Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse. Motivated by intentional opportunities for collaboration, students actively process information in favorable conditions that are both supportive and stimulating.

Assignments 59

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 59

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

By positioning code as a creative tool, educators can tap into students' intrinsic motivation while simultaneously building computational thinking skills. It aligns with digital literacy frameworks that emphasize critical evaluation, meaningful contribution and not just technical skills.

Ethics 153

Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 153

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse. Motivated by intentional opportunities for collaboration, students actively process information in favorable conditions that are both supportive and stimulating.

Assignments 61

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 61

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

This kind of structured choice fosters agency and motivation. For example, we embed regular peer observations, not for evaluation but for reflection, where teachers receive structured feedback from colleagues and set their own growth targets. I begin by creating a culture where continuous improvement is normalized, not feared.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

This article explores how these three components can reshape flipped learning and address persistent challenges such as student unpreparedness, fear of participation, and lack of motivation. This data is accessible to both teachers and students through visual dashboards, which serve as powerful motivators and intervention tools.

Critical Thinking 88

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 88

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

This article explores how these three components can reshape flipped learning and address persistent challenges such as student unpreparedness, fear of participation, and lack of motivation. This data is accessible to both teachers and students through visual dashboards, which serve as powerful motivators and intervention tools.

Critical Thinking 94

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 94

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. By using AI as a tool in the learning process, students not only familiarize themselves with its capabilities but also develop the ability to critically evaluate the content it generates.

Language 96

Language Languages Instructors Culture 96

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., This sense of belonging is not a peripheral benefit – it is foundational to learner motivation, participation, and overall success.

Evaluation 59

Evaluation Motivation Activities Study 59

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., This sense of belonging is not a peripheral benefit – it is foundational to learner motivation, participation, and overall success.

Evaluation 53

Evaluation Motivation Activities Study 53

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. To summarize, while hybrid learning models offer promising solutions, their success hinges on thoughtful execution and consistent evaluation. One major issue is the lack of personal interaction.

Hybrid Learning 128

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 128

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. By using AI as a tool in the learning process, students not only familiarize themselves with its capabilities but also develop the ability to critically evaluate the content it generates.

Language 65

Language Languages Instructors Culture 65

k12 Online Schools

JUNE 24, 2025

Digital literacy refers to the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate, and create information using a range of digital technologies. Information literacy involves the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively. Encouraging critical thinking is essential for fostering digital literacy.

Skills 52

Skills Critical Thinking Evaluation Discussions 52

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

In their pursuit of self-expression, they often find themselves challenged to find new words or motivated to develop academic vocabulary. In academic writing, this leads back to the text, where writers rethink, re-evaluate, and understand a detail or main idea more deeply.

Writing 648

Writing STEM Learning Critical Thinking 648

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

but I wish he were more motivated." "I I would not evaluate the success of my marriage by measuring whether my husband's character had improved in the years since we wed. I'm sure that many parents would insist that they like their kids, but you wouldn't have to dig very deep to find the "but." "I I like my child. I like my child.

Evaluation 108

Evaluation Writing Motivation Testing 108

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Summer brings the chance to slow down, evaluate what matters most, and set new goals for next year. Classroom Management and Student Engagement Teach Like a Pirate – A motivational guide to help teachers bring creativity, passion, and engagement into their classrooms. Click here to browse the titles on Amazon (affiliate link).

Reading 59

Reading Skills Teachers Classroom Management 59

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. It can be constructive, motivating, and well-meaning in certain contexts. This approach aligns with self-determination theory , which highlights autonomy, relatedness, and competence as key drivers of motivation.

Teaching 70

Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The Motive It is unknown whether Ruiz intended to cheat in New York or if the opportunity merely presented itself and she took it. Evaluating the detectability of AI-generated texts among student essays. Six months after the New York marathon had concluded, Ruiz was retroactively disqualified from that race. Tes Magazine. Keller, S.

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. It can be constructive, motivating, and well-meaning in certain contexts. This approach aligns with self-determination theory , which highlights autonomy, relatedness, and competence as key drivers of motivation.

Teaching 70

Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2019

Our motivation is what drives us to meet our goals and losing that sense of determination can leave us feeling confused and frustrated. There are many reasons for motivation depletion—it can be circumstantial, environmental, emotional, mental, etc. Here are six easy tips to help you find your motivation if you think you’ve lost it: 1.

Motivation 257

Motivation Attention Evaluation Assignments 257

Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

It provides evidence of progress over time, which can be motivating for students and informative for teachers and parents. Evaluating After completing tasks or assignments, students can use their formative assessment data to evaluate their learning. It can be used to promote self-reflection and self-assessment.

