Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Inclusivity and feelings of psychological safety in the classroom should not be reserved solely for K-12 learning environments. Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

The activities provide multiple entry points that allow students to utilize the tool right away. This one is fun, quick and pushes students to categorize their learning. The whole group presentation and in-class practice encouraged students to try all the tools and self-determine which was most helpful for the time and abilities.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Inclusivity and feelings of psychological safety in the classroom should not be reserved solely for K-12 learning environments. Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Students who learn to create precise, open-ended, and iterative prompts can use AI to support their cognitive engagement. Encouraging iteration is also key; students should adjust their prompts based on AI responses and reflect on how modifications shape their learning (Mollick, 2023).

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

Not only is it okay to stop grading every single assignment , but there’s also a smarter way to ensure your students are learning and growing: self-checking student work. That in order to monitor student learning, we have to review every answer, every response, every paragraph. Thats where self-checking student work comes in.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Students who learn to create precise, open-ended, and iterative prompts can use AI to support their cognitive engagement. Encouraging iteration is also key; students should adjust their prompts based on AI responses and reflect on how modifications shape their learning (Mollick, 2023).

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

For many families, online learning opened the door to new possibilities in education. There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students. Of course, supporting your young learner in an online setting comes with its own challenges. The good news?

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

Learning objectives. It turns out, paradoxes are rocket fuel for learning. They don’t just activate the intellect—they ignite curiosity. This shift—from resolution to reflection—keeps the learning alive after the session ends. They reminded me that real learning is co-created. Slide decks. Case summaries.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

Learning objectives. It turns out, paradoxes are rocket fuel for learning. They don’t just activate the intellect—they ignite curiosity. This shift—from resolution to reflection—keeps the learning alive after the session ends. They reminded me that real learning is co-created. Slide decks. Case summaries.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

The key to engaging reluctant high schoolers is to get them more interested in their own learning. Use these classroom strategies for reluctant learners in high school to build relationships, stoke curiosity, and build a learning team that focuses on student success. Find new ways to assess learning 5. Build a learning team 11.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

Through her, I learned that advocacy means listening, guiding, and supporting with consistency and compassion. Be a Cheerleader One of the most joyful lessons I learned from a mentor was to bring genuine enthusiasm into the classroom. Her example helped me see failure not as defeat, but as an essential part of learning.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

Through her, I learned that advocacy means listening, guiding, and supporting with consistency and compassion. Be a Cheerleader One of the most joyful lessons I learned from a mentor was to bring genuine enthusiasm into the classroom. Her example helped me see failure not as defeat, but as an essential part of learning.

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Organized Classroom

MAY 22, 2025

What is a learning center? According to Google: “ Learning centers are independent stations set up throughout the classroom where children can go to actually engage in some learning activity. To me, learning centers and learning stations can be used interchangeably. Now available in our Shop!

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Jodi Durgin

MAY 17, 2025

Learn more about this Summer Bucket List Craft Project below! GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES Why Teachers Love the Summer Bucket List Craft Activity Teachers love this end of the school year resource because This is a low-prep, highly engaging activity for the end of the school year.

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Jodi Durgin

MAY 16, 2025

Learn more about this A Letter from Your Teacher on the Last Day of School resource below! GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES Why Students Love the A Letter From Your Teacher Resource Students love this end of the school year resource because It makes them feel seen and celebrated.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

I’ve spent the last four months working with teachers all over the country (virtually, of course) as they navigate the uncharted waters of online and blended learning. The majority of teachers I have spoken with did not enjoy their initial experiences with distance learning. Sort It Out. Online Fishbowl. Google Map Adventures.

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Jodi Durgin

MAY 30, 2025

This printable autograph book provides a meaningful and engaging end of year activity for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. Learn more about the end of year autograph book below! Students don’t realize they are practicing writing skills during this learning experience.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

Identified by EDUCAUSE as a top strategic technology , active learning classrooms (ALCs) go beyond just outfitting learning spaces with technology. These engaging, dynamic spaces provide new pedagogical opportunities, support active learning, and help students develop relevant skills.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning methods and activities, and spaces that let students feel a sense of ownership over the classroom, demonstrably affect how well students learn.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Technology plays a pivotal role in classrooms, and as it becomes more sophisticated, educators realize that creating active learning environments can help them effectively and efficiently use technology engage students in their learning. What’s your edtech plan post-COVID? Join today !

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

Many schools are turning to active learning environments to effectively use technology to help engage students in learning. When students are engaged in their learning via active learning environments, they absorb more content and they intuitively explore concepts at a deeper level.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2020

Actively Learn, Achieve3000’s research-based, standards-aligned curriculum platform, announces the release of new sequenced curricular units: Actively Learn ELA, Actively Learn Social Studies, and Actively Learn Science. said Jay Goyal, President at Actively Learn.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative and collaborative work. However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Active learning with technology involves the use of edtech tools and digital resources to discover, analyze, and apply learning. Passive learning doesn’t help students develop future-ready skills, like critical thinking or creativity, in the same way active learning does.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom learning, active learning strategies for students promote student-centered learning environments that enhance academic outcomes and cultivate lifelong learning skills. What are the 6 learning strategies for students?

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

Capstone debuted its newly expanded PebbleGo suite, featuring tools for active learning, content curation features, and other enhancements designed specifically for the classroom. A new Create tool in the PebbleGo suite provides a digital workspace for students to demonstrate their learning and share their knowledge.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

When we examine what are active learning teaching strategies, these strategies empower educators to create interactive classrooms where students actively participate, collaborate, and apply knowledge to real-world situations. What are active learning teaching strategies? What are three active learning strategies?

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

So, what are the three active strategies? What are three active learning strategies? Active learning strategies for students in K-12 encompass a range of techniques designed to promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding. What are active study strategies?

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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.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024).

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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.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

New York, NY – Adventure 2 Learning, a leading video-based education platform, announces the acquisition of Mission Move to expand its offering of fun, interactive programs to help educators and parents make learning exciting. The company’s video-based lessons reinforce grade-specific concepts for math, literacy, and nutrition.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2021

Nearly everyone has experienced augmented reality and virtual reality to some degree, and while they’re fun, AR and VR can also be incredibly powerful when integrated into classroom learning. The technologies empower students to do things that would otherwise be too expensive or dangerous to do in person.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Longtime professor Cathy Davidson is on a mission to promote the practice of active learning. It’s not just about test scores and whether people learn, she argues, but there’s an ethical issue that sometimes gets lost in discussions about teaching. It contains what are essentially recipes for various active-learning techniques.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2023

How do we design worthy learning tasks, when artificial intelligence (AI) tools can do the work of a student in a fraction of the time and nearly none of the effort? Instead of blocking ChatGPT and tools like it, consider incorporating them into classrooms through an inquiry-based learning framework.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

After all, its easy to imagine how technologies such as AI tools, robots, VR headsets , and computers, for example, can be used to support learning in these settings. Physical movement supports academics There is significant evidence of the connection between physical movement and learning. But gymnasiums?

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2023

To facilitate effective teaching and learning, modern schools must equip every classroom with interactive touchscreens and utilize gamification techniques. Understanding the Basics of Gamification in Education Gamification means adding interactive gaming elements to processes such as learning. Finally, gamification is more fun.

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