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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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

Too many discussions of edtech focus on tools (like tablets, clickers, learning-management systems, smart boards, etc). Two years ago we renovated an old computer lab into an active learning classroom. Here are a few lessons learned: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) can be a struggle. Conclusion: It’s helping.

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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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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). Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2019

Steelcase Education is seeking innovative middle and high school educators and educational institutions looking to implement and expand active learning initiatives to apply for its fifth annual Active Learning Center Grant. Deadline : Feb. 1, 2019.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

That means asking questions that go beyond basic knowledge and comprehension to require higher-order thinking skills such as application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Then, students can work together to start answering some of these questions using the active learning methods above. See some examples in the image below.)

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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

DECEMBER 17, 2024

That means asking questions that go beyond basic knowledge and comprehension to require higher-order thinking skills such as application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Then, students can work together to start answering some of these questions using the active learning methods above. See some examples in the image below.)

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Its curriculum is supported by the widely-used 5E (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) Model of Instruction that promotes active learning in which students collaborate to solve problems and investigate new concepts. “As

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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.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

So what has he learned in more than 20 years from applying his persistence (and much of the money he won from the Nobel) to studying teaching? EdSurge connected with Wieman to find out, and to hear about his more recent efforts to improve how teaching evaluations are done at colleges to make them more useful — and more equitable.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

. – April 20, 2021 – After a rigorous evaluation, the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) has added CoderZ to its online list of professional learning programs. The list enables K-12 computer science (CS) teachers to find quality professional development opportunities and associated curriculum that fit their needs and goals.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

As highlighted in our report—published by Just Equations and the California Education Learning Lab—forward-thinking math departments across the country are implementing promising instructional approaches to make calculus classes more engaging and effective for students from various backgrounds.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

–Jessica Campos, Instructional Technology Coach, Mesquite Independent School District In the 2024 to 2025 school year, districts will be asking more questions about evidence of impact when they’re evaluating and selecting education technology solutions. Schenker, Ed.D., –Diane M. Vrobel, Ed.

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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). Active Learning in Higher Education, 5 (3), 217231.

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Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 107

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). Active Learning in Higher Education, 5 (3), 217231.

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Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 95

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Check out the new Common Sense K­12 Edtech Privacy Evaluation Platform. Bill Fitzgerald, Director of Privacy Review Program, Common Sense When schools and districts choose edtech software, the process of evaluating products for their privacy policies and practices can be time-consuming or downright confusing. But that doesn’t exist.".

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

That has led him to promote active learning — and to look for better ways to evaluate teaching. How Teaching Should Change, According to a Nobel-Prize-Winning Physicist : Since winning the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001, Carl Wieman has devoted the bulk of his energies to trying to improve teaching. Will the ideas catch on?

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning approaches like lectures and textbooks to innovative methodologies such as active learning and technology integration, these methods aim to promote effective and dynamic learning experiences. What are the 5 methods of teaching? What are the 5 methods of teaching?

Teaching 130

Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The other companies that have received this certification are Actively Learn, Amplify, BrainQuake’s Wuzzit Trouble, Cignition, CommonLit, The Concord Consortium's CODAP, Goalbook, Lexia Core5 Reading, Microsoft’s Immersive Reader, Speak Agent, ST Math and Woot Math.

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Education Peer Review Motivation Reading 176

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A new study in Active Learning in Higher Education (see reference below) motivated me to take another look at the research on student self-assessment. Their peers and the teacher also evaluated it. If you admit that you did poorly, the person assessing you might think you’re stupid and unable to learn.

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Students Evaluation Motivation Grades 91

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By incorporating a variety of tools and techniques, educators can create dynamic and inclusive learning environments that cater to the individual needs of students and promote academic success. Assessment strategies in education encompass various methods used to evaluate student learning and progress.

Textbooks 130

Textbooks Metacognitive Skills Education Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It can answer questions, explain concepts, and engage in interactive dialogue, promoting active learning and deeper understanding. Test and evaluate: Conduct testing and evaluation to assess the technology’s performance and suitability for your specific use case. Adjust prompts and fine-tune as necessary.

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Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 135

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 29, 2015

Arthur Camins said: Despite inducements to change, and a half-century of research-based consensus that students would be well served by more active learning and less lecture and memorization, the latter practices are still ubiquitous. via [link].

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Science Lecturing Evaluation Knowledge 97

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Instructional leadership is a term that usually conjures up classroom observation and evaluation, curriculum management and monitoring. SBDM committees can be used as a feedback mechanism to evaluate and reflect on instructional decisions.

Teaching 126

Teaching Achievement Learning Feedback 126

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

First, students quickly become accustomed to my knack for active learning techniques. Since I reimagined “syllabus day” to “preview day,” I have seen some positive outcomes.

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Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 124

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

31) which allows students to make better use of feedback that is given and enable their own evaluative judgment (Molloy et al., A means for creating an active learning environment can include scaffolded assignments in which students submit pieces of work incrementally prior to submitting the whole, larger assignment.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

However, by integrating interactive features like quizzes, hotspots, and branching storylines within the video content, instructors can create interactive videos that transform passive viewing into active learning experiences, resulting in improved student performance by up to 30 percent.

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Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 116

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2017

Seeing this irony, organizations like the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning ( CASEL ) and researchers like Dr. Valerie Shapiro at UC Berkeley have worked to develop, implement and evaluate Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) programs in thousands of K-12 schools across the US. Widener University has a.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

For instance, Furr High School in Texas, which happened to be the first listed on the XQ site, promises: Furr High School will activate learning through a project- and place-based model grounded in the rigors of environmental and nutritional sciences. It was dominated by the usual suspects.

Schools 138

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2024

After rigorous evaluation and comparison against other smart board vendors, Manor ISD chose BenQ to bring its schools into the future. “BenQ’s comprehensive suite of solutions provides us with the best of the best and aligns perfectly with our vision of simplifying and standardizing technology districtwide.

Technology 137

Technology Writing Evaluation High School 137

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Online courses : The virtual learning environment often lacks the cues and guidance found in a traditional classroom. Data-driven insights Incorporating recent Teaching Evaluation (TEVAL) data provides a nuanced understanding of the utility of exam blueprints in veterinary anatomy courses. on a scale of 1 to 5.

Exams 119

Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 119

Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

Working with elementary education students, we stress to our students that ideas and information generated from AI programs must be balanced and supported by meaningful learning experiences created by teachers’ knowledge of the students enrolled in the class.

Intelligence 128

Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 128

Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

This approach recognizes that learners have different strengths, preferences, and experiences and seeks to provide multiple ways of engaging with content, expressing what they have learned, and demonstrating their understanding. Active learning is another key aspect of my philosophy.

Teaching Philosophy 111

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Universal Design 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This approach improves access and learning as well when students play a role in the design of content, said some of the chat participants. A1 build content based on existing open educational resources #olo #DLNChat — Rayane Fayed (@rfayed1) November 13, 2018. Garay agreed but added a few more recommendations to consider for sustainability.

eLearning 148

eLearning Instructors Participation Discussions 148

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2024

First, students quickly become accustomed to my knack for active learning techniques. Since I reimagined “syllabus day” to “preview day,” I have seen some positive outcomes.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Lecturing Discussions Science 111