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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. 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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Lessons from an online teacher: Supporting phenomena-based learning

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Established in 2005, Agora Cyber Charter School is an online public school for Pennsylvania students in kindergarten through 12th grade that is accredited by the Middle States Association. This is especially felt in the 5 th grade science and math classes I teach. This is where Explore Learning Gizmo comes into play.

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Savvas Announces its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 Earns Highest Rating from EdReports

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Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions leader for K-12 education, is proud to announce that its enVision® Mathematics Common Core Grades 6-8 © 2021 received the highest rating from EdReports.org. Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

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Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. After one year of using enVision, Johnston County saw real growth.

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Tenn. district, Discovery promote college readiness

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Tennessee’s Maury County Public Schools announced a new partnership with Discovery Education focused on building challenging, problem-based learning (PBL) environments districtwide that help support students’ college and career readiness. Partnership will highlight approaches contributing to college and career readiness.

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Calif. district boosts NGSS resources

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Pasadena Unified School District is addressing the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for California by providing its K-6 teachers and students with STEMscopes California, a hands-on digital STEM curriculum built to meet the California NGSS standards. Material from a press release was used in this report.

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

Faculty Focus

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. The way I did this was to have each student submit a written weekly page minimum response showing how they applied that weeks concept.