Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. Including student voices as active and important features of course design is a key component of a classroom based on dialogue, and this is what it truly means to be an inclusive instructor.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For example, a new study published in the journal PNAS Nexus found that, among students who perform poorly in intro STEM classes, those who are underrepresented minorities are even less likely to end up earning STEM degrees than their white, male counterparts. And the pandemic may be exacerbating this situation.

STEM 192

STEM Instructors Study History 192

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Through the two-and-a-half yearlong effort, nearly 2,000 instructors developed and taught 6,600 OER course sections that served 160,000 students. STEM classes and those that used open interactive learning systems were the costliest to develop, while non-STEM courses that adopted existing OER materials cost the least.

Textbooks 200

Textbooks Instructors Education Participation 200

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future careers. I’ve had conversations about how when you, when you talk about STEM subjects, that it is starting to kind of get younger and younger.

Science 292

Science Teachers STEM Middle School 292

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Each instructor managed their own content, and there was strong desire for one unified platform that provided tools to all faculty and students as well as providing a central location for analytics, branding, and vetting content. Defined STEM. Meghan : Our school division was looking for a way to scale PBL in more schools.

STEM 117

STEM Teachers Coaching Feedback 117

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

STEM courses are a central component to K–12 learning , but incorporating STEM into the classroom can be difficult. At one time, educators believed STEM was best taught through classes specific to these subjects. . MORE FROM EDTECH: Top tools to teach STEM in K–12. by Eli Zimmerman.

Multidisciplinary 168

Multidisciplinary Teachers STEM Teaching Methods 168

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2017

What has repeatedly snagged her ability to study it, however, has been when homework assignments include charts and graphs that her screen-reading software can’t process. “If But some STEM textbooks are produced by smaller and more niche publishers who may not have the same awareness of the issue, she adds.

STEM 154

STEM Disabilities Textbooks Culture 154

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Many instructors describe accommodations they’ve tried, like loosening homework deadlines or offering asynchronous alternatives to class conversations, but some now wonder whether this kind of leniency actually makes the situation worse. In their anecdotes, fewer students are showing up to class and turning work in on time (or at all).

Student Engagement 202

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Students 202

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The workforce has undergone significant changes, and today’s jobs require advanced skills and specialized training, particularly in STEM fields. Thus, preparing the next generation of STEM-literate citizens has never been more critical. Vrain Valley School District Career-connected learning will become more important than ever.

Schools 339

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 339

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

Faculty assign homework to expose students to a new concept before they arrive to class, and use class time to ask questions and do more-active learning. If students struggle through the Jupyter assignments in the individual space, Barba isn’t there to help them. It also found that students in traditional lecture courses were 1.5

Lecturing 162

Lecturing Learning STEM Instructors 162

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2024

After all, students quickly spread the word on TikTok and other social media platforms that with a few simple prompts, a chatbot could write an essay or answer a homework assignment in ways that would be hard for teachers to detect. The measure has stalled for now. I’m reading more than just what they’re telling me.”

Teachers 217

Teachers Education Instructors Language 217

eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2016

Gale Interactive: Science makes it easy for instructors to integrate 3D, digital content into the classroom that’s contextualized and mapped to the national science curriculum. It can be used for test prep, research or homework assignments (with flipped classrooms), or for in-class demonstrations.

Science 162

Science Instructors Learning Assignments 162

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

From career and technical education (CTE) to STEM learning and AI’s evolution, here are five priority areas for educators in the 2024-2025 school year: Student achievement and well-being Now more than ever, the need to focus on educating the “whole child” is a top priority for our schools. With the rise of AI comes AR/VR.

Education 167

Education Coaching Schools STEM 167

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The university has created a way for automated software to give students in large STEM courses feedback on their writing in cases where professors don’t have time to grade hundreds of essays. Each fellow is assigned to a group of students and is available to help them with the revision process.”

Essay 146

Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 146

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The “remedial mindset” that some professors have toward students whom they suspect are not fully prepared for college may hinder institution-level reform efforts, says Katie Hern, executive director of the California Acceleration Project and an English instructor at Chabot College. It’s a very long-held paradigm that is sort of hard to shake.”

Exams 176

Exams English Math Instructors 176

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I implemented writing reflections to help students recall their feedback from prior assignments and collaborated with a colleague to develop a teacher guided peer review system, which eventually yielded an app called Floop that made the peer review data visible and simpler to manage. She also found the work of U.K.-based

Feedback 218

Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

What do these newly virtual classrooms look and feel like, for both the instructors and the students? And it highlights some of the issues that are coming up unexpectedly, for instructors and students, doing education online for the first time. College has suddenly moved online in the time of the coronavirus.

Instructors 156

Instructors Fairness Lecturing STEM 156

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2023

It also includes certified teachers who are filling positions outside their subject of expertise — like a history teacher assigned to a math class. Particularly for STEM courses, Nguyen says it’s important to have an instructor who has not just the pedagogical knowledge but also the content knowledge to effectively teach the class.

