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Stop using AI to replicate outdated teaching–get creative, instead

eSchool News

Amplifying creativity and collaboration with AI My former colleague and MIT professor Mitch Resnick bemoans the current uses of AI in education, which aim to replicate conventional teaching methods by focusing on problems that have a right answer.

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Schools and districts that ignore TikTok’s lessons are bound to fail

eSchool News

If traditional teaching methods reliant on textbooks, lecture, and rote memorization have proven anything, it’s that one size definitely does not fit all. The lesson for educators is clear: to truly connect with our students, we must diversify our teaching methods and keep the learning experience fresh.

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AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

k12 Digest

Instead of relying on rigid teaching methods, AEF Schools tailor their curriculum to each student, ensuring academic progress while strengthening executive functioning, social skills, and real-world problem-solving abilities. At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible.

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Tutor Doctor Becomes First Global Tutoring Franchise to Partner with MindPrint Learning

eSchool News

“This partnership equips Tutor Doctors franchisees and tutors with key insights to further personalize their teaching methods, focusing on each students unique learning strengths. Tutor Doctor franchisees are positioned to help students thrive beyond what traditional tutoring methods can offer.

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3 Pillars of High-quality Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Such personalized decision-making opportunities foster intrinsic motivation and active engagement and allow students to discover their strengths and understand their preferences, further bolstering their confidence and belief in their abilities.

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Adopting Open Educational Resources Can Help Students. But It Takes Time, Money and Effort.

Edsurge

In surveys of 1,200 instructors, about two-thirds reported that using OER materials at least somewhat changed their teaching methods and influenced their pedagogical beliefs. In surveys of 2,400 students, between 50 and 60 percent rated their OER courses as higher in quality than their traditional courses.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

Edsurge

Yet, PBL as a pedagogy has seen varied levels of adoption in math classrooms across the United States, with many math teachers falling back on traditional teachings of formulas and procedures. math teaching predominantly focused on procedural skills, where students spent most of their time acquiring isolated skills through repetition.