Hapara

AUGUST 16, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Educators often hear that what they do in the classroom needs to be based on pedagogy. Whether you’re new to teaching, need a refresher or are based outside of the classroom, understanding the foundations of good teaching is important. What is the definition of pedagogy?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2024

Architectural examples embodying UD principles include features like curb cuts benefiting various users (e.g., My purpose behind this post is to introduce you to UDL, explain what it is and talk about the different ways you can use it in your classroom to enhance your teaching and boost students learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

Through her Innovator project, she developed Classroom Bridges, a site to connect educators to other educators around the world to develop global collaboration experiences for students. To learn about Lumio and how to sign up for FREE, head to LUM.IO Lumio sponsored this episode. Blog: [link] Twitter: @Katie_M_Ritter.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Such tools can handle distracting details for a learner and enable a learner to focus cognitive effort on mathematical actions that are closely related to their current learning objective. For example, if you have already mastered the skills of plotting points to draw a graph, it can be beneficial to let a graphing calculator do that.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This effort is aimed at assisting teachers and educators in effectively utilizing the blended learning approach. In this article, I cover a range of definitions of blended learning and discuss its advantages and disadvantages. What is Blended Learning?

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Children who do not hear English spoken at home, for example, rarely hear in English the words that matter in academics. Too often academic language is treated as a list of definitions to be memorized, not as complex concepts to be unpacked. In fact, nearly two-thirds of all U.S.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Incorporating Project-Based Learning (PBL) in your classroom is a transformative step towards an engaging, real-world educational experience for your students. PBL is definitely one of those dynamic approaches that you can use in your classroom to achieve these goals.

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techieMusings

JUNE 21, 2023

Bullis’s administration also places a strong emphasis on growth and collaborative learning. In the 2022-23 academic year, I had the honor of highlighting a series of innovative projects, collaborations, and transformative learning experiences spearheaded by Bullis’s faculty.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Believe in themselves and their own ability to learn. You see, many students enter our classrooms believing they’re either smart or not smart, good at reading or math, or not good in those areas. Introduce learning activities by explaining how they are designed to benefit kids’ brains.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 14, 2023

Experiential learning is one of the key pedagogical concepts that informs the modern philosophy of teaching. Defined by the process of learning through doing, reflection, and active engagement, experiential learning takes learners beyond traditional classroom boundaries, immersing them in real-world scenarios.

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N2Y

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

When working with students, I like to see movement in the room, whether it is the classroom, resource room, or speech therapy room. This allows students to view one another’s work and learn from each other. As you can see, the Frayer Model is also a great tool for students to use collaboratively.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

That’s how I came up with these five strategies and routines that help me cultivate a safe and welcoming classroom for secondary students. Some of these strategies can also streamline planning as well, as they have some classroom routines built in. It plants the seed that my classroom is a collaborative learning environment.

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Gradelink

JULY 24, 2019

Learning preferences do exist, but this doesn’t necessarily mean that you can only process information if you prefer visual aids, for example. Instead, focusing on an array of learning experiences is a better approach. By following specific strategies in the classroom, teachers can reach many more brilliant minds.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2017

Rigor This buzzword holds one meaning in education and another beyond classroom walls, and that can make things muddy. For example, one educator said, “Rigor reminds me of rigor mortis, the final stage of death. This is not what a classroom should be.” We certainly don’t need that in our classrooms.” I’ll let you decide.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Today, all of the district’s classrooms are equipped with the ProColor 65-inch, high definition flat panel display. The displays’ Touch 360° interactivity features up to 10 single-touch points or five dual-touch for gestures giving users a way to work simultaneously thereby driving collaborative learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

The Learning Journey Model. Mark, you are passionate about helping students have control over their learning. Give me an example. Assessment in a Personalized Classroom. So what class in particular… You’re Head of School, but are you also teaching a class, or is this the model in all of the classrooms for your students?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Get the right people in the room to start, and consider who will be involved over time This sounds simple, but spending time thinking about the type of team you want involved at the outset of your personalized learning vision-setting is critical. And there are definitely times when you do not.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Get the right people in the room to start, and consider who will be involved over time This sounds simple, but spending time thinking about the type of team you want involved at the outset of your personalized learning vision-setting is critical. And there are definitely times when you do not.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 8, 2012

