Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

Not only do these courses offer students a jump-start on credits once they get to college, but they also equip them with skills like time management, critical thinking and study habits that researchers say encourage them to enroll and stay in college. Experts encourage dual enrollment programs to focus on crucial subjects like math.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Only when I’m clear on the objective—whether it’s collaboration, reflection, critical thinking, or empathy—do I select the technology that best supports that goal. This kind of structured choice fosters agency and motivation. This mindset ensures that tools never overshadow the human core of teaching and learning.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Classroom Management and Student Engagement Teach Like a Pirate – A motivational guide to help teachers bring creativity, passion, and engagement into their classrooms. Modifying Your Thinking Classroom for Different Settings – Learn how to adapt cognitive engagement strategies to diverse teaching contexts.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. They kept their math supplies in one area, reading in another, etc. Some don’t have enough fluency practice, grammar practice, or mental math practice. NONE of it came from a workbook!

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

Mystery Guests encourage students to work together, use critical thinking skills, and broaden their horizons. Interacting with experts helps students see how the math problem they’re solving or the story their writing might be applied to a future career.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 3, 2025

Keep all tasks accessible and engaging – think of tasks with a low floor and high ceiling here or consider some critical thinking tasks! Think of the first day of school as just a small preview of the classroom’s rhythm. Math Workshop If you are planning to run a math workshop, I LOVE to start it on day one!

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Teaching Schools Math Activities 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Math is a fundamental part of K-12 education, but students often face significant challenges in mastering increasingly challenging math concepts. Many students suffer from math anxiety, which can lead to a lack of confidence and motivation.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Key points: Inquiry-based learning helps students connect math to real-world relevancy See article: How schools can respond to ChatGPT with inquiry-based learning See article: I’m a first-year teacher. It is how most of the educators teaching math today remember learning math themselves. How can I find success in the classroom?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2021

In a recent edWebinar sponsored by Unruly Splats , Lauren Watkins, Marketing Director, and Christine Danhoff, Technology Integration Specialist at Genoa Area Local Schools in Ohio, advocate integrating coding and computer science into core subjects such as math, music, art, world language, English, and physical education.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

While it got its start as a way to help computer scientists think more logically about data analysis, lately it’s been catching on with instructors in a diverse number of subjects—from science to math to social studies. There’s sort of an efficiency there in encouraging this sort of critical thinking across disciplines,” Oltman says.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data.

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Questions Metacognitive Skills Ethics Math 415

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Plus, when they make mistakes, they’re motivated to try new approaches to test theories. For math, measurement and geometry activities like building models or plotting data can turn abstract numbers into something students can visualize and manipulate.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

MIND Education, a leader in neuroscience-driven math education solutions, has released transformative upgrades to the ST Math experience for students and teachers. ST Math’s new enhancements will accelerate math learning and conceptual understanding in less time,” said Jason Mendenhall, chief product officer at MIND Education. “ST

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Several empirical studies have confirmed that students in gamified learning environments achieve higher levels of motivation and cognitive engagement compared to those in traditional classroom settings” (Dehghanzadeh et al., For example, before a math test, I create a Quizizz game with problems covering the key concepts.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2016

All that I design and teach is built upon a cross-curricular base to infuse the learning experience with critical thinking—and all the motivation and personal engagement that it demands and affords. Cross-curricular and critical thinking are rather different educational concepts.

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Critical Thinking History Motivation Math 280

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Creative projects help students connect new information to prior knowledge through critical thinking and problem solving. Assignments that engage students in creative practices motivate hard-to reach students and provide an opportunity for all students to be successful. Working closely with peers allows them to think creatively.

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Technology Critical Thinking Assignments Motivation 311

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

When he teaches a math class, Tom Fisher wants students to feel confused. For Fisher, its important to mingle math and play. Too often, math teachers present information through lecturing and worksheets to students, forcing learners to decipher the context and usefulness on their own. But whats meant by play?

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Math Students Art Textbooks 174

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Next, students progress to the stage of “thinking.” This critical thinking process encourages them to draw inferences, identify patterns, and make informed interpretations. Informational Texts: Use this with informational texts enhanced that may include graphics and charts.

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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Art 327

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Career-connected learning helps students understand how academics connect to real-world careers which can improve academic motivation. It supports critical skills development, such as fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and adaptability.

