Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

I was not actively engaging with the text. In their new book, Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making , my friend, Jay McTighe , and his co-author, Harvey Silver , write about an active reading strategy that encourages students to engage with texts before, during, and after reading.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Included in the weeklong, free festivities are activities and challenges culminating with NFL PLAY 60 Kids Day, a day of action to inspire kids to get moving with their classmates, teachers, and families inclusive of virtual, hybrid, and socially distant classroom settings. Each school can completely customize their activation.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Traditional textbooks or workbooks provide limited means of interacting with information. These are critical routines designed to help students build their metacognitive muscles, engage actively in their learning, and partner with their teachers in the learning process. Physical Action.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2020

Both classes conducted similar curricular activities throughout the school year. Roughly half of the students were taught in a green school building over the course of the school year while the other half were taught in a neighboring trailer classroom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2018

Our technology integration framework allows administrators and teachers to identify where instructional activities fit, complemented by professional development around core classroom technology, such as Google tools and interactive whiteboards. Next page: Four more ways to create digital learning environments.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2022

In addition, students can bring objects out of textbooks and off computer screens to provide hands-on learning opportunities. 3D technologies can help support a differentiated approach to instruction. This spurs student creativity and improves learning and collaboration. As a result, students can be creators rather than just consumers.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2025

textbook readings) (30 percent) and visuals (e.g., images included in textbooks and digital content) (29 percent). Adoption and usage trends are important because they provide our product development team a more holistic view of how both markets are using GenAI in education. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Plus, it can leave students feeling disconnected from the scientific process, because they’re really just following instructions rather than actively exploring and discovering. Second graders did the Pampered Plant project, which is a STEAM-based activity where youngsters create a customizable plant monitoring system.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Observations with a Checklist: Simply observing our students at work can provide valuable insights into their behaviors, interactions, and level of understanding during classroom activities. Teachers might include the following items on a checklist: Participation: Is the student actively engaged in the activity/discussion?

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

In general, students are drawn to maps and globes in the classroom and the beauty of the interactive map is that it allows them to zoom in, pan, and click on specific regions or events, which encourages even more active participation and sparks their curiosity.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Curly Bracket , from Ashoka fellow and Swedish social entrepreneur Johan Wendt, is a combination textbook and graphic novel that builds students’ computational thinking skills.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

They added activities that take advantage of resources in their region, like a lab that has students hammer rock from a local quarry to look for trilobite fossils. Contrast doing something and revising quickly with a textbook company that spends seven years to devise a textbook and hopes to hell that it works.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I encourage every teacher, principal, and parent to try a play-based learning activity with their students and see what joyful and meaningful learning should look like. On top of that, almost 80 percent of students want more playful learning experiences in the classroom. Our students and teachers deserve to love learning again.”

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2024

Plus, students are engaged in active learning with AR and VR tools. VR allows educators to move past pages in a textbook to create totally immersive experiences that stimulate and inspire students. What is the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality?

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2022

Prior to the COVID pandemic, technology integration in my high school math classroom was mainly used in two ways: discovery-based activities and homework assignments. Along with that, the curriculum supplement that came with our new textbooks was starting to replace some of the traditional paper-and-pencil work that we had been doing.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Our most recent white paper, Exploring the Data: A Comprehensive Review of Research on Probeware and Three-Dimensional Teaching , explores the latest research that highlights how probeware supports active, student-driven learning. Here are five ways probeware, such as Vernier sensors, supports the 3D learning framework.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2018

Is it by asking them to passively read a textbook or listen to a teacher lecture? Or is it by challenging them to actively engage in projects that attempt to solve real-world problems? In Harmony Public Schools in Texas, we want students to become active learners, problem solvers, and STEM advocates.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Some prominent tools include interactive touchscreens in classrooms that promote and support active learning, a strategy for engaging students in classroom activities with more hands-on activities. One study found that active learning significantly increases student performance in the classroom: Students were 1.5

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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. It also takes the stress out of flipping through a textbook and brings math to life. Learning stations are a great way to keep them engaged.