We all have different definitions of what interaction involves, but most of us agree - it's an important component of learning. Generally, this kind of interaction can be seen in the informal conversations that take place outside the classroom, in the common room, at the pub, waiting for the bus home.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning. For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

program at Carnegie Mellon University to create LightSide Labs, which used technology to improve classroom writing. Elijah Mayfield: No, my mom was a nurse and my dad was the manager of a tire center, so that's definitely not my background. What that does is deemphasize the role of collaborative learning.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 10, 2015

Definitely not, but many do. A blended approach is needed, where the optimum mix of mobile and tethered learning can be supported. Yes, there is a place for tethered learning, as can be evidenced in many subjects such as science and the arts. But so much more can be learnt outside the four walls of the traditional classroom.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 26, 2015

Push themselves to do their best work, not just what’s “good enough” Believe in themselves and their own ability to learn. Many students enter our classrooms believing they’re either smart or not smart, good at reading or math, or not good in those areas. Here are 6 ways to do that: 1.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

MIT Step Labs introduced their new virtual reality learning projects through CLEVR : Collaborative Learning Environments in Virtual Reality. The best event for me was definitely the librarians’ breakfast and listening to The Liv Bits, and her mom, Cynthia Merrill. So what are my biggest takeaways? Student voice.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 16, 2015

In my own experience, I have seen more schools open up sites like YouTube, and encourage students to not only bring their mobile devices, but encourage them to use them in meaningful ways for learning. There is a definite shift happening in education. My advice to them?

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EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 14, 2016

This is one of a four part series on the 4Cs in the classroom: Collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. We are told that we must have our students collaborate more often and that the upcoming job market is looking for individuals who can work together and collaborate.

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Nik Peachey

MAY 20, 2009

The collaborative part comes in when you share the URL with someone, then other people can come and join in the problem solving and brainstorming. I also set up a problem earlier on today, which was about integrating technology into the ELT classroom. We can set up a whole range of debates and online collaborative tasks.

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Nik Peachey

MAY 29, 2008

Much of this you could also do on a blog, but using a wiki gives you the opportunity to structure different pages for different topics, like having a classroom management section and a section on teaching pronunciation etc. They can also continue to refine these definition and add examples as their knowledge grows.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

From the 2012 GlobalEdCon attendees: "This conference is a great example on what global means. Catalina Valenzuela "Loved the chance to learn, share and grow both as an educator and as a person who wants to stay abreast of changes and innovation." . Cynthia “Such a gift to learning and sharing!" The world is indeed flat."

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. Authentic Learning: As with any changing industry, there are many problems standing in the way of effective technology implementation.

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User Generated Education

JULY 25, 2016

The Cardboard Challenges Maker Education Camp utilized no technology (except for projecting images of example projects on the whiteboard) and low/no cost materials. For example, when we made jet packs (see below), he asked for permission and made a space helmet to go with it. The classroom was loud, seemingly chaotic and messy.

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Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

For example, a graduate with an associate’s degree in accounting may be competent for recording inventory, but not creating a company’s tax return. Paper presented at the Computer Support for Collaborative Learning (CSCL) 2002 Conference, Boulder, CO. In Computer supported collaborative learning. de Laat, M.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 17, 2012

This year, for example, I’m learning how to draw again. And want to take a TechCrunch coding course online since I definitely need a refresher course. I see Pasi Sahlberg as a fellow traveler and recommend his Finnish Lessons: What Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

For example, younger makers can turn to DIY , a safe online community for kids to discover and learn new skills. At a time when many people are asking how we can get more students interested in STEM fields, we are hearing from teachers who have found making to be a great way to get students excited and engaged in their classrooms.

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