EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: CSee how schools use virtual reality to improve assistive learning programs. Blended Learning Programs Improve the Learning Without the Lecture. At Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C., At Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C.,

Technology 167

Technology Blended Learning Lecturing Exams 167

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

In contrast, the ungraded, complex assignments I encountered in college allowed me to struggle through difficult concepts, ask questions, and refine my understanding in a way that simply wasnt possible in high school. The homework was intentionally challenging, often requiring problem-solving beyond what was covered in lectures.

Failure 176

Failure Assignments Education Secondary Education 176

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

A recent visit to my old high school library left me disappointed. Gone were the days of handwritten flashcards and ten-pound textbooks. On the trip back to my former high school, much of what I witnessed—technology and all—still focused on the bottom level of the pyramid: memorization.

Textbooks 148

Textbooks Evaluation Feedback Language 148

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

To history teacher Joe Welch, too many of today’s lessons still call to mind Ben Stein’s classic classroom lecture in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Welch, an 8th-grade teacher at North Hills Middle School in Pittsburgh, is charting his own path—one that doesn’t include a textbook. My advice to young teachers is to go for it.

History 167

History Students Textbooks Testing 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. Although it’s true that the law requires this kind of assistive technology at some schools, I believe ASR is now more than just assistive technology; it’s on its way to becoming foundational educational technology for all students.

Study 165

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 165

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2016

This contrasted starkly with my previous school, U.C. San Diego, where I could almost invariably rely on every student I came across to be 17-to-22 years old, have little-to-no job experience, and have recently graduated high school. free online textbooks ) could ease the financial burden.

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Lecturing Counselling Failure Textbooks 129

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The educators sat through lectures on pedagogy, the finer points of math and how to apply it to actual biological problems. In an early morning class, bleary-eyed and still vibrating from coffee, the instructors met with high school-aged students. Critics have alleged the framework rejected rigor for “wokeism.”

Math 218

Math Instructors Science STEM 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

For example, faculty often create lecture materials and documents directly in Notability that students can edit immediately. Student: I attended high school and college in a mostly pre-digital world. At USC, at the end of each lecture, students are given a series of tags that they can use if they choose.

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Lecturing Exams Assignments Textbooks 156

Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As students move into middle and high school , it becomes increasingly challenging for them to maintain excitement and enthusiasm for subjects like math and science. Virtual Guest Lectures Arrange video conferences with experts in the field of science.

Science 105

Science Lecturing Textbooks Students 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Clutch Prep calls themselves “the video version of textbooks” but really, that doesn’t give you the full flavor of what they offer. Their academic how-to videos are textbook-specific so you pick the ones used in your classes, even by your teacher. Videos cover each chapter and can be used as a preview or review.

Textbooks 94

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 94

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

They also are more likely to graduate high school on time, are more likely to enroll in 4-year colleges and universities (particularly true for 9th grade low achievers), and persist and graduate from college at higher rates. A high school senior’s view of textbooks and worksheet packets [guest post].

Active Learning 105

Active Learning Activities Learning Cognitive Development 105

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

This can be a real challenge for procrastinators, multitaskers, responsibility jugglers and anyone tempted to half-listen to a lecture while scrolling through social media—in other words, many people. Leaders at institutions that specialize in online higher ed know this. The playbook for such nudges is changing.

Student Engagement 201

Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 201

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

And during the keynote he challenged educators by asking: “How do we create more academic peak moments in school?” He gave an example of two teachers from Hillsdale High School in San Mateo, Calif. These moments don’t just happen, and educators must plan and execute them, he posited.

Instructors 105

Instructors Syllabus Textbooks Lecturing 105

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2017

The idea is to replace one-size-fits-all lectures with a range of mix-and-match educational materials, so delivering a course can be done the way a doctor might consider different treatment options for different patients. And he’ll identify several different materials for each concept.

Learning Disabilities 121

Learning Disabilities Disabilities Education Students 121

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Utilizing technology and AI in schools, which generates perspectives aggregated from myriad sources, allows for an expanded understanding of a certain topic or theme, which was initially seeded within the four walls of the classroom, but now can be encouraged and further explored with support from platforms like ChatGPT.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. At the time, I’d been hearing about what Khan was doing and suddenly I realized there’s a fundamental divide between how we’ve traditionally taught medical school and how the next generation is wired to learn.” The TED Talk folks got it right,” he says.

