Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Classroom Management and Student Engagement Teach Like a Pirate – A motivational guide to help teachers bring creativity, passion, and engagement into their classrooms. The Writing Revolution 2.0 – A comprehensive guide to teaching writing as a foundational skill across subjects. called it eye-opening, and Jessica W.

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Reading Skills Teachers Classroom Management 59

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

Whether students step into the classroom or hang out in the counseling office, it’s the perfect time to spark motivation and help them set meaningful goals. Stories of Our Summer : Create printouts of little books and have each student write a story about a favorite summer activity or a favorite book they read.

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Schools Counselling Math Motivation 98

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. The Motive It is unknown whether Ruiz intended to cheat in New York or if the opportunity merely presented itself and she took it. This establishes a baseline of each students writing style, vocabulary, and skills. The time put Ruiz in 11th place.

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Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Here are some of the benefits of prioritizing online engagement: Improved learning outcomes Increased motivation and self-esteem Enhanced understanding and retention Reduced isolation and increased community Improved completion rates These are the kinds of outcomes every parent hopes for. That can lead to distractions or a drop in motivation.

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Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Do you like watching sports live or on TV?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

We typically think of education as a process of moving from ignorance to knowledge, that we build learning from the foundations up, like a constructing a house. new experiential data," writes cognitive psychologist and author Christine Caldwell, "and if we feel sufficiently drawn to it (i.e., We consciously take in.

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Learning Writing Motivation Knowledge 94

k12

JUNE 16, 2025

The study looked at when these entrepreneurs reached key income milestones, what motivated them, and how their school environment supported the development of skills like independence and creativity. The most common way these entrepreneurs earned their first $10K was through freelance services like design, writing, or coding (30%).

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Schools Motivation High School High School 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Learning, in my experience, is primarily a process of self-motivated individuals interacting with their environment and the people they find there. When Illich was writing, our kindergartens and preschools, and even, for the most part, our elementary schools, were far less school-ish than they are today. I've written since 2009.

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Motivation Testing Failure Grades 101

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our newest book, Shift Writing into the Classroom with UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I guide teachers in creating the time and space to support all parts of the writing process in the classroom. If there is only one pathway provided, students may question their ability to complete a writing task successfully.

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Assignments Writing Feedback Motivation 458

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. Instead of forbidding generative AI tools, it’s critical that teachers show students how and when it’s appropriate to use AI in student writing.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 326

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.

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Writing Skills Essay Language 284

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

What makes this especially challenging is that the traditional ways schools have motivated students are no longer available. They have also eliminated grades as a motivating factor to do well in school. If students aren’t rewarded with an A for their five paragraph essay, why write it? They are disconnecting and disengaging.

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Motivation Grades Students Essay 218

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. This helps them to focus their efforts on the skills and knowledge that are most important.

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Fairness Assignments Feedback Language 545

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

I hope that a close examination of this approach to designing and facilitating lessons will motivate teachers to explore alternative models that free them from the front of the room. Pain Point: Teachers are frustrated by a lack of student engagement and motivation. There are three main ways to approach differentiation.

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Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Motivation 544

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. Each student progresses differently based on prior knowledge, learning preferences, and exposure to the language.

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Over the years, writing instruction focus has swung between the final product outcome and the processes that gets us there. Digital tools have reignited this tension towards product, but now its time to help students learn how to compose, not just write. Thats where the magic happens–in the process.

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Communication Knowledge Writing Discussions 167

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

There’s even an option to write stories together. As one educator writes about their experience with the tool, there are no individual user profiles, no way to collect likes and no followers — basically, no emphasis on comparison. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student.

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Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 204

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

It’ll start with a plot of land and students will write the story, cast the characters, create the entire 1776 world. In case you must ‘sell’ this idea to your administration, here are three great reasons why students should use Minecraft in school: Reading, Writing, and Problem Solving. Again, think Legos.

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Writing Reading Teaching Evaluation 199

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2024

Feedback is critical for helping students enhance their conceptual knowledge and skills. Ongoing: Regular feedback routines ensure that students receive continuous guidance, motivating students to continually improve. First, AI can think very quickly.

