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9 ways collaborative learning benefits teachers and students

eSchool News

Editor’s note : This story on collaborative learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. This could be due to a combination of many reasons: fear of change, lack of training, effectiveness of technology, pace of learning, and new technology trends, to name a few.

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Creating a fun robotics lesson that addresses 4 ISTE standards

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Teachers must align instructional content with state and national standards, prepare and organize materials, and thoughtfully structure collaborative learning experiences to ensure effective learning outcomes. The fairy tale obstacle course To kick off the lesson, students are grouped into collaborative teams of three.

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K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum

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All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. 46 lessons. 46 projects.

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How Canva makes my life as an educator easier

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From lesson planning and resource creating to parent communication–all improved because of Canva. Classroom decorations I’m an elementary teacher who has taught grades from kindergarten through 5th grade. My room decor has changed with the grades I teach. We also have many ways to communicate with parents.

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How I Took the Dread Out of Grading—and Replaced It With Fun

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I became more collaborative as well as a better leader and communicator. Earlier in my career, my daily grading process amounted to little more than trading beans. In New Tech Network schools, grades are weighted according to five categories. I realize that I no longer dread grading. How else would we do it?”.

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7 discoveries from an active learning classroom

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The renovated classroom and colorful mobile chairs and desks provided by the grant have literally transformed my practice, my seventh-grade language arts students, and their families. Test scores, homework completion, and grades have soared and parents who had never visited their student’s classroom now volunteer regularly.

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Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

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EasyTech’s “Essential Skills for Remote Learning” are as follows: Remote Learning Essentials: Teach students how to communicate virtually and troubleshoot their tech issues independently. Computer Fundamentals: Students learn to harness technology as a tool to create, problem-solve and collaborate with others.

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