Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

First, decide what class is appropriate, such as a course that you expect a good deal of unexpected issues and problems due to the newness of teaching the course topics; experimenting new curriculum materials; new pedagogical approaches to a course; or improving and addressing student course evaluation and student feedback.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience. However, many educators still rely heavily on lecture-based formats, which can lead to disengagement. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Notice that for Tara and Tim, completing any of these tasks without any other coursework, reading, video lectures, tutorials, or information would be a challenge. These assignments are not “additional” but are a core part of the curriculum. Generative AI is changing education as we speak.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

Aileen Wanli Lam is a Senior Lecturer and technology enthusiast at the National University of Singapore. “Visual rhetoric in the curriculum: Pedagogy for a multimodal workplace.” She is fascinated by education technology and enjoys conversations about the latest industry developments. .” 23268-23275. ” (2003).

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 18, 2025

What Matters Most the First Week of School Before we talk about plans and pacing, here’s the foundation: the first week of school is not about jumping straight into your curriculum. Through stories, we model empathy, boundaries, kindness, and even how to navigate tricky moments — all without turning it into a lecture.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

Aileen Wanli Lam is a Senior Lecturer and technology enthusiast at the National University of Singapore. “Visual rhetoric in the curriculum: Pedagogy for a multimodal workplace.” She is fascinated by education technology and enjoys conversations about the latest industry developments. .” 23268-23275. ” (2003).

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

lectures or mini-lessons), I would suggest recording a video and allowing students to self-pace through that video. Other teachers are meeting with their professional learning communities (PLCs) to discuss lesson design, book study texts or education podcasts, or simply share what is working as they move curriculum online.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2015

For the past four years, Landry, 40, has incorporated the flipped educational model, in which lectures are delivered electronically outside of the class and homework is done during class. Curriculum News Top News' At Memorial Middle School in Fitchburg, Mass., Next page: How technology is a big part of Landry’s teaching method.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Being Lectured at Doesn’t Work. As many others have, I learned from my own experience teaching in the classroom that lecturing doesn’t work. Related : How I use digital curriculum in my math classroom 5 ways to create a strong math culture in your schools.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 2, 2016

.” As a teacher, it’s my job to engage student curiosity, interest and passion in relation to the curriculum. I realize this goes far beyond simply shifting away from a lecture model. I cannot do that effectively if I place myself at the center of learning and ask students to focus on me.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Today, as an associate teaching professor of economics at Penn State in University Park, Pennsylvania, Wooten is on the flip side of the camera; he creates his own short educational videos to enhance traditional reading materials and lectures. I value my lecture time,” says Wooten. “I Provide an overview of an upcoming topic.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

Robertson notes that redesigning a curriculum using modules allows educators to build a cache of materials a little at a time. When forced to redesign his course, Robertson saw an opportunity to move toward a curriculum that offered more flexibility than his linear syllabus ever could. His choice: modular learning.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

I understand the pressure teachers feel to cover the standards and move through their curriculum. We can indeed cover more ground when we present information in a traditional lecture format, but that doesn’t mean students understand the information.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2022

The traditional sequence of teaching using lectures, discussion, projects, and testing was upended during the pandemic as teachers adapted to digital classrooms and students took on more responsibility for their learning. In many traditional classrooms, the majority of class time is spent in a lecture-and-listen format.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2015

Next page: Turn lectures into conversations. Curriculum Engaging Students with Game-Based Learning Featured on eSchool News Next Generation Collaboration Resource Top News collaboration crowdsourcing gamification gaming interactive interactive learning student response systems'

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

K–12 Schools Work to Incorporate Computer Science into Curriculums. Forecasts report that computer science skills will be essential for the future workforce, creating a need for K–12 experts to work harder to incorporate such lessons into the curriculum. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 09/19/2018 - 12:15.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 9, 2017

If teachers spend the majority of their class lecturing or transferring information, there isn’t time for consistent, real-time feedback. When the entire class is online working with adaptive software, digital curriculum, or online tools, I have time to work individually with students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

From gamifying popular works of literature, to pitching invention ideas in “Shark Tank” productions, school districts are rethinking how to get beyond homework and traditional lectures to engage students. “I’m not in front of the class much anymore. Next page: How real-world challenges shape instruction.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Instead of snuffing out the doom scroll at its source, educators should lean into it, learn, and apply takeaways to their curriculum. If traditional teaching methods reliant on textbooks, lecture, and rote memorization have proven anything, it’s that one size definitely does not fit all. Is there a lesson in that?

