eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2016

. “I’m the guy who’s fortunate, because I got some kids who really want to learn, who take it seriously and make it easy for me to come to work every day and do what I do,” Hines said. No matter what he is teaching, Hines said that he makes sure all of his students are on the same page. “It’s been great.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

Reinforce the terms by asking students to draw pictures of them in their notebooks or use them in conversations during group work. sentence starters) help students get their thoughts going so they can give an answer or participate in a discussion. for years to come. A square has sides. Sentence stems (a.k.a. My answer is.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2021

While we have been able to use these tools in that way, most educators would readily point to what is missing from the current video platforms that could improve online teaching: tools to better facilitate student interactions, including enhanced polling and quizzing features, group work tools, and more.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Some students are hesitant to participate in discussions and activities, so be deliberate about using synchronous time to foster participation by all learners. In the long run, this will help you maintain engagement and build a learning community.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Group work is a great tool in a STEM teacher’s arsenal, and one of the most important ways that modern teaching is deviating from the traditional lecture (Freeman et al., Unfortunately, managing group work as a teacher is a honed skill that requires time, practice, and initially involves some risk. Buil et al.,

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Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Last summer, not far from the doorsteps of Oakland Unified School District, a group of parents came together to build an academic program from scratch in an effort to close the gap between the education their children were getting in school and the education they deserved.

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Distance Learning Schools Participation Culture 186

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Part of preparing students for the real world is teaching them to collaborate and problem-solve while working with others in small groups. My classroom model includes a lot of group work where students complete tasks with a partner or in groups of four to six. 2) Kahoot!

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Math Teachers Feedback Motivation 178

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning allows students to be engaged and active participants in their own learning by sharing ideas, analyzing problems, and finding solutions to them. The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 115

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

After teachers design experience to fit the curriculum, students can participate as a group using their Chromebooks , instead of having to wait one at a time to use the classroom VR headset. This extends immersive content beyond one headset , allowing all students to participate.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

New Hampshire schools participating in NG2 represent urban, suburban and rural parts of the state. So if a first-grade student is attending a kindergarten intervention group, he is not told he is going to a kindergarten class. Allen says that about 80 percent of the school is participating in the pilot.

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Grades Elementary School Elementary School English 164

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Dropbox Paper or Google Docs : these mainstream collaborative word-processing tools let instructors invite students to collaborate on assignments or group work. All of these tools can be embedded into the learning management system your school uses, so students never have to leave their familiar environment in order to participate.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Group work in face-to-face classes can be challenging as it is,” Parra said. She said that one of the ways she implements active participation is through participatory course design in some of her courses, where students take part in brainstorming what the course will look like. She takes the approach of co-designing.

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Culture Teaching Syllabus English 154

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

During the 2018-2019 school year, I participated in the Consortium for School Innovators (CSI) residency, through which educators like myself shadowed at 3 to 5 schools throughout the Bay Area to learn about innovative techniques in the areas of blended and personalized learning.

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Metacognitive Skills Learning Assignments Group work 166

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning allows students to be engaged and active participants in their own learning by sharing ideas, analyzing problems, and finding solutions to them. The social environment of the group can be enjoyable and exciting for several students compared to independent study or traditional classroom or online lecturing.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 105

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

A genuine workshop aims to empower the participants such that they leave with new ideas and skills. The word workshop implies that work will be done by the participants. This means the center of attention should be on the students doing work, not on the expert talking about their expertise. Principle 5: Less is More.

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Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 94

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It is the opportunity to imagine entirely new ways of teaching and learning—for example, attendance policies that emphasize engagement versus seat time, blended learning models that leverage technology for anywhere, anytime learning, and instructional design that allows increased student choice and participation.

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Hybrid Learning Schools Learning Blended Learning 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

When my students watch his videos, they say they feel like they are sitting in the same Harvard classroom that is being filmed and are participating in the dialog with the other students. He is a master at the Socratic method of asking questions that get even the most passive of learners thinking.

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Learning Students Assignments Participation 163

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

A genuine workshop aims to empower the participants such that they leave with new ideas and skills. The word workshop implies that work will be done by the participants. This means the center of attention should be on the students doing work, not on the expert talking about their expertise. Principle 5: Less is More.

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Lecturing Participation Discussions Group work 89

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Digital platforms facilitate group work, enabling students to communicate and share ideas seamlessly, whether in-person or remotely. Finally, fostering a collaborative environment by using digital platforms for group work encourages teamwork and communication skills. Secondly, technology facilitates personalized learning.

