eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In fact, the switch to hybrid and fully virtual learning during the pandemic highlighted how students can become distracted and lose motivation when they are seemingly hiding behind a screen, causing many frustrated parents and teachers to loathe the use of technology in learning. Start giving your students real time feedback.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

The situation is made even more challenging by the lack of suitable feedback mechanisms to help teachers understand who is struggling in class and to help them quickly find the root cause of the student’s challenges. Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I spent countless hours guiding them through the writing process, giving feedback, and encouraging them to think critically. AI-powered tools have entered the educational landscape, and theyve changed the way I teach writing–particularly persuasive writing. This makes Ammars point sound polished and impactful.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Could approaching the design, instruction, and facilitation of learning (in class, online, or a combination of the two) with a “would you rather” lens improve student motivation and engagement? Choice has been shown to improve retention, transfer performance, and motivation (Schneider, Nebel, Beege & Rey, 2018).

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 30, 2017

I emphasized the role technology can play in helping teachers to get more eyes on student work and, as a result, motivate students to do their best work. I want to provide my students with meaningful feedback, a live audience, and a fresh perspective. However, the fear of presenting was an incredible motivator.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

These AI-powered assistants serve as perpetually available guides, providing instant feedback, adaptive challenges, and personalised pathways through educational content. Unlike traditional educational models, where feedback loops stretch across days or weeks, virtual tutors close these loops in seconds.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Teaching has always been a demanding profession, but this school year takes the cake! These traditional workflows do not position the students to be active agents or help them to develop into expert learners, who are resourceful, strategic, motivated, and self-aware.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

Instructional monitoring: Monitored student progress and adjusted their teaching strategy as needed. Older students were also more likely to report teachers using complex, high-impact teaching practices. One way to improve TSRs may be to use teaching strategies that affectively engage students in the content,” according to the report.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

4 Ask students for feedback. Feedback typically flows from teacher to student, but feedback should be a two-way street. The best way to model life-long learning for our students is by valuing their feedback and using what we learn from them to improve our practice. #5 1 Relationships need to be our #1 priority.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. 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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2024

The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students Motivation plays a role not only in people’s choice to get involved in their goals but also in their behavior, persistence, and, ultimately, success. What does motivation entail? Experts in psychology have comprehensively analyzed motivation.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education. Lets examine a few examples from the research. Lecture is a common passive learning practice.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

candidates at MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten research group, say it all started with a single piece of feedback: “Just make learning fun.” Scratch projects are also released to everyone on Scratch for feedback, comments or “remixing,” but on CoCo, projects remain within a digital “corridor” curated by an educator.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

I fell into this trap at the start of my teaching career. This negatively impacts student motivation and can cause students unnecessary anxiety. When students are working toward a finished product that will be assessed for a grade, they need feedback and support. Feedback on a finished product is not useful to students.

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Grades Feedback Assignments Motivation 420

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I highlighted how blended learning can help educators more effectively provide multiple means of engagement to increase student motivation and ensure all students can successfully engage with learning experiences. In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of engagement. Language and Symbols.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

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. Rubrics also provide students with feedback, helping them understand their strengths and areas where they need to improve.

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Fairness Assignments Feedback Evaluation 545

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Writing Assignments: Writing tasks, whether creative stories, essays, or research papers, require students to think critically, organize their thoughts, write a draft, and revise based on feedback. This also teaches students to hone their self-directed learning skills as they own more of the responsibility for their learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. By implementing this hands-on approach, I hoped that the students would not only deepen their own STEAM understanding, but also gain the confidence and inspiration to effectively teach these critical subjects to their future students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

