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Easy and Effective ELA Activities for Middle School

Teachers Pay Teachers

Set up clues and puzzles that come from the novel your class is reading, and let small groups work together to figure them out. Create your own nonsense words (or better yet, let them create a list of crazy words), and have individuals or groups work together to craft the most creative and entertaining definitions.

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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

Edsurge

Synchronous online learning allows you to build a community, discuss and interact over content, and helps your learners to maintain a regular schedule. Some students are hesitant to participate in discussions and activities, so be deliberate about using synchronous time to foster participation by all learners.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

Scholarly Teacher

Gabriele Pinto , Baylor University Key Statement: Implementing elements of active learning into a large course may seem daunting task, but think-pair-share aided by quizzing and clickers can be done in any size classroom. Depending on the classroom setup, group work can also be chaotic and auditorily overwhelming.

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How Extended Reality Tools Can Bring New Life to Higher Education

Edsurge

While we have been able to use these tools in that way, most educators would readily point to what is missing from the current video platforms that could improve online teaching: tools to better facilitate student interactions, including enhanced polling and quizzing features, group work tools, and more.

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

The majority of online learning environments are no more than video-hosting platforms with quizzes and a discussion forum. Participants gathered online each week for seminar-style conversations, case study discussions and peer critiques. In the noisy hubbub of the MOOCs, these people probably never would have found each other.

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SEL and Classroom Culture In an Age of Distance Learning

Edsurge

question as an Edmodo Note or Poll, and students reply with their preference and discuss with classmates in the post comments. Using Quizzes & Assignments for Collaborative Assessments Test day can be an opportunity for collaboration rather than competition. Edmodo Assignments, too, can be used for in-person and online group work.

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Here’s what you missed at BPLC18, the Blended & Personalized Learning Conference

eSchool News

Unlike many conferences I attended this year, this event was a chance for educators and leaders to discuss blended learning in action with people who are already doing it. Common design ideas were: Small group work. Class discussions. Group quizzing. Presentations. Journaling. Role playing. Learning games.