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Edutopia

Edutopia: Maintaining Students' Motivation for Learning as the Year Goes On

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This article explores the idea that neuroscience can suggest ways to keep students working toward their learning goals after their initial excitement wears off. Included are ways to provide choice to invigorate students' motivation,...
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Edutopia

Edutopia: Learner Interest Matters: Strategies for Empowering Student Choice

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
When a topic connects to what students like to do, engagement deepens as they willingly spend time thinking, dialoguing, and creating ideas in meaningful ways. This article gives ideas on how to harness the power of your students'...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Rethinking Schools: An Introduction to New York City's Experience

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Only half of New York City's public school students complete high school in four years, one- third of all 9th graders fail, and fewer than 40% of students in large, low-performing schools graduate. To address student needs and thereby...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Rethinking High School: Five Profiles of Models for Student Success

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Only 68% of all students entering high school nationwide will earn their diploma. The news for students from historically underserved populations is even worse. These students have slightly more than a 50% chance of graduating from high...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Como Motivar a Los Adolescentes a Leer

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Si bien el hecho de que los adolescentes dispongan de solidas destrezas para la lectura es importante, a veces hacerles que lean puede convertirse en todo un desafio! He aqui algunas maneras de motivar a su adolescente a leer.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Stuck in the Middle: Strategies to Engage Middle Level Learners

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn about three strategies that can help create a meaningful curriculum to engage middle-level learners. The strategies draw from effective classroom practices across grade levels, as well as from research about the social, emotional,...
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Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Motivating Reluctant Adolescent Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How can you motivate adolescents who have never turned on to the magic of reading? Tutoring teenagers is as much about building self-confidence as teaching skills. Low self-image and feelings of powerlessness trouble many unmotivated...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: How Parents Can Encourage Teens to Read

For Teachers 9th - 10th
You know that reading is important and you want to make sure that your teenager grows into adulthood with all the skills he or she needs to succeed. The following list offers suggestions for encouraging your teens to read.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: School Profile: j.e.b. Stuart High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learn how teachers at this once low-performing school dramatically improved academic performance by focusing on student attendance and literacy.
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Article
Kidsource OnLine

Kid Source Online: Motivating Low Performing Adolescent Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An article on motivating adolescents at the high school level to become better readers. With suggestions on teaching materials and identifying reading problems. (Only available in Archive)
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Choosing the Right Book: Strategies for Beginning Readers

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Students make purposeful choices for their reading materials, thinking about their reasons for reading a book and using strategies to match books to their abilities.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Developing a Living Definition of Reading in the Elementary

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Using the guiding question, "What is reading?" students interact with a variety of texts as they uncover the skills necessary to interact with texts and develop a definition of reading.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Encouraging Student Motivation With Khan Academy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find tips to help students gain confidence in using Khan Academy, develop a growth mindset, establish a connection between learning and life, work collaboratively, celebrate success,
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Article
Goshen College

Motivating Non Drawing Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Marvin Bartel writes this article in hopes of helping you find a way to reach the students who insist "I can't draw."
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Article
Goshen College

Motivating Non Drawing Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Marvin Bartel writes this article in hopes of helping you find a way to reach the students who insist "I can't draw."
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Article
AdLit

Ad lit.org: How Can Instruction Help Adolescent Students With Motivation?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Teachers have an important role to play in influencing and supporting students' motivation for learning. This article highlights four classroom strategies that educators can use to engage students with texts.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Science Education Center: Attack the Knack

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Science is more than "eureka" moments. Science is about trying, asking good questions, failing, and learning from mistakes. Learn how to help motivate those students who believe science isn't their "thing"!
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff: Motivating Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a collection of teacher submitted tips for getting students motivated and involving them in classroom activities. Tips of particular interest include motivating students to COMPLETE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS!
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Great Ideas for Motivating Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Great Ideas for Motivating Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Great Ideas for Motivating Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...
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Professional Doc
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Great Ideas for Motivating Students

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Strategies Increase Participation, Interest, Motivation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...
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Other

Teach Hub: Teaching Strategies to Keep Students Engaged in Learning

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Through different teaching strategies like project-based learning and the flipped classroom, new techniques have changed the way teachers teach and learners learn. Here are a few more teaching strategies that are guaranteed to keep your...