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

Faculty Focus

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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Easy and Effective ELA Activities for Middle School

Teachers Pay Teachers

ELA class gives middle schoolers the opportunity to write creatively, read imaginative stories, and present their thoughts and opinions to peers. That’s what makes ELA so engaging — and with the right tools and resources, you’ll inspire every student in class!

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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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A Teacher’s Insight and a Suite of Apps Revitalized Geography—Boosting Student Engagement and Collaboration

Edsurge

The Board wanted to help teachers better engage students; to do this effectively, it needed clearer insight into teacher needs. Leveraging its technology investments, OCSB got that insight—as well as a brand new geography curriculum that increased student engagement and collaboration. . who is being left behind.

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How controversial topics inspire deeper learning

eSchool News

Eight years ago, our district began training teachers in cooperative learning as a strategy to maximize student engagement. PIES stands for: Positive interdependence : everyone in the group depends on each other for a positive outcome. Group work vs. cooperative learning. In short, the platform has PIES.

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6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy classroom

eSchool News

Here are a few tips and tricks for integrating technology into your reading lessons. The most effective technology works with you to enable or extend the instruction you’re providing. 3 strategies we use to turn struggling students into confident readers. Get to know the tech you already have. Related : The phonics fix?

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Using Technology to Build a Culture of Authentic Student Engagement

Edsurge

And when that happens, were all more engaged, staying on task and working together. Its those little shots of student engagement that really keep you going throughout the day. Technology can help students redefine what theyre learning by giving them creative ways to demonstrate understanding. Its beautiful!