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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

Faculty Focus

They found this significantly boosted nursing students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes, especially in talking with others, solving problems, and using what they learned. This means readings from various fields, expert guest talks, or tasks that ask students to blend information from many sources.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

Faculty Focus

They found this significantly boosted nursing students’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes, especially in talking with others, solving problems, and using what they learned. This means readings from various fields, expert guest talks, or tasks that ask students to blend information from many sources.

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

However, we have often been frustrated by the lessons proposed in our language textbooks for learning about culture; these lessons usually come in the form of disconnected short readings with comprehension questions. This is exactly what our colleague in Spanish chose to do through a group work activity. link] Mugnai, M.

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

However, we have often been frustrated by the lessons proposed in our language textbooks for learning about culture; these lessons usually come in the form of disconnected short readings with comprehension questions. This is exactly what our colleague in Spanish chose to do through a group work activity. link] Mugnai, M.

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Improving student achievement through choice

eSchool News

When we looked at our reading and math scores a few years back, we found that we weren’t seeing the growth we were hoping to see. We brought in close-reading strategies, started an academic coaching program for teachers, and launched reading interventions and guided reading groups.

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Beyond the bookshelves: 3 ways school libraries have evolved to meet students’ needs

eSchool News

Once simply a quiet space to check out books, libraries have evolved to provide students with a holistic and interactive learning experience. Traditional beige, rigid layouts with rows of bookshelves and tables have given way to open, adaptable spaces that accommodate group work, discussions and various learning activities.

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17 Tweaks That Make a Big Difference in Group Work

Cult of Pedagogy

It’s pretty well known in educational circles that cooperative learning is supported by research, but so many teachers still struggle with it, so when things don’t work well, they give it up. Here’s how it works: Students make “appointments” with different peers at specific times.