Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

” Challenges with Traditional Live Instruction Traditionally, educators disseminate information in real-time, relying on lectures or mini-lessons. Pre-video Activity Teachers can use the pre-video activity to pique student interest, tap into their prior knowledge, or encourage them to brainstorm or make predictions.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 21, 2021

lecture, discussion, written responses), there are myriad barriers that may make it hard for students to access information and share their learning effectively. What might make it hard for a student to process information presented verbally in a lecture or mini-lesson? Taking time to identify barriers in our design work is critical.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to improve teaching. “I In fact he had been pursuing research to improve physics teaching for years, as a parallel area of work that people hadn’t paid much attention to. Wieman has led efforts to improve science teaching. Well, I always hesitate to use myself as data.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

At times, however, that stone may feel like a boulder, especially to research faculty who are used to delivering lectures and to whom the switch to activity-based learning may seem like a daunting and demanding venture into unfamiliar territory. Image courtesy of This Is Engineering, Unsplash. Why Start With Think-Pair-Share?

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming video as they did in person. I never delivered a lecture in real time on Zoom.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In the coming year, that broad trend will continue, with a shift to looking beyond knowledge building as schools, districts, and states begin improving capacity and creating systems aligned to the science of reading. It is a body of research from multiple disciplines that helps us understand how people learn to read.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

When Elizabeth Self starts teaching her 11 a.m. She’s in Tennessee—where she is an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University—but some of the students she’s teaching are now taking the class from California, where it’s only 8 a.m. At first, such synchronous teaching was expensive and cumbersome. for all of her students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2024

As educators, our responsibility lies not only in disseminating knowledge but also in understanding and accommodating the diverse learning styles present among our students. This is because traditional teaching methods often cater to a narrow range of learning styles.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

With the rapid spread of COVID-19, educators across the country and around the world have been tasked with shifting to emergency remote teaching—a move from in-person to remote classes made necessary by pressing circumstances. With this rapid push to remote teaching, educators may be jumping into the use of digital technologies too fast.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2021

As a longtime proponent of online higher education, I thought I’d take a stab at imagining a couple of effects digital education might have on teaching and learning in the college classroom. That has already started to happen during the pandemic, with so many faculty and staff working and teaching from home. three or four days.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2018

The term “flipping your classroom,” coined by Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams more than a decade ago, has become a flexible term used to describe a number of different teaching techniques for turning instruction on its head. The concept of flipping the classroom originally referred to the time and place of homework versus direct instruction.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

They use the latest available knowledge to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of education, which showcases the professionalism of the company. Have you ever downloaded an online lecture from iTunes? It has a lot of resources for students, including books, videos, lectures, flashcards, and other materials. iTunes University.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2018

Is it by asking them to passively read a textbook or listen to a teacher lecture? We want to increase their knowledge, skills, and interest in STEM, and balance student-centered teaching with state and national standards. Or is it by challenging them to actively engage in projects that attempt to solve real-world problems?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A lecture or mini-lesson followed by a worksheet or pencil and paper practice does not require much design work. Where are they seeing growth in their skills and/or content knowledge? When I facilitate blended learning workshops, teachers will make comments like, “This is great, but it seems like a lot of work.”

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Almost 19 years ago, I started a new teaching position that introduced me to the world of online instruction in higher education. The transition to a digital teaching environment is a great opportunity to be reminded of a simple fact: You don’t have to do this alone.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The best teaching had to do with inquiry, with higher-level thinking, with student-centered project-based learning. When I taught ninth grade Global History to an integrated co-teaching, or ICT , class last year, I used explicit instruction in ways I had not done before. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Key points: With the right AI tools, teachers can enhance their classroom instruction Tracking AI in education Enhancing learning through AI and human educators For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching is an uphill battle that grows harder and more exacting as the years roll by.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

By integrating real-world content relevant to their students’ lives, educators can bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and its practical application. it’s using a viral Rick Ross video as a teaching moment about camels. Or, if you’re Maynard Kereke (Hip Hop M.D.), But the conduit is just as important as the content.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

They are fun for students, keep them engaged, and teach the foundational pieces of a lesson. The article’s about 1000 words and well worth the read: Simulations as a Teaching Strategy – Everything You Need to Know. But what are the key considerations when leveraging simulation as a viable teaching strategy?

