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How to Hold Effective Classroom Discussions

Waterford

How to Lead a Class Discussion: Helpful Strategies to Know. Pair students into small groups and have them discuss a question or topic. Then, bring the whole class together and have each group share their thoughts. Split students into groups and have them create a diagram that represents their responses to a question or topic.

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How to Transition from Summer Break to the First Days of School

Waterford

How to sign up for classroom or field trip volunteering opportunities. You may even want to start a Facebook group or Twitter account for parents. [11] 11] If you can figure out how to reach the majority of parents early in the school year, you’re more likely to promote long-term parent engagement. NSW Department of Education.

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National Bullying Prevention Month–October

Ask a Tech Teacher

Kids don’t expect that and often don’t know how to handle it. Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. The video’s only seven minutes long, easily shown to a group.

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How to Boost Family Involvement through Parent-Teacher Conferences

Waterford

5] You can then continue to send messages through text or social media groups, too. For Educators: How to Run a Parent-Teacher Conference. If you’d like to get more involved in school events, let them know how you’d like to help. How to Keep Family Engagement Strong After Parent-Teacher Conferences. Stevens, B.A.,

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National Bullying Prevention Month

Ask a Tech Teacher

Kids don’t expect that and often don’t know how to handle it. Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. The video’s only seven minutes long, easily shown to a group.

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After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

Edsurge

He plans to focus on a new effort at Southern New Hampshire to explore how to reshape college teaching through the use of new generative AI tools like ChatGPT. EdSurge: When you arrived at Southern New Hampshire back in 2003, there were some online courses but just a few. Or read a partial transcript, edited for clarity, below.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. Group projects and collaborative assignments foster a sense of community and interdependence among students. It involves understanding how to navigate the digital landscape responsibly and effectively.

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