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Enhance Student Engagement with Virtual Social Learning Spaces

Catlin Tucker

” Most teachers include some form of the word “engagement” in their answers. So, it makes sense that teachers are frustrated when they feel like students are not engaging. The pandemic is presenting new barriers to student engagement, most obviously the lack of physical proximity.

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

Edsurge

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think its because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, totally outdated , math lessons just dont seem to pull students in. Adding applied math courses is also on the agenda.

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Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

eSchool News

/PRNewswire/ — BirminghamCity Schools (BCS) is spearheading an innovative research initiative to explore the critical link between student motivation and math performance. This project also contributes to the broader goal of improving use of any high-quality math instructional material for all students.”

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Gamification tools that increase student engagement

eSchool News

From a 5th grade teacher lens, it is evident that students are more likely to engage in an educational activity when it is “gamified,” and even more so when it is gamified with technology. There are a variety of reading and math apps and websites that cater to gamification, and even provide the opportunity for differentiation.

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4 blended learning strategies for better student engagement

eSchool News

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress in math, reading, and all subjects combined. Blended Learning Increases Student Engagement.

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New math problems won’t solve our nation’s math problem

eSchool News

Key points: Relevancy has great power in math instruction Reaching peak engagement in K-12 science education Helping science-averse teachers integrate STEM and literacy For more news on STEM subjects, visit eSNs STEM & STEAM hub How much longer will we keep trying to solve our nations dismal math proficiency problem by writing new math problems?

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3 great ways to supercharge student engagement

eSchool News

Here, three educators share the tech tools and best practices they use to improve student engagement and make sure students are energized, focused, and ready to learn. Three ways to focus on student engagement. Catherine Castillo: Guided math talks.