Teach Hub

APRIL 30, 2025

Creating a quick routine or checklist for outdoor time, just like you would for any part of your school day, helps make the transition smoother. Make the Most of Group Work Learning outdoors naturally invites collaboration. When students are working together in an open space, they often feel less pressured and more creative.

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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. If you’re EdSurge reporter Nadia Tamez-Robledo, who’s currently in grad school, you’ve recently experienced all three of these scenarios. Great question.

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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!

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

For the past 13 years I have been honored to teach at Agora Cyber Charter School. Established in 2005, Agora Cyber Charter School is an online public school for Pennsylvania students in kindergarten through 12th grade that is accredited by the Middle States Association. There is also a free trial.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2023

When schools were forced to go remote during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, it shone a spotlight on inequities that had long plagued education. Those disparities are carrying over into the learning recovery process, according to the results of the School Pulse Panel. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Between 2011 and 2019, the number of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness increased nearly 10 percent, from 28 percent to 37 percent. Barely two months into the pandemic, nearly one-third of students reported feeling disconnected from adults and peers at school.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Synchronous online learning” generally refers to live learning activities that must happen at a set time (often over Zoom or a similar platform), while “asynchronous online learning” refers to almost everything else (completing assignments, doing readings, watching videos, etc.).

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

How to Get Started with SEL Teachers can emphasize SEL with their students from day one of the school year by flipping their class expectations and beginning with activities that get students collaborating while also practicing classroom routines. The video can be delivered to students via a Post to your Edmodo class or as an assignment.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

As a novice teacher educated in the digital age, I entered education, and specifically Saint Cornelius Catholic School, at a time of whirlwind change. The schools are undergoing transformations in how instruction will take place, beginning with the 2019-2020 school year.

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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

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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.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Students didn’t like the traditional textbook-and-worksheet-centric course, and their teachers and district staff were concerned that a lack of engagement was translating into lower grades at Canada’s Ottawa Catholic School Board’s (OCSB) high schools. Our class management tools foster online collaboration, group work and feedback.

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Student Engagement English Assignments Feedback 161

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Peer-to-peer interactions—helping to recreate the social environment of school as best as possible. Teachers of older students are assigning group work and creating breakout chat rooms in Zoom. Another piece of the puzzle?

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Individual Work: Individual assignments and assessments are an expected part of any college class as we must ensure that students independently have an understanding of the course concepts. But I do try to make those assignments as engaging as possible. Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?:

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

When they don’t get that experience because they are forced to do group work and interact with peers (who they do not view as subject-matter experts), they don’t feel like they are learning. “I 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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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Individual Work: Individual assignments and assessments are an expected part of any college class as we must ensure that students independently have an understanding of the course concepts. But I do try to make those assignments as engaging as possible. Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?:

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2018

But by exposing them to different career paths, we can get them thinking about their life after high school before it’s too late. Opening up a World of Possibilities At Kankakee Public Schools in Illinois, we’ve introduced 16 different career paths to about 70 percent of our K–5 students using Defined STEM’s career wheel.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

It may start with an ‘ Hour of Code ’ in some schools, but the goal is to reach “Computer Science for ALL.” Where can schools start? Here are three guiding principles that have led to the success of the computer science programs at Los Altos School District (LASD) where I work as a teacher and computer science integration specialist.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside. A Majority of College Students with Disabilities Do Not Inform School, New NCES Data Show.

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Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

K-12 technology integration specialists like Jill Hill and Kim Logie-Bates are always on the lookout for new and compelling ways to integrate tech into learning for the thousands of students in their diverse Metro Detroit area school district. So, when this small-group, cohort-based AI program became available, she jumped at the chance.

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Intelligence Education Assignments Middle School 187

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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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2024

During the busy parent-teacher conference season in the school calendar, teachers usually have to multitask. Thus, there is a need to create an exclusive schedule that covers your personal and work commitments specifically for this period. Also, you can ask your colleagues to help you plan or even track some records in school.

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Teachers Attention Achievement Activities 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Dropbox Paper or Google Docs : these mainstream collaborative word-processing tools let instructors invite students to collaborate on assignments or group work. This past semester, each student submitted reading notes as an assignment in the LMS. Trello : a virtual stack of index cards where students can add their ideas.

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Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 161

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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 6, 2022

Here’s how that would work: A Teacher’s Best Evaluator. Years ago, I was involved in an effort to restructure my school district’s teacher evaluation system. Months of work were put into the project, which focused on a professional growth model and also allowed for the traditional method of checking the boxes.

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Gaggle Speaks

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Allow students to work through their own personal learning path in a private space, which can add further value to their group contributions. In addition to the read-only pages, teachers can use OneNote for group work opportunities. Office 365 Ebook: How to Safely Adopt Office 365 into Your School.

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Students Assignments Group work Reading 111

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels.

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Grades Elementary School Elementary School Participation 164

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

We reopened our schools last August and allowed families the option to continue learning remotely. 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. And there was no pandemic.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In addition to instructional support, education technology also streamlines administrative tasks such as grading, attendance tracking, and communication, improving the efficiency of school operations. Teachers can create and manage assignments, distribute resources, and provide real-time feedback to students. Additionally, Kahoot!

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

k12 Digest

MARCH 4, 2025

He currently serves as the Proud Superintendent of the Texarkana Arkansas School District, where he is committed to making a lasting impact on students, educators, and the community. He later became the Assistant Superintendent of School Leadership for Kansas City Public Schools before taking the helm in Texarkana.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Two weeks into the school year, I have students who are still struggling with the diagnostic test, which is designed to see where the students are in reading comprehension and writing for 11th grade literature. I’m at a new school, but the problem is the same. He says, “it’s the words, it’s just too much.”. Flash forward five years.

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Failure Learning Testing Assignments 108

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2018

Sara Stringer, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has a list of great websites for high school students. I don’t post enough about high school so I’m thrilled with her article: Some students study more productively in groups, working with their peers. More for high school. Subject Focused. Physics Forums.

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High School High School Study Confidentiality 72

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside. A Majority of College Students with Disabilities Do Not Inform School, New NCES Data Show.

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Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 98

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

Microsoft OneNote is a tool widely used in K–12 schools. This is also a great space for students to collaborate outside of class on group assignments or projects. 5 Microsoft OneNote Tips Every Educator Should Know. jena.passut_7651. Mon, 04/09/2018 - 10:23. 1 tool for innumerable learning scenarios in higher education as well.

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Education Instructors English Languages 126

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2020

This school year, you have probably heard about dozens of new apps–all educational, rigorous, and highly-recommended–and you can’t wait to try them in your classes. Assign students the creation of a topical infographic based on the questions provided by Quillionz. The problem is there are too many so how do you pick?

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Students Critical Thinking Intelligence Questions 149

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2016

Jamie Schnepp) In the traditional classroom, students were assigned seats and placed in neat little rows. Varying options for new classroom setups, including tables for group work (bottom righthand corner) and bouncy balls for flexible seating (upper lefthand corner). What’s Changed—Then and Now. Here are four, to start.

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