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How to Create Engaging Teaching Materials That Students Will Love

Kitