Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2020

Facilitation is the teacher’s ability to clearly communicate learning objectives and support learners as they make progress toward those objectives. This presents myriad opportunities to engage students in active learning online.

Discussions 546

Discussions Student Engagement Participation Students 546

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

This is because brain-based strategies allow students to analyze, synthesize, and apply information actively during lessons, increasing the transfer of that knowledge to long-term memory. Active and Experiential Learning The brain-based learning framework consistently emphasizes the importance of active learning.

Science 130

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

In order to stay relevant in today’s college classrooms within our fast-paced and ever-evolving world, professors must be ready to utilize instructional tools of all kinds to actively engage students in authentic learning experiences that take them beyond the classroom.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Activities Learning Students 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Giving feedback in university courses allows for the provision of supportive ideas for improvement, elaboration, and/or heightened thinking as students prepare for job factors outside of their university preparation. Feedback Literacy.

Feedback 119

Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

That’s when it hit medespite years of teaching experience, I’m still searching for ways to spark the same level of engagement whether I’m interacting with students face-to-face or through carefully designed asynchronous activities. For my online students, I’ve adapted this activity using collaborative digital tools.

Active Learning 85

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 85

Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

They are designed to combine educational technology with specific teaching protocols that promote active learning, student engagement, and collaboration in the classroom. These protocols are structured activities with clear guidelines and time limits to keep lessons focused and maximize their impact.

Writing 383

Writing Feedback Learning Spaces Activities 383

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2023

In addition, gamification can improve student skills such as active learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Creating Effective Gamified Lesson Plans With MDM Solutions School district system administrators can centrally manage individual device settings using MDM solutions and create the ideal learning environment.

Gamification 328

Gamification Interactive Learning Disabilities Learning 328

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 23, 2017

The partiality of the lecture format has been made visible by studies that compare it with a different style of instruction, called active learning. This approach provides increased structure, feedback and interaction, prompting students to become participants in constructing their own knowledge rather than passive recipients.

Lecturing 79

Lecturing Active Learning Activities Learning 79

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of online distance education, educators face a crucial challenge: captivating students and igniting their passion for learning within virtual environments. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of online distance education, educators face a crucial challenge: captivating students and igniting their passion for learning within virtual environments. The key to unlocking this new era of educational success lies in the integration of active learning strategies. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

As I’ve embraced blended learning, I have transformed many of my whole group, teacher-led lessons into student-centered, student-paced learning experiences using different blended learning models. The playlist model presents students with a sequence of learning activities that they self-pace through.

Blended Learning 397

Blended Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Discussions 397

Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002).

Feedback 108

Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 108

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Giving feedback in university courses allows for the provision of supportive ideas for improvement, elaboration, and/or heightened thinking as students prepare for job factors outside of their university preparation. Feedback Literacy.

Feedback 98

Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 98

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Beyond that, it is critical to learn about who your students are, including their skills, their interests, their dreams, and their goals. Incorporating these things into lessons and activities is a way to help keep them engaged. Student desks and workstations can be arranged to facilitate learning.

Student Engagement 306

Student Engagement Teachers Students Attention 306

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Pasadena high school realizes benefits of active learning with standing desks. As educators turn their attention to how physical learning environments can influence student learning, more companies are responding to the demand for flexible and innovative classroom furniture. Ergotron, Inc.

Student Engagement 259

Student Engagement Schools Attention Students 259

eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2024

In early education, incorporating sensory activities and interactive play can greatly benefit infants and toddlers. Additionally, engaging them in interactive play activities (i.e., Play-based learning (i.e., Hands-on activities (i.e., Sensory experiences (i.e., Sensory experiences (i.e.,

Cognitive Development 300

Cognitive Development Students Secondary Education Assignments 300

eSchool News

JULY 13, 2021

New updates to Discovery Education ‘s K-12 learning platform combine engaging tools with timely, vetted, and easy-to-access?content. and students new ways to seamlessly create learning activities each day. We make sure that continuity of learning can continue in all environments.” The updates give educators?and

Quizzes 294

Quizzes Hybrid Learning Learning Feedback 294

Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002).

Feedback 96

Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 96

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Games are among childrens favorite activities, especially for primary school students. “Several empirical studies have confirmed that students in gamified learning environments achieve higher levels of motivation and cognitive engagement compared to those in traditional classroom settings” (Dehghanzadeh et al.,

Gamification 306

Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Social Studies 306

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Our new space was available for use for the 2023-24 school year, and we’ve received a lot of positive feedback on it so far. It was very helpful to see how other schools used their space to help us finalize our plans and move to installation. The kids love going in there and using it.

