Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

Today’s educational technology makes it easier to support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond it. One of the most popular tools that achieve this goal is the learning management system (LMS). Learn how your school LMS can empower students and help them become efficient autonomous learners. . Flipped classes.

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LMS Classroom Competency Based Learning E-rate 403

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I came away from the institute eager to try inquiry-based instruction in my class during the 2015-16 school year. The switch to inquiry-based learning required a dramatic shift from teacher- to learner-driven instruction. The next day in class, they respond in-app to any questions they received from me or from a peer.

Data 167

Data Classroom Strategy Student Engagement 167

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

One of the first curricular tools I built to share—on the first day of school—was a public, student-friendly gradebook on Google Sheets. Yes, this was before Google Classroom existed!) I was so green at this point in my career that I probably assumed every classroom in the 21st century operated this way.

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System Khan Academy EdTech LMS 130

Turning Learning On Its Head

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In year nineteen, Aaron Sams and I developed the flipped classroom model and saw significant improvements in our student’s test scores. But we weren’t satisfied with flipping our classes, so we experimented with Mastery Learning. But in 2019, I felt the pull back to the classroom.

Learning 52

Learning Competency Based Learning Handbook Flipped Classroom 52

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 27, 2015

Explaining an idea verbally, especially if being done to clarify a context or history of circumstance–can be a powerful tool if used expertly. In the background knowledge-building phase of learning, for example. Learning Models. Self-directed learning. Learning through play. Scenario-based learning.

Blended Learning 40

Blended Learning MOOC Competency Based Learning Strategy 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Whether you’re in a 1:1 device environment or using a new learning management system, parents will appreciate understanding the instructional tools their kids are using in class. Here are a couple of things to think about as you start your journey: Read EdSurge’s Step by Step Guide on Digital Learning Portfolios.

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Conference Technology ePortfolio LMS 60

Turning Learning On Its Head

MARCH 20, 2016

Recently I have been helping a number of teachers move from a flipped classroom to the Flipped Mastery classroom. A mastery classroom is difficult to implement because students are not all learning the same thing at the same time. Benjamin Bloom wrote a landmark paper called Learning For Mastery in 1968.

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Moodle Assessment Flipped Classroom Video 40