eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

Games are part of many people’s lives–so why not use them to benefit students when teaching? 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.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Key points: Tying classroom decor to learning themes is great for student engagement The psychology of classroom management 3 pillars for building a positive classroom culture For more news on classroom management, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Teachers have their own preferences and approach when it comes to classroom decor.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Key points: Increased student engagement yields better learning outcomes Edtech has a lot of potential to help boost student engagement See related article: With greater access to devices, teachers are folding more tech into instruction As a teacher, I constantly wondered how to get students more engaged in my lessons.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2024

student disengagement crisis. The #1 barrier to engagement with learning according to admins is the “curricula not broadly applying to all student abilities.” LEGO Education ’s Dr. Jenny Nash, Head of Education Impact, previewed compelling and surprising data on the U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The survey of more than 1,100 educators from across North America highlights back-to-school excitement, challenges, student engagement, and technology usage. As educators welcome students back to their classrooms for the 2023-2024 school year, they are continuing to embrace education technology. We’re at a turning point.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on literacy and student engagement. In this episode of Innovations in Education , Madeleine Mortimore, Global Education Innovation and Research Lead for Logitech details how classroom technologies, if used properly, can increase student engagement and ultimately test scores.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

According to a recent survey by Lego, only 35% of US teachers and 31% of administrators describe their schools’ students as “engaged” and only 1 in 3 (37%) US parents say their child tells them about their day without prompting from the parent. From left: Vicki Davis, Dr. Alex Marrero, Dr. Karen Cheser, Alberto M.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Awareness alone isnt enough–what students on the spectrum benefit from environments where their needs are understood, respected, and supported with purpose. Seventy-four percent of autistic students in the U.S. Seventy-four percent of autistic students in the U.S. Heres how that looks in practice.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

students read for fun almost every day–down from 31 percent in 1984. With reading engagement in crisis, one group of teens decided to flip the narrative–by turning on their cameras. A library of student-led recommendations that brought books–and readers–to life. The result? The assignment?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

After 13 years of testing higher-order active learning modalities in the classroom, collecting data, building a database, and analyzing student learning results in bi-annual principles of marketing classes, my colleague and I saw two important results emerge. What are the Necessary Steps to Specifically Help SES Students?

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2020

A few weeks ago, I published a blog titled “ 8 Ideas Designed to Engage Students In Active Learning Online.” Below are ten strategies I hope will help elementary teachers to engage their young learners online. #1 Group 4-6 students on a shared Google Slide presentation. Label each slide with a topic.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

Teachers are not very optimistic about their students preparedness for the future, regardless of whether their students are going to college or directly into the workforce, according to new research from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

A big issue for many teachers was a general lack of student engagement online. This fall, students will likely be learning, at least in part, online. Given that reality, I wanted to share a collection of strategies designed to engage students in active learning online. Sort It Out. Online Fishbowl. 5 minutes).

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2024

Key points: When students are engaged, they come to school How video coaching inspires teacher self-reflection i I’m a first-year teacher. That said, there is hope in the battle against student absenteeism–and it lies with the teachers. It’s a major factor in chronic absenteeism among students. They have choices.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

In the second annual McGraw Hill Global Education Insights Report: Challenges, Opportunities, and the Future of Education in the Age of AI , educators once again ranked societal issues like challenges outside of school (52 percent) and mental/behavioral health struggles (43 percent) as the top obstacles to student success.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Key points: When learning is linked to career opportunities, student engagement increases i What data is necessary to help students succeed? About half of students say while at school, they learned about a job or career they previously did not know about.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

On the 10th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on student engagement. Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention. These adaptations do not need to be complicated either.

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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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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

How can pulling feedback into the classroom help students develop confidence and improve their self-regulation skills? Feedback is one of the most powerful tools a teacher has to support students in achieving standards-aligned goals. Guides students in understanding their strengths as well as areas in need of improvement.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Teachers all over the country are being asked to teach “concurrent classrooms” in which some students attend class in person and others attend virtually. The teacher in a concurrent classroom attempts to meet the needs of the students in class and online simultaneously. 1 Station Rotation Model. Differentiate learning (e.g.,

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

What are the main factors of student success? Teachers must build strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with their students in order to ensure student engagement increases and to boost their student success rate. Why is student success important? What creates student success?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree with their high school diploma. I always work to make my lessons both informative and accessible for each kid.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Today, pandemic-related learning loss is still a very real concern for educators, and student learning is one of education’s biggest priorities as the nation strives to move further away from the pandemic’s impact on education. Education doesn’t have to mean students do all of their important learning in classrooms.

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2024

However, student engagement remains a challenge for many. In speaking with colleagues from across the country, they all seem to agree that igniting student engagement and curiosity has become incredibly difficult since the COVID-19 pandemic. There are many benefits to exposing K-12 students potential career paths.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Students have the aptitudes (or natural talents) for the nation’s most in-demand career fields–including healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and finance–but they are not inclined to pursue those occupations due to a profound lack of exposure, according to The 2024 State of the Future U.S.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Part II: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group to Achieve Equity in Education The first blog in this series, “ Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education ,” explored two major barriers teachers face when shifting from whole group, teacher-led, teacher-paced model to student-centered blended learning models.

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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. Recent data shows student engagement and connection are at an all-time low.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

AI tutoring can change students’ learning experiences by providing access to an environment designed according to their learning styles and paces. A significant advantage of AI tutoring systems is the personalized learning experiences they can offer students. It can provide more examples and problems until the student succeeds.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

During that time, I have enjoyed working with the staff, students, parents, and community members to thoughtfully integrate technology into the classrooms. As educators, it is incumbent upon us to spark students’ curiosity so that they will engage with instruction.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

As students return to class this back-to-school season, many parents may think their own teenagers will be taking an economics course, given the topic’s importance. Related : 3 reasons literacy is essential in child development How problem-based learning helped boost my underserved students’ engagement.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

The adverse effects of this excessive screen time have significantly impacted students social- emotional health. At Spokane Public Schools (SPS), educators and administrators are reversing the side effects of social media by re-connecting with students through school-based extracurricular activities. A lot of them wanted an art club.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. Operating three campuses in the Davie area, AEF Schools cater to a diverse student population through two Preparatory Programs and one Academy Program.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

While the focus of the conversation is often on the academic impact of extended day programs, these programs also have the potential to address an even bigger problem: the student mental health crisis. Reimagining OST programs can be the key to improving students mental health. But there is only so much time in the school day.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. In a unit on electricity, students can create simple circuits with batteries, wires, and bulbs.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

A prime example was the New York City School System, which had prohibited students and teachers from accessing ChatGPT’s website on school computers. However, it is essential for educators and instructional coaches to embrace emerging technologies like AI, as doing otherwise would mean doing our students a disservice.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

AI encourages cheating A common fear is that students will use AI to bypass learning. For example, students can use AI for initial brainstorming or as a tool to refine their writing, requiring them to demonstrate understanding by reflecting on or critiquing AI-generated content. Preparing students for the future AI isn’t going away.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

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., As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI.

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