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

Here are some tips for helping teachers add creativity to the curriculum. For example, instead of monologue lectures and textbooks, show TED talk videos or documentaries whenever applicable. When giving lectures, discuss real-life examples from prominent people to inspire the students. Be passionate (passion is contagious).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Inside the 3D environment of an immersive simulation, students master curriculum-aligned theory, interact with advanced equipment, learn techniques and perform experiments. Students’ learning outcomes improve with Labster because we engage them with game-based elements that inspire them to explore science.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Most teachers rely on traditional professional development methods like guidebooks on curriculum implementation or face-to-face. lecture-style settings, the gist of which is “Tell me something and maybe I will do it.” How are teachers learning to operate as professionals in the 21st century?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

On top of that, almost 80 percent of students want more playful learning experiences in the classroom. Despite these benefits, 40 percent of teachers are incorporating play only once a week or less, and nearly half (47 percent) think they spend too much time on it.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Recently, I’ve also seen a trend of people I refer to as “reading research legends,” such as Reid Lyon, Doug Carnine, and some of the researchers from The Reading League’s virtual lecture series, finding new energy and excitement as they share research to inform practices. The science of reading is not a set of practices.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2018

Districts around the country are moving away from teaching models based on lectures and textbooks—but transition isn’t always simple. Caroline Messenger, director of curriculum at Naugatuck Public Schools. As the director of curriculum, I help students answer the age-old question, “Why do I need to know this?”

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2019

Or maybe you’re a teacher who has used a certain beloved book series in core curriculum. The Magic Tree House 2019 Educator of the Year Award honors a teacher who creatively and successfully incorporates Magic Tree House fiction and nonfiction into the classroom curriculum. And did we mention a cruise? Deadline: April 12, 2019.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Thanks to the Commonwealth Cares for Children (C3) Grant from the Massachusetts teachers early childhood program, the center was able to buy the KIBO curriculum and various attachments for deeper exploration as well. I told the class, “It doesn’t have to be completely successful. Let’s just give it a try and see what happens.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This innovative application allows learners to display their knowledge of history, civics, and social studies, while offering educators and parents a new way to improve student engagement, increase lesson retention, and introduce an exciting alternative to textbooks and Zoom lectures.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Small, progressive schools in New York City often create project-based curriculums that focus on issues of social justice, both for educational and political reasons. Explicit instruction, done well, is not a return to traditional teacher lectures. But productive struggle does not work for my daughter.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

In fact, many district technology plans fluctuated depending upon the latest fads and what someone learned at a conference and had little connection to curriculum or learning goals. “If it’s edtech, it must be good,” used to be the mantra in schools. Schools need to throw out that.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

While traditional lecture-based sessions still exist, an increasingly common approach is to offer a dynamic range of opportunities–from hands-on workshops and interactive learning experiences to flexible, self-paced online learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Key points: A love of learning can lead to a lifetime of learning How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum Here’s how schools can better support neurodiverse students For more news on instruction, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Curiosity is a fountain of opportunity for all educators.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In other words, a professor at this new type of university might assign some lecture videos by an MIT professor as homework, but then the local professor would lead discussions of the material and add his or her own perspective in in-person class sessions. Faculty from these fields would work together to manage and teach the curriculum.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching. But it’s important to remember that these new learning spaces need to be combined with new teaching methods, curriculum and personalization via technology. About MiEN Company.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Their website is packed with teacher-ready curriculum and activities that can be used throughout the year with students ages 5-18. Listening to a lecture, writing notes, filling out worksheets, and taking tests will almost surely not be enough. Day of AI is an annual event sponsored by MIT RAISE and i2 Learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Curriculum Associates , pulling from i-Ready diagnostics data, released reports on what’s happening with unfinished learning related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kiddom , an all-in-one education platform for high-quality digital curriculum, has expanded its partnership with Kendall Hunt Publishing. service.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

UDL, which is a set of principles for curriculum development that aims to provide all students an equal opportunity to learn, can be used by educators at any grade level or subject area. Through lectures, readings, discussions, graphic representations, videos, and hands-on artistic models, teachers have ways to share information.

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