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DECEMBER 23, 2018

Through lectures, readings, discussions, graphic representations, videos, and hands-on artistic models, teachers have ways to share information. After learning about UDL, Shanika McCarty, an 8th-grade English teacher, decided that she would provide more options and student choice for how they will present projects.

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JULY 2, 2020

I used to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to teach a preschooler in China how to read, write and speak English. Claire Cummings teaching English online to students in China for VIPKid. Five years ago, I ditched whole-class lectures in my fifth grade brick-and-mortar classroom in favor of small group rotations.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

He’s also in the classroom (well, a virtual one these days) as a professor of English at Assumption University, where he is also the director of the Center for Teaching Excellence. Also, people will say students lose their attention if you lecture at them for a long time.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

A couple months ago I visited a big public university – Texas State University – and observed three large lecture classes, to get a sense of what teaching looks like these days. That’s not to say that he can easily hold students’ attention for a whole lecture. Students are having trouble focusing regardless.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

And listen to a live discussion we hosted on the topic as well. A World of Spin A few years ago, Chris Sadler was working as a lecturer at Middlesex University, in Britain, when he noticed some strange phrases popping up in student work. This is the third of a three-part series on the “cheating economy.”

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Similar concerns have prompted community colleges to reconsider their own versions of entrance assessments: the placement tests they’ve traditionally used to determine whether students are “ready” for college-level learning or should instead start their pursuit of higher education in remedial math or English classes. The algorithm worked.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Two years ago, English Language Arts teacher Tyler Rablin promoted cell phone use in the classroom, encouraging his students to bring their phones to class. I’ve taught English Language Arts to high schoolers—mostly ninth graders—for nine years now. James Clear, who writes about habits and decision-making also discusses this.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. For instance, teachers may consider replacing one-sided lectures with more group discussion, or they may make sure to ask follow-up questions to students’ answers.

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MAY 28, 2024

After a family discussion, we decided he would repeat Algebra 1 in ninth grade,” Lynem, a journalism lecturer, wrote in CalMatters. But there's a lot of variation in how schools decide who’s ready for algebra, leading to fewer low-income students, rural students or English learners taking this course in middle school.

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MAY 31, 2023

Recently, EdSurge met with field experts, all part of the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA), to discuss how they leverage edtech to provide an inclusive learning environment for all students. At Compass High, educators discuss with students any accommodations they are receiving and the rationale for each.

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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 Review key terms and definitions. “I

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DECEMBER 10, 2018

Jon Chin discussing Share Meals, 2016. He earned a master’s degree in creative writing and poetry from Brooklyn College, began a master’s degree program in English education at NYU, and is now an adjunct lecturer at CUNY. Tattoo Time Chin will discuss “ Using Tattoos to Teach the Essay Writing Process ” at SXSW EDU 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Numerous online resources exist where you can find lecture notes, study guides, and other helpful materials. homework, lecture notes, practice tests). Keeping lecture notes, study guides, and other resources well-organized saves time and reduces the frustration of searching for materials during study sessions.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

Add in the fact that I had several English language learners in my class, and my lessons on mitochondria and tetrahedrons largely started with basic vocabulary and sentence flow instruction. The possibilities for librarians to collaborate with English and reading teachers using code are wide open and exciting.”. Art / Music.

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OCTOBER 9, 2017

If your experience was like mine, you likely learned most history through reading and taking notes through lecture. Though this method was successful for many in learning the history itself, did it prepare you for discussion and debate about varied perspectives on history? Learning sticks when skills transfer to action.

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JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Students claim that instructors aren’t actually teaching, and instructors can face negative reactions to a change in their lecturing methods that were already difficult to create and introduce.

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OCTOBER 17, 2023

Discuss practical applications. Students remember lectures that are infused with humor. If a teacher feels that the lecture is unable to hold the attention of the students, they can introduce physical activities such as standing, turning around, or even clapping. A smattering of humor. Physical activity.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2017

It’s a statistic no educator—or student—would boast about: Half a million high school graduates , or about one in four, can’t perform math or write English well enough to avoid having to take remedial classes when they get to community college. doubling the student success rate in English and up to six times the rate in math.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Jenny Billings, Chair of Curriculum English, Developmental Reading, and English and Study skills at Rowan Cabarrus Community College (RCCC) in Salisbury, NC, jumped at the chance to spearhead an e-textbook initiative when the college’s Vice Principal approached her with the idea in 2012. That’s when I knew we had truly succeeded.”.

