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Back to Basics: Lesson Planning for the Concurrent Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. The lesson template below has five sections.

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3 Tips for Building Community Online

Catlin Tucker

This work developing the social presence in our courses and helping students feel valued as members of a learning community must be ongoing. If students are not participating in discussion or group work in breakout rooms, that may indicate that they are not feeling comfortable asserting themselves online. 10 minutes).

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Remote Learning Is Not Going Away Soon. This Is How to Make It Better.

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“If teachers are not prepared to provide a high-quality online or blended learning experience, connecting students at home may be an expensive endeavor with little educational benefit,” the authors write. Synchronous learning is best for class discussion, small group work and social-emotional learning exercises.

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SEL and Classroom Culture In an Age of Distance Learning

Edsurge

When Ray was my student, I decided to test out gamifying my Greek Mythology Unit by creating a new Edmodo class, chunking the content into small groups, and providing my students with a paper game board to support the blended learning within the unit. Edmodo Assignments, too, can be used for in-person and online group work.

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One Step at a Time: A Traditional School’s Journey Into Personalized Learning

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This model is similar to the center rotations that already occur in many elementary classrooms, in which students rotate through stations in small groups, working both independently and with the teacher. However, encouraging students to take ownership for their group members is difficult.

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Goodbye ABCs: How One State is Moving Beyond Grade Levels and Graded Assessments

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Those barriers include “(1) student assessments that don't accurately reflect students’ true understandings and skills and (2) methods for grouping students (by age) that often poorly align to their true needs as learners.”. New Hampshire schools participating in NG2 represent urban, suburban and rural parts of the state.

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How Technology is Transforming Classrooms

k12 Digest

Teachers also worry about the possibility of students using AI to complete assignments without truly engaging in the learning process. How can schools balance digital learning with traditional teaching methods to create an inclusive environment?