Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Every week at the Nysmith School in Herndon, Virginia, Philip Baselice breaks out a game to teach his class about key world events. Nardolilli’s experience in designing educational games goes back to when he would create science-themed birthday parties at an after-school science center.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started teaching data science and artificial intelligence in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, I was frustrated by how little insight I actually felt I had into how effective my teaching was, until the end-of-semester final exam grades and student assessments came in. So how does one identify a student’s knowledge state?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A number of educators across the country are finding great value in ‘learning science’ books such as Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning. quizzes and flashcards), rather than cramming information into students’ heads (e.g., 33) and that “Repetition is good for learning but terrible for motivation” (p.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

You see an opportunity to make a small change that might improve their learning outcomes, so you roll it out to a group of students who don’t know they are part of the sample. Imagine you’re an edtech company with thousands of students on your platform. Peterson wondered at the concern over the test expressed in media coverage.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Were excited to continue providing the standards-aligned resources schools know and love at an even greater scale, said Dr. Jeff Vinokur, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Generation Genius. Generation Genius was created to modernize educational science videos used in schools. Rollman, an Emmy-winning childrens TV executive.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Synchronous online learning” generally refers to live learning activities that must happen at a set time (often over Zoom or a similar platform), while “asynchronous online learning” refers to almost everything else (completing assignments, doing readings, watching videos, etc.).

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

By combining a social media-style interface with academically rigorous content, TeachTap makes learning more fun, efficient and accessible than ever before. “TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

High school English teacher John Fallon is what you might call an early adopter. Exploring New Worlds Narrative digital games aren’t just for high school students. The class engaged in group discussions, reading response questions, and Kahoot quizzes to gauge comprehension.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

In addition to instructional support, education technology also streamlines administrative tasks such as grading, attendance tracking, and communication, improving the efficiency of school operations. is widely used in classrooms across the globe to review content, assess understanding, and create a fun, competitive learning environment.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Here we’ve rounded up some of the biggest launches and partnerships dropping in time for back to school. video, quizzes) and share them publicly with other users. Kahoot adds the ability to create and host quizzes and other content from its mobile app. Joining them were an additional 6,000 reps from companies big and small.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Formative: more informal check-ins—quizzes, questions from the front of the room, or even chats with students—that assess how students are absorbing material and allow teachers to adjust lessons on the fly. For Donovan, it comes down to the why: “School districts have a lot of data, typically, from a lot of different places.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Students can work through materials at their own pace and from various locations if needed, accommodating diverse schedules and learning preferences. Digital quizzes, online assignments, and real-time feedback mechanisms offer a more dynamic and varied approach to evaluating students’ understanding and progress.

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 239

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

This annual event aims to accelerate the development and adoption of data standards that allow technologies used in schools to “talk” to one another. You don’t have to be a technologist, teacher, or even work in a school, to appreciate the conveniences that data sharing enables. How Caliper Enables a Deeper Level of Data Sharing.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

This approach maximizes classroom time for interactive, hands-on learning experiences. Interactive Lectures: Instead of passive listening, interactive lectures involve activities such as quizzes, polls, or small group discussions interspersed throughout the lecture to keep students engaged and reinforce key concepts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2024

What SplashLearn Offers: Parents: Daily Learning Path: Parents can customize bite-sized daily lessons to fit their child’s schedule. Curriculum Alignment: SplashLearn aligns closely with school curricula, reinforcing classroom learning with games and activities. These worksheets serve as excellent reinforcement tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2017

– Pre-school Math. Teachers can add quizzes that assess student math knowledge by selecting the grade, the topic, one of the suggested Zap Zap Math games, and the duration. Multiplayer quizzes can be created for any quiz, pitting students against each other in a friendly math challenge. . – Subtraction. – Time.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Rather, it follows from nurturing a love of reading and closing the reading engagement gap—the discrepancy between how students engage with modern digital content and how they engage with traditional texts in school. Natalie Franzi, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Middletown Township Schools 2. Source: Newsela.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future careers. This approach ensures effective learning outcomes and supports diverse educational settings and needs. 00:02:49 Speaker 2 OK.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

These visual representations enhance the learning environment and provide valuable reference points for students throughout the school year. Moreover, traditional assessment tools, including quizzes, tests, and exams, remain essential for gauging student comprehension and mastery of material. What tools do teachers use?

