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With a Virtual Reality Assist, Video Games Get K–12 Students Moving

EdTech Magazine

Video Games as Physical Education. Virtual reality technology , which turns users into active participants, is dramatically changing the way kids play video games. Jim Romano, Valley Day’s Health and Physical Education instructor, said the immersive VR setup transforms PE class into a “life-size video game” for the students. .

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How Do You Teach Art, Music and PE Online? In China, They’re Figuring It Out.

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Physical Education, Physical Toll Despite classes being moved online, school officials still reiterated the importance of having students do one hour of exercise every day, a decree issued by the central government in 2016. Participation from parents is a major factor in the effectiveness of teaching,” she notes.

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How to Assess Learning in a Pandemic

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As colleges ask faculty to prepare for a possible online, hybrid or altered in-person fall semester—or all three simultaneously—many instructors are wondering how to best measure student learning. But it was an experience that would give the instructor a chance to see who did his students or her students turn into over the semester?

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Sneak a peek at 8 eSN K-12 Hero Awards contenders

eSchool News

Cumberland County had 85 percent to 90 percent teacher participation in using S.P.I.R.E. Back to top Nominee: Dr. Jesus Jara, Superintendent, Clark County School District Nominated by: Edmentum Dr. Back to top Nominee: Tom Lamont, Educator, Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School Nominated by: Tech Ed Concepts, Inc.

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Learning Assistantships

Scholarly Teacher

Learning Assistantships in Community Colleges Learning assistants (LAs) are undergraduate students who engage as classroom support for faculty instructors in college courses (Ellerbrock et al., As the LA model has evolved since 2018, we have found several features of our program stood out as the most impactful for participants.

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The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community

Faculty Focus

A diverse and engaged membership: The OLC is a community of educators who specialize in online education comprised of full-time and adjunct faculty members from undergraduate and graduate programs as well as academic disciplines spanning the university’s online programs. link] Dancy, M., Rundquist, A., & Henderson, C.

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With a Virtual Reality Assist, Video Games Get K–12 Students Moving

EdTech Magazine

Video Games as Physical Education. Virtual reality technology , which turns users into active participants, is dramatically changing the way kids play video games. Jim Romano, Valley Day’s Health and Physical Education instructor, said the immersive VR setup transforms PE class into a “life-size video game” for the students. .