eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

She insisted on having the latest World Book Encyclopedia set every year, instilling in me a love of reading and inquiry. In a landscape where English proficiency and reading levels vary widely, it’s essential that we provide high-quality, credible resources that offer both language accessibility and academic rigor.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

If you’re trying to get students to really think while they read, not just skim or restate facts, then reciprocal reading might be just the technique you’re looking for. But what it does is something that every teacher hopes for: it helps students take control of their own reading process.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Peer-to-peer conversations can help students to make connections with each other and course content. There has been a noticeable decline in students’ engagement with course materials, evidenced by reduced annotations and superficial reading habits (Deale & Hyun, 2021; Mizrachi & Salaz, 2022).It Stalnaker, J.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Educators may evaluate what worked well and what didn’t, including instructional strategies, classroom management techniques, student engagement efforts, and time management. When did students seem most connected? In 2022, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame. He can be reached at jschenker@ulsterboces.org.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

This is a prime opportunity to address deeper issues, such as how schools promote connection, ensure meaningful student engagement, and prioritize overall well-being. Are students engaged in meaningful work or simply just ‘doing school’? What other ways are we prioritizing student well-being?

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Overhead lighting, noise levels, classroom traffic, and seating arrangements may all impact a students ability to focus and stay regulated. Schools can support sensory regulation by offering quiet reading spaces, flexible seating options like active chairs, or designated areas for individual work.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

What if the key to unlocking motivation isn’t something intrinsic to students, but something found in their relationships with peers, teachers, mentors, and communities? And what if the one thing AI can’t do is the one thing students need most? The book explores what young people need most between the ages of 10 and 25 to thrive.

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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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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

Block out time for reading and writing 3. Block out time for reading and writing Reading and writing are core components of any strong homeschool curriculum. A good program should cover phonics, grammar, spelling, reading, and composition. This resource is perfect for a daily reading review activity.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

Some students prioritize subjects they perceive as more directly tied to their major or career, while others simply feel the weight of mid-semester exhaustion. In the spring, the long winter months can add to this fatigue, making it even harder to keep students engaged (Rohan and Sigmon, 2000).

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Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

JUNE 22, 2025

Word chains are a simple and effective phonemic awareness activity where students sound swap their way through a series of words. In this post, I am sharing a new resource: Word Chains for Reading Skills. To begin, word chains are a wonderful oral task where the teacher directs students through exercises such as “Say cat.”

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that college instructors are not needed to give information to their students, at least not the foundations, definitions, etc., He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. They could always find and read the content on their own.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

In that time, each fellow has managed to speak vulnerably about educational leadership, student engagement and systemic challenges in K-12 education. Burns opening quote is a reminder that teaching is purpose-driven work and that student growth and development depend on supporting teachers and school leaders.

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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 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

Some students prioritize subjects they perceive as more directly tied to their major or career, while others simply feel the weight of mid-semester exhaustion. In the spring, the long winter months can add to this fatigue, making it even harder to keep students engaged (Rohan and Sigmon, 2000).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

To scaffold their analysis, I provided a couple of foundational readings on AI, alongside an article of their choosing, see Roose, 2023 and Gates, 2023 citations. In this context, AI serves as a companion that guides students in their tasks, enhancing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

I still assign readings. Another talks about how their student club started strong but lost its energy as it grew. Step 4: Now we bring in the tools Only after we’ve felt the tension do I introduce the day’s reading, model, or theory. Since then, I’ve started every class not with content, but with creative tension.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

I still assign readings. Another talks about how their student club started strong but lost its energy as it grew. Step 4: Now we bring in the tools Only after we’ve felt the tension do I introduce the day’s reading, model, or theory. Since then, I’ve started every class not with content, but with creative tension.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Shift to a student-centered classroom 8. Reward the journey, not the result How to Identify Reluctant Learners What Does Student Engagement Look Like? Create an engaging learning environment for all abilities 1. Begin with a fresh start No student wants to enter your classroom with their reputation already on your mind.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 30, 2025

It provides noncredit-bearing instruction that is directly aligned to students’ academic IEP goals , typically in areas like reading, writing, or math. Instruction is delivered synchronously, in-classroom by certified virtual special education teachers, either in a 1:1 setting or in a small group of up to four students.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

Some guests might read a picture book, share a hobby, discuss their career, etc. Once the notes are ready, you can buy local postcards or allow your students to design their own. As the postcards arrive, read them together. Discuss what your students have learned about the other communities, compare traditions, landscapes, etc.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 3, 2025

This will allow you time to help students get things put away and settle in. Morning Meeting If you’re brand new to morning meeting, you can read allll about how it works in upper elementary here ! Read Aloud: In Our Garden I begin our first week of Moving Mountains by reading In Our Garden. Place Fred on top.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

ELA class gives middle schoolers the opportunity to write creatively, read imaginative stories, and present their thoughts and opinions to peers. That’s what makes ELA so engaging — and with the right tools and resources, you’ll inspire every student in class!

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Teach Thought

JULY 11, 2025

Views Facebook Linkedin Print These Learning Strategies Make Students Curious by Terry Heick Understanding where curiosity comes from is the holy grail of education.

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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

It gives students a chance to process what theyve learned and apply it in a meaningful way. to keep students engaged and ready to follow directions. Keep a safety checklist handy Post it near your materials station so students (and subs!) Use call-and-response cues Try something fun like, When I say goggles, you say on!

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k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

Reading texts from underrepresented voices or analyzing real-world issues through a critical lens helps normalize equity conversations. These efforts move students beyond surface-level awareness and toward informed advocacy.

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k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

Reading texts from underrepresented voices or analyzing real-world issues through a critical lens helps normalize equity conversations. These efforts move students beyond surface-level awareness and toward informed advocacy.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

These platforms allow students to practice skills at their own pace while giving teachers real-time insights into their progress. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 18, 2025

If your course was about increasing student engagement, then try one technique that you learned one week and another the next. So, cozy up on your couch like you’re ready to read a good book, open up your laptop, and dive in. Pick one or two new strategies that you learned and slowly implement them.

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k12

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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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2025

According to the Read by 4th coalition , 71 percent of fourth graders in Philadelphia, the sixth largest U.S. city by population, are reading below grade level. Both the loss of school librarians in Philadelphias school district and its disappointing reading scores caught the attention of Deb Kachel, a school librarian of 30 years.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

John Watson So first of all I want to just echo the point that you’re making in your question, which is in these online settings relationships and student engagement are absolutely critical and I don’t. These conversations all the time with our member schools about, OK, how do you engage students?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 18, 2025

Veterans Day Craft in English and Spanish Manualidad del Día de los Veteranos By Bilingual Scrapbook Grades: K-2nd Available in both English and Spanish, this resource allows students to create a pants-and-boots craft, explore pages about the different branches of the military, or participate in writing prompts.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2025

Then, after the “Load Trail” raid, a 2018 workplace raid in Texas, Kirksey noted the rippling effects it had on students: Absenteeism went up, reading and math scores went down and more students left the area.

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Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 28, 2025

Here are a few other quotes from standard school education types included in a recent Newsweek article hyping the Generation Alpha fears: "There's a noticeable shift in student engagement and accountability." Many students today appear apathetic and disconnected from their own learning." It has always been a bore.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2017

According to one of our Grade 6 teachers, Shannon Diven, her students could read but could not pull out details from the text to expand answers, explain answers, or to develop a piece of writing around the text (basically, reading comprehension). Authentic Reading Experiences Wanted.

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