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Teaching Textbooks Learning Styles Teaching Methods 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes. With authoring software, instructional designers can steer online students through a mixtape of digital content—videos, graphs, weblinks, PDFs, drag-and-drop activities, PowerPoint slides, quizzes, survey tools and so on.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 22, 2018

A new school year is a fresh start. For teachers, it’s another chance to make an impact on the lives of kids, turn them into life-long learners or at least let them experience the joy of learning. Start it the first day with “School begins” and end it the last day with “Summer vacation!”

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

candidates at MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten research group, say it all started with a single piece of feedback: “Just make learning fun.” Scrawled across a form, the advice came from a group of 12 year olds at a mindfulness retreat hosted at a school near MIT. Manuj Dhariwal and Shruti Dhariwal, a pair of Ph.D.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

For optimal effectiveness, the pre-course purpose should be clearly defined with student learning outcomes that inform, excite, and prepare students for their upcoming course material. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex. Klausner, Eytan A.,

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Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 107

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Educators should identify specific learning outcomes and consider how a particular tool aligns with those outcomes and how it can enhance or complement those objectives. Look for tools that support interactive and collaborative learning experiences to engage students actively in the educational process.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

If you are like most of those with whom I work, you spend hours identifying the desired learning outcomes, essential understandings and skills, and appropriate materials. This then leads to countless hours of designing assessments and learning experiences. This is critical work. These assessments must be valid and reliable.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 16, 2025

It combines dynamic learning activities with a powerful adaptive learning engine that tailors content to each students individual needs. Students work through interactive spelling exercises, games, and quizzes that are designed not just for repetition, but for true understanding and mastery.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Check for understanding I have found that providing online quizzes and interactive whiteboards can help to engage students, monitor progress on learning, and provide feedback. Conclusions Once I discovered these themes, I asked students to rank the components in order to determine the impact they were having on their learning.

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Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 121

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

Without opening learning platforms up to the research community, it’s hard to understand if and how they’re improving learning outcomes. We have to build adaptive learners not adaptive learning,” he says. That’s information that Anbar says could better reflect student learning than tests and quizzes. “We

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

When feedback is focused, it helps students monitor their own learning, make course corrections throughout the process, choose best strategies, and ultimately, better understand the learning objectives. Below, in diagram 1, are some examples of formative and summative assessments that can be utilized in the classroom.

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k12 Online Schools

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

K12 Schools In order to improve student engagement during online classes, educators can implement a variety of interactive teaching techniques. Incorporating live polls, quizzes, and breakout sessions encourages active participation and helps maintain student attentiveness. But post-pandemic, online schooling became the only way out.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Check for understanding I have found that providing online quizzes and interactive whiteboards can help to engage students, monitor progress on learning, and provide feedback. Conclusions Once I discovered these themes, I asked students to rank the components in order to determine the impact they were having on their learning.

Attention 109

Attention Students Quizzes Interdisciplinary 109

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

Introduction K12 education used to be synonymous with school buildings, blackboards, and bell schedules. Today, thanks to virtual schooling, it can happen from a sunlit balcony in Barcelona or a cozy nook in New Delhi. Top virtual schools have transformed howand wherewe learn. In virtual schooling, it becomes critical.

Schools 52

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

When feedback is focused, it helps students monitor their own learning, make course corrections throughout the process, choose best strategies, and ultimately, better understand the learning objectives. Below, in diagram 1, are some examples of formative and summative assessments that can be utilized in the classroom.

Fairness 103

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 103

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

For optimal effectiveness, the pre-course purpose should be clearly defined with student learning outcomes that inform, excite, and prepare students for their upcoming course material. After the student learning outcomes have been defined, the creation of the pre-course does not have to be complex. Klausner, Eytan A.,

Exams 67

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 67

Scholarly Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Rachel Thelen , The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Noelle Haight , Occupational Therapist and Educator Julia VanderMolen , University of the Pacific Key Statement: Four helpful tips, including backwards design, for the new instructor looking to (re)design their course.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

If you are like most of those with whom I work, you spend hours identifying the desired learning outcomes, essential understandings and skills, and appropriate materials. This then leads to countless hours of designing assessments and learning experiences. This is critical work. These assessments must be valid and reliable.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 84

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Some economists say OpenStax and other OER producers helped to halt the decades-long rise of textbook prices , which now set the average undergraduate back between $1,200 and $1,440 each school year, according to the College Board. Tutor pushes beyond simple multiple-choice quizzes.

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