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Student Engagement Playbook
If students aren't engaged, they aren't learning. To ensure that students are actively engaging with content (rather than passively...
Aaron Daffern
Dec 26, 20211 min read
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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...
Aaron Daffern
Oct 14, 20211 min read
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10 Steps to Solving Student Engagement
Student engagement exists at the intersection of instructional design and student motivation. To maximize achievement, teachers must...
Aaron Daffern
Oct 9, 20212 min read
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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...
Aaron Daffern
Oct 8, 20213 min read
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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.
Aaron Daffern
Feb 6, 20206 min read
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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.
Aaron Daffern
Feb 5, 20205 min read
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Take CHARGE Day 23: Student motivation
Teachers can plug students into learning by utilizing the five facets of student motivation into their instructional design.
Aaron Daffern
Feb 4, 20206 min read
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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.
Aaron Daffern
Nov 3, 20194 min read
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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.
Aaron Daffern
Nov 2, 20193 min read
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The Three Es Needed to Optimize Learning
Optimal learning conditions put students in a position to succeed. Three requirements are environment, engagement, and empowerment.
Aaron Daffern
Sep 26, 20194 min read
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Differentiation: Reclaiming an Abused Word
Differentiation doesn't need to be 24 individual lesson plans. How can one lesson be differentiated for all students?
Aaron Daffern
Jul 12, 20194 min read
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