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SkillsUSA competitions give students hands-on experience with career skills

eSchool News

The organization is best known for its skills competitions that bring students together to network with industry professionals and test their abilities in more than 100 career fields. When students take part in SkillsUSA competitions, they compete with students in the state based on technical standards created by industry leaders.

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Reciprocal Teaching with Multimedia

Catlin Tucker

Shifting from teacher-led to student-led learning requires that teachers equip students with the skills necessary to assume responsibility for specific learning activities in the classroom. Second, teaching students how to engage with media in a meaningful way can free teachers from the front of the room.

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AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

k12 Digest

With small class sizes, individualized instruction, and a focus on executive functioning, social-emotional growth, and life skills, AEF offers a unique educational experience tailored to each students needs. At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible.

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Trust, Technology, and Transformation: Embracing the Student-Centered Classroom

Catlin Tucker

This creates tension when I guide educators in exploring alternative instructional models that use technology strategically. These technology-enhanced instructional models require more from students in terms of self-regulation and self-directed learning. It is time to embrace a new paradigm of teaching and learning.

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Teach Students To Treat Their Learning Like They’re Making a Documentary

Catlin Tucker

An effective way to shift our students’ thinking about their role in the classroom is to teach them how to treat their learning like they are making a documentary. Teach students to use their devices to capture visual media documenting their learning. What are they noticing about their understandings, skills, and growth?

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Enhancing media literacy skills in the age of AI

eSchool News

Key points: Edtech tools can be a valuable resource to build media literacy skills Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators How to help students build critical success skills For more news on media literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Media literacy has emerged as a critical skillset in today’s digital landscape.

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Sharpening skills for the digital classroom

eSchool News

These students came from all over the world to live in a dormitory-style house where they had a rigid schedule, including conditioning and skills training. Unfortunately, many current teachers went through credential programs that didn’t place enough emphasis on the use of technology in instruction.

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