Using Technology to Enhance Learning Experiences | Edutopia
Mar 4, 2024 · Rather than use the traditional tools that I had in the past, I took a risk and used CoSpaces Edu to explore immersive storytelling in my Spanish II class after some students asked why they couldn’t explore the augmented and virtual reality tools the way the STEAM class did. Whether using CoSpaces Edu like I did or using options available through resources like Experiments with Google, there ...
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4 Core Purposes of Education, According to Sir Ken Robinson
Mar 2, 2022 · What is education for? As it happens, people differ sharply on this question. It is what is known as an “essentially contested concept.” Like “democracy” and “justice,” “education” means different things to different people.
Reflection as a Learning Tool in the Classroom | Edutopia
Apr 25, 2023 · Reflection is a powerful tool for enhancing learning and knowledge acquisition and is essential for teachers and students. When students engage in reflective thinking, they are better able to analyze and evaluate their experiences, which enables them to extract meaning and actively process what they have learned and to make sense of it.
Building and Sustaining Student Engagement | Edutopia
May 10, 2023 · Engagement in action: Begin the journey of origin-building with your students where they create a space of their own that becomes a canvas, an “Origin Wall” for them to share the story of who they are.As they are ever-evolving persons, their space can be added to and changed over time, presenting new chances to sustain their personal storytelling and allowing them to listen to and learn ...
To Increase Student Engagement, Focus on Motivation
Nov 17, 2022 · It is important not to confuse engagement with entertainment. In an EdWeek survey, researchers found that the entertaining activities that teachers expect to engage students are not necessarily working.While the majority of teachers who had increased their use of digital games assumed that games would engage students, only 27 percent of students reported feeling more engaged when digital games ...
32 Strategies for Building a Positive Learning Environment
Sep 3, 2014 · 32 Strategies for Building a Positive Learning Environment. Put your trust in technology. New tech can be daunting, but find one or two ways to make your class digital.Some educators suggest making a digital newletter for parents, posting photos and updates on Instagram or Twitter, creating a class blog, or using edtech …
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Putting Students in Charge of Their Learning - Edutopia
May 4, 2018 · As British professor Dylan Wiliam notes, “The amount of feedback we can give our students is limited. In the longer term, the most productive strategy is to develop our students’ ability to give themselves feedback.” We can empower our students to track their own progress by offering them “I can” rubrics (like this one) that provide meaningful measures to …