eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

How does technology improve efficiency in the classroom? How does technology benefit the classroom? Technology benefits the classroom in several impactful ways, enhancing both teaching and learning experiences. How can technology be used effectively in the classroom? Let’s find out.

Technology 130

Technology Textbooks Feedback Teaching Methods 130

Teacher Mood

MAY 8, 2025

Lets dive into how you can start teaching smarter, not harder. Why Teaching Smarter Not Harder Matters Work smarter, not harder is more than a catchy phraseits a survival strategy for teachers. My GO FISH phonics games are perfect for batch planning small groups for WEEKS! Re-teach as needed without feeling guilty.

Teaching 52

Teaching Classroom Management Writing Activities 52

Teach Hub

JUNE 7, 2024

Teaching is a balancing act, with constantly juggling creating lesson plans , grading papers, and many other tasks. Canva is a free tool designed to simplify your daily tasks so you can work smarter, not harder. Here are a few ways that Canva can help you have a more productive, creative classroom.

Motivation 103

Motivation Quizzes Classroom Management Attention 103

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning involves complex classroom management, which is different from traditional lecturing. To be effective, professors should be skilled at constructing activities, monitoring group dynamics, and enabling dynamic discussions. Form groups strategically. Monitor and facilitate group dynamics.

Collaborative Learning 115

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Observation Activity: This activity comes from James Peter Newbury, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, who shares an image on the overhead during class and then asks students, “What do you notice? Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?: What do you wonder (Newbery, 2023)?”

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Observation Activity: This activity comes from James Peter Newbury, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, who shares an image on the overhead during class and then asks students, “What do you notice? Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?: What do you wonder (Newbery, 2023)?”

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning involves complex classroom management, which is different from traditional lecturing. To be effective, professors should be skilled at constructing activities, monitoring group dynamics, and enabling dynamic discussions. Form groups strategically. Monitor and facilitate group dynamics.

Collaborative Learning 105

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

My First Big Risk: Flipping the Script When I became a teacher, I promised myself that I wouldn’t teach from the textbook and bore my students with presentations. My classroom was set up with desks in rows and my lessons included lectures with PowerPoint presentations, worksheets and textbook work.

Teachers 134

Teachers Textbooks Lecturing Social Studies 134

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 6, 2022

Who ultimately is the best person to analyze the teaching? If a teacher wants a good picture of how teaching impacts students, I suggest using a Google Form survey or Microsoft forms. My rationale was that I provided feedback throughout the year on their work, and now it is time that they do likewise for me. And it is ugly.”

Evaluation 155

Evaluation Feedback Curriculum Assignments 155

Teach Hub

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Stick to Your Classroom Management Plan A key way to maintain fairness in your classroom is by consistently adhering to your classroom management plan. Carefully Plan Group Collaboration Group work is a great way to encourage collaboration and build a sense of community in the classroom.

Fairness 84

Fairness Teaching Methods Classroom Management Learning Styles 84

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

This is one of my favorite forms of play, as it incorporates group work, competition, and we have a lot of fun! Escape Room : Perhaps I do get an even wider-eyed group of students when I unexpectedly call out, “Now, it’s time for an escape room!” I also give out little prizes. Invisible Learning. Kindle Direct Publishing.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

This is one of my favorite forms of play, as it incorporates group work, competition, and we have a lot of fun! Escape Room : Perhaps I do get an even wider-eyed group of students when I unexpectedly call out, “Now, it’s time for an escape room!” I also give out little prizes. Invisible Learning. Kindle Direct Publishing.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 5, 2023

According to the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) , today’s universities lean on strong teaching skills from their instructors, including adjunct instructors, and research shows a direct correlation between classroom management skills and higher retention rates and increased on-time graduation rates.

Instructors 116

Instructors Culture Students Skills 116

Teach Hub

JULY 3, 2024

Punch cards are a simple and smart classroom management tool that keeps your students motivated and engaged. This highly effective tool transforms classroom behavior and can be a fun and interactive strategy to incorporate into your daily classroom routine as a teacher.

Motivation 59

Motivation Achievement Classroom Management Fairness 59

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 5, 2023

According to the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) , today’s universities lean on strong teaching skills from their instructors, including adjunct instructors, and research shows a direct correlation between classroom management skills and higher retention rates and increased on-time graduation rates.

Instructors 111

Instructors Culture Students Skills 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 26, 2019 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Breakout sessions allow for students to choose not only a topic they’d like to explore further, but also how they would like to explore it with a small group of their peers.

Motivation 105

Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on August 26, 2019 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Breakout sessions allow for students to choose not only a topic they’d like to explore further, but also how they would like to explore it with a small group of their peers.

Motivation 86

Motivation Instructors Discussions Lecturing 86