Engagement
ENGAGEMENT
When students are engaged, learning happens without a fight. Engagement makes learning fun and teaching easier. Check out the various tips, ideas, and strategies to engage your students in your classroom.
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How to Foster Online Student Engagement
You may be teaching online this summer or into the fall. During the last few months of school, you probably noticed that it’s harder to
Engaging Test Prep Ideas
Students have to review material before a test. This is especially true before a test that has higher stakes involved. Typically schools pull out the
Using Test-Taking Motivators
There are many ways to motivate students before a standardized test and even on that all-important test day. Don’t underestimate the need for these mini-motivators,
Spark a Love of Learning with Games
Teaching can be challenging from time to time, especially when we are talking about holding a student’s attention and keeping it. How can we motivate
5 Games for Reviewing Any Content
When I was in school, I remember teachers reviewing content by simply having us open a book, going to the end of the chapter, and
Why You SHOULD Use Games In Your Classroom
Often times when I mention using games in the classroom, I am met with a look. A look of bewilderment. I’m surprised by this because
Stimulate Curiosity through Questioning
When children are little they are very curious about everything around them, but as they get older this tends to diminish. How can we, as
20 Science Career Projects and Activities that Engages
Sometimes a topic such as science careers can be a bit dry. And, often times you aren’t exactly sure how to “spruce it up” so
24 Exit Ticket Ideas
We’ve probably all used exit tickets before in our classroom for a quick, informal assessment. And, I’m willing to bet that most of the time
5 Tips to Using Game-Based Learning
Let’s play a game! Those words can excite upper elementary students just as much as the younger set. Students of all ages love playing games,
How to Create a DIY Classroom Calendar
Does anyone remember the Everyday Math Calendars? I use to love doing those in my classroom with my students, even in the upper elementary grades.
10 Engaging Ways to Create Timelines
Teaching about timelines is a skill that crosses into language arts, science, and social studies, at the very least. It is often found as a
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