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Dave Burgess Talks Student Engagement #MondayMotivation #tlap

The CoolCatTeacher

It is a high-energy, interactive, and entertaining experience that will leave your staff unbelievably inspired, motivated, and with the practical skills to dramatically increase student engagement. Participants will leave with a tool-box full of dynamic presentational ideas that they can immediately use to improve their lessons.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

Smart Classrooms have the potential to eliminate problems caused by these conflicting student learning styles through the use of interactive technologies that promote universal student engagement.

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PROOF POINTS: The lesson the arts teach

The Hechinger Report

Arts classes were further squeezed out after a 2001 federal law required schools to test children annually. There’s good reason to believe that arts education just improves student engagement. That higher student engagement, however, didn’t translate into better school attendance.

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Resources for Teachers and Instructional Coaches – April 2022

Edthena

Teachers want feedback on student learning. In particular, teachers want to know: Do my explanations make sense to students? Are even reluctant students engaged and catching on? Are all students feeling that they are part of the class and involved in something meaningful? Teachers want feedback they trust.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

FY 2001: $450,000,000. Legislative Authorization: Title II, Part D (Sections 2401-2422) of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Appropriations: FY 1997: $200,000,000 (President Clinton’s request: $250,000,000). FY 1998: $425,000,000. FY 1999: $425,000,000 (President Clinton’s request: $475,000,000).

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How to reorientate education from knowledge acquisition to knowledge & skill mastery

100mentors

And, is this what is driving motivation & student engagement down? If you’re a teacher, you understand how hard it can be to motivate your students to actively engage in the learning process.Most teachers use what are known as extrinsic motivators, i.e., rewards and punishments ( Toikkanen, 2016 ).

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

When the pandemic hit, Brunswick School Department, serving about 2,300 students, already had a laptop for every student in seventh and eighth grades through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, which since 2001 has provided a laptop for middle grade students. Our world is digital literacy now.