eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Celebrate achievements: Reflecting on the successes of the school year is crucial for boosting morale and motivation among students and staff. Recognition events: Plan ceremonies or assemblies where students and staff are publicly acknowledged for their hard work and accomplishments.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

AI-powered literacy tools also have the potential to strengthen students’ capacity for historical thinking, and in turn, civic dialogue—an increasingly necessary skill for all individuals. The chatbot is getting trained on the same rubric to instantly give students feedback on their ability to critically evaluate historical text.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

So, the hours students spent writing and the time I spent grading would have no impact outside the four walls of my classroom. As a high school social studies teacher, my job includes helping students learn to use evidence to present arguments, engage in civil discourse and take informed action to bring about change.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

This interaction helps students connect the dots, understanding that the products they use have origins in distant places, such as the Amazon rainforest. Despite it being thousands of miles away, I challenge students to consider why they should care. According to Moser et. This intentionality is crucial.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma. For years, the school had been searching for ways to reverse the pattern of disengagement, build motivation to complete schoolwork and get students over that finish line at graduation.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. This adds motivation and enables real-time feedback for reflection and skill improvement.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Kahlfeldt has touched on the census many times in his 15 years as a middle school social studies teacher at Winfield School District 34 (22 years total as an educator). He also shares how his zesty attitude toward social studies makes lessons on the census—and many other topics—pop for his students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

"After two years of teaching in a pandemic, it was the first time she felt like she finally got to be creative in her lesson design again, using something already motivating her students. A lot of the time, education and content are in silos—ELA, math, social studies, science—but that's not how the world works," she explains.

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Elevate k12

APRIL 8, 2025

Both offerings were built in direct response to needs we heard from district leaders: more support for multilingual learners, more options for student engagement, and more ways to bring quality instruction into hard-to-staff classrooms.

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k12

MARCH 31, 2025

History and Social Studies History helps students understand cause and effect, societal changes, and the interconnectedness of key events. History tutors encourage critical thinking and deeper analysis, helping students connect the past to the present.

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k12 Online Schools

MARCH 6, 2025

These schools offer a unique blend of traditional academic frameworks and innovative teaching strategies that prioritize student engagement, emotional intelligence, and practical skills development. This intrinsic motivation is critical for long-term educational success and personal development.

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k12

APRIL 14, 2025

Our STEM classes for elementary students are taught by state-certified educators who guide students through STEM topics with enthusiasm, breaking down complex ideas into lessons that make sense. We use a variety of virtual simulations, games, and hands-on projects to help students grasp new ideas and bring abstract concepts to life.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

While there may be virtual clubs or chat rooms, the absence of in-person dynamics can leave students feeling isolated. For socially active teens or those who gain energy from collaborative learning, this can become a challenge over time. Requires High Self-Motivation Not every teenager is naturally self-driven.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2024

Unfortunately, this portrayal isn't unique and reflects a broader issue with how social studies is perceived. I, too, have been guilty of urging my students to be patient, assuring them that the content is about to get interesting, but first, we need to get through these details. Students now question and eagerly await answers.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

However, the evidence for this from her study was weak. In general, when it comes to lifting student participation rates broadly, it’s a common misconception that youth aren’t motivated, Jung says. Youth are motivated to participate , she says. Khan says that he hopes it will motivate students to become engaged.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2024

The most challenging part has definitely been trying to keep students engaged in the classroom and interested in their learning. But to compete with TikTok, social media and talking to their friends makes it that much more difficult. Their perseverance has undoubtedly played a pivotal role in motivating me as an educator.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2025

Here is what I believe to be among the best resources now available to support blended learning: Lexia assesses and places students within various levels of their program to provide targeted reading instruction across all areas of reading, including phonological awareness, phonics/decoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Many said campaign rhetoric about failing schools and politically motivated teachers was deeply hurtful and simply wrong. We dont have a cultural message; were trying to take care of every one of our students, said Jim Bever, a junior high principal. Others said they would welcome an end to red tape.

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