eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2020

These classrooms also: • Give students “voice and choice” about where and how they learn best. Provide students with more opportunities to communicate and collaborate with peers. Actively engage students in the creative learning process. Support teachers in changing their pedagogy.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

While many have faced obstacles in integrating distance learning—any abrupt change operates on a learning curve—it’s also become clear that technology-based learning is essential to education to allow students to learn from wherever they are and prepare them for the future. Allow learning to happen anywhere.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2022

Recently, my colleagues and I attended a summer camp where we introduced students to some fantastic STEM activities. Among humans, play teaches valuable social skills like communication and cooperation. It also fosters a learning mindset, teaching students to absorb knowledge through exercise and practice.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

So, what are the three active strategies? Let’s explore how these strategies promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding among students, enhancing academic success. What are three active learning strategies? What are active study strategies?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2020

In an online course, each of those things becomes a separate learning activity. If teachers consider the time required to complete these activities in a classroom versus the time needed to engage in these activities online, it’s clear that these activities will necessitate significantly more time to complete online.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative and collaborative work. However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching. About MiEN Company.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

After 13 years of testing higher-order active learning modalities in the classroom, collecting data, building a database, and analyzing student learning results in bi-annual principles of marketing classes, my colleague and I saw two important results emerge.

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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. I was hooked!

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Focus on social-emotional learning Social-emotional learning (SEL) plays a key role in helping students with autism develop tools for self-regulation, communication, and interpersonal connection. Overhead lighting, noise levels, classroom traffic, and seating arrangements may all impact a students ability to focus and stay regulated.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

As teachers, we know that the physical environment of a classroom can have a significant impact on how students engage with the material and each other. From the color of the walls to the lighting and temperature, every aspect of the room can contribute to a student’s ability to feel comfortable and stay focused.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A couple of weeks ago during a coaching session, a middle school teacher I work with described a fun math activity. She asked her students who were learning remotely to build blanket forts. As you might expect, the students calculated the area, perimeter and volumes of their forts.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Among the new content and resources now available to users of Discovery Education Experience are: Ready-To-Teach Lessons Enhancing Curriculum Built around research-based instructional strategies, these new ready-to-teach lessons and activities target critical classroom needs and help teachers create unique learning opportunities for each student.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Students construct and confirm meaning, in part, through dialogue with their peers. Online discussions offer an avenue to connect students online and facilitate knowledge construction; however, many teachers are frustrated by a lack of student engagement online. What behaviors would you like students to avoid?

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The UDL framework is grounded in three main principles: 1) engagement, 2) representation, and 3) action and expression. In this first of three blog posts focused on UDL and blended learning, I’ll be focusing specifically on the first principle of engagement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 3 Best Strategies For Teachers To Keep Students Engaged Engaging students in the classroom is a key factor in successful teaching and learning. However, keeping students interested and involved in their education can be a big challenge.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers use direct, explicit instructionbreaking down complex concepts into manageable stepsso students can grasp new ideas without feeling lost or overwhelmed. Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention.

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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. Most playlists culminate in a performance task or artifact intended to demonstrate students’ ability to transfer or apply what they learned working through the playlist.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

Key points: Light-touch, low-cost interventions focused on attendance can pay dividends Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds How bullying contributes to K-12 student absenteeism For more news on student success, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub One surefire way to support student success?

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

Encourages engagement and active participation in the learning process. Fosters effective communication and dialogue between teachers and students. By incorporating technology and targeted learning activities, teachers can provide timely feedback as students engage in their learning tasks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

14 Essential Digital Tools for Educators to Streamline Daily Activities In 2024’s fast-paced educational environment, teachers and all those in the academe face the daily challenge of managing their school or course’s efficiency. They make educators’ lives a whole lot easier, aside from improving the learning experiences for their students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By encouraging participation, collaboration, and critical thinking during classroom learning, active learning strategies for students promote student-centered learning environments that enhance academic outcomes and cultivate lifelong learning skills. What are the 6 learning strategies for students?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

As a blended learning advocate, I encourage educators to design and facilitate learning experiences that: Place students, not teachers, at the center of learning. Prioritize student agency and invite students to make key decisions. Encourage communication and collaboration among students.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2015

It wasn’t until I incorporated online discussions into my traditional class that I was able to engage every voice in our class dialog. My students begin the year developing and practicing their online communication skills with online icebreakers. Starting with Online Discussions. I use Schoology for our online discussions.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Engage students in meaningful activities : Keep students engaged and motivated until the last day of school by planning meaningful end-of-year projects or events. Interactive projects : Implement projects that allow students to apply what they have learned in a real-world context.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

Teachers learn so much from listening to their students engaging in conversation or observing them as they work through a problem or task. It can also help teachers to understand what students already know or can do, so they don’t dedicate too much time to repeat instruction or practice. #3 3 Design Learning Experiences.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

When we examine what are active learning teaching strategies, these strategies empower educators to create interactive classrooms where students actively participate, collaborate, and apply knowledge to real-world situations. What are active learning teaching strategies? What are three active learning strategies?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

But before you give up on e-learning altogether and grab that printed worksheet, let me tell you that there is a world of wonderful apps and platforms out there that when used properly can actually INCREASE student engagement and motivation, and help you maintain it throughout the school year. My teenage students love technology.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are active study strategies? These strategies empower students to take an active role in their learning, enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and academic success. What are active study strategies? These strategies empower students to take ownership of their learning and engage actively with the material.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Key points: Crafts can help students develop skills needed to succeed in the 21st century 4 key findings on student engagement More gifted students need accelerated paths For more on deeper learning, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Who doesn’t love arts and crafts? Let’s make every craft count!

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2021

As educators, we’ve heard about the importance of the “21st century 4 C’s” to our students’ future success. Post-secondary schools and employers are looking for students and a workforce that can communicate effectively, work collaboratively, think critically, problem-solve, and use creativity in various settings.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

At Spokane Public Schools (SPS), educators and administrators are reversing the side effects of social media by re-connecting with students through school-based extracurricular activities. With more than 300 clubs and sports to choose from, SPS students are happier, healthier, and less likely to reach for their smartphones.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Students can see what their peers have done or created. Teachers can design a follow-up activity in which students post comments to each other’s Padlet Wall images, videos, or explanations. FlipGrid makes it possible for students to record themselves doing a variety of activities.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. In a unit on electricity, students can create simple circuits with batteries, wires, and bulbs.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It helps students develop self-esteem and confidence that transfers not just to all their other subjects, but to every aspect of their lives. Another way we like to boost the practice of these collaborative and communicative skills is to encourage students to help their classmates if they find success before their peers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2025

While podcasts have remained a solid contender in the way we consume information in the last two decades, they also provide a simple yet powerful medium that can help students in their literacy and communication growth. Many educators currently use podcasts for students to listen to. link] Chaves-Yuste, B., & de-la Pea, C.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

But with funding an ever-present concern, and with more classrooms moving to hybrid instruction, it’s important that classroom technology reach all students in a way that prioritizes 21st-century skills development. Communication takes on many different forms in, around, and outside a school and a school’s community.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

For most of our students, it’s hard to imagine communicating without email or text message. The number of ways our students learn, share, and communicate has grown exponentially in the last few years. The power of Artificial intelligence (AI).

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