eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Key points: Tech tools can create more engaging and effective learning experiences A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 How multimedia and interactive tech transform engagement For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In 2010, I began my teaching career as a high school English teacher.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

However, many high school classrooms still use outdated college and career preparation models, which can leave high school graduates feeling unprepared for their future. This highlights the increasing need for high schools to incorporate career-connected learning.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

Increasingly, schools have turned away from that model as they strive to create active-learning classroom spaces that are more conducive to modern learning methods and thought. . A new study underway at Virginia Tech seeks to understand the effects of physical space on course engagement and learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Professional development allows teachers to continue to improve their practice, learn new strategies and content, and engage students. Research has found that effective professional development is content-focused, incorporates active learning and supports collaboration.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In education, case studies are widely used as a pedagogical tool to encourage critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the application of theoretical knowledge. They serve as a bridge between theory and practice, promote active learning and the development of practical skills that improve their teaching methods.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

At the Institute for Teaching and Leading , a professional learning organization that I co-founded, many of our partner districts are focused less on deficits and more on active learning, which we call the asset-based mindset. Often summer school programs are designed for credit recovery or filling in learning gaps.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

As we think about this work, it’s crucial to shift the conversation from merely tracking student attendance to focusing on how students are showing up: how they engage with complex problems, interact with their peers, and connect with adults. Science Teacher, Archbishop Hoban High School and Member, Vernier Trendsetter Community

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

These brief moments set the stage for active learning, focus, trust, and shaping the atmosphere of the entire session. These crucial minutes set the tone, influencing how students perceive the class, their peers, and their role within the learning environment. Consider the First Five Minutes from the students perspective.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

These brief moments set the stage for active learning, focus, trust, and shaping the atmosphere of the entire session. These crucial minutes set the tone, influencing how students perceive the class, their peers, and their role within the learning environment. Consider the First Five Minutes from the students perspective.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The negative results of this practice for students could not come at a worse time, with disruptions to middle and high school classes due to the pandemic leaving some students underprepared for college-level coursework. Even before the pandemic, students often arrived at college without learning how to take effective notes.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The negative results of this practice for students could not come at a worse time, with disruptions to middle and high school classes due to the pandemic leaving some students underprepared for college-level coursework. Even before the pandemic, students often arrived at college without learning how to take effective notes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Despite the pressure to attend, reports suggest 53 percent of high school students are unlikely to pursue a college degree. This is a very positive development, particularly the recognition of the value of essential academic and career skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

My high school students were sometimes doodling on the paper, staring out the window, or hoping to just get the answers at the end from myself or a friend. My own take on that, which I call video-based question, or VBQ, is a series of videos with critical thinking and higher-level questions. They were not.

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