student engagement

Keeping Students Motivated in School

Keeping students motivated in school is an ongoing issue in education. Two-thirds of high school students say they’re bored in class every day. We all have days when we zone out or would rather be anywhere else (yes, even the teachers), but every single day more than half of students are bored? Because the material isn’t interesting, not relevant to them, not challenging, or too [...]

10 Easy Strategies to Engage Students in Every Classroom

At the end of the day, my aim as a teacher was to always try and go home with some energy and a positive attitude after a long exhausting day of work. Today as I travel across the country coaching teachers on how to effectively use project learning, my aim still remains the same. It is important to recognize the underlying reasons for teacher frustration. [...]

Getting Through the Challenging Days Before School Break

Schools today want to keep the achievement of the children high, especially before a holiday break. The excitement of the holidays makes the students eager to enjoy their holidays and so they are not able to concentrate on their work. Engagement of the students in activities of their interest will allow them to be more receptive toward the lessons. If the school is closing for [...]

3 Fail Proof Ways to Increase Student Engagement

It is very important to keep students engaged in learning and not realistic to believe that students will have their mind and focus on their studies all the time. It’s the educator as well as parents job to keep students engaged in constructive work. Primary reasons to keep students engaged An empty mind is a wasted mind: it is necessary for a student to be busy [...]

Little Known Ways to Keep Students in School

A learner’s thoughts frequently meander to different areas and things while they are in the classroom. They will daydream about activities happening later in the day when they are not in school. It is the responsibility of the educator to bring such learners back into the classroom lesson and get them engaged as well. Reason to stay in school Recent studies have shown that high [...]

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