Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2020

With Immersive Reader, they go back day after day, and then they get mad at you when the project is over because they want more time to add to their writing. We sat down with Felix to learn exactly how Immersive Reader helps her students and why it’s led them to demand more reading and writing time. They want you to read and rate them.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Assignments that engage students in creative practices motivate hard-to reach students and provide an opportunity for all students to be successful. Collaborating with Google will introduce them to new settings and content while being motivated and excited about their work. Working closely with peers allows them to think creatively.

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Technology Critical Thinking Assignments Motivation 319

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

Looking at these projects, it’s clear that some kids have been so motivated to make beautiful graphs that they’re going out to learn math that most kids don’t learn until college,” says von Oy. “We These aren’t concepts found in most high-school math textbooks. Math isn’t just the regurgitation of formulas.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2021

Many schools are opening or converting to hybrid, so in a push for a strong finish, it’s important for educators to keep students motivated during the final stretch. With math classes, for example, I started to use the document camera to show manipulatives so my students can follow along.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

If your kid likes dinosaurs, you might make a math worksheet where they count and add little plastic dinosaurs. Adding some coloring or sketching to a writing project is a great way to engage an artistic kid. Making homework time more fun for your child might be as simple as including some of their favorite activities.

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Organized Classroom

MAY 13, 2025

This series focuses on 3 big picture ideas: Writing with Visuals, Writing for Meaning, and Writing by Novelty. You can watch both videos in the playlist below – or keep scrolling for the transcript and links to some fo the resources mentioned: Teaching Writing That is Engaging for Students Transcript: “Hi everyone!

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

“I love teaching and helping kids grow,” she added, “but I hate that writing instruction takes up hours and hours of my life.” A 2016 study of 3rd to 8th grade educators found that only 55% of teachers said they enjoy teaching writing. 9% of writing assignments in grades six to eight include long form writing.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

NEW YORK (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Newsela, a leading provider of high-quality instructional and assessment products for K-12, announced today that the company has acquired Generation Genius, a trusted educational streaming platform for K-8 science and math videos, activities, and lessons.

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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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Much of the initial reaction around AI focused on its ability to spit out prose on command, which threatened traditional writing instruction. But the tools were also targeted at math teaching. Yet so far these tools have not really affected K-12 math classrooms. It’s not “transformative usage,” Meyer says.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

Math Skills Reinforcement: For math classes, must-do stations could focus on foundational math skills that need reinforcement, as identified by assessment data, while may-do stations could offer problem-solving activities, collaborative real-world math challenges, or math games that stimulate critical thinking and application.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

We expect this to motivate schools to create more flexible, active learning spaces that can be modified to fit a wide variety of learning needs. Gamified learning motivates students to engage with educational content in a different way, keeping students excited about their progress and helping to synthesize learning.

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Education Motivation Game-Based Learning Assignments 358

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

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The concept hinges on the idea that students complete a project on a single topic–ideally, they choose their own topics to promote interest and motivation–and, in doing so, dive deeply into that topic, ultimately becoming an expert on it. They then work together to combine their stories and create a mini encyclopedia.

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Writing Grades Motivation Attention 300

Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

If our goal is to cultivate expert learners who are resourceful, strategic, and motivated, they need opportunities to drive their own learning. writing task, performance task, research project). One of my favorite blog posts to write last year was my choose your learning path adventure ! 2 Your Choice Station Rotation Lesson.

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Universal Design Blended Learning Learning Feedback 367

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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The new skills-focused curriculum combines 30,000 expert-created resources from the industry’s most comprehensive learning library with step-by-step guided lessons mapped to specific skills, to more easily and effectively strengthen the math, reading, and writing skills that are essential for school success.

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Math Curriculum Reading Curriculum Design 118

eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

We expect this to motivate schools to create more flexible, active learning spaces that can be modified to fit a wide variety of learning needs. Gamified learning motivates students to engage with educational content in a different way, keeping students excited about their progress and helping to synthesize learning.

Education 319

Education Motivation Game-Based Learning Reading 319

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Math Problem Solving: Present a math word problem to the class, and have students articulate what they see in the problem, their initial thoughts on how to approach it, and any questions or uncertainties they have about the solution. Literature Analysis: Apply this routine when analyzing complex literary works, such as poems or novels.

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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Art 327

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

More than ever, personalized learning is critical in getting students engaged and motivated to learn and supporting academic growth,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company. moment when a seemingly unintelligible math problem suddenly becomes understandable. Teachers know best how to personalize learning for their students.

