Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

Ariana Garcia doesn’t take a break as she goes from tutoring a small group of students to teaching a social studies class at the Great Oak Charter middle school in New York City. Next year, I just want to teach,” Garcia exasperatedly tells EdSurge. She also teaches full time at Great Oaks, a gig that provides her with housing.

Teaching 141

Teaching Social Studies Teaching Assistants Participation 141

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2021

The pandemic inspired some professors to get creative in their teaching as they tried to move in-person courses online in engaging ways. A key benefit of merging several different Zoom sessions is that it allowed everyone in the large class to be placed into breakout rooms for small group discussions, Reich added.

Ethics 206

Ethics Lecturing Teaching Assistants Students 206

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

And often that’s because there is a disconnect between what students expect from college teaching and what actually ends up happening in the classroom. To get started, what are some of the channels that currently exist, if any, for students to interact with their faculty or instructors around teaching and curriculum?

Teaching 129

Teaching Course Evaluations Evaluation Students 129

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

These self-paced teams watch recordings of the professor and pair up with teaching assistants for about five live sessions—a necessary alteration to make the program free, given that mentor professors are paid by Pioneer for their time. This is not a research program,” Jaskol clarifies.

Study 169

Study Teaching Assistants Students Lecturing 169

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In a class, an example might be only having students submit a discussion board post for every assignment. reading, watching videos, discussing with peers). Keep teaching fresh for yourself by incorporating different case studies, materials, videos, or guest speakers (when it makes sense!).

Course Design 102

Course Design Teaching Instructors Feedback 102

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As college classes start up this fall, instructors are handing out syllabi and pointing students to official platforms for turning in assignments and participating in class discussions. Students increasingly turn to private systems to create online groups around individual college classes.

Exams 206

Exams Instructors Students Lecturing 206

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2019

Dan Levy had long considered himself an equitable instructor in terms of calling on students to participate in class discussions. In spreadsheets, he manually recorded each interaction he had with students during discussion. Today, Teachly has been used by over 75 faculty members in 100 classrooms at Harvard’s Kennedy School.

Lecturing 162

Lecturing Participation Instructors Beliefs 162

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2020

Nina Radcliffe’s teaching practice was changing. Radcliffe was beginning to think more intentionally about the brain and to explicitly teach her students about how it functions. Counselors at our school began using specific names of brain structures, such as the amygdala and hippocampus, when teaching learners how to self-regulate.

Education 217

Education Coaching Math English 217

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Sessions, keynotes, discussions, and the expo hall will connect attendees with need-to-know details on the latest edtech innovations shaping the education landscape. Participants will engage in discussion about lesson ideas that can be used in any K-8 classroom.

Attention 289

Attention STEM Assistive Technology Critical Thinking 289

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

That was one of about 24,000 suggestions sent in last week during a two-day online discussion asking students, faculty, staff, alumni and anyone else to make suggestions for what Long Beach State University should look like in the year 2030. The solution was to make the online discussion feel like a game.

Participation 165

Participation Discussions Teaching Assistants Communication 165

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

That’s where artificial intelligence–powered teaching assistants might come in handy. However, as Thomas Arnett, a writer at the Christensen Institute, explains in his report, Teaching in the Machine Age , these advances are not meant to replace teachers but help them bring students to new heights. For Tacoma (Wash.)

Teachers 154

Teachers Teaching Assistants Intelligence Math 154

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

I was intrigued to learn whether the practices and approaches used to teach CS in grades K-2, which is my area of focus, would be in any way similar to those at the university level. There are various reasons for teaching computer science, but one approach that has gained traction is the idea of coding as a literacy.

Science 218

Science Education Learning Essay 218

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

If I couldnt figure something out on my own, I had resources at my disposal: office hours, teaching assistants, or discussions with peers. A teachers role is not just to impart knowledge but also to teach students how to learn. How can educators integrate productive failure into their teaching?

Failure 191

Failure Assignments Education Secondary Education 191

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In a class, an example might be only having students submit a discussion board post for every assignment. reading, watching videos, discussing with peers). Keep teaching fresh for yourself by incorporating different case studies, materials, videos, or guest speakers (when it makes sense!).

Course Design 92

Course Design Teaching Instructors Feedback 92

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

Key points: This pivot presents a remarkable opportunity for teachers and society at large AI is changing the role of teaching assistants Navigation and guidance in the age of AI: 5 trends to watch For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Picture your favorite teacher from your childhood.

Teachers 172

Teachers Knowledge Lecturing Teaching Assistants 172

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Unsurprisingly, some of the biggest drivers of these improved metrics include making people pay for online programs, increasing the selectivity of courses, and adding program managers and teaching assistants to follow up with learners. Here are seven practices for moving completion rates for online courses from 5 to 85 percent: 1.

Assignments 167

Assignments Teaching Assistants Motivation Failure 167

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

Teaching 88

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 88

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. Instructors first need to consider how we use grades in our teaching—and then explore what kinds of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations exist and persist for our students. And I sometimes delegate some portion of the work to a teaching assistant.

