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JANUARY 19, 2023

. — Poptential , a family of free, award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content about the Civil Rights Movement for instruction during Black History Month. history and society. history and society. Click to tweet.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe traditional assessments fail to fully measure student understanding. For a history project, I ask students to create a Wakelet collection on the causes of the American Revolution. I love that I can find a library of pre-created quizzes or create my own.

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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. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — (May 6, 2022) — Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages that pair pop culture media with engaging digital storytelling, provides teachers and students media-rich lessons on the American Revolution and Declaration of Independence, celebrated July 4. Click to tweet. the maker of Poptential. Module 3.1

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

With inflation reaching a 40-year high and talk of a looming recession, high school students are coming of age during one of the most challenging economies in recent history. Poptential curriculum includes everything instructors need to teach a subject, including lessons, e-books, bell ringers, quizzes, and tests. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are active study strategies? Spaced Repetition : Distributing study sessions over time rather than cramming enhances long-term retention and comprehension. Interactive Lectures : Incorporating interactive activities like polls, quizzes, or discussions into lectures keeps students engaged and reinforces key concepts.

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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Big numbers are nothing new to Quizlet , one of the most widely-used digital study tools in the United States. To date, Quizlet currently has more than 200 million study sets, which are user-generated collections of flashcards, games, quizzes and other interactive activities. Here’s where the artificial intelligence comes in.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

To get there, the company is also exploring opportunities to acquire other businesses for the first time in its history. “We From Flashcards to Fundraise Fiscal discipline is part of the company’s history. That tool would become one of the most popular flashcard study apps on the market.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

A few years ago I had a student named Abby in my history class, who had always been in self-contained special education classrooms. It had been more than a year and a half since she had studied Mesopotamia, yet she was able to pull it out of memory without a second thought. But I’ve never done well in history,” they say.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

The exception is BrainPOP — there are no ads, but it requires a hefty annual fee: BrainPOP Fremium BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

History class, approached me after the White House threatened to revoke temporary protected status (TPS) for immigrants from El Salvador. Lecturing and quizzing on content is more efficient than coaching and mentoring groups of students through real-world problems. Service-Learning in Action Jeslyn, a student in my U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Baselice teaches history to middle schoolers, and game-based simulations have been part of his teaching arsenal for the last nine years, ever since he first tried it. “I The same study also captured responses from 1,000 K-8 students, of whom 89 percent said play made them “more excited” to go to school.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2020

With virtual learning a reality for many families for the rest of the school year, the Learning at Home Center is an educational and fun supplement that features daily activities, printable worksheets, test prep quizzes, videos, and book vocabulary lists. Written by the Dictionary.com editors with the help of educators from around the U.S.,

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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.,

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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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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2016

Kids Discover Online enables educators to mix and match material from science and social studies to facilitate students’ exploration of big ideas through cross-curricular learning. History courses can now receive college credit at Quincy College. History courses. High school students taking VHS ’ U.S.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

“TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. By combining the power of AI with an incredibly engaging user experience, we’ve created a learning tool that makes studying not only effective but also fun,” said LearnWith.AI History, World History, European History, U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2016

Kids Discover , a provider of engaging science and social studies curriculum, announced that its interactive digital library, Kids Discover Online, now includes custom assessment capabilities. The Assessments feature includes more than 5,000 pre-built questions covering more than 1,200 science and social studies topics.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

One session on AP European History alone got 845 viewers. “I In its first year, she claims, more than 90 percent of the 400-plus students on the platform passed their AP World History and US History tests. There are also quizzes and online study groups where users can chat.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

As far back as history reaches, they played a vital role in helping students. The ability to obtain study materials at any time from any location and on devices is one of the benefits of the modern era. Each student learns at their pace – flexibility encourages independent studying, surpassing previous methods.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2022

“Summer school teachers have to work extra hard to keep students engaged,” said Julie Smitherman, who taught high school social studies for eight years and is now director of content management for Certell, Inc.’s s Poptential family of free social studies courses. Poptential course packages in American History, World History, U.S.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For example, multiple-choice pretests appear to make subsequent studying more effective than other activities that pre-expose students to the information (Little & Bjork, 2012). pre-test quizzes. low-stakes quizzes and practice tests. We can pre-expose our students to learning material months or weeks in advance.

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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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Recess breaks provide kids with a much-needed change in activity, which some studies have linked to improved classroom behavior. We know that one of the key purposes of play is socialization,” says Katie Salen, a professor at the University of California, Irvine, who studies game design and learning. In short, how to learn together. “We

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. Group projects serve as powerful vehicles for promoting collaboration and teamwork skills.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. There are many interactive tools available that can be used to create quizzes, games, and simulations. Group projects serve as powerful vehicles for promoting collaboration and teamwork skills.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2021

And no, it’s not more quizzes. I want to think that it’s a lot of the science over the last 20 years finally convincing organizations,” says Isabelle Hau, an impact investor who studies the field of early childhood. “My But they’re learning through songs, poems and dance” related to Black history and Black life.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

For example, virtual field trips or 3D models can make history or science lessons come alive, capturing students’ attention and making complex topics easier to understand. Tools such as educational apps, virtual simulations, and interactive quizzes make learning more dynamic and enjoyable.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Inside the Futures suite, offices serve as classrooms and conference rooms host group study sessions around a glossy wood table. Each class session lasts 50 minutes, and is usually followed by what’s known as a guided study session, during which students complete their homework. Now she talks about transferring full time.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

College of the Canyons’ history with OER starts before Anagnonson’s dabble, however. Water is a unique discipline, it’s not like math or history or communication studies were major publishers put out multitudes of textbooks on,” she says. The campus is home to several longtime advocates of open and free learning materials.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For example, multiple-choice pretests appear to make subsequent studying more effective than other activities that pre-expose students to the information (Little & Bjork, 2012). pre-test quizzes. low-stakes quizzes and practice tests. We can pre-expose our students to learning material months or weeks in advance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Topics include math, science, writing, spelling, health, statistics, SAT prep, engineering, technology, astronomy, English, history and more — over 5,000 topics in seventy languages. Or, s hare this site with high school college-bound students preparing for future classes or who need Independent Study for high school credit. .

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology. History Channel Great Speeches. Info Please.

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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. In the Stanford and MIT study referenced here, Stanford and MIT study: A.I.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

Those of us concerned about student anxiety in our courses have history on our side. It is the specific course that students respond to in the study, but the anxiety stems from a more general lack of confidence in themselves as learners. They question their abilities and wonder if they have what it takes.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

From learning about history to animal husbandry, television can be a great learning asset in every high school classroom. Not only can you watch in class, but you can assign your students to watch at home as an innovative approach to studying for pop quizzes and writing reports. Educational Shows For High School.

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