Teach Hub

APRIL 23, 2025

Making Math Fun for Young Students Turn Math into Learning Stations Textbooks alone wont cut it for young learners, they need movement, hands-on activities, and variety. Use budgeting activities to teach percentageshave students plan a trip with a set budget. Learning stations are a great way to keep them engaged.

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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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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

I grew up in Vietnam at a time when education was often delivered through rigid lectures and rote learning. This helped them apply knowledge, develop communication skills, and see themselves as active citizens. From a young age, I was captivated by a single question: “Can learning be more meaningful than memorization?”

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

When this approach is harmoniously integrated with essential pedagogical actions for engaging in activities that require independent work or collaboration, students have the chance to discover their preferred learning methods, solve problems, and explore concepts on their own or with peers. Bellam Sreenivasulu earned his Ph.D.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

A costly misconception is that pedagogical approaches in higher education must be lecture-based and teacher-led. 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

MAY 18, 2025

Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Provide Closed Captioning on posted videos (lectures, resources, etc.). When they ask what this means, share these suggestions! Replace and/or supplement outdated readings.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

However, we are often unaware of tacit knowledge that underlies our activities and actions, especially when things do not go as planned. Before the action or before the lecture, set directive goals for your action, including naming the purpose and intention for that lecture along with anticipation of surprises and struggles that could emerge.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

When this approach is harmoniously integrated with essential pedagogical actions for engaging in activities that require independent work or collaboration, students have the chance to discover their preferred learning methods, solve problems, and explore concepts on their own or with peers. Bellam Sreenivasulu earned his Ph.D.

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Art Curriculum Interdisciplinary Teaching 97

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

Dr. Pooja Agarwal Dr. Michelle Rivers Dr. Janell Blunt Whiteboard Activities Dr. Janell Blunt , an associate professor of psychology at Anderson University in Indiana, uses personal mini-whiteboards with her college students in every class. The strategies are summarized below. “It doesn’t have that fun feeling.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Many were enrolled in leadership-focused sections of FSHN 101 and 120 and took on active roles in the analysis, writing, and design of the final open-access book: What Your Students Arent Telling You. Final Thoughts: A Call to Listen and Lead The most transformative teaching moments rarely come from perfectly delivered lectures.

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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. Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing. He said that college instructors are not needed to give information to their students, at least not the foundations, definitions, etc., He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI.

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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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Scholarly Teacher

MAY 8, 2025

AI is also often used to create lecture outlines, simulations, problem-solving activities, formative assessment analyses, and content mapping. I have read much about how AI can be used for scheduling, drafting email responses, resource management, and checking references. Without question, there is mu

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Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

A professor lectures students during class at Sacramento State University on Oct. One of her few in-person classes was a math course, but it was held in a large lecture hall and required students to wear masks. “I But it was an uphill battle to get anyone to join in activities. I had so much anxiety about coming here,” she said.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

With books, rules posters, cards, activities, a contract, and an editable parent letter, you can feel confident with your seating options. The traditional grid is a classic favorite for larger class sizes of 24-40 students. A modern twist on this desk setup is to slightly angle the desks toward a central point for stadium-like seating.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

Indeed, research in contemplative pedagogy suggests that mindful presence can foster keener attention, active listening, moral sensibility, connection, creativity, and even “transformation” in the classroom. A classroom grounded in presence and care is one where these needs are met for both students and teachers.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

Indeed, research in contemplative pedagogy suggests that mindful presence can foster keener attention, active listening, moral sensibility, connection, creativity, and even “transformation” in the classroom. A classroom grounded in presence and care is one where these needs are met for both students and teachers.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

Try them for a morning meeting, first-week-of-school activity, or SEL check-in. Icebreaker Activity DIGITAL Middle & High School Would You Rather? These work perfectly for whole and small group activities. Drop these into a geography lesson as a fun activity, as well. Visit every U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2015

If some of the more rote sorts of lessons (think lectures, reviewing math facts, etc.) And when the teacher can provide more options than one large group activity, what sorts of deep, authentic learning can occur? This is personalizing to make room for a type of growth not possible in a one-size-fits-all classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2016

However, in high school, my science classes were primarily comprised of lectures and worksheets. To make science relevant to students, create lessons and activities that connect to their lives. Yet, many girls enter my science classes lacking confidence in their abilities or expressing that they’re just “not good at science.”.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

What’s the Use of Lectures? Let’s start with one of education’s most hallowed traditions: the lecture. In his 1971 book “ What’s the Use of Lectures? The author’s work did not discount the fact that there are inspirational teachers whose lectures are so compelling they can hold student attention for hours.

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Lecturing Questions Learning Attention 207

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

So, what are the three active strategies? What are three active learning strategies? Active learning strategies for students in K-12 encompass a range of techniques designed to promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding. What are active study strategies?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2022

SAN MARCOS, Texas — As a digital media course got underway on a recent Wednesday at Texas State University, a trickle of students took their seats in one of the largest lecture theaters on campus. But there was not much buzz of activity as the class settled in. Do students believe that all this college lecturing is worth hearing?

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash.

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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.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Longtime professor Cathy Davidson is on a mission to promote the practice of active learning. It contains what are essentially recipes for various active-learning techniques. One active learning technique she cites in the book, for instance, was devised by Samuel Delany, who was also a renowned science fiction author.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

As teachers use the range of blended learning models to combine active, engaged learning online and offline, they are freed from feeling pressure to spend large chunks of a lesson at the front of the room controlling the experience. What might make it hard for a student to process information presented verbally in a lecture or mini-lesson?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

lectures or mini-lessons), I would suggest recording a video and allowing students to self-pace through that video. I am a fan of using a goal-setting activity to guide conferencing sessions about student progress. It is essential to build in time for them to discuss information and ask questions. TeachingVideoConf. GoldenCircleGoal.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Even though the flipped classroom encouraged teachers to record lectures and mini-lessons to send home with students for homework, video can be woven into the class period to shift control from teacher to learner. “What if students do not watch the video? . “What if students do not watch the video?”

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

We can indeed cover more ground when we present information in a traditional lecture format, but that doesn’t mean students understand the information. After engaging with information in a format that feels accessible, students can transition to an activity of their choice designed to help them make meaning.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 14, 2020

Last night I had the opportunity to be a guest lecturer for students in the credential program at UC Riverside. As I was planning my presentation, I knew I wanted to engage the group attending my lecture. This word association activity creates clarity about what the group is thinking about a particular issue or topic.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2022

The traditional sequence of teaching using lectures, discussion, projects, and testing was upended during the pandemic as teachers adapted to digital classrooms and students took on more responsibility for their learning. In many traditional classrooms, the majority of class time is spent in a lecture-and-listen format.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

” Challenges with Traditional Live Instruction Traditionally, educators disseminate information in real-time, relying on lectures or mini-lessons. One way to achieve this is by rotating students from a pre-video activity into the video lesson and ending with a post-video activity.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? Reflecting on my experiences as a student, I know how tough it is to pay attention during these longer lectures and wish instructors had a different way to deliver them.

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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. This strategy promotes active participation, collaboration, and peer learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Here’s Why Kids Should Participate in Extracurricular Activities Most parents ignore this, but playtime activities significantly contribute to a child’s overall development. That said, below are a few reasons your child should actively participate in extracurricular activities: 1.

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