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Why constructivist learning can’t always work in traditional classrooms

Neo LMS

The progressive education movement has a number of hallmarks, these include: Learning by doing. Collaborative learning. Personalized learning. De-emphasis on textbooks, rote learning and teacher-led instruction. Critics of constructivist teaching methods claim that many active learning techniques lack focus.

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Blended Learning – How to Make it Work in the Classroom.

EdTech4Beginners

To enhance the learning environment with technology and use the classroom time more wisely teachers start implementing additional types of activities such as working in groups, collaborative learning, independent preparation at home, and, in doing so, unwittingly start using the blended learning approach.

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. How might we bring these important elements to the online learning experience in the next school year?

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

eSchool News

Teachers have also expressed positive feedback using the technology, underscoring how it led to more collaborative learning experiences for students. Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation. Becky Alexander is the principal at Morris Elementary School in Morris, Oklahoma.

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