eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Inspiring district leaders, classroom teachers, and school staff have found unique and innovative ways to engage students in learning, motivating students to see beyond classroom walls and truly immerse themselves in learning. Read more about Ross-Kleinmann’s thoughts on AI in schools. PBL isn’t used enough–let’s change that.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Between 2011 and 2019, the number of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness increased nearly 10 percent, from 28 percent to 37 percent. Barely two months into the pandemic, nearly one-third of students reported feeling disconnected from adults and peers at school.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For example, completing homework requires executive function skills, and the benefits of homework increase as students move into middle school and high school. Here’s how one special education teacher, Stephanie Landrum, who teaches at Horizon K-8 Charter School in Boulder, Co.,

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Not only are there school-mandated devices, but the rise of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) linked to the school’s network has the potential to cause major strain on a school’s IT system, both from campus and at home.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

Created by educators for educators, InSpace is used by thousands of professors in over 100 universities and K-12 schools worldwide. Users seamlessly switch from communal class discussions to private conversations or group work, similar to a lab or classroom.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2018

director of instruction, Cisco (TX) Independent School District (CISD); David Woods, director of curriculum and reporting, DreamBox Learning; and Robyn Sturgeon, professional learning consultant, NWEA, focused not just on the idea of collecting data, but on collecting only the data that is actionable. Phase 1 – Think big.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 30, 2025

Discuss behavior boundaries, noise levels, and how to move safely and respectfully in an outdoor space. Creating a quick routine or checklist for outdoor time, just like you would for any part of your school day, helps make the transition smoother. Make the Most of Group Work Learning outdoors naturally invites collaboration.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Engagement remains a tricky subject for many teachers, but some are finding creative ways to keep kids coming back, especially during whole-group discussions on video conferencing platforms such as Zoom. Peer-to-peer interactions—helping to recreate the social environment of school as best as possible.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

With this latest—and largest—surge of coronavirus infections in the United States, K-12 schools that hadn’t yet reopened for in-person learning now see few paths to do so in the near term, and many of the schools that were offering some face-to-face instruction are now pulling back into full-time remote learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

Reinforce the terms by asking students to draw pictures of them in their notebooks or use them in conversations during group work. public schools, Spanish is the most commonly reported home language of students learning English. Conduct a hands-on activity that provides a context for the vocabulary students are learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

The majority of online learning environments are no more than video-hosting platforms with quizzes and a discussion forum. In the 1960s and 1970s, we learned that “open design” schools often produced chaotic learning environments. The MIT Media Lab built a fun Unhangout tool that breaks people into small chat rooms for discussion.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

In addition to the challenge of quickly adapting her teaching, Claffey also encountered an unexpected frustration: a class size of 60, featuring students from every elementary school in the district, which was later reduced to around 50 as new teachers were added. I’m doing my best, but sometimes kids just need that one-on-one time.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Dropbox Paper or Google Docs : these mainstream collaborative word-processing tools let instructors invite students to collaborate on assignments or group work. All of these tools can be embedded into the learning management system your school uses, so students never have to leave their familiar environment in order to participate.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

And he says K-12 teachers frequently use materials from a range of sources including curriculum and textbooks from their schools and districts, resources they’ve gotten from colleagues or found on websites, and materials they’ve purchased from marketplaces such as Teachers Pay Teachers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

During my early days of teaching in graduate school, educational technology was sold more for its posh than performance. In my experience, graduate training in STEM tends to lack any discussion of this. There are many scholars, societies, campus partners, and other groups more broadly engaging and thinking about this work.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

The primary way the nonprofit is doing this is through an AI curriculum it launched in May in Akron Public Schools in Ohio but which has already spread to six states and more than 2,500 students. What follows is a transcript of their discussion, lightly edited and condensed. This is fashion design, culinary arts, urban city design.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2018

Sara Stringer, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, has a list of great websites for high school students. I don’t post enough about high school so I’m thrilled with her article: Some students study more productively in groups, working with their peers. More for high school. Subject Focused. Physics Forums.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Thomas School near Seattle has concentrated on beefing up the school’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for the past several years and plans to strengthen it even more in the future. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., Thomas School Dedicates Space to Bolster STEM Learning.

