k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

The development of Discovery Educations newest content is based on feedback from the companys school-based partners and makes teaching and learning even more relevant, interesting, and personalized for users of Discovery Education products. activities that encourage students to step into a role of interest.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Additionally, it cultivates intellectual and practical skills, including inquiry and analysis, critical and creative thinking, written and oral communication, quantitative literacy, information literacy, teamwork, and problem-solving. The “Thinking” in Systems Thinking: Seven Essential Skills (Pegasus Communications, Waltham, MA).

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. The traditional flipped classroom model, which reverses the conventional lecture-homework structure, has evolved significantly since its inception. Flipped Classroom 2.0:

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. The traditional flipped classroom model, which reverses the conventional lecture-homework structure, has evolved significantly since its inception. Flipped Classroom 2.0:

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills. To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

Major tools go through a year-long pilot, with teacher feedback, training and student learning data collected in a standardized worksheet. To support the shift, Magley communicates with staff through newsletters and presentations. AI is transforming tools and pushing prices up, says Magley. Still, reducing tools can be painful.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

When the vision of gen ed is realized for learners, they learn the habits of mind that result in the durable skills employers are looking for – critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and curiosity. Effective Communication : Apply principles of effective communication to resolve customer inquiries and complaints.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Institutional leaders play a pivotal role in championing AI adoption by fostering trust, ensuring transparent communication, and making informed decisions. Building trust requires: Transparency in Communication : Leaders should articulate the “why” behind AI initiatives, addressing both opportunities and risks.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Additionally, it cultivates intellectual and practical skills, including inquiry and analysis, critical and creative thinking, written and oral communication, quantitative literacy, information literacy, teamwork, and problem-solving. The “Thinking” in Systems Thinking: Seven Essential Skills (Pegasus Communications, Waltham, MA).

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

Additionally, Ryan and Deci (2020) emphasize that parental involvement enhances motivation–something our program actively nurtured through regular home communication. It provides immediate feedback and fosters a sense of community and achievement, all while giving students autonomy in their reading choices.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

Among these, AI-powered translation tools have emerged as a promising solution , offering real-time language support that helps bridge communication gaps and fosters a more inclusive learning environment. Elianis It has helped me communicate better with my classmates when working on a project. an EB student.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention. For many students, developing social awareness, confidence, and communication skills requires structured support. Effective communication is a key aspect of the BIC System.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

These practical techniques will develop critical thinking and problem-solving abilities by creating intentional opportunities to enhance social and communication skills. To address this dismal response to education, we must promote inclusive and respectful learning environments that foster engagement, motivation, and active discourse.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 27, 2025

With funding from the National Science Foundations Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (NSF S-STEM) program, we provide scholarships and support students with co-curricular activities to enhance their educational experience. deal with the stresses of graduate school and promote self-care, we hosted group yoga sessions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. Without face-to-face communication, building relationships with peers and instructors becomes challenging, hindering collaboration and support. Passive learning is no longer acceptable.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

Organized Classroom

JUNE 11, 2025

Engaging students in fundraising activities can be a rewarding experience for both educators and young learners. This not only promotes literacy and numeracy but also encourages students to take an active role in making a difference.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Build up foundational knowledge Many students enter high school with gaps in their instruction, making many lessons and activities feel impossibly difficult. Conduct a casual formative assessment during a class discussion or group activity, and regularly check in with students who need more support.

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students. Active, engaged learners retain information better, participate more fully, and develop a deeper understanding of the material. That’s true in traditional classrooms and also true in online settings.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Students arent just using devicestheyre using digital tools to solve real-world problems, create, collaborate, and communicate across borders. And students benefit from experiential learning opportunities that extend well beyond classroom walls, including global travel, field trips, and hands-on community work.

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k12

JULY 18, 2025

Online school students use computer skills to access classes, communicate with teachers, conduct research, review materials, and turn in assignments. Each of these parts is important for actively participating in online classes (and also a good entry into privacy conversations with your child). File management. Collaboration tools.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

Katie Honeycutt, a San Bernardino Valley College student who dropped her classes to take a job The social disruption was even worse: “I’m naturally a shy person, so transitioning from a year full of almost no social communication to being back in the classroom and having to make these relationships and friendships work was really, really hard.”

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Encourage engaging debates with weird and light-hearted topics Less-serious topics engage students and help them practice public speaking skills through a low-stakes activity. You can even let your class come up with the wacky topics they’ll argue.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

This intergenerational project also focuses on supporting students as they build and explore their community by getting to know its elder members. Students learn physical, mental, and emotional characteristics of an aging person and familiarize themselves with problems they should expect when communicating with the elderly.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Feedback is how students feel seen and supported. It is also how we communicate to our students that we value the process over the product. When we give feedback as students work, we signal that the work they are doing is important, and we care about their progress. Peer Feedback Choice Board. Assignment Checklist.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

How can pulling feedback into the classroom help students develop confidence and improve their self-regulation skills? Feedback is one of the most powerful tools a teacher has to support students in achieving standards-aligned goals. Feedback also Provides clarity on learning goals and expectations.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Feedback is a powerful tool that can profoundly impact student learning and success. However, not all feedback is created equal; some approaches to feedback can propel students toward growth, while others may hinder their progress. What is the secret to effective feedback?

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2019

If you find yourself wondering what that means for teachers or how you can integrate SEL activities into your curriculum and classroom, these 10 activities are a great place to start. Group/partner projects are important to encourage communication, emotional awareness, teamwork, and accountability.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Some students will need additional support, scaffolds, feedback, or reteaching to understand key concepts and apply specific strategies, processes, or skills. Formative Assessment Strategies There are different categories of formative assessment, including observational assessments, checks for understanding, and formative feedback.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Choice boards fall within the umbrella of blended learning when we combine active, engaged learning online with active, engaged learning offline. Teachers are freed from orchestrating a lesson and able to conference with learners about their progress, provide feedback on work in progress, or conduct side-by-side assessments.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

These traditional workflows do not position the students to be active agents or help them to develop into expert learners, who are resourceful, strategic, motivated, and self-aware. Too many students spend their days in classrooms passively observing, instead of actively engaging.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Engagement Active involvement in learning that is relevant, valuable, and interesting Representation Access to multiple ways to experience or receive information Action and Expression Set goals, monitor and track progress toward goals, engage in metacognitive skill-building through self-assessment and demonstrate knowledge in a variety of ways.

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Universal Design Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning 545

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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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Blended learning is the combination of active, engaged learning online and offline. Blended learning prioritizes student agency, striving to give them a high degree of control over the learning activities and environment. Yet, in many classrooms, mistakes are penalized instead of normalized. 3 Valuing Inclusion.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

I wanted students to collaborate, communicate, and create at that online station using the devices as a tool. It was exciting to see how the addition of a single device enabled my students to drive their learning and engage in meaningful student-centered learning activities. How will students actively engage at this station?

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Blended Learning Critical Thinking Communication Participation 535

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Prioritize relationship and community building in breakout rooms. Give students a fun “would you rather…” prompt or icebreaker activity to begin their time in the breakout room. Create a channel for students to communicate directly with you while they are working in breakout rooms. for a unit or text.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

A playlist is a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a desired result. The overall quality of students’ work also suffers when they do not have the time and space needed to fully engage with academic tasks or produce artifacts to express and communicate their learning.

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