edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Educators want assessments to be instructionally useful and provide data they can use to help students learn, but not all assessments do that. So what do instructionally useful assessments look like? Designing instructionally useful assessments does not have to be difficult.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? According to the study, learners who only received teacher training and did not engage with the online learning tools had poorer achievement scores. Teachers enjoy a boost in student engagement The use of interactive technology helps make lessons fascinating.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2020

It should be noted that in both examples above, direct instruction was followed by some sort of student-centered learning activity. Many of the devices even come with excellent software packages that can be used to increase student engagement. Times have changed since I began teaching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. You’re expected to cultivate skills that prepare students for real-world challenges. Cost-effectiveness is another critical advantage.

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Neo LMS

JULY 21, 2020

So let’s explore how teachers can harness edtech resources, with a focus on school learning management systems, to maximize their limited time and supplies, while also delivering a more engaging, personalized experience for middle school students. How an LMS can help teachers keep older students engaged.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Our decisions need to focus on helping students by designing assessments and ways to show what they have learned while also promoting voice and choice in learning. Consider how the method or tool will enhance learning or provide more benefits for students beyond being a way to practice the content or take an assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

2 – Designing Online Assessments As you assess learning online, you’ll want to use the research-based best practices for online assessments. Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential. Check out Designing Online Assessments for Students — a course that can help you in this area.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning. Basualto, a teacher with the Toronto District School Board, shares his experience leveraging AI for greater student engagement and more timely feedback.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.”

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Engagement Active involvement in learning that is relevant, valuable, and interesting Representation Access to multiple ways to experience or receive information Action and Expression Set goals, monitor and track progress toward goals, engage in metacognitive skill-building through self-assessment and demonstrate knowledge in a variety of ways.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

AI encourages cheating A common fear is that students will use AI to bypass learning. While AI tools can indeed generate answers or essays, this highlights the need to rethink assessment strategies. For example, brainstorming may involve minimal AI support, while later stages like proofreading could incorporate more advanced AI tools.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Understanding Our Students’ Needs When I work with teachers to design learning experiences that strive to meet students where they are in their individual learning journeys, the first item on the agenda is pre-assessments. Before diving into the unit, he administers a pre-assessment to his diverse class of 30 students.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Aim to keep students engaged. For example, it’s no good investing in iPads for the school if the broadband bandwidth and Wi-Fi connectivity aren’t up to scratch. For example, using digital whiteboards ensures that content created on your PC can be easily replicated and presented to the whole class. Keep things simple.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

Summer is always a good opportunity to explore new ideas, particularly ideas for boosting student engagement or perhaps taking some risks with trying something a bit different in our classrooms. We don’t have to be the experts; we just need to know enough to get our students started exploring and creating with AI.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 24, 2020

Interviews with teachers, administrators, and other researchers showed us that “Look for” documents offer teachers and administrators a mutual starting point for collaborative visioning, self-assessment, and collective goal-setting for classroom practice.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2022

I recommend that Math and Language Arts teachers of elementary-aged students check out eSpark. In this blog post, I’ll share my experience and opinion of eSpark and how it can increase student engagement for students of all ability levels to learn. For example, students might categorize, match, or highlight images.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2019

Assessments can be used to make programs more cost-effective, improve implementation, enable replication elsewhere in the district and justify more funding to administrators. . However, many schools are not properly assessing technology programs, Baule told attendees. 4 Key Evaluation Questions for K–12 Schools.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 7, 2025

If youre curious where you fall, try the VARK self-assessment its quick and surprisingly revealing. Why Learning Styles Matter in the Classroom Even if the science isnt clear-cut, one thing remains clear: students dont all learn the same wayand thats worth paying attention to. In math, for example, algebra might feel too disconnected.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 22, 2018

“How do you keep students engaged and on task?” The concern implied in this question is that if I am not working directly with students that they will immediately be off task or disruptive. ” I am frequently asked this question when I train teachers on blended learning models.

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Hapara

JANUARY 16, 2024

Read on for a full rundown of how it can help educators use technology to enhance student engagement. Examples : Learners write the first draft of a narrative on paper traditionally. Examples : Instead of just typing their narrative in a Google Doc, learners could add multimedia. What is the SAMR Model then?

