The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Dustin Harnish inspires social studies teachers From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter You can blend old fashioned relationships with modern edtech if you know how. Dustin Harnish teaches seventh-grade social studies with Spheros, 3d printing, and engaging activities. We can reach kids!

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I was fortunate to work with numerous educators this summer on how to teach and lead for higher student engagement – even during a pandemic. This summer I worked with over 150 teachers in Virginia to redesign lessons and units for deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and rich technology infusion.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2021

Lately, I’ve concentrated on social studies. I chatted with my PLN, browsed forums where I knew efriends hung out, and taught a slew of online grad school classes to teachers who always are willing the discuss their newest favorite social studies tech tool. That means it’s easy to apply to your social studies class.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And almost every conversation I have with educators regardless of whether they are classroom teachers, instructional specialists or administrators is around student engagement. All of them are asking, with some urgency, about how we can boost student engagement under these difficult and fluctuating circumstances.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Together, these new enhancements drive deeper student engagement and offer even greater support to educators. Featuring short videos in English and Spanish that are paired with ready-to-use instructional activities, this exciting new content brings compelling natural science phenomena alive for students.  

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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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — Certell, the creator behind the Poptential family of free social studies course packages, announced a significant update to its digital curriculum and platform designed to help students better understand the principles that have shaped American history while giving teachers tools to better manage their classroom and improve learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Social studies posters are the topic of our blog post today! But have you considered leveling up your space with some engaging educational posters ? Social Studies Posters Here are our top picks for social studies Posters from Amazon: 1. government. history, including the Gettysburg Address and the Preamble to the U.S.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

We talk a lot about student engagement in education. Most educators got into this profession for the students, and, as a result, we want their experience to be as engaging and positive as possible. There is far less written about teacher engagement, even though teacher engagement and student engagement are reciprocal.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 16, 2018

5 Technology tools to keep your students engaged in the classroom. When you ask questions there are always students who won’t answer despite knowing the answer. Allow your students to post their comments and doubts online with their wireless devices and you will definitely engage your shy students and get a response.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Study Finds Data Analytics Help Lower Rates of Disciplinary Action in K–12. In order to address classroom equity concerns among education leaders, schools are looking to adopt new, more information-based practices to keep students engaged in their studies and support those who are having difficulties. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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eSpark

APRIL 14, 2022

Student engagement—participating in lively class discussions, investing time and energy into their academic work, and applying what they learn in school to the world outside the classroom—increases when educators value social-emotional well-being, according to 81% of teachers. What does student engagement look like?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

As educators across the country work tirelessly to provide engaging lessons in new and ever-changing environments, there are still understandable concerns about low student engagement, low teacher morale , and a lack of professional development to meet teacher and students’ needs.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

As educators struggle with keeping a variety of balls in the air, one of the key issues in all settings is how to keep students motivated and engaged. Recently, a study of rural elementary teachers outlined a few key factors for engaging students and then keeping them engaged online.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

Although I love teaching all subjects, I always choose English/language arts and social studies, in part because I love the challenge of engaging young leaners in these important subjects. Using this digital tool is a great way to deliver an engaging social studies lesson. Preparing a Quizizz lesson is super easy!

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Linways Technologies

APRIL 15, 2020

Students should be engaged and made to be a part of the class. For most of us, student engagement begins and ends at raised hands, questions asked, or simply maintaining eye contact. The environment is different, the teaching styles are different, the way the students and teachers interact are different.

