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How to Create Apps in the Classroom and Inspire Design Thinking

The CoolCatTeacher

Alefiya shares how app building can enhance STEM education and how it also teaches essential skills like teamwork, problem-solving, and passion-based learning. Master strongly believes that since we don't know what jobs are going to be available 10 years from now, we have to teach kids how to create their own. And they did.

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How to Create a Paperless Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? Classroom activities should be handled the same. Really, though: Why not? quick methods like texting are fine.

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How to create a supportive classroom environment

Neo LMS

While most students thrive in groups, others find it challenging to collaborate and come out of their shells. All of those interactions result from how well you manage classroom behavior. Creating a supportive classroom environment. Let’s look at what they are and how you can implement them in your classroom.

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How to build a classroom escape room to spark curiosity in learning

Neo LMS

However, there are many different methods that we can bring into our classroom to get students up and moving and more importantly, collaborating. . One of them is the classroom escape room activity! . Since students spend so much time in classrooms, why not plan a quick “escape” to inspire curiosity for learning and engage students?

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How to facilitate meaningful discussions in hybrid or virtual classrooms

Neo LMS

One of my favorite experiences in the classroom has been to watch and listen as students interact during meaningful discussions – developing critical thinking, listening, and persuasion skills in the process. How to facilitate meaningful discussions in hybrid or virtual classrooms.

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Effective Grouping Strategies in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Barry Hoonan on episode 539 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, you’ll get advice for creating grouping strategies for your classroom from an expert teacher and author on the subject. Barry Hoonan, author of What Are You Grouping For?

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How LMS groups enable student collaboration for better learning outcomes

Neo LMS

Teachers are encouraged to promote collaboration in the classroom to achieve better learning outcomes. The consensus is that fostering student collaboration through group activities leads to more engaging and efficient learning. . However, collaborative learning is not about dividing students into groups and assigning tasks.

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