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

Faculty Focus

In picking a visualization, make sure students have experience with it as a necessary knowledge base on which to build their applications for greater retained learning. The way I did this was to have each student submit a written weekly page minimum response showing how they applied that weeks concept.

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The Art of Collaboration: Designing Assignments That Work

Faculty Focus

Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. Motivated by intentional opportunities for collaboration, students actively process information in favorable conditions that are both supportive and stimulating.

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The Art of Collaboration: Designing Assignments That Work

Faculty Focus

Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. Motivated by intentional opportunities for collaboration, students actively process information in favorable conditions that are both supportive and stimulating.

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8 Creative Classroom Seating Arrangements to Increase Engagement

Teachers Pay Teachers

Editable Classroom Seating Chart Template for Classroom Management by Teachers Resource Force Grades: PreK-12th Design your classroom like a pro with this editable seating chart template. All 15 arrangements were created with student engagement in mind.

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Easy and Effective ELA Activities for Middle School

Teachers Pay Teachers

That’s what makes ELA so engaging — and with the right tools and resources, you’ll inspire every student in class! Use these easy and effective ELA activities for middle school to keep students engaged and teach them valuable skills. Extra points to the team that solves the escape room first!

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A Student and a Teacher Try to Untangle Why Group Work Is, Well, Terrible

Edsurge

Educator Jen Manly, left, and EdSurge reporter Nadia Tamez-Robledo address the audience during a discussion about the challenges students face while doing group work. Why does group work suck so much? The first question I'm gonna answer is the second one, which is, why do people assign group work?

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Letting Students Lead the Learning

Catlin Tucker

According to a Gallup Student Poll (2015) of public school children, 47% report being “disengaged” at school. Too many classrooms are not set up with the intention of engaging students. ” As a teacher, it’s my job to engage student curiosity, interest and passion in relation to the curriculum.

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