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Friday 5: Student learning under the microscope

eSchool News

Rather than viewing models like these with skepticism until they prove that they can guarantee post-secondary success for all learners, maybe it’s time to expand our concept of education. Education doesn’t have to mean students do all of their important learning in classrooms. How do you ensure student learning in your classroom?

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Learning Through Play Is Powerful – and Students and Teachers Agree!

eSchool News

It is a powerful tool for teaching that naturally engages students in the learning and builds the skills they’ll need in and outside the classroom like creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. Once you see students engaged and learning through play, it clicks and the question goes from how to how do we add more?”

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A Simple Lesson Structure for Fostering Student Engagement #engaginglitminds

Reading By Example

Beginning dialogic engagement in the classroom simply requires getting children invested in an issue they can relate to and on which they have different perspectives and helping them engage each other’s perspectives. Engaging Literate Minds, pg. Last week our school surveyed almost 100 families about remote instruction.

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If We Listen, Students Will Lead Education Research and Development

Edsurge

Student disengagement in writing at the secondary level is a pervasive challenge school districts face nationwide. Many students perceive writing as formulaic, disconnected from their life experiences and lacking opportunities for personal agency and expression.

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How district administrators can drive student success in the COVID “tech rush”

eSchool News

From filling out funding applications to reworking classrooms to promote social distancing, to choosing the right technology for hybrid learning environments, they’ve been working diligently to prepare for a school year that drives student engagement. In fact, a 2020 report that surveyed 1,200 U.S.

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Teaching AP Students Remotely: What Does It Look Like?

EdTechTeacher

Collegeboard is leveraging various digital platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and AP Classroom to keep students engaged in relevant material from a distance. Advanced placement students were surveyed and 91% of them responded that they wanted the opportunity to take their exams. (image courtesy of The College Board).

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Student Engagement Still Low in U.S. Schools

Reading By Example

I don’t often repost other bloggers’ content, so when I do… Scott McLeod shared on his blog survey results from Gallup about the level of engagement in learning that secondary students are experiencing. These results say more about education than any test score might reveal.