The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

Just remember, there are effective ways to not only assess but provide automated and rapid feedback to students so that assessment becomes a teaching tool in itself. For example, when teachers post their video conferencing links publicly on social media, they are unknowingly allowing unwanted attendees to enter their online classrooms.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 22, 2021

Student engagement is a big part of independent learning. We want students to actively interact with the learning material, no matter where they are and how they’re learning. As such, educational videos are nothing new, especially in the world of asynchronous and blended learning.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The post Student Engagement Strategies for Pandemic Teaching (Closing Keynote by Jen Giffen) – SULS0130 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Jen shares some AH-mazing student engagement strategies that work in this crazy, COVID world! Student Engagement Strategies for Pandemic Teaching.

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

While we don’t fully know what the 2020–2021 school year will look like yet, it’s sure that taking care of your overall health and well-being will be essential for students, teachers, and parents alike. You may want to include assignments that help students manage stress and make time for your own self-care as a teacher. and Horn, M.B.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

Onboard Students with SEL-focused Activities Because this is the first time students practice reading and following directions at the independent and student-led collaborative stations, the task of each station is SEL-focused, not content focused. What is your favorite movie?

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Intrinsic motivation occurs when students are engaged because of internal rewards, like a love of learning or interest in a subject.[3] 3] These students learn to value learning for its own merits, regardless of any external factors. Extrinsic motivation, however, is learning because of external factors.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 22, 2018

“How do you keep students engaged and on task?” ” I am frequently asked this question when I train teachers on blended learning models. The concern implied in this question is that if I am not working directly with students that they will immediately be off task or disruptive.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

Much of that time has been focused on how to teach in online or blended learning environments. However, to make significant and sustainable long-term changes in education, our perceptions of what teaching and learning “look” like have to fundamentally shift to avoid stagnation and make progress.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 12, 2020

One of these many platforms is a Learning Management System (LMS). An LMS allows teachers to create and deliver content that can be easily accessed by students. It also allows you to monitor student engagement and participation, assess student knowledge and track their performance, even outside the four walls of a classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

Blended learning seamlessly weaves together online and in-person learning experiences to boost student engagement and meet the unique needs of a diverse class by providing flexible pathways through learning experiences. This positively impacts their motivation to engage with tasks.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 12, 2020

One of these many platforms is a Learning Management System (LMS). An LMS allows teachers to create and deliver content that can be easily accessed by students. It also allows you to monitor student engagement and participation, assess student knowledge and track their performance, even outside the four walls of a classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

It should be noted that in both examples above, direct instruction was followed by some sort of student-centered learning activity. In many cases, every classroom is outfitted, as well as conference rooms and professional learning spaces. Well, at this time, they were the shiny new tool on the block and quite expensive.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2020

Here are a few that I have been sharing with districts and schools where I have served as a coach throughout the year: Modeling through written explanations : Even though efforts should be made to avoid piling on new content, learning can only progress if new material is presented. Movement matters more than ever if learning is the goal.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 14, 2020

Many teachers can attest to that, after schools unexpectedly closed and transitioned to remote learning as a stopgap measure last spring. Some struggled to keep students engaged with online activities, while others had students who were unable to participate because they lacked access to devices or an internet connection.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

When I work with schools that have already adopted the UDL framework, they immediately recognize how blended learning can help teachers to implement many of the principles of UDL more effectively. I believe that blended learning models can make putting UDL into practice more manageable. Engagement. Self-Regulation.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In my work helping teachers to shift from whole group, teacher-led lessons to differentiated small group student-centered learning experiences, I am asked questions that seem grounded in the belief that students cannot learn without the teacher. Teachers may want to differentiate the process, making scaffolds (e.g.,

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Here are five steps that helped our teams successfully build and maintain an online elementary program that drives student and parent engagement: Step 1: Start with the Basics First, determine the specific goals you want for your online elementary program. Or perhaps you have multiple goals you want to accomplish.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When I work with teachers shifting to blended learning, I strive to establish the WHY driving our work together. I want teachers to understand the purpose and value of the shift to blended learning. Blended learning is not a reaction to a moment. Blended Learning Benefit #1: Student Agency.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

When I ask teachers, “How would you describe a successful online or blended learning course? ” Most teachers include some form of the word “engagement” in their answers. So, it makes sense that teachers are frustrated when they feel like students are not engaging. What would that look like?”

