Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2018

Centered Learning Since starting college, I’ve wanted to develop a classroom that ran entirely by learning centers. I spent the first four years of my career building the activities and classroom management skills I would need to pull it off. Amanda Lotz is a life sciences teacher at at Southside Middle School in New Hampshire.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

When you have 45 minutes once a week with students that have so many different levels of learning, so many different accommodations and modifications, and you still have to stay with it and plan and be able to change or modify in a moment, classroom management is key. You never know who's paying attention.

Education 158

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2018

I don’t have direct experience with it so I jumped at the chance to share Middle School teacher Karessa Parish’s experiences. The result was that the vast majority of our students — students who were doing the right thing — were getting little positive attention from our faculty.

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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. The school is drawing attention. But no one stopped this Henry County seventh-grader when he stomped on the gas. Math comes naturally to me,” he said.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One should note, however, careful attention must be given to ethical considerations, data privacy, the role educators play in its use, and the transparency of AI systems. AI-powered assistants can also provide valuable feedback on student work, helping them improve their skills and knowledge (Xia et al.,

Communication 135

Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 135

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Digital devices, especially smartphones and tablets, have become an appendage for schools. In the presence of a smartphone, children don’t pay attention to the lesson being taught. Secondary and middle schools in Ontario, Canada , are banning the use of cell phones during classes effective from September 2019.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

Knowing what makes a company click—and tick—can also quickly grab the staff’s attention. Michael Winters, a product manager here at EdSurge, submitted his letter to us in April 2014, in the form of a press release. Often the best way to get someone’s attention is to point out a glaring problem. Brief and Sweet.

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Attention Writing Fairness Communication 109

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2023

Consider a pedagogy that transcends rote memorization and the stock drills often found in today’s classrooms, expects critical thinking that teaches how to learn anything — not just school subjects. It should be new approaches that evaluate what they are doing and come up with a different path to success.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One should note, however, careful attention must be given to ethical considerations, data privacy, the role educators play in its use, and the transparency of AI systems. AI-powered assistants can also provide valuable feedback on student work, helping them improve their skills and knowledge (Xia et al.,

Communication 111

Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 111

Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 4, 2024

Most of my teaching experience was in middle schools, so I spent a lot of time with kids who were going through one of the most tumultuous transitions of their lives. ” The underlying belief, whether we realized it or not, seemed to be that if these kids wanted to do better, they would.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

Consider a pedagogy that transcends rote memorization and the stock drills often found in today’s classrooms, expects critical thinking that teaches how to learn anything — not just school subjects. It should be new approaches that evaluate what they are doing and come up with a different path to success.

Critical Thinking 96

Critical Thinking Failure Evaluation Fairness 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

In a Mastery-Based program, a successful student is no longer defined as the one who arrives at school on time, homework completed, in their seat attentively listening to a teacher lecture. What does it look like? To facilitate this, students are met where they are in their learning, not where the grade level says they should be.

Learning 89

Learning Achievement Failure Math 89

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Lecture capture became mature and campus video management and hosting services began to attract attention. I find this creation of 360° images enhances student skillsets in visual literacy, technology literacy, and attention to audience. By Kelly Bielefeld, Clearwater Intermediate and Middle School.

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