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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. Reflective activities : Encourage students to reflect on their growth and set goals for the future. This could be through surveys, suggestion boxes, or town hall meetings.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Over the past several years, these spaces have transformed into collaborative areas that encourage group work, discussions, and hands-on activities, promoting creativity and innovation–ultimately becoming instrumental in shaping well-rounded, adaptable learners.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

These are skills students rarely learn straight out of a textbook. The best way to teach them, we’ve found, is by making these skills a relevant part of their active lives. If that sounds daunting, rest assured, it doesn’t always have to be.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

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. Summarize the main ideas from a chapter in a textbook. Video Check-in with FlipGrid.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Chalkboards, heavy textbooks, and other analog tools of the past have no place in today’s schools. Active learning Lectures and memorization are taking a back seat to active learning. Tablets and interactive smartboards also encourage active learning through games, competitions, and role playing.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

For example, instead of monologue lectures and textbooks, show TED talk videos or documentaries whenever applicable. Organize group activities and let the students move around, change places, or sit in front of each other. Demonstrate concepts using real objects. Allow flexibility in the classroom. Establish an emotional connection.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Any teacher hoping to meet their students where they are and help them grow into active learners cannot rely on a one-size-fits-all method of instruction. Student agency empowers learners to play a more active role in their own education by taking charge of the learning process under the guidance of skilled educators.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Mike Silagadze, who in 2009 co-founded Top Hat , a provider of digital courseware and textbooks for higher education, will be stepping away from the role on March 15 after serving as CEO for over a decade. It acquired the higher-ed business of Nelson, one of Canada’s biggest textbook publishers, along with two smaller U.S.-based

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

To many students, these subjects mean reading long-winded textbooks and memorizing incessant facts. History and social studies feel more real as students participate in these interactive and immersive activities. History and social studies bad reputations for being boring. Google Earth.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2019

Office of Naval Research through the EBEC, which also includes six new lab stations, new textbooks, and new lab manuals. The lead instructor led us through several interesting activities during the two-day workshop. The session was offered as part of a grant that Atlantis Charter School in Fall River, Mass.,

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

This connectivity enables seamless access to online learning platforms, digital textbooks, and interactive educational software, which enriches the learning experience and supports diverse learning styles. In contrast, warmer, dimmer lighting can create a calming atmosphere for activities like relaxation or group discussions.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

In my surgical technology program, students dont just learn from textbooks; they gain hands-on experience through lab work, real-world simulations, and industry-recognized certifications for high school students that prepare them for healthcare careers.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

Projects using platforms like Flip , Garageband, Russel Tarr’s ClassTools Fakebook page , Matt Miller’s Ditch That TextBook templates, and Ryan O’Donnell’s Creative Ed Tech site offer innovative ways for students to showcase their understanding while connecting to their interests.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

A new survey of K-8 teachers and students from LEGO Education found that nearly all (98%) of students say purposeful play helps them learn and the majority (96%) of teachers believe it’s more effective than traditional methods like lectures or textbooks. Our students and teachers deserve to love learning again.” ©2023 The LEGO Group.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

Virtual and hands-on investigations, STEM activities and a variety of instructional supports enhance the delivery of impactful, blended instruction, in person or at a distance. The Virginia edition of the Discovery Education Science Textbook was approved for statewide use by the Virginia State Board of Education in September of 2020.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

It’s often called “ The Goldilocks Principle ” of learning – it can’t be too easy or too hard, learning activities and strategies must be just right. Fun activities for students in the classroom are important. Research in neuroscience tells us our brains grow new neuro-pathways when we are at the edge of challenge.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2018

With growing classroom sizes, it can be tricky to ensure that every student is motivated and challenged with activities tailored to their specific needs. After a few weeks of using Quizlet, my students’ test scores started to improve from failing (20s to 50s) to 70s, and they finished the year achieving 80s on their tests.

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