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3 Ways to Use Video Conferencing with Students Learning Remotely

Catlin Tucker

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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We can teach math better–here’s how

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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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Mass. teacher finds success with flipped model

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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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Letting Students Lead the Learning

Catlin Tucker

.” 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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How to Enhance Any Curriculum With Short, Engaging, Accurate Videos

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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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When His Roster Outgrew His Classroom, This Prof Mastered Modular Online Curriculum

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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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How to flip the classroom and create avid learners

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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.