10 Minute Teacher Podcast with Cool Cat Teacher · Vicki Davis
How to Actually Engage Students Who Have Zero Attention Span
·17 min·1 clip
Dr. Mark Issacs reveals why cell phones aren't really phones—and how this misconception impacts student engagement.
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A direct push to rethink the first minutes of class before attention slips away.
This episode is about the fight for student attention in a classroom shaped by TikTok, YouTube, and post-COVID habits. Dr. Mark Issacs argues that teachers cannot just deliver content anymore; they have to hold attention, and he keeps circling back to practical changes like…
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Rework the first few minutes before students swipe away.
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