Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

Middle schoolers, they warned us, are unable to work at their own pace because they lack academic fundamentals, intrinsic motivation and basic time management skills. This is especially true for sixth graders, they said, who are managing a challenging transition to middle school and lack independence.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

Teachers might break down lectures in bite-sized video clips, and use live streaming, or synchronous, time to conduct wellness checks with students and connect with them individually or in smaller groups. Middle school teachers often must focus on combating student distraction and loss of focus.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

According to research conducted at Stanford University, over 70% of high school students report feeling stressed about their academic workload. A well-structured digital study plan can help alleviate this stress by providing a clear path to manage assignments, study sessions, and personal time. homework, lecture notes, practice tests).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

At the end of June a group of passionate, dedicated educators gathered for one of New Jersey’s last EdCamps of the 2017 school year. The idea is that, instead of assigning students in traditional rows of desks, they would have a choice as to where they sit. The conversation was underway when I walked in.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Using Kami, teachers can create assignments with their LMS, share class-wide, and offer feedback in real time. Kendall Hunt will offer a customized version of OpenSciEd’s high-quality middle school science instructional materials in a dynamic format through Kiddom’s comprehensive digital curriculum platform.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-based” learning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability. Zirka Franko, a veteran teacher at Locust Grove, likes the way she can tailor assignments to each child. Math comes naturally to me,” he said. Students who excel move on.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2018

As an instructional coach at Fairbanks Middle School in Milford Center, Ohio, I have been a core part of charting a new path for PD that uses a blended model of professional learning. The topics we cover through our blended PD require more serious thought, so they can’t be digested in a two-hour lecture to the staff.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In a comprehensive article written for BMC Public Health Distance learning in Italian primary and middle school children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey , the study revealed gaps in access. The Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Italian Learning Ecosystems: the School Teachers’ Perspective at the steady state.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

The problem might boil down to a misunderstanding of what active learning actually is, and how it can encompass an entire curriculum, even when teachers rarely deliver traditional lectures. Cator cites Carroll Magnet Middle School in North Carolina as a school that has embraced the challenge-based ethos.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

For example, Dr. Nicole Abera is the director of elementary and middle school programs at the Katherine Thomas School in Washington, D.C., search, open, download, read and listen) digital content and complete assigned work tasks for review. Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., Follow her @drchriscip. Follow her @g_schlichtmann.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Students are grouped by academic need so teachers can review topics with struggling students while the rest of the class works at their own pace, often on a playlist of exercises assigned by Canvas (grades 6-12) or Google Classroom (K-5). It build rapport in a way traditional lecturing simply cannot.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Digital resources can save teachers innumerable hours of planning, grading, assigning, and assessing in the classroom. As online resources develop and create more curricula, teachers will transform classroom dynamics by devoting less time to lecturing and spending more time enriching and mentoring. About the Author.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

Then actively pick sometime within their lecture to say, "Here's a summary of the collection of the feedback I've received, here's what I would do based on this feedback." But we were also expected to participate within this online environment that was created through our school.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Some teachers who would ask you to go to theirs made the class tedious, because you had to sit there for a hour and a half while you listen to this lecture when you've already got the concepts. Amanda Regan: Virtual High School called it “asynchronous,” so there's no set time where you have to sit in on a lecture or anything like that.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2018

While it offers many appealing pieces (homework assignment and grading, easy communication, and built-in metrics), one unique to Kiddom is their robust K-12 content library. Open your class timeline and select “New Assignment” Click the red Kiddom “ K ” icon to access the Library. More about Kiddom.

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Quizzes Mobile Devices Assignments Internet 72

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2016

If you aren’t using blogs by Middle School, the only question is: Why not? Note-taking doesn’t usually start until fourth/fifth grade, maybe even as late as Middle School. Then, students submit all assignments to you through that folder. Digital Note-taking. 4th-8th, important, 4. 3rd-8th, important, 3.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

In such schools, replicative uses of technology are quite common, but transformative uses that leverage the unique affordances of technology are quite rare. Teachers who used to lecture with a chalkboard or whiteboard may now lecture with an expensive interactive whiteboard.

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Schools Internet Lecturing Mobile Devices 109

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology at California State University Fresno and Teacher on Special Assignment at ACEL Charter High school. She is a welcome presenter at keynotes, lectures, and workshops. Her goal: to inspire and help teachers to try something new. Blog: Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything.

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Knowledge Classroom Management Lecturing Social Studies 72

k12 Online Schools

JULY 5, 2024

From online schooling for elementary and middle school to high schools online , the top K12 online schools offer flexible, structured, and engaging programs. The K12 online school curriculum is designed to cater to all learning styles and ensure a solid educational foundation.

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Quizzes Middle School Middle School Learning Styles 52

Teach Thought

MAY 18, 2025

Whatever we call it, a seminar is different from a talk/recitation/ lecture-with-discussion. Some facilitators may simply assign the text for students to read prior to the Socratic seminar. Sometimes we call it a ‘class discussion’ to signal that the class will discuss, with the teacher playing a moderator role.

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Critical Thinking Coaching Discussions Evaluation 52

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2023

At the beginning of this school year, I facilitated a professional development (PD) session with middle school teachers about how to use education technology tools for deeper learning. The caveat was that we could only use the resources in the library. No internet.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2021

I realized that as soon as everything went online, I had every single assignment for every single class available at home. For the first time all school year, the 10th-grader suddenly found herself with straight As. “I was falling behind. I was failing everything,” the 16-year-old recalls of her pre-pandemic academic standing. “I

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