student engagement Archives

BetterLesson and Adobe release 300+ strategies for creativity, student engagement

October 29, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

An instructional technology specialist outlines the key principles guiding his district’s distance learning efforts in the middle of the global COVID-19 pandemic

As educators across the country work tirelessly to provide engaging lessons in new and ever-changing environments, there are still understandable ... Read more

5 Ways Student-Level Data Can Ensure Learning Continuity

June 2, 2021October 3, 2020 by Jeff Festa

Most districts lack visibility into their students’ patterns of digital engagement and learning, leaving them scrambling to figure out what ... Read more

Newsline

GoGuardian Finds Three Factors That influence K-12 Student Engagement Online and In-Person

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience ... Read more

Newsline

Savvas Delivers Innovative Back-to-School Solutions to Help Teachers, Students and Families Succeed with Distance Learning

September 2, 2020 by ESchool News

A sudden shift to distance learning doesn't have to spell chaos--learn how one school managed the transition with patience and support

After listening to educators, parents and caregivers from across the country, Savvas Learning Company today introduced a range of platform ... Read more

Newsline

Promethean Joins Google for Education Partner Program

July 29, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Global education technology provider, Promethean®, announced that it has become a Google for Education Partner, integrating its ClassFlow® software with Google Classroom ... Read more

Ancillary

Google introduces Teach from Home

March 26, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

To support the hundreds of millions of students and educators currently facing school closures, we’re introducing Teach from Home—a hub ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

How film and a flipped classroom lead to student success

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 by Brian Edwards

The flipped classroom holds infinite potential for classrooms--here's how to harness that potential and combine it with film.

According to research, in a typical classroom lecture students will generally retain only five percent of the material presented. Today’s teachers are looking to new methods of teaching…

STEM & STEAM

Why I use student-driven ideas in my curriculum

May 23, 2019May 20, 2019 by Dianne Pappafotopoulos

You might think that teaching a high school programming course in which students are asked to code simple games and interactive websites would be motivating and exciting, but…

eClassroom News

5 tips for getting over your #edtech fears to engage and empower students

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 by Rayna Freedman

I have been lucky. I was on a computer at a young age, playing Math Blaster or Oregon Trail until my eyelids grew heavy and I had to…

Virtual Field Trips

5 useful tips to get the most out of virtual field trips

January 25, 2023August 18, 2016 by From eSchool News staff reports

To help educators save time, we’ve put together a quick recap on how to prepare for your next virtual field ... Read more

Ancillary

Alan November to host student engagement webinar

August 16, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Students are not engaged in the classroom like they should be, and educators are searching for ways to bridge this ... Read more

News

Report: Students’ tech use remains infrequent

July 27, 2016July 27, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Students' use of digital tools and other learning technologies remains relatively sporadic, according to a new study. Based on direct classroom observations of 140,000 K-12 classrooms across 39…

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How 2 simple role-play games can transform students into active learners

May 6, 2019November 17, 2015 by By Lucien Vattel and Blaine Vedros

Role-play enhances engagement and subject matter mastery. It's also a lot of fun

Blended Learning

Do online charter schools measure up?

December 15, 2015October 30, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

New research offers evidence that online charter schools post weaker academic performance and struggle more to maintain student engagement than their conventional brick-and-mortar peers. The National Study of…

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Brain-wave sensors: The answer to student engagement?

January 31, 2014 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor in Chief, <a href='https://twitter.com/eSN_Dennis' target='_blank'>@eSN_Dennis</a>

A Florida-based start-up firm called Nervanix is working on an idea that, if successful, could help educators find the “sweet spot” to effective teaching: maintaining active student engagement.…

District Management

Getting students to engage — not just comply

September 17, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

I have students in my mainstream ninth-grade English and in my English as a Second Language (ESL) classes complete a simple “Reading Log” every Friday, the Washington Post…

Curriculum

Engaging learners through games: Help or hype?

