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Teachers know the significance of motivation in learning. It can be challenging to maintain this morale consistently, whether presenting a new concept to high school students or keeping primary pupils engaged. Luckily, the resource titled '75 Practical Ways To Keep Your Students Motivated' is an innovative solution crafted to spice up your teaching approach and enhance your learners' academic potential.

This resource is a beneficial addition for educators seeking effective ways to maintain their classroom's vibrancy and interest across diverse subjects and age groups. This 32-page PDF is replete with simple, practical tips that teachers can readily incorporate into their lessons, fostering an engaging environment crucial in promoting positive attitudes towards learning among students.

Balancing Student Engagement And Academic Success

Emphasizing the balance between student engagement and academic success, this book delves into various strategies aimed at stimulating students on various fronts. The link between education motivation and scholastic success cannot be understated – motivated learners are more likely to:

• Participate actively in discussions
• Complete assignments promptly
• Regularly attend classes
• Achieve better performance overall.

'75 Practical Ways To Keep Your Students Motivated', selected each strategy considering its practicality in real-time classroom scenarios. Both public school teachers managing large numbers of diverse learners or homeschoolers focusing on one-on-one academics will find these tools particularly transformative for their teaching routine.

Maintaining High Motivation Levels Amongst Students

If used as a rich idea source during lesson preparation or as inspiration during actual teaching sessions when you see energy levels waning—this resource extends valuable guidance in maintaining high motivation levels amongst your students year-round — A necessity that eventually translates into better achievement scores and higher completion rates.

Remember The Knowledge Journey

Remember that fostering classroom motivation involves more than just presenting information; it's about creating lasting knowledge journey passion that extends beyond academic walls. Explore further titles like 'Top 20 Presentation Tips For Teachers' for enhancing presentation skills or 'The Best Digital Tools For Teachers' to streamline progress monitoring. Try out '75

Practical Ways To Keep Your Students Motivated' today for a more engaging, fulfilling teaching experience.

Here are 75 highly practical ways you can use today to keep your students motivated and engaged.

The tips are very simple and can be applied by any kind of teacher to any type of classroom, regardless of subject, age or grade.

Use it for ideas or simply for inspiration. Happy teaching!

This resource bundle is designed specifically for teaching education courses at the college level. It includes editable Google Slides and Canva templates, allowing you to tailor the materials to the specific needs of your courses within the College of Education. These versatile slides can be seamlessly integrated into your existing curriculum, serving as an engaging and motivational tool for future educators.

The resources are thoughtfully created to:

• Enhance engagement: The visually appealing slides, videos, icebreakers and templates help capture students' attention and facilitate active participation.
• Support instructional flexibility: With fully editable content, you can adapt the slides to suit various topics, learning objectives, and instructional methods.
• Promote critical thinking: The materials are designed to challenge future educators to think deeply about teaching practices, strategies, and pedagogical theories.
• Develop practical teaching skills: The templates include real-world scenarios, case studies, and reflective activities that prepare students for the classroom.
• Foster collaboration: The slides encourage peer discussion and group work, helping students learn from one another’s experiences and insights.

This bundle is a valuable tool for molding the next generation of exceptional teachers by providing interactive and thought-provoking content that aligns with the goals of teacher education program

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Do you need grant writing tips to increase academic achievement?  Grant writing tips for teachers are necessary to gain the resources that students need, and grant writing tips will increase learning in the classroom. The ebook will introduce teachers and administrators to various proposal ideas and how to be successful within the grant process. 

The information in this Ebook includes:

*Where to Start

*Local Organizations

*Grants for Classrooms

*What Do You Need?

*DonorsChoose Tips

*Mistakes

*Relationships

*Grant Ideas to use with Flexible Seating Classrooms

*Grant ideas to use with Transforming Classrooms

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The Flexible Seating Research E-Book has the following:

1. 9 pages of rich, researched-based content.
2. 13 pages total.
3. The book can be read online or printed.
4. Do not wait to buy to increase engagement, increase academic achievement, and to stop spending your own money on school supplies. 

