eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

It encourages active engagement and reinforces understanding as students articulate and discuss ideas with one another. Think-Pair-Share: Students individually reflect on a question or prompt, then discuss their thoughts with a partner before sharing with the whole class.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We must ‘unlearn’ traditional methods and acquire new skills, such as facilitating online interactions and assessing student learning online (Garnham and Kaleta 2002, 1-5). Let’s explore ways to enhance these existing methods and introduce new approaches that foster deeper engagement and understanding.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Active learning examples in the classroom encompass myriad techniques that promote student engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding. Here are several active learning teaching straegies: Think-Pair-Share : Students reflect on a prompt individually, discuss their thoughts with a partner, then share with the class.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

This step was taken especially since it became more difficult for me over the years in the classroom to keep todays device-driven students focused beyond 10 seconds or less on an assigned major concept for each of my fifty-minute classes.Retained learning was there but not at the expected levels.In

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

One prevalent technique is differentiated instruction, tailoring lesson plans to accommodate various learning styles and abilities within a classroom. Another notable strategy is project-based learning, where students tackle real-world problems or tasks to apply and integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

We can immediately correct misconceptions or misapplication of data rather than waiting until students make the errors in homework or on exams. In-class opportunities are well suited to students who have busy schedules that involve a heavy course load, work, and/or family responsibilities.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Passive Listening : Merely listening to lectures or audio recordings without actively taking notes, asking questions, or participating in discussions. Overall, passive studying in K-12 education often results in surface-level understanding and hinders students’ ability to critically analyze, apply, and retain information.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. Students today are deeply ingrained in the “creator culture,” with one-third of children ages 8-12 aspiring to be a YouTuber or vlogger.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

We can immediately correct misconceptions or misapplication of data rather than waiting until students make the errors in homework or on exams. In-class opportunities are well suited to students who have busy schedules that involve a heavy course load, work, and/or family responsibilities.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We must ‘unlearn’ traditional methods and acquire new skills, such as facilitating online interactions and assessing student learning online (Garnham and Kaleta 2002, 1-5). Let’s explore ways to enhance these existing methods and introduce new approaches that foster deeper engagement and understanding.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 3, 2025

There could be several reasons for thisyou might be teaching a new grade level, your students may not be as receptive, or the strategies just dont feel as relevant anymore. Here are a few tried-and-true active learning strategies to keep students engaged and learning. The key difference?

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