eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Thinking Nation , for instance, a nonprofit dedicated to improving social studies education, recently switched from paying educators to grade essays based on a rubric to an AI chatbot. First, rarely are they appropriate for students with limited English proficiency, or any speakers of dialects other than General American English.

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Education Testing Feedback English 296

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

The students in our academy are motivated, passionate and dedicated to learning more about the field they are interested in. When students can understand how one topic might be covered in English, History and Science, they’re able to grasp it more deeply. As I became more comfortable, I began designing my own projects.

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High School High School Interdisciplinary Education 211

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As more students focus on prioritizing their mental health, they’re intentionally choosing not to complete work if it keeps them from taking care of themselves, says Jessie Beckett, the director of Radford University’s learning center, otherwise they won’t feel motivated to get it done.

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Instructors Assignments Textbooks Essay 200

Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2017

He explains that writing an essay or report is a complex process that combines language production, memory retrieval and thinking ability. I understand using social media is to get [students] motivated, but what we have witnessed is a tremendous shortening of the average document. Louis, insists that’s not the end of the story.

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Writing Essay Learning English 149

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

The slides include both psychology-specific and social-emotional prompts, including prompts about motivation and emotion, states of consciousness, and developmental psychology. Students can keep a long-term journal to respond all year long, or they can use journal prompts as a springboard into a class essay or assignment.

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

In an earlier essay, we discussed how teachers are leaning into SEL to adapt student services and unlock opportunities that, just months ago, may have seemed impossible. To develop innovative solutions to accessibility challenges, we need to be motivated and energized to problem-solve. We can innovate. We can empathize.

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

in the thick of filling out college applications, that might mean putting off writing an admissions essay or sending in a transcript. He says that’s been especially helpful in his English class, where it’s not unusual to have overlapping essay assignments. “[The I am, unfortunately, quite familiar with this sensation.

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Essay Students Quizzes Writing 156

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. Assess the assessment Kevin Allardice is an English teacher at Mercy High School in Burlingame, CA and the author of the novels Any Resemblance to Actual Persons and Family, Genus, Species.

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Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 113

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

I once expressed to the principal my hope that she would be considering teachers of color as candidates for an opening in our English department. We held Socratic seminars rooted in essays by Amy Tan and Daniel José Older. This helps me understand their motivations and behaviors. They just don’t apply,” she told me resolutely.

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Culture Teachers Schools Syllabus 166

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

After a long weekend of grading essays, I submitted the final grades for English 101. working at a university as a professor seemed like my dream job: educating students in a supportive, empowering environment surrounded by highly motivated peers continuing their own specialized research. When I returned to the U.S.,

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Instructors English Essay Disabilities 162

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam. food, water, warmth, rest, and security).

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Image Credit: Farhat Ahmad Tanked Motivation Leads to Apathy Most of our students struggle with low engagement. Years of repeated low test scores followed by disappointed reactions from teachers and family members have tanked their motivation, leading them to appear apathetic. Student apathy is one of my greatest frustrations.

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Testing Exams Essay Ethics 133

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

To research the volume, he interviewed 101 podcasters in education, asking them about their motivations and views on the craft. Because let's say a student essay of 2,000 to 3,000 words, you can't easily read that out on a podcast. Some people just switch out a written assignment for an audio assignment. And I've done this myself.

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Teaching Peer Review Essay Knowledge 148

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. Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English.

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Schools Language Languages Reading 246

Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Leaving the work completely up to the students might give a teacher anxiety, but students can do great work when they are motivated and have freedom of choice, creativity, and expression. Are these freedoms only limited to the area of English Language Arts or Social Studies? What are my options? Character Interview. Author Study.

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Learning Essay Social Studies Language 112

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

“Another English teacher just switched to gym because she couldn’t do it anymore,” a teacher from Georgia recently told me. “I How many kids want to write yet another essay on whether the cafeteria should serve chocolate milk? She’s not alone in her sentiments. Some of the writing prompts haven’t changed for generations.

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Writing Teaching Education Feedback 156

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam. food, water, warmth, rest, and security).

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 96

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While faculty members might feel good when students score well in their examinations and essays, there is little long-term fruit. What exists in Arabic in terms of Sunday school curricula, youth work materials, and home Bible studies is largely translation from English, often poorly translated and culturally inappropriate.

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Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2018

I am a former tutor and for almost 10 years, I helped students prepare for both SATs and ACTs, relying heavily on tech tools and games to keep them motivated. As soon as they come home and have a snack, we do one section of the ACT exams, tackling Math, Reading, Science, or English, depending on the day. More on SAT/ACT Prep.

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Exams English Math Testing 79

Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

This essay provides tips which are backed by empirical research to help students who are facing challenges to stay motivated and focused when “Plan A” does not work out as planned. By customizing these students’ goals and planning, the students can increase their motivation and engagement in learning. In many classes (e.g.,

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Failure Students Achievement Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

This essay provides tips which are backed by empirical research to help students who are facing challenges to stay motivated and focused when “Plan A” does not work out as planned. By customizing these students’ goals and planning, the students can increase their motivation and engagement in learning. In many classes (e.g.,

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Failure Students Achievement Motivation 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2016

If you’re well-organized and self-motivated, you might do well as an online instructor. You can search online for companies hiring motivated educators to teach English as a second language, for example, and the chance to live in a different country for a few months will be well worth it. Offer your skills as an online teacher.

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Teachers Instructors Education Essay 74

Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

So when they experience success, it really motivates them to continue. This opens up some problems, said Jessica Breheny, an English professor and the unions vice president. As part of the class, she has to study a career, write a short essay about it and present it at a career fair. Chaidez disagrees.

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Middle School Middle School Counselling Schools 95

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Dopamine release during gaming motivates repeated effort, turning repetitive tasks into enjoyable ones. Real School Example One middle school teacher at K12 Schools designed a Grammar Quest for English class. Autonomy activates intrinsic motivation, the kind that sustains long-term curiosity and effort. The result?

Schools 52

Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 28, 2025

A students GPA, course rigor, extracurricular activities, leadership roles, essays, and recommendations matter far more than whether they studied online or in-person. In fact, online learners often demonstrate a level of self-motivation, time management, and initiative that traditional students may not have needed to develop so early.

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Essay Students Testing Participation 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

Requires High Self-Motivation Not every teenager is naturally self-driven. You may need to: Monitor your teens daily schedule Provide a quiet study environment Check progress reports Help them stay motivated As students grow more independent, the need for direct supervision often decreases. What devices and internet setup are required?

High School 52

High School High School Exams Schools 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

English classes may explore storytelling techniques used by influencers and compare them with classical narrative structures. Instead of writing an essay on climate change, a student might create a short documentary and post it on YouTube. Peer-to-peer tutorials and motivational content.

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Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

As promising as this may sound, I want to add a caveat: In over ten years of teaching freshman English, I learned that the more I policed student work, the less energy I had to be a good teacher. In ten years, maybe Skynet will be writing everyone’s five paragraph essays and none of this will matter.

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Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 122

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 30, 2025

Take grammar: Many students come into my classroom unable to tell me what a predicate or preposition is, and yet they are able to intuitively use both in the production of wonderful stories and essays. Skunky Issue #2: Siloed Instruction What Is Siloed Instruction?

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Language Languages English Writing 69

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

As promising as this may sound, I want to add a caveat: In over ten years of teaching freshman English, I learned that the more I policed student work, the less energy I had to be a good teacher. In ten years, maybe Skynet will be writing everyone’s five paragraph essays and none of this will matter.

Assignments 98

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 98