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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Hattie’s and Timperley’s (2007) research on feedback identified it as having a significant impact on student achievement and learning. If teachers plan to differentiate their instruction to meet the specific needs of a group of students, I recommend using the station rotation model to work directly with small groups of students.

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Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health

eSchool News

Additionally, a good universal screening tool is scientifically validated, and they are specific to the age group it is supporting (Glover & Albers, 2007). Similarly, having a sense of belonging in school is shown to support greater college persistence and degree completion (Hausmann, Schofield, & Woods, 2007).

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Understanding Teacher Engagement in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

2007; Klassen, Perry & Frenzel, 2012; McIlveen & Perera, 2016; Perera, Granziera, et al., At the start of a keynote on reigniting teacher engagement, I asked a group of educators to tell me what words came to mind when they heard the phrase “teacher engagement.”

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Science Interactive Group Acquires Another Company to Grow Its Lab Education Kits

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At least, that’s the idea for Tim Loomer, CEO of science education holding company Science Interactive Group. We’re out there presenting to schools, giving them a choice of dynamic tools,” says Science Interactive Group CEO Tim Loomer. Founded in 2007, eScience claims to have sold kits to more than 400 universities worldwide.

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Schools Are Desperate to Stop Violence. Will These New Guidelines Help?

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After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Virginia became the first state to require colleges to conduct threat assessments , later requiring K-12 schools to do the same. Still, the threat assessment process has been criticized for disproportionately targeting some groups of students as well, particularly students in special education.

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College Students Are Spending Less On Course Materials—And More On Tech

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The group received responses from 11,800 college students, from 39 colleges and universities in the U.S. And it’s part of a steady decline in spending on course materials since the 2007-08 school year, when students were coughing up $701 on course materials. and one institution in Canada. Its conclusion? What’s driving the decline?

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What's Really Getting in the Way of Teachers Embracing Edtech?

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“I worked as an administrator for 10 years, so I think about edtech from both sides — both how an administrator makes decisions about edtech tools, but also how we can support our teachers,” Ballard shared in a focus group that was part of a larger project designed to better understand the gap between teaching practices and technology use.

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