Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Activity, context, and culture are central to this learning theory, which emphasizes the practical over the abstract. ” When learning happens in context, it reflects a time, place, and culture. When people tackle everyday challenges, they learn. Learning in context makes that learning more relevant and applicable to life.

Online Learning 420

Online Learning Learning Participation Knowledge 420

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

. — (May 6, 2022) — Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages that pair pop culture media with engaging digital storytelling, provides teachers and students media-rich lessons on the American Revolution and Declaration of Independence, celebrated July 4. Click to tweet. the maker of Poptential. the maker of Poptential.

History 130

History Curriculum Social Studies Culture 130

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

. — Poptential , a family of free, award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content about the Civil Rights Movement for instruction during Black History Month. history and society. Poptential course packages in American History, World History, U.S.

History 130

History Curriculum Social Studies Quizzes 130

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

With inflation reaching a 40-year high and talk of a looming recession, high school students are coming of age during one of the most challenging economies in recent history. Poptential course packages in American History, World History, U.S. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

Curriculum 246

Curriculum History Quizzes Social Studies 246

eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, explores the historical significance of global trade in its World History curriculum, equipping high school educators with media-rich content to help students gain a deeper understanding of the importance of free trade. Course packages in American History, World History, U.S.

History 141

History Social Studies Quizzes Instructors 141

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library. Makerspaces, or library media centers that encourage collaboration and support student invention, are on the rise across the United States. As the U.S.

Schools 358

Schools Essay Instructors Critical Thinking 358

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Composed of education leaders with firsthand experience in K-12 districts and schools around the county, this board will play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s strategic direction and product roadmap, building on SchoolStatus’ long history of collaboration with educators.

Special Education 268

Special Education History Interdisciplinary Instructors 268

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Recent Bell Ringers have covered diverse topics including ice cream sandwich day discussing America’s love of ice cream in movies and politics, Vince Lombardi’s role in improving race relations via football, and a history of Google and discussion of its status as a monopoly. Course packages in American History, World History, U.S.

Social Studies 177

Social Studies Study Curriculum Quizzes 177

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. Including student voices as active and important features of course design is a key component of a classroom based on dialogue, and this is what it truly means to be an inclusive instructor.

Technology 167

Technology Teaching Intellectual Development Instructors 167

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Saturday courses will include: • Tackling Humanity’s Climate and Energy Challenges – Use your passion for science, problem-solving and communications to tackle this urgent issue; Instructor – Andrew C. Revkin, Dot Earth Blogger, The New York Times. •

Instructors 167

Instructors Culture History Art 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

High school science instructor Veronica Wylie has an idea that will take her students to new heights?or And it matters in learning materials as well, say six colleges and universities in Massachusetts that have teamed up to create a new catalog of culturally relevant textbooks in hopes of improving student outcomes. Wylie recalls. “I

Science 178

Science Teachers Textbooks Culture 178

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — Certell, the creator behind the Poptential family of free social studies course packages, announced a significant update to its digital curriculum and platform designed to help students better understand the principles that have shaped American history while giving teachers tools to better manage their classroom and improve learning.

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Study History Critical Thinking 130

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Dear Bonni, I'll be teaching a course on the history of Ireland later this year. Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? What do I do? I feel weird about testing them on genocide.”

Assignments 187

Assignments Grades History Ethics 187

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

Crash Course tackles weighty subjects like European history and organic chemistry. His advice for instructors suddenly making videos or teaching online? His clever formula for the show is that, after delivering deep thoughts about a cultural phenomena, he gives it a rating on a one-to-five star scale.

Education 165

Education History Lecturing Culture 165

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

For this week’s EdSurge On Air Podcast, we sat down with two folks behind the Humanizing Online Learning effort: creator and instructor Michelle Pacansky-Brock and the university’s vice president for technology and innovation, Michael Berman. They don't often feel included in academic culture. I felt disconnected from my students.

Teaching 147

Teaching Instructors Art History 147

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Someone who wants to live out my values in practice There is a key difference between an educator saying they want to meet the needs of diverse learners and that instructor actually taking the actions that would meet that goal. Mitchell at Lafayette College provides instructors with information about the students taking their class.

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Syllabus Teaching Beliefs Instructors 152

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2022

The result is that clicking on a course content listing from Lumen—whether it’s “ Boundless Accounting ” or “ African American History and Culture ” or another course—will likely send you off to Course Hero, where it’s being hosted. History II. In May, Course Hero quietly began putting the content on its site.

Art 184

Art History English Instructors 184

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Kim Scott and introduces adolescent girls to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) through culturally responsive practices and social justice. Yeah, you need to know how to protect yourself,” replied the instructor. Eyes widened across the Zoom boxes, their innocence captured on screen. Wait, what?!”

STEM 148

STEM Instructors Culture History 148

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s never too early for teachers to engage students in discussions about the history of the stock market, its impact on economic growth or decline, and how it can potentially empower students to invest in their own futures,” said Julie Smitherman, a former social studies teacher and director of content at Certell, Inc., Click to tweet.

