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    Student Engagement Playbook
    Aaron Daffern
    • Dec 26, 2021
    • 1 min

    Student Engagement Playbook

    If students aren't engaged, they aren't learning. To ensure that students are actively engaging with content (rather than passively...
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    The Hidden Casualty of the Teacher Shortage
    Aaron Daffern
    • Oct 15, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Hidden Casualty of the Teacher Shortage

    Anyone that works in schools today knows that there is a teacher shortage. Vacancies filled temporarily with support staff or substitute...
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    10 Steps to Solving Student Engagement
    Aaron Daffern
    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 2 min

    10 Steps to Solving Student Engagement

    Student engagement exists at the intersection of instructional design and student motivation. To maximize achievement, teachers must...
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    Finding Your Way to Student Engagement
    Aaron Daffern
    • Oct 9, 2021
    • 3 min

    Finding Your Way to Student Engagement

    Isn’t it frustrating trying to unlock a door in the dark? You can’t see anything but you know the door is in front of you. You can easily...
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    Take CHARGE Day 25: The power of emotions
    Aaron Daffern
    • Feb 7, 2020
    • 6 min

    Take CHARGE Day 25: The power of emotions

    Emotions are the backbone of cognition and memory. Teachers should cultivate positive emotions and attend to the distress of their students.
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    Take CHARGE Day 24: Active engagement and pacing
    Aaron Daffern
    • Feb 6, 2020
    • 5 min

    Take CHARGE Day 24: Active engagement and pacing

    Students' misbehavior drops when they actively do learning rather than receiving it. They also need a chance to process new information.
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    Take CHARGE Day 23: Student motivation
    Aaron Daffern
    • Feb 5, 2020
    • 6 min

    Take CHARGE Day 23: Student motivation

    Teachers can plug students into learning by utilizing the five facets of student motivation into their instructional design.
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    25 Brain Break Ideas for 1st Grade
    Aaron Daffern
    • Nov 3, 2019
    • 4 min

    25 Brain Break Ideas for 1st Grade

    Instead of senseless brain break videos, try these 25 ideas to rejuvenate your first graders while reinforcing academic content.
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    20 Brain Break Ideas for Kindergarten
    Aaron Daffern
    • Nov 2, 2019
    • 3 min

    20 Brain Break Ideas for Kindergarten

    Instead of mind-numbing brain break videos, try these 20 ideas to rejuvenate your kindergarten students while reinforcing academic content.
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    The Three Es Needed to Optimize Learning
    Aaron Daffern
    • Sep 26, 2019
    • 4 min

    The Three Es Needed to Optimize Learning

    Optimal learning conditions put students in a position to succeed. Three requirements are environment, engagement, and empowerment.
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    Differentiation: Reclaiming an Abused Word
    Aaron Daffern
    • Jul 12, 2019
    • 4 min

    Differentiation: Reclaiming an Abused Word

    Differentiation doesn't need to be 24 individual lesson plans. How can one lesson be differentiated for all students?
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