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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

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With reading engagement in crisis, one group of teens decided to flip the narrative–by turning on their cameras. What began as a simple classroom project to encourage reading evolved into a movement that amplified student voices, built confidence, and connected learners across cultures. The assignment?

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Bridging the language gap with AI tools every teacher can use

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According to the SIOP Model (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol), building background and explicitly teaching vocabulary are essential steps in making content comprehensible for English Learners. These tools aren’t a replacement for good teaching, but they offer powerful scaffolds.

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Integrating Systems Thinking to Enhance Liberal Arts Curriculum through Learner-Centered Teaching 

Faculty Focus

However, in an increasingly complex and interconnected world, there is a growing need to enhance this traditional model with innovative teaching methods (Barker, 2000). This approach not only involves students in the intricate process of learning but also empowers them to take charge of their educational experiences.

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Integrating Systems Thinking to Enhance Liberal Arts Curriculum through Learner-Centered Teaching 

Faculty Focus

However, in an increasingly complex and interconnected world, there is a growing need to enhance this traditional model with innovative teaching methods (Barker, 2000). This approach not only involves students in the intricate process of learning but also empowers them to take charge of their educational experiences.

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Reviving Engagement in the Spanish Classroom: A Musical Challenge with ChatGPT

Faculty Focus

Some students prioritize subjects they perceive as more directly tied to their major or career, while others simply feel the weight of mid-semester exhaustion. In the spring, the long winter months can add to this fatigue, making it even harder to keep students engaged (Rohan and Sigmon, 2000). How do they shape its meaning?

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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The result: high school teachers often expend their time creating classroom resources instead of developing a rich classroom culture that pulls students in, he adds.

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AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

eSchool News

And they point to a crucial insight for education: the key to unlocking students’ motivation, especially in adolescence, is helping them see that they have value —that they are valued by the people they care about and that they are meaningful contributors to the groups where they seek belonging. Our job isn’t to teach them how to learn.