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Problem-based learning helped boost my underserved students’ engagement

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As educators, our charge is to impart knowledge onto our students, open new doors for them, and encourage them to stretch beyond their comfort zones. As a physical education teacher in an underserved community, finding ways to connect with my classes during the pandemic and a time of remote learning was challenging.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Real-World, Meaningful Problems This kind of scenario — linking the drama of mountaineering with work on percentages in middle school math — can effectively be used in a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in the classroom. Deforestation in Borneo presents fractions in the context of an environmental problem.

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How to Significantly Improve Student Engagement and Retained Learning in Higher Education

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In addition, we found that problem-based learning, using specific real -world problems, did not work well in my classes as every semester had a different local problem supplied. While our data collection was for entry level classes to a major, it is not recommended that you do that.

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How 3D printing is changing education

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If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we must invest in educational technology. When schools use technology to improve the quality and quantity of educational content, learners will thrive. Most students are unlikely to get much from “one-size-fits-all” instruction. Increased Student Engagement.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

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The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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Why we should be teaching students economic literacy

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a stark 50 percent of states—require that high schools even offer an economics class as part of the curriculum, according to the Council for Economic Education. Related : 3 reasons literacy is essential in child development How problem-based learning helped boost my underserved studentsengagement.

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How to Significantly Improve Student Engagement and Retained Learning in Higher Education

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In addition, we found that problem-based learning, using specific real -world problems, did not work well in my classes as every semester had a different local problem supplied. While our data collection was for entry level classes to a major, it is not recommended that you do that.