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SEL and Classroom Culture In an Age of Distance Learning

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Any connected educator has heard buzzwords like flipped classroom, gamification, social-emotional learning (SEL), differentiation, and personalized learning. When I designed the gamification unit, I had no idea the effect it would have. But Ray taught me an invaluable lesson about buzzwords, adaptability, and unintended results.

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12 Innovative Digital Tools to Engage High School Students

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From virtual reality field trips to interactive quizzing platforms, these 12 tools offer diverse ways to bring lessons to life. Interactive Quizzing Platforms Interactive quizzing platforms are revolutionizing the way educators assess understanding and retention in the classroom.

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Game On: Teachers Should Continue to Gamify Classrooms

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Get Your Gamification On. Several years ago, gamification was an emerging trend and even named one of the Horizon Report’s Top 10 things driving educational change. Of course, you don’t need an actual game or app to use elements of gamification in the classroom. Gamification allows teachers and students to connect.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design. To successfully apply any of these technologies, considerations need to be made in terms of organizational implementation and culture.

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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

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Highlights include: Building cultural competence with a quiz students are expected to fail. Bruce Robertson Technology makes it easy to send out reminders, administer quizzes and offer immediate feedback. Tests —Students have unlimited attempts at quizzes, which allow them to make and correct mistakes without sacrificing their grades.

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The Secret to Learning Any New Language May Be Your Motivation

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In cohorts of six to eight people, they spend seven hours a day in class learning from native speakers how to read, listen and speak, interpret news reports from other nations and understand the practices of foreign cultures. Those who arrive with a love for learning about other people and different cultures are easy to teach, says Sgt.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

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Regular feedback loops, like short quizzes or reflective journals, can also help instructors gauge understanding and adapt their teaching as needed. Active Learning and Gamification Active learning techniques became invaluable in reinforcing key concepts. She has worked with several journals as a reviewer and guest editor.