eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Library innovations in the 21 st century include building a space that students actually want to inhabi, whicht is imperative to facilitating their learning and curiosity when it comes to reading. Furthermore, Weber School District students read over 96,000 hours in the Sora app during the last school year.

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Schools Languages Language Reading 246

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2019

Student engagement is key to energizing learning outcomes, and universities have been investing heavily in building multi-purpose spaces that provide opportunities for students to imagine, prototype, fail and retool their way to profound learning experiences. Our students are not reading case studies.

Interdisciplinary 161

Interdisciplinary Learning Study Blended Learning 161

Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

To conduct this research, she interviewed over a hundred Scratch users who are active on the platform not just during or after school, but even after a student has graduated and moved on to another school. Scratch was originally built as a program to introduce children to basic programming concepts.

Interdisciplinary 164

Interdisciplinary Science Writing History 164

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

In the upcoming school year, we can expect more educators and counselors to focus on aligning their students’ educational experiences with the demands of the job market so that they are better prepared to pursue college and/or career pathways that will empower them to succeed.

Schools 333

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 333

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

Read more insights from Teacher of the Year finalists below. And when the pandemic prompted his school to go remote, he devised an innovative way to keep his students engaged in learning about the moments and movements that have shaped the nation’s past and present: virtual field trips. history teacher in Pittsburgh.

Teachers 212

Teachers Education History Science 212

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

The student explored the culture of coffee, the culture of cafes, and the culture of leisure in Croatia and explained the failure of Starbucks through that lens of culture. PEEK INSIDE COLLEGE CLASSROOMS: Discover interdisciplinary teaching insights from our growing community of college educators. Professor John Branch and students.

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Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

To scaffold their analysis, I provided a couple of foundational readings on AI, alongside an article of their choosing, see Roose, 2023 and Gates, 2023 citations. In this context, AI serves as a companion that guides students in their tasks, enhancing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Ethics 112

Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 112

k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

The school blends tradition with forward-thinking education, creating an environment where students grow both academically and creatively. This interdisciplinary approach encourages students to think critically, problem-solve, and make connections across different subjects.

Knowledge 137

Knowledge Beliefs Schools Art 137

Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Instead, they must focus on interdisciplinary thinking, interpersonal skills, and technological fluency: the skills that allow individuals to offer value and differentiate themselves in digital marketplaces. Instead, they must help students learn how to utilize these tools to foster powerful learning and extracurricular connections.

Mobile Devices 87

Mobile Devices Interdisciplinary Schools Learning Spaces 87

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

Additionally, facilitating employer and alumni panels can prove highly beneficial for students exploring potential career pathways. Of course, when these experiences can be paired with a class for credit, student engagement tends to be higher. Alternatively, academic units may also offer Graduate School Preparation Workshops.

Interdisciplinary 124

Interdisciplinary Assignments Participation Exams 124

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Allowing students to share epiphanies they had encourages them to share and can sometimes lead to interdisciplinary connectivity. Use entry tickets There are several ways to use an entry ticket but it usually involves students creating something, either on paper or online. Padlet is a good digital tool.

Activities 111

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

The Flipped Classroom Model To further enhance engagement, we adopted a flipped classroom approach. Instead of dedicating class time solely to lectures, we provided pre-class materials such as videos, readings, or podcasts that covered foundational concepts (Ochs, Gahrmann & Sonderegger, 2024). Miner, Ed.). References Beatty, B.

Teaching 88

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 88

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Using real-life examples, current events, and personal experiences in order to make the content of the lesson more accessible to students will go a long way toward keeping students engaged. 2. Create I find that when students are involved in creating something, they are usually engaged. Attention and Effort.

Attention 122

Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

The Flipped Classroom Model To further enhance engagement, we adopted a flipped classroom approach. Instead of dedicating class time solely to lectures, we provided pre-class materials such as videos, readings, or podcasts that covered foundational concepts (Ochs, Gahrmann & Sonderegger, 2024). Miner, Ed.). References Beatty, B.

Teaching 85

Teaching Lecturing Gamification Interdisciplinary 85

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

Additionally, facilitating employer and alumni panels can prove highly beneficial for students exploring potential career pathways. Of course, when these experiences can be paired with a class for credit, student engagement tends to be higher. Alternatively, academic units may also offer Graduate School Preparation Workshops.

Interdisciplinary 111

Interdisciplinary Assignments Participation Exams 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

Allowing students to share epiphanies they had encourages them to share and can sometimes lead to interdisciplinary connectivity. Use entry tickets There are several ways to use an entry ticket but it usually involves students creating something, either on paper or online. Padlet is a good digital tool.

Activities 98

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Using real-life examples, current events, and personal experiences in order to make the content of the lesson more accessible to students will go a long way toward keeping students engaged. 2. Create I find that when students are involved in creating something, they are usually engaged. Attention and Effort.

Attention 111

Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 111

Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

Students also gain the chance to collaborate with their peers, think on their feet, and connect with the larger educational community outside of their school. From puzzles and vocabulary challenges to creative writing and reading battles, there is an academic competition for every student!

Critical Thinking 52

Critical Thinking Participation Essay Math 52

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words. In many cases, partners jointly completed a project that benefitted both institutions. Below are a few of the key themes that appeared in multiple capstone projects from past participants.

Interdisciplinary 52

Interdisciplinary Science Participation Art 52

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

Sure, AI might produce an A-quality essay in seconds, but we humans remain a curious species; writing, along with its equivalent reading, is the primary way we satisfy our information-seeking drive. After all, to use generative AI effectively, one must be able to clearly prompt the tool as well as critically read the output.

Writing 122

Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

Sure, AI might produce an A-quality essay in seconds, but we humans remain a curious species; writing, along with its equivalent reading, is the primary way we satisfy our information-seeking drive. After all, to use generative AI effectively, one must be able to clearly prompt the tool as well as critically read the output.

Writing 105

Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 105

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

So in order to minimize the visual overload, in my classes, we tried reading texts with our bodies. Instead of only focusing on cerebral engagement, I experimented with what is known as embodied learning, where participants try to tap into how a particular text makes them feel physically.

Lecturing 217

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 217

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

So in order to minimize the visual overload, in my classes, we tried reading texts with our bodies. Instead of only focusing on cerebral engagement, I experimented with what is known as embodied learning, where participants try to tap into how a particular text makes them feel physically.

Lecturing 202

Lecturing Education Learning Knowledge 202

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

There’s a consistent theme around interdisciplinary learning, trying to figure out how to more effectively collaborate across different subject areas. They are all keen to use technology to help personalize learning for students. And the last thing is increased opportunities for students to engage in leadership opportunities.

Math 120

Math Schools Coaching Learning 120

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2023

To explain this idea to the more than 100 people gathered in the hotel ballroom, students from Coolidge tossed around a colorful soccer ball. goals, which students referred to, casually, as “SDGs.” A failing city is not a city , said one student. Each panel stitched to the ball represented one of the U.N. It was exciting.

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High School High School Schools Assignments 184