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. Subjects: English Language Arts, Writing-Essays A number of topics, questions to consider, and research ideas help high schoolers choose and debate their argument.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2024

Society has always been fascinated to learn about the motivations of famous athletes, entertainers, and politicians and how they came to their profession. What if, similarly, we learned about the motivations of aspiring K-12 teachers, and used that to predict how effective they will be and how long they will stay in the classroom?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

And yet, adults regularly set out to study a second (or third, or fourth) language. So programs intended to make that process easier and faster are tapping into the science of motivation to improve their methods. That’s the kind of question asked by researchers who study motivation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2025

These aren’t online tools or books, but mental conscripts that will get you where you want to be with more efficiency and less pain: The Secret to Learning English and Other Foreign Languages Faster Mastering a new language can be a transformative journey, opening doors to new cultures, opportunities, and personal growth.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. For example, you could find a selection of study material at Studocu that you can utilize.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

If I’m honest, there are three clear reasons that initially motivated my decision to assign homework every night: 1) I never had enough time to cover everything in class, 2) I believed students needed to learn to manage their time outside of class and develop important study habits, and 3) I was assigned homework in high school.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2016

An independent study from Johns Hopkins University shows that a program designed to reverse “summer slide” at scale showed real impact on student engagement and Lexile growth for students who read on the adaptive literacy platform LightSail for as little as 30 minutes per day. The demographics of the student cohort studied are 91.7

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2019

What happened to the market for teaching Chinese adults to speak English? Serving Chinese adults keen to learn English and English-based curriculum was a powerful market, long before delivering online English tutoring to Chinese children became so popular with investors. Consulting. billion RMB (approx.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

When teachers turn a lesson or tough-to-teach concept into a motivational gamed or use a fun competition to teach new concepts, students become immersed in their learning and are often more engaged–meaning they’re more likely to retain information. .” and Prodigy to gamify her instruction and motivate students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The benefits of student agency Students are more engaged and motivated. Besides allowing students to pursue topics that interest them, the sense of ownership and autonomy that student agency provides is very motivating in itself. As Pink writes in the book: “Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.”

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2024

Key points: Students are motivated by academic excellence, personal growth, and development Scaling-up high-dosage tutoring is crucial to students’ academic success 5 ways virtual tutoring reinforces our after-school program For more news on learning trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub This press release originally appeared online.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In fact, some studies confirm that competition has benefits , though they vary based on the individual and the competition. Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage. They were used as gimmicks and antics to “motivate” students. They believed that students’ motivation should come from within.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

The student understands the underlying motives driving the character’s behavior here. That was the joking term that my fellow English teachers and I came up with to describe what we were seeing. Texting’s oversized influence According to a recent Stanford Medicine study, the average age that children receive their first phone is 11.6

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

As part of the collaboration, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system will now use IXL’s award-winning platform district-wide to boost academic achievement in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. IXL also provides test preparation skill plans and personalized study plans for the SAT and ACT.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I’ve been a reading specialist, a special education teacher, and an English teacher, among others. When I went to college, I found that I had to make adjustments to my note taking and studying time in order to transition to the additional rigor. She happened to be in a class with many students who often needed support with motivation.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Two years ago, our district started using Lexia English for our English Language Learners (ELLs), also with its Core5 and PowerUp programs. We track activity and set “wildly important goals” (WIGs) focused on word study, grammar, and/or comprehension growth. Track progress on every level.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Educators throughout the state can now administer the diagnostic as a beginning-of-year and mid-year assessment to measure students’ overall grade-level proficiency in math and English language arts based on Virginia’s Standards of Learning. To learn more about the IXL Diagnostic, please visit [link].

