Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2019

Empathy (Source: Participate) While there has been an increase in training around social-emotional learning (SEL) in K-12 classrooms, many professional development (PD) resources for educators treat SEL as a standalone subject rather than a foundational component of learning environments. Recommended reading from Participate.

Teachers 165

Teachers Learning Styles Feedback Participation 165

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

By the conclusion of the unit, students will participate in a debate, utilizing their research skills to argue for or against deforestation, exploring its implications for resources and products in relation to their daily lives. These activities allow them to learn from each other and view different perspectives.

Interdisciplinary 207

Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Peer Review Discussions 207

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

The Beauty of Freewriting Engaging in creative exercises such as freewriting, mind mapping, and storytelling can foster innovation and proficiency in essay writing skills, while seeking guidance from top essay writing services can offer valuable feedback and support in refining one’s craft to achieve academic excellence.

Essay 167

Essay Writing Skills Interdisciplinary 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Determining whether it’s screen time or low socio-economic status and the stress it causes parents (or some other factor) that is responsible for those outcomes would require randomly assigning kids to watch hours of TV and studying the results, Hartshorne says—not an experiment in which many parents want to participate.

Study 202

Study Peer Review Coaching Science 202

Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

Immediate feedback is powerfuland when you build it into the work itself, you dont have to be the only source of it. Some teachers may choose to just spot-check for accuracy and grade for participation. Exit Tickets with Peer Checks Your students complete a quick grammar review before heading out for specials.

Students 52

Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Since it began at UC Davis, it has expanded to involve participants at over 35 institutions, and now covers a range of disciplines beyond chemistry. Without a formal peer-review process, how is it possible to catch mistakes? But at the same time, he’s optimistic about LibreText’s nontraditional, crowd-sourced review structure.

Textbooks 165

Textbooks Writing Accessibility Peer Review 165

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 118

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 118

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Faculty were eager to learn out of necessity, and we were thrilled to witness double-digit participation in online trainings that would typically draw only a handful of attendees. We sought feedback from our undergraduate students regarding their preferences for faculty use of the LMS.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As a result, its new certification considers only whether a product is grounded in research, and not whether the company incorporates user feedback to improve the product or can point to evidence showing that the products leads to better outcomes. Last fall, Digital Promise invited about 100 companies to participate in beta testing.

Education 178

Education Peer Review Motivation Reading 178

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Faculty were eager to learn out of necessity, and we were thrilled to witness double-digit participation in online trainings that would typically draw only a handful of attendees. We sought feedback from our undergraduate students regarding their preferences for faculty use of the LMS.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

“What’s interesting to me is that students are more concerned about their writing being effective and well done, knowing their peers or people outside their school are going to read it versus just the teacher.” Henry County students in grades six through nine participate in district-wide writing prompts three times a year.

Writing 124

Writing Feedback Exams Middle School 124

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2016

Instructor video feedback has also been shown to improve social presence, which is correlated with the development of an instructor-student relationship. When institutions identify accessibility as a priority, all members of that institution have a duty to participate in the process of creating accessible tools and materials.

Accessibility 133

Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Learning 133

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Whether it’s a group of retirees who cluster in the back of your corner coffee shop or the so-called Ponzi schemes of MFA programs like the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, assessment comes in the form of peer feedback—marginalia and discussion. Grading on process isn’t just a participation score.

Writing 113

Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 113

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Freddy has been studying how kids learn to read for four decades and has written more than 100 peer reviewed articles on the subject. Leveled readings —Each of the articles in the course is provided at multiple reading levels to ensure that all students can access and understand the material, enabling them to participate in the class.

History 144

History Writing Social Studies Peer Review 144

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

She’s the co-founder and co-editor of the Journal of Online Learning Research , which publishes peer-reviewed studies about K-12 online education. You gotta be able to give really great feedback and create relationships online.” Just a few years old, it’s still a “fledgling journal,” Archambault says. You gotta care about kids.

Teachers 216

Teachers Education Blended Learning STEM 216

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. These groups can provide a sense of belonging and peer support. Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Six Drivers for Quality Online Adult Learning To develop a deeper understanding of what makes for high-quality online teacher learning experiences, our team explored over 100 peer-reviewed research papers and meta-studies looking for common patterns and mechanisms.

Learning 114

Learning Peer Review Communication Lecturing 114

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Students were able to ask questions and get immediate answers or feedback, which was particularly satisfying and gave them confidence to move forward. Fourth and finally, students and instructors shared that participating in live sessions resulted in having an attitude of greater interest and there was markedly more enthusiasm generated.

Student Engagement 90

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 90

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The program fosters student agency in learning through solidarity, creates a sense of belonging and self-efficacy for students and instructors, integrates teaching approaches responsive to students’ learning needs, and builds a culture of openness to student feedback (Cavazos, 2024; Cavazos & Chapa, 2023; Cavazos et al.,

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Efforts to include all individuals, including those with disabilities in educational settings should prioritize specific measures to ensure their full participation in all activities. These groups can provide a sense of belonging and peer support. Personalized feedback demonstrates the instructors investment in each students success.

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Initial questions faculty ask about a case can set the tone and dictate distinct pathways of discussion; frame and target the content of a dialogue or student learning; and encourage participation or quickly end a conversation.

Questions 105

Questions Study Skills Evaluation 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

Our literacy coach and English teacher, Heidi Crocker, found a product from Turnitin – Revision Assistant – that used a powerful technology to assess writing and would turn the data it uncovered into feedback that students could apply to their essays immediately. We decided to give it a try.

Testing 84

Testing Essay English Writing 84

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Initial questions faculty ask about a case can set the tone and dictate distinct pathways of discussion; frame and target the content of a dialogue or student learning; and encourage participation or quickly end a conversation.

Questions 98

Questions Study Skills Evaluation 98

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

Teaching 82

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 82

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

Teaching 79

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 79

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Feedback for the design of the workshop was gathered from the deputy provost, the justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion team, and the associate provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Participants will select a partner to act as both their accountability and peer review partner. Hogan and Viji Sathy.

Peer Review 52

Peer Review Syllabus Assignments Participation 52

Faculty Focus

MARCH 20, 2025

Students were able to ask questions and get immediate answers or feedback, which was particularly satisfying and gave them confidence to move forward. Fourth and finally, students and instructors shared that participating in live sessions resulted in having an attitude of greater interest and there was markedly more enthusiasm generated.

Student Engagement 66

Student Engagement Instructors Students Feedback 66

EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

They suggested that additional reductions in teaching loads could be explored that reward faculty based on specific and measurable research metrics, for example, but are not limited to the number of peer-reviewed publications, grant proposals submitted and secured, number of graduate students supervised, etc. Acknowledgements C.T.

Interdisciplinary 52

Interdisciplinary Peer Review Feedback Science 52

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Faculty can also have students use the evaluation criteria to evaluate an example assignment or complete a peer review. At the end of the project, we asked students what could have made the assignment directions better, and most of the time, students were able to provide helpful feedback. Peer Review. Zochowski, M.,

Assignments 52

Assignments Students Peer Review Evaluation 52

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

UNC Charlotte, for example, has the Active Learning Academy, which brings in speakers and offers internal education opportunities as well as a STEM Academy, which models evidenced-based practices in a fun, informative way and even pays participants a small stipend.

Education 52

Education STEM Active Learning Peer Review 52