Faculty Focus

JULY 10, 2025

I grew up in a historically underserved neighborhood in Houston, Texas, zoned to one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in the city. But due to a granted academic transfer, I ended up attending a top-performing public school just three miles away. These weren’t just different schools—they were different worlds.

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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. Emotional Support : Social connections in the classroom provide a safety net, reducing anxiety and increasing motivation, which are essential for effective learning.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

Give them a try during Music in Our Schools Month in March. Add music to classic recess games When you think of music in elementary school, you might picture kids pounding out rhythms with Boomwhackers or squeaking away on recorders. But don’t hit pause there: Music and movement are key players in a child’s development.

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Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 21, 2025

Turner's paddle wasn't a baseline consideration in every choice I made while at school. Advocates for punishments value them as "motivation." And they are, I suppose, in that children learn to be motivated by fear. And fear is a powerful, yet deadly, motivator. "In And that fear is used to "motivate" us.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Learning, in my experience, is primarily a process of self-motivated individuals interacting with their environment and the people they find there. When Illich was writing, our kindergartens and preschools, and even, for the most part, our elementary schools, were far less school-ish than they are today.

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Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 15, 2025

Too much screen time in elementary school is delaying reading and writing skills, weakening focus, and hurting social development." It will transform your classroom or home into a place in which children are self-motivated to do the right thing, not because you said so, but because they've made up their own mind.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Either way, the reality is that competitiveness starts early and competition shows up in many ways in schools. As an elementary school student, I remember sitting “criss cross applesauce” among my peers during the end-of-the-quarter awards ceremonies, hoping my name would be called.

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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-level STEM education fosters our future innovators.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

As the father of an elementary school student, I’m one of these parents. Effective tutoring motivates, models, and inspires a genuine love of learning. Unlike AI, human tutors can identify what excites and motivates your child. Should I turn to AI for tutoring when my child struggles?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Edtech has expanded from early usage in elementary school to college degrees online. Self-motivation and persistence are requirements for online learning. The use of edtech allows students to increase their level of technological literacy. It also encourages learning outside of the classroom environment.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Recently, at Heritage Elementary School, we’ve had the opportunity to focus a bit more tightly on productive struggle. Related content: How a productive struggle motivates students in math. Let them be frustrated! By design, there are no instructions, so sometimes my students get frustrated.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Tailoring lessons to students’ strengths and interests can boost their confidence and motivation to participate more actively. These platforms provide a non-threatening environment for exploration and mastery, and students receive immediate feedback and support.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Our educational institutions, from elementary schools to universities, are not immune to the growing threat of cybercrime. Misunderstanding cybercrime motivations Despite the alarming rise in attacks, many have grown worryingly apathetic. This attitude stems from a misunderstanding of cybercriminals’ motives.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Under the leadership of a great principal, teachers thrive, students engage with core content and school administrative functions run smoothly. Conventional wisdom recognizes the value of school principals, and research backs it up. Not everyone has what it takes to execute the job effectively, however.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2015

Now in its ninth year, this free, global reading program motivates children to read for fun throughout the summer months by logging their reading minutes, earning rewards and helping to break the world record of 304,749,681 minutes read (set in summer 2014).

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2024

Communication impacts all of your stakeholders, and when parents are involved in their children’s schooling, academic achievement, school engagement, and motivation all improve, according to the American Psychological Association. We struggle with parent engagement and involvement,” he says.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2021

SplashLearn announced Ann Salway’s class from Abner Creek Elementary School, South Carolina as the National Champions of SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021. My students were excited to participate and motivated to work hard for the contest!” All the participating students will also receive a ‘Certificate of Participation’.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2021

We were using Core5 in just six of our elementary schools prior to the pandemic,” said Dr. Mary Ann Reilly, assistant superintendent for Teaching and Learning. When COVID-19 hit and our schools transitioned to remote learning, we were able to quickly expand Core5 to all our elementary schools.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

“A major focus of the Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative is giving leaders time and space for connecting as well as collaborating with each other on the importance of building positive school cultures,” said Danielle Sullivan, national director of content and implementation at Curriculum Associates. “We

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Woodcrest Elementary School. Fullerton School District. What motivated you to become a Special Education teacher? Karina Tran. SDC K/1st-Moderate Severe Disabilities. Don’t compare yourself to others, and just stay true to who you are as a teacher, and it will all fall into place.”.

