eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Research has shown that physical activity helps support focus, attention, and emotional regulation. Yet many students today do not get enough movement because of decreased recess time, reduction in required physical education minutes, and removal of playground equipment.

Students

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

For both questions, as it turns out, it depends on who you ask. Joseph South, chief learning officer for the International Society for Technology in Education Striking a Balance So how should districts weave teachers into the edtech process? Take physical education, for instance.

Teachers

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

At a time when millions of educators have been thrown into remote learning with no formal training, any answer to that question might seem too good to be true. Looking for an easy way to become a better online instructor? The in-depth workshop or multi-day training can come later.)

Online Learning

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2017

A spokesperson for Amazon did not immediately respond to questions from EdSurge (but we’ll update this story if we get any answers). Amazon Inspire remains in beta (but now in a form that educators can browse). The long silence from Amazon about the Inspire project.

Social Studies

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 17, 2023

When preparing to teach a graduate-level curriculum and assessment in physical education & health education course, we asked ourselves, “What is the best way to teach future educators about curriculum and assessment?” Their first task was to answer two essential questions: How do you set up a chess board for play?

Curriculum

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 17, 2023

When preparing to teach a graduate-level curriculum and assessment in physical education & health education course, I asked myself, “What is the best way to teach future educators about curriculum and assessment?” Their first task was to answer two essential questions: How do you set up a chess board for play?

Curriculum

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

He recently spoke with us about testing bias, holding psychometricians accountable for the exams they create and whether the future holds any innovation for a field still dominated by math, language and multiple choice questions. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? EdSurge: What might make a test unfair?

Testing

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2019

Technology is a natural education fit in everything from math to Spanish to literacy. The one corner of K-12 learning that is not so obvious is PE — Physical Education. In that class, we think of physical stuff — not digital — like running and exercising. But kids love technology’s apps and software.

Teachers

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Well, we want to see kids asking lots and lots of questions. It’s a time when kids are asking questions and invited into learning experiences that create curiosity. They will deepen their understanding and their questions might shift a bit. They will deepen their understanding and their questions might shift a bit.

Testing

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Education experts were raising questions and expressing concerns about teaching shortages long before COVID-19 came into the picture, but the pandemic exacerbated the issue. Mostly, I found purpose in knowing that the teaching shortage was tough on students and I could help.

Teachers

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

While content standards are generally written across grades K-12, career education is typically considered only a high school endeavor. As a result, career education is not woven into the fabric of K-12 education, often leaving younger students to ask the age old question, “Why am I learning this?”

Interdisciplinary

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2016

Understood.org provides the example practicing starting conversations with friends by roleplaying with parents: “Your child could compliment you, comment on the activity you’re involved in or ask a question about a common interest.” Callaham works with coaches to integrate the subject with physical education. Fast Company.

Learning

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

However, the struggle will be to expand innovation in core subjects and beyond, including integrating technology into ancillary K-12 areas such as CTE, music, physical education, health, and the arts. Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, PresenceLearning.

Distance Learning

Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2024

The purpose of this article is to provide insight from one university department in the southeast region, where we took time to encourage all faculty by entertaining questions in a non-threatening setting and offered guidance for the academic year. Dialogue : Both partners think their way together through discussion(s).

Coaching

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2022

I don’t think people question it,” Hines says. Role : High school physical education teacher Location : Grass Valley, California Salary : $98,000 Years teaching : 24 Additional jobs : Bartender at a brewery, graphic designer Brad Dal Bon at the brewery where he works after school and on weekends.

Teachers

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

By integrating questions about both physical and mental health into pre-class surveys, we normalize the conversation around mental well-being—a critical step in reducing the stigma around mental health. In many instances, conversations about physical health are commonplace, while mental health discussions remain unspoken.

Discussions

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 11, 2020

Physical Education. You are asked questions and prompted to take the next step. Many forget the wealth of webtools available for classes many schools call ‘Specials’–those that round out a student’s day and prepare them for college and career. Coach’s Eye. The results can be shared via SMS, YT, and FB.

Art

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

By integrating questions about both physical and mental health into pre-class surveys, we normalize the conversation around mental well-being—a critical step in reducing the stigma around mental health. In many instances, conversations about physical health are commonplace, while mental health discussions remain unspoken.

Discussions

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

In the latest episode of EdSurge Live, we interviewed two professors who have long questioned traditional methods of grading about how to approach exams, essays and other assessments next semester: Susan D. So the approach that has emerged from that is something that I and others call “ungrading.”

Exams

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2025

By integrating questions about both physical and mental health into pre-class surveys, we normalize the conversation around mental well-beinga critical step in reducing the stigma around mental health. In many instances, conversations about physical health are commonplace, while mental health discussions remain unspoken.

Discussions

Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2024

The purpose of this article is to provide insight from one university department in the southeast region, where we took time to encourage all faculty by entertaining questions in a non-threatening setting and offered guidance for the academic year. Dialogue : Both partners think their way together through discussion(s).

Coaching

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 30, 2025

By integrating questions about both physical and mental health into pre-class surveys, we normalize the conversation around mental well-beinga critical step in reducing the stigma around mental health. In many instances, conversations about physical health are commonplace, while mental health discussions remain unspoken.

Discussions

Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

Our LAs reflected on the connections they made with their mentors, talking about everything from personal questions and concerns to class-related topics to professional advice. Becoming physics people: Development of integrated physics identity through the learning assistant experience. Conn, J., & Close, H.

Learning

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2020

In addition, in-home physical education courses were strongly promoted by schools and teachers. Changes have been coming swiftly: On March 31, the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (a regional branch of MOE), announced that elementary and middle schools would start a new curriculum online on April 13.

Exams

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

On the way home, I relentlessly questioned my husband on the meanings of the new words I had heard. We have a coding class being taught alongside physical education, music and art. I soaked up all the tech jargon—Slack, Github, JavaScript, recursive functions and deploy.

Feedback

Robert Kaplinsky

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I strongly encourage leaders to use the Five Whys framework to explore this question. ” questions, then thats a big problem too and it probably means that you need to diversify your leadership. What questions do you still have? ” toward aggressively pursuing policies that level the playing field.

Math