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Reimagining the Flipped Classroom: Integrating AI, Microlearning, and Learning Analytics to Elevate Student Engagement and Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

AI-enabled systems such as adaptive learning platforms, chatbots, and generative tools like ChatGPT can provide students with on-demand explanations, simulate peer discussions, offer low-stakes quizzes, and give instant feedback. Simply replacing lectures with videos or adding quizzes does not constitute a true flip.

Critical Thinking

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Reimagining the Flipped Classroom: Integrating AI, Microlearning, and Learning Analytics to Elevate Student Engagement and Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

AI-enabled systems such as adaptive learning platforms, chatbots, and generative tools like ChatGPT can provide students with on-demand explanations, simulate peer discussions, offer low-stakes quizzes, and give instant feedback. Simply replacing lectures with videos or adding quizzes does not constitute a true flip.

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes

Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

I have encouraged giving frequent quizzes , think-pair-shares , and teaching students to use flashcards , but there are a lot of other ways to do it. ” “That’s going to guide our discussion for the day,” she explains. Joining me on the podcast are three cognitive scientists. The first is Dr. .”

Multiple Choice Questions

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Engaging Strategies for Reluctant Learners in High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

No matter what subject you teach, spend time showing students how to take notes, how to study for tests and quizzes, and how to balance their time between homework and other after-school activities. Conduct a casual formative assessment during a class discussion or group activity, and regularly check in with students who need more support.

High School

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How to Make Online Learning More Engaging and Effective for Students

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Polls and Quizzes: Encourage your child to participate in polls or mini quizzes if their online platform offers them. Discussion Forums: Some programs include online forums where students can continue conversations beyond the classroom. Interactive Games: Learning can (and should!)

Online Learning

Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation

Easy and Effective ELA Activities for Middle School

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

All you need is a beach ball, a list of discussion questions written on your board, and some music to play. You don’t need to assign tests and quizzes to assess student learning. Check their understanding with class discussions, individual conversations, group participation, and different formative assessment techniques.

Middle School

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Formative Assessment is Key to Being Responsive

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Observational Assessments The teacher’s observations of student behaviors, interactions, and work provide valuable qualitative data (or information that is descriptive and non-numeric) that complements quantitative assessments, like quizzes that produce numerical data.

Feedback

Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions

5 AI tools for classroom creativity

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

Here are 5 AI tools for classroom creativity: Quillionz : Helps teachers and students generate quizzes, multiple-choice questions, and flashcards from text input and encourages self-assessment and interactive learning.

Multiple Choice Questions

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5 key components of successful online courses

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

Most people assume the move to online courses means students are logging on to the learning management system to take reading quizzes tied to their assigned textbook chapters and posting in the discussion board in line with weekly modules as their schedules allow. Online education is fairly synonymous with asynchronous learning.

eLearning

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Collaborative edtech tools are changing the game for student engagement

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2023

But I’m not referring to Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, quizzes, or virtual breakout rooms. The discussion extends far beyond these well-known online learning tools. The projected growth of the edtech industry to $605.8 billion by 2027 is a testament to that.

Student Engagement

Student Engagement Quizzes Students Motivation

3 unexpected ways tech can humanize learning

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2019

That is, instead of delivering content during class and giving exercises as homework, I had students learn the content at home by watching videos with embedded quizzes. The embedded quizzes enabled me to view student’s responses. Creating a safe environment for all students to participate in class discussions.

Quizzes

Quizzes Learning Feedback Assignments

5 Ways to Design Your Teacher-led Station

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 25, 2019

As they discuss the challenge or problem, observe them. I often pair students up to encourage them to discuss their work and ask each other for help. I’d suggest using a quizzing tool that automatically grades the students’ answers (e.g., 1 Hook the Group. This can be done individually or in pairs.

Teachers

Teachers Essay Feedback Quizzes

5 edtech resources that support literacy in elementary school

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The tools and resources my students use must generate discussion and are often used in a team or partner setting, as I strongly believe that student interaction supports our instructional goals. You can create quizzes for the books your students are reading and assign collections to your students. First, we listen to a story.