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

When we examine what are active learning teaching strategies, these strategies empower educators to create interactive classrooms where students actively participate, collaborate, and apply knowledge to real-world situations. What are active learning teaching strategies? This fosters cooperation and peer teaching.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

10 teachers hand-picked as part of Labster’s Teacher STEM Excellence Awards supporting the changemakers across the globe The Labster awards recognizes global changemakers in the education sector Winners have developed student-centered learning programs and applied creativity and innovation to teaching during a difficult year.

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STEM Lecturing Science Achievement 269

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

To tackle that question, we talked to Justin Reich, the host of a new podcast called TeachLab, which is about the art and craft of teaching. Reich is an assistant professor at MIT and the director of the Teaching Systems Lab there. And what struck me is the part where he said teaching was one of the most complicated professions.

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Teaching STEM History Lecturing 190

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Audience Choice: Immersive Experiential Major Concentration (Appalachian State University) — A bachelor’s degree program with a concentration in child development, which places students in a high-quality early childhood education lab school to gain hands-on teaching experience (North Carolina).

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Education Lecturing Evaluation Knowledge 258

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2024

Notes Scavenger Hunt: Turn your next lecture into something interactive and exciting! Learning is about engaging with questions, using knowledge to expand our horizons, and equipping ourselves with the tools needed to meet new challenges as we grow.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This five step to-do list can help educators engage in artificial intelligence and begin using it to positively impact both teaching and learning. Educators are the experts in teaching and learning, and they need to be at the center of conversations about how artificial intelligence will be used in education. Teach students about it.

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Intelligence Education Ethics Lecturing 343

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Notes Scavenger Hunt: Turn your next lecture into something interactive and exciting! Learning is about engaging with questions, using knowledge to expand our horizons, and equipping ourselves with the tools needed to meet new challenges as we grow.

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Students Critical Thinking Lecturing Culture 294

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g., auditory processing, attention deficit, lack of background knowledge or vocabulary, absences), teachers record video instruction and assign those videos for homework.

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Blended Learning Students Assignments Lecturing 465

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Looking towards the future, the concepts of “smarter classrooms” emerge as a beacon of innovation, bridging the gap between traditional teaching methods and the digital age. It is a dynamic, interconnected space where knowledge flows freely, and learners are active participants in their educational journey.

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Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods 310

eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Key points: A love of learning can lead to a lifetime of learning How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum Here’s how schools can better support neurodiverse students For more news on instruction, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Curiosity is a fountain of opportunity for all educators.

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Skills Gamification Learning Intelligence 294

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

that comprise of a lot of traditional lecturing. He said that students have had access to the information we teach prior to AI. We cannot compete with the other resources available to our students in our fundamental content knowledge. We should embrace this role as we teach in the age of AI. Saucier, Ph.D.

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 98

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

I think there's a feeling amongst a lot of people that there's something broken about the way we produce knowledge in academia,” he says. And plenty of educators are using podcasting in their teaching as well, getting students sharing conversations about ideas. Let's open up our knowledge production processes.

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Teaching Peer Review Essay Knowledge 148

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2023

A college probably wouldn’t hire a teaching assistant who tends to lie to students about course content or deadlines. The university has spent many years building its own AI chatbot that it uses as a teaching assistant, known as Jill Watson. Georgia Tech happens to have an unusual ally in its quest to tame ChatGPT.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Role-Playing and Simulations : Role-playing activities or simulations immerse students in real-world scenarios, encouraging them to apply knowledge and critical thinking skills. Peer Teaching : Students teach concepts to their peers, reinforcing understanding and promoting active engagement with the material.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What are some examples of teaching techniques? From traditional methods like lectures to innovative approaches such as active classroom learning and technology integration, these techniques play a vital role in shaping educational outcomes. What are some examples of teaching techniques? What are the techniques of a good teacher?

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Teaching Teaching Methods Learning Styles Critical Thinking 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Researchers tapped alternative models of calculus teaching that have shown evidence that they work, according to Kramer. The study, which occurred over three semesters, randomly assigned students to either learning through lectures, the old-school way, or through “active” calculus instruction that emphasizes student engagement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Today’s students demand more than just traditional lectures and textbooks; they’re looking for an engaging, flexible, and personalized learning experience. Research indicates that students thrive in environments where teachers act as facilitators rather than mere dispensers of knowledge.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Every game teaches the player something, from the very basics of how to play the game to achieving the game’s objectives, whether it be killing zombies or winning races. In most situations, they receive an A, yet 10 percent of knowledge has been left on the table. Mastery: What Level is Acceptable? I know I wouldn’t.

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