eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Engage students actively for deeper learning and enhanced academic outcomes Enhance learning through active participation, collaboration, and critical thinking skills Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding. Preparing future global innovators takes a district-wide team of facilitators, classroom teachers and school administrators.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

When we examine what are active learning teaching strategies, these strategies empower educators to create interactive classrooms where students actively participate, collaborate, and apply knowledge to real-world situations. What are active learning teaching strategies? This promotes active engagement and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Samsung today announced the launch of the 11 th annual $2 million* Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest , which challenges students in grades 6–12 and their teachers to use STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) to tackle local issues of national importance. Now through December 13, 2020, public school teachers across the U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These strategies empower students to take an active role in their learning, enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and academic success. Active study strategies in K-12 education are essential for promoting effective learning habits, enhancing comprehension, and fostering academic success.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Teachers from Citrus County Schools highlighted the ease of use and intuitiveness of the BenQ Board smart boards. Eduverse.com is a revolutionary online learning environment providing a safe and secure ‘metaverse’ for K-12 schools. ClassVR / Avanti’s World ensured that educators know that everyone can come to Eduverse.com.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2019

As a former middle and high school classroom teacher, my first thought is: What can I do to fix this? With social media so tightly woven into the fabric of society, it is unrealistic to think that I can get people to stop using it to obtain information.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 6, 2025

Children in our schools are well served if we embrace new approaches to teaching and learning and stay informed of the growing understanding of how the brain engages with new information while simultaneously finding ways to respect established and effective methodology. Teachers know engagement matters perhaps more than anything.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Another notable strategy is project-based learning, where students tackle real-world problems or tasks to apply and integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines. One effective teaching technique within active learning is problem-based learning (PBL). What tools do teachers use?

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Teach Hub

APRIL 3, 2025

There comes a time in every teachers career when those tried-and-true learning strategies that once worked no longer seem effective. Think-Pair-Share: A Simple Yet Powerful Tool This strategy is a favorite among teachers who incorporate cooperative learning in their classrooms.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 24, 2023

If there is an inquiry- and problem-based learning school that serves grades K-8 that you think I should try and visit, or if you’d like to learn more about what I’m doing and learning, please get in touch! I also will be sharing my learning at the Getting Smart website and in other spaces.

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Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

However, the scholarship of teaching and learning suggests the importance of using learner-centered pedagogical strategies and the powerful results such strategies have on student learning (Campbell et al., Learning-centered teachers create environments that positively impact students through shared governance of the learning space.

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