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

We need to build in mechanisms into our lessons to collect formative assessment data. In my previous post, I focused on strategies teachers can use before a lesson to assess prior knowledge. Below are strategies I have used during my lessons to learn about what my students know or can do. Poll the Class with Mentimeter.

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Neo LMS

MAY 20, 2021

Student engagement in online classes seems to be a never-ending quest for teachers. Spider web discussions were created by English teacher and school leader Alexis Wiggins as a tried and tested method to help students become learning leaders. In face-to-face classroom discussions, students are sitting in a circle.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

—Katharine Meyer As residential colleges grapple with decisions about whether and how to continue offering online and hybrid courses , they may benefit from taking a look at student-engagement practices commonly used by their online-only counterparts. It is delivering information to students when they need it, in a timely fashion.”

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Neo LMS

MARCH 12, 2020

An LMS allows teachers to create and deliver content that can be easily accessed by students. It also allows you to monitor student engagement and participation, assess student knowledge and track their performance, even outside the four walls of a classroom. Lastly, evaluate for success!

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Blended learning combines technology and face-to-face interaction to improve student engagement, streamline assessments and open the lines of communication between teachers and students. . In Microsoft Teams, for example, students and teachers have access to Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

For example, it can easily take care of all school schedules, alert school managers of any issues, giving them time to react before any escalation occurs, as well as providing valuable data, which is critical for a better decision-making process. Increase student engagement. It was meant to support it.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

Student autonomy in the classroom is important both for learners and teachers. It helps them find a balance between frontal lessons and individual study, interaction and reflection, formal evaluation and self-assessment. . Today’s educational technology makes it easier to support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond it.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 26, 2021

In asynchronous learning, the largest objective is student engagement. That’s why it’s good to lay out your intentions so all students can understand the final goals and, most importantly, why they should try to engage in the first place. Read more: Assessing with multiple choices instead of multiple-choice.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2024

The Importance of Community in Education A sense of belonging enhances student engagement, improves academic performance, and supports mental health. In virtual settings, where students might otherwise feel disconnected, building community becomes even more critical. Incorporating elements of gaming into the learning experience.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Read more: 14 Awesome examples of Critical Thinking EdTech. Here , you can find great examples of how teachers have used Voicethread with their students in their classrooms around the US and Europe in subjects like social studies, art, language, history, physics, and more. .

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Assess Learning and Stay Organized. To help students stay better organized, Halla recommends using Remind101 to remind students of upcoming assignments. Halla also uses polleverywhere.com to assess learning. Students can collaborate and challenge each other, allowing them to learn while being social and having fun.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 19, 2022

If they can prove mastery of those competencies, students can move further in their learning instead of being forced to attend classes on that same topic together with their colleagues. A more engaging learning experience. Moreover, students are in charge of managing the content. Improved confidence and self-assessment skills.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Complex Problem Solving: Tasks that involve higher-order thinking and problem-solving, such as math word problems, scientific experiments, or coding projects, often require different amounts of time for students to analyze, understand, and solve. This flexible approach helps to ensure that all students get what they need to be successful.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

For example, I really appreciate Michael Ford pushing me in this direction when he asked me to create a choice board as part of a professional learning date with his staff. It is also good to use these following any breakout room activity to get a grasp on engagement levels. In essence, my role is now more of a facilitator of learning.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Still, teachers are tirelessly putting in their best effort to make distance learning work for their students. In many cases, parent involvement understandably extends to supporting students in taking online assessments. For many adults, assessment was for your grade [when they were in school]. Now it drives instruction.

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Hapara

MARCH 18, 2025

Today, technology is transforming the way students learn and teachers approach instruction, making the K-12 classroom more engaging and personalized than ever. Interactive tools like augmented reality and gamified learning apps capture students attention, turning passive learning into an engaging experience.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2019

Some teachers who have already incorporated augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology into their classrooms or lesson plans have seen amazing benefits in student engagement and retention. The technology is still so new in K–12, but we can see it has huge potential.

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