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Are you an instructional coach or administrator at an elementary school or a professor teaching an education course that is seeking effective strategies to teach the gradual release of responsibility?

Unlock the Magic of PD!

This professional development presentation includes the following: 

• Deal/No Deal Icebreaker
• Gradual Release Phases
• Examples of Gradual Release
• Focused Instruction- I Do It
• We Do It
• You Do It Together
• You Do It Alone
• 27 Editable Canva Slides

This professional development opportunity is engaging for teachers.  When teachers are engaged, the transfer of learning to the classroom happens.

Additionally, the Canva presentation is fully editable, allowing you to customize it to meet your teachers’ specific needs.

Engaging teachers during professional development is crucial for several reasons:

1. Improves Effectiveness: Engaged teachers are more likely to absorb and implement new strategies, techniques, and information presented during professional development. This leads to more effective teaching practices and better student outcomes.
2. Promotes Active Learning: Engagement fosters active participation, discussion, and collaboration among teachers. This active learning approach helps in retaining information and applying it in real classroom settings.
3. Encourages Reflective Practice: When teachers are engaged, they are more likely to reflect on their own practices, identify areas for improvement, and make necessary adjustments. Reflective practice is essential for continuous professional growth.
4. Increases Motivation and Morale: Engaging professional development can reignite teachers' passion for teaching, making them feel valued and supported. This boosts their motivation and morale, which positively impacts their performance and job satisfaction.
5. Facilitates Collaboration: Engaged teachers are more likely to collaborate with their peers, share best practices, and support each other. This collaborative culture enhances the overall learning environment and promotes a sense of community within the school.
6. Addresses Diverse Needs: Engaging professional development can be tailored to address the diverse needs and interests of teachers, making it more relevant and meaningful. This personalized approach ensures that all teachers benefit from the training.
7. Promotes Innovation: When teachers are engaged, they are more open to exploring new ideas and innovative teaching methods. This willingness to innovate can lead to the adoption of more effective instructional practices and improved student learning experiences.
8. Builds Capacity: Engaged professional development helps build the capacity of teachers to handle various challenges in the classroom. It equips them with the skills and knowledge needed to address diverse student needs and create a positive learning environment.
9. Ensures Sustainability: Sustainable change in teaching practices requires ongoing engagement and reinforcement. Engaged teachers are more likely to continue implementing new strategies and approaches long after the professional development sessions have ended.

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This guide was created for parents/guardians, general education teachers, and providers that may work with a child who is hard of hearing or Deaf.

This document covers the following:

• what hearing loss is
• wearing hearing aids and cochlear implants - users can wear one hearing aid and one cochlear implant, one hearing aid, etc.
• what hearing aids and cochlear implants are and how this relates with the outer ear, ear canal, and eardrum. This product also explains what the cochlear and auditory nerve are.
• This product review the three main parts of hearing aids - microphone, amplifier, and speaker.
• What hearing aids are and what they are not will be reviewed in this product as well.
• The parts of a hearing aid and the parts of a cochlear implant are reviewed.
• The differences between a cochlear implant and a hear aid are reviewed.
• Sound fields and FM systems (frequency modulated system) are reviewed.
• Hearing tests and who sees someone for a hearing test.
• The decibel scale is reviewed.
• The importance of protecting your ears.

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This powerpoint can be used anywhere to teach how to use music in the classroom with ELL students. It gives benefits, ideas, and many recourses online.

In the Fall of 2019, I started sending out "Tech Tuesday" technology tips emails to the staff at my school. I included things that might help them in their classroom, both face2face and digitally. I didn't really have a plan in regard to the emails, I just thought it was a good idea at the time. Now, here we are two years later, I've sent a "Tech Tuesday" every week to a growing email list. I've been able to help teachers all over our great nation. Now, I've composed many of those emails into this collection of "Tech Tips w/ Mr. Reece." I hope that you can find something here that helps you in your classroom.