Golden collects the results, which students give anonymously, then studies the feedback and makes a list of all the information she’s received. This practice is called early-term feedback. Experts say it’s an effective strategy for improving teaching and learning quickly—sometimes as soon as the very next class period.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Choice is a powerful motivator. Teachers are freed from orchestrating a lesson and able to conference with learners about their progress, provide feedback on work in progress, or conduct side-by-side assessments. Conferencing about student progress Pulling students for real-time feedback sessions Conducting side-by-side assessments.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback on student activities? An easy-to-use platform for teachers to handle the entire loop from creation to feedback can be the answer to saving time and energy. There’s a feedback option for every teacher—and every student!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In high school, I competed in statewide competitions with the Business Professionals of America , a student organization focused on career and leadership development, through which I learned how to receive feedback and how to lose with grace and maintain pride. Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

When I began my career in education, I believed the value I brought to the classroom was my subject area expertise cultivated as an English major at UCLA and my pedagogical expertise honed while working on my teaching credential and Masters in Education. Our value lies in the human side of teaching.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

Recently I had reason to revisit Paul Pintrich’s meta-analysis on motivating students. It’s still the piece I most often see referenced when it comes to what’s known about student motivation. Adaptive self-efficacy and competence perceptions motivate students. Adaptive attributions and control beliefs motivate students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Secondary students in particular need to be able to see and ask questions during remote STEM instruction, such as during laboratory experiments or when receiving feedback when developing their own solutions to math problems. Math made meaningful.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

The development of Discovery Educations newest content is based on feedback from the companys school-based partners and makes teaching and learning even more relevant, interesting, and personalized for users of Discovery Education products.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

I want students to know that their teachers are there to support them as they work because learning is a process and everyone needs feedback and help to improve. I want students to be intrinsically motivated to revisit and improve their work because they feel like active agents in the learning process. It did not always go smoothly.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The PLCs are composed of teachers who teach similar grade levels and/or subject areas. The learning teams that enjoy high levels of autonomy and agency tend to be more motivated and engaged. Teachers in one subject area, at one grade level, or teaching in one community are likely to face unique challenges and have different interests.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

Targeted assistance and adaptive feedback AI tutoring systems do an excellent job of delivering customizable support and feedback that align with student patterns in need. AI tutoring systems give students immediate feedback and guidance, addressing these problem areas before they become more severe.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2023

To facilitate effective teaching and learning, modern schools must equip every classroom with interactive touchscreens and utilize gamification techniques. Everyone loves games, and competition motivates people to perform their best. Don’t gamify everything; instead, focus on lessons lacking engagement and motivation.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 30, 2024

Recently I had reason to revisit Paul Pintrich’s meta-analysis on motivating students. It’s still the piece I most often see referenced when it comes to what’s known about student motivation. Adaptive self-efficacy and competence perceptions motivate students. Adaptive attributions and control beliefs motivate students.

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Motivation Beliefs Exams Students 105

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.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

As educators, we have the challenge and honor to teach a dynamic and unique group of students each time a class period begins. If our goal is to cultivate expert learners who are resourceful, strategic, and motivated, they need opportunities to drive their own learning. The variety of humans in a classroom is remarkable.

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Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Feedback 367

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

In my book, Balance with Blended Learning , I invite teachers to reimagine teaching and learning by partnering with students. LINCspring then follows a powerful Reflect, Tinker, Grow process, designed to transform teaching practices. In Tinker , you’ll be given templates to design how you’ll implement the skill with students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Those are the ability to personalize teaching, foster critical thinking, and inspire a passion for learning. Not helpful : While AI can adjust content, it cannot fully tailor its teaching methods in the same way a human tutor can. Effective tutoring motivates, models, and inspires a genuine love of learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2024

AI lacks emotional intelligence, often struggling to engage in empathetic interactions, motivate students during challenging periods, or adapt its teaching style based on emotional cues. They excel at motivating students, managing classroom dynamics, and offering personalized feedback based on nuanced observations.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

for literacy saw fourth-grade reading scores rise by 10 points – even after school closures during the pandemic – due to an emphasis on explicitly teaching foundational reading skills and professional development. One example to learn from is the “ Mississippi Miracle ,” in which a state once ranked second to last in the U.S.

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