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eSchool News

APRIL 27, 2021

Using Mote makes providing quality feedback to my French students fast and personalized,” said French and social studies teacher Lisa Goodenough. “It It saved me a ton of time when we switched to remote learning, and my students felt more connected to the feedback as well.”. states have implemented Mote’s technology.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In partnership with the Center for Global Education at Asia Society , the League of Innovative Schools has launched innovation study tours –– a learning opportunity focused on deeper learning and equity. Similar to the League’s cohorts , innovation study tours focus on discussing challenges and sharing best practices and resources.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Students then explore these questions through interactive videos featuring real-world visuals fostering a sense of wonder and actively supporting student engagement in the accompanying discussion prompts. . Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Through this eight-month research project, they identified the factors that impact an engaging learning experience and strategies that school boards, administrators and teachers can implement to help improve student engagement. Because the COVID-19 Pandemic has restructured U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I refer to those epiphanies, when the metaphorical light bulb above a student’s head switches on, as “luminations.” Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Instead of staying with the same two teachers in the same room for most of the day, students have one teacher for a combined science and math class and another for a humanities class that brings language arts and social studies together. And their understanding goes beyond memorizing facts. Sign up for our newsletters.

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Omega Notes

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The Role of Engagement in Education Success. Studies suggest that strong student engagement positively correlates with student performance, as well as student retention and program completion. Ed tech platforms make collecting, aggregating, and analyzing student activity easy and accessible.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

Imagine a classroom where students are glued to their seats, laser-focused on interactive quiz games displayed on the smartboard. A classroom where healthy competition motivates students to study and collaborate. While not solely AI-focused, Quizlet incorporates smart learning algorithms to personalize study sessions for users.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JANUARY 20, 2022

Studying is often viewed as a means to an end. We hope these study strategies help learners realize that it is a powerful & empowering tool. The post 13 Study Strategies To Help Students Retain New Learning appeared first on TeachThought.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2020

This lesson can be an introduction to a poetry unit for elementary students. It could be a reading-writing genre study and begins with a biography about a poet (William Carlos Williams) and his well known poem, “The Red Wheelbarrow”. This lesson can also be an introduction to a unit for older students on opinion writing.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

New research from Macquarie University’s Department of Educational Studies and education technology company Makers Empire finds 3D printing integration can boost creativity, critical thinking and design skills among primary school students.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

A good number of teachers are using technology in their classroom to gather and evaluate information about their students, but are these teachers using tech in the classroom to collaborate and communicate effectively? According to a new study by AdvancED that observed 140,000 classrooms, “in 92,190 classrooms (64.6 Not really.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

You can call on students, write on the board, and explain previous assignments. Hyflex classes should improve student engagement and studies show learners engage best with active learning methods. Students who don’t attend class in person can join the class live from their devices. Remote synchronous.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Math Problem Solving: After introducing a new problem-solving strategy in math class, the teacher could ask students to share how their approach to solving math problems has shifted. This helps students become aware of different strategies and their evolving problem-solving skills.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

Against this political backdrop, a new study raises big questions about whether gifted education benefits the kids who are lucky enough to be in it. Related: Gifted classes may not help talented students move ahead faster. The study, “Do Students in Gifted Programs Perform Better? Redding and his co-author, Jason A.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. Washington University in St. government as well.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Goal #1: Using Esports to Improve Student Performance by Building Confidence. Studies have demonstrated that the effect of confidence on performance outcomes in examinations can be as much as 12 percent. Goal #2: Using Esports to Boost Overall Student Engagement. Goal #5: Using Esports to Develop Specific Useful Skills.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

How does your platform boost interactivity and student engagement, specifically? This technology captures whatever is going on in the classroom and turns it into easily searchable and referenceable video content that students can access anywhere, anytime, on all their devices. How are you measuring success?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Hill says she's grateful to be able to provide a unique perspective and to be a voice for students, who are often underrepresented when it comes to education policy. Parents groups have even said, ‘Where are the students?’” They [students] have a very valuable voice in developing state plans for COVID recovery.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Social studies is poised for a comeback in U.S. While ELA and math priorities have long enjoyed top billing on many district agendas, the importance of investing more in social studies instruction is now coming to the forefront, especially in an era when students are having to decode increasingly complex political and social issues.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2023

If teachers don’t actively foster student engagement, they can’t expect students to glean much from their course material. This fact is doubly true for Shakespeare studies. “Nothing Can Come of Nothing”: Being an Active Participant in Reading Shakespeare Nothing comes from nothing.

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