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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. Tips for implementing this practice: Let students know what is expected throughout the day or on certain assignments—setting this up at the beginning of the school year is crucial.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Even the practice of working toward Stretch Growth goals, when not fully achieving them, can inspire students to be ambitious and motivated in their learning.” Up to 22 percent of elementary school students reached grade-level placement after two years of Typical Growth in Mathematics.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2018

For the last six years, data has been part of our “secret sauce” here at Bronson Elementary School in Bronson, Fla. Many of our students come from economically disadvantaged homes so we know we need to continually work harder than most schools to help our students succeed academically—and data helps us do this.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

And the technology may help address an age-old challenge in any classroom: motivation. where elementary school students can select adventures and collect gifts as a result of learning core skills. Recently, LEF partnered with LEGO Foundation to create a gamified learning experience, called SuperSkills!

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

The positive impact on student literacy outcomes was evident, with over half of students in the pilot program reaching or nearing grade-level reading standards by the end of the school year, motivating the district to expand the services offered. For the 2024–2025 school year, Literacy First, in partnership with both Chattanooga 2.0

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Wong says her team realized through those conversations that high schools and elementary schools had plenty of data-literacy resources to draw from. It was middle school that experienced a gap. That really motivated our focus toward middle school teachers and students,” Wong says. “We

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2022

SplashLearn would like to congratulate each and every school, teacher, and student who participated in the competition. The competition has motivated students to stay engaged and excited, which has always been our goal with everything we build at SplashLearn.”.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

which is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), to help students gain a deeper understanding of the initial scientific concepts being taught and to motivate their learning throughout the remainder of the unit. “It This free e-book incorporates data-collection technology into the first lesson in OpenSciEd Unit 6.1,

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Participation is free for the SpringBoard Math Challenge, whichis designed to give teachers and schools the opportunity to engage their elementary school students through fun math challenges aligned to the curriculum. I wish every school the greatest success and every child happy learning”.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma. For years, the school had been searching for ways to reverse the pattern of disengagement, build motivation to complete schoolwork and get students over that finish line at graduation.

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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. We viewed it as a success, allowing for greater efficiency and significant cost savings. Until it wasn’t.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2021

It’s incredibly heartening to see that despite an ongoing pandemic and social and political unrest, schools and districts across the U.S. are motivated to improve teaching and learning in new environments and adopt strategies that promote social justice,” said Matt Kennard, CEO of BetterLesson.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As a preschool teacher with five years of experience at Emerson Elementary School, I understand the challenges new educators face. I am excited to share my knowledge of incorporating technology into the classroom and hope that it provides you with the support and inspiration you need.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2015

“Cognitive Skills Science is a great addition that will help teachers differentiate instruction, as well as assess students’ understanding of key concepts,” said Elizabeth Was, a teacher at Mark Fine Elementary School in Las Vegas. Was also values Moby’s big-picture approach to teaching.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

RIF will continue to align our model based on complementing the science of reading with the critical element of the joy of reading which will be especially important as educators look for ways to motivate and encourage greater frequency and engagement in reading. They were coding, collaborating, and creating. –Dr.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2023

First up is AJ Jacobs, an undergraduate in his junior year at Winthrop University who is studying to become an elementary school educator. It was in elementary school. My mom worked at the elementary school I went to. And what motivates me is seeing the students. I'm excited to go into the schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Learning at home is not the same as learning in person with amazing teacher interactions and friends to keep students motivated and upbeat. The company’s mission is to inspire as many students as possible in the fields of engineering, entrepreneurship and innovation. Find out more at [link].

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