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What’s edtech got to do with growth mindset?

Neo LMS

It was the first week of fifth grade and I was so ready to learn History. I had spent the previous summer poring over an Ancient Egypt book so it had to become my favorite subject. So you might be wondering: how does collaboration factor in all of this? I remember it as if it was yesterday. I had a fixed mindset.

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How to Re-Energize Disconnected Classroom Participants

EmergingEdTech

Image Source: Pixabay A growing disconnect Numerous surveys indicate the increased fragility of student engagement in recent years. One 2021 survey found that 50% of students felt less motivated than before the pandemic (87% of teachers agreed that it had negatively impacted student motivation). According to the survey by Kahoot!,

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Emphasize Flexibility and Adaptability When Grouping Students

edWeb.net

While not calling for a return to those rigid structures, in the edWebinar “ Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning: Making It Work,” Dina Brulles, Ph.D., both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning. and Karen L. Brown, M.Ed., She holds a Ph.D. in gifted education and an M.S.

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7 Key Steps to Project-Based Learning

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Related: 8 Good Project-Based Learning Books for Teachers 3. Create Groups and Assign Roles Group formation and role assignment are pivotal in PBL as they structure the collaboration and ensure that each student is actively involved. This could be done through anonymous surveys, suggestion boxes, or open discussions.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Check out my Booking Page . I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. – Mike Gorman. – Mike Gorman ( [link] ).

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Coronavirus eLearning Series… Ideas To Think About Now… Before Next Year: Idea 3…PD For The Next Level of eLearning

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we do this, we need to first determine where our district, buildings, and educators are in their journey toward this new style of learning and the PD that is needed to support it. Take a look at my last post on surveys for educators, students, and parents. Teachers should also be surveyed.

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Student Engagement and Closing the Opportunity Gap: An Action Plan, Part 2

Reading By Example

We use the instructional walk approach suggested by Regie Routman from her book Read, Write, Lead. We promoted books we enjoyed, taught students how to recommend titles to their peers, and gave them ample amounts of time to read and discuss their books with peers. A challenge, but not impossible.