Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

This step was taken especially since it became more difficult for me over the years in the classroom to keep todays device-driven students focused beyond 10 seconds or less on an assigned major concept for each of my fifty-minute classes.Retained learning was there but not at the expected levels.In

Student Engagement 81

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 81

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

This strategy promotes active participation, collaboration, and peer learning. Problem-Based Learning (PBL): PBL tasks students with solving real-world problems or case studies, requiring them to apply knowledge and critical thinking skills to develop solutions.

Active Learning 141

Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 141

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

reference interviews, counseling inquiry, engaging lectures, classroom discussions, case studies, scenarios, role-play, problem-based learning, inquiry based learning, etc.); as an example, let’s look at teaching with case studies. Case studies are a common teaching strategy.

Student Engagement 131

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 131

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

We see many students in their twenties who are choosing to go to work and have lives that are complicated by full-time work, full-time study. The nature of jobs changing over time has created some changes in the adult learning population. I think the second thing is, as you mentioned, we talked about prior learning assessment.

Students 159

Students Testing Knowledge Assignments 159

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

reference interviews, counseling inquiry, engaging lectures, classroom discussions, case studies, scenarios, role-play, problem-based learning, inquiry based learning, etc.); as an example, let’s look at teaching with case studies. Case studies are a common teaching strategy.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2019

I learned to justify my teaching approach by telling myself, “This is what students need to be successful.” But now, when I think about the skills and knowledge people need to be well-informed citizens capable of digesting and synthesizing complex information, I wish I could go back and redesign my teaching approach.

Critical Thinking 148

Critical Thinking Testing Evaluation Science 148

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Another notable strategy is project-based learning, where students tackle real-world problems or tasks to apply and integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines. One effective teaching technique within active learning is problem-based learning (PBL).

Teaching 130

Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. enVision offers an innovative math curriculum that helps educators teach with confidence and inspires students with hands-on, problem-based learning.

Education 325

Education Elementary School Elementary School Math 325

Teach Hub

APRIL 3, 2025

Why it works: Think-Pair-Share can be used before a lesson to activate prior knowledge or at the end of a lesson to summarize learning. Problem-Based Learning: Engaging Students as Problem Solvers Much like real-world scenarios, problem-based learning challenges students to apply their knowledge to real-life situations.

Active Learning 67

Active Learning Activities Learning Critical Thinking 67

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

And if I can find an opportunity that allows me to further my learning without sacrificing my summer vacation—or better yet, enhances it—you can bet I’m going to be the first to sign up. The nice thing about summer learning is choice. What’s your favorite kind of summer learning? Designing for the 21st Century Classroom.

Problem-Based Learning 95

Problem-Based Learning History Motivation Evaluation 95

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In learner-centered pedagogical practices, the focus and attention is on learning what and how the student is learning (Weimer, 2013). In these spaces, the teacher is not the only one with knowledge. Traditionally, the instructor is seen as an authority and having all the knowledge and power. Trolian (Eds.), Oakley, J.

Teaching 52

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Problem-Based Learning 52