Metacognitive Skills 482

Metacognitive Skills Universal Design Blended Learning Evaluation 482

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

The moves came prior to the motivation. Cravings are the drives that motivate us to act. Building up a habit like the one I have done for exercise involves both intrinsic and extrinsic motivators for most people. —Looking for change Dave, my husband, was in the driveway a few days ago, about to head somewhere with our two kids.

Motivation 200

Motivation Reading Instructors Assignments 200

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It helps students understand what is expected and how they will be evaluated. Clear expectations positively impact the students’ feelings of competence or confidence in their ability to complete a task, which can motivate them to put in their best effort.

Fairness 545

Fairness Assignments Feedback Language 545

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It is a process where students evaluate their work, reflecting on what they’ve learned, how well they’ve understood complex concepts, how much progress they’ve made toward mastering key skills, and where they may need to invest time and energy to improve their concept knowledge and skill set.

Evaluation 428

Evaluation Assignments Failure Participation 428

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

When you have to compete with a warm sun, sandy beaches, and playful friends, motivating students in summer school can be a daunting challenge. Let your summer school students experience this motivator. Their reasons could be to try something new, make up for a class they failed, get ahead of classes they must take, or something else.

Motivation 151

Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 151

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Understanding what teachers find cognitively engaging in their work can help them 1) evaluate where they are investing their time and energy resources, 2) reflect on whether those tasks are energizing or draining, and 3) make adjustments in their approach to workflows that they find mentally draining.

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

Researchers pulled data for two years (the 2017 and 2018 academic years) from Missouri’s state-wide teacher evaluation system, in which students rated teachers’ effectiveness. Examples of survey items used by students to evaluate teachers via the Network for Educator Effectiveness. This teacher makes lessons interesting.

Motivation 189

Motivation Teaching Cognitive Development Critical Thinking 189

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Choice is a powerful motivator. As they read the language on the rubric and evaluate their peer’s work, they may realize that aspects of their own work need development or revision. Peer feedback is most effective when it is focused, and students have clear guidelines for giving feedback. Peer Feedback Choice Board.

Feedback 546

Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically. I don’t start from a deficit approach, but rather, I listen to writers’ concerns and accompany them through their academic journey with a non-evaluative and mindful approach.

Evaluation 119

Evaluation Feedback Writing Language 119

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The learning teams that enjoy high levels of autonomy and agency tend to be more motivated and engaged. The 5Es instructional model is composed of the following stages: 1) Engage, 2) Explore, 3) Explain, 4) Elaborate, and 5) Evaluate. Evaluate: Assess the Effectiveness. Engage : Develop a Question to Drive Your Inquiry Cycle.

Teachers 427

Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 427

Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

these are critical skills students need to develop if they are going to become expert learners who are motivated, resourceful, strategic, and capable of advocating for themselves. As Katie Novak and I write in UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes (coming out May 29!),

Blended Learning 521

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Online Learning 521

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Using a powerful and proprietary computer algorithm, WriQ automates and standardizes the assessment of student writing against national norms, evaluating each student’s writing across a number of criteria. At the beginning of May 2020 , 80 percent of teachers said that student motivation was lower than it had been pre-lockdown.

Writing 257

Writing Gamification Motivation Evaluation 257

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

Motivation 126

Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

“Students and teachers are evolving the education system we previously knew; our students are realizing the benefits of technology and teachers are evaluating this technology with new attitudes and infused styles of teaching to create new bridges and motivate students for self-directed learning to foster a more engaging experience overall.”.

Learning 306

Learning Motivation Evaluation Teaching 306

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning. Character Traits: After reading about a character in a book, students make a claim about that character, provide evidence from the text, and ask questions about the character’s motivation, relationships, or impact on the story.

Questions 415

Questions Metacognitive Skills Ethics Math 415

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2024

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Building a foundation Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs provides a foundational framework for understanding human motivation and development. By honoring and embracing our students’ cultural backgrounds, we not only create a sense of belonging but also enhance their educational journey.

Learning Spaces 306

Learning Spaces Culture Motivation Learning 306

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Baked-in bias or sweet equity: AI’s role in motivation and deep learning For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Given AI’s evolving and increased presence in classrooms, the U.S. Maximizing Opportunity: Guiding the Effective Use and Evaluation of AI (Modules 8- 10).

Ethics 318

Ethics Evaluation Intelligence Motivation 318

Catlin Tucker

MAY 23, 2017

Ironically, students are rarely asked to evaluate their work and reflect on what is says about their learning. Even though these conversations are hard, they motivate kids to keep practicing and working. Grading and assessment are probably the most time-consuming aspect of a teacher’s job. This makes no sense to me.

Grades 420

Grades Assignments Skills English 420