Weekly Report
Lessons and Laughter
Topics for this week include incorporating humor, essential questions, and setting boundaries.
Jeremy Jorgensen
Education
How to Motivate Students: The Shift from Gamification to Other Forms of Motivation
What are some of the best strategies for motivation students?
Weekly Report
Summer Reset
Topics for this week include summer reset tips for educators, movies in the classroom, and cultural differences in education.
Goals
Goal Update May 2023
Here are the results or lack thereof from May 2023.
Education
Ending The School Year With Gratitude - Ten Things I Love About My School
Gratitude is good for you. I admit, I feel pretty good after typing up this list. What would you place on your school gratitude list?
Weekly Report
Schools Out For The Summer
Topics for this week include teacher turnover rates, the power of exit tickets, and using book clubs to promote social and emotional growth.
Education
The Negative Impact of High Teacher Turnover Rates on Students and Schools: What's Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School
When you are playing the game of catching up it’s hard to spend the time needed to improve teaching and school systems. This leads to burnout.
Weekly Report
Attention Crisis
Topics for this week include celebrating great teachers, technology in schools, and tips for improving focus and movement.
Review
Prestige, Control, and Motivation
Here are some recent snippets from my weekly review. Each week I look back and record from what I've been thinking, reading, and experiencing in the classroom and in life. Think, Learn, Share, Repeat.
Three Things: Contagious Enthusiasm, Discomfort, and Perspective
I. Enthusiasm is contagious. My wife is nuts about Wizard Quest and this has rubbed off on our children. Don’t hold back your passion, you never know who might need the inspiration. Join Us! II. Teachers need to remember what it feels like to be uncomfortable and awkward. Those
Education
Memorial Day: Honoring and Remembering Fallen Soldiers - Teaching and Learning Resources and Interesting Facts
For the past 24 years, I’ve taught social studies to 8th graders. We’ve studied the American Civil War, World War I, and World War II. Here are some Memorial Day resources I've found useful.
Weekly Report
Watch and Learn
Topics include motivating students, underqualified teachers, and living a meaningful life.