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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

Edsurge

In fact a slew of research over the past two decades has found that teaching online makes professors better teachers in their classrooms, so much so that one 2009 study recommended that “faculty should be trained in distance education methods and technologies and should be encouraged to use those methods back in the classroom.”

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How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise

The Hechinger Report

Students can also choose from two additional exercise-focused electives — dance and personal fitness — which for some students can mean a 40-minute exercise period every day. Teacher Travis Olsen has an exercise bike in the back of his seventh-grade science classroom that kids are welcome to use whenever they feel the need.

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5 Aspects of digital citizenship students must be aware of

Neo LMS

Young people fall more readily into this trap, and designing an exercise where they perhaps review their feeds from the last sic months, and identify when they have taken this type of risk would be a helpful exercise. There can be many negative consequences to these types of indiscretions. Posts live forever.

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The Pivotal Role Movement Plays in Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Research reviewed by Elisabeth Trambley, Jacob Sattelmair & John Ratey (2009), and Kristy Ford (2016) all conclude how both recess and physical activity lead to improved learning outcomes. The brain needs regular stimulation to properly function and this can come in the form of exercise or movement.

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Digital Portfolios + Micro-credentials = Massive Impact for Students & Teachers

Digital Promise

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, vol. “Personalizing Student and Educator Learning through Micro-Credentials.”Digital Digital Promise, Digital Promise, 1 Dec. 2016, digitalpromise.org/2016/12/01/personalizing-student-and-educator-learning-through-micro-credentials/. [6] 6] “Learner‐Centered Professional Development.”

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Why Teacher Self-Care Matters and How to Practice Self-Care in Your School

Waterford

By eating well, sleeping enough, exercising, and finding other ways to take care of yourself, self-care can help your reach your potential in the classroom, which will in turn help your students succeed, too.[8]. Public Health, 123(11), November 2009, pp. Self-Care Ideas for Teachers. Sources : 1. and Wang, L. Self-Care Inventory.

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How student posture can affect their learning outcomes

Neo LMS

Exercise and its essential role in cognition is perhaps a topic for another post; today we will focus on posture, and how keeping an eye on your students’ posture in class can go a long way to improving their comfort and therefore concentration. They work on either the floor or on a chair, and can be inflated to the desired level.

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