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

BALTIMORE, Maryland — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, has unveiled the findings of a Johns Hopkins University study that affirms IXL Math’s effectiveness in boosting student achievement. The goal of the study was to determine IXL Math’s efficacy on students in grades 3-5.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

That passion carried through to his university studies, where he majored in Communications with a sharp focus on media. But it was a move to Japan to become an English teacher that finally helped Bonner see how he could meld his love of language learning with his technology fascination. They’re embodying this avatar in a 3D space.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Discovery Education , the worldwide edtech leader, today announced that the Spanish and English versions of Science Techbook for Texas by Discovery Education for K-8 and Biology students is now available for use in classrooms statewide.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

English language learners in particular benefit from developing context through film: their comprehension is aided by imagery and visual sentence frames, and their pronunciation by aural guides. These lessons are mapped to ELA and ELD/WIDA standards, as well as NGSS, Social Studies, and ISTE standards as appropriate.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

Lexile levels are climbing, and students are more engaged and motivated to read more now than ever. One-third of the students are enrolled in advanced math and English. Through Twitter chats, book studies, conferences, and more, we as educators devour lessons of our own. Student engagement is high.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Perhaps one of the most famous studies to come to this conclusion was the Tennessee Student Teacher Achievement Ratio (STAR) project in the 1980s. In the kindergarten years alone, the study found a “definite advantage for small classes in achievement.”. More positivity reported about participating in learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2021

Games can be particularly effective for engaging learners, promoting active participation and motivating students, both in and outside of the classroom. Games can be particularly effective for engaging learners, promoting active participation and motivating students, both in and outside of the classroom.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. Nationwide research is also relatively infrequent — the most recent in-depth study of U.S. The answer?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

One recent study of school spending estimated that up to two-thirds of software licenses are never activated. Teachers should not have ferret out findings from a stack of research studies just to figure out what programs will be a good fit for their students. Here are five questions to ask when assessing the strength of the evidence.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

Amalia Lopez became a high school English teacher because she thinks functional English is one of the greatest gifts you can give anyone trying to navigate life in the United States. EdSurge: What motivates you as an educator? That has always been my motivation. That’s a huge thing for me. That’s a huge thing for me.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Across these 15 weak licensure tests: Ten do not adequately address all five components of the science of reading and five combine reading with other subjects, such as social studies or science. Note, one test fits into both categories listed above.) One includes too much emphasis on content contrary to research-based practices.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

This positively impacts their motivation to engage with tasks. This element of choice amplifies students’ interest in their studies as they feel connected to the material they are learning about. Some might opt for the rainforest, while others may be captivated by the desert or ocean ecosystems.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

al (2019), Integrative teaching benefits middle-level learners as it potentially increases student engagement, motivation, and achievement. For instance, principles from science can be linked to literature they are studying in English class. According to Moser et. This intentionality is crucial.

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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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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Unfortunately, our education system often struggles to provide adequate support for these students if they don’t know English. However, I am hopeful that this year we will witness a renewed commitment towards providing resources, policies, and initiatives that cater to English Language Learners and promote multilingualism in schools.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2024

Science Techbook for Texas was rated as 100% aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and the English Language Proficiency Standards at every grade level by the relevant state review panels and earned a 100% score from the Texas Resource Review for its K-5 and Biology editions. This research and more can be found here.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The following interview was translated from Japanese to English and has been lightly edited for clarity. Two things: One, programming instructions are all in English. If you have any questions, you have to talk to the Apple people but that’s mostly in English as well. You can’t study or learn unless it’s fun.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2022

While this approach is used by districts at times to cut costs , a common motivation now is teacher recruitment and retention as non-stop pandemic stress has staff leaving in pursuit of work-life balance. One idea: Give them an extra day off. Districts around the country are announcing plans to adopt four-day school weeks in the fall.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Unequal Impact Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also called the nations report card, dont look too bad until the scores are broken out into groups by factors like ethnicity, income and whether students are learning to speak English. Others might have a barrier when it comes to technology.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2025

With increased practice, they become more proficient and confident readers, and because everyone loves doing things theyre good at, theyre motivated to read more and more joyfully. Dr. Evans observed how the physical posture of a 7th-grade study participant changed when she read a small print and a large print book.

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