Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2020

Choice boards are a favorite in many classrooms, but they work well during distance learning too. Giving students this time to practice during a video conferencing sessions creates space for students to try a strategy while still having access to the teacher and peers if they get stuck or have questions. #8 scavhunt4math. #4

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2020

icebreaker questions, scavenger hunts, or check-ins) Introduce concepts Provide an overview of the work for the week Small Group Sessions Provide differentiated instruction Guide practice and application with frequent check-ins Collect formative assessment data (e.g., In a distance learning scenario, those interactions are gold!

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Coaching Distance Learning Students Feedback 546

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2020

Can teachers pair those resources with an online discussion prompt to encourage conversation and collaborative meaning-making? Do you want students to reflect on their learning and stretch their metacognitive muscles? Do students need to engage with texts or podcasts? PlanOnlineLesson.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2020

The Teaching Tolerance website includes lessons, texts, tasks, and teaching strategies teachers can use to guide students in exploring and discussing social justice topics. Lessons include: Lesson objectives Essential questions Materials–teaching strategies, handouts, and texts Key vocabulary Procedure.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

With some schools already announcing they will not reopen normally in the fall, and many others considering their options , educators are hoping to take advantage of the summer to improve on this spring’s sink-or-swim plunge into distance learning. For many, the recent leap to remote instruction felt rushed, chaotic and disorganized.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

It pushes leaders to identify key indicators of what constitutes quality learning in their school, regardless of the learning modality (online, hybrid or in-person). For example, what are indicators of a high-quality class discussion? We do not need to recreate a full brick-and-mortar schedule with hybrid and distance learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

As professors and K-12 teachers adjust to the sudden move to online teaching, one question keeps coming up: How much of class time should be done live—known in education parlance as “synchronous” teaching—and how much should be done so that students can do the work at their convenience—or “asynchronous” teaching.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Teacher Resources for Distance Learning – In late spring the Museum launched the Teacher Resources for Distance Learning content series to support teachers and students grappling with the move to remote instruction and learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. And as schools plan to reopen this fall, leaders should use this time to create high-quality distance learning options that could transform teaching and learning for the better.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2020

The Teaching Tolerance website includes lessons, texts, tasks, and teaching strategies teachers can use to guide students in exploring and discussing social justice topics. Lessons include: Lesson objectives Essential questions Materials–teaching strategies, handouts, and texts Key vocabulary Procedure.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2020

This is the first of a three-part series looking at how social-emotional learning strategies can support teachers of students with learning differences during the pandemic. The necessary and rapid move to distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been disabling for our education system.

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Disabilities Distance Learning Special Education Students 213

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Kate McAnelly, chief academic officer, and Natalee Feese, math instructional specialist, for Fayette County Public Schools in Kentucky, a partner district of Savvas Learning Company, faced those questions when putting their LMS to the test. Understanding which material will work best in a distance-learning context is critical.

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Distance Learning Learning Math Classroom Management 182

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The content in question includes a first-grade language arts video lesson that shows an Acellus instructor teaching about the letter “G.” That means evaluating the curriculum’s illustrations, questioning the story lines, looking at the narratives laid out and the lifestyles depicted to scan for bias. “It didn’t sit well with us.”

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Learning Schools Multiple Choice Questions Distance Learning 213

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

For those who can, it’s become abundantly clear that grades alone are insufficient to motivate learning. Bragg described his duties as “back-seat driving”—synthesizing, challenging, questioning, and giving feedback. In cases where Bragg did have a role, like generating discussion questions, they were assigned by his students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Here, the former elementary classroom teacher and math teacher advisor shares her thoughts on personalizing learning for individuals’ needs—and her school’s preferred platform for doing just that. EdSurge: There is a lot of discussion right now about learning loss and learning gaps. Edulastic Distance Learning Hub.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

With OTIS for educators, you are paired with a PD Specialist who will conduct a needs assessment in order to identify instructional goals, inventory your current technology, discuss your initiatives and curate PD content that aligns with your objectives. Five Free Distance Learning PD Sessions.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

Many teachers and professors are spending time this summer experimenting with AI tools to help them prepare slide presentations, craft tests and homework questions, and more. As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. Should they disclose that to students?

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

The district has been quite open about how challenging this migration to video distance learning has been for their teachers,” says Boyd. Some of the questions that the report surfaces for consumers also apply to school and district leaders, who must adhere to much more stringent education laws.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The US History Interactive and World History Interactive programs create an active, inquiry-based learning environment that engages students by having them question, investigate, and explore history from multiple viewpoints. Hook & Inspire!

