Grades Motivation Writing 
eSchool News
MAY 20, 2025
a motivational reading program designed for third graders–but easily adaptable for other grades as well. Building a motivational reading program Inspired by research from Wigfield and Guthrie (2022) and Gambrell and Morrow (2015), we knew that motivation is critical to reading development. The One-Two-Three-Read!
Catlin Tucker
MAY 23, 2017
For the last two years, I’ve been moving farther away from conventional grades. I used to grade everything and dump hundreds of points into my digital gradebook over the course of a semester. When grades were due, my gradebook spit out a percentage for each student and that was the grade he/she received.
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Edsurge
MAY 21, 2020
What makes this especially challenging is that the traditional ways schools have motivated students are no longer available. Historically, we’ve mandated students attend school, but we’ve incentivized them to do well by rewarding them with grades, GPAs and class rankings. But thanks to COVID-19, grades have suddenly lost their meaning.
Teacher Toms Blog
MAY 30, 2025
It seemed like each time I spoke with him he was enthusiastic about some new hobby or other -- outer space, collecting knives, electric trains, bicycles, playing guitar -- all self-motivated. He explained, "Whenever teachers know what a kid likes, they try to take it away and use it as, like, a reward for good grades or something."
eSchool News
JUNE 30, 2023
The student understands the underlying motives driving the character’s behavior here. Was early exposure to texting crimping our students’ ability to write correctly? To engage in the critical thinking process that underpins the ability to write? years of age – 5th or 6th grade.
eSchool News
JANUARY 30, 2023
Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Speaking and writing are about producing the language, requiring a different mental muscle from learners. Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication.
Faculty Focus
JUNE 1, 2025
I failed to appreciate the value of clear expectations and the inescapable necessity that my students needed to walk out of my class with a grade. For the next four years, I used Kevin Gannons grading contract to implement more structure and Barbara Schapiros third space to reflect on what worked for me and my students.
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