Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The video can be delivered to students via a Post to your Edmodo class or as an assignment. Using Quizzes & Assignments for Collaborative Assessments Test day can be an opportunity for collaboration rather than competition. Edmodo Assignments, too, can be used for in-person and online group work.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

But Chatterjee, an international student from India, did not feel confident about the assignment, and thought it was Western-centric and focused on physical powers associated with attractive males. Based on that feedback, the professor, Julia Parra, says she changed the assignment to make it broader, and more inclusive.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Teachers of older students are assigning group work and creating breakout chat rooms in Zoom. Teachers are also reaching out to families by phone to make sure they are supported, and asking if they need help, she adds, which can make a big difference. Another piece of the puzzle?

Learning 218

Learning Participation English Internet 218

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JUNE 19, 2017

Marilyn Morgan, a history professor at the University of Massachusetts in Boston, echoed sentiments in the report saying that students, particularly those in her department, are reluctant to engage with education technology and find personalized learning techniques, such as group and self-directed learning, frustrating.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Abromaitis was particularly excited about how she was able to use Hapara’s Workspace to structure and differentiate the resources and assignments for her students. Moreover, while students are sitting in class working on their assignments, Abromaitis can give instant feedback to them individually. add relevant descriptions.

Student Engagement 163

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. Student reflection assignments have been shown to produce cathartic effects on academic performance and even health. Provide opportunities for students to reflect.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2023

Also during that period, teachers with a high share of students classified as English learners were more likely to report that their students regularly struggled to understand lessons, complete assignments and get help from an adult. But Socol says more detailed information about these kinds of efforts is needed.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Make it Easy for Students to Interact It can be a delicate balance to try to not overwhelm students by the quantity of educational technology we use in a class, while still keeping things interesting through the element of surprise. This past semester, each student submitted reading notes as an assignment in the LMS.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

Some approaches I observe Wesch using in ANTH 101 are: Centering the class around 10 big ideas and linking the assignments around those same ideas. For Spencer, one key strategy is having students do focused group work and reinforcing their learning through means other than strictly relying on passive listening to lectures.

Learning 163

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 6, 2022

However, on Canvas, the assignment was posted and was readily available. Other questions on the form would ask for a rating of my teaching, participation in group work, and what activities they felt were the most engaging. I prefer posting them on an LMS as I found that my students did not check their email often.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Fojan: I remember growing up and being the kid that got assigned into a group and ending up doing the majority of the work, oftentimes because the assignments were not as robust and could essentially be completed by one person. When you’re working on a complex problem, there's a lot that gets built into solving it.

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Intelligence Education Assignments Middle School 189

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2018

Rather than having teachers manage a whole group of 30+ students at once, PBL frees them to break classes into small groups and connect and talk in depth with each group. She shot and edited a video for her assignment, a mini-newscast in which she talked about her project.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Over the years I tried more classwork, less classwork, having students take notes, not having students take notes, working in groups, working alone, more homework, no homework, less homework, extra help sessions and everything in between. Yet nothing I tried had a lasting impact on learning.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Instead of assigning students the same structured projects (such as the age-old puzzles that move a robot through a maze), empower students to write code for something they really care about. Collaboration and group work is fundamental. But as students work on more advanced projects, the tasks can quickly get difficult.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

What we’ve done: After our brief mini-lesson on fractions, we assigned students to different stations based on a unit pretest that Tonja had given, along with informal observations we made during instruction. Both Tonja and I worked with separate groups of students. For remote learners, we used an online assessment.)

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Key points: Education technology is a classroom must-have Technology enables access to important resources Stay up to date on the latest in education technology The use of education technology in the classroom has revolutionized the way teaching and learning occur, offering new opportunities to enhance educational experiences.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

So, excited to play the role of student in a new subject area, she enlisted the help of a media scholar and former radio journalist to workshop the assignment rubric. Most technologies—GarageBand or Adobe Audition—are easy to learn,” she says. Design and assign specific roles What Is Course Hero?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Guidebooks to structure group work. These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. Johnson, who wanted to help students course-correct before midterms, developed an innovative combination of high-stakes and low-stakes assignments and assessments that provide ongoing feedback.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Using the second/third grade pod as an example, Allen explains how two teachers start their morning together with a group of nearly 58 students who work on their own tablet devices. Each student is assigned an individualized learning schedule that involves group work or one-on-one interventions with a teacher.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By offering varied instructional approaches, educators can address individual student needs and maximize learning outcomes. Another essential strategy is collaborative learning, which emphasizes group work and peer interaction to promote active engagement and shared knowledge construction.

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Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Then, I developed assignments aligned to each domain so that we could monitor progress more specifically. Additionally, I started categorizing daily work by domain as well, so it was easy to compare to that initial score, and thus adjustments could be made by student as necessary in the curriculum. Diamonds in the Rough.

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Failure Learning Testing Assignments 111

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AUGUST 28, 2016

Jamie Schnepp) In the traditional classroom, students were assigned seats and placed in neat little rows. There are no rows; students sit in groups that encourage rich discussion. Students follow interactive lessons on their technology, and produce most of their work digitally. What’s Changed—Then and Now.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

(We had a great talk about why group work is terrible and how to fix it, so check out the Q&A if you haven’t already.) Manly’s a college instructor, educational consultant and former computer science teacher.

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Reading Essay Instructors Culture 147

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AUGUST 23, 2016

For teachers without many seasons under their belts, check out this list of 50 classroom procedures ; it’s a good double check to make sure you’ve thought of everything—from group work to digital citizenship to classroom discussion. Connect (or disconnect.)

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Edsurge

MAY 20, 2020

Meanwhile, teaching assistants led the weekly group sessions via Zoom, at the same time each week. And Balogh started sending a weekly email to go over what was expected that week in terms of assigned readings and a required film viewing. And students were doing a lot of group work.”

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JANUARY 4, 2024

These are people who felt that being educators was their calling, but the sacrifices they have been asked to make — especially in light of the strain of the pandemic — made remaining in their teaching jobs seem impossible. Here are the most popular K-12 stories from 2023. My Students Deserve a Classroom. Instead, I Teach Them in a Hallway.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2019

Students can capture multiple types of media, then work them into assignments. They can, of course, socialize through mobility, which can support group work and the formation of learning communities. Indeed, several students argued that mobile devices give students greater scope to shape their learning.

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Mobile Devices Learning Essay Internet 135

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

I wanted to go paperless so we could keep track of work—so my students never had to panic about forgetting a pen, a pencil or a backpack again. I started using Google Classroom to post all of my content online, and provide feedback on assignments. So I took the iPads while no one was looking.

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Attention Special Education Curriculum Testing 143

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2018

The training was created by Heterodox Academy , a nonprofit group working to foster “viewpoint diversity” on campuses, with the goal of making college classrooms more welcoming to student populations who hold a variety of political beliefs. The Heterodox Academy's leaders say the issue of speech on campus has far-reaching implications.

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