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Feedback Coaching Assignments Motivation 349

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Creative projects help students connect new information to prior knowledge through critical thinking and problem solving. Assignments that engage students in creative practices motivate hard-to reach students and provide an opportunity for all students to be successful. Creativity is an essential skill for all students to have.

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Technology Critical Thinking Assignments Motivation 314

eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

If we wish to see continued success, we will need to use everything the science of reading has taught us and provide students with a healthy diet of explicit literacy instruction that includes foundational skills like decoding, in addition to building content knowledge and higher-order comprehension strategies.

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Science Reading Knowledge Motivation 303

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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Students Motivation Achievement Assignments 348

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you then encourage students to research topics that interest them, they’ll be even more motivated to read and write–and they may even have some fun. Helping students uncover their passions I once had a student who insisted on writing her research paper on body piercings.

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Reading Assignments English Math 322

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

The platform has continued to push the boundaries of innovation and has since transformed into the first platform to put AI in the hands of teachers, empowering them with tools and knowledge needed to utilize AI confidently and effectively in their classrooms.

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Writing Motivation Learning Styles Critical Thinking 266

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Every teacher knows it’s essential, and every teacher tries to motivate students. But it’s just as true that all teachers have experienced those days when they don’t feel particularly motivated, when the content seems old and tired, and when students (sometimes the whole class) are clearly anything but motivated by what’s happening in class.

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Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 116

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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Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 126

eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2019

The system is widely considered a step up from traditional professional development, which is often not tailored to individual educators’ needs or preferences and can be much less engaging and motivating. Drafting educator micro-credentials.

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Education Motivation Knowledge Writing 278

eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Many times, shy students find it easier to express themselves in writing versus verbally. Shy students may be more willing to participate in a game-like setting where they can showcase their knowledge in a less intimidating way. and Quizlet , or educational games aligned with the curriculum, can turn lessons into engaging experiences.

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Gamification Interactive Learning Students Participation 322

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

My doctoral research focused on the multidimensional motivational construct of teacher engagement in blended learning environments. In contrast, large-scale playlists may walk students through the process of conducting an experiment and writing a lab report or working through a multi-step project.

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Blended Learning Learning Coaching Discussions 420

eSchool News

MAY 17, 2017

“Google is helping to drive a philosophical change in public education—prioritizing training children in skills like teamwork and problem-solving while de-emphasizing the teaching of traditional academic knowledge, like math formulas,” writes the New York Times. “It

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Mobile Devices Education History Knowledge 255

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Many instructors have observed variability in students’ motivation to learn and grow. In other words, can we foster greater motivation? Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Every teacher knows it’s essential, and every teacher tries to motivate students. But it’s just as true that all teachers have experienced those days when they don’t feel particularly motivated, when the content seems old and tired, and when students (sometimes the whole class) are clearly anything but motivated by what’s happening in class.

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Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 98

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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Motivation Instructors Lecturing Feedback 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Unfortunately, says Guthrie, students’ reading motivation is often "shockingly low." After spending 45 years studying how to motivate and engage students, Guthrie has learned that the secret to developing successful readers lies in understanding the right—and wrong—ways to motivate them. Not the books and the content.

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Motivation Reading Beliefs Grades 127

eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

The company is offering a limited number of invitations to educators to engage students in knowledge building and understanding through creative agency and inclusion. Through multimedia projects, students assemble language and general knowledge that helps them to become stronger readers, writers, listeners, and speakers.

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Language Languages Education History 246

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

He writes, “Teaching others can build our competence. In an interview about her study, Lauren Eskreis-Winkler said, “ We told advice givers we think they have valuable knowledge and information about how to motivate themselves in school, and we asked them to share that knowledge with younger students.

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Coaching Motivation Writing Study 195

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2020

The Global Seal of Biliteracy is awarded to students who demonstrate proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing in two or more languages. For González, her knowledge of Spanish and English earned her the credential, an opportunity that was offered through a binational pilot program.

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Language Languages Motivation English 130