Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills.

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JULY 15, 2025

Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

With her influence, I learned to energize a room and help students believe in themselves through positivity and encouragement. They encouraged me to embrace active learning, to create space where students become participants rather than passive listeners. Her belief in my abilities helped me believe in myself.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

With her influence, I learned to energize a room and help students believe in themselves through positivity and encouragement. They encouraged me to embrace active learning, to create space where students become participants rather than passive listeners. Her belief in my abilities helped me believe in myself.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

On the 2nd Day of Edtech, our story focuses on critical thinking. To make real gains, teachers need to address the underlying problem: the critical thinking gap. These five critical thinking strategies can help. Why focus on critical thinking? Here are some ways teachers can get started: 1.

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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

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Engage students actively for deeper learning and enhanced academic outcomes Enhance learning through active participation, collaboration, and critical thinking skills Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention.

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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

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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Achieve3000 , a provider of online reading and literacy tools, announced it has acquired Seattle-based Actively Learn , which also provides a suite of online reading materials and instructional supports aimed at helping students build literacy and critical-thinking skills. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Let’s explore how these strategies promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding among students, enhancing academic success. What are three active learning strategies? Through observation and experimentation, students develop inquiry skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving abilities.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning. A tattoo writing exercise.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

To help educators make the most of new teaching strategies and tools, MiEN Company has published “ A Guide to Creating Dynamic Active Learning Spaces.”. To further help educators, the guide includes a checklist of questions to ask when evaluating which spaces to redesign for active learning. About MiEN Company.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

As students complete their undergraduate programs and prepare for the professional world, they are expected to bring critical thinking and problem-solving skills with them to the workplace and their communities. This exercise can be repeated for several rounds to allow students to discuss the same topic with multiple other students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2023

Instead of blocking ChatGPT and tools like it, consider incorporating them into classrooms through an inquiry-based learning framework. Inquiry-based learning focuses on developing critical thinking skills, problem-solving abilities, and creativity.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

A STEM or STEAM lab is an environment where students, irrespective of grade, can come together and actively participate in hands-on STEM and STEAM learning. These educational spaces encourage active learning and problem solving. STEM learning benefits are invaluable.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2023

As students complete their undergraduate programs and prepare for the professional world, they are expected to bring critical thinking and problem-solving skills with them to the workplace and their communities. This exercise can be repeated for several rounds to allow students to discuss the same topic with multiple other students.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

These parallel yet distinct teaching environments demand intentional strategies that can adapt while maintaining their power to actively engage students in the learning process. Instead, we need to reimagine active learning for both spaces, maintaining the core principles while adapting the execution.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Additionally, they need to become adept at different skills, like creativity, working in teams, innovation, time management, communication, and critical thinking.

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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.

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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.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Some prominent tools include interactive touchscreens in classrooms that promote and support active learning, a strategy for engaging students in classroom activities with more hands-on activities. These touchscreens help bring learning alive, off the page and into the actual world. Why is engagement important?

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Teach Hub

APRIL 3, 2025

Here are a few tried-and-true active learning strategies to keep students engaged and learning. Think-Pair-Share: A Simple Yet Powerful Tool This strategy is a favorite among teachers who incorporate cooperative learning in their classrooms. Guide them as they analyze evidence and draw conclusions.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2023

In addition, gamification can improve student skills such as active learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Interactive touchscreens allow students to actively learn, retain their knowledge, and collaborate with others. It also helps students enhance teamwork and collaboration.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Technology that aids in strengthening critical thinking and creativity skills, such as designing something new, is considered superior to passive use, such as watching video or playing simple games. Active learning with technology is best when an adult is guiding and participating side-by-side with the child.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The benefits of hands-on, active learning are firmly established, yet a lot of difference exists between being able to touch something and being able to create something. The latter allows students to practice skills in demand in the modern economy. What Does a Makerspace Look Like?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

These app essentials will help keep high school students engaged while learning language arts, and teach them how to form the arguments and enhance learning comprehension. The idea is the main component in argument forming, and actively learn teaches students how to communicate by asking and answering questions.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are active study strategies? These strategies empower students to take an active role in their learning, enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and academic success. What are active study strategies? What are the active learning strategies? What are 4 study strategies?

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Here are five ways probeware, such as Vernier sensors, supports the 3D learning framework. Encouraging active learning through investigations Probeware provides a hands-on, interactive way for students to engage with scientific concepts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Alabama Miller & Levine Biology The best-selling science curriculum immerses students in inquiry-based learning through interaction with real-world biology phenomena, giving purpose to what students learn and keeping them interested to explore further. .

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eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Engaging students with problems that require abstract thinking (i.e., Debates and discussions on complex topics enhance critical thinking and reasoning abilities. This approach provides a variety of activities and assignments that cater to different learning styles and levels of cognitive development.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

When students get a question wrong, they see the correct answer and have the option for Redemption Questions, giving them another chance to learn from their mistakes. Gimkit: Build collaboration while earning rewards Gimkit is another fun platform for learning games.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2017

Engaging young children in STEM is critical for creating a lifelong love of learning and for developing critical thinking skills which will serve them well across all academic disciplines and prepare them for the 21st Century workforce.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Pivot Interactives makes teaching science with active learning and scientific phenomena engaging and easy with 10,000 authentic, video-based science interactives crafted by Pivot’s expert curriculum team and teacher community. A redesigned grading tool that streamlines grading Pivot-based assignments for teachers, saving them time.

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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. Pivot Interactives provides our students a tool that helps achieve both those goals as it supports a deeper level of scientific inquiry.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Building critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in math. Making documentation of learning and communication streamlined and accessible for all learners. As an elementary school teacher, my highest priorities were always the following: Cultivating agency, autonomy and independence in my students.

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