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Feelings During FLOW-Related Learning

User Generated Education

As for student engagement. Student engagement, described as the tendency to be behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively involved in academic activities, is a key construct in motivation research (Thijs & Verkuyten, 2009). Encouraging Positive Student Engagement and Motivation: Tips for Teachers ).

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Preventing the Math Summer Slide

Digital Promise

An early stage education technology company, Cignition, is attempting to break that trend through a summer program that keeps students engaged in mathematics through their online virtual world Fog Stone Isle. According to a newsletter from the Harvard Graduate School of Education [2], on average, students lose 2.6 3] Duffet, A.,

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

Using technology alongside non-digital lessons can have many academic and behavioral benefits for your students, including:[2,7,11,12]. Higher classroom participation and student engagement. And finally, the benefits of classroom technology can expand far beyond the classroom and right into your students’ homes.[4]

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Educators and Students Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances

American Consortium for Equity in Education

Established in 2004 by Congress, Cybersecurity Awareness Month seeks to raise. Keep Reading Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Present Educators and Students Engaging Resources to Support Cybersecurity Awareness Month Observances.

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

The research on these experimental schools frequently confirmed that students did better when schools had walls, and the model largely fell out of favor. Yet, as any skilled classroom teacher will tell you, those types of pedagogical moves are the key to keeping students engaged.

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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

The CoolCatTeacher

Prior to joining the faculty at UVa, she was a teacher in public schools for 21 years, during which she taught students in high school, preschool, and middle school and also administered programs for struggling and advanced learners. She was Virginia’s Teacher of the Year in 1974.