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JUNE 18, 2019

Take this webinar on Closing the Digital Equity Gap by Nicol Howard, Sarah Thomas and Regina Schaffer, which discussed the reasons behind existing gaps and practical tips for tackling them. Some are “sit and get” lectures with very little opportunities to ask meaningful questions.

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

One of the most impactful activities from my Master’s coursework in secondary English education was a reader biography. And despite eventually growing into a bibliophile, this was a difficult truth to reckon with as I prepared to become a high school English teacher. We discussed the writing styles they liked, or didn’t, and why.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

To history teacher Joe Welch, too many of today’s lessons still call to mind Ben Stein’s classic classroom lecture in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” I was probably in my second month of teaching and I fit in all the elements of a good lesson: I had a hook, I had a discussion, I had some multimedia. I thought, “This is going to be great.”

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JULY 30, 2024

In this second part, you will be guided through key issues in classroom discussion through translation, what to avoid, engaging with simultaneous rather than consecutive translation, and some final words of advice in the journey of effective teaching through translation. You should be very cautious with students who are bilingual.

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JULY 30, 2024

In this second part, you will be guided through key issues in classroom discussion through translation, what to avoid, engaging with simultaneous rather than consecutive translation, and some final words of advice in the journey of effective teaching through translation. You should be very cautious with students who are bilingual.

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JULY 25, 2023

It was a podcast version of the BBC radio show In Our Time, where a panel of academics discussed the history of ideas. And he came away with some common themes, no matter what subject matter the podcasters taught and discussed. Other people do sort of mini-lectures as podcasts and give them to their students.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

I was reviewing punctuation rules with my students, and I had to come to the climax of the lecture: semicolons! As an English major, there is maybe no reason that I should retain information on the taxonomy of living things or plate tectonics. It started with a yawn. I saw it contagiously meander through the classroom.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

I was reviewing punctuation rules with my students, and I had to come to the climax of the lecture: semicolons! As an English major, there is maybe no reason that I should retain information on the taxonomy of living things or plate tectonics. It started with a yawn. I saw it contagiously meander through the classroom.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Video-based learning is a powerful tool for many reasons; one study even notes that “well selected online educational video lectures advance students’ communication on the discourse level, critical thinking, deep learning, and future employability” (Elgeddawy, 2018, 726). Prior to that, she taught English at the secondary level.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 15, 2023

During a two-hour lecture, the average student spends 37 minutes doing non-class related activities on their devices (Ravizza et. Students claim that instructors aren’t actually teaching, and instructors can face negative reactions to a change in their lecturing methods that were already difficult to create and introduce.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Discuss practical applications. Students remember lectures that are infused with humor. If a teacher feels that the lecture is unable to hold the attention of the students, they can introduce physical activities such as standing, turning around, or even clapping. A smattering of humor. Physical activity.

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JUNE 12, 2020

In an earlier essay, we discussed how teachers are leaning into SEL to adapt student services and unlock opportunities that, just months ago, may have seemed impossible. is Executive Director and Chief Scientist at EdTogether and an Adjunct Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Christina Cipriano, Ph.D.,

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APRIL 20, 2023

As English professors and educational developers, we think this question is essential when creating a sense of belonging for all students. Encourage them to reflect on their classroom persona, their culture, their background, and their experience in creating their own content, such as discussion board posts and peer review feedback.

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JULY 10, 2016

These solutions promise to broaden access to quality education, engaging learners who might not make it through impersonal introductory lectures. Online I can forge personal connections with students more readily, by email and chat board discussions,” he says. “I I get more insight into students.”. Promises and Pitfalls.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

This is because they don’t usually offer opportunities for face-to-face discussion, and they also tend to discourage literacy. Arguably, they are best used for learning course material in subjects like math and coding where literacy skills and class discussions aren’t typically core objectives of the course material.

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MARCH 19, 2020

That reality was highlighted during a live online discussion EdSurge held this week in partnership with Bryan Alexander’s Future Trends Forum. We plan to hold a similar online discussion every week as long as the community feels it is useful. So, if you’re using a lecture capture [tool], like Panopto.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

Video-based learning is a powerful tool for many reasons; one study even notes that “well selected online educational video lectures advance students’ communication on the discourse level, critical thinking, deep learning, and future employability” (Elgeddawy, 2018, 726). Prior to that, she taught English at the secondary level.

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OCTOBER 16, 2022

Instructors can also increase their social presence in online classes by recording brief, informal video announcements to: summarize recent discussions or coursework provide answers to common questions raise common issues give encouragement remind students of upcoming projects or deadlines. 2020; Martin & Bollinger, 2018). References.

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