Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

And if you can incorporate their phones and/or electronics into the lesson, you’ll get a lot more students paying attention! Lecturing at the front of the room allows reluctant students to disengage easily, especially if they don’t understand what you’re teaching (and they’re not likely to ask questions about it).

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

If learning benefits from risk-taking, trust, and social connection , educators coming from an egoistic perspective may ironically make the achievement of the learning outcomes more difficult, not to mention joyless, as interpersonal connections become less natural. Taking this perspective, effective teaching is a generative, social process.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

If learning benefits from risk-taking, trust, and social connection , educators coming from an egoistic perspective may ironically make the achievement of the learning outcomes more difficult, not to mention joyless, as interpersonal connections become less natural. Taking this perspective, effective teaching is a generative, social process.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

” Challenges with Traditional Live Instruction Traditionally, educators disseminate information in real-time, relying on lectures or mini-lessons. One way to achieve this is by rotating students from a pre-video activity into the video lesson and ending with a post-video activity.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

According to research , in a typical classroom lecture students will generally retain only five percent of the material presented. Today’s teachers are looking to new methods of teaching and learning to improve student engagement and achievement, including tech-based solutions like the flipped classroom.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The key to successfully navigating this maelstrom of emotions is to start small, break the challenge down into achievable tasks, and begin with actions that will have the most impact. Listening to a lecture, writing notes, filling out worksheets, and taking tests will almost surely not be enough.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Numerous online resources exist where you can find lecture notes, study guides, and other helpful materials. homework, lecture notes, practice tests). Keeping lecture notes, study guides, and other resources well-organized saves time and reduces the frustration of searching for materials during study sessions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Most MOOCs, despite the claims of innovation and disruption, consisted of video lectures and text-based assignments. Thus, the impression that most people have of online education is an attempt to create an online lecture. But there are powerful and exciting alternative.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2021

In one focus group I attended, faculty members recommended that online courses include real-time sessions, that the school stream on-campus lectures and events to remote students, and that faculty establish a uniform and consistent online course evaluation rubric following industry best practices.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Jasselle Cirino’s classroom might surprise those accustomed to traditional lectures. While you’re reading this, different parts of your brain are working to tune out background noises, pay less attention to other people in the room, and overall keep you focused on these words. But learning doesn’t take place in a vacuum.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2023

Lecturing has long been the primary method of conveying information to groups of students. But the monotonous presentation of information and lengthy one-way communication in didactic lecture lacks student engagement and makes students passive listeners in their learning process.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2023

Lecturing has long been the primary method of conveying information to groups of students. But the monotonous presentation of information and lengthy one-way communication in didactic lecture lacks student engagement and makes students passive listeners in their learning process.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

While MOOC pedagogies are continually improving, little attention is paid to the question of who or what shapes global knowledge. 18 million- Not-for-profit and open source - High partnering fees - Partnered with Microsoft, IBM - Lecturer-centric - Offers micro-mastersXuetangX (China)Tsinghua University?14

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Interactive Lectures: Instead of passive listening, interactive lectures involve activities such as quizzes, polls, or small group discussions interspersed throughout the lecture to keep students engaged and reinforce key concepts. This encourages active participation and helps students stay focused and attentive.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Students will listen to two to three recorded Stanford faculty lectures per week, while also attending two synchronous online sessions in which the course instructor will expand on the material, and facilitate group discussion and work. We are happy that it is now available to high school students.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Artificial Intelligence–AI–has been around a long time, but caught everyone’s attention with the launch of generative AI, ChatGPT, and DALL-E. Enhanced Student Engagement: Well-designed AI education tools can be more interactive, adaptive and engaging for students compared to traditional lectures or books.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Additional attention needs to be given to all types of learners by addressing various learning modalities, intervention paths, and students with Individual Education Plans through technology that is customizable, integrated, and aligned to state standards. Paul Richards, Director of Marketing, PTZOptics and HuddleCamHD.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Interactive technologies and multimedia tools now replace traditional textbooks and lectures, creating more dynamic and engaging learning environments. Modern students require interactive and stimulating content to sustain their attention and deepen their learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

