Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

However, my husband would argue that I am indeed addicted to learning experiences each summer when I should probably be helping to organize the garage. I LOVE to learn. What follows is my idiosyncratic list of suggested PD for writing teachers during the summer and into the school year.

Writing 89

Writing STEM Teachers English 89

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From classroom lessons and professional learning resources, to staff guides and announcement graphics, more and more information is being delivered in a visual way. Research shows that we process information presented in visual form more quickly than that presented in writing. What are digital learning techniques?

Learning 258

Learning Beliefs Learning Styles Social Studies 258

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Getting Meta with AI in the Classroom: A Reflective Approach In a junior-level education course, I assigned students the task of writing a reflective paper on the various uses of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, in the classroom. AI is so new that the landscape of our knowledge is changing constantly.

Ethics 93

Ethics Plagiarism Intelligence Education 93

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Designing Collaborative Learning Experiences Interactive content creation transforms how students engage with course material in both environments. The resulting maps often reveal insights that surprise both me and my students, demonstrating how collaborative learning can deepen understanding regardless of the teaching modality.

Active Learning 72

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 72

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

During the two-week module on positive psychology, I wanted students to experience research and writing as positive and engaging activities. Here is how the project unfolded: Day 1: Setting the Stage for Collaborative Writing The project began by gauging student interest in co-authoring an article on student wellness.

Collaborative Research 92

Collaborative Research Writing Failure Students 92

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Authored by Marian Small and co-authored by Graham Fletcher, the blended, easy-to-use three-part instructional design emphasizes student teamwork and communication skills in a collaborative learning environment.

Achievement 257

Achievement Math Reading Education 257

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2024

Barriers to Student-led Meaning-Making Whole-group instruction often limits students’ opportunities to interact meaningfully with each other and their teacher, reducing the chances for collaborative learning, peer discussions, and immediate feedback, all of which are crucial for making meaning.

Knowledge 195

Knowledge Participation Discussions Writing 195

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

In their new book, Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making , my friend, Jay McTighe , and his co-author, Harvey Silver , write about an active reading strategy that encourages students to engage with texts before, during, and after reading. Whole Group Rotation Model.

Activities 195

Activities Reading Learning Discussions 195

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

It is also an effective pedagogical strategy to teach students the skills of critical thinking, giving and receiving feedback and taking responsibility for their own learning. Writing useful feedback is hard. In the beginning, most students may be reluctant to share their work with peers and write feedback to each other.

Feedback 141

Feedback Peer Review Critical Thinking Assignments 141

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Start by exploring a range of assistive technologies that cater to different needs, such as text-to-speech software for students with reading difficulties or speech-to-text for those with writing challenges. Collaborative learning nurtures social skills, builds confidence, and enhances problem-solving abilities.

Technology 173

Technology Assistive Technology Learning Styles Students 173

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

This approach allows students to express themselves through multiple channels rather than relying solely on traditional writing skills. Film-making education transforms passive consumers of information into active creators, fundamentally changing their relationship with learning material.

Teaching Methods 175

Teaching Methods Interactive Learning Assignments Participation 175

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Students, especially in the middle and high school years, have more opportunities than ever to cheat using AI tools, such as writing assistants or even text generators. While AI itself isnt inherently problematic, its use in cheating can hinder students’ learning and development.

Academic Integrity 205

Academic Integrity Failure Culture Students 205

Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2019

Learning doesn’t happen within the digital space of the LMS; it happens beyond its borders. Learning is the product of inputs from students and instructors. Learning happens as a result of interaction with course content—reflection, writing, dialogue, creation and collaboration.

Mobile Devices 165

Mobile Devices Instructors Students Attention 165

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This allows for easy sharing of lessons or objects that can be demonstrated in real-time, creating a more collaborative learning environment. The first position is Table View, which extends the arm of the camera out from the monitor and turns any desk into an overhead projector.

STEM 232

STEM English Achievement Distance Learning 232

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2021

And I spent the first few months trying to write a kind of disclaimer at the beginning saying, ‘Clearly this is a stupid question.’ And it's just another thing that you can have in the classroom that just kind of sparks a bit of interaction and kind of collaborative learning. It wasn't my idea. I was very sniffy about it.

Teachers 187

Teachers Intelligence Questions Attention 187

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. . I think UNIVERSE has great potential.

Learning 192

Learning Gamification History Learning Outcomes 192

eSchool News

JULY 12, 2016

The S560T features 10-point touch interactivity, allowing students and teachers to write, swipe and draw comfortably. It also allows users to switch seamlessly between using their hands and writing with a stylus.

Disabilities 120

Disabilities Writing Participation Activities 120

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Getting Meta with AI in the Classroom: A Reflective Approach In a junior-level education course, I assigned students the task of writing a reflective paper on the various uses of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, in the classroom. AI is so new that the landscape of our knowledge is changing constantly.

Ethics 116

Ethics Plagiarism Intelligence Education 116

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2017

Case Western Reserve documented its first - and second -year efforts to add two active-learning spaces and support faculty teaching in the space. Indiana University has a campus-wide Mosaic initiative to encourage and support active and collaborative learning in all classrooms. It’s still all about the people.

