eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, explores the historical significance of global trade in its World History curriculum, equipping high school educators with media-rich content to help students gain a deeper understanding of the importance of free trade. Course packages in American History, World History, U.S.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

Poptential courses, used by more than 30,000 teachers in 50 states, include everything instructors need to teach a subject, digitally accessible in one place, including lessons, ebooks, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests, as well as pop culture media to make lessons interesting and relatable to students. the maker of Poptential.

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History Curriculum Social Studies Culture 130

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Recent Bell Ringers have covered diverse topics including ice cream sandwich day discussing America’s love of ice cream in movies and politics, Vince Lombardi’s role in improving race relations via football, and a history of Google and discussion of its status as a monopoly. Course packages in American History, World History, U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — Certell, the creator behind the Poptential family of free social studies course packages, announced a significant update to its digital curriculum and platform designed to help students better understand the principles that have shaped American history while giving teachers tools to better manage their classroom and improve learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

It’s never too early for teachers to engage students in discussions about the history of the stock market, its impact on economic growth or decline, and how it can potentially empower students to invest in their own futures,” said Julie Smitherman, a former social studies teacher and director of content at Certell, Inc., Click to tweet.

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High School High School Curriculum History 130

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

But it wasn’t until her current gig, serving as an instructor for a course on water supply and demand in California, that she got her feet wet with open educational resources. College of the Canyons’ history with OER starts before Anagnonson’s dabble, however. For years, Stephanie Anagnoson worked in academic publishing.

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Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 126

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

The effectiveness of online learning heavily depends on the level of interaction between instructors and students within virtual classrooms. Instructors should aim to deliver the material with enthusiasm and engagement, which will help to pique the interest of students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2022

The free courses include everything instructors need to teach a subject, digitally accessible in one place, including lessons, ebooks, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests, as well as pop culture media to make lessons interesting and relatable to students. Poptential course packages in American History, World History, U.S.

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Social Studies Quizzes Schools History 109

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Imagine a history course where students interact with AI-based chatbots posing as historical figures or a literature course where AI-generated scenarios allow students to delve deeper into a novel’s context. This can be an advantage for instructors. AI brings immersion to self-paced learning.

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Student Engagement eLearning Authentic Assessment Instructors 133

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Traditional classroom learning is now modernizing Debates remain about online vs. classroom learning Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Classroom learning remains a cornerstone of education, fostering a dynamic environment where students engage with peers and instructors in real-time.

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Learning eLearning Instructors Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

Edward Watson, director of UGA’s Center for Teaching and Learning, about a dozen faculty members who teach physiology, history, psychology and sociology have since adopted OpenStax for their courses, while faculty in education and theater use alternative OER platforms. According to C.

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Quizzes Textbooks Coaching Testing 101

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And no, it’s not more quizzes. But they’re learning through songs, poems and dance” related to Black history and Black life. In another, the instructor uses historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to teach letters of the alphabet—for the letter “f,” the kids discuss Fisk University.

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Math Reading Quizzes Activities 218

Faculty Focus

MAY 14, 2023

The effectiveness of online learning heavily depends on the level of interaction between instructors and students within virtual classrooms. Instructors should aim to deliver the material with enthusiasm and engagement, which will help to pique the interest of students.

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Instructors Quizzes Students Assignments 98

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

His time as a blended learning instructor in Taos, N.M., In classes like English and History, things are going well. “I Already she’s reached out to Screencastify, Explain Everything, EdPuzzle and Pear Deck, the latter which is being used to let students draw their understanding and take short quizzes quickly. (A

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Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Imagine a history course where students interact with AI-based chatbots posing as historical figures or a literature course where AI-generated scenarios allow students to delve deeper into a novel’s context. This can be an advantage for instructors. AI brings immersion to self-paced learning.

