Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Please design a semester-long work-based learning experience to teach me the psychology concepts and learning outcomes that are described in the attached syllabus. Empathy in Practice : Demonstrate empathy by actively listening and responding to customer concerns, showing understanding of their emotions.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 95

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. Today, the flipped classroom is no longer just about moving lectures online but about curating immersive, personalized learning environments. Flipped Classroom 2.0:

Critical Thinking 89

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

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. Today, the flipped classroom is no longer just about moving lectures online but about curating immersive, personalized learning environments. Flipped Classroom 2.0:

Critical Thinking 95

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 95

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

We also explore the role of continuous evaluation and stakeholder engagement in maintaining an AI framework that remains true to an institution’s mission over time. Active Stakeholder Engagement : Regularly involve faculty, students, and staff to create a sense of shared ownership.

Ethics 75

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 75

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Systems thinking and learning-centered teaching are two such approaches that, when integrated, can significantly enrich the liberal arts educational experience (Forrester, 2016). Systems thinking provides tools to evaluate the reliability and relevance of data.

Art 97

Art Curriculum Interdisciplinary Teaching 97

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. Issues like digital inequality and over-reliance on devices can hinder learning outcomes. Cost-effectiveness is another critical advantage.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Summer brings the chance to slow down, evaluate what matters most, and set new goals for next year. Teaching with Love and Logic – Insightful strategies for combining discipline and compassion to create respectful learning environments. In this series, you’ll find book lists and related activities for key upper elementary skills.

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Reading Skills Teachers Classroom Management 59

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

In this mode, the professor’s authority, preferences, expertise, and goals (“learning outcomes”), even body, take center stage. It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. This perspective is not inherently bad.

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Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 72

k12

JULY 24, 2025

While traditional brick-and-mortar schools remain active and thriving, many parents are turning to academic alternatives, such as homeschooling and online schools, to better meet their children’s unique needs. So, homeschool parents will want to make sure that their evaluation techniques prepare children for state-mandated exams.

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Exams Schools Learning Styles Grades 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

In this mode, the professor’s authority, preferences, expertise, and goals (“learning outcomes”), even body, take center stage. It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. This perspective is not inherently bad.

Teaching 71

Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 71

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2016

It’s no secret that kids learn better when teachers provide learning activities that keep them engaged. Students expect to come to school to learn and to be challenged (although they may never tell us that). Nonetheless, students also want to enjoy learning. And yes, they want to be engaged.

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Learning Outcomes Activities Learning Discussions 148

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Understanding what teachers find cognitively engaging in their work can help them 1) evaluate where they are investing their time and energy resources, 2) reflect on whether those tasks are energizing or draining, and 3) make adjustments in their approach to workflows that they find mentally draining.

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

If teachers use the playlist model to allow students to self-pace through a series of learning activities designed to move them toward a clear objective, they can build “teacher time” into the playlist. Studies in Educational Evaluation , 45 , 17-26. 77, 81–112. doi: 10.3102/003465430298487. Valiandes, S.

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Blended Learning Feedback Learning Instructors 498

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

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. Teaching students how to activate critical thinking and metacognition will enable them to learn more efficiently and effectively.

Critical Thinking 334

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Knowledge Achievement 334

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

The summer break gives us time to recharge and re-evaluate why we do this challenging work. Second, icebreakers and community building activities are critical to helping students develop their social presence in the classroom and online. Do your grades evaluate knowledge, skills, compliance? What is our purpose?

Metacognitive Skills 367

Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 367

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Malkin: Carnegie Learning originated at Carnegie Mellon University, one of the most respected research universities in the country, known for its work in education and cognitive science. So research, data and learning science have always been at the core of what we do. We're looking at how reading affects mathematics outcomes.

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Learning Outcomes Learning Math Languages 155

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

There are many theories of why we use words like collaboration, creativity, and communication with students, but we judge and evaluate our teachers with words like individual assessments, standards, and individual accountability. The process of learning moves to the forefront, and the act of obtaining points or scores takes on a lesser role.

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Teachers Lecturing Evaluation Blended Learning 279

eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

In my experience, I have found that using creative, dynamic tools significantly boosts student learning outcomes–but you need to know where to look. There are suggested grade levels for each video and activity, linked questions, and suggested additional resources to follow up to the lesson.

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STEM Education Critical Thinking Students 330

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

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. Teaching students how to activate critical thinking and metacognition will enable them to learn more efficiently and effectively.

Critical Thinking 264

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Education Knowledge 264

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?

Active Learning 139

Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 139

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Starting tomorrow, Turnitin – a leading provider of academic integrity solutions globally – will activate its AI writing detection capabilities. million educators will be able to quickly and easily evaluate a submission for the presence of AI-generated text and provide feedback to students in their current Turnitin workflows.

Writing 293

Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 293

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Based on the focus, peer observations can be classified into two models: formative-developmental and summative-evaluative. Support learning in and from practice : As highlighted by Ball and Cohen (1999), learning is most effective when embedded in practice, making peer observations a powerful tool for professional development.

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Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 102

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2016

How do we get from educational “business as usual” to cultural changes, even transformation, that make learning central? Also, define assessments that provide valid evaluation of learners’ competency mastery, including the specific criteria that assessors will use to consistently determine levels of mastery (typically with rubrics).

Learning Outcomes 263

Learning Outcomes Achievement Culture Evaluation 263

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This joy in learning lays the groundwork for lifelong educational enthusiasm and resilience. In practical terms, Joy in schools means integrating creative and interactive activities into the curriculum, celebrating achievements, and creating spaces where students are safe to express themselves.

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Schools Learning Students Knowledge 294

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Based on the focus, peer observations can be classified into two models: formative-developmental and summative-evaluative. Support learning in and from practice : As highlighted by Ball and Cohen (1999), learning is most effective when embedded in practice, making peer observations a powerful tool for professional development.

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Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 96

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

This results in less time to focus efforts on leveraging technology for learning, implementing, or planning for new technology, or evaluating the impact of implemented systems and applications on learning outcomes.

Learning Outcomes 227

Learning Outcomes Evaluation Communication Activities 227

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2023

Recently, EdSurge talked with ISTE researchers who managed Teacher Ready, a research-driven project that (1) provides edtech decision-makers with tools to validly and reliably evaluate edtech, and (2) helped expand the ISTE Seal of Alignment certification by integrating user experience and product usability components. Is it easy to use?

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Evaluation Learning Outcomes Feedback Achievement 171

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Additionally, gamification features, enhanced by AI, can make learning more engaging and enjoyable by incorporating game elements into educational activities, and motivating through rewards, challenges, and interactive storytelling.

Teaching 320

Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence 320

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He argues that the traditional lecture method for teaching physics and other STEM fields has been proven ineffective, and that shifts to more active methods can greatly improve learning outcomes to make sure the next generation of researchers can make the next Nobel-worthy breakthroughs. So 90 percent didn't get this.

Teaching 202

Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 202

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2016

An evaluation of adaptive learning products by. SRI Education revealed that different impacts may be found even when the same product is evaluated in different studies. Is an individual faculty member trying to get students to be more active learners in her course?

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Evaluation Instructors Study Learning Outcomes 79

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Aperture’s student-facing portal offers a new DESSA Middle School Student Self-Report to capture student voice regarding their social and emotional skills and deliver gamified activities to build student’s competence, guiding them through self-paced key growth areas designed specifically for grades 6-8.

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Middle School Middle School Education Students 246

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

Even a few moments of video can provide rich substance that can accelerate my learning as an educator. I can evaluate how clearly I give directions, how purposefully I manage time, how meaningfully I relay the significance of the work, or whether I call on students equitably. I get my students fired up about digital storytelling.

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Education Schools Math Science 305

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback on student activities? A curated activity library is a fundamental tool in this process. Research shows that “ students who effectively interacted with learning activities in a course have better results.”

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Feedback Motivation Evaluation Education 161

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

McGraw Hill AR activity for nets of three-dimensional solids It gives kids this safe space to try things without repercussions in the real world. The app truly gives students greater agency in their learning,” says Spierenburg. In fact, many students reach a deeper learning level with a cross-disciplinary approach.

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Teachers Mobile Devices Students Languages 200

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

By looking at research into online learning and human development, we can begin to grapple with the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa.

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Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

When we get to see effective edtech products in practice, the view is exciting: We see kids engaged, teachers energized about the kinds of thinking their students are generating and strong learning outcomes that result from well-made tools matched to the students and educators using them. How does the study measure success?

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Study Testing Students Peer Review 216

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2020

It’s really the only time they have to evaluate and revise their lesson plans and teaching methodologies. Highlight the reward : Educators will spend a good amount of time learning something new if it has a clear and measurable reward. The usual rewards include increasing learning outcomes and reducing stress.

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Instructors Education Distance Learning Science 218