From increased anxiety and depression related to unhealthy usage of social media , to our students’ decreased attention spans , it’s time to take a “less is more” approach. After all, students are interacting with content, and sure, it’s probably better than simply watching a lecture and sitting quietly. That may seem counterintuitive.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

More–and better–student engagement: Interactive whiteboards, educational games, and multimedia presentations capture students’ attention and make learning more enjoyable. This personalized approach allows students to progress at their own pace, reinforcing understanding and addressing specific learning gaps.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

MOOCs are just digital versions of the much maligned large group lecture, virtual flashcards are simply another tool for useless rote memorization, and online textbooks are just one more problematically unidirectional method of transmitting information without cultivating learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By incorporating these active study strategies into their routines, K-12 students can optimize their study habits, improve comprehension, and achieve academic success across diverse subjects and contexts. While these methods may draw attention to key points, they do not necessarily promote understanding or retention.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 29, 2023

flexibility, increased student engagement, improved academic achievement), what I didn’t realize was how essential this model was for teaching in the wake of a global pandemic. If you are simply going to lecture at students, they do not need to be in the same physical space as you. But, it does not have to be this way! link] Vallée, A.,

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

To be prepared for success, struggling students need just as many opportunities to participate in self-directed learning and to develop autonomy as high-achieving students. Historically, I approached this lesson through direct instruction, building a presentation to support a lecture.

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Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This difficulty could be because this age group tends to be distracted by their social life and other outside activities, which makes it hard for teachers to capture and hold their student’s attention. Virtual Guest Lectures Arrange video conferences with experts in the field of science.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

But TeachFX, she adds, is focused not on her students’ achievements, but instead on her performance as a teacher. For instance, teachers may consider replacing one-sided lectures with more group discussion, or they may make sure to ask follow-up questions to students’ answers. Generative AI has stormed into education.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2023

To achieve effective learning via podcasting, educators should consider “The Six Stages of Educational Podcasts” to create the body of work. Introduction The introduction should be professional and strive to capture the attention of the listener. In some instances, the podcast can stand alone as its learning entity.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

One way to achieve this is to provide a Google Slide deck and ask students to create one slide telling you about themselves. This can be achieved through email, course announcements, infographics, assignment feedback, and external messaging platforms. Canvas, etc). There are many methods for recording and posting videos.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2017

A former wildlife biologist and lecturer at the University of Wisconsin, he has been teaching since 2005. Students must be high achievers in middle school with recommendations from math and science teachers, in addition to high test scores. I am learning with the students. What they are doing is incredible.”

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. Dr. Dimple J.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

two to three keywords, color/contrast change, or a symbol that attracts attention to area of the screen ). It helps concentrate student attention by emphasizing crucial information, therefore targeting certain components of the movie for processing in working memory. Dr. Spencer Willis, Jr.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

As online learning companies compete for the attention and wallets of learners, players like MasterClass , Linked Learning , Cognotion and Harvard are investing in producing videos that are so beautiful they could be National Geographic documentaries or sitcom pilots. Educational media is at an inflection point. These efforts are not cheap.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

But, just then, one of the shop windows caught our attention…this window was not like the others as four stuffed animals sat playing poker. So be unexpected by injecting a little playfulness into this document and you don’t have to be an artist to achieve this. Make An Impression! x 11 whiteboard and marker to each group.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

But, just then, one of the shop windows caught our attention…this window was not like the others as four stuffed animals sat playing poker. So be unexpected by injecting a little playfulness into this document and you don’t have to be an artist to achieve this. Make An Impression! x 11 whiteboard and marker to each group.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Nadia I highly enjoyed the Houston Chronicle’s deep dive into book banning at Texas schools with the attention-grabbing headline “ Most efforts to ban books in Texas schools came from 1 politician and GOP pressure, not parents.” Read more from Emily here. Read more from Jeff here.

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