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How Gimkit engages my students

eSchool News

Gimkit offers so much more than just a game-based learning experience for students–it can be used as an introduction to a lesson, as assigned homework, or as a tool for reviewing. Question Breakdown: This part is very powerful. It shows how everyone did on each question you asked. You see how many got it right.

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Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

Cult of Pedagogy

assigning points : Blunt strongly discourages assigning points to whiteboard retrieval activities. You can do completion or participation, but I would avoid assigning points you don’t want to create anxiety around making mistakes.” “Present students with a multiple choice question.”

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Why Giving My Students More Choice Was the Most Punk Rock Thing I Could Do

Edsurge

Authority, on the other hand, is when I decide what lessons to assign to students, or when they must read silently to themselves or aloud to the class. They are for everyone. I have control over their actions and learning. Of course, it's easier to be in control when your role as a teacher puts you in a position of authority.

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Flipped Classroom: Engaging Students with EdPuzzle

Catlin Tucker

These open-ended questions are a great way to begin discussions in class the day after students have completed this assignment. Multiple Choice Questions. Teachers can also create multiple-choice questions to see how well students are understanding and retaining the information they are watching.

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Flipped Classroom 101: Challenges, Benefits & Design Tips

Catlin Tucker

Classically, the transfer of information has occurred in class via lecture and practice has been assigned for homework. Teachers can: Use a tool like Edpuzzle to create a lesson around the video with short answer and multiple choice questions. Pair the video in an online discussion using Google Classroom or Schoology.

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Blended Learning: Design a Mini-playlist that Allows Students to Control the Pace of Their Learning

Catlin Tucker

Students who generally struggle to read at grade level could engage with this assignment in ways equal to their classmates who read at or above grade level. Each time I return to an assignment, I add strategies, like polling, discussion boards, and partner work to make the experience more engaging.

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Florida district deploys new math tool

eSchool News

LearnBop is fabulous for remediation, as it helps teachers assign the standards we are focusing on, and then track and monitor each student’s progress toward those standards.”. The previous math program in the district didn’t allow teachers to assign work to students by specific standards, which made it difficult to identify students’ gaps.

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