Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Meanwhile, in my online section of the same course, students worked through carefully crafted modules at their own pace, their participation in discussion boards ebbing and flowing unpredictably. One of the most powerful techniques in my traditional classroom is the think-pair-share discussion format.

Active Learning 66

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 66

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

After you’ve completed the assessments, discuss your strengths and challenges, prioritize key areas and determine goals. When one of Tannenbaum’s first-grade multilingual learners discovered he could create videos using Wixie instead of doing traditional math worksheets, his entire attitude toward learning transformed.

Culture 146

Culture Multidisciplinary Evaluation English 146

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Assume that students are capable and possess knowledge and skills. Create community guidelines for discussions that include intention and impact/anti-bias language. Immediately address ableist /biased remarks in the classroom through discussion. Refer to people how they refer to themselves. Support colleagues with disabilities.

Accessibility 96

Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2025

WordPress Use a free WordPress blog, but instead convert the pages to topics discussed below. This might be your familiarity with International Baccalaureate, Habits of Mind, or Depth of Knowledge. If so, invest in online classes or webinars to inform your knowledge of those areas. Here’s an example. Here’s how.

Teaching Philosophy 83

Teaching Philosophy Knowledge Feedback Language 83

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. When considering a teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge, eliciting student feedback is paramount. Rotate roles to ensure individual accountability and contribution.

Assignments 73

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 73

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

AI-enabled systems such as adaptive learning platforms, chatbots, and generative tools like ChatGPT can provide students with on-demand explanations, simulate peer discussions, offer low-stakes quizzes, and give instant feedback. AI Tools In the Flipped Classroom 2.0 Microlearning also plays a vital role in reducing anxiety.

Critical Thinking 89

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

AI-enabled systems such as adaptive learning platforms, chatbots, and generative tools like ChatGPT can provide students with on-demand explanations, simulate peer discussions, offer low-stakes quizzes, and give instant feedback. AI Tools In the Flipped Classroom 2.0 Microlearning also plays a vital role in reducing anxiety.

Critical Thinking 95

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 95

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

And that class, since I started doing that, is a 20 percent improvement in the exam grades. ’ and then applying it to new knowledge.” “Multiple choice is great because you can assess students’ knowledge quickly and equitably. “And that’s been a really powerful way to improve learning.

Multiple Choice Questions 80

Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Build up foundational knowledge 4. Build up foundational knowledge Many students enter high school with gaps in their instruction, making many lessons and activities feel impossibly difficult. This foundational knowledge includes study skills. Table of Contents 1. Begin with a fresh start 2. Create personal relationships 3.

High School 52

High School High School Beliefs Schools 52

Teach Thought

MAY 17, 2025

First, a student has to be able to define what an ‘author’s position’ is and what ‘evidence from the text’ means ( Knowledge-level ). Though the chart below reads left to right, it’s ideal to imagine it as a kind of incline, with Knowledge at the bottom, and Create at the top.

Critical Thinking 52

Critical Thinking Evaluation Knowledge Curriculum Design 52

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

We started with guidance from Jean Piaget’s Constructivist Learning Theory, “a process of constructing knowledge based on experience which embraced activelearning modalities as viable examples of the theory.In What are the Necessary Steps to Specifically Help SES Students? In management, it might be a company.

Student Engagement 96

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 96

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Gen ed is great, so why is it discussed as a “hurdle.” Currently, she is in a general psychology course, and although she finds the concepts interesting, she is grinding her way through online discussion boards to finish her degree. She is not being asked to manufacture responses to hypothetical scenarios on weekly discussion boards.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 95

Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Start by Building Background Not all students enter the classroom with the same prior knowledge, especially multilingual learners. Try This: Imagine youre teaching a new ecology unit to your 8 th grade science class. You can spotlight a few responses or guide discussion using sentence starters. with guided questions.

Language 52

Language Languages Participation Writing 52

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. When considering a teacher’s pedagogical content knowledge, eliciting student feedback is paramount. Rotate roles to ensure individual accountability and contribution.

Assignments 62

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 62

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

This uncertainty can be daunting, but one thing is clear: Foundational knowledge in computer science will be essential, no matter what paths they choose. How can we ensure that all students develop the computing skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven workforce?

Science 113

Science Education Ethics Students 113

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates. Dr. Emily Tarconish, a teaching professor in the College of Education, contributed her deep knowledge of Universal Design for Learning and accessible course design.

Disabilities 54

Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 54

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 8, 2025

We also will peek inside some deeper learning schools around the country to see how they’re approaching this instructional design work.

Ethics 52

Ethics Teachers Plagiarism Critical Thinking 52

k12 Online Schools

JUNE 24, 2025

Children who develop strong digital literacy skills are better equipped to engage in informed discussions, take part in educational opportunities, and explore career paths that require technological proficiency. Parental Awareness and Engagement Community programs often discuss the importance of digital literacy in various contexts.

Skills 52

Skills Critical Thinking Evaluation Discussions 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Platforms like Zoom or Google Classroom enable real-time discussions, while forums foster ongoing dialogue beyond scheduled sessions. Something broke in American education these past years. I went out to our international contributors for ideas.

