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Would You Rather: Designing with Choice in Mind

Catlin Tucker

It is worth our time to prioritize student choice, even if that choice is fairly simple. Would You Rather?

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5 Tips To Keep Students Learning When Extreme Weather Strikes

Catlin Tucker

This is an ideal space to post announcements, allow students to ask questions, and encourage students to have discussions about assignments. Normally, students would have small group discussions about the reading. Yesterday Northern California was hit by massive storm. Use Web Tools to Design a Virtual Lesson.

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Remote learning for the long haul

eSchool News

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been the source of many discussions in the past few weeks about the “return to school.” Related content: 5 ways COVID-19 made me a better teacher. The evidence is clear that school districts should plan for remote learning to be here for the long-haul.

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Middle school movies that support SEL in the classroom

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The films on this list are excellent for encouraging students to reflect on and discuss a wide range of social and emotional issues. Because of this, it’s crucial that we don’t merely show these films without also giving kids time to reflect on and discuss what they’re watching. Science Fair.

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5 key components of successful online courses

eSchool News

Most people assume the move to online courses means students are logging on to the learning management system to take reading quizzes tied to their assigned textbook chapters and posting in the discussion board in line with weekly modules as their schedules allow. Synchronous over asynchronous.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Faculty Focus

The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced? Below, in diagram 1, are some examples of formative and summative assessments that can be utilized in the classroom. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts. Thomas, Bastin, (2022). Building products and practices for educators to accelerate learning with Linways. Linways Technologies.

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14 classroom management strategies to increase student learning

eSchool News

Online discussions or group collaboration to increase student engagement. Topics included: Class behavior sites for every age group, from ClassDojo to ClassCraft to Google Classroom tools that measure classroom sound levels. Timers for students to monitor their time management. Badges as a method of classroom management.