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Textbooks Education Math Schools 230

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The district formed a partnership with HMH—purchasing HMH Into Math, HMH Into Reading, HMH Into Literature, and Waggle programs, along with professional services, which are all accessed via Ed, HMH’s learning platform. Hess has led staff and teachers to create a safe, motivating, and positive learning environment for students.

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Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 271

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. After a semester where I threw out the syllabus, I was left with an inspiring question: How can I make my future courses more practical and still keep the academic writing and the academic requirements intact?

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 280

eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

If a math teacher gives you a set of problems to solve, why not leverage Khanmigo to help you solve them? Your history teacher wants you to write about the Gettysburg Address: Why not have ChatGPT give you some of the main points? AI won’t motivate a student to learn.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

While many of the students roll their eyes, it may save at least one student a year, says Johnson, who is a writing instructor and head of the writing center at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin. Venit predicts colleges will be experiencing what he calls the math shark wave of students for at least the next 10 years.

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Students Math Writing Skills 178

eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

By and large, we’ve found the use of technology increases students’ motivation and concentration, and it engages them in meaningful, relevant, and intellectually stimulating work. In another instance involving a math lesson, students completed an interactive math problem on a flipchart with guided practice from the teacher.

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Technology Language Languages Internet 189

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Through this new collaboration, Wilson County educators will, beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, integrate Discovery Education’s Science Techbook (Grades K-12), Social Studies Techbook (Grades 6-8) and Math Techbook (Grades 6-12) into classroom instruction.

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Textbooks Social Studies Learning Learning Styles 180

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Our teachers and students thrived; every single student received individual support and feedback every single day in both math and reading. Blended learning simply meant that students had three rotations: teacher-led, small-group instruction in reading and math; partner or group projects; and some individual practice learning on the computer.

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Blended Learning Learning Feedback Schools 200

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

For the past four years, applied learning pedagogies, including digital tools like game-based platforms, have been explored within LAUSD to build math, literacy and social-emotional learning competencies using applied learning pedagogy. Design for diverse learners: We designed Level Up Los Angeles, focusing on UDL principles.

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STEM Learning Science Learning Outcomes 197

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Carlanda Miller, also known as The Magical Teacher, shared her approach to motivating students and creating a joyful learning environment. Intrinsic Motivation : Encouraging students to be motivated by a genuine desire to learn and achieve, rather than external rewards, is key to their long-term success. Karen Cheser, Ed.D. ,

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Student Engagement Students Coaching Teaching Methods 246

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) started collaborating on game-based learning (GBL) in developmental math and writing instruction in the mid-2000s, they had no idea what they were setting in motion. Can a Classic Board Game Teach Writing Skills? Finding New Ways to Make Math Fun.

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Game-Based Learning STEM Math English 164

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2018

It is deemed by some as a way to inspire and motivate students, tailor instruction to meet student needs, and scale instruction with the support of technology. Examples: literacy (decoding, foundational writing skills, vocabulary) and math (symbolic number, arithmetic fact retrieval and mathematical flexibility).

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Learning Motivation Assignments Science 163

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

It’s possible that the students who chose to enroll in new OER courses were more motivated and organized than their peers, and therefore they were more likely to succeed anyway. The theory that those savings may help eliminate barriers for students is one of the big motivators for efforts like the Achieving the Dream initiative.

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Textbooks Instructors Education Participation 198

eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

Students don’t need places to sit, listen and write. Whether launching school projects, openly exploring math and science concepts, constructing novel inventions or imagining innovative companies; this kind of a space symbolizes birth. It’s not reflective.We We evolve behind desks. Think of that! They need places of support.

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Learning Spaces Learning Game-Based Learning Teaching Methods 279

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Johnson, a writing instructor and chair of the writing center at Madison Colleg “It all sort of feels bundled together,” Cohn says. Are they going to need to do this reading in order to write something later or conduct research later?’” Teaching The Why Sarah Z. Is it essential by the end of the term?

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Instructors Assignments Textbooks Essay 200

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

From creating realistic images and art to producing music and writing, generative AI's potential to help students learn and demonstrate their creative thinking skills in fundamentally new ways is truly awe-inspiring. Instead, they should motivate us to adopt a thoughtful and strategic approach.

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Teaching Methods Plagiarism Art Motivation 206