Hybrid Learning 135

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

k12

JULY 18, 2025

These platforms enable teachers to create and deliver course materials, post assignments, review work, and host discussion forums—all in one place—for students and parents. Discuss age-restricted websites with your child. Moodle, Canvas, and Blackboard are popular learning management systems. Age limitations. Personal information.

Skills 52

Skills Internet Students Assignments 52

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Discussion Forums: Some programs include online forums where students can continue conversations beyond the classroom. Supporting your child in joining these discussions—even casually—can reinforce the material and help them feel part of a learning community. Interactive Games: Learning can (and should!)

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Priceless Ponderings

MAY 18, 2025

Its a great way to build background knowledge while sneaking in some reading comprehension practice. Plus, when you pair reading with discussion, those magnetic concepts really start to stick! Have your students or children jot down fun facts, illustrations, or interesting magnets examples they discover in the text.

Science 52

Science Activities Testing Reading 52

k12

JULY 21, 2025

12th grade student and SAC intern As high school students, we’re preparing to enter the working world. These classes provide teens with the knowledge and experience to explore various careers that interest them. If you’ve been captain of a team, led discussion groups, done volunteer work, or participated in a club, write it down.

High School 52

High School High School Schools Students 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Describe the perfect summer.

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

k12

JUNE 10, 2025

I finish around 3 PM, depending on whether I complete any additional discussions. My 9th grade year, I earned my Adobe InDesign certification. My teachers are all tremendously helpful, kind, knowledgeable, and understanding. Then I eat lunch and finish the world history lesson.

History 52

History English Schools Students 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

Do projects where your grade is your hard work alone, or count on your friends to help you make the grade? By Mindful and Kind Counseling Grades: 6th-12th You can create your own slides or use one of these 40 premade Would You Rather question slides. Have free time and get Cs or have straight As but no time to socialize?

High School 52

High School High School Questions Schools 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

2 | EDITABLE By Lana’s Classroom Grades: 6th-12th Subjects: English Language Arts Fifty riddles and accompanying solutions make it easy to incorporate daily riddles into your class period. Students can work on their own or in teams to test their knowledge of facts while solving subject-specific riddles.

High School 52

High School High School Schools Math 52

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2019

The reality is that students enter our classrooms with varied skillsets and prior knowledge. If teachers assess their students’ knowledge before diving into an explanation, lesson, or unit, they might be surprised by the wealth of experience and information that students bring into the classroom. Online Discussion.

Knowledge 420

Knowledge Students Writing Discussions 420

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 24, 2017

“When I engage in dialogue, I recognize that those I speak with are equal to me, and I work from the assumption that they hold within them wisdom, knowledge, ideas, and gifts.” The value of discussions can hardly be overstated. This asynchronous environment provides something in-class discussion can’t: time.

Discussions 419

Discussions Beliefs Blended Learning Students 419

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

Teachers can pop in and out of breakout rooms while students discuss academic topics and collaborate around shared tasks, but it isn’t the same as walking around a classroom with watchful eyes and attentive ears. What will students understand (content knowledge) or be able to do (skills) at the end of the lesson or learning cycle?

Learning 543

Learning Knowledge Discussions Writing 543

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Instead, teachers must strive to design student-centered learning experiences that challenge the students to think, discuss, problem-solve, collaborate, question, create, and reflect. Grading is the most time-consuming task teachers are responsible for beyond the classroom. I have yet to meet a teacher who enjoys grading.

Blended Learning 535

Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

Providing the Spark Jenessa Peterson, director of learning engineering at the Learning Agency, touched off the discussion in a Google Group run by her organization with the question: Is A/B testing between two benign conditions without participants' knowledge OK? That is a research and methodology question we have to discuss.”

Ethics 207

Ethics Knowledge Testing Learning 207

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: Two Teacher-Led Stations – One Differentiated, One Guided Reading and Discussion Reading Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Teacher 1 provides targeted instruction based on each group’s needs: Group 1 (Below Grade Level): Students work on identifying key details in a simplified fable with additional visual supports.

Teaching 395

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Here are eleven projects to teach kids authentically, blended with your regular lessons, the often complicated topic of becoming good digital citizens, knowledgeable about their responsibilities in an Internet world. Discuss what this looks like. After a thorough discussion on this, have students create a comic in Storyboard That!

Grades 179

Grades Teaching Internet Discussions 179

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Present-Pause-Discuss. When teachers feel pressure to cover the curriculum or keep up with a pre-pandemic pacing guide, it is easy to understand why they spend more time introducing information and less time supporting students as they attempt to master content knowledge or skills. This is where “less is more” is critical.

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Who decided that grading and assessment should be the exclusive responsibility of teachers? Self-assessment shifts the focus from a grade-centric perspective to a learning-centric one. When teachers grade these exercises, it creates anxiety among students still grappling with new concepts or skills.

Evaluation 428

Evaluation Assignments Failure Discussions 428

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

How can we create a learning environment where each student feels confident applying the knowledge and skills they’re acquiring? This approach often fails to recognize and accommodate the diverse ways students understand and express their knowledge. This could be a specific skill, concept, or knowledge area.

History 382

History Physical Education Art Essay 382