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STEM Grades Students Critical Thinking 323

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

It’s easy for students to become absorbed in Minecraft worlds, mainly due to the game’s “sandbox” nature–it’s open-ended and offers unlimited possibilities for math, science, and building challenges. Half of teachers say they think it also helps students build empathy.

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Learning STEM Critical Thinking History 276

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

But topics such as math and engineering also can be challenging, leading many students to stop engaging in STEM learning. Real-world challenges can help, though, because they motivate students and inspire problem solving, collaboration, and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2025

Research shows that integrating probeware in STEM instruction boosts student motivation, particularly in subjects that are often perceived as difficult or abstract. Builds critical thinking and teamwork skills. Hands-on STEM learning also builds essential skills like critical thinking, problem-solving, and data analysis.

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STEM Learning Science Critical Thinking 306

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Explore Total Motivation, the print-and-digital supplemental curriculum that offers state-specific solutions for Math and ELA, aligning to state standards and reflecting the rigor of state assessments.

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Motivation Math Curriculum Activities 114

Edsurge

JANUARY 8, 2024

A number of instructors in the math department at San Diego Mesa College, where she's a professor, had started exploring how to weave standards-based grading — an approach that evaluates students on how effectively they have mastered content — into the way they teach calculus.

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Math Quizzes Instructors Students 176

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Math Skills Reinforcement: For math classes, must-do stations could focus on foundational math skills that need reinforcement, as identified by assessment data, while may-do stations could offer problem-solving activities, collaborative real-world math challenges, or math games that stimulate critical thinking and application.

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Metacognitive Skills Math Blended Learning Quizzes 344

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you then encourage students to research topics that interest them, they’ll be even more motivated to read and write–and they may even have some fun. The subject matter helped students make connections across subjects, including science and math, adding to their engagement and excitement.

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Reading Assignments Math English 319

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Now reread the same cartoon, substituting “math” for “reading.” As a society ever more reliant on technology and STEM-based careers, we must shatter the myth that math skill is inborn and reinforce that it is the result of intention and practice. Suddenly it doesn’t seem so absurd. But it should!

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2017

In a fascinating 40-minute podcast I recorded with him recently, he discussed what his research tells us about learning, student success, and motivation. Does students’ proficiency or quickness with math skills matter? Next page: Data shows critical thinking assessments can boost student success).

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Critical Thinking Motivation Discussions Math 239

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2017

Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach math skills that’s tied to many national and international standards (like Common Core). The over 150 games are fast-paced and interactive, and cover over 180 math topics. My favorite characteristics of Zap Zap Math include: Math topics are delivered in a module-oriented manner.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

They complete tasks quickly, are often motivated to dig deeper into a subject, and are prone to boredom if not sufficiently challenged. Students of any age and ability level will enjoy activities like these and develop some critical thinking skills along the way.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The COVID effect has impacted students’ communication, critical thinking, and motivation. These solutions will prioritize the relationship between teacher and student, enabling teachers to serve as motivators and facilitators of student learning, which is critical to student engagement and success.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2016

Educators are grappling — either by choice or decree — with how to incorporate digital devices, new learning standards, and more collaboration and critical thinking into the already-packed school day. How do we learn math in the context of robotics? Student motivation is related to perceived relevance.

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Curriculum Critical Thinking Knowledge STEM 189

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Not every student enjoys the same task, so giving them options is critical to maximizing their motivation and focus in a lesson. Skill-based: These choice boards focus on developing specific skills, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, active reading, vocabulary development, or communication.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

They see my class as a convenient time for students to be pulled out for extra assignments in core subjects like math and science. I've seen how it can enhance cognitive skills, boost cultural awareness, and improve critical thinking.

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Languages Language Learning Students 203

eSchool News

MAY 24, 2021

They are also engaged with Osmo’s various math apps, which help students practice the math skills they are working on.” The students have access to the Osmo products through their math stations, typically a few times each week. “We hope this opens up the eyes of other special education departments around the country.”.

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Grades Disabilities Schools Learning 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

SplashLearn is an easy-to-use COPA-compliant, Common Core-aligned math curriculum for grades Kindergarten-5th that uses game-based learning to teach mathematical concepts. These often involve critical thinking and/or choose-your-own adventure type of gameplay as a way to involve students in the lesson and buy into the importance of decisions.

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