Motivation 203

Motivation Reading Instructors Assignments 203

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

I think this will better reflect what’s going on today in our classrooms: It can be difficult to teach math, but with the proper tools, it can often be made easier. This article will discuss some of the best tools for tutoring math online, and the way they can help teachers to improve their student’s skills.

Math 157

Math Mobile Devices Quizzes Teaching Assistants 157

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Using an online platform, Farah developed a way for teachers to share instructional videos and online resources with students, throwing out the need for traditional, lecture-style teaching and replacing it with time for students to work on individual and group projects that they care about. by Wendy Jones.

Technology 167

Technology Blended Learning Lecturing Exams 167

Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2025

Ive tried a few different techniques for class discussions over the years, some that Ive written about previously in Faculty Focus. In recent years, Ive dialed in a 3-step process for discussion in my face-to-face classes, which has helped me create an engaged classroom climate. Its Think-Pair-Share (TPS), with some upgrades.

Lecturing 93

Lecturing Teaching Assistants Discussions Questions 93

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2019

AI-enabled teaching assistants and mobile applications help educators meet that challenge, using input from students to adjust course materials through educational apps, leaving teachers time to conduct the interpersonal aspects of their curricula. “For Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag.

Intelligence 167

Intelligence Schools Ethics Teaching Assistants 167

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

.” National Civics Bee Teams Up With Khan Academy This year, for the first time, students who advance to the local competitions will receive free tutoring support through Khan Academy’s new AI-powered tutor and teaching assistant, Khanmigo.

Math 268

Math Middle School Middle School Essay 268

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Teachers will need to learn and refine their online teaching skills and find new opportunities for working from home, allowing them a better work-life balance. And there is power in that data, not just from the perspective of ROI, but also in the potential for teaching and learning and ensuring data privacy compliance.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2023

At the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning at Ulster Board of Cooperative Education Services (BOCES), we have developed the architecture to accomplish and codify a leadership approach to help schools consider how to reach our most marginalized and vulnerable students.

Special Education 164

Special Education Education Assistive Technology History 164

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As generative AI evolves rapidly, it is essential to explore and discuss its impact on teaching and learning for both faculty and students. We also asked faculty who were using AI to share how it impacted their teaching and learning. It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! Are Colleges Ready?

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Will it spell the end of countless jobs or create new horizons for teaching, research, and meaningful work? It’s true that we can’t predict where this is all going, but I feel better just having discussed it.” But to avoid a reactionary discussion, it’s important to set the stage. Will AI save or enslave us?

Minute Papers 134

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 134

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. When we teach large classes, what approaches can we employ that will have a greater opportunity to engage students and help students learn more? Starting each class session by asking students to recall what was discussed in the previous session.

Learning 164

Learning Students Assignments Participation 164

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

For instance, research shows that adding visuals to our PowerPoint presentations can help students process the information we are teaching (Mayer, 2002), but more importantly, we must focus on keeping the students attentive in the first place. Small-group discussion Use occasional small-group discussions to get everyone focused.

Lecturing 104

Lecturing Attention Students Discussions 104

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

Each of our classrooms has one teacher and two teacher assistants serving classes of six, eight or twelve children, depending on their needs. At our school, teacher assistants represent 40 percent of the teaching staff, which also includes specialists who provide related therapy services. I was meant to be in this field.”

Special Education 187

Special Education Teachers Education Exams 187

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

When budget woes threatened faculty reductions in the anthropology department at Kansas State University, one professor decided to address the shortfall by teaching differently. The professor, Michael Wesch, has a long track record of teaching innovation. I was accidentally teaching way more people than I thought I was,” he says.

Textbooks 165

Textbooks Teaching Assistants Instructors Exams 165

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Held at NovoEd’s headquarters, five speakers gave their six-minute lightning talks and then led a smaller group discussion with attendees. To scale this capability, IDEO formed IDEO U and developed the capability to teach these skills online. However, they were more open to having their teaching assistants try new approaches.

Teaching Assistants 110

Teaching Assistants Learning Beliefs Feedback 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

As generative AI evolves rapidly, it is essential to explore and discuss its impact on teaching and learning for both faculty and students. We also asked faculty who were using AI to share how it impacted their teaching and learning. It’s like having a teaching assistant that never sleeps! Are Colleges Ready?

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 9, 2025

Ive tried a few different techniques for class discussions over the years, some that Ive written about previously in Faculty Focus. In recent years, Ive dialed in a 3-step process for discussion in my face-to-face classes, which has helped me create an engaged classroom climate. Its Think-Pair-Share (TPS), with some upgrades.

Lecturing 77

Lecturing Teaching Assistants Discussions Questions 77

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

I was intrigued to learn whether the practices and approaches used to teach CS in grades K-2, which is my area of focus, would be in any way similar to those at the university level. There are various reasons for teaching computer science, but one approach that has gained traction is the idea of coding as a literacy.

Science 148

Science Education Learning Essay 148

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Will it spell the end of countless jobs or create new horizons for teaching, research, and meaningful work? It’s true that we can’t predict where this is all going, but I feel better just having discussed it.” But to avoid a reactionary discussion, it’s important to set the stage. Will AI save or enslave us?

Minute Papers 119

Minute Papers Instructors Students Assignments 119