eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

DE Original Series Boosting Literacy Skills With The Writer’s Block, middle school students build grammar, literary analysis, and communication skills with relatable hosts and captivating storytelling. The new civics-focused series, Need toKnow Jr.,

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Interpersonal The interpersonal domain includes the collaborative and communication skills students need to work effectively with others and engage in shared tasks. Challenge #3: Student Apathy and Lack of Motivation Student apathy and lack of motivation are significant barriers to engaging students in deeper learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Key points: Effective classroom management is not just about controlling behavior 3 pillars for building a positive classroom culture 4 tips to build a strong classroom culture this year For more news on classroom management, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Classroom management is paramount to effective teaching.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

The overall quality of students’ work also suffers when they do not have the time and space needed to fully engage with academic tasks or produce artifacts to express and communicate their learning. Learning a Language: Acquiring a new language involves mastering vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and cultural nuances.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Activity, context, and culture are central to this learning theory, which emphasizes the practical over the abstract. ” When learning happens in context, it reflects a time, place, and culture. This definition emphasizes the need for community, connection, and engagement. When people tackle everyday challenges, they learn.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2023

Educators continue to work hard to keep students motivated and engaged in learning to read while helping them cope with mental health challenges. As a reading specialist leading evidence-based programs at Holman Middle School, here are tips educators and other mentors can leverage to keep students motivated to read this summer.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Plus, when they make mistakes, they’re motivated to try new approaches to test theories. PBL also encourages collaboration and communication, as many projects are best completed in teams. When students see how STEM relates to their lives and interests, they’re far more likely to feel motivated and excited to learn.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

Key points: Automated applicant tracking adds another layer of professionalism to hiring How school leaders can foster a culturally responsive framework DEI in action: eSN Innovation Roundtable For more news on district hiring, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Teacher retention is in crisis.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2023

Post-pandemic, the phrase has somehow entered the culture wars leaving educators with a delicate balance between implementing these essential concepts without becoming politicized. So how can educators and admins cope? So it is a sort of developmental process that happens from the time we were born, and now throughout our adulthood.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

For instruction that yields cultural literacy, we most often look to language arts and social sciences. With Google's Applied Digital Skills as his foundation, Hicks prioritizes culturally relevant teaching through the vehicle of computer science. We really need to make everyone’s culture part of the conversation.

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eSchool News

JULY 29, 2022

Before jumping into the competitive aspects of esports and gaming, we spent three weeks discussing the importance of positive mental health and the negative effects associated with some online gaming cultures. That said, the competitive gaming aspect of the program was certainly a highly motivating factor for students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Here’s a sample of some of the newest products and announcements from the conference: Beanstack unveiled a brand-new admin experience to make it easier than ever for you to grow your school’s culture of reading. BenQ plans to eliminate digital integration hurdles in the classroom with its teacher-focused smart boards.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2024

By thinking outside the box and implementing innovative strategies, school districts can create an appealing and sustainable career path for educators, ensuring that every classroom is led by a qualified and motivated teacher. Go global Looking abroad for potential hires is a valuable and multifaceted solution.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Bringing parts of their personal lives into the learning process is not only motivating, but also improves knowledge retention over time. Incorporate pop culture, social media, sports and extracurriculars into lessons. Knowing students’ backgrounds and interests is an essential piece of this. 3: Clear expectations.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Rather than demonizing devices or fretting about our current technological landscape, let’s focus instead on the foundational skills of reading, like reading efficiency (the physical act of reading), motivation and self-confidence, and comprehension—which are more important than ever.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Some experts believe this new technology can have a positive impact on teaching and learning, while others fret it may weaken the teaching of critical thinking and increase bias by spreading misinformation about different groups and cultures. Motivate students to act by incorporating action planning into assignments.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Create a school culture that teachers won’t want to leave. Research shows that a positive school culture is associated with higher attendance rates and deeper engagement for both students and faculty. As best-selling author Dan Pink writes in his book Drive , mastery is a powerful motivator.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2021

