eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2017

During monthly department meetings, we spend time discussing how to implement new tools and technologies into our schools. I want our school librarians to be seen as experts in new tools and resources, so I teach all of them these three essential skills: 1) How to Introduce New Technology.

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Skills Curriculum Design Discussions Grades 233

eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

The curriculum is adaptive in real-time, and technology is used intuitively to ensure every aspect of student life is safe, connected, efficient, and supportive. In contrast, warmer, dimmer lighting can create a calming atmosphere for activities like relaxation or group discussions.

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Internet Students Textbooks Learning Styles 297

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2021

It starts with studying and discussing identity, and then using students’ understanding of identity as a foundation for infusing it into the entire curriculum. Centering students’ humanity isn’t a destination; it’s a decision you must make every day in your classroom.

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Learning Feedback Testing Lecturing 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. Here, she discusses the challenges involved in getting adults to take play seriously, as well the many life lessons that may be imparted through effective educational gaming. So, I joined her team.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Curriculum Design Curriculum 186

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The discussion about the importance of class size has been ongoing for decades. Our online master’s degree in educational leadership program features a curriculum designed around the needs of working educators and builds on your current knowledge to help you advance your career.

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Achievement Students Instructors Ethics 257

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The primary way the nonprofit is doing this is through an AI curriculum it launched in May in Akron Public Schools in Ohio but which has already spread to six states and more than 2,500 students. What follows is a transcript of their discussion, lightly edited and condensed. I call it “Gen Z curriculum design.”

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Intelligence STEM Culture Curriculum 201

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Move This World is a foundational social emotional learning program designed for PreK-12 educators and students. Its curriculum is delivered through short videos, allowing teachers to prioritize social emotional learning with consistency. The strategies can be administered at school or at home. The webinar is available on Zoom.

Education 177

Education Learning Skills Curriculum Design 177

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

MBE could also be used as an anchor in discussing instruction, assessment, equity, social emotional learning, teacher evaluation and more. These educators work directly with teachers and administrators, serving as mentors, curriculum writers, and professional learning facilitators for our workforce. What do we need to start doing?

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Questions Teaching Education Learning 186

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Usually when you hear any discussion about free textbooks, it really talks about just the cost, and what we’re saying is, it goes way beyond that.” some of the principles being stripped out of the curriculum are why we’re here,” she says. “We It’s a good combination of community and equity and purposeful curriculum design,” Egan says.

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Textbooks Culture Students Participation 190

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2022

After 22 years as a classroom teacher, plus time spent as an instructional coach and curriculum designer, Uram took on this new position just three years ago, when it was first created. There was no collaboration internally that handled any filtering, or reflection, or discussion, or cross-referencing.

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Coaching Evaluation Motivation Science 182

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In doing so, we should design assessments as an engaging, ongoing process for students, helping them learn and achieve their learning outcomes rather than considering it as a one-shot test or quiz and focusing merely on the score. This can be discussed for each assessment depending on its specifications.

Authentic Assessment 133

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

By marrying those two things together—the curriculum design, which is very engineering-like, and the classroom performance, which is very artistic—you get the John Branch combination. That’s the engineering side of my brain. Tell me about your Armchair Anthropologist assignment.

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Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The classroom program, which began in fall 2018 and runs through the spring, pairs Nintendo technology with a curriculum designed by the Institute of Play to create a STEM-focused, hands-on learning experience that combines digital and physical elements.

Feedback 167

Feedback Critical Thinking STEM Skills 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

That way, tech companies, and also researchers, policy makers or curriculum designers who want to access school data can have a privacy-honoring way to request access. The agreement can specify which data can be accessed and even for how long the access is permitted. Making ‘smart’ contracts isn’t easy and it brings its own challenges.

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Schools Curriculum Design Accessibility Evaluation 145

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Additionally, AI-powered analytics can assist educators in identifying and addressing broader trends in student performance, helping to refine curriculum design and teaching methodologies. AI also plays a role in data analytics, helping educators assess broader trends in student performance and informing curriculum adjustments.

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Ethics Teaching Methods Education Laboratory 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

That was the first question posed by special guest and former EdSurgent Mary Jo Madda at #DLNchat on December 12 when we discussed The Skills Gap—Fact or Fantasy? with fellow instructional designers, faculty, administrators and entrepreneurs. But before we could answer that question there was a lot to discuss….

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Skills Discussions Language Languages 78

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

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Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 110

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

For instance, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) (CAST, 2018) is a commonly used design framework that curriculum developers and educators use to optimize teaching and learning. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity. References Billings, Dianne M., and Judith A.

Learning 110

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 110

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Designing With Intention Thus far, we have discussed the Universal Design for Learning and the integration of the IPEC competencies to foster inclusion and encourage active collaboration. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity.

