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Even Einstein Struggled: Effects of Learning About Great Scientists' Struggles on High School Students' Motivation to Learn Science

Great ideas for keeping students motivated/learning and connected over breaks. I especially loved the calendar idea, with a new "surprise" to uncover every day.

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A new educational software program being implemented this year in our schools' extended day program is Kids College. This program is through a company named Learning Through Sports. LTD helps students with literacy, math and science. It is an adaptive program that works at each students level. Teachers do not always have the time to differentiate instruction. This program adapts to the students level and works on the gaps in their knowledge. The way the program works is that it motivates the students using their competitive nature. Student chose a team and the sport they want to play. The level they are working on is independent of their contribution to the success of the team. The team succeeds as long as the student succeeds. After answering questions they move through the levels by participating in the sport of their choice. The sports they students can play are: basketball, snowboard, golf, foosball, hockey, rugby or baseball. The video games have wonderful graphics which are attractive to the players. The program is aligned with the state standards and the common core standards. It provides reports of students success for teachers, students and parents.

this website was found through the US. Department of Education. It gives parent helpful practical examples of how they can use everyday task such as shopping at the grocery store to get kids motivated and practicing their math skills. These type of hands on practical approaches are always great to do with young kids because it's a way to capitalize on their free time and to have them practice what they are learning in school without feeling like they are in a classroom.

This is good information, I am sending this to my eye doctors office one lady needs help for her daughter

Learn how technology tools can support struggling students and those with learning disabilities to acquire background knowledge and vocabulary, improve their reading comprehension, and increase their motivation for learning.

Abraham Maslow's A Theory of Human Motivation is Learn Out Loud's free audio book (mp3) for September. Hurry!

Really like this one! Categorized by K-5, 6-8, and Educator sections. Provides a lot of very relevant, interactive, hands-on, engaging ideas. I plan on using this one frequently as enrichment for my more advanced students as well as encouragement for my less-motivated ones.

My interests in instructional design as well as online/distance learning led me to read this article by Dr. Thompson. 

Today's tutoring programs are redefining learning by telling teachers what students need, when they need it. 

Students can publish their writing! I have noticed an increase of motivation: one, they have to go through the steps of the writing process to log on to KidBlog because they only use it to publish and two, students truly think about their writing because their peers will be reading and commenting in on it. You can also open up their blogs for the world to view and comment! I cannot say enough great things about this site.

This site is designed to support teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to elementary school students. On this site you will find fun and exciting resources to help keep your students motivated to learn, without sacrificing the learning experience. This site is especially great for classrooms with multimedia capabilities. Introduce new vocabulary with the vocabulary viewer, play fun flash games for the classroom, and print your own customized worksheets and flashcards. You can also download PowerPoint presentations and use fun teaching tools.

Reading Eggspress teaches kids aged 7-13 how to read with fun and motivational online reading lessons and phonics games. Try a FREE 14 day trial!

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Written by Dr. Bobby Hoffman of UCF

Math, Geography, and Language Arts games! Great website!

Fun and free educational games for students to complete collaboratively. Games are available for all subjects and grade-levels.

Arcademic Skill Builders provides free research-based and standards-aligned multiplayer educational games. Our mission is to create the highest quality educational games possible in order to assist teachers and motivate students in the classroom, at home, and on the go

This is a great video about how to change education from the ground up. Very motivating speech given by Sir Ken Robinson. Listen and let me know what you think.

Accelerated Reader, a progress monitoring software, offers reading practice. Renaissance Learning offers tools to motivate or accelerate student reading skills.

Accelerated Reader something I haven't heard of in forever. This looks amazing though