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Neo LMS

APRIL 29, 2021

It has provided a unique opportunity to reassess how we deliver teaching and learning in the 21st Century. It has also highlighted the need to take alternative methods, such as online teaching and blended learning, more seriously when catering to a broader range of students. The new age of personalized online learning.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 27, 2019

; connected learning audit (personal analysis of our analog and digital learning connections); our connectedness outside of school; connected learning in schools (lots of examples!), crowdsourced learning and resource production.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 24, 2020

Many teachers can attest to that, after schools unexpectedly closed and transitioned to remote learning as a stopgap measure last spring. Some struggled to keep students engaged with online activities, while others had students who were unable to participate because they lacked access to devices or an internet connection.

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Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

When a concept is first introduced, learners can initially engage in more simplistic learning activities to build their understanding, such as defining , identifying, and summarizing. Some examples of possible learning objectives include: . students will need to complete each task to be well prepared for the lesson.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

I’ve taught in person, online, and in blended learning environments. Teachers learn so much from listening to their students engaging in conversation or observing them as they work through a problem or task. Success criteria can help teachers and students measure progress in relation to those standards.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

At its most basic level, education technology can be used to simply substitute : to replace traditional methods of teaching and learning with ones that are digitally mediated, but are still based on the same basic structure and pedagogy. Most of the examples that appear in the section below fall into this category.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

When teachers use differentiated instruction, they avoid the need to cover the same information repeatedly and provide multiple examples, as often happens with whole-group teaching. Offline-Station Students engage in spiral review, revisiting and completing practice problems introduced the previous day or week.

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Hapara

MAY 20, 2022

Deeper learning engages learners in diverse ways and can consist of many modalities, including inquiry-based lessons, blended learning techniques, student choice, personalized learning and collaborative activities. To create a flipped classroom lesson, a teacher can post a learning objective in a H?para

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 13, 2019

When teachers incorporate additional edtech such as gaming, online learning platforms, and other e-learning tools, they can transform their classrooms and learning plans while keeping students engaged and interested in learning. For example, the Zombies, Run!

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2022

I recommend that Math and Language Arts teachers of elementary-aged students check out eSpark. In this blog post, I’ll share my experience and opinion of eSpark and how it can increase student engagement for students of all ability levels to learn. For example, students might categorize, match, or highlight images.

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edWeb.net

JULY 19, 2022

From developing lesson plans, to performing administrative functions, to implementing creative strategies to spark student engagement and collaboration, today’s classroom teacher juggles more responsibility than ever and does so in less time than ever. Supporting Student-Centered Instruction. Join the Community.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

Much of this has to do with fluctuating learning priorities where critical thinking and problem-solving skills for a future-ready, tech-savvy student body are given precedence. These learning priorities are met with increased blended learning methods that combine in-person instruction with online experiences. .

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams for Education: Find the Blended Learning Tool that Works Best. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 schools can get started with using blended learning platforms. What Are Blended Learning Platforms? No more illegible margin notes that students ignore.”.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

One of the most exciting and well-attended sessions covered the new IMS Caliper analytics standard, which can capture and share data on student activities in learning apps and software—thus giving teachers and developers a way to measure and glean insights on how students engage with digital tools. Why is that important?

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Learn more about the tools that Meeks uses in her classroom: The Perfect Pairing: Blended Learning and Edtech Tools For example, using Google Slides, I frame my lesson so that students can see what I'm teaching—meaning they have a kind of visual script—because some students learn best by seeing it, and some may do better with hearing it.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

Today’s most hyped phrase, personalized learning, is nearing Gartner’s peak of inflated expectations among the chattering class of education thought leaders and philanthropists. What is personalized learning? Taking a step back though, we can imagine environments personalizing learning along a great variety of dimensions.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

The control group did not receive any game time and simply learned with standard instructional methods. Student Engagement. The students’ reactions to game play were remarkably consistent across classrooms and teachers. I had always hoped the games would increase engagement in the curriculum, but I had had some doubts.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2020

Nothing can replace being together in a classroom , b ut t hey have shown what’s possible as schools are now prioritizing and accelerating their readiness for blended learning. A significant increase in students, parents and teachers actively engag ing to drive learning outcomes through distance learning.

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