eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

And don’t forget about the Innovation Arcade , where attendees can experience immersive learning in real time. This AI, VR, and AR exploration zone is where innovation meets education in a dynamic virtual learning environment. We blend math, robotics, reading, and writing for engaging, collaborative learning.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam Ngo Thanh is an educational leader, innovator, and advocate for equity-driven, holistic learning. He shared his views on integrating technology meaningfully into the classroom, Teaching methodologies, personalized learning, interdisciplinary instruction, and many more.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Solving this motivation problem is tricky. Will Learn for Jobs Experts have spotlighted the need to change high school graduation requirements for math, focusing them more tightly on skills that will translate to better working lives for students, an approach that will emphasize data literacy, economics and financial literacy.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Salome Thomas-EL, a nationally recognized educator and award-winning author, will unveil his latest book, Meet Their Needs: And They’ll Succeed , at the ASCD and ISTE Joint Conference on Sparking Joyful Learning and Leading Without Limits in San Antonio, Texas, from June 29 – July 2, 2025.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

And don’t forget about the Innovation Arcade , where attendees can experience immersive learning in real time. This AI, VR, and AR exploration zone is where innovation meets education in a dynamic virtual learning environment. We blend math, robotics, reading, and writing for engaging, collaborative learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2025

The programs are designed to address systemic inequalities, promote representation, and create inclusive spaces for learning. This leads to increased engagement and motivation. Without clear metrics, it can be challenging to assess the impact of these programs on student outcomes, faculty satisfaction, or institutional culture.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Inclusivity and feelings of psychological safety in the classroom should not be reserved solely for K-12 learning environments. Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level.

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Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 73

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Can you identify any cultural references in the song?

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

Self-expression fuels learning, and creativity lies at the heart of the human experience. Coding alone isn’t enough; students must also learn to think systemically, design creatively and build with intention. Coding alone isn’t enough; students must also learn to think systemically, design creatively and build with intention.

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Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 152

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

One half is described as entrepreneurial, image-conscious and highly motivated. The first Gen Z students I taught had been shaped by the 2008 recession, parents who struggled to bounce back, and a high-achievement culture that still promised something at the end of the tunnel. It’s a neat storyline — and it makes for a great headline.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Inclusivity and feelings of psychological safety in the classroom should not be reserved solely for K-12 learning environments. Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level.

Assignments 62

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 62

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Can you identify any cultural references in the song?

Languages 65

Languages Language Instructors Culture 65

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

As students increasingly seek flexible and interactive learning experiences, the conventional approach may not meet their needs any longer. What innovations might redefine the learning environment? Data indicates that online learning offers flexibility that traditional classrooms often can’t match. A study from the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Students often view general education requirements (gen eds) as “hurdles” to overcome on their way to the learning that matters to them. Campuses invest enormous time and energy revising their gen ed programs of study to create the kinds of interconnected learning experiences that produce broadly educated degree completers.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. Blum (2020) argues that grades provide minimal feedback, they deemphasize learning, and what they actually measure is inconsistent (10-14).

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Faculty Focus

JULY 10, 2025

But what we see in higher education—missed assignments, low engagement, quiet classrooms—isn’t always a motivation issue. Lloyd has been featured on Good Morning Houston and KTSU Radio for his impactful community work and continues to champion culturally responsive teaching and student empowerment at all levels of education.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 10, 2025

But what we see in higher education—missed assignments, low engagement, quiet classrooms—isn’t always a motivation issue. Lloyd has been featured on Good Morning Houston and KTSU Radio for his impactful community work and continues to champion culturally responsive teaching and student empowerment at all levels of education.

