Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 15, 2025

Students work on cars that they’ll later pit against each other in the ultimate test of mechanical engineering, aerodynamics, and creativity. Assign a specific type of race car construction project, such as rubber band cars, balloon cars, and bottle box cars, or allow students to use their own materials from home.

Middle School 52

Middle School Middle School Schools Science 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 18, 2025

Math Visuals & Wall Art : QR-coded concept posters and visuals like the Fibonacci golden spiral help students learn independently and visually, which is especially helpful for spatial and neurodiverse learners. These are perfect for algebra worksheets and assignments. It’s perfect for group work and simulations.

High School 52

High School High School Math Schools 52

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

note : Video of the Week picks are supplied by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to watch the video at Common Sense Education.

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Group work Assignments Skills Teaching 129

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

note : Video of the Week picks are supplied by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Video Description: Collaboration is essential to students’ learning.

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Group work Motivation Assignments Students 153

eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Multimedia learning tools play an important role in classrooms in a number of ways–including, but not limited to, boosting creativity, encouraging student engagement, and helping students learn to collaborate. Natural leaders may emerge during group work as part of a team presentation assignment.

Learning Tools 288

Learning Tools Learning Assignments Group work 288

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2023

Educator Jen Manly, left, and EdSurge reporter Nadia Tamez-Robledo address the audience during a discussion about the challenges students face while doing group work. Why does group work suck so much? And why do teachers and professors continue to assign it? The second question is, why does group work suck so much?

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Group work Teachers Students Instructors 148

eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

With most of the states nationwide moving towards a phenomena-based approach to learning in science, it is especially important that I integrate high-quality online resources into instruction–resources students can relate to, apply prior knowledge to, and that prompt questions about their curiosities. There is also a free trial.

Teachers 298

Teachers Learning Science STEM 298

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a waste! 2010; Bransford et al.,

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2021

Last week, my class of teacher candidates explored the topic of building an online learning community. We talked about the importance of nurturing a learning community over time and providing regular opportunities for students to engage with each other to build relationships. So, what can we do? #1 1 Set Agreements as a Class.

Beliefs 494

Beliefs Discussions Assignments Blended Learning 494

Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2015

They fear that the classroom will plunge into chaos if students are given the autonomy to make decisions and drive learning. Students are at the center of the learning happening in the classroom, which requires that they make decisions and work together. I’ve always been torn about assigning students specific roles.

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Teaching Assignments Group work Skills 405

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. We gave students a similar assignment at the end of the semester, either on their own or in groups.

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Group work Culture Instructors Languages 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. We gave students a similar assignment at the end of the semester, either on their own or in groups.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Languages 98

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

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. ” When I say “less,” I am not suggesting that students learn less—quite the opposite.

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2024

Sensorimotor stage (birth to 2 years) In the sensorimotor stage, infants learn about the world through their senses and actions. In early childhood education, fostering language development and utilizing play-based learning are essential. Play-based learning (i.e., The concepts can be applied in the classroom.

Cognitive Development 288

Cognitive Development Students Secondary Education Assignments 288

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Classroom learning and management all begin with relationships, and SEL can guide the relationship and community building process. Any connected educator has heard buzzwords like flipped classroom, gamification, social-emotional learning (SEL), differentiation, and personalized learning.

Distance Learning 218

Distance Learning Culture Gamification Learning 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning. By looking at research into online learning and human development, we can begin to grapple with the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Let’s start with the basics.

Lecturing 218

Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments 218

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

We want to make sure that we are serving our students to the best of our abilities and, thereby, creating inclusive, engaging, and meaningful learning experiences. High Impact Practices High impact practices (HIPs) are a set of strategies for improving the student learning experience.

Assignments 107

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 107

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Without such support, students may feel less comfortable—or inclined—to engage in an entirely new way of learning. Engagement remains a tricky subject for many teachers, but some are finding creative ways to keep kids coming back, especially during whole-group discussions on video conferencing platforms such as Zoom.

Learning 218

Learning Participation English Internet 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With this latest—and largest—surge of coronavirus infections in the United States, K-12 schools that hadn’t yet reopened for in-person learning now see few paths to do so in the near term, and many of the schools that were offering some face-to-face instruction are now pulling back into full-time remote learning.