Elementary School

Elementary School Elementary School Schools Quizzes

How to Engage Your Students With the 12-Minute Rule and Quizzes They’re Meant to Fail

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

So, my students are always kept on their toes because we might start out with a quick review of the last session, which will take about three minutes, then we’ll jump into a discussion of the reading, and then we’ll go to a mini case, then we’ll switch over to a mini lecture, then we’ll do another exercise.

Quizzes

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Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

The pre-made quizzes also offer instant feedback, helping students reflect on their learning process. Students watch a short video, answer embedded questions, and discuss their responses in small groups. I love that I can find a library of pre-created quizzes or create my own. Assessment should be as dynamic as learning itself.

Evaluation

Evaluation Quizzes Critical Thinking Feedback

Leveraging collaborative e-learning to support UDL

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Online courses can offer content in audio, text, and video formats, each with interactive elements like quizzes, virtual labs, and social annotation to enhance engagement and provide multiple ways for students to absorb the material.

Learning

Learning Syllabus Universal Design Quizzes

Teachers share formative assessment strategies that work

eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2016

It can be something as simple as a thumbs up/thumbs down, exit tickets when students leave the classroom, use of digital tools, or actual quizzes. During the class discussion I saw responses in the word cloud change as students gained understanding. Instead of moving on with the lesson, I chose to stop and review what the word meant.

Teachers

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Post-pandemic tools are focusing on engaging digital content for all learning scenarios

eSchool News

JULY 13, 2021

If these kids went back, if they had a hybrid situation, all of the same functionalities, features, quizzes, polling, can be real-time, asynchronous. Through Live Quiz, teachers can now spark lively classroom discussions by asking students questions live through virtual meeting solutions, like Zoom,?Google in real-time.

Quizzes

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5 news literacy resources for students

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2024

NLP’s resource library includes lesson plans, classroom activities, posters and infographics, quizzes, and more for educators teaching news literacy. The Sift weekly newsletter delivers relevant media news and recent examples of misinformation, along with prompts and tips for classroom discussions and activities.

Critical Thinking

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Certell’s Poptential™ Free American History Curriculum Highlights Legacy of African Americans for Black History Month

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

They include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests. Poptential uses a variety of pop culture media to illustrate concepts, including those taken from sitcoms, movies, animations, cartoons, late-night shows, news programs, and other sources.

History

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Language Arts teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials” for high schoolers

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Oftentimes the learners fail to understand the vocabulary of the book that sets the obstacles for the reading comprehension, or fail to discuss the topic because they lack active vocabulary. The classroom can be a perfect ground for discussions, imagination training, and language improving activities.

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Poptential™ From Certell Offers Content on Tax Day for High School Teachers

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

The day provides a great opportunity for teachers to discuss the history of taxation in the United States, and to show students how taxes impact buying power.” Poptential course packages include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers , quizzes, and tests.

High School

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How to choose the right digital courses for your students

eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2025

With these examples of must-haves, should-haves, and nice-to-haves in your back pocket, it is now time to discuss other key considerations when youre looking at purchasing digital courses. Other items to consider include your instructional model, quizzes and tests, and supplemental materials for teachers. Additional considerations 1.

Gamification

Gamification Learning Outcomes Quizzes Students

9 ways collaborative learning benefits teachers and students

eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for many years, but the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022 has generated many discussions of how this technology can impact education – both how students learn and how educators teach. Student and teacher collaboration promotes an effective understanding of different concepts.

Collaborative Learning

Collaborative Learning Gamification Teachers Teaching Methods

8 informal assessments to pinpoint what your students need

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2018

is a platform where teachers create quizzes, discussions, and surveys. Here are sample questions you can ask: 3 things I learned today. 2 things I found interesting. 1 question I still have. is displayed via a TV or projector, and students enter the game pin to play from their mobile phone or other device.

Quizzes

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What are the Three Active Strategies?

