Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. Today, the flipped classroom is no longer just about moving lectures online but about curating immersive, personalized learning environments. Flipped Classroom 2.0:

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. Today, the flipped classroom is no longer just about moving lectures online but about curating immersive, personalized learning environments. Flipped Classroom 2.0:

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Students often view general education requirements (gen eds) as “hurdles” to overcome on their way to the learning that matters to them. Campuses invest enormous time and energy revising their gen ed programs of study to create the kinds of interconnected learning experiences that produce broadly educated degree completers.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Today’s modern liberal education typically encompasses a general education curriculum that offers extensive learning across various multiple disciplines and perspectives, paired with focused study in a chosen major. Systems thinking complements interdisciplinary learning.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

The integration of AI technologies presents unparalleled opportunities for enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative processes. We also explore the role of continuous evaluation and stakeholder engagement in maintaining an AI framework that remains true to an institution’s mission over time.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Today’s modern liberal education typically encompasses a general education curriculum that offers extensive learning across various multiple disciplines and perspectives, paired with focused study in a chosen major. Systems thinking complements interdisciplinary learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

Diagnostic assessments, as opposed to summative assessments, measure students’ current knowledge and skills, helping educators identify gaps and areas for growth, and guide teachers and school leaders toward where students might need additional instruction, resources or support to meet learning outcomes. Join the GenerationAI movement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

As students increasingly seek flexible and interactive learning experiences, the conventional approach may not meet their needs any longer. What innovations might redefine the learning environment? Data indicates that online learning offers flexibility that traditional classrooms often can’t match. A study from the U.S.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Summer brings the chance to slow down, evaluate what matters most, and set new goals for next year. Teach with Magic – Learn how to create captivating and dynamic lessons that inspire students every day. Invisible Classroom – Insightful guidance on managing subtle, unseen aspects of classroom dynamics for improved learning.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

We were all there to learn, make mistakes, and create a trusting community. In this mode, the professor’s authority, preferences, expertise, and goals (“learning outcomes”), even body, take center stage. It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

We were all there to learn, make mistakes, and create a trusting community. In this mode, the professor’s authority, preferences, expertise, and goals (“learning outcomes”), even body, take center stage. It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck.

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k12

JULY 24, 2025

Online Schooling vs. Homeschooling Both online learning and homeschooling unbind education from the physical classroom, taking learning home or on the go. So, what features do these two learning systems have in common? Learning at Home Both online school and homeschool take place at home.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

When I facilitate blended learning workshops, I ask participants to think about these three roles and identify the role they spend the most time and energy in. Hattie’s and Timperley’s (2007) research on feedback identified it as having a significant impact on student achievement and learning. Blended learning can help!

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Understanding what teachers find cognitively engaging in their work can help them 1) evaluate where they are investing their time and energy resources, 2) reflect on whether those tasks are energizing or draining, and 3) make adjustments in their approach to workflows that they find mentally draining.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2020

As esports grows in popularity, many schools are evaluating whether and how to implement esports programs. There’s a big difference between programs that incorporate only gameplay and tournaments, and those that intentionally incorporate learning into the esports environment.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2016

It’s no secret that kids learn better when teachers provide learning activities that keep them engaged. Students expect to come to school to learn and to be challenged (although they may never tell us that). Nonetheless, students also want to enjoy learning. Just take a look at the infographic below.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Barry Malkin , CEO of Carnegie Learning , recognizes the need for research to drive edtech product creation, and his company has been leveraging data on the science of learning to ensure the efficacy of its tools. So research, data and learning science have always been at the core of what we do.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Joy: Cultivating a love for learning Imagine a school where students eagerly anticipate each day, where learning is synonymous with excitement and discovery. This joy in learning lays the groundwork for lifelong educational enthusiasm and resilience. This vision underscores the first promise of Joy.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

It’s no secret that the pandemic shift to remote learning resulted in boom times for edtech. But is all that money well spent on learning products with proven efficacy in the classroom, or are those billions going toward technology for technology’s sake?

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Listen to highlights of a conversation with literacy experts Dr. David Hurford Executive Director at the Center for Research, Evaluation and Awareness of Dyslexia and Octavia Gray-Essex, Senior Education Advisor at Lexia, as they explore schools’ systemic challenges that include an outmoded understanding of dyslexia and lack of alignment with evidence-based (..)

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Key points: Increased student engagement yields better learning outcomes Edtech has a lot of potential to help boost student engagement See related article: With greater access to devices, teachers are folding more tech into instruction As a teacher, I constantly wondered how to get students more engaged in my lessons.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Key points: AI chatbots are only as unbiased as the data they’re trained on and the humans who design them 5 key recommendations for AI in education New group targets AI skills in education and the workforce For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub As we mark the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2022

However, we need to first start with the why of technology to truly address learning outcomes for all students. Technology needs to be evaluated and chosen for its ability to engage students in meaningful and productive ways within a culture of accelerated learning. 4 Steps to Integrating Technology with Purpose.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

The summer break gives us time to recharge and re-evaluate why we do this challenging work. 2 Build a Learning Community Both On and Offline. I remind the teachers I coach that students will only lean into learning if they feel comfortable and safe in our classrooms. Blended Learning: 8 Respectful Routines. #4

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List. About IXL Learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Learning cultures have no doubt shifted for students in most K-12 public schools. With new one-to-one initiatives, blended learning, online courses, project-based learning, one could argue that students are now more prepared than ever before for the 21st century. But what about teachers?

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. You might have been asked to map these outcomes against your department’s or institution’s broader learning objectives. There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2021

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for use under two statewide initiatives. RIDE’s adoption of the Real-Time Diagnostic clears a path for educators to make significant strides towards boosting learning outcomes.”.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Ultimately, student learning is impacted. Peer observation is a valuable university practice with mutual benefits for the observer and observee, with an emphasis on learning, reflection, and improvement to enhance teaching methods and overall practices. One effective practice that can break this cycle is peer observation.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Learn these vocabulary words. These kinds of exercises can help students make marginal gains in reading, math, and general content knowledge, but they don’t address the root of the problem: learning how to think and how to learn. Review the parts of the cell. Read these passages for fluency. See some examples in the image below.)

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

How to Leverage Your Classroom Tech for Project-Based Learning. Project-based learning isn’t a new concept for K–12 education. With technology options diversifying and with more districts willing to embrace the project-based learning model , the two can help support better outcomes for students. shailaja.neela….

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Built to help educators and academic institutions identify AI-generated text in student-written submissions, Turnitin’s AI writing detection capabilities are integrated into existing Turnitin systems and accessible through learning management systems, and does not require additional steps for current Turnitin educator users to access.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

North Carolina State researchers hope findings will improve ST Math and other digital learning platforms. Researchers hope the findings will help improve MIND Research Institute’s ST Math and other digital learning platforms that have cropped up in a number of classrooms.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. You might have been asked to map these outcomes against your department’s or institution’s broader learning objectives. There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Sources: Learning Policy Institute & Educators for Excellence.) Team outcomes Districts need flexibility to create team-based accountability, where teachers are held accountable for team outcomes. At present, 30 states include student growth as one measure in teacher evaluation.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Ultimately, student learning is impacted. Peer observation is a valuable university practice with mutual benefits for the observer and observee, with an emphasis on learning, reflection, and improvement to enhance teaching methods and overall practices. One effective practice that can break this cycle is peer observation.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Laredo Independent School District to bring its award-winning program to approximately 23,600 students and 1,100 teachers. IXL’s personalized learning platform.

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