eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

These improvements broaden DreamBox Reading’s coverage to support all PreK-5 learners and expand educators’ abilities to develop students’ foundational skills and confidence in reading through personalized instruction. This adaptivity ensures that students are met where they are with just-right instruction and fun activities.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Total Health: A Virtual Field Trip with the NBA and WNBA (Grades 3-8) This VFT encourages students to live a healthy lifestyle with a behind-the-scenes look at how professional basketball players from the NBA and WNBA maintain their health on and off the court!

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

In a world where AI skills and fluency will be necessary and marketable, colleges and universities have made efforts to embrace AI in the classroom (e.g., Balch & Blanck, 2025; Butulis, 2023; Parks & Oslick, 2024) and to provide their students with instruction and practice in using AI in productive and ethical ways (e.g.,

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

I’m picturing a lot of family time, slower mornings, and leisure reading in my future, but I also like to spend some time brushing up on my teaching skills each summer. Maybe you’ve thought about trying a new classroom management strategy, exploring new methods for student engagement, or digging into the latest trends in education.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills. According to a recent survey by Salesforce (2022), just 12% of college students felt a strong sense of belonging in their institutions.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. Drawing in college: Using sketchnoting to support student engagement.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills. According to a recent survey by Salesforce (2022), just 12% of college students felt a strong sense of belonging in their institutions.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

In the spring, the long winter months can add to this fatigue, making it even harder to keep students engaged (Rohan and Sigmon, 2000). This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. 2022; Nuessel and Marshall, 2008; Vidal and Nordgren, 2024).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Not all online platforms deliver quality education, and the lack of face-to-face interaction can hinder social development and collaborative skills. Reports highlight that many students struggle with self-discipline in an online environment, leading to higher dropout rates compared to traditional settings.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

In the spring, the long winter months can add to this fatigue, making it even harder to keep students engaged (Rohan and Sigmon, 2000). This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. 2022; Nuessel and Marshall, 2008; Vidal and Nordgren, 2024).

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students may feel lonely, and faculty can feel overwhelmed even in well-designed online classes; however, a focus on engagement and well-being educators can support faculty and students via simple, low-tech, and personalized strategies in conjunction with the learning platform.

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JULY 10, 2025

There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students. Why Online Student Engagement Matters Online learning offers a host of unique opportunities that empower students to learn in ways that work best for them. The good news?

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

Each visit kicks off with a game of 20 Questions where students try to guess the identity of their upcoming visitor based on yes/no questions and clues, if needed. Mystery Guests encourage students to work together, use critical thinking skills, and broaden their horizons.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 18, 2025

When it’s done well, it can help grow your skills, inspire new ideas, and even make your day-to-day in the classroom a little smoother. If your course was about increasing student engagement, then try one technique that you learned one week and another the next. The key is knowing how to make it work for you.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

Dr. Kevin Martin Principal, Parkway Northeast Middle School, Missouri What motivated you to participate in a pilot program focused on improving online safety? Martin: As a middle school principal, I see firsthand how social media and digital engagement impact our students, both positively and negatively.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The report, Students as Meaning Makers: Why Academic Solutions Aren’t Enough , underscores an increasingly critical need to ensure students find positivity and meaning in their learning. The lack of motivation has contributed to lower academic performance and increased dropout rates. ” 2.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

This year’s 9th most-read story focuses on instructional strategies for better student engagement. Student engagement has long been an indicator of growth and progress, and in the wake of the pandemic, it will prove essential for academic and social-emotional recovery. 4: Hands-on learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

As educators across the country work tirelessly to provide engaging lessons in new and ever-changing environments, there are still understandable concerns about low student engagement, low teacher morale , and a lack of professional development to meet teacher and students’ needs. For more information click here.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2019

Related content: 5 discussion tools to fuel student engagement. While definitions of SEL can vary, key elements include self-awareness and social awareness, relationship skills, self-management, and responsible decision making.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

The importance of interactive tools in special education Special education students often require personalized instructional strategies that traditional methods cannot fully address. In a virtual setting, it becomes even more critical to find tools that keep these students engaged and provide the support they need.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Alex Marrero, Superintendent of Denver Public Schools discussed the community hubs initiative in Denver, aimed at leveling the playing field for students facing poverty. Carlanda Miller, also known as The Magical Teacher, shared her approach to motivating students and creating a joyful learning environment.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And almost every conversation I have with educators regardless of whether they are classroom teachers, instructional specialists or administrators is around student engagement. All of them are asking, with some urgency, about how we can boost student engagement under these difficult and fluctuating circumstances.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student. But even as gamification has become a shorthand for engagement, edtech companies have found it challenging to draw a clear distinction between learning and just having fun. The idea is to keep learners motivated in a class. You keep going.

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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. Blended Learning Benefit #1: Student Agency. What: Student agency is the students’ ability to make key decisions in the learning experience.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2021

The Aperture Student Portal includes gamified goal-setting and SEL self-assessments offering a research-backed approach to understanding students’ needs. Goal-setting and having a voice in their own learning are powerful motivators for students, especially those in high school. About the Aperture Student Portal.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

As teachers, we know that the physical environment of a classroom can have a significant impact on how students engage with the material and each other. From the color of the walls to the lighting and temperature, every aspect of the room can contribute to a student’s ability to feel comfortable and stay focused.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

Reaching reluctant and disinterested readers can be challenging, frustrating, and discouraging for teachers, who fully grasp the importance of literacy skills. Educators need creative and authentic ways to engage students in reading without it seeming forced or gimmicky. This approach especially helps reluctant readers.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Complex Problem Solving: Tasks that involve higher-order thinking and problem-solving, such as math word problems, scientific experiments, or coding projects, often require different amounts of time for students to analyze, understand, and solve. This sustained engagement helps maintain their interest and motivation in the learning process.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

The teachers are loving that the students are learning to self-facilitate and come to class with articulated questions. How are you keeping yours motivated and engaged? The teams I work with are virtual right now—we have weekly meetings, and we're using Discord to stay engaged. Improving Life Skills with Core Values.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

We discuss how the design of classrooms can shift the focus from consumption to creation, how the school schedule can be used flexibly to give students more agency in identifying what they need and when, and how grouping students by needs and skills instead of by age can provide them with a more personalized learning experience.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

these are critical skills students need to develop if they are going to become expert learners who are motivated, resourceful, strategic, and capable of advocating for themselves. They also help students to view one another as valuable resources in the classroom. After a challenging year, I worry about teacher engagement.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

7 Student agency is the best way to increase engagement and motivation. When I ask teachers to share the biggest challenges they face right now, they often identify a lack of student engagement as the number one hurdle. Student engagement and teacher engagement are reciprocal.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 3 Best Strategies For Teachers To Keep Students Engaged Engaging students in the classroom is a key factor in successful teaching and learning. However, keeping students interested and involved in their education can be a big challenge.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 20, 2020

That way, teachers are inspired and motivated to work through the challenges associated with this shift in designing and facilitating learning. The why driving my shift to blended learning has always been a desire to increase student engagement. I want students to want to be in our classrooms–physical or virtual.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In the evolving landscape of online education, post pandemic, it has become increasingly essential to use technology to foster student engagement. Among the many digital tools available, e-portfolios have emerged as a powerful means for enhancing student involvement, motivation, and learning outcomes.

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