Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

For decades, researchers have highlighted the importance of comprehending and integrating diverse cultural elements to enhance teaching and learning practices. When people hear the term “culture,” it is often associated solely with ethnic culture.

Culture 110

Culture Syllabus Critical Thinking Intelligence 110

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

Online archives such as the Library of Congress’s Digital Collections and the National Archives offer students the opportunity to explore primary sources firsthand, gaining insights into historical events and cultural phenomena that would otherwise be inaccessible.

Social Studies 282

Social Studies Study Ethics Intelligence 282

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Joy: Cultivating a love for learning Imagine a school where students eagerly anticipate each day, where learning is synonymous with excitement and discovery. By fostering a positive school culture, we create an environment where students and staff feel valued and motivated. This vision underscores the first promise of Joy.

Schools 288

Schools Learning Students Knowledge 288

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

3.2 – Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. In mixed-ability groups, students can work together to evaluate and discuss their evidence, with higher-level students leading the analysis.

Teaching 395

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Collaboration: Utilizing online platforms and tools that facilitate collaborative learning, communication, and teamwork among students and educators. K-12 students are exposed to coding, digital media creation, and critical evaluation of online information.

Learning 254

Learning Learning Styles Critical Thinking Accessibility 254

k12 Digest

MARCH 4, 2025

What motivates me is witnessing a students growth not just academically, but also their social, emotional and cultural development. As a principal of an international school, what I love most about my role is the opportunity to cultivate a positive learning environment for both students and teachers.

Education 130

Education Culture Critical Thinking Evaluation 130

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. Finally, mind maps provide opportunities for students to co-create cultural understanding together.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 27, 2023

In our small language department, we each teach a different foreign language (Chinese, French, German, and Spanish), but we share the core learning goal of student understanding of culture. Finally, mind maps provide opportunities for students to co-create cultural understanding together.

Group work 98

Group work Culture Instructors Language 98

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Differentiated instruction stands out as a fundamental approach, allowing educators to tailor their teaching methods to accommodate diverse learning styles, abilities, and interests within the classroom. By offering varied instructional approaches, educators can address individual student needs and maximize learning outcomes.

Teaching 130

Teaching Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

This approach improves access and learning as well when students play a role in the design of content, said some of the chat participants. eTextbooks, multimedia learning objects, OER, all class materials, organic (social) class communications, discussion, collaborative learning assignments—everything must be mobile-perfect.”

eLearning 146

eLearning Instructors Participation Discussions 146

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). In the ideate stage, the educator should evaluate the problem or focus of the education from multiple perspectives and sit in the seat of both the learner and the educator who will teach the content.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). In the ideate stage, the educator should evaluate the problem or focus of the education from multiple perspectives and sit in the seat of both the learner and the educator who will teach the content.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). To understand and dialogue effectively with our students, we must recognize and understand our voices and perspectives.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

What exists in Arabic in terms of Sunday school curricula, youth work materials, and home Bible studies is largely translation from English, often poorly translated and culturally inappropriate. In the tasks given in both courses, students learned significant life skills such as collaboration and hearer-oriented communication.

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning. Curiosity benefits priming the brain for learning (Robson, 2022). What motivates one may not motivate all.

Students 122

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 122

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we explore ways to use technology for good, it’s important to evaluate how EdTech tools can help school districts, teachers and even families navigate a mental health pandemic in which almost three million youth reported experiencing severe major depression in 2023.

Gamification 359

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 359

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). To understand and dialogue effectively with our students, we must recognize and understand our voices and perspectives.

Learning 92

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 92

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning. Curiosity benefits priming the brain for learning (Robson, 2022). What motivates one may not motivate all.

Students 111

Students Motivation Feedback Communication 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

You might call her the hipster teacher since she embraced collaborative learning, flexible seating and student autonomy before it was trendy. It's not exactly your typical class—kids sitting on the floor, on the counter—but the culture of the class was one of excitement. It was learning for them. Everything else is there.

High School 112

High School High School Teaching Schools 112

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

The Concept of Beyond Boundaries Schools Definition and Key Characteristics Beyond Boundaries Schools are educational institutions that transcend traditional geographical and academic limits, promoting a curriculum focused on global citizenship and cultural awareness.

Critical Thinking 52

Critical Thinking Interdisciplinary Culture Participation 52

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

They arent just adhering to an instructors visiontheyre shaping the culture of their learning community. Midway through the semester, typically in March and again in April, we revisit the agreements to evaluate how well theyre serving us. Rather than merely agreeing to rules, students actively design them.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 105

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

One of the key benefits of an OLC is that faculty are given the opportunity to collaborate and share their knowledge and expertise (Tuffnell, 2021). Conclusion and recommendations Online learning communities are a valuable professional development resource for faculty teaching online. What the literature says. REL 2013–003).

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 13, 2025

They arent just adhering to an instructors visiontheyre shaping the culture of their learning community. Midway through the semester, typically in March and again in April, we revisit the agreements to evaluate how well theyre serving us. Rather than merely agreeing to rules, students actively design them.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Learning Confidentiality 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

One of the key benefits of an OLC is that faculty are given the opportunity to collaborate and share their knowledge and expertise (Tuffnell, 2021). Conclusion and recommendations Online learning communities are a valuable professional development resource for faculty teaching online. What the literature says. REL 2013–003).

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Distance Learning Education Learning 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we explore ways to use technology for good, it’s important to evaluate how EdTech tools can help school districts, teachers and even families navigate a mental health pandemic in which almost three million youth reported experiencing severe major depression in 2023.

Gamification 130

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130