Topics include:

Creating a Template for Post-It Notes Printing

Change PowerPoint Slide Size

How to Make A Digital Escape Room

Install Office on Home Computers

Create QR Passes

Video Editor in Win10

Remove Background Color in PowerPoint

Using classroomscreen.com

Flipgrid

See Saw

Naming Assignments in Canvas

Moving Grade Columns in Canvas & ELL Technology Resources

Embed YouTube Videos in PowerPoint

Changing Due Dates in Canvas

Discovery Ed Studio Boards

Everyone Can Create Series from Apple & Word Ink Editor

Blind Kahoot! & QR Code Generator

Creating Shortcuts/Bookmarks to Frequently Used Sites

Screen Recording in PowerPoint

Using Nearpod to Create Lessons for Students

Document Scanning with Apple

Fillable Forms in Office or Google

Embed YouTube without Suggested Ads

Green Screen In the Classroom

Google Voice

...and more!!

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Teacher Appreciation Week: Introducing these hilarious & light-hearted Funny Teacher/Staff Award Certificates. This pack is a must have for anyone looking to add some fun and laughter to their end of year celebrations or staff appreciation events. With a total of 48 different awards, this pack has something for everyone, from teachers and principals to coaches and secretaries. Show your appreciation in a memorable and light-hearted way with these certificates that celebrate the quirks and talents of your amazing staff. Get ready for a day of laughter and applause as you hand out these unforgettable awards. Download, print and add the perfect finishing touch by laminating these hilarious award certificates.

Recognize the tech-savvy genius with The Tech Troubleshooter award, honoring the staff member who can effortlessly navigate the digital world and solve any technological hiccup that comes their way. Present The Snack Master/Mistress Award to the staff member who always keeps their desk stocked with delectable treats. Celebrate the staff member who seems to have an unending reservoir of energy with The Energizer Bunny Award. The Grammar Guru certificate is the perfect recognition for the staff member who has an eagle eye for grammar. With 48 unique and funny awards like these, the Funny Teacher/Staff Award Certificate Pack is sure to bring laughter and joy to your school or workplace.

*Team Player Award & Best Attendance Award recently added!*

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This training is designed for AVID Coordinators! These Google Slides can be used for a staff training or a district training. The focus of the professional development is on Costa's Level of Thinking and the importance of teachers using inquiry in their classooms. This training can be done with you direct teaching OR you can provide a link to the training for teachers to complete independently and on their own time. All links are already embedded in the slides to make this an easy no prep ready to go training for you!

What's Included:

• 26 slides with:

- embedded links

- videos

- a quiz with answers and explanations

- note taking

- questioning examples by subject

- activities/strategies

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This resources is used to track supervision of Registered Behavior Technicians (RBT®) based on the requirements set forth by the Board of Applied Behavior Analysts®. The tracker should be used to ensure supervision meets the requirements set forth and includes a section for notes. Sample RBT Tracking is included.

Supervisor and RBT® should share responsibility in ensuring hours are accurately calculated. This tracker is automated in calculating percentage, but requires RBT® to determine the total amount of behavior analytic services they provided during the month. Hours logged in the excel sheets should only include hours in which supervision has been provided.

Ensure compliance with the latest BACB requirements and foster a supportive mentorship relationship with our comprehensive Mentorship Contract. Beginning January 1, 2022, new BCBAs providing supervision to trainees accruing fieldwork toward BCBA and BCaBA certification must engage with a qualified, consulting supervisor monthly. This digital download defines the mentorship relationship, providing a clear and structured agreement to guide effective supervision practices.

What's Included:

1. Mentorship Agreement: A detailed contract outlining the responsibilities and expectations of both the mentor and mentee. This agreement ensures that both parties are clear on their roles, fostering a productive and professional relationship.
2. Guidance on Effective Supervision: Sections within the contract provide best practices and strategies for effective supervision, ensuring that new BCBAs receive the necessary guidance to support their trainees effectively.
3. Editable Format: The contract is fully editable, allowing for customization to meet the specific needs and preferences of the mentor-mentee relationship. Tailor the document to reflect individual agreements, goals, and supervisory practices.

Ensure a successful start for new BCBAs and maintain high standards of supervision with our Mentorship Contract. Download today to establish a clear, supportive, and compliant mentorship relationship!

