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Flipped Classroom 101: Challenges, Benefits & Design Tips

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Teachers are concerned about: Sending video content home with students who may not have access to the internet or a device. Teachers can: Use a tool like Edpuzzle to create a lesson around the video with short answer and multiple choice questions. Adding to the time students already spend staring at a screen.

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College Board Changes AP Exams Again to Accommodate Pandemic-Era Testing

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Lessons From Last Year When schools closed last March, the College Board briefly considered scrapping the AP exams altogether, says Packer, given the logistical challenges posed by school closures and disparities in home internet access for students. But with 3 million students, it wasn’t surprising.

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When a College Chatbot Breaks Up With You

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It sent multiple-choice questions asking how they felt about the transition to college, with options such as: [1] Excited and ready to start already! [2] I want you to remember something: you’re a superstar, and there are great things coming your way no matter what path you decide to take this year!” 3] Stressed.

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How You Can Take the Pain Out Of Data-Driven Classrooms

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It may sound like an oxymoron, but it is possible to assess where your students are on their learning path without taking home a stack of papers or forcing your students to complete mundane multiple choice questions in a simulated testing environment. The free account also includes free writing and drawing options.

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Stay Active at Home With These 6 Fun AR / VR Apps

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For the best experience, play the game with decent internet speed to stay on the same server; otherwise, you will need to start the game over when it becomes disconnected. The Scavengar app allows educators and students to build hunts that move you around a designated space to collect points and answer multiple-choice questions correctly.

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Here Are the 10 Stories K-12 Readers Couldn’t Put Down in 2024

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She lays out the need for graduation requirements to evolve, considering how little the multiple choice questions or essay prompts on standardized tests have to do with students lives after high school and their ability to thrive. Social-Emotional Learning Strategies Don't Work for Every Student.

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?What Makes a Smart Course ‘Smart’?

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These are smart because they can connect to the internet and generally do more, or do something better, than their traditional, often analog counterparts. In the technology world, “smart” is often synonymous with “better” or “more advanced.” We speak of smartwatches, smartphones, and smart TVs. Is that adaptive? A good experience?