Aaron Daffern
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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Aaron Daffern
- Oct 14, 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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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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Aaron Daffern
- Oct 8, 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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Aaron Daffern
- Feb 6, 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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Aaron Daffern
- Feb 5, 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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Aaron Daffern
- Feb 4, 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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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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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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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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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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