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Back to Basics: Lesson Planning for the Concurrent Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. Begin class with a review activity, writing prompt, feedback form, quick quiz, or formative assessment.

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3 Ways to Shake Up The Station Rotation Model

Catlin Tucker

Over the last two years, I’ve spent time exploring variations on the established blended learning models. Stations can be composed of a variety of activities (including, but not limited to): Teacher-led small group instruction. Collaborative small group work. Project-based learning time.

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3 Tips for Building Community Online

Catlin Tucker

This work developing the social presence in our courses and helping students feel valued as members of a learning community must be ongoing. If students are not participating in discussion or group work in breakout rooms, that may indicate that they are not feeling comfortable asserting themselves online. 10 minutes).

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Function Follows Form: How Two Colleges Redesigned the Classroom for Active Learning

Edsurge

Although a wealth of research suggests that active learning increases student engagement and improves academic outcomes, many college campuses struggle to get faculty to shift away from traditional, sage-on-a-stage style teaching practices. Now, pods for group work circle monitors connected to a video wall.

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SEL and Classroom Culture In an Age of Distance Learning

Edsurge

When Ray was my student, I decided to test out gamifying my Greek Mythology Unit by creating a new Edmodo class, chunking the content into small groups, and providing my students with a paper game board to support the blended learning within the unit. Edmodo Assignments, too, can be used for in-person and online group work.

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Now Is the Time to Redefine Learning — Not Recreate Traditional School Online

Edsurge

It is the opportunity to imagine entirely new ways of teaching and learning—for example, attendance policies that emphasize engagement versus seat time, blended learning models that leverage technology for anywhere, anytime learning, and instructional design that allows increased student choice and participation.

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5 Reasons Students Want Technology in the Classroom

Gaggle Speaks

Technology makes it easier to personalize every lesson for different students with tools like Books That Grow , an online, leveled reading platform, or Activate Instruction , a personalized learning “playlist” tool. This creates a more active learning experience for everyone. They want to interact with their classmates.