Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2019

So in 2014, the senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government decided to test that assumption. With help from students and Harvard staff, Levy created an app, Teachly , to help educators like himself to involve students more equitably in their classes. It was a big, big moment for me.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The education industry has witnessed a rapid evolution in recent years , marked by new ideas and emerging technologies. Here are five of the biggest education trends in 2024: 1. In 2024, this momentum will continue, bringing forth new edtech, innovative teaching approaches, and inspiring learning spaces.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

On the 9th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on major K-12 education trends. The education industry has witnessed a rapid evolution in recent years , marked by new ideas and emerging technologies. Here are five of the biggest education trends in 2024: 1.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? Reflecting on my experiences as a student, I know how tough it is to pay attention during these longer lectures and wish instructors had a different way to deliver them.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

There are so many aspects of an architect’s job that serve as important reminders for us as educators about how to approach our design work. A lecture or mini-lesson followed by a worksheet or pencil and paper practice does not require much design work. Step #1 Get To Know The People You’re Designing For.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Generative AI is changing the landscape of higher education, in both good and bad ways (Balch, 2023). In higher education, we see our students use AI in many ways, to provide both authorized and unauthorized aid in their completion of assignments. that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing. The Age of AI is Upon Us.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? Reflecting on my experiences as a student, I know how tough it is to pay attention during these longer lectures and wish instructors had a different way to deliver them.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Key points: Gamification can help engage students when they might otherwise lose motivation Engaged students are 2.5 While the environment that grows children into students–and eventually young adults–has been changing, the education system has proved less dynamic. According to a 2022 Gallup poll , engaged students are 2.5

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

And that makes sense–as systemic as some issues facing our education system are, every school, class, and student is unique. Instead of snuffing out the doom scroll at its source, educators should lean into it, learn, and apply takeaways to their curriculum. Is there a lesson in that? There’s an entire school of thought on this.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Something broke in American education these past years. You might argue that the traditional classroom still plays an essential role in education, but the rapid growth of online and hybrid models suggests otherwise. This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles?

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

Key points: Students who feel supported feel empowered to learn and achieve 3 critical areas necessary to boost student motivation Expanded learning can improve student well-being For more on student achievement, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub Every student should get to feel brilliant at school. But too often, they dont.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Each factor plays a role in shaping various academic achievements: Prior knowledge of the subject matter Motivation and engagement Learning goals Learning strategies Prioritization of the course Outside responsibilities College students take a course for various reasons, for example, to meet a major or minor requirement or for personal interest.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

If your dreams include working as an electrical and computer engineer, then you can start at any stage of your education process to set yourself up for success. Furthermore, you need to set yourself up for success by doing your research and finding the education that suits your needs best. This will be further outlined below.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

As university professors and researchers who work closely with K-12 online teachers and learners, we’ve heard from many newly remote educators who are struggling. There isn’t one solution for increasing learner engagement and motivation. Quick communication builds connection.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Today, pandemic-related learning loss is still a very real concern for educators, and student learning is one of education’s biggest priorities as the nation strives to move further away from the pandemic’s impact on education. But these centers don’t purport to be one-size-fits-all models of education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Last year presented many challenges and accelerated a number of shifts that were already underway in K-12 education. The pandemic, however, brought all these innovative, yet still considered by some to be “alternative” education methods to the forefront in ways that our team could have never predicted.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2017

[ Editor’s note : This post by Alan November, written exclusively for eSchool Media, is part of a series of upcoming articles by this notable education thought leader. In fact, he has seen achievement gains that are three times greater than what he experienced when he used to lecture. Learn from the best innovations in education!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. By contrast, children who have the most support at home can make more progress in asynchronous online learning environments, which adds new dimensions to existing educational inequities.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention. This means that educators can turn boredom to their advantage by tailoring their content to meet these student needs. These adaptations do not need to be complicated either.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

Those children and their needs should always be the priorities of the schools that serve them—not some online version of education. You can record lectures. And more lectures. Having that deep motivation will help you with what typically comes next: frustration. You can share reams of text and bucket loads of data.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention. This means that educators can turn boredom to their advantage by tailoring their content to meet these student needs. These adaptations do not need to be complicated either.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2021

Studies have shown that students learn better from instructors displaying positive emotions—in other words, an upbeat lecturer is more effective than someone delivering in monotone. That connection then gives the learner more motivation to put in the effort to learn from the instructor, and that leads to more effective learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. Then classroom time can be used to fix student misconceptions, with a mix of a short lecture and student activities.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. In my 20 years as an educator, I have seen firsthand how service-learning engages students as they become leaders in their communities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These made using AI easy enough for anyone and a viable tool for educators and students. Let’s see what the Ask a Tech Teacher team says: Pros And Cons of AI in Education Artificial intelligence (AI) is making major inroads into education. AI tutors provide feedback and encouragement that can motivate students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2024

Virtual information sessions are reshaping K-12 education. Read on for more ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: How Virtual Information Sessions Are Changing K-12 Education K-12 education is undergoing a digital revolution. The result is a more engaged, motivated student body ready to tackle complex challenges confidently.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Designed to offer flexibility for educators and choice for students, Savvas PathMaker delivers an exciting array of online dual-enrollment and career and technical education (CTE) courses that enable students to create their own personalized pathways and gain the skills and confidence to become college and career ready.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Building this app and seeing what other schools are doing reinforces how much education is a community effort,” says Haiman Wong, an American University data science graduate student. The agency connected participants with K-12 education experts before coding ever began. Census Bureau. It was middle school that experienced a gap.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. Building skills and confidence As I had hoped, the class learned more efficiently and enthusiastically about STEAM topics through this hands-on learning approach than they would have from my standard PowerPoint presentations and lectures.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Online courses helped kick off a movement promising that your zipcode no longer had to determine the quality of education you received. Students at a community college could supplement their math class with lectures from MIT. We need to look carefully at how we’re designing undergraduate education for non-traditional students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

We’re focusing on who is disappearing from higher education due to the pandemic and what professors are doing to try to keep students motivated in these challenging times. I worry that people are going to increasingly give up,” she says, “not because of their own abilities or lack of motivation even. It’s hard for all of us.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2020

For educators in the era of coronavirus, one such term is “continuity.” That’s the view of Jesse Stommel, a digital learning fellow and senior lecturer at the University of Mary Washington. That’s the view of Jesse Stommel, a digital learning fellow and senior lecturer at the University of Mary Washington. “I

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

note : This post, the first of a three-part series, was originally published on SmartBlog on Education. These are the questions of an educational space designer. The space acts as an open-ended explorative think tank for education, where kids can purposefully dream, explore and create. What is the future of learning spaces?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

As an educator, I’m always looking for new and innovative ways to help my students prepare for exams. Technology can be a valuable tool for accomplishing this goal, and in this post, we’ll take a look at seven ways educators can use technology to help students prepare for exams. In Conclusion.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is an educational environment where students work together in smaller groups to achieve a common goal. Additionally, collaborative learning can enhance student motivation and commitment. As a result, the professor can assume a facilitator’s role, guide, and observe rather than lecture and direct learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Key points : Today’s students will undoubtedly encounter generative AI in their careers Two higher-ed instructors have designed a guide for using generative AI in life design and career education See related article: A scholar’s embrace of ChatGPT-4 Innovations that have transformed education have often been met with skepticism.

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