We then use that information to brainstorm how to best approach online lessons, build and maintain critical school culture and relationships, and enable other wrap-around supports, such as counseling and therapy. Try using music to keep students engaged and motivated. Communication is the key to success.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Language Acquisition: In language classes, must-do stations target specific speaking, grammar, vocabulary, and writing skills that need improvement, while may-do stations provide opportunities for conversational practice, engagement with media to improve comprehension skills, or cultural exploration.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Studies show that students in remote settings often feel isolated, which can lead to decreased motivation and engagement. Without face-to-face communication, building relationships with peers and instructors becomes challenging, hindering collaboration and support. One major issue is the lack of personal interaction.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

When students fail to see the connection between what theyre learning and the real world, they lose motivation to engage meaningfully with the content. Solution for teachers : Teachers can foster a culture of integrity by establishing trust and open communication. Works Cited Hanover Research. Hanover Research. Liberman, J.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

Creating a comfortable environment for open communication is key to boosting the creative process among students. They have to feel connected to be invested and motivated to cooperate. Celebrate different cultural holidays. Establish an emotional connection.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Being not only consumers but also active content creators, examining their social media usage reveals much about their cultural identity expression. How students have come to navigate these digital spaces is deeply intertwined with cultural practices, shaping and reflecting their online behavior.

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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. Leaders develop teams.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

There’s imparting the necessary technology skills students will need to thrive in their careers, as well as interpersonal skills such as collaboration and communication and making sure students can function in an increasingly globalized world. More specifically, one of our SPLASH classes communicated with a woman in China.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2017

He was motivated, in part, by the September opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Washington Mall, just 30 minutes away from Dominion High. But if you search for designs related to identity, history, or culture,” he says, you find nothing. Student created sticker and pendant.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Being not only consumers but also active content creators, examining their social media usage reveals much about their cultural identity expression. How students have come to navigate these digital spaces is deeply intertwined with cultural practices, shaping and reflecting their online behavior.

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k12 Digest

MAY 14, 2025

Seeing students and educators achieve their full potential across diverse domains keeps me motivated every day. Kristin has a warm, aspirational community where everyone shares the vision of ensuring every student thrives. How do you prioritize and address the diverse needs of students, teachers, and parents within a school community?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2025

These aren’t online tools or books, but mental conscripts that will get you where you want to be with more efficiency and less pain: The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster Mastering a new language can be a transformative journey, opening doors to new cultures, opportunities, and personal growth.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Teachers are skilled at curriculum and pedagogy, but parents understand their childrens strengths, motivations, and challenges in ways that can inform classroom strategies. Another way to elevate family leadership is by recognizing cultural wealth. This approach moves away from one-way communication toward equal partnership.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Accelerators : Real-world megatrends or catalysts that help motivate and increase the speed of innovation Learner agency : Learner Agency is all about students as active choice-makers in their education; its about reconceptualizing their role from that of student to that of learner.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2021

We do this by focusing on our environment, climate and culture in order to develop the protective factors that support resilience. Each of these internal clusters can be further delineated by: Social competence refers to things like cooperation and communication skills; empathy and respect; Problem solving skills.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is a good thing, because it will take motivation from all sides to achieve simpler data connections between systems. School-to-home communications has evolved through three phases. SEL will begin to affect school culture from the top-down, bringing about change in adults first and students second. Dr. Becky A.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

The Perks of Multilingualism Motivation is a highly influential factor contributing to how successful a learner will be with language acquisition — if you don’t see the relevance, you probably won’t learn the language. There are persistent myths which impede student motivation to learn an additional language.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

So, we incorporated principles like Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to ensure cultural relevancy and inclusivity, created project prompts around climate change and mental well-being and designed professional learning and curriculum supports to emphasize our district’s priorities.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When teachers are communicating that they feel “burnt out,” they are often really expressing demoralization. Researcher Doris Santoro, author of “Demoralized,” explains that demoralization occurs when teachers “encounter consistent and pervasive challenges to enacting the values that motivate their work.” It will be OK.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Berry and Heick both offer continua of student investment in learning from outright rebellion to the compliant student “doing school” to the fully invested student with agency over their learning and intrinsic motivation to pursue growth. Missing just one of these variables can have a profound impact on engagement.

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