college credit.

Coaching 83

Coaching Authentic Assessment Writing Participation 83

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), as school PD, or through select colleges for grad school credit. Teach Writing with Tech. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. Certificate.

Instructors 31

Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 31

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2020

Read to Lead is a 100% free and proven blended learning solution that leverages game-based learning to help students in grades 5-9 build reading, writing, and leadership skills. They are re-launching their Words of Encouragement campaign to crowdsource short motivational notes that we’ll send out digitally.

Reading 141

Reading Curriculum Game-Based Learning Middle School 141

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2024

Campbell now attends American University, where she participates in the Teaching Fellows program , which awarded her a full scholarship and offers a range of resources and support to aspiring educators, such as teacher coaching. We followed the same process — collaborating to write our story — but through Zoom, which was pretty hard.

Teachers 198

Teachers Learning Elementary School Elementary School 198

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In addition to micro-credentials, and high school and college credit, these type of student needs are met through the program providing access to career assessments and lessons, developing post-secondary plans, selecting specific careers, writing in career journals, watching career videos, connecting with career coaches and earning badges.

High School 143

High School High School Schools Coaching 143

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

This personalized approach to seating and workspace allows my students to maximize their focus and output, as they are working with tools that best aid them in their learning, while also motivating them, which is just as important! For the past three years, my fourth graders have taken a journey with WRiTE BRAiN Books.

Learning 167

Learning Math Writing Art 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), or as school PD. Teach Writing with Tech. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. Today: Classes. The Tech-infused Teacher. Certificate. Group enrollment.

Coaching 68

Coaching Authentic Assessment Writing Participation 68

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), or as school PD. Teach Writing with Tech. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Common Core, or the basic who-what-when-where-why. Today: Classes. The Tech-infused Teacher. Group discounts available.

Coaching 68

Coaching Authentic Assessment Writing Participation 68

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

In my view, success with reading doesn’t follow from drill and kill practices that stifle interest and motivation. Additionally, nonfiction content that showcases stories of success and hope for people of color drives reading motivation for racially diverse students. What leads to reading success?

Reading 129

Reading Learning Motivation Coaching 129

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Carlanda Miller, also known as The Magical Teacher, shared her approach to motivating students and creating a joyful learning environment. Intrinsic Motivation : Encouraging students to be motivated by a genuine desire to learn and achieve, rather than external rewards, is key to their long-term success. Karen Cheser, Ed.D. ,

Student Engagement 130

Student Engagement Students Coaching Teaching Methods 130

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Is someone coaching you or advising you? The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. The Motive It is unknown whether Ruiz intended to cheat in New York or if the opportunity merely presented itself and she took it. Writing and reasoning get better with feedback and effort.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 88

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2024

Student success is more often defined by whether a learner demonstrates achievement on what my grandmother called the “3 R's: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic” — the core academic skills needed to illustrate mastery on standardized assessments. This is a dilemma. Is it marked by enthusiasm, love and care, and purposeful focus?

Beliefs 191

Beliefs Essay Schools Students 191

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Because we know that becoming a successful writer is crucial to a student’s overall trajectory at school , work , and as a citizen , teachers must identify the tools that can best support writing instruction including the overlapping processes of drafting, review, and revision. The act of writing, in and of itself, is not enough.

Feedback 134

Feedback Peer Review Writing Beliefs 134

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Key to making this model work is student motivation, and an internal drive for students to take more ownership of their work. Differentiation and personalization can occur through teacher instruction, who can provide varying levels of support and hands-on coaching, before letting students do independent practice.

Metacognitive Skills 166

Metacognitive Skills Learning Assignments Group work 166

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

An Education Week survey found that the vast majority of educators believe that a growth-oriented mindset can help improve students’ motivation, commitment and engagement in learning. Those findings largely coincide with my observations as an administrator, coach, technology implementer, and now founder of an education company.

Beliefs 159

Beliefs Failure Feedback Math 159

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

My initial experience of coaching a competition robotics team led me to develop a farm-based, robotics makerspace, which combines individual lessons, student engagement and the great outdoors. Fred wanted to build a feeder that worked, and that motivated him to really listen to other people’s ideas.

STEM 166

STEM Learning Students Coaching 166