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? Role-playing and simulations promote active engagement and foster a deeper connection to the subject matter.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

Of course the benefits of active learning are apparent beyond the kindergarten sector. Research has shown that “ most students learn fundamental concepts more successfully, and are better able to apply them, through interactive, collaborative, student-centered learning.” Related Posts.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2024

These tools are engaging, bringing students up close with historic landmarks from around the world, illustrating science concepts that are hard to see without high-tech equipment, and giving students different views and perspectives on hard-to-understand concepts. What is meant by AR and VR? What is meant by AR and VR?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. Drawing in college: Using sketchnoting to support student engagement.

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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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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

The VCSC community sees educational technology’s potential to advance relationships between teachers and their students, shrink long-standing accessibility gaps, and increase the depth of learning experiences for all children. Discovery Education Science Techbooks. Mystery Science.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

QR codes can be used to share materials with students and to engage students in active learning activities. They provide a quick way to access a webpage that could be the syllabus, a poll, a list of resources, or a shared online space for a brainstorming activity. References Brown, P. Roediger, H.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Engagement and experimentation Technology demonstrably helps keep students engaged in their lessons and facilitate better learning in a digital world. These touchscreens help bring learning alive, off the page and into the actual world. One noteworthy example is science education, specifically anatomy.

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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.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

GoGuardian’s research team recently conducted a survey of educators from 40 countries to gather insights about the instructional practices that drive student engagement. Responses revealed that, when it comes to engagement, teachers value learning experiences that address the whole child—creatively, cognitively and emotionally.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

In what follows, we offer strategies on how to balance competing pedagogical concerns to maintain flexibility, while still encouraging student engagement. One approach for incentivizing in-person attendance is to make the classroom environment interactive with various learning activities for student engagement.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

These app essentials will help keep high school students engaged while learning language arts, and teach them how to form the arguments and enhance learning comprehension. The idea is the main component in argument forming, and actively learn teaches students how to communicate by asking and answering questions.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

It supports active learning, student flexibility, and various teaching and learning methods. The classroom of the future will be networked, digitized, and intelligent, which means our learning solutions must be built on a solid foundation: based on hybrid-first pedagogy and backed by learning science.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

eSchool snuck a sneak peek with Lance Rougeux, Senior Vice President of Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Engagement, on some specifics. It’s new professional learning pathway that focuses on practical strategies. .”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). At least, that’s according to a randomized study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. That’s similar to something she noticed in other students who took the course.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

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. Gimkit: Build collaboration while earning rewards Gimkit is another fun platform for learning games. This choice element gets students invested in the activity.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

This is part of a three-article series covering key principles to consider when building out computer science programs in your academic setting. We saw an opportunity to use Minecraft Education as a project-based learning tool in computer science, which is how Level Up Los Angeles was born. Read the other articles here and here.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

. –Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind This year many schools will continue to focus on ensuring that their curriculum and instruction aligns with the science of reading. With the right support, every student has the potential to achieve their career ambitions.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

“A one-size-fits-all instructional approach doesn’t work in a classroom where every student brings their own unique learning style. More than ever, personalized learning is critical in getting students engaged and motivated to learn and supporting academic growth,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Student engagement is changing, driven by digital natives looking to combine organic social interaction with science, technology, engineering and math discovery. Here are a few emerging approaches: Project-Based Learning: PBL focuses on giving students real-world challenges that help them develop problem-solving skills.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2021

Red Bank, NJ, July 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Achieve3000 , the leader in differentiated instruction and learning acceleration for students in grades PreK-12, has made several significant upgrades to its digital solutions for the 2021-22 school year. For an animated video walkthrough, click here. About Achieve3000.

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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. If you recognize it as a space for conversation, rather than a lecture, you’ll design your course with that in mind.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

In the upcoming school year, we can expect more educators and counselors to focus on aligning their students’ educational experiences with the demands of the job market so that they are better prepared to pursue college and/or career pathways that will empower them to succeed.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

How does your platform boost interactivity and student engagement, specifically? This technology captures whatever is going on in the classroom and turns it into easily searchable and referenceable video content that students can access anywhere, anytime, on all their devices. Chickering and Zelda F.

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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. However, one approach consistently hailed for its efficacy is the use of active learning strategies.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

For any task that feels impossible, adding pieces of social engagement and active learning can be a significant variable toward success. For many university students, participating in an online math course brings about the distressing emotions of a monumental chore. References: Andriotis, N. 2015, September 01).

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

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. by Erika Gimbel.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. Drawing in college: Using sketchnoting to support student engagement.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2025

For any task that feels impossible, adding pieces of social engagement and active learning can be a significant variable toward success. For many university students, participating in an online math course brings about the distressing emotions of a monumental chore. References: Andriotis, N. 2015, September 01).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

This holistic approach is reshaping how we engage students, pushing us to rethink traditional models and deliver teaching and learning in more relevant, responsive ways. Probeware, which combines sensors and software to collect and analyze data in real-time, offers a practical approach to teaching science and technology.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2023

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Live lecture classes are back at most colleges after COVID-19 disruptions, but student engagement often hasn’t returned to normal. Active Learning Strategies I still had one more class to go on my visit. And so what can we do when we are together in this way that we couldn't do before?

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Manipulatives, such as counting blocks and science kits, offer hands-on learning experiences that reinforce abstract concepts. Differentiated instruction, cooperative learning, and inquiry-based learning are among the techniques employed by educators to meet diverse learning needs and foster student engagement.

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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. When teachers begin with enthusiasm, engagement, and a thoughtful provocation, they foster an environment where students feel encouraged to approach the class with an open and curious mindset.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Just as a carpenter needs various tools to create a masterpiece, educators recognized for their teaching excellence possess an intricate toolbox that includes active learning techniques, inclusive teaching practices, community-building morals, and engaging instruction. Anatomical Sciences Education 13 (1): 48–58.

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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. Spencer Willis, Jr.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. –Jean Eddy, CEO and President, American Student Assistance The term “science of reading” has become shorthand for phonics in many cases.

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