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

They discussed the technology at their disposal. Among the new colleges Science Interactive has served, some already planned to introduce distance-learning options for students, while others only explored the option after their campus shut down, Loomer says. Not every college in the system has jumped onboard.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

Blended learning comes in a number of varieties, but across the various models, blended learning prompts educators to consider the following questions: What can students learn well independently, especially when aided by digital learning technologies? Which learning activities are most important to do together?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In this MarketScale EdTech Today podcast from host Kevin Hogan, remote learning expert Sal Khan and Anne Wintroub, director of Social Innovation for the AT&T Foundation, discuss a variety of topics related to edtech, COVID learning, and connectivity. That’s been a little bit of a question.

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Internet Distance Learning Accessibility Discussions 238

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Wood leaves targeted feedback for several students who arrived at similar answers on this question. This has been extremely beneficial, especially during distance learning. Putting a final grade on something can close off discussion. Before, feedback and grading were limited and not very helpful. It wasn’t very effective.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Over the past weeks, readers have asked us many questions about the impact of the coronavirus on education in many different areas, from admissions to advice for young children, from salaries to student privacy and whether school closures actually work. Tony Wan (March 16, 2020) General Questions Should schools close?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

We’re headed into a fourth year of learning in the pandemic’s shadow. While massive COVID quarantines and school closures have diminished, we’re still grappling with the impact of learning during a global pandemic. This begs the question: What’s next for education? — Chris Minnich, CEO, NWEA.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 18, 2023

It is worse for distance learning since no one is around to offer guidance. But even the pros and cons of remote learning are intertwined. The requirements guide discussions to ensure the article meets the standards for successful research. So, right off the bat, avoid this pitfall.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Evaluation 148

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

She and her students are discussing the Bard’s greatest works in her LIT 267 Introduction to Shakespeare course at Central Arizona College (CAC)—a “rural fringe” two-year institution, as categorized by the National Center for Education Statistics. Professor of English Karen Hindhede is proving that it’s possible. It is not a big deal.

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Teaching English Distance Learning Blended Learning 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 1. Distance Learning Strategies for Education Leaders, Part 2. Distance Learning with Google Slides –from Alice Keeler. Big Questions. Date: March 17th, 2020. Date: March 20th, 2020. A short curated list of resources for teaching online: How-to.

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Distance Learning Internet Assignments Knowledge 142

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

It provides social interactivity and connectivity that you can’t otherwise get out of distance learning. At the moment, Immerse has over 60 different built-in language learning experiences and lesson plan templates. Buy each of those items and have that discussion.” They’re embodying this avatar in a 3D space.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2024

Earlier this year, for example, a dean at Boston University sparked concern among graduate workers who were on strike seeking higher wages when he listed AI as one possible strategy for handling course discussions and other classroom activities that were impacted by the strike. That’s nuts. It’s a fast-moving train. That’s nuts.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

We had just finished a discussion on climate change in my chemistry class. I questioned how my relative success navigating an oppressive education system influenced my teaching practices. Students collaborated to create survey questions and conducted individual interviews with elders in their lives.

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Science Curriculum Feedback Knowledge 148

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

That was the big question driving an online discussion this week as part of our monthly EdSurge Live series. Typically, that results in a rush of people looking to higher education for new skills and credentials. But with such a sudden shift in the employment landscape, how can colleges best respond?

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

During a community meeting, the kids go around and, with their teachers’ coaxing, answer several questions: How are you feeling? As Matthews, a special education teacher, went around the room and posed the questions to each of his students, one answered that he was feeling energetic. What is your goal for today? Another said rushed.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Across the region, schools have moved classrooms to the cloud in what’s become a massive experiment in distance learning, impacting local and international schools alike. By far, the biggest question Boyle’s teachers have had is about assessments. And from Singapore to Vietnam, classes are canceled. Well, sort of.

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Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

In addition, Kiddom’s full suite of interactive question types makes it easy for students to demonstrate understanding in multiple ways. ? Chat, threaded discussions in announcements, and groups empower students to work together to problem-solve and find solutions. ?

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Middle School Middle School Curriculum Distance Learning 139

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2020

We educators understand online learning, probably have taken classes this way, but we haven’t yet wrapped our brains around how to make it work in OUR classes. In fact, the biggest question I get from teachers in my online classes and on my blog is: “How do I do it?” Pedagogies for distance learning.

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Teaching Distance Learning Mobile Devices Internet 108

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

And one district in particular, the Putnam County School System in Cookeville , decided to push student ownership over higher education learning even further—with an extensive, dual-enrollment college credit program for high schoolers. We do have some distance learning. Sam Brooks. How does tech fit into this?

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