Keeping students engaged and receptive to learning can, at times, be a challenge. However, by the implementation of new methods and pedagogies, instructors can strengthen the drive to learn among their students. "Fostering Sustained Learning Among Undergraduate Students: Emerging Research and Opportunities" is an essential publication…

Teaching English language learners has long presented challenges for teachers tasked with bringing these students to a level of language comprehension comparable to that of native speakers. These challenges and issues can lead to difficulty comprehending core academic topics for those learning the English language. "Optimizing Elementary…

This article describes a case study of a group of ten 14-year-old students who engaged with an online extended-learning project as an extracurricular activity for about 6 months. The students were physically located in Australia, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. The facilitation and online learning made use of a progressive pedagogy that moved…

Fifteen ideas for rewarding and motivating students without using stickers are offered. An inset box presents seven more ideas for intermediate students. (MT)

Puppetry has four major benefits as an aid in regular and special education: as a motivational strategy, an instructional tool in the curriculum, a remedial and therapeutic device, and an entertainment and recreational tool. (CL)

Instructors must be steadfast in their intent to alter conventional transmission models of instruction and to embed reading and writing fully in subject area learning so that avid reading and writing become a natural part of all classroom activity. One instructional model offering engagement of students with material is the constructivist…

The "observation and reporting" and the "mass referee" approaches are both helpful devices in motivating chronically unprepared students. (LH)

Suggests ways to motivate students to write poetry, and illustrates them with samples of student poems. (DD)

Article described how a piece of appropriate music can change a group's mood thereby creating a better environment for learning. (Author/RK)

Article described how an art teacher interested students in utilizing antique glass insulators into a macrame unit. (RK)

Provides some ideas that change the pace and get students ready for learning. (Editor/RK)

Task variation is an instructional procedure that increases the motivation and learning of students with disabilities through two key components: (1) presenting different types of instructions (rather than the same task repeatedly) and (2) ensuring a level of student competence by also presenting tasks that have been mastered previously. (CB)

Having developmental writing students work in small groups to discuss errors, collaborate on writing, critique each others' writing, and discuss and clarify ideas increases students' involvement in their own writing. During class, the instructor often serves as consultant and mediator; though structured, monitored time is also provided for…

Examines methods of injecting creativity into the business education class: motivating the student, explaining basic principles, and supervising a practice session. (CT)

Suggests an approach to teaching writing that encourages children to write and eliminates error-hunting. (DD)