eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

While many think of high school students engaged in mechanical engineering or robotics competitions when they hear the word “robotics,” the subject naturally lends itself to learners of all ages—including very young students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2022

She has dedicated much of her career to helping educators integrate technology with purpose into their curriculum. I didn't have any background in games and learning, but I did have a background in curriculum design, school design and educational technology. It's the same way you would start any kind of curriculum design.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2020

Studies show that early exposure to science, technology, engineering and math provides students with the foundation necessary to partake in an increased number of STEM careers. Students engaged in STEM programs are prepared for success in the classroom and the workforce. Bring engaging robotics programs to your school.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“If you want to change the dynamic and make students engaged, you can include students in the making of your textbook,” she says. some of the principles being stripped out of the curriculum are why we’re here,” she says. “The It’s a good combination of community and equity and purposeful curriculum design,” Egan says.

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Textbooks Culture Students Participation 187

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. Professor John Branch and students. How do you keep your students engaged? That’s the engineering side of my brain.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2019

The pressure of keeping up with our district’s curriculum map, getting through all the standards and preparing these struggling math students for Algebra I, led me to utter the worst possible sentence in that moment: “Time to start our next unit: Percents, Proportions and Ratios.” My heart sank.

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Learning Math Testing Exams 165

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Perhaps the “secret sauce” in ensuring that a blended learning program is the most effective is student engagement. One promising development in blended curriculum design that promotes student engagement is the new COVA model. The best programs feature teachers who are strong in all these areas.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

There’s a campus greenhouse that provides students with locally grown vegetables and the opportunity to garden. The curriculum, designed to serve the school’s exclusively Native population, emphasizes Navajo language and culture as much as it does the Common Core standards. A growing body of research supports McClennen’s claims.

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Education Schools History Culture 124

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

AI is going to transform every aspect of higher education and the student journey. How students engage with their professors, the methods used to evaluate learning and retention and course curriculum design will all be influenced by the opportunities and challenges posed by AI.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Ethics 169

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. A Model of Active Student Participation in Curriculum Design: Exploring Desirability and Possibility.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The gaming devices aren’t being treated as contraband anymore, at least not in the 100 K-12 schools that have welcomed Nintendo products into their classrooms this year to help students develop collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The new suite of offerings – which includes a range of AI tools, interactive lessons, and curriculum-supporting content – takes Canva from a classroom design tool to an end-to-end education platform capable of producing and teaching complete lessons with ease. Teachers can browse lessons by grade, subject and topic.

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Teachers Intelligence Students Communication 145

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. A Model of Active Student Participation in Curriculum Design: Exploring Desirability and Possibility.

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Discussions Reading Instructors Lecturing 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.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

Campus leaders had to rethink the digital learning resources available, and faculty had to rapidly adapt to changes in delivery methods while keeping students engaged. It prioritized achieving sustainable and adaptable VR integration that synergistically addressed evolving program and student requirements.

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Language Languages Laboratory Learning Outcomes 115

Faculty Focus

MARCH 3, 2024

Campus leaders had to rethink the digital learning resources available, and faculty had to rapidly adapt to changes in delivery methods while keeping students engaged. It prioritized achieving sustainable and adaptable VR integration that synergistically addressed evolving program and student requirements.

Language 107

Language Languages Laboratory Learning Outcomes 107

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 97

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Challenge teaching assumptions : Through peer feedback and reflection, faculty can identify and modify ingrained teaching habits to enhance student engagement. She has published several papers in international journals on topics such as teacher beliefs, curriculum design, and technology integration in the classroom.

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Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 102

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Challenge teaching assumptions : Through peer feedback and reflection, faculty can identify and modify ingrained teaching habits to enhance student engagement. She has published several papers in international journals on topics such as teacher beliefs, curriculum design, and technology integration in the classroom.

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Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 96

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Project-Based Learning: Allow students to select their own research topics related to curriculum goals. Real School Example In a virtual science class, students at a K12 schools were asked to submit final projects on any topic connected to the environment. This improves communication and accountability.

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Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

A STEM curriculum introduces students to real-world engineering. Berrien Springs Public Schools in rural Michigan started off with a modest enough goal: to add an engineering component to their curriculum in order to draw out-of-district students to their schools and to meet anticipated state standards.

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STEM Curriculum Middle School Middle School 189

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

They entered the program with a real desire to focus deeply on what it meant to have a more effective personalized learning experience in math—including everything from curriculum design and the use of technology to the roles of teachers and students in the classroom and the adoption of “passion projects.”

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Math Schools Coaching Learning 120