Lecturing 79

Lecturing Exams Textbooks Learning Styles 79

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

And it’s this service that makes it possible for our system to turn a classroom lecture into a study guide. Although it’s true that the law requires this kind of assistive technology at some schools, I believe ASR is now more than just assistive technology; it’s on its way to becoming foundational educational technology for all students.

Study 100

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 100

Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

High school student Jeff Bliss famously said in 2013 , “If you would just get up and teach them instead of handing them a freakin’ packet, yo. Unfortunately, too many alternative high schools are just about worksheet packets and self-paced online courses. It’s kids in here that don’t learn like that.

Students 76

Students Essay Textbooks Lecturing 76

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

As an “open distance learning” institution, students attending Unisa receive a course textbook and a study guide to direct them through course materials. If learning takes place online, students may use a learning management system (LMS) to log into their courses, and even watch live video lectures.

Ethics 105

Ethics English Distance Learning Textbooks 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2018

Designed to offer lessons, videos, lectures, quizzes, and more that differentiate for individual students, its real power is making the resources of the most respected names in edtech available with one click. ” — Anna Marie Sossong, High School Teacher. This includes: ABCYa.com.

Quizzes 79

Quizzes Mobile Devices Assignments Internet 79

Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

School leaders also must create safe spaces for teaching and learning about controversial topics. Imagine, for instance, a high school government teacher who asked her students to follow the primary social media channels of the two primary political parties here in the United States.

Schools 98

Schools Fairness Textbooks Lecturing 98

EAB

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Financial barriers are the biggest constraint, and this includes tuition, which the Pell Grant will remedy, but also, this includes things you may not think of like paper and pens and textbooks and other resources, which is another thing to note about institutions being aware of the population they're serving. What more are you talking about?

Schools 92

Schools Students Communication Counselling 92

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

From full-time K12 online education to hybrid high school programs and self-paced university degrees, digital learning environments have redefined flexibility and access. Start with small daily goals like finishing a video lecture or solving five math problems. But along with convenience comes a unique set of challenges.

Study 52

Study Online Learning Learning Motivation 52

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2024

By Rebecca Koenig smolaw / Shutterstock Influential institutions are throwing their weight behind bringing competency-based education to high school and college. It has also come up with plenty of clever ways to keep costs low, such as relying on free or low-cost open educational resources rather than costly commercial textbooks.

Exams 163

Exams Education Essay Lecturing 163

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2017

If you’ve ever zoned out during a lecture, or if your students are prone to distraction as you click through your PowerPoint deck, that’s partly because we’re hard-wired not to focus intently for longer than ten or fifteen minutes at a time. I flunked elementary, middle, and high school math and science.

Education 140

Education Lecturing Textbooks Language 140

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2019

You’re walking down the halls of the school, and you’ll see a lot of teacher up front driving the learning, rather than student-directed learning. There might be teacher lecture, might be textbook-driven work. So the teacher used to lecture up front with a chalkboard; now it happens with a $3,000 interactive whiteboard.

Learning 166

Learning Lecturing Questions Activities 166

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This is one of the visual sources that former high school world history teacher Amy Ernenwein used in a “gallery walk” to introduce a unit on industrialization. Ernenwein’s students—and the teachers that she now supports as the Director of Professional Development at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Raleigh, North Carolina—are lucky.

History 129

History Teaching Social Studies Textbooks 129

Robert Kaplinsky

AUGUST 9, 2022

If I’m being honest, I got through all of high school and graduated from UCLA with a B.S. For example, imagine coming into a large auditorium for a lecture in college. Of the ones that did do it on their own “the vast majority completed the homework by mimicking from either their notes or the textbook.”

Reading 52

Reading Math Questions Writing 52

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2022

They navigate fantastical physical hazards—killer fairies, succubi, bugbears—hard human emotions—grief, fear, guilt—and classic high school drama. That was a time of expensive science textbooks and long lectures in big halls. In high school, Jackie had known she wanted to dance, to travel, to act.

Art 173

Art Exams Textbooks Lecturing 173