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Teach Hub

JANUARY 16, 2025

School anxiety can start at a very young age. For many students, the excitement of starting school is also paired with feelings of nervousness. To help students manage these pressures and feel more at ease in the classroom try some of these practical strategies to support students dealing with school-related anxiety.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

I add the element of having them discuss their individual observations with a partner. Regular Group Work: I emphasis a lot of group work throughout the semester, both graded and ungraded. Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?: Recently I took group work to the ultimate level by instituting a group final.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Last week, more than a thousand education technology professionals showed up on election week for the California Educational Technology Professionals Association annual conference in Sacramento to discuss all-things tech in their local districts. This way, spaces would change depending on need — a library, a lab or group working environment.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2018

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. Defining blended and personalized learning. Presentations.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2016

Let the students be in control, and pick the seating option that works best for them. There are no rows; students sit in groups that encourage rich discussion. Students follow interactive lessons on their technology, and produce most of their work digitally. Here are four, to start. Sample anchor chart.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2021

And since children in the United States attend school anywhere between 6-7 hours each day, it’s only logical that they get continuously distracted. Studies have shown that young children ages 4 to 9 have an attention span of only 8-27 minutes, ages 10-13 of only 20-39 minutes, and ages 14-18 of only 28-54 minutes.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

You need to give plenty of time to ensuring the room is arranged to facilitate quality discussion and learning. Make sure that all the technology is working. Principle 3: Small group work is ideal. Good workshops involve discussion, and discussion is most fruitful in groups of 3-4 members.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

I add the element of having them discuss their individual observations with a partner. Regular Group Work: I emphasis a lot of group work throughout the semester, both graded and ungraded. Here are a few outcomes: Group Final?!?: Recently I took group work to the ultimate level by instituting a group final.

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 110

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

Now, pods for group work circle monitors connected to a video wall. UCF and IU are among those schools supplementing funding for instructional supports by tapping into larger pools of money designated for classroom build-outs each year. One of IU’s early redesign efforts saw it transform an old indoor swimming pool.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

Even though current generational students resist group work, I encouraged them to team up with a study partner (for experience) where they can help each other with content, application, and reporting (even though all submissions must be individual and not just copied from their partner).

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k12 Digest

MARCH 4, 2025

He currently serves as the Proud Superintendent of the Texarkana Arkansas School District, where he is committed to making a lasting impact on students, educators, and the community. He later became the Assistant Superintendent of School Leadership for Kansas City Public Schools before taking the helm in Texarkana.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

How to Get Started with SEL Teachers can emphasize SEL with their students from day one of the school year by flipping their class expectations and beginning with activities that get students collaborating while also practicing classroom routines. Edmodo Assignments, too, can be used for in-person and online group work.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

You need to give plenty of time to ensuring the room is arranged to facilitate quality discussion and learning. Make sure that all the technology is working. Principle 3: Small group work is ideal. Good workshops involve discussion, and discussion is most fruitful in groups of 3-4 members.

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Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 87

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

Over the years I tried more classwork, less classwork, having students take notes, not having students take notes, working in groups, working alone, more homework, no homework, less homework, extra help sessions and everything in between. Yet nothing I tried had a lasting impact on learning.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

If a student wants to discuss accommodations, try to do so during office hours or via email. For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

My supervising teacher would sit at her desk and take notes, and we would discuss how the lesson went and how I could improve. We reopened our schools last August and allowed families the option to continue learning remotely. Both Tonja and I worked with separate groups of students. And there was no pandemic.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

Online classes most often begin with an “introduce yourself” discussion forum for students to get comfortable working with peers in discussions and other activities. Instructors can also ask questions about the school; these may be especially helpful in connecting distance learners to the institution or the field of study.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2017

Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) is the most diverse district in the state of Washington, serving 70 percent scholars of color. FWPS has 39 schools divided into four areas. In the 2016–17 school year, over 7,000 scholars from all FWPS participated in Hour of Code. STEM Exploration Night.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2019

But behind the buzzwords are programs, often led and managed by schools, that take into account all the different things a child needs to be able to learn and grow, even if those things reach outside the traditional roles of a school. Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast.

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