Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

From pondering over simple natural processes such as the transitions between day and night to complex genomic studies , science has come a long way. Apart from careful studies conducted in complex laboratories, science also runs on data collection, observations, and statistical analysis. Why is Citizen Science Important?

Science 144

Science Participation Laboratory Interdisciplinary 144

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Often, at the higher education level, instruction is provided to classes that consist of diverse groups of students from various course cohorts or disciplines. Integrative questionnaire design: In delivering a social research methods module, a shared questionnaire document could be an active boundary object.

Research Methods 110

Research Methods Learning Study Social Studies 110

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My wife and I chose Aniefuna because in studying Black history, we learned that our land was never lost. The chapters in this anthology illustrate the magic of educators co-creating with students and sharing power to uplift students’ voices.

History 162

History Teaching Learning Writing 162

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. Students are always on their phones. When I sit in advisory board meetings, what I hear from employers is they want students who can lead and serve. Many struggle to actively pay attention. The reality is very different.

Technology 96

Technology Art Learning Students 96

Teach Hub

MARCH 15, 2024

Taking a tech break offers relief to both teachers and students as well as promotes a classroom environment that engages interaction and supports various learning styles. How a Tech Break Can Be Beneficial Tech breaks can have a significant impact on both students and teachers. By unplugging we can help calm our students’ minds.

Technology 111

Technology Art Attention Research Methods 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Christy Beaird, principal at Laura Dearing Elementary School in Nevada, however, has actively applied research with minimal data collection to transform her school from one of the lowest performers in the Clark County School District to one of the highest. The Biggest Effect. We can help in those cases.”. “In

Exams 137

Exams Schools Research Methods Math 137

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

From a well-designed and well-implemented group activity, students can have rich encounters with the content and learn the value of working collaboratively. When the group project goes poorly, the content is compromised, and students turn their backs on group work. Can Students Learn While Doing Things They Don’t Like?

Group work 64

Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 64

Faculty Focus

JULY 11, 2024

From a well-designed and well-implemented group activity, students can have rich encounters with the content and learn the value of working collaboratively. When the group project goes poorly, the content is compromised, and students turn their backs on group work. Can Students Learn While Doing Things They Don’t Like?

Group work 59

Group work Instructors Students Research Methods 59

Faculty Focus

JUNE 6, 2023

Keeping our students engaged and connected to course content is at the top of an instructor’s list. These two priorities have become even more crucial with the increasing number of online classes offered to our students each semester. Hybrid, synchronous, and asynchronous online courses have become very popular with our students.

Accessibility 69

Accessibility Course Design Students Research Methods 69

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Until one day, you find yourself studying as a preservice teacher, enrolled in a mathematics content course that you are required to pass to obtain your teaching degree. Our students come to us with varying backgrounds; some have recently completed their undergraduate degrees, while others are looking to change their career trajectory.

Math 124

Math Teaching Teachers Instructors 124

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Mathematica , a policy research organization, designs and executes large- and small-scale studies that address policy questions across program areas, research methods and locations. And Mathematica is adding survey tools to better assess student, teacher and administrator progress.

Coaching 66

Coaching Research Methods Evaluation Feedback 66

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

When the Opt-Out movement gained traction in 2015, more than 20 percent of New York students (about 200,000) in grades 3 through 8 declined to take state standardized exams, a statistic that raised questions about the future of such testing. million students across two states. Their assessments are currently used by more than 8.5

Exams 112

Exams Testing Disabilities Learning 112

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

ChatGPT’s emergence and subsequent evolution as a generative artificial intelligence tool introduces new ways of assisting students with research design. as a tool in research project supervision. I designed a prompt that contextualized the task by explaining I was supervising a research project.

Ethics 128

Ethics Feedback Intelligence Language 128

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

ChatGPT’s emergence and subsequent evolution as a generative artificial intelligence tool introduces new ways of assisting students with research design. as a tool in research project supervision. I designed a prompt that contextualized the task by explaining I was supervising a research project.

Ethics 107

Ethics Feedback Intelligence Language 107

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Until one day, you find yourself studying as a preservice teacher, enrolled in a mathematics content course that you are required to pass to obtain your teaching degree. Our students come to us with varying backgrounds; some have recently completed their undergraduate degrees, while others are looking to change their career trajectory.

Math 95

Math Teaching Teachers Instructors 95

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

As a result, there was often insufficient collaboration with faculty, staff, and students, which hindered the development of comprehensive strategies for addressing diversity-related challenges. In Social justice research methods for doctoral research (pp. Uprooting Bias in the Academy: Lessons from the Field , 81-95.

Education 100

Education Culture Counselling Research Methods 100

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

As a result, there was often insufficient collaboration with faculty, staff, and students, which hindered the development of comprehensive strategies for addressing diversity-related challenges. In Social justice research methods for doctoral research (pp. Uprooting Bias in the Academy: Lessons from the Field , 81-95.

Education 91

Education Culture Counselling Research Methods 91

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Dean-Scott , Texas State University Key Statement: Cogenerative (cogen) dialogues are one learner-centered approach to engaging students in agency for their own learning and development in a course. My students seemed to either not understand my question or have difficulty with the content. Image courtesy of Wix. 2019; Smith, 2013).

Teaching 52

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Problem-Based Learning 52

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This meant I was consistently rewarded at school for putting my head down and striving to be a “good student” and “high achiever,” but never for challenging authority or speaking up when something was wrong. It’s the kind of experience I’ve studied as well as lived through. Wait, what? I spoke up.

Education 175

Education Schools Questions Culture 175

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Spend an hour—or four—conversing with Bettersworth, and he’ll explain why he believes SkillsEngine will help companies improve hiring, workers find better jobs and higher ed institutions more successfully train students for good careers. Why, reviewers wondered, did students have to take three semesters of classes about copyright law?

Skills 191

Skills Intelligence Syllabus Language 191

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

The public sabbatical, the one that I proposed to my university and to Steelcase, centers around being on-site at Steelcase headquarters in Grand Rapids, conducting research on active learning and active learning classrooms and communicating that research to Steelcase audiences and customers.

Learning 120

Learning Culture Research Methods Learning Spaces 120