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Flipped Classroom 101: Challenges, Benefits & Design Tips

Catlin Tucker

Begin with a collaborative offline activity designed to pique student interest or get them generating questions about a topic. Alternatively, teachers can assess students’ prior knowledge with an individual task and collect useful data to inform their follow-up instruction. Second, flip and engage. Cornell notes with a summary).

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5 ways to integrate gamification into your classroom

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Quizizz: Turn assessments into fun competitions Quizizz is my top choice for a gamification platform. It allows you to create or search pre-made question sets and host a variety of games that students can join. Students answer multiple-choice questions on their devices while seeing fun memes, leaderboards, and progress bars.

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Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

Cult of Pedagogy

’ and then applying it to new knowledge.” ” Peer Instruction This strategy turns a simple multiple-choice question into a quick collaborative activity. “Present students with a multiple choice question.” So I’ll have students answer the question on their fingers.

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The Case for ‘Edtech Minimalism’ in an Age of Distance Learning

Edsurge

Far too many distance learning discussions in the spring began with identifying digital tools. Less frequently asked were some more fundamental questions: How might we preserve a sense of belonging and connectedness between students? But doing so is imperative if we want to re-humanize learning experiences for our students.

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Why Old Arguments for Earning a Diploma Don't Resonate With My Students — and Which Ones Will

Edsurge

Many of my students who are already successfully applying their extensive knowledge and skills on class assignments and extracurricular activities are told that because they cannot demonstrate mastery of academic content through a specific set of conditions, they have failed.

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How Faculty Can ‘Click’ Their Way to a More Inclusive Classroom

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A) Choose questions that most students will be able to answer correctly. B) Vary the types of poll questions beyond multiple choice. C) Ask students “Please discuss your answer with a neighbor.” D) Stress that students answer questions independent of their peers. Select all that apply. Play with the polls.

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How AI Can Help Educators Test Whether Their Teaching Materials Work

Edsurge

The discussion took place at the recent ISTE Live conference in Philadelphia in front of a live audience. One example in particular is getting students that are taking, say, an online chemistry course to create a multiple choice question for us. But you might be thinking, how's the quality of those?

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