Active Learning 148

Active Learning Activities Learning Instructors 148

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In collaborative learning environments, ChatGPT can serve as a virtual assistant or discussion facilitator. It can stimulate discussions, answer questions, and provide additional information, contributing to a more dynamic and engaging learning atmosphere. Collaborative learning is also enhanced in smart education.

Education 130

Education Learning Styles Intelligence Teaching Methods 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Collaborative Learning. Honorable Mention: Socrative. Classroom Management Tool. Winner: Class Dojo. Honorable Mention: Sown to Grow. Winner: Wolfram Alpha. Honorable Mention: IFTTT. Winner: Edmodo. Honorable Mention: PearDeck. Digital Notetaking. Winner: OneNote. Honorable Mention: Notability. Digital Storytelling Tool.

Fairness 104

Fairness Classroom Management Reading Math 104

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.

Teaching 165

Teaching Learning Fairness Middle School 165

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

This includes topics like how to build your tech-infused classroom, using tech to differentiate for student needs, teaching reading and writing with tech (you can learn more about that in the class, Teaching Writing with Tech ), and favorite digital tools. Teach Writing with Tech. Teach Writing with Tech.

Plagiarism 92

Plagiarism Internet Fairness Instructors 92

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Online Collaborative Writing Tools: Platforms like Google Docs or Microsoft Word Online enable collaborative writing projects, fostering teamwork, peer editing, and real-time collaboration among students. Distance learning tools ensure educational continuity, enabling students to access resources remotely.

Technology 130

Technology Learning Styles Learning Students 130

eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

BenQ Boards Increase Multimodal Learning BenQ Boards feature audio, visual, and touch tools that help teachers enhance lessons that include all learning modalities. With its multiple touch points, EZWrite lets several students work together simultaneously for hands-on, collaborative learning.

Schools 141

Schools Learning Quizzes Lecturing 141

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Designing Collaborative Learning Experiences Interactive content creation transforms how students engage with course material in both environments. The resulting maps often reveal insights that surprise both me and my students, demonstrating how collaborative learning can deepen understanding regardless of the teaching modality.

Active Learning 86

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 86

Teach Hub

JUNE 28, 2024

Have students pair up or get into small groups and write, produce, and stare in episodes that relate to what they are learning. This project will not only help to reinforce what they’ve learned but also help them develop research, scriptwriting, and public speaking skills.

Learning Styles 115

Learning Styles Learning Assignments Critical Thinking 115

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

BreakoutEDU is a physical game platform, requiring a significant amount of planning and manual configuration—setting combinations locks, writing clues on hint cards, hiding clues around the classroom—and then supervising the activity as the teams go about their game play.

Teachers 166

Teachers Gamification Attention Grades 166

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

While many schools are looking at the ramifications of students using AI to “cheat” or “avoid” classwork and writing papers, it is important to note that teachers themselves will be thrust into the AI world. AI will become a powerful tool for writers, especially those learning to write and facing writer’s block.

Gamification 360

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2018

A tattoo writing exercise. These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. YouTube videos for extra credit. Guidebooks to structure group work. Vocab riddles.

Active Learning 165

Active Learning Activities Teaching Multidisciplinary 165

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

about half the teachers who responded said their [Massachusetts] districts had adopted scripted programs in math and writing – and 60 percent in phonics and spelling – which reduce a teacher’s autonomy in instruction. Strauss noted in her article that researcher R. Clarke Fowler found that .

Active Learning 104

Active Learning Activities Learning Cognitive Development 104

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2018

Gamification is a live application of some learning theories such as social learning, collaborative learning, active learning, problem-targeted learning and constructivist theories. Rest assured, online learning will impact social learning. Stimulate creativity and provide immediate feedback.

Gamification 105

Gamification Teaching Teachers Blended Learning 105

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In previous years these learning objectives were addressed via two 1,500-word essays within two of the themes (of their choice) with an expectation of deeper exploration of their chosen topics. 2011, Zull 2002) points to a wide variety of ways in which students engage with learning. 2011, Allan, 2016).

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2020

The curriculum allows coaches to develop skills such as how to align their coaching techniques with school and district goals and build stronger relationships with educators, writes Amanda Del Balso, senior program manager at Google for Education, in a blog post.

Coaching 60

Coaching Classroom Management Collaborative Learning Writing 60

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 8, 2020

The curriculum allows coaches to develop skills such as how to align their coaching techniques with school and district goals and build stronger relationships with educators, writes Amanda Del Balso, senior program manager at Google for Education, in a blog post.

Coaching 60

Coaching Classroom Management Collaborative Learning Writing 60

EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2020

The curriculum allows coaches to develop skills such as how to align their coaching techniques with school and district goals and build stronger relationships with educators, writes Amanda Del Balso, senior program manager at Google for Education, in a blog post.

Coaching 60

Coaching Classroom Management Collaborative Learning Writing 60

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article aims to share ideas and strategies that can help reduce barriers to learning, ensuring equal access to education and the opportunity for all students to achieve their full potential, regardless of ability. Furthermore, collaborative learning can greatly benefit neurodiverse learners. link] [vii] Shew, D.

Disabilities 98

Disabilities Learning Spaces Universal Design Learning Disabilities 98