High School 130

High School High School Curriculum History 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The class alternates between discussions about the science of creativity and hands-on creative projects in oral history, music, engineering and visual art, mentored by faculty in those disciplines. Instructors can pick any output that best fits their courses. One of the highlights is a “theme and variations” project.

Art 167

Art Instructors Students Intelligence 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2024

A new book by a high school history and civics teacher collects innovative strategies, and argues that getting the issue right is crucial for building a strong democracy. That has academic honor committees scrambling to revise policies and provide resources to instructors.

Instructors 137

Instructors Attention Lecturing Essay 137

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2019

Tell a compelling story – All of the content featured on your website, including video, articles and photographs, should tell the unique story of your school or district’s history, mission, vision and culture.

Mobile Devices 197

Mobile Devices Schools Disabilities Instructors 197

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The discussion tackled plenty of thorny issues facing K-12 and college instructors these days, including how to respond to pressures to ban books in schools, how to make classrooms a welcoming place for debate as schools and colleges grow more diverse, and how to respond to misinformation that students bring to classroom conversations.

History 170

History Culture Discussions High School 170

eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2022

One proven way to keep students engaged is through the use of pop culture media to illustrate key learning concepts. Courses like Poptential, which infuse course content with pop culture media, really appeal to digital-native students and make learning fun and effective,” said Smitherman. About Certell, Inc.

Social Studies 109

Social Studies Quizzes Schools History 109

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2024

And that’s true even when instructors force students to put away their smartphones. What are some things that institutions and instructors can do? The audience has more agency, more choice than they have ever had in the history of presentations. Let's talk about solutions. I need to persuade you about something.

Attention 217

Attention Students Instructors Communication 217

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

I hope to facilitate a clearer understanding of both experiential and applied learning so that instructors can use these approaches strategically, when appropriate to course goals, to help their students develop intellectually, personally, and professionally.

Instructors 111

Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 111

Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 5, 2020

As a history major in college and former Social Studies teacher, I am aware of the racial abuses that have permeated our nation’s history and continue to be present. Books: Culturally-relevant pedagogy. Still learning… Still growing… . Some anti-racism resources that have been helpful to me in my journey.

Learning 109

Learning History Social Studies Instructors 109

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2022

A lack of bilingual instructors and leadership buy-in, and the difficulty of developing a Spanish-only college-level curriculum, are some of the limiting factors that have stymied their growth, experts and university leaders say. The region’s geography and culture give the program key advantages when it comes to recruiting local students.

English 156

English Instructors Language Languages 156

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

In undergraduate classrooms, instructors encounter a variety of students with diverse backgrounds and different personalities. It is the instructors challenge to create a comfortable class environment. Not only will students benefit, but instructors can feel more at ease in their own classrooms. Model reflective listening.

Instructors 105

Instructors Feedback Discussions Participation 105

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

Tom Lamont is the Painting and Design Technology instructor at one of the top 25 high schools in the U.S., Ruth’s commitment to student success is evident in the impressive graduation rate of 96 percent–the highest in the school’s history.

Math 245

Math High School High School Grades 245

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

I hope to facilitate a clearer understanding of both experiential and applied learning so that instructors can use these approaches strategically, when appropriate to course goals, to help their students develop intellectually, personally, and professionally.

Instructors 105

Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 105

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

What are the basics of that for a classroom instructor? It also requires instructors to recognize how our own cultural frames of reference and our biases are impacting the ways in which we might be able to include all of our students—all of their expertise, all of their experiences—into that space. And it's, it's hard.

Teaching 150

Teaching Activities Instructors Lecturing 150

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

Rethinking Cultural Identity in the Era of K12 online education In a traditional classroom, culture is everywhere. But what happens to that rich cultural backdrop when school moves online? The Cultural Ecosystem of Traditional Schools Physical schools have always served dual purposes. Lessons are compressed.

Culture 52

Culture Schools Language Languages 52

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

The effectiveness of online learning heavily depends on the level of interaction between instructors and students within virtual classrooms. Instructors should aim to deliver the material with enthusiasm and engagement, which will help to pique the interest of students.

Instructors 116

Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2024

Unfortunately, the culture is quite polarized at present, so many formerly ripe areas for humor, such as politics, are now off limits. Students aren’t all the same age; come from different backgrounds and cultures; and have different majors, interests, and beliefs. Students want instructors that they can connect with.

Beliefs 115

Beliefs History Culture Attention 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

One National Academy of Science published study indicates that despite active learning being identified as a superior method of instruction, most college STEM instructors continue to choose traditional teaching methods. When the instructor presents in PK style: The audience cannot rely on pre-printed text notes or presentation text.

Lecturing 122

Lecturing Instructors Active Learning Activities 122

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library. Makerspaces, or library media centers that encourage collaboration and support student invention, are on the rise across the United States. As the U.S.

Schools 246

Schools Language Languages Reading 246