eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

You can also use recordings to help students see how far they’ve come in their language journeys. Capture recordings early in the year while students are working on vocabulary in small groups, reading aloud, or practicing conversation with partners.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

Some lessons also have virtual labs that students can complete on their own to further their exploration. This program also provides the educator with the ability to assign the same science article to students to read, but at their reading level.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

In what follows, we offer strategies on how to balance competing pedagogical concerns to maintain flexibility, while still encouraging student engagement. One approach for incentivizing in-person attendance is to make the classroom environment interactive with various learning activities for student engagement.

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Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It’s pretty well known in educational circles that cooperative learning is supported by research, but so many teachers still struggle with it, so when things don’t work well, they give it up. Here’s how it works: Students make “appointments” with different peers at specific times.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

This step was taken especially since it became more difficult for me over the years in the classroom to keep todays device-driven students focused beyond 10 seconds or less on an assigned major concept for each of my fifty-minute classes.Retained learning was there but not at the expected levels.In

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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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EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Podcast New Student Engagement Data Reveals Surprises Episode 152. They also offer advice to community college leaders on ways to make measurable improvements in student retention and enrollment. EAB · New Student Engagement Data Reveal Surprises Transcript [music] 0:00:13.0 May 23, 2023.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

A few others that are simple to use include: Padlet : a virtual corkboard that students and instructors can use to post text, photos, and links. Dropbox Paper or Google Docs : these mainstream collaborative word-processing tools let instructors invite students to collaborate on assignments or group work. Hypothes.is

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Some educators on Reddit discussion boards have pointed out that Liljedahl has not published research on whether his approach leads students to earn higher marks on standardized tests, focusing instead on student engagement. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Synchronous online learning” generally refers to live learning activities that must happen at a set time (often over Zoom or a similar platform), while “asynchronous online learning” refers to almost everything else (completing assignments, doing readings, watching videos, etc.). Each approach is best suited to different contexts.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In fact, my favorite submission came from just such a student, who was majoring in computer engineering, and used his computer skills to create a platform video game for accounting that he called “Super Accounting Bros”. Regular Group Work: I emphasis a lot of group work throughout the semester, both graded and ungraded.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

They arrange cozy reading nooks and construct colorful bulletin boards. Yet, I still have not been able to find an out-of-the-box online learning platform that offers this palette of instructional features that can serve course designers and students at scale. Teachers spend hours designing and setting up their classrooms.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

In fact, my favorite submission came from just such a student, who was majoring in computer engineering, and used his computer skills to create a platform video game for accounting that he called “Super Accounting Bros”. Regular Group Work: I emphasis a lot of group work throughout the semester, both graded and ungraded.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2018

To accommodate this teaching style, our classrooms are being redesigned from larger, lecture-style spaces into smaller, collaborative rooms conducive to group work. Increasing Scores and Building Excitement Very rarely does a student understand something on the first try.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize key points, or draw an infographic to demonstrate understanding of what was just covered in smaller segments throughout the class.

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Gaggle Speaks

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Still, when you engage students, it’s much simpler for them to carve out their learning paths towards knowledge retention. Integrating technology into the classroom is an excellent way to heighten engagement. Here are six ways to keep your students engaged: Track digital footprints. Encourage collaboration.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In lecture-based classes, combine lecturing with interactive activities such as Q&A sessions, pair/group work (two to four students) to go over muddy questions, summarize key points, or draw an infographic to demonstrate understanding of what was just covered in smaller segments throughout the class.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2025

Have them explain their reasoning, discuss solutions in groups, or apply concepts in real-world scenarios. Monitor Student Engagement : AI data can reveal more than just scores. Pair AI-driven practice with group work, discussions, and hands-on activities. However, having clear goals keeps you on track.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

This is one of my favorite forms of play, as it incorporates group work, competition, and we have a lot of fun! Escape Room : Perhaps I do get an even wider-eyed group of students when I unexpectedly call out, “Now, it’s time for an escape room!” Switch up activities as this helps keep students engaged.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

This is one of my favorite forms of play, as it incorporates group work, competition, and we have a lot of fun! Escape Room : Perhaps I do get an even wider-eyed group of students when I unexpectedly call out, “Now, it’s time for an escape room!” Switch up activities as this helps keep students engaged.

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Syllabus Attention Assignments Activities 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2024

With BODMAS mastered, students can solve fractions and decimal problems. In this article’s introduction, you read that maths is a life skill. The Maths GCSE reinforces that idea by presenting students with several contextual questions. The order of operations – BODMAS, in the United Kingdom, lies at the root of Numbers skills.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

Calhoun had her work cut out for her. Attendance is now soaring, and two-thirds of students are meeting standards in reading and math. The content helps teachers model multiple ways students can develop critical thinking. Our campus has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, around 80 percent.

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