Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. 2023; Park et al.,

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

There is no such requirement for tests and quizzes though—so overall grades can certainly be lower than a B.) If they need more of a challenge, you’re able to seek it out,” Barrera explains, adding that he designed custom lessons to teach one student an advanced programming language called R.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. When it comes to increasing rates of student achievement, satisfaction, and graduation, what really makes the difference? food, water, warmth, rest, and security).

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Grading and Feedback: Support and Guide, Don’t Punish and Penalize Grading practices should reflect the belief that students can grow and improve.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

Constructionism,” a term Seymour coined in the mid-’80s in connection with the academic work on LOGO, (the children’s computer programming language) and the education movement it spawned, became the basis for our work together at the MIT Media Lab (described in a book we published in 1991). While a visionary, he is also very much a realist.

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Knowledge Curriculum Design Intelligence Math 128

Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 4, 2024

” The underlying belief, whether we realized it or not, seemed to be that if these kids wanted to do better, they would. His original inspiration came from the large population of multi-language learners he worked with early in his career. We also take some of the strain off of those who provide tier 2 and 3 interventions.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

But my belief is that a learning management system is like an operating system for education. The way that I thought about it was that there’s 20 percent of functionality tools that 80 percent of faculty care about and use—discussion boards, chat tools, grading engines, certain parts of quizzes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

language usage. Explain that some students might be debating positions opposite to their beliefs. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. It uses a combination of videos, whiteboard how-tos, practice exercises, and quick quizzes. analytical thinking. critical thinking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

language usage. Explain that some students might be debating positions opposite to their beliefs. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’. It uses a combination of videos, white board how-tos, practice exercises, and quick quizzes. analytical thinking. critical thinking.

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Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 75

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

From the language spoken in hallways to the festivals celebrated on campus, the routines of in-person schooling are steeped in the social fabric of a place. Even language use can shift, students who once spoke in their mother tongue with peers may now be communicating primarily in the language of instruction, often English.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2025

Among these students are newcomers to the country adjusting to a new language and culture, students with special education needs requiring individualized support, and gifted learners ready for deeper learning challenges. Students can listen to, read, and take quizzes on books of their choosing or assigned by their teacher.

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