Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Capturing students’ attention throughout the entire class is crucial for any teacher, but the challenge lies in the fact that, despite teachers’ expertise in their subject matter, it can be challenging to hold students’ attention for an extended period. Thus, an instructor’s body language is important during class.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Children’s books are designed to grab the attention of the reader and keep it. He swears by using children’s books to learn and maintain information, as they are full of pictures and infographics and engaging language that keeps the audience entertained. This principle can be extended to the classroom.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 12, 2025

While administrators can do their part by implementing school-wide behavior management strategies, individual classroom management largely falls on teachers. Tackling classroom management can be overwhelming, so weve gathered 13 classroom management strategies to help and inspire you.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. And that's really, I think, what most teachers struggle with, because if you can't manage, you can't teach. That's why I incorporate American Sign Language. We do a read-aloud.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

But it’s humanly impossible to bring that level of attention to every teacher’s class. Large language models can analyze classroom discussions at scale. To get more evidence out of a classroom is a precursor to explain everything else, like [understanding] student outcomes,” says Dora Demszky.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2021

The pandemic catalyzed this previously unmatched level of attention on early care and education,” LiBetti says, adding that “the potential for aspirational change to early educator preparation is possible right now.” Some strategies outlined in the report are more ripe for swift action than others, Kornack acknowledges. “I

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

AI technologies are designed to simulate human intelligence and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language and engaging in interactive conversation. Incorporating ChatGPT into the classroom offers a myriad of broad benefits for both educators and students.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

In this second part, you will be guided through key issues in classroom discussion through translation, what to avoid, engaging with simultaneous rather than consecutive translation, and some final words of advice in the journey of effective teaching through translation. Do not use idiomatic terms and slang languages.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

In this second part, you will be guided through key issues in classroom discussion through translation, what to avoid, engaging with simultaneous rather than consecutive translation, and some final words of advice in the journey of effective teaching through translation. Do not use idiomatic terms and slang languages.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

AI technologies are designed to simulate human intelligence and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language and engaging in interactive conversation. Incorporating ChatGPT into the classroom offers a myriad of broad benefits for both educators and students.

Communication 111

Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 19, 2017

Orton-Gillingham (officially labeled “Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Structured Language Approach”) came about through the foundational contributions of Samuel T. Orton was a neuropsychiatrist and a pioneer in focusing attention on reading failure and related language processing difficulties.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 17, 2024

I was in a new seventh grade language arts position, one I’d started in January after a teacher retired mid-year, so I hadn’t had enough time yet to build the relationships that are the foundation of my approach to classroom management. They think they can get away with anything, I thought. I need to be tougher.

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Teachers Classroom Management Writing Attention 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

They are aware of mis- and disinformation, the fact that social media is designed to be attention-grabbing, and that not all sources are reliable. When comparing two articles, students will comment on the level of context and detail that are present, differences in language (e.g., This, from my perspective, is a good thing.

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Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Students that are hard of hearing struggle with communication in school as delays in language and speech can often be present. Hard-of-hearing students also often lack the same problem-solving, language, and number concept skills as their peers. How to Best Help Students Hard of Hearing in the Classroom. Written Directions.

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Disabilities Students Language Languages 85

Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 4, 2024

As they moved from an environment where adults structured every moment to one with much more autonomy, quite a few of our students struggled to manage their time, their attention, their belongings, and their energy in a way that helped them do school successfully. They would forget to do assignments. Lose whole notebooks.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

However, the classroom is not immune to the challenges of the wider world. Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. Yet these are not the only factors at play.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

However, the classroom is not immune to the challenges of the wider world. Increasingly, instructors report difficulty maintaining students attention, citing ever-present distractions like smartphones, laptops, and a relentless stream of digital notifications. Yet these are not the only factors at play.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 98

Teach Hub

MAY 15, 2024

Research from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention suggests that physical activity breaks during the classroom day can positively impact students’ attention, concentration, behavior, and academic performance. A 2014 study found that physical activity can boost language arts skills.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

They are aware of mis- and disinformation, the fact that social media is designed to be attention-grabbing, and that not all sources are reliable. When comparing two articles, students will comment on the level of context and detail that are present, differences in language (e.g., This, from my perspective, is a good thing.

Teaching 111

Teaching Evaluation Discussions Plagiarism 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

All the improvements the bot suggested consisted of rephrasing the language in the questions, the explanation given for the change was always the same: “Improved clarify and specificity of the question.” need to improve distractors, two or more answers overlapping), a key component of multiple-choice questions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Pay attention to these and your students will be much more prepared for this Spring’s Common Core assessments: Keyboarding. Tests were administered via digital devices (though there are options for paper-and-pencil). I polled my PLN to find specific tech areas students needed help with in preparing for the Assessments.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

All the improvements the bot suggested consisted of rephrasing the language in the questions, the explanation given for the change was always the same: “Improved clarify and specificity of the question.” need to improve distractors, two or more answers overlapping), a key component of multiple-choice questions.

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Multiple Choice Questions Plagiarism Writing Questions 98

Teacher Mood

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

From lesson planning to classroom management to grading, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of tasks that demand our attention. When students know what is expected of them and are familiar with classroom routines, transitions become smoother, and disruptions are minimized.

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Teachers Classroom Management Communication Assignments 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2019

It will sit passively on a desk or shelf until activated by a key phrase (such as “Hey Alexa”) and then will respond in conversational language. Finally, there are a few more pedestrian issues to address before you roll these out in your ecosystem: Answers may be long-winded for your student attention spans.

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Mobile Devices Intelligence Exams Questions 90

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Any job students get post-school will require listening to real people, responding, and adapting when body language says you’ve confused the person in front of you. The attention and care provided by a teacher — technology may measure it but can’t provide it. replace teachers. ” — RAND Education.

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Technology Coaching Communication Critical Thinking 84

Teach Hub

MAY 24, 2024

Reports from organizations like the Arts Education Partnership and the National Endowment for the Arts in the United States suggest that the arts are linked to improved test scores, enhanced reading and language skills, and higher rates of going to and completing college.

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k12 Prospects

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

More Diverse Needs: The diversity in urban schools, with varying languages, cultures, and income levels, may require more complex customization to appeal broadly. Complex Bureaucracy: Urban districts often have more administrative layers, which can slow down decision-making and purchasing processes.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 18, 2023

” She also found that much of the equity work being done in schools looked very similar to trauma-informed approaches, “being caring, paying more attention to the humans that we all are, looking at our strengths. And this means it will show up for many, if not all, of our students, and for ourselves.

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Teaching Attention Counselling Accessibility 52

Cult of Pedagogy

DECEMBER 10, 2023

It might be a need for extra time or attention, a shortage of school supplies, food, or clothing, a need for transportation, a need for help with organization, structure, or time management. There’s sort of this coded language around, oh, the students who aren’t getting love at home can come to school and get love.

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Students Failure Counselling Culture 52

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

School Discipline vs. Children’s Freedom One day, early in my education career, I was teaching a lesson on figurative language to my sixth grade English language arts class. This controlled chaos felt at odds with expectations of strict classroom management, and I had to shift gears quickly. I don’t know.

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Elementary School Elementary School Schools Testing 148

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Edlio Engage will offer two-way conversations, language translation, direct messaging, email and mobile push notifications, and school engagement reports. Learning.com , provider of comprehensive digital literacy curriculum, has announced a partnership with Common Sense Education.

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