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

First, students individually reflect on a question or prompt, then they discuss their thoughts with a partner, and finally, they share their ideas with the class. Interactive Lectures : Incorporating interactive activities like polls, quizzes, or discussions into lectures keeps students engaged and reinforces key concepts.

Activities

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App of the Week: Extension for learning outside the classroom

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Once the toolbar pops up, teachers and students can add annotations, embed videos into websites, add maps, quizzes, discussions, and do much more. Price : Free to try, paid for more.

Quizzes

Quizzes Learning Feedback Discussions

Poptential™ Free History Curriculum Helps Teachers Explain the Significance of Labor Day With Media-Rich Content

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

The role of labor unions and strikes — A mini-lesson discusses the founding of union organizations and highlights how union employees went on strike to protest poor working conditions, low wages, and dangerous jobs. They include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests.

History

History Curriculum Social Studies Teachers

Smarter Classrooms for Today and Tomorrow

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Video conferencing that connects students and educators globally for virtual lectures, discussions, and guest speakers. Classroom response systems for instant feedback and engagement through quizzes, polls, and surveys. Learning management systems (LMS) that facilitate online content delivery, assignments, and grading.

Internet

Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods

The Station Rotation Model: Must-Do vs. May-Do Stations

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

These formative assessments can take the form of quizzes, short written responses, exit tickets, online discussions, and graphic organizers. Formative Assessment Data: Regular formative assessments can provide immediate feedback on student understanding and mastery of specific skills.

Metacognitive Skills

Metacognitive Skills Math Blended Learning Quizzes

Distance Learning Packages for Schools, Academic Institutions, and Libraries

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2020

Essay topics, discussion questions, full texts of literary classics, editorially curated Topic Centers, interactive games and quizzes, and self-assessment questions allow students to easily delve deep into their subject matter and test themselves along the way.

Distance Learning

Distance Learning Quizzes Essay Learning

6 Ways to Make Classroom Typing Fun

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2023

6.6 ) By 3rd grade, Common Core discusses the use of keyboarding to produce work, i.e., CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.6 Keyboarding Quizzes Students understand the concept of ‘quiz’ It’s a test of knowledge, a line in the sand where students show their grasp of the subject or suffer a bad grade. for example.

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The Daily Quiz

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As such, it effectively engages students in discussion of the correct answers, and just as importantly, the incorrect answers. I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course. My use of these quizzes has evolved. My students do the quiz as a group activity.

Quizzes

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams

14 Essential Digital Tools for Educators to Streamline Daily Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

can help transform traditional quizzes or tests into more engaging, game-like experiences. It can provide instant feedback through quizzes, polls, and exit tabs. It’s got a lot of features, too, like: Easy assignment distribution and collection features Seamlessly integrates with Google apps Real-time grading and feedback Kahoot!

Activities

Activities Quizzes Education Feedback

7 ways AI will make a positive impact on classroom teaching

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework. Worries about using AI for academic help and answering questions led to many discussions on its role in the classroom. These lagging indicators exacerbate the issue of lack of capacity.

Teaching

Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence

3 backchanneling websites to replace TodaysMeet

eSchool News

AUGUST 8, 2018

per month allows for unlimited questions, quizzes, more support, and the ability to export results. Another option for real-time student feedback, GoSoapBox offers polling, a discussion tool, and a quiz feature. Price : The free version supports 30 students and has limited capacity for discussions and no private messages or avatars.

Quizzes

Quizzes Feedback Discussions Questions

Survey: What online professional learning do teachers prefer?

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2016

Courses include videos (76 percent), discussion forums (73 percent), audio (72 percent), quizzes or assessments (68 percent), and slides (64 percent). Educators most commonly select learning opportunities from educational institutions (60 percent) and online communities (60 percent).

Teachers

Teachers Quizzes Hybrid Learning Classroom Management

5 educators share their ISTE experiences

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

Flipgrid : A video discussion platform where student voice is amplified and heard like never before. The Flipgrid experience helps grow social learning skills as students record, watch, discuss, react, and respond to their experiences and perspectives with each other. Learning tools are available for use across platforms and devices.

Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Questions Education Quizzes Game-Based Learning

The Daily Quiz

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

As such, it effectively engages students in discussion of the correct answers, and just as importantly, the incorrect answers. I vary both the number and type of questions I use on the quizzes. I administer two daily quizzes in that course. My use of these quizzes has evolved. My students do the quiz as a group activity.

Quizzes

Quizzes Lecturing Course Evaluations Exams

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

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

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.

Lecturing

Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments

How Professors Can Use AI to Improve Their Teaching In Real Time

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

Yet as instructors in the new world of online education, we have access to ever-increasing amounts of data—from recorded lecture videos, electronically submitted homework, discussion forums, and online quizzes and assessments—that may give us insights into individual student learning.

Teaching

Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence

Poptential™ Expands Bell Ringer Content in Free Social Studies Curriculum

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

“Students like Bell Ringers because they use media-rich content that sparks their curiosity and leads to thought-provoking discussions.”. Poptential course packages include everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests.

Social Studies

Social Studies Study Curriculum Quizzes

Google Makes a Rare Education Technology Acquisition: Workbench

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Claiming more than 30 million users, Google Classroom is currently one of the most widely used online educational tool, which lets teachers, students and parents manage class assignments, quizzes and discussions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Educational Technologies

Educational Technologies Technology Quizzes Education

Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Learning.com’s EasyTech offering includes self-paced lessons, application exercises, quizzes, discussions and pre- and post-assessments to prepare students for today’s online classrooms and the digital world. To learn more, please visit [link]. About Learning.com.

Skills

Skills Quizzes Learning Ethics

Reimagining the Flipped Classroom: Integrating AI, Microlearning, and Learning Analytics to Elevate Student Engagement and Critical Thinking

Reimagining the Flipped Classroom: Integrating AI, Microlearning, and Learning Analytics to Elevate Student Engagement and Critical Thinking

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Retrieval in Action: Creative Strategies from Real Teachers

Engaging Strategies for Reluctant Learners in High School

How to Make Online Learning More Engaging and Effective for Students

Easy and Effective ELA Activities for Middle School

Formative Assessment is Key to Being Responsive

5 AI tools for classroom creativity

5 key components of successful online courses

Collaborative edtech tools are changing the game for student engagement

3 unexpected ways tech can humanize learning

5 Ways to Design Your Teacher-led Station

5 edtech resources that support literacy in elementary school

How to Engage Your Students With the 12-Minute Rule and Quizzes They’re Meant to Fail

Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation

Leveraging collaborative e-learning to support UDL

Teachers share formative assessment strategies that work

Post-pandemic tools are focusing on engaging digital content for all learning scenarios

5 news literacy resources for students

Certell’s Poptential™ Free American History Curriculum Highlights Legacy of African Americans for Black History Month

Language Arts teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials” for high schoolers

Poptential™ From Certell Offers Content on Tax Day for High School Teachers

How to choose the right digital courses for your students

9 ways collaborative learning benefits teachers and students

8 informal assessments to pinpoint what your students need

What are the Three Active Strategies?

App of the Week: Extension for learning outside the classroom

Poptential™ Free History Curriculum Helps Teachers Explain the Significance of Labor Day With Media-Rich Content

Smarter Classrooms for Today and Tomorrow

The Station Rotation Model: Must-Do vs. May-Do Stations

Distance Learning Packages for Schools, Academic Institutions, and Libraries

6 Ways to Make Classroom Typing Fun

The Daily Quiz

14 Essential Digital Tools for Educators to Streamline Daily Activities

7 ways AI will make a positive impact on classroom teaching

3 backchanneling websites to replace TodaysMeet

Survey: What online professional learning do teachers prefer?

5 educators share their ISTE experiences

The Daily Quiz

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

How Professors Can Use AI to Improve Their Teaching In Real Time

Poptential™ Expands Bell Ringer Content in Free Social Studies Curriculum

Google Makes a Rare Education Technology Acquisition: Workbench

Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

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