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Small Schools, Big Umbrella: Expanding, Defining and Scaling the Microschool Ecosystem

vrinda sharma4 months ago017 mins

Microschools, while not a new concept, are currently garnering increasing attention as an educational innovation. Microschools are small learning environments with typically less than 150 students that offer personalized and student-centered learning experiences. Teachers hungry for more autonomy, families seeking personalized learning, and the constraints of education budgets are all fueling the demand for microschools….

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How Mentoring is Reaching New Teachers in Rural Alaska

vrinda sharma4 months ago01 mins

By: Abigail Swisher, Rural Impact Fellow, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Spanning 37,000 miles across Alaska, the Northwest Arctic Borough School District has struggled to hire and retain enough new teachers. The eleven villages within the district – many of them above the Arctic Circle – are sparsely populated and remote. The winters are…

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Choral Reading Fine-Tunes Communication—What Is It All About?

vrinda sharma4 months ago01 mins

There are several techniques that represent a highly significant literacy instruction method, as it helps teachers to develop their students’ ability in reading faster, which is an important aspect of understanding. One such effective and technical teaching method is ‘choral reading’ with which students with the help of teachers can enhance their communicative skills. When…

Celebrating Neurodiversity: The Impact of ‘Love on the Spectrum’”

vrinda sharma4 months ago02 mins

In recent years, there has been a remarkable push for diversity and inclusivity in the media. As a special educator specializing in autism, I have often felt saddened by the lack of autism representation in the media in the midst of this new media revolution. Recently, I came across the Netflix series “Love on the…

No Child Left Offline: Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in the Smartphone Era

vrinda sharma4 months ago012 mins

The post No Child Left Offline: Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in the Smartphone Era appeared first on Shake Up Learning. It’s no secret that I love technology. I usually teach, share, promote, and even celebrate technology. But my bottom line has always been learning. This blog is about learning, not just about technology. I’ve…

Districts, Schools, and Educators Nationwide Honored as the Inaugural Winners of the Discovery Education Awards

vrinda sharma4 months ago05 mins

North Carolina — Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced the recipients of the inaugural Discovery Education Awards. The Discovery Education Awards honor districts, schools, and educators who accelerate achievement among students by tapping into their natural curiosity and desire to learn. For the first time this May, the Discovery Education Awards recognized U.S. districts,…

7 Ways to Use the New IPEVO P2V Visualiser!

vrinda sharma4 months ago02 mins

Reading Time: 2 minutes What classroom tool adds a significant impact to your practice? If you’re in need of some new technology for your school or department, we highly recommend checking out the specifications of the new P2V visualisers from IPEVO! How many different visualisers, cameras and voice recorders have you been through in your…

Friday 5: Blended learning

vrinda sharma4 months ago06 mins

Key points: Blended learning combines traditional face-to-face instruction with online learning activities Virtual learning will become more permanent post-COVID 4 ways hybrid learning gives the traditional classroom a run for its money For more news on blended learning, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Blended learning is not a new instructional approach, but it became more…

Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI

vrinda sharma4 months ago030 mins

Author Rie Kudan received a prestigious Japanese literary award for her book, The Tokyo Tower of Sympathy, and then disclosed that 5% of her book was written word-for-word by ChatGPT (Choi & Annio, 2024). Would you let your students submit a paper where 5% of the text was written by ChatGPT? What about if they…

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Case Studies: Bringing Learning to Life and Making Knowledge Stick

vrinda sharma4 months ago011 mins

Reading Time: 4 minutes Learning by doing is a highly effective and proven strategy for knowledge retention. But sometimes, learning about others who have “done”—using case studies, for example—can be an excellent addition to or replacement for hands-on learning. Case studies―a vital tool in the problem-based learning toolkit—can turbocharge lessons in any subject, but they…

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Small Schools, Big Umbrella: Expanding, Defining and Scaling the Microschool Ecosystem

How Mentoring is Reaching New Teachers in Rural Alaska

Choral Reading Fine-Tunes Communication—What Is It All About?

Celebrating Neurodiversity: The Impact of ‘Love on the Spectrum’”

No Child Left Offline: Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in the Smartphone Era

Districts, Schools, and Educators Nationwide Honored as the Inaugural Winners of the Discovery Education Awards

7 Ways to Use the New IPEVO P2V Visualiser!

Friday 5: Blended learning

Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI

Case Studies: Bringing Learning to Life and Making Knowledge Stick

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