Learning Spaces 331

Learning Spaces Learning Study Feedback 331

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

The NEA encourages teachers to bring physical activity into the classroom by incorporating brain breaks in students daily routines or taking classroom activities outside. Learning and physical activity also work well because of the fun factor. When they are engaged, they retain what they learn. Start small.

Technology 294

Technology Learning Math Elementary School 294

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Featuring short videos in English and Spanish that are paired with ready-to-use instructional activities, this exciting new content brings compelling natural science phenomena alive for students.   10 new learning games from Arcademics. Randomized questions.

Student Engagement 257

Student Engagement Education Social Studies Art 257

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2019

That is, instead of delivering content during class and giving exercises as homework, I had students learn the content at home by watching videos with embedded quizzes. Using Edpuzzle , I was able to turn a passive video into an active learning experience for my students.

Quizzes 279

Quizzes Learning Feedback Assignments 279

eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

Steve Daly Ryan Lufkin Shiren Vijiasingam More Highlights from InstructureCon23: The company and Khan Academy announced a partnership that brings Canvas, the anchor of the Instructure Learning Platform, and Khan Academy’s AI-powered student tutor and teaching assistant, Khanmigo.

Essay 246

Essay Ethics Hybrid Learning Teaching Assistants 246

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. The researchers do think that flipped learning has merit — if it is done carefully.

Lecturing 211

Lecturing Learning Instructors Failure 211

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Pivot Interactives, which joined the Discovery Education family of solutions in 2022, makes teaching science with active learning and scientific phenomena engaging and easy. Following a review of potential solutions, PPS selected Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives service for use with students in grades 7-12. 

Grades 258

Grades Art Education Schools 258

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We are focused on helping educators deliver impact in a few key areas: Creating active learning experiences that foster self-expression What happens when students are given more options to engage with content and demonstrate their learning? Do they have a stake in their own learning?

Learning Outcomes 216

Learning Outcomes Beliefs Student Engagement Feedback 216

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In this new phase of collaboration, Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives is helping educators in the district’s high school Biology class to actively engage students in the exploration of scientific phenomena while developing their scientific practice.

Middle School 244

Middle School Middle School High School High School 244

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2023

Pivot Interactives, which joined the Discovery Education family of services in 2022, makes teaching science with active learning and scientific phenomena engaging and easy. Activities offer opportunities for interactive learning, where students explore and learn for themselves.

High School 240

High School High School Science Schools 240

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Active and Responsive Learning. An active learning model promotes deep cognitive engagement and opportunities to practice while remaining responsive to individual learning needs. Feedback from experts and peers is essential for an active and practice-rich professional learning model.

Learning 193

Learning Coaching Feedback Distance Learning 193

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Word Sorts requires active thinking and decision-making as students must analyze the features of the words, categorize the words, and explain their reasoning. When students are provided with a list of words, the teacher can establish specific categories for a closed sort activity. The result is a deeper understanding of each word.

Technology 238

Technology Middle School Middle School Assignments 238

eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

Utilizing historical artifacts that reflect influential moments in history, educators guide students through structured learning experiences and activities that provide opportunities for text analysis and collaboration. Literacy supports are woven throughout lessons and enhance teachers’ literacy instruction. ·

Education 242

Education STEM Schools Science 242

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

Some instructors are so taken by active learning working so effectively that they expect to continue offering courses online, even when the pandemic restrictions completely lift and things are fully back in person. I took a very similar approach when I taught online at The New School in Manhattan a few years ago.

Teaching 175

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Learning 175

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Unlike the end-of-semester feedback, when gathering formative feedback on what’s helping or hindering student learning might be too late, mid-term analysis of our teaching and student learning may help motivate students and enhance their learning. Adding small activities for engagement. Sound familiar?

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

eSchool News

JULY 24, 2023

The ANTON learning app and online learning portal are part of a standards-aligned curriculum available in multiple languages. Boasting over 100,000 exercises and 200 exercise types, it contains interactive elements, feedback, games, and explanations aimed at supporting and engaging young people in learning.

Education 246

Education Learning Teaching Methods Social Studies 246

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Metacognitive Strategies : These strategies focus on self-regulation and monitoring of one’s own learning process. Students assess their understanding, identify areas of difficulty, and adjust their learning approach accordingly. These strategies help identify and address comprehension gaps.

Learning 130

Learning Students Critical Thinking Knowledge 130

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2024

It requires that students access their prior knowledge and think deeply about the new concepts, processes, and skills they are learning. During elaboration, students actively engage with the new information by analyzing, questioning, and synthesizing it.

Knowledge 195

Knowledge Participation Discussions Writing 195