A dive log is a diary for divers, recording details about each dive they undertake. It is a personal record of their underwater adventures, containing different sections and information.

Dive logs play a crucial role in both the teaching process of learners and the ongoing development of diving skills for divers at all levels. Here's how we can help teachers and learners:

Dive logs play a crucial role in both the teaching process of learners and the ongoing development of diving skills for divers at all levels. Here's how we can help teachers and learners:

Assessment Tool: Instructors can use dive logs to evaluate student progress. By reviewing the logs, they can identify areas where the diver needs improvement or further guidance.

Customized Training Plans: Based on recorded experiences and observations, instructors can design training plans to address specific areas where a diver needs additional training or instruction.

Safety Monitoring: Logs help teachers track student adherence to safety protocols and procedures. This allows them to reinforce safety practices when necessary.

Feedback and Evaluation: Teachers can provide detailed feedback by reviewing student log entries, guiding them on how to improve their skills, improve techniques, or correct errors.

Setting Goals: Logs can be used to set goals for students, encouraging them to work toward achieving certain diving-related milestones or certifications.

For learners:

Self-reflection: Divers can use logs to reflect on their experiences, noting what went well, what challenges they faced, and how they felt while diving. This self-reflection helps in personal development.

Improve skills: Dive tracking allows divers to recognize their performance patterns, identify areas that need improvement, and focus on honing specific skills.

Knowledge Retention: Helps enhance learning from diving courses or training courses by encouraging divers to record and review the information and techniques they have been taught.

Memory Aid: Over time, logs act as a memory aid, helping divers remember specific dive sites, encounters with marine life, or equipment preferences.

Motivation and Progress Tracking: Seeing progress documented in their log can be very motivating for divers, encouraging them to continue learning and exploring new dive sites or challenges.

By fostering a culture of continuous recording, instructors can guide learners towards becoming more competent and safe divers, while divers themselves can effectively track their growth and keep a comprehensive record of their diving journey.

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40-page manual including:

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• 3 Case Studies
• Reflection Questions
• SMART goal examples and questions
• Marketing strategy including automation, event planning, funnels, content marketing, AB testing and more

This ultimate bundle is especially designed to help general education teachers gain confidence when it comes to working with students with IEPs in an inclusive setting. Everything from accommodations to data collection to definitions of all those acronyms, this bundle is everything you need to learn how to make your classroom even more inclusive and make sure each of your students is able to get what they need to be as successful as possible.

What's included?

• Resources to help you provide and track accommodations
• Resources to help you alleviate problematic behavior in the classroom
• Resources to help you understand the terminology used in an IEP and an IEP meeting

Why do you need this?

Because you are a teacher who knows your students need more to be successful and you want to provide that for them. Because you know students aren't cookie cutter, and you want to make sure each receives what they need. Because you are looking to grow as a teacher and make your classroom more inclusive for your students with disabilities.

How can I help?

Reach out to me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/rebekahpoeteaching or email me at lessonsandlattes2018@gmail.com. I'd love to answer any questions you may have.

This ultimate guide to accommodations is perfect for planning out your lessons like a pro. There are ideas for accommodations for 9 high-to-mid incidence disabilities that you might find in your general education classroom. If you're looking to make more of an impact in your lesson plans, then this is exactly what you need.

What's included?

• Functional definitions for 9 disabilities that you might find in your general education classrooms, including:

1. ADHD
2. Autism
3. Deaf or Hearing Impairment
4. Dyscalculia
5. Dysgraphia
6. Dyslexia
7. Emotional Disability
8. Speech or Language Impairment
9. Visual Impairment

• Suggested accommodations for each of the 9 disabilities discussed
• A printable "accommodations checklist" with common accommodations for a variety of needs

Why do you need this?

Because you are a teacher who knows your students need more to be successful and you want to provide that for them. Because you know students aren't cookie cutter, and you want to make sure each receives what they need. Because you are looking to grow as a teacher and make your classroom more inclusive for your students with disabilities.

How can I help?

Reach out to me on Instagram at www.instagram.com/rebekahpoeteaching or email me at lessonsandlattes2018@gmail.com. I'd love to answer any questions you may have.