eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Educators need creative and authentic ways to engage students in reading without it seeming forced or gimmicky. By incorporating game elements, such as rewards, levels, and challenges, learning can become a more engaging, interactive experience. This approach especially helps reluctant readers.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Inspiring district leaders, classroom teachers, and school staff have found unique and innovative ways to engage students in learning, motivating students to see beyond classroom walls and truly immerse themselves in learning. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. Fully asynchronous online learning is probably best suited to adult learners who are motivated to apply what they learn to their work.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

Given what we know about teacher retention and/or the cognitive development of young children, this is incredibly dismaying (and not limited to Massachusetts). That research indicates that students in these schools generally have higher scores on both traditional state tests and international assessments.

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