eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

In 2024, this momentum will continue, bringing forth new edtech, innovative teaching approaches, and inspiring learning spaces. This year, schools are directing their energy towards supporting teacher well-being and reengaging students through innovative learning spaces and edtech.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In 2024, this momentum will continue, bringing forth new edtech, innovative teaching approaches, and inspiring learning spaces. This year, schools are directing their energy towards supporting teacher well-being and reengaging students through innovative learning spaces and edtech.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching. The white paper explores the benefits of “flexible furniture,” as opposed to traditional desks and stationary furniture, as a tool in designing active learning spaces.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

Today, the average US teacher uses 148 different EdTech products and the average US school district uses over 1,400 EdTech solutions. The teacher shortage is particularly pronounced in rural school districts , where the need for special education teachers and STEM teachers is high.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

ICE 2019: Physical Arrangement Sets the Tone for K–12 Modern Learning Environments. The design of any learning space typically sets the stage for the type of experience the students and teachers are going to have, said CDW•G Education Strategist Jennifer Brown at the 2019 Illinois Computing Educators conference in Schaumburg, Ill.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

Teachers spend hours designing and setting up their classrooms. They know that when it comes to learning and productivity, space matters. One of EdSurge’s most popular articles described how a teacher used flexible seating to create a classroom that resembled Starbucks, spawning a movement to “ Starbucks your classroom. ”

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

However, there are many economically disadvantaged schools and communities across the country that do not have access to makerspaces, fueling the assumption that these are luxuries rather than invaluable learning spaces.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2019

But none of my teachers ever seemed to recognize this; or if they did, they never acknowledged it. When I was in grad school, I had a teacher who carried a stack of name cards around the room. As he lectured, he would randomly pick names from the stack to call on students. I just didn’t always know how to.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 1, 2015

Teachers continue to cope with the challenges of teaching to multiple learning styles. With the help of technology, personalized learning becomes more realistic while the strategies for advancing personalized learning are more powerful. Flipped Learning. Differentiated Instruction.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. What follows are some suggested principles we have prepared for workshop facilitators that move beyond a talkfest to genuine learning. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Most of us have the experience of registering for a workshop only to discover that it is a lecture or (worse) an advertisement for the presenter. What follows are some suggested principles we have prepared for workshop facilitators that move beyond a talkfest to genuine learning. Principle 2: A workshop is not a lecture.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2016

As an educational service agency serving 33 public school districts in southeast Iowa, our role is to support students, teachers and administrators to bring about the best possible learning success for students’ education. What if teachers were to return from an edtech training to a different kind of classroom?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

One notable piece of K-12 tech innovation news is the integration of interactive devices and digital learning tools, transforming static learning spaces into dynamic, multimedia-rich environments. The proliferation of educational apps and online resources has expanded learning beyond the confines of textbooks.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Let them help you make the learning space one of which you all want to be a part. Dr. Katherine Orlando is a lecturer and the graduate program director for the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development at Towson University.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. These brief, personal, and interactive videos provide manageable, connected, and engaging learning opportunities for students. References Costa, Karen (2020).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2019

Thank you, Jane, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, for writing a quick overview of that topic’s intersection with education. . Crafting Smart, Accessible Learning Environments. Students with physical disabilities that affect their mobility can often find it hard to access learning spaces.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

Before students even step foot in the classroom, professors can send out a “Welcome Survey” to set the tone that the course they are about to enter will be a learning space that is inclusive and understanding of individuals who hold multiple identities. Welcome surveys. Loud neon colors. Rainbow colors of possibility. References.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Let them help you make the learning space one of which you all want to be a part. Dr. Katherine Orlando is a lecturer and the graduate program director for the Department of Instructional Leadership and Professional Development at Towson University.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 10, 2023

Before students even step foot in the classroom, professors can send out a “Welcome Survey” to set the tone that the course they are about to enter will be a learning space that is inclusive and understanding of individuals who hold multiple identities. Welcome surveys. Loud neon colors. Rainbow colors of possibility. References.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Laura Howard is a senior lecturer of English and the teaching assistant coordinator for the Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) program at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA. Teacher’s College Press. The Atlantic.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Unlike traditional lecture videos that are often long and comprehensive, microlectures are bite-sized instructional videos that focus on one chunk of content. These brief, personal, and interactive videos provide manageable, connected, and engaging learning opportunities for students. References Costa, Karen (2020).

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? Laura Howard is a senior lecturer of English and the teaching assistant coordinator for the Master of Arts in Professional Writing (MAPW) program at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, GA. Teacher’s College Press. The Atlantic.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 23, 2025

Design a Dedicated Learning Space Where students study impacts how well they study. Set Clear Academic Goals (Daily, Weekly, Long-Term) Without hallway reminders or in-person encouragement from teachers, students can drift aimlessly. Start with small daily goals like finishing a video lecture or solving five math problems.

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Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

However, the scholarship of teaching and learning suggests the importance of using learner-centered pedagogical strategies and the powerful results such strategies have on student learning (Campbell et al., Learning-centered teachers create environments that positively impact students through shared governance of the learning space.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

In a Zoom classroom, the teacher is no longer the central authority. Before the pandemic, like many of my peers, I had been a great believer of the lecture hall, with its sense of tradition and history. at the end, I was able to modify my lecture according to the comments flowing in. Chat offers real-time parallel participation.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

In a Zoom classroom, the teacher is no longer the central authority. Before the pandemic, like many of my peers, I had been a great believer of the lecture hall, with its sense of tradition and history. at the end, I was able to modify my lecture according to the comments flowing in. Chat offers real-time parallel participation.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

As we drove from Detroit to Lansing, we were struck by the number of billboards along the interstate recruiting for substitute teachers. Although this aggressive advertising campaign was surprising, another regional shortage of substitute teachers was not. Along with this trend, is a declining pool of available substitute teachers.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

How Modern Learning Environments Support Numerous Pedagogies. When Neosho Junior High School teachers and students moved into a sleek, new campus last August, they said goodbye to traditional classrooms and hello to modern learning spaces that encourage mobility, collaboration and new ways of learning.

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