k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education.

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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.

Assignments 61

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 61

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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Beliefs Education Motivation Failure 106

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.

Beliefs 98

Beliefs Education Motivation Failure 98

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.

Critical Thinking 329

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Knowledge Achievement 329

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? Learn these vocabulary words.

Critical Thinking 261

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Education Knowledge 261

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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Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Teaching Methods 247

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.

Activities 305

Activities Middle School Middle School Critical Thinking 305

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?

Active Learning 137

Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 137

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?

Active Learning 130

Active Learning Activities Teaching Critical Thinking 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Stuart Udell has overseen nearly two dozen mergers and acquisitions across his career in the education industry, which spans stints at Penn Foster, Catapult Learning and K12 Inc. Actively Learn’s library includes 30,000 digital texts on subjects covering topics across English language arts, science and social studies subjects.

Active Learning 152

Active Learning Activities Learning English 152

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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Schools Learning Critical Thinking Intelligence 335

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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Active Learning Activities Teaching Multidisciplinary 163

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.

Activities 251

Activities Critical Thinking Active Learning Lecturing 251

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 138

Active Learning Activities Learning Students 138

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

. – June 23, 2021 – During the pandemic, schools rapidly adopted technology and flexible learning models so they could better support students. To help educators make the most of new teaching strategies and tools, MiEN Company has published “ A Guide to Creating Dynamic Active Learning Spaces.”. About MiEN Company.

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Learning Spaces Active Learning Activities Learning 130

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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Gamification Interactive Learning Disabilities Learning 318

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Key points: Probeware helps connect students to in-depth learning opportunities Black students need more STEM career exposure 5 helpful hacks for managing a STEM classroom For more news on science learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Are you looking for effective ways to integrate three-dimensional learning into your science classroom?

Science 305

Science Mobile Devices Teaching STEM 305

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

PRNewswire/ — Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, is pleased to announce that the Alabama State Board of Education has approved its evidence-based, standards-aligned K-12 science programs for statewide adoption. PARAMUS, N.J./PRNewswire/

Science 246

Science Grades Education Learning 246

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

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.

Active Learning 84

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 84

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.

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.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

You might be wondering how this is possible—how one might actually minimize their dependence on education technology in an era of remote instruction and screen-dependent learning. But doing so is imperative if we want to re-humanize learning experiences for our students. Building critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in math.

Distance Learning 218

Distance Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Critical Thinking 218

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

STEAM education is trending at an opportune time: The COVID-19 pandemic caused learning loss across the board, and a STEAM-centered curriculum that engages students while weaving important 21st-century education principles into real-world lessons is critical for success. What is STEAM and STEM activity?

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STEM Education Laboratory Art 314

Teach Hub

APRIL 3, 2025

There comes a time in every teachers career when those tried-and-true learning strategies that once worked no longer seem effective. Here are a few tried-and-true active learning strategies to keep students engaged and learning. Whatever the reason, its a sign that its time to refresh your toolbox with new approaches.

Active Learning 69

Active Learning Activities Learning Critical Thinking 69

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Students must learn technical skills to navigate life and work in the 4IR successfully. Additionally, they need to become adept at different skills, like creativity, working in teams, innovation, time management, communication, and critical thinking. Teach the Right Skills.

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Mobile Devices Education Critical Thinking Intelligence 246

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. Learning design is a discipline,” she says.

Teaching 182

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Learning 182

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Now think about how far the classroom has come since then–schools stocked with iPads and tablets, interactive touchscreens, and even virtual reality headsets. However, this push to digitize doesn’t just involve remote learning technologies, but also tools for in-person learning. Why is engagement important?

Gamification 305

Gamification Teaching Methods Education Ethics 305

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2019

Technology Inside Next-Gen Learning Environments Continues to Evolve. 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. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 03/13/2019 - 13:54. by Larry Bernstein.

Technology 158

Technology Learning Critical Thinking English 158

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Now the federal departments of Education and Health and Human Services are throwing in their two cents with the release of a new policy brief on the subject , which advocates active, meaningful, and socially interactive learning for kids up to eight years old. ” Material from a press release was used in this report. .”

Critical Thinking 272

Critical Thinking Interactive Learning Activities Participation 272

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These strategies empower students to effectively acquire, retain, and apply knowledge, fostering lifelong learning skills essential for personal and professional development. Let’s explore the question: What are the 6 learning strategies for students? What are the 6 types of learning strategies?

Learning 130

Learning Students Critical Thinking Knowledge 130

eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Each stage represents a different way of thinking and understanding the world. Sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years) In the sensorimotor stage, infants learn about the world through their senses and actions. In early childhood education, fostering language development and utilizing play-based learning are essential.

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Cognitive Development Students Secondary Education Assignments 288

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. Educators and schools are realizing they need to provide more experiential learning experiences for the next generation of makers. What is a Makerspace?

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Laboratory STEM Critical Thinking Art 248

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? Peer teaching encourages collaboration, communication skills development, and deeper comprehension.

Study 130

Study Activities Critical Thinking Active Learning 130

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In order to make students discuss the learned material in the class, it is important to provide them with encouragement and help that gives a good stimulus to learn and discover more. The classroom can be a perfect ground for discussions, imagination training, and language improving activities. Forming the Arguments.

Art 220

Art Languages Language Plagiarism 220

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“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., Gimkit: Build collaboration while earning rewards Gimkit is another fun platform for learning games.

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Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Social Studies 294