What Teachers are Looking for in 2024 with eSpark
Oct 16, 2024
A recent survey from eSpark showed some very interesting insights into what teachers are looking for in 2024 - the top of the list? Student engagement.
That isn't a surprise, we've been talking about student engagement forever. It's only gotten more and more difficult to capture a student's attention in an era of quick, easily digestible content. What's new is how eSpark has chosen to approach this struggle.
I sat down with two members of the eSpark team, Mary Gurley and John Jennings, to understand what they've learned from listening to teachers and how they use that feedback in their product.
You’ll Learn:
- The results of a survery of just under 600 K-5 general education classroom teachers from throughout the United States
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Whether teachers with 10+ years of experience in education feel comfortable trying new digital learning tools
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Why student engagement is still such a struggle for teachers
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How eSpark has used their learnings to adapt their product
A Look Into the Episode…
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[00:00] Introduction to Educators to Educators Podcast
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[00:26] Introduction to eSpark and their survey
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[03:25] What is eSpark and how has it changed?
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[04:39] The most surprising find from their survey
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[05:40] How teacher feedback fuels eSpark's product
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[07:40] Diving into student engagement
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[10:04] Creating a balance with digital and non-digital learning
- [13:48] The importance of first impressions with EdTech tools
- [17:11] How teachers can use eSpark for free today
- [18:14] What updates are the eSpark team excited to share for this school year?
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