October 10, 2013April 4, 2013 by By Ben L. Grimley

Games are often trumpeted as the perfect tool for creating learner engagement. But what do we really know about how engagement works? What opportunities and risks do games…

Best Practices in School Technology: Winter 2013

Tips and take-aways from a successful mobile learning program

November 6, 2013November 12, 2012 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Starting small might be the key to success when it comes to deploying a mobile learning initiative, according to two educators whose district has implemented a successful mobile…

District Management

Social learning networks promote student engagement, global awareness

November 6, 2013November 1, 2012 by By Troy Tenhet

One of the goals of a social studies curriculum is to ensure that students are aware of different cultures and geographies—including how these are similar to or different…

District Management

Readers: Five ways to motivate students

July 13, 2012July 13, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

We recently highlighted a report from the Center on Education Policy that looked at how schools can motivate students. Now, here are some of the best ideas from…

District Management

ISTE 2012: Educators seek the brass ring of student engagement

June 27, 2012June 26, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

“Redefining horizons: Encouraging students’ passion to achieve” is the theme for this year’s International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference—but in what looked like a scene that…

District Management

University research will evaluate physical data to gauge teacher effectiveness

November 5, 2013June 13, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

A student’s physical reaction to a classroom lesson soon could be used to judge how successful—or unsuccessful—an educator is in keeping students engaged.

District Management

Panel: Evolving technology has great classroom potential

November 5, 2013July 19, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Technology, when used properly, has the potential to increase student achievement and engage students in learning. But the overwhelming number of technology devices and solutions sometimes leads to…

District Management

Can Twitter use help improve grades? Some researchers think so

November 5, 2013December 3, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Twitter use might be more than an extracurricular activity for college students, according to researchers from three universities whose work suggests that using the popular microblogging service to…

Blended Learning

Like Facebook, but for learning

November 5, 2013May 3, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Aiming to engage students who are multitasking with different forms of technology, companies are creating collaborative learning spaces online where students can help one another solve homework problems…

District Management

Free tool lets students participate during class

November 5, 2013April 30, 2010 by From staff reports

Joining in the effort to keep students engaged in the classroom, Microsoft on April 29 announced a new addition to its PowerPoint software that allows students to participate…

IT Management

Can social media cure low student engagement?

November 5, 2013February 15, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Keeping college students and their professors connected through social media outlets could be key in boosting graduation rates, education technology experts said during a panel discussion at Social…

BetterLesson and Adobe release 300+ strategies for creativity, student engagement

GoGuardian Finds Three Factors That influence K-12 Student Engagement Online and In-Person

Savvas Delivers Innovative Back-to-School Solutions to Help Teachers, Students and Families Succeed with Distance Learning

Google introduces Teach from Home

How film and a flipped classroom lead to student success

5 tips for getting over your #edtech fears to engage and empower students

5 useful tips to get the most out of virtual field trips

Alan November to host student engagement webinar

Report: Students’ tech use remains infrequent

Do online charter schools measure up?

Brain-wave sensors: The answer to student engagement?

Getting students to engage — not just comply

Engaging learners through games: Help or hype?

Tips and take-aways from a successful mobile learning program

Social learning networks promote student engagement, global awareness

Readers: Five ways to motivate students

ISTE 2012: Educators seek the brass ring of student engagement

University research will evaluate physical data to gauge teacher effectiveness

Panel: Evolving technology has great classroom potential

Free tool lets students participate during class

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

Lerner Publishing Group Launches Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Genius and Joy Curriculum

School Specialty LLC Announces Acquisition of Nasco Education U.S.

100 Learning Spaces Transformed, $5 Million Invested: School Specialty and College Football Playoff Foundation Celebrate Impact Across Schools Nationwide

ACT and Texas Instruments Collaborate to Enhance Student Success in Mathematics

Big Ideas Start Young: Games for Change Opens 2026 Student Challenge to Game Creators and Innovators Ages 10–25

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