Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Purposeful Application to Teamwork A practical and successful strategy is to design performance tasks using cooperative learning structures deliberately. Aside from promoting positive interdependence and individual accountability, students participate equally through simultaneous interactions. 1 (December 20, 2024): 43–64.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

Immediate feedback is powerfuland when you build it into the work itself, you dont have to be the only source of it. When students can see their mistakes, fix them, and understand why something is incorrect, they’re actively learning. Some teachers may choose to just spot-check for accuracy and grade for participation.

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

Why Online Student Engagement Matters Online learning offers a host of unique opportunities that empower students to learn in ways that work best for them. Active, engaged learners retain information better, participate more fully, and develop a deeper understanding of the material. Encourage your child to participate!

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Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Giving students active learning roles in student-centered classrooms lets them engage in ways they may not have before. Discussing topics with peers, investigating problems and solutions, working together in teams, and finding their own preferred methods for completing an assignment lets students take charge of their learning.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2020

Facilitation is the teacher’s ability to clearly communicate learning objectives and support learners as they make progress toward those objectives. This presents myriad opportunities to engage students in active learning online. Communicate your expectations for participation and behavior online.

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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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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

MAY 10, 2023

So, by adding gamification elements during teaching sessions, schools can significantly increase their participation and engagement levels. In addition, gamification can improve student skills such as active learning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. It also helps students enhance teamwork and collaboration.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

They are designed to combine educational technology with specific teaching protocols that promote active learning, student engagement, and collaboration in the classroom. These protocols are structured activities with clear guidelines and time limits to keep lessons focused and maximize their impact.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2021

We make sure that continuity of learning can continue in all environments.” The platform’s new Quiz tool provides multiple ways for teachers to promote active learning in the classroom and track student progress?in participation and correct responses,?offer offer just-in-time feedback, and?identify

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Games are among childrens favorite activities, especially for primary school students. 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. While engaging, the free version of Gimkit is quite limited.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2019

That is, instead of delivering content during class and giving exercises as homework, I had students learn the content at home by watching videos with embedded quizzes. Using Edpuzzle , I was able to turn a passive video into an active learning experience for my students.

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Quizzes Learning Feedback Assignments 279

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 23, 2017

The partiality of the lecture format has been made visible by studies that compare it with a different style of instruction, called active learning. This approach provides increased structure, feedback and interaction, prompting students to become participants in constructing their own knowledge rather than passive recipients.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Meanwhile, in my online section of the same course, students worked through carefully crafted modules at their own pace, their participation in discussion boards ebbing and flowing unpredictably. Instead, we need to reimagine active learning for both spaces, maintaining the core principles while adapting the execution.

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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. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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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. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Desks can even be arranged to allow you to circle the classroom to provide feedback and interaction with the students while they are working. Promote active learning Active learning is a simple concept where the students themselves are participants in the learning process.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Active and Responsive Learning. An active learning model promotes deep cognitive engagement and opportunities to practice while remaining responsive to individual learning needs. Feedback from experts and peers is essential for an active and practice-rich professional learning model.

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Learning Coaching Feedback Distance Learning 196

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

We are focused on helping educators deliver impact in a few key areas: Creating active learning experiences that foster self-expression What happens when students are given more options to engage with content and demonstrate their learning? Do they have a stake in their own learning?

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Learning Outcomes Beliefs Student Engagement Feedback 216

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Students process vocabulary by grouping and comparing terms, which facilitates active learning and concept formation. Technology can amplify the strategy by providing students with immediate feedback when completing closed word sorts and an authentic audience for open word sorts.

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Technology Middle School Middle School Assignments 233

eSchool News

JULY 24, 2023

The ANTON learning app and online learning portal are part of a standards-aligned curriculum available in multiple languages. Boasting over 100,000 exercises and 200 exercise types, it contains interactive elements, feedback, games, and explanations aimed at supporting and engaging young people in learning.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 121

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2024

Barriers to Student-led Meaning-Making Whole-group instruction often limits students’ opportunities to interact meaningfully with each other and their teacher, reducing the chances for collaborative learning, peer discussions, and immediate feedback, all of which are crucial for making meaning.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

Click below to listen and scroll down for details and selected edited highlights: Creating Curious Classrooms is a free professional learning series for school and science curriculum leaders that takes a fresh approach to how the latest digital resources and tools can be integrated into instruction to drive engagement.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

Participants learn robotics and coding best practices as well as strategies to successfully leverage a graphic programming interface. The CoderZ professional development program has received a lot of positive feedback from teachers who have taken it.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Unlike the end-of-semester feedback, when gathering formative feedback on what’s helping or hindering student learning might be too late, mid-term analysis of our teaching and student learning may help motivate students and enhance their learning. Adding small activities for engagement. Sound familiar?

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

To support educators in integrating digital learning tools, such as Minecraft Education, into their instruction, LAUSD created a Skill Builder series that trained teachers on integrating Minecraft esports into SEL, literacy and numeracy. Design for diverse learners: We designed Level Up Los Angeles, focusing on UDL principles.

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STEM Learning Science Learning Outcomes 193

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, a professor might have to toggle between a learning management system ( LMS) for grading, an e-reader that delivers the textbook, a platform used to present information in class, an app that helps with student participation and a homework solution for out-of-class assignments.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Teachers model skills, provide guided practice, and offer immediate feedback to scaffold learning effectively. Active Learning : Engaging students in active learning experiences promotes deeper understanding and retention of material.

Learning 130

Learning Students Critical Thinking Knowledge 130

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. With our system, you get feedback that tells you, say, only 5 percent of the class gets it, so you immediately shift gears and focus on the underlying learning. You can see how they learn: Are they doing their homework?

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Instructors play pivotal roles, guiding students through complex concepts, providing immediate feedback, and igniting intellectual curiosity. These sessions often encourage active participation, enabling students to ask questions, share insights, and collaborate with peers.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2017

Like great teachers, thoughtful instructional design teams see patterns in how people learn. They understand where students may struggle and build in adaptive feedback to provide real-time support. They know that students learn by doing, and so they provide interactive widgets or simulations for students to explore.

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Multiple Choice Questions Instructors Textbooks Feedback 129

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Here, students engage with instructional content, such as pre-recorded lectures or readings, at home, freeing up class time for interactive activities, discussions, and hands-on exercises. Moreover, inquiry-based learning encourages students to ask questions, explore topics independently, and seek answers through experimentation and research.

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Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. A Model of Active Student Participation in Curriculum Design: Exploring Desirability and Possibility.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Effective teaching strategies encompass a variety of approaches tailored to engage students and promote meaningful learning experiences. One such technique is active learning, where students participate actively in the learning process through discussions, problem-solving tasks, and hands-on activities.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Learning Styles Critical Thinking 130

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

After a few of the district’s schools participated in a pilot program with the digital reading platform Actively Learn, Stanley got a look at teacher surveys and other program details. “I Actively Learn offered many ways for our kids to read more widely and deeply with digital text. Resources from Actively Learn.

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