Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Everyone knows that outside of the school building, creative writing workshops aren’t graded. But if you’re teaching creative writing in a K–12 classroom or a community college, at the end of the day you’re most likely required to stamp a letter grade—or at least a percentage score—on your students’ work.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

As a reading teacher, I like to use Osmo with students to engage learners and develop their writing skills. One idea is for students to take “inspiration walks” around the school (or outside) and take pictures that can inspire their writing. Osmo for Schools’ Pizza Co.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Today, Generation Genius is used in 30% of elementary schools across the U.S. Newsela also recently launched a new AI-powered writing solution, Newsela Writing, that enables teachers of all subject areas to support writing practice in their classrooms.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

On that last point, my school, Shiloh Elementary School in Monroe, N.C., By and large, we’ve found the use of technology increases students’ motivation and concentration, and it engages them in meaningful, relevant, and intellectually stimulating work. wondered if we were doing enough. Global learners.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Student writing develops faster through word processing because it facilitates the review and revision learning process. Efficient usage of computers as writing, editing, and computing tools. Better attitude toward writing—less frustration looking for keys; more satisfying entering information. But don’t take my word for it.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The practice is known as “data walls,” and is designed to serve as a motivational tool. Students are told that “everyone is working to move their number” even higher, says Demetria Tumpkin, a second grade teacher at the school. At South Newton Elementary School In Newton, N.C.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2024

For a while, she actually thought she might go into the hospitality industry — and pursued a related career and technical education (CTE) pathway at her high school. In 10th grade, for some extra cash, Campbell signed up to tutor elementary school students through a literacy program in her hometown of Washington, D.C.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

And it’s the small stuff of classrooms that raise the biggest questions: what we want schools to accomplish, and for which kids. Pondiscio embedded in a South Bronx Success Academy elementary school for a year of close observation; as he says, for all the controversy, his main question was, “What do the kids do all day?”

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Each of our 10 elementary schools has a digital learning specialist. Makerspaces that have a lot of technology and coding pieces in there — we want to use those to draw student interest and motivation. We can then build on that motivation to see success in other classes and situations. . Photo: Rachel Gorton.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. moving away from just using the word “grades” has been an important piece of keeping students motivated in the program.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Golden Grove Elementary School in Palm Beach County, FL pad around the classroom in their (possibly) smelly socks, everyone cheers. Flashlight reading at Golden Grove Elementary School. And they are really motivated by the challenge of “leveling up” or unlocking the next lesson.” (At

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

The students in our academy are motivated, passionate and dedicated to learning more about the field they are interested in. We spent time brainstorming a list of feelings students had about high school, the hardships, the exciting moments, and everything in between.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

This path seemed like the best way to blend his love of linguistics with his interest in teaching — that is, until he took a job as a paraprofessional at an elementary school in his hometown of Corona, California. CGU has a teacher residency program that let him stay in the elementary school he was already in.

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2019

NyRee Clayton-Taylor, a creative writing teacher at Wheatley Elementary School in Louisville, Ky., feels lucky that her school’s administration supports her use of hip-hop in the classroom, but she says it wasn’t always that way.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

Moak’s goal is to ignite a similar passion in her students so that they can see the magic of STEM in their everyday lives—and thereby be motivated to pursue a job in a STEM field. Elementary science instruction often takes a back seat to math and reading and receives little time in the school day. Moak is not alone.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Good video games are incredibly effective at capturing our attention, converting extrinsic rewards into intrinsic motivation, and creating meaningful experiences. If we’re going to make school relevant to today’s students, we must learn to leverage play in new ways. Games fulfill different core psychological needs.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Neuroscientists have found that mistakes are helpful for brain growth and connectivity,” she writes, “and if we are not struggling, we are not learning.” How Intrinsic Motivation Helps Students Manage Digital Distractions by Ana Homayoun Teenagers are overwhelmed juggling school work along with their online and offline lives.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

Yet I can easily tell you the name of every one of my teachers dating back to elementary school. In third grade, they even started writing goals on paper in a plastic sleeve to keep and reuse weekly and to display on or in their desks. This helps keep students motivated and accountable.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 28, 2018