Teachers 176

Teachers Knowledge Instructors Math 176

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2023

According to the “America after 3PM” report, parents view after-school programs favorably, because they help youth build life skills, receive assistance with homework assignments and get access to healthy meals and snacks. They shifted all of their programming online, which included visual arts, media and STEM offerings.

Schools 176

Schools Instructors Participation Accessibility 176

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

My rationale here is to not make it a mandatory assignment, but an extra credit opportunity to know more about their current learning experiences. I specify how I plan to respond once I collect their feedback; for example, adding more clarifications on assignments or identifying themes and concerns.

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

In several of the schools I work with, STEM, design thinking and project-based learning are really starting to take hold, and it’s exciting because there are people genuinely interested in incorporating these ideas into their classes. PBL goes beyond just a school assignment—it prepares kids for the real world that we live in.

Intelligence 190

Intelligence Education Assignments Middle School 190

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) is an innovative teaching approach where students and instructors collaborate to improve educational experiences ( Cavazos et al., One theme on building critical consciousness explored in our program is the presence of implicit linguistic biases in course syllabi and assignment designs.

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

We’ve become a leader in STEM Education by changing the way we structure schools. The district was the first in the state to open STEM Academies as part of their general public-school program. Similarly, our STEM academy programs began at the middle level, proving that adolescence is no excuse for lowered student expectations.

Beliefs 131

Beliefs STEM Laboratory Middle School 131

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

At his second college, close to his home in East Hollywood, he says that he had a bad experience with the instructor about an early assignment in a developmental English course. But Del Real Viramontes never made it to tryouts, he says, and when his best friend left the college, he decided to leave, too.

Students 207

Students English Culture Participation 207

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Last week, I got an email from new efriend, Dr. Robert Cleary, an adjunct instructor for various business courses at several universities. This online video making tool is a great solution for incorporating mixed media into lessons as well as supporting the flipped classrooms ideology.

Education 109

Education Instructors STEM Feedback 109

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2018

This issue has many implications for student learning, but one that is often overlooked is that a shortage of qualified instructors can have a crippling effect on a school district’s ability to implement technology effectively. While technology can address a variety of education challenges, the misuse of it can be disruptive to learning.

Teachers 126

Teachers Instructors Coaching Special Education 126

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Instructors can use this data to assess what additional supports students may need on their way to fully understanding each lesson. I spoke with biology instructor Kathy Watkins and Associate Dean of STEM Bruce Johnson about how CPCC is hoping to transform a biology survey class using adaptive technology.

Lecturing 104

Lecturing Instructors Learning Students 104

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Knowing the results of their efforts shortly after completing an assignment lets students know both when they have mastered a concept and where they need to do additional work. Second, in response to talent-shortage concerns, schools will place greater emphasis on work-based learning, STEM education, and vocational training programs.

Gamification 360

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Amazon WorkSpaces for Education is a cloud-based, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution that helps higher education institutions and K-12 school districts give students and instructors consistent access to teaching and learning software on their own devices. Watch the video to see how it works.

Education 167

Education Intelligence Testing Failure 167

Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

I post the recordings, including transcripts in announcements, assignment directions, discussions, and in personal communications. When recording I always include a video of the screen and myself as this dual approach has a more positive effect on learner outcomes than a static picture of the instructor (Zhang and Yang, 2022).

Instructors 111

Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 111

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2023

To understand why group work goes wrong — and maybe to vent just a teensy bit — I spoke with college instructor and former computer science teacher Jen Manly about how educators can use a technique from the tech world, called Agile project management , to help students of any age work effectively as a team. But kids are not as good at that.

Group work 148

Group work Teachers Students Instructors 148

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. HyFlex considerations in assignment design, groupwork, and lesson planning for inclusion, equity, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) may be viewed by educators as daunting.

Learning 105

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Flexible (UDL) assignment design. All assignments need to be thought out to meet the needs of both learning groups—those attending synchronously and those attending asynchronously. Assignments should be updated by educators each semester (and remapped, if necessary) in order to support academic honesty.

Exams 111

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

My rationale here is to not make it a mandatory assignment, but an extra credit opportunity to know more about their current learning experiences. I specify how I plan to respond once I collect their feedback; for example, adding more clarifications on assignments or identifying themes and concerns.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

“Educator” is used throughout this paper to represent professor, instructor, teacher, or any person or team that leads learning sessions. HyFlex considerations in assignment design, groupwork, and lesson planning for inclusion, equity, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) may be viewed by educators as daunting.

Learning 98

Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

I post the recordings, including transcripts in announcements, assignment directions, discussions, and in personal communications. When recording I always include a video of the screen and myself as this dual approach has a more positive effect on learner outcomes than a static picture of the instructor (Zhang and Yang, 2022).

Instructors 98

Instructors English Lecturing Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

Flexible (UDL) assignment design. All assignments need to be thought out to meet the needs of both learning groups—those attending synchronously and those attending asynchronously. Assignments should be updated by educators each semester (and remapped, if necessary) in order to support academic honesty.

Exams 98

Exams Course Design Assignments Learning 98