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5 ways to integrate gamification into your classroom

eSchool News

For example, before a math test, I create a Quizizz game with problems covering the key concepts. 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. This choice element gets students invested in the activity.

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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Learn these vocabulary words. These kinds of exercises can help students make marginal gains in reading, math, and general content knowledge, but they don’t address the root of the problem: learning how to think and how to learn. This supports the growth of automaticity in activating cognitive skills.

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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

Learn these vocabulary words. These kinds of exercises can help students make marginal gains in reading, math, and general content knowledge, but they dont address the root of the problem: learning how to think and how to learn. This supports the growth of automaticity in activating cognitive skills.

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How One District Takes STEM Learning to the Next Level

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For the past four years, applied learning pedagogies, including digital tools like game-based platforms, have been explored within LAUSD to build math, literacy and social-emotional learning competencies using applied learning pedagogy. Celebrate and showcase students’ achievements and learning outcomes.

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The Resurgence of 3D Printers in Modern Learning Environments

EdTech Magazine

While there’s a great deal of information to digest, the article points out that many benefits of 3D printing go beyond math and science comprehension. 3D printing also supports inclusion efforts for students of various learning styles and improves collaboration and speaking skills.

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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

Edsurge

The analytics enable PLI stakeholders, from the district’s Board straight through to principals and PLI teachers, to see the degree that the PLI is being implemented and its impact on learning outcomes across the district. Participating in even one or two PLI professional learning courses has an impact on learning outcomes.

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Five-Minute Starts: Fifteen Ideas to Ignite Your Class

Faculty Focus

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.