Learning 218

Learning Internet Writing Failure 218

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

It is a part of the Lumen Christi Academies , a group of Catholic schools in the San Francisco Bay Area whose mission is to “nurture ethical scholars who will change the world” through active, personalized and student-led learning. Microshifts in Practice 1.

Metacognitive Skills 166

Metacognitive Skills Learning Assignments Group work 166

eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2020

Multimedia learning tools play an important role in classrooms in a number of ways–including, but not limited to, boosting creativity, encouraging student engagement, and helping students learn to collaborate. Natural leaders may emerge during group work as part of a team presentation assignment.

Learning Tools 154

Learning Tools Learning Assignments Group work 154

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

We want to make sure that we are serving our students to the best of our abilities and, thereby, creating inclusive, engaging, and meaningful learning experiences. High Impact Practices High impact practices (HIPs) are a set of strategies for improving the student learning experience.

Assignments 88

Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 88

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2023

For example, teachers serving schools with high levels of student poverty were far more likely to report that their students lacked appropriate remote-learning workspaces free of distractions during the pandemic, according to research from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The nonprofit aims to promote equity in education.

Schools 188

Schools Learning English Achievement 188

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

When I look at the various articles and comments in the Teaching Professor collection, group work continues to be a regular topic. From a well-designed and well-implemented group activity, students can have rich encounters with the content and learn the value of working collaboratively.

Group work 64

Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 64

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Dear Bonni, You have shared often about active learning strategies and the impact they have on student learning. However, I am dubious that the approaches you describe work with large classes. He suggests a simple truth about learning : “You can’t just think your way into a new way of living. Or even hundreds?

Learning 162

Learning Students Assignments Participation 162

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

When I look at the various articles and comments in the Teaching Professor collection, group work continues to be a regular topic. From a well-designed and well-implemented group activity, students can have rich encounters with the content and learn the value of working collaboratively.

Group work 59

Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 59

Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Listen to the interview with Connie Hamilton: Sponsored by EVERFI and Verizon Innovative Learning HQ This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. In my observations of thousands of teachers, I’ve noticed that sometimes the smallest tweak in instructional approaches reaps the biggest impact, and group work is no exception.

Group work 52

Group work Assignments Questions Communication 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Guidebooks to structure group work. These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning. YouTube videos for extra credit. A tattoo writing exercise. Vocab riddles.

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Active Learning Activities Teaching Multidisciplinary 163

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

While it may seem logical for teachers and professors to clearly disclose when they use AI to develop instructional materials, just as they are asking students to do in assignments, Watkins points out that it’s not as simple as it might seem. She imagines teachers might use AI in the same way to create assignments or lesson plans. “No

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Are they able to reflect their personal values in their work? Do they find the work they are doing meaningful? Are students able to make decisions and learn about consequences of these decisions in a safe way? Problem-solve together Observation is at the heart of Social Learning Theory.

High School 288

High School High School Knowledge Motivation 288

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

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.

Culture 152

Culture Teaching Syllabus English 152

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

It’s a fast, efficient, iterative, and highly interactive process—and it empowers students to take control of their own learning in a way not possible in traditional classes. Over the past six years, the Board has invested in technology to improve learning outcomes for all of its students—starting with G Suite for Education and Chromebooks.

Student Engagement 163

Student Engagement English Assignments Feedback 163

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.

Technology 137

Technology Teaching Learning Styles Quizzes 137

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

I explain to him how I desperately need the data this test will provide so I can design the class around his learning needs. For those of us tasked with overcoming massive learning gaps and bringing success to at-risk students who have known nothing else but failure, this type of compromise might be the only way to do it.

Failure 109

Failure Learning Testing Assignments 109

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

Would you emphasize a supportive learning environment, cognitive and affective learning, pedagogical design, essential content, creating assessments, providing feedback, integrating technology, or something different? This convergence of theory and teaching practice offers one perspective for creating an optimal learning experience.

Counselling 89

Counselling Learning Lecturing Knowledge 89

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

For Pickett, it is a struggle to implement new digital learning styles with adult students as many of them are accustomed to traditional lecture models and are dismayed when they don't get what they expect. One student wrote me this email saying he went to business school, was a professional, and had never spent so much time one assignment.

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Lecturing Course Evaluations Students History 155