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Technology Critical Thinking Learning Styles Attention 130

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

It costs nothing for colleges to participate in the partnership or use the resources, though its designers say they expect each college will want to customize or adapt the materials. The group also requires those who adapt its framework to follow a “ usage agreement ,” that includes a promise not to use it in a commercial offering.

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Skills Critical Thinking Participation English 132

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., Flexible participation options: Allow students to choose how they engage, including online discussion boards, written reflections, video reflections, or in-class individual or group work. 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 118

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2021

In a traditional classroom, teachers can: Communicate the learning targets before each class Have clear and consistent behavior expectations Provide several, short activities to complete in class Encourage talking during group work Use student interests to teach new skills.

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Attention Quizzes Group work Participation 130

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Our class management tools foster online collaboration, group work and feedback. What’s more, an increasing number of students participated in a meaningful digital collaborative experience with their peers. who is being left behind. how to make better professional development and purchasing decisions.

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Student Engagement English Assignments Feedback 163

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

On the opening day of student conferences, we used The Escape Game’s Remote Adventures , which did a great job of creating comradery among participants. Options for creating virtual trivia games, both live and asynchronous, include Crowdpurr and Jackbox.tv , which both use mobile technology to create trivia games for participants.

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Activities Instructors Participation Questions 110

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Participants gathered online each week for seminar-style conversations, case study discussions and peer critiques. It is strikingly hard to pivot between large-group instruction and small-group work on online platforms. These design choices have noticeable implications.

Online Learning 159

Online Learning Instructors Learning Quizzes 159

Faculty Focus

JULY 18, 2024

On the opening day of student conferences, we used The Escape Game’s Remote Adventures , which did a great job of creating comradery among participants. Options for creating virtual trivia games, both live and asynchronous, include Crowdpurr and Jackbox.tv , which both use mobile technology to create trivia games for participants.

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Activities Instructors Participation Questions 106

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 6, 2022

My rationale was that I provided feedback throughout the year on their work, and now it is time that they do likewise for me. Other questions on the form would ask for a rating of my teaching, participation in group work, and what activities they felt were the most engaging.

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Evaluation Feedback Curriculum Assignments 155

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2018

The first question participants wrestled with was to develop a consistent understand of blended and personalized learning. Common design ideas were: Small group work. Group quizzing. Defining blended and personalized learning. Once we started talking, the ideas about instructional design structure kept flowing.

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Blended Learning Quizzes Learning Discussions 102

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

Both Tonja and I worked with separate groups of students. Her group focused on changing improper fractions to mixed numbers and my group worked on adding and subtracting mixed numbers. To make this work for remote students, we had them join our class via Zoom.

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Teaching Teachers Students Math 216

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2019

Now, pods for group work circle monitors connected to a video wall. Many value being on the leading edge of campus developments and wear their participation in the process as a badge of honor. One of IU’s early redesign efforts saw it transform an old indoor swimming pool.

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Active Learning Activities Instructors Learning Spaces 167

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Tools such as educational apps, multimedia presentations, and virtual simulations capture students’ attention, encouraging active participation. Digital tools enable group work and effective communication, enhancing teamwork skills. Finally, technology promotes collaboration among students.

Technology 130

Technology Attention Quizzes Communication 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2017

In the 2016–17 school year, over 7,000 scholars from all FWPS participated in Hour of Code. This involves group work to solve authentic problems, choice and independence, technology as a learning tool and a focus on college, career and civic readiness. STEM Exploration Night. Problem/Project based learning.

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STEM Science Middle School Middle School 129

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Invite parents to participate in this activity so that they can become part of your classroom community too. The group “quiz” can be conducted in the classroom or synchronously online utilizing Zoom break-out rooms: the students can speak to one another while taking the quiz, but each student must individually key in their answers.

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Distance Learning Culture Gamification Learning 218

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., Flexible participation options: Allow students to choose how they engage, including online discussion boards, written reflections, video reflections, or in-class individual or group work. 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These sessions often encourage active participation, enabling students to ask questions, share insights, and collaborate with peers. For example, in a history class, students might participate in a simulation of a historical event, immersing themselves in the context and gaining a deeper appreciation for the complexities of the past.

Learning 130

Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2024

During a recent round of conversations, one told Jones that she loves group-study rooms — not for group work, but because they allow her to create a study atmosphere that works for her: dark, music streaming, a fireplace video on the wall monitor.

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Study Disabilities Accessibility Group work 218

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Permit students to select group members they wish to work with and do not change groups To reduce students’ social anxiety in small-group formations, faculty can prearrange groups Allow students to work in one-on-one collaborative teams Offer the possibility of having students interact with groupmates virtually via Zoom or Teams Assign a student (..)

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Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144