Edgar Ochoa’s middle-schoolers in the Roosevelt Elementary School District in Phoenix took their science, technology, engineering and math learning to the next level when they became Global Problem Solvers and tackled serious issues in their community and beyond. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 06/28/2018 - 14:56. They are taking on goals.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2022

The gameplay creates instant engagement and motivates learners to quickly level up their coding skills. Students can start as early as upper elementary school with programs like Ozaria , a narrative adventure game that sets a foundation of core computer science (CS) concepts. Code powers the strategies and tactics in battle.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

In my view, success with reading doesn’t follow from drill and kill practices that stifle interest and motivation. Rather, it follows from nurturing a love of reading and closing the reading engagement gap—the discrepancy between how students engage with modern digital content and how they engage with traditional texts in school.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2019

My 10th grade English teacher, Mrs. Santoro, was the best writing teacher I ever had. She gave me a B- on my first writing assignment, which felt like an F to me. Mrs. Rich was a teacher who supported extracurricular programs, such as the school- and district-wide speech and spelling bee competitions, at my elementary school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Using Wakelet, school librarians can work with librarians in their district–or even across the state or country–to draw attention to important resources in the library, offer research tips, and motivate students. With tools such as Wakelet, ELL students can write in their native language and teachers can translate on their own.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

This improvement in brain efficiency often affects the whole person, in terms of learning behaviors, attitude and motivation. link] Perspectives on Language & Literacy, The Examiner, Annals of Dyslexia, Reading & Writing Elliott, J. National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP). The dyslexia debate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2017

To encourage that last activity, here are three great books that will entertain, motivate, and educate–all in one fun experience. Not only will kids be inspired to cook with parents, but write and publish a book. This is highly recommended for parents, elementary school librarians, and primary school teachers.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Some school leaders turn to expensive technology and troves of data as an answer to low proficiency problems in public schools. Sometimes we find attendance is a problem, other times we see motivation as an issue. This research strategy is not the only reason Beaird’s school is seeing improvements.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

In the book, Couch writes that Jobs predicted this mental bicycle would “allow us to go beyond—to discover, create and innovate like never before.” But the book is also full of Couch’s frustration at the slow pace of change in schools. But Steve had a special place in his heart particularly for elementary schools.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Why I Didn’t Want to Be a School Leader When I was a student, I never saw my administrators smile. In elementary school, my principal was infamous for knocking on classroom doors and calling kids into her office. I felt motivated to become more involved in the school community because he made room for me.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2018

As a white woman, former teacher in a predominantly black community, education writer, and diversity manager at Google, white privilege and fragility shapes the words I say and write, the actions I take, the responses I give. I taught both elementary and secondary education. So, let’s start with K-12 teachers.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Midwood High School students —created I Motivate You , a device that displays uplifting phrases. Barrett Elementary School second graders —designed their own pyramids. Writing the first version of the code was easy. Jakob Sperry —created GyRings , a fidget widget for people with ADHD. Alexis Lewis —inventor.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2016

The growth mindset isn’t anything new—people have been writing about it more frequently for the last few years. Specifically, in my classroom, we use the texts to analyze character traits and character motivation, and to discuss how characters’ actions affect outcomes.

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Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

When students feel valued, involved, and successful in school, they become grateful and motivated to do well. Many students come to school daily carrying challenges that may be obvious and some that are unknown. We usually think of elementary schools engaging in this with a higher grade paired with a longer grade.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2017

You've been in school for quite a while now, so, what has your experience been as a student both when you were in K-12 and now in college? Middle school and elementary school were extremely challenging for me. When students would be writing a whole page of text, I would be lucky to get a sentence in. Excruciating.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

But with so few programs, there is little research about whether students are benefitting, and the local faculty union is worried middle school students might not be ready. Navigating (college) as early as middle school is unheard of in their community, she said. So when they experience success, it really motivates them to continue.

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k12 Digest

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Is the key in motivating students to work hard and aim higher. “We hear it from high school teachers all the time,” Anthony Rohr says. Sebastian student by their writing. Sebastian Scrawlers, a pre-writing club for younger students. ” Its this balance of challenge and achievement that builds confidence.

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