eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Vibrant and engaging learning spaces In a departure from traditional classroom design, schools are moving away from neutral color schemes in learning spaces. Students and teachers alike are seeking alternatives to the traditional lecture- and test-based approach that has predominantly been used in schools for decades.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Pairing a tested, research-based framework like UDL with AI brings educators a step closer to the goal of true inclusion of all learners in computer science classes. Though this is not necessarily asking for teachers to do more, it is absolutely asking them to do something different. Here’s more on that goal.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

students who played edgames outperformed their peers on standardized tests. Now a soon-to-be released study from Vanderbilt University demonstrates the impact of rigorous, peer reviewed research into curricular tools, in this case showing that students who played edgames outperformed their peers on standardized tests.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2018

They create classrooms designed to maximize student learning, and do everything from fine-tuning lesson plans and homework assignments to organizing the physical layout of their learning spaces. Today’s teachers are expert innovators.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

Many modern classroom designs enhance collaborative learning through flexible classroom furniture, interactive HDTVs and improved Wi-Fi capabilities. . Designer: One of the best ways to develop computational thinking is through hands-on projects.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

Connecting course and classroom design has another perk: access to a new pool of funds previously earmarked for other projects. UCF and IU are among those schools supplementing funding for instructional supports by tapping into larger pools of money designated for classroom build-outs each year.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The new suite of offerings – which includes a range of AI tools, interactive lessons, and curriculum-supporting content – takes Canva from a classroom design tool to an end-to-end education platform capable of producing and teaching complete lessons with ease.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Apps aren’t designed for the whole classroom. Design for collaboration. Districts should look to solutions that streamline peer feedback, classroom polls, and flexible groupings. I developed Frontier ’s inquiry-based lessons precisely because I’ve seen technology relegated to independent practice time and testing.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

That is well below the necessary sample size for a test score based accountability,” Kramer says. Trying to shoehorn in micro-schools for accountability requirements that were designed for bigger schools is tricky. The cameras and sensors are developed and tested by an engineering team in a lab before being brought to pilot classrooms.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

But despite the school’s high test scores, its growth was stagnating. This transition affected everyone at the school, impacting everything from classroom design to the skills students needed to be successful—but that was a struggle for some. CICS West Belden was one of them.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2018

How Furniture and Flexible Seating Is Turning Classroom Design Into a Fad by Robert Dillon As schools race to create Pinterest-pretty classrooms with furniture on wheels and flexible seating, Dillon advises teachers to slow down—and adopt a designer mindset. But are educators on board? Editor’s Picks. Tear Down That Wall?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Progress is typically measured through “playing tests,” in which students rehearse specific skills and demonstrate their growth by playing them in person or through a recording. In the classroom, we can trust our students to demonstrate their knowledge through their chosen medium as well.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. It’s imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

Faced with administrative concerns that the need for Internet access and Internet-enabled devices would limit student access to digital textbooks, Billings began the daunting project by testing an introductory English course to obtain student feedback. “I I didn’t want my faculty doing anything I hadn’t thoroughly tested,” she says.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

7% Parents: 6% Strategic planning: 6% School configuration: 5% Classroom setting: 4.5% Exams and testing: 4% Grading practices (as a district policy): 3% School closure/merger: 3% #3: People management Following in a distant third among our most requested topics, people management questions comprised 14% of this year’s AskEAB requests.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

MakerBot , a provider of 3D printing and subsidiary of Stratasys, announced the launch of the MakerBotSKETCH Classroom, designed to be a reliable 3D printing setup for the classroom, giving students more access to 3D printing and setting up teachers for success.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

So what the virtual experimentation research assistant allows you to do— VERA —is to generate ideas and test them. One methodology of research is called participation design research, in which you take all these stakeholders and bring them to the table, and they're building tools together. and you can generate a model.

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