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Bridging the Gap: Active Learning Strategies for Traditional and Online Classrooms

Faculty Focus

Designing Collaborative Learning Experiences Interactive content creation transforms how students engage with course material in both environments. The resulting maps often reveal insights that surprise both me and my students, demonstrating how collaborative learning can deepen understanding regardless of the teaching modality.

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8 Creative Classroom Seating Arrangements to Increase Engagement

Teachers Pay Teachers

Paired Pods in Rows: Best for space-saving collaboration Many teachers use the traditional row setup because it’s the best way for all of the desks to fit in the classroom space. Pros: With this arrangement, you can save space in your classroom, and your students can easily turn to their rowmates for small group learning moments.

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Six Powerful Ways to Cultivate Student Attention and Promote Student Success 

Faculty Focus

It turns out that with each passing year, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to capture and hold a student’s attention and focus during my lessons. Our cognitive resources do, however, have a limit; therefore, we must always choose from the available resources that we can pay attention to.

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Six Powerful Ways to Cultivate Student Attention and Promote Student Success 

Faculty Focus

It turns out that with each passing year, I’m finding it increasingly difficult to capture and hold a student’s attention and focus during my lessons. Our cognitive resources do, however, have a limit; therefore, we must always choose from the available resources that we can pay attention to.

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Creating Inclusive Classrooms with Co-Teaching and the Station Rotation

Catlin Tucker

This structure balances differentiated instruction and uniform content delivery, providing personalized support and consistent foundational learning for all students. This dual approach ensures that all students receive consistent, targeted attention, maximizing opportunities for growth and understanding.

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How Canva makes my life as an educator easier

eSchool News

They are attention-grabbing thanks to the graphic resources I can customize to each slide in the presentation. Project-based learning Project-based collaborative learning in the classroom can be quite engaging for both students and educators. Presentations Simply put, my lesson presentations are no longer boring slides.

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K-12 Tech Innovation News

eSchool News

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. These devices and tools empower teachers to create engaging lessons, fostering a more interactive and collaborative learning experience.