eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

And if you don’t use all that calculus you labored over in high school, the next time your child asks you for help on their calculus homework, you might be a little out of your league. Teach Group Work Etiquette: Don’t assume your students remember how to have group discussions.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Getting them to practice that, however, can be a harrowing experience, particularly when the issues up for discussion are controversial. Group work vs. cooperative learning. When we conduct professional development (PD), we rarely have a teacher who doesn’t give the trainer the highest marks.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

For the past 13 years I have been honored to teach at Agora Cyber Charter School. Established in 2005, Agora Cyber Charter School is an online public school for Pennsylvania students in kindergarten through 12th grade that is accredited by the Middle States Association. There is also a free trial.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Work with students to develop projects about issues that concern them in school or the community. Group work, projects, and activities allow students to interact with and learn from each other. Use small groups to discuss and solve problems. Utilize visuals and technology.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

When I explained what I was doing, why it was needed, and that only their activity during school hours was visible, they started to change their minds. But eventually, they started liking how it worked and how it helped them. I also have students who need to know when to share work with others. I push them to speak up.

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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

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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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

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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

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 111

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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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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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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Technology Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

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

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

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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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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