eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

To further support collaborative STEM learning, Vernier Software & Technology recently launched LabQuest 3. LabQuest 3 makes it easier than ever for students to collect, analyze, and interact with data as they engage in hands-on scientific discovery,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

We have to take care of the staff if we want to take care of our students John Bosselman The rhythm and rituals of learning depend on people, not tech. This is a school whose kids successfully lobbied the New York City council to change the name of their local street to Fannie Lou Hamer on the 100th anniversary of her birth.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

Encourage collaboration: Students excel in collaborative learning environment, such as group projects and peer reviews where they can engage with their classmates. These activities allow them to learn from each other and view different perspectives. Middle School Journal , 50 (2), 1727. link] Moser, K.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

Tracey Nangle, a teacher in North Smithfield School District in Rhode Island, said that an open-door policy at her middle school helped to shift schoolwide attitudes and culture in favor of collaborative learning. “Teachers are given release time to work as teams and observe classrooms together.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Pre-COVID-19, our “default setting” schedule had students join us on campus two days a week; middle school students attending Mondays and Wednesdays and high schoolers on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

These experiences lend themselves to project-based learning: Students who experience collaborative learning models develop a deeper understanding of the subject, exhibit greater problem-solving and critical-learning skills and convey greater confidence in their learning abilities.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

Often there are lessons to be learned from the very act of teaching, whether it’s an instructor finding new ways to reach—or not reach—students, to watching students grow before your eyes to discovering what makes collaborative learning so successful. There’s something to learn for teachers at all ages.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

It can facilitate immersive learning environments , allowing educators to craft virtual classrooms or historical settings so that students engage in interactive and captivating lessons. Experiential learning is enhanced , offering a safe platform for hands-on activities like science experiments.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Central Valley School District (NY): “We are all learners working to reach our full potential through individual goals and pace, with flexible time and space.”. Rochester Middle School (NH): “Rochester Middle School is a place where we inspire creative and collaborative learning to challenge and celebrate the unique genius in all of us.”.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Central Valley School District (NY): “We are all learners working to reach our full potential through individual goals and pace, with flexible time and space.”. Rochester Middle School (NH): “Rochester Middle School is a place where we inspire creative and collaborative learning to challenge and celebrate the unique genius in all of us.”.

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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. For 20 years, she was an elementary and middle school classroom teacher, primarily in the Cherry Creek School District, Colorado.

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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. For 20 years, she was an elementary and middle school classroom teacher, primarily in the Cherry Creek School District, Colorado.

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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. And it could be offered at the middle school level. It could be offered at the high school level. Today she's turned her classroom into a multi-million dollar media center.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2017

According to Cornell University Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE), “research shows that educational experiences that are active, social, contextual, engaging, and student-owned lead to deeper learning.” So perhaps the fatal flaw of this buzzword is its overuse at the expense of other equally important means of learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

First, let’s talk about Gestalt Community Schools , which is a charter management organization in Memphis, Tennessee. They had already begun a process of designing a new middle school, called Nexus Middle School, to be a STEM-based school that incorporated personalized learning.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

“Flexible seating is about more than simply having a variety of different, fun seats in the classroom,” writes Brooke Markle, an English teacher at Mechanicsburg Middle School in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Eli has been eagerly pursuing a journalistic career since he left the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill School of Journalism.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

She has been supporting teachers as they utilize technology to support teaching and learning for over twenty years and is well-known for her online resources for teachers. Whole-Class Learning is Here. By Kelly Bielefeld, Clearwater Intermediate and Middle School. It is one to watch for in 2017.

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