k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York. Lecture is a common passive learning practice.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2025

As schools closed their doors, remote learning became the primary mode of instruction, accelerating edtech’s role in classrooms. Digital tools, once mainly supplementary for many schools, became essential for delivering lessons, facilitating communication, and maintaining student engagement.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2018

Districts around the country are moving away from teaching models based on lectures and textbooks—but transition isn’t always simple. Creating a competency-based or mastery-based environment requires re-thinking everything, including teaching methods, assessments, and how to best prepare students for life after school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Learner-centered education and its teaching methods can play a critical role in reshaping education systems, offering a more holistic approach to meeting learners’ needs and helping students find fulfillment in their academic accomplishments. What is the most effective method of teaching?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

But since the COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors around the world to try online education, something unexpected has happened: Professors have found that there are some online teaching methods that work better than what can be done in the limits of a physical classroom. None of our class time was given to me delivering lectures.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative and collaborative work. However, research shows that the physical space that supports active learning is quite different from one designed for lecture-focused teaching.

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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. Video conferencing that connects students and educators globally for virtual lectures, discussions, and guest speakers.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2023

In this article, discover how high school education is shifting towards personalized learning. The Future of High School Education: Navigating the Shift to Personalized Learning High school – a time of excitement, curiosity, exploration and growth. Technology advances and education evolves at an unprecedented pace.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Using edtech in teaching, educators and school leaders can reduce environmental impact while enhancing student engagement and creativity. Rethinking teaching methods in the digital age Teaching methods have undergone significant transformation with the rise of educational technology.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

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. That the traditional lecture method of teaching calculus isn’t as effective as active models.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Not all students have reliable internet connections or devices, creating a digital divide that exacerbates existing inequalitiesespecially for younger learners in an online elementary school setting where consistent access is critical for foundational development. Additionally, remote education can lead to distractions in a home environment.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

Schools at their heart should be human potentiality incubators. A few years ago, I found myself designing learning spaces for new school models of learning. The Playmaker school in Los Angeles became a canvas to explore these ideas. The school model was to make every day interactive, playful and creative.

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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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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

K–12 Schools Work to Incorporate Computer Science into Curriculums. The new guidelines encourage teachers to move beyond a lecture-style pedagogy to teach computer science, and instead find creative ways to show students how computational thinking can be used in vastly different ways across a wide spectrum of topics.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 16, 2023

I’ve used flipped classrooms in my Middle School classes. After the initial excitment that somthing changed, it fell into a routine with not much better results than any other teaching method. But not worse, either. I tossed it into the category of something to try when whatever I was using didn’t work.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2018

The days of standing in front of the classroom and “lecturing” are long gone. Combined, these play a significant role in teaching a subject. Because our brains process visual images almost 60,000 times faster than the written word, video naturally engages students more than many other teaching methods.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2019

AR/VR in K–12: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning. Schools have a duty to attend to all students’ needs, but it can be difficult to create a curriculum that addresses every student, especially as an increasing number of schools experience overcrowding. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 08/22/2019 - 08:25.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Interactive technologies and multimedia tools now replace traditional textbooks and lectures, creating more dynamic and engaging learning environments. Videos, films, and simulations create immersive learning experiences that traditional teaching methods cannot replicate. Many districts are prohibiting cell phones in classrooms.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2016

School districts in the United States spend billions of dollars each year to purchase technology for the classroom, yet the lack of technology and internet access in the nation’s public schools continues to be an issue. Would I resort to drill and kill worksheets and lecture-style delivery of instruction? Apply for grants.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

There are large lecture halls, hard-wired lecture capture technology, smaller classrooms, casual study spaces and brightly colored swivel chairs. For starters, the space is dedicated to “active learning,” a term that often refers to teaching styles that go beyond a one-way lecture format.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how schools are improving facilities with IoT integration! K–12 schools have already started to experiment with IoT integration. Eli has been eagerly pursuing a journalistic career since he left the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill School of Journalism. 5G Greatly Expands IoT Network Capacity.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2024

Schools across the USA are embracing virtual information sessions to enhance learning experiences and streamline communication. Teachers now integrate multimedia content like interactive simulations, virtual labs, and expert guest lectures from around the world. For starters–making it more inclusive, effective, and dynamic.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

This article is part of a series on innovative teaching methods in higher education. But because she is legally blind, she had an added challenge of not being able to see the diagrams and notes projected in the lecture hall or assigned for homework. Check back for more stories in the coming weeks.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

From traditional classroom learning methods like lectures and textbooks to innovative technologies such as interactive whiteboards and educational apps, these tools aim to facilitate effective learning experiences and foster student growth. What are some examples of teaching techniques?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2018

That seemed to resonate with the group, and conversations around how to go beyond open materials into more open teaching methods continued throughout the day. Not just who gets in the door, who gets in with full bellies, whose voice is heard, what does the advisor think about who is fit for graduate school?”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Technology has profoundly impacted K-12 education, revolutionizing traditional teaching methods and opening new avenues for learning. They simply log into their school or district’s online learning program and they won’t fall behind. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many schools did not have one-to-one device programs.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Prester, a business teacher and instructional technology specialist at Mansfield High School just outside of Boston, Mass., When she started teaching entrepreneurship ten years ago, Prester tried the traditional lecture-based model, but the concepts were too abstract; students weren’t connecting with the material.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Elementary schools, high schools, universities and even vocational training courses are ideal places to incorporate 3D printing as part of the curriculum. . 3D printing adds new emphasis to the proven theory that hands-on learning is more easily grasped and retained than pencil-and-paper classroom lectures. Final Word.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

The institution was built with online in mind, and focuses on a so-called competency-based teaching method, where students work at their own pace and get credit when they show they know the material. Over their working lives, on average, college graduates earn twice what high school grads make. To give students wide choice, U.S.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

But there’s a reasoning behind what’s happening on screen: The idea is to trigger different parts of the brain which maybe aren’t flexing their full potential in a traditional one-way lecture format. When using whole-brain teaching methods, Byl turns to a toolbox of strategies intended to tickle different parts of the brain.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. This may seem like an obvious question, but why do games engage kids more than traditional teaching methods that emphasize content?

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Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As students move into middle and high school , it becomes increasingly challenging for them to maintain excitement and enthusiasm for subjects like math and science. Virtual Guest Lectures Arrange video conferences with experts in the field of science.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Assess the scalability and compatibility of the technology within your school or district’s existing infrastructure. Interactive classroom technology tools have become increasingly prevalent in K-12 classrooms, transforming traditional teaching methods and fostering more engaging and dynamic learning environments.

Technology 130

Technology Teaching Learning Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Oppositely, small classrooms allow for more intimate interactions, personalized feedback, and flexible teaching methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). Occasionally, we paused the lecture to pose a thought-provoking question, encouraging students to discuss it with a partner before sharing their insights with the class.

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