Learning 109

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 109

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In doing so, we should design assessments as an engaging, ongoing process for students, helping them learn and achieve their learning outcomes rather than considering it as a one-shot test or quiz and focusing merely on the score. This can be discussed for each assessment depending on its specifications.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

In our discussion, we will focus on formative -developmental observations because we are interested in practices that help in the improvement of teaching practices in educational institutions. Promote the haring of best practices : Faculty can observe, discuss, and integrate effective teaching strategies used by their peers.

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Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

In our discussion, we will focus on formative -developmental observations because we are interested in practices that help in the improvement of teaching practices in educational institutions. Promote the haring of best practices : Faculty can observe, discuss, and integrate effective teaching strategies used by their peers.

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Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 93

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

UCF has led our discussions about research in the field. We discussed vendors of digital tools and how to work with them effectively, and we compared ways to support faculty as they put new digital tools in place. Together, they reviewed the maps and exchanged insights about curriculum design and ways to work effectively with faculty.

Learning 75

Learning Curriculum Design Faculty Development Discussions 75

Gaggle Speaks

AUGUST 8, 2016

They open up doors to a world of innovative approaches to classroom instruction, curriculum design and much more. Journaling has been a part of many curriculums for ages. Use a blog to create group assignments for students to work together and encourage collaborative discussion. Student Blogs.

Education 66

Education Curriculum Design Assignments Critical Thinking 66

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

Designing With Intention Thus far, we have discussed the Universal Design for Learning and the integration of the IPEC competencies to foster inclusion and encourage active collaboration. The next thing to consider is the design and structure of the learning offering or activity.

Learning 91

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 91

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

To emphasize, research indicates that curriculum designers and university stakeholders need to provide best-practice examples of how to utilize AI tools to effectively and positively promote the use of AI for students advantage (Deroncle-Acosta et al.

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Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 110

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

We share background about the student-faculty partnership program, define linguistic implicit biases, provide examples of how these biases manifest, offer recommendations for how to challenge them, and invite a dialogue through discussion questions. Image courtesy of Unsplash.

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Much of the discussion focused on how competency-based education (CBE) could support students in acquiring and demonstrating the knowledge, skills and abilities. The Twitter chat started by first defining the buzzwords at the center of our discussion. Our guest pointed to a five-page definition of CBE.

Authentic Assessment 83

Authentic Assessment Education Curriculum Design Knowledge 83

Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

Bolstering the technological advances necessitated by COVID-19 imperatives, the initiative’s primary purpose was to build knowledge on VR and encourage a multipronged approach in teaching and learning to enhance curriculum conceptualization and the entire education life cycle. billion by 2028 (Fortune Business Insights, 2022).

Language 114

Language Languages Laboratory Learning Outcomes 114

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

and quickly discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each. | 10 minutes – We then will introduce participants to a technology-rich unit design and classroom observation template (trudacot), which pulls from the strengths of multiple frameworks while simultaneously covering existing gaps in those frameworks. | Register here!

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Mental Models Participation Coaching Questions 97

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

To emphasize, research indicates that curriculum designers and university stakeholders need to provide best-practice examples of how to utilize AI tools to effectively and positively promote the use of AI for students advantage (Deroncle-Acosta et al.

Instructors 95

Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 95

Faculty Focus

MARCH 18, 2025

In fact, I believe the true promise of AI comes from using it, in Ethan Mollicks words, as a genuine intellectual partner, one that can enhance classroom discussions, assist with creating engaging instructional materials, and even help develop sophisticated problem sets or simulations that previously required extensive preparation time.

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Assignments Testing Course Design Writing 79

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

AI-driven tools facilitate communication and teamwork among students, promoting interactive discussions and group projects. Educators can use these insights to refine curriculum design, adapt teaching strategies, and address areas where students may be struggling.

Intelligence 130

Intelligence Education Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

Neal McCluskey (director of the Cato Institute’s Center for Educational Freedom) mentioned in your panel discussion that for-profits are doing things that traditional four-years aren’t, like putting more dollars into marketing and recruitment, and that other non-profit institutions want or should be doing more of this.

Curriculum Design 141

Curriculum Design Research Design Motivation Accessibility 141

Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

Bolstering the technological advances necessitated by COVID-19 imperatives, the initiative’s primary purpose was to build knowledge on VR and encourage a multipronged approach in teaching and learning to enhance curriculum conceptualization and the entire education life cycle. billion by 2028 (Fortune Business Insights, 2022).

Language 103

Language Languages Laboratory Learning Outcomes 103

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Transcend is supporting the network with planning, design, implementation and iteration for the Greenfield Schools. The next step involved developing a strategy for the work; together they decided that the best strategy was to design a new school model from scratch.

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Education Schools Middle School Middle School 128

Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Students will: Sort, count, and categorize colors Create a picture graph Analyze and discuss their results This interactive experience builds graphing skills while making learning sweet and memorable. Graphing Data With Candy Hearts Graphing with candy hearts is the perfect way to make this essential skill hands-on, engaging, and fun.

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Math Curriculum Design Interactive Teaching Activities 52