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Teaching Elementary School Elementary School Failure 54

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform. Learning does not occur in isolation.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 70

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform. Learning does not occur in isolation.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 68

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

Creative and inspiring back-to-school bulletin boards are one of the most effective ways to set the tone for a positive and engaging learning environment. With these flip-books, students can uniquely share about themselves while learning about their peers. From day one, make it clear: We learn together and grow side by side.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2025

Researchers have found that learners’ sense of belonging enhances psychological flexibility, learner satisfaction, motivation, and professional identity, thereby increasing student success (Carter et al., Faculty should consider how physical and virtual learning environments impact social connections. 2023 and Tejero-Vidal et al.,

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2025

Researchers have found that learners’ sense of belonging enhances psychological flexibility, learner satisfaction, motivation, and professional identity, thereby increasing student success (Carter et al., Faculty should consider how physical and virtual learning environments impact social connections. 2023 and Tejero-Vidal et al.,

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Evaluation Motivation Activities Study 54

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

makes learning more meaningful. A postcard exchange allows students to share insights about their hometown, learn about other communities, and improve communication skills. Discuss what your students have learned about the other communities, compare traditions, landscapes, etc. As the postcards arrive, read them together.

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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. Teach with Magic – Learn how to create captivating and dynamic lessons that inspire students every day. Jennifer L. A new mentality of abundance.”

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Reading Skills Teachers Classroom Management 59

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

Those students had spent half their junior year and nearly all their senior year in remote learning. billion and spent some of that on technology to accommodate remote learning. I had to learn on my own,” said Banda, now 22. “I I honestly didn’t learn much that year. In 2020 32% fell into the bottom tier.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

Through her, I learned that advocacy means listening, guiding, and supporting with consistency and compassion. Be a Cheerleader One of the most joyful lessons I learned from a mentor was to bring genuine enthusiasm into the classroom. Her example helped me see failure not as defeat, but as an essential part of learning.

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Beliefs Education Motivation Failure 106

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

You can fill in learning gaps before they’re confronted with even harder material next year! Add more works that represent multiple voices and cultures, and let students choose from a list of titles to ensure they’ll be engaged in the reading. And in order to list them, you need to plan them!

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Grades Teaching Teachers Teaching Philosophy 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

Through her, I learned that advocacy means listening, guiding, and supporting with consistency and compassion. Be a Cheerleader One of the most joyful lessons I learned from a mentor was to bring genuine enthusiasm into the classroom. Her example helped me see failure not as defeat, but as an essential part of learning.

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Beliefs Education Motivation Failure 98

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

Schools increasingly find themselves on the front lines of managing the ripple effects of students’ online lives — from digital distractions that interfere with learning to online bullying and harmful content — leaving educators to address these challenges without the tools or authority to intervene effectively.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

Get ready to strike a chord and make learning sing. It even helps students connect to their cultural roots in meaningful ways. They crank up the energy and make it super simple to sneak in body movements like snapping, finger dancing, and clapping, turning learning into a full-body experience. Music to the rescue!

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Activities Elementary School Elementary School Students 52

Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 21, 2025

Cultures of domination," writes bell hooks, "rely on the cultivation of fear as a way to ensure obedience." I didn't always like or even understand what I was being taught, but I knew that learning was largely immaterial. I didn't always like or even understand what I was being taught, but I knew that learning was largely immaterial.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2017

They help foster a culture that puts the needs of learners at the center of the innovation agenda. Through their work as storytellers, they enable the “champion” to amplify the message and motivation behind the innovation agenda, and to translate that message into a portfolio of initiatives. Culturally, they can be the black sheep.

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Culture Motivation Evaluation Feedback 279

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Vincent College's Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media to study interactions between teachers and students through the use of technology. Finally, take a play out of Pittsburgh’s Remake Learning Playbook. Take the South Fayette School District for example.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2017

.’ are able to change existing schedule, transportation, staffing, budgeting, and other structures in concrete, tangible, productive, and strategic ways to support new forms of learning. empower student choice. create academic pathways that help learners be successful based on their unique interests, skills, and talents.

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Schools Beliefs Motivation Discussions 167

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Key points: It is critical to monitor AI systems for bias and impact on student groups AI use guide helps students navigate AI in learning AI’s transformative role in accessibility For more news on AI and bias, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In the quickly evolving landscape of AI, education stands at the forefront.

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Motivation Essay Learning Beliefs 327

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of engagement. I highlighted how blended learning can help educators more effectively provide multiple means of engagement to increase student motivation and ensure all students can successfully engage with learning experiences. Comprehension.

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