Student Engagement 111

Student Engagement eLearning Authentic Assessment Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Differences in lived experiences, values, beliefs, histories, identities, and more will influence how individual students experience the learning environment (Lovett, Bridges, DiPietro, Ambrose, & Norman, 2023). We also have come to understand that sense of belonging is highly individualized. These assessments must be valid and reliable.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2017

It’s actually quite challenging as an instructor,” he says. He’ll design short quizzes to test each concept, and make a menu of choices for students to turn to when the results show they need to learn more. It’s kind of like one of those questions like ‘Why is the sky blue?’ When you go to actually answer it it gets complicated.”

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Learning Disabilities Disabilities Education Students 122

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

For every class, they'll have anywhere from one to three guided study sessions, which are 50 minutes long,” says Alicia Goodwin, the guided study instructor for the Newport Beach campus. There is no such requirement for tests and quizzes though—so overall grades can certainly be lower than a B.)

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Teachers Schools Students Study 162

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

That’s when we really started getting calls from frustrated instructors at community colleges who said, ‘I have a big problem. Volker Janssen, a history professor at California State University Fullerton who served as one of six senior contributing authors for the OpenStax U.S. History textbook, was disappointed with the final product.

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Textbooks Instructors History Syllabus 119

Faculty Focus

JUNE 20, 2023

Innovative material may include appealing images, creating videos or podcasts, polls or short quick quizzes, or creating a virtual game that makes them engage and participate. If it is a virtual environment, faculty must make it creative so students will want to read the posted material.

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments Writing 105

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Differences in lived experiences, values, beliefs, histories, identities, and more will influence how individual students experience the learning environment (Lovett, Bridges, DiPietro, Ambrose, & Norman, 2023). We also have come to understand that sense of belonging is highly individualized. These assessments must be valid and reliable.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 105

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students have fun guessing and are usually surprised by the company – in the past I have used FTX (the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange), WeWork (the now bankrupt co-working space company), and Apple (one of the most highly valued companies in history).

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Students have fun guessing and are usually surprised by the company – in the past I have used FTX (the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange), WeWork (the now bankrupt co-working space company), and Apple (one of the most highly valued companies in history).

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Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

Five to fifteenminute segments blend video, animation, and interactive quizzes. Whether its a virtual lab that lets you mix chemicals safely or a history reenactment using 3D environments, students actively explore ideas instead of passively consuming information. Before leading a class, instructors undergo specialized training.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

They learn how to manage time, organize tasks, and communicate with instructors. They can study world history while standing inside the Colosseum, or read classic literature while traveling through the landscapes that inspired it. Students in online schools often take more ownership of their education. Online schools change that.

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Schools Exams Assignments Culture 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

History lessons incorporate global perspectives. Traditional schools often teach a national curriculum designed to align with the values, history, and priorities of a specific country. While these are globally recognized, they can risk marginalizing local histories and traditions. High School Diploma, IB, or British curricula.

Culture 52

Culture Schools Languages Language 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Recommended Tools Kahoot and Quizizz: Great for quizzes that feel like competitive games. Minecraft Education Edition: Useful for collaborative projects in history, science, and architecture. It can be baked into how we teach science, math, language, and even history. This helped make school fun for students.

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Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

Poptential’s American History curriculum features bell ringers, mini-lessons, and multimedia content to engage and teach students about the U.S. 9/11 shocked the world —The Poptential September 11 bell ringer highlights why 9/11 remains one of the most important events in recent history. “More than 7,000 U.S. About Certell, Inc.

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Social Studies Teaching History Quizzes 254

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

After all, for most of human history, humans couldn’t fly, and some said it could never be done. In a paper Koedinger co-published in Science , he found that as instructors consider their course design and teaching options during a typical college course, they’re picking from trillions of possibilities.

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Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Boyer is now a senior instructor and researcher at Virginia Tech. I was still telling a linear story about China, from physical geography to history to current events. Explore the World Regions course file , with links to notes, quizzes, and study guides. “Geography is the somewhere.” The class then had 50 students.

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Syllabus Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 146

Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2017

Especially challenging are those teaching social studies, history or civics, as they wrestle with the task of teaching these subjects in a critical way, while refraining from injecting personal opinions or persuasion. But instructors in traditional districts across the country are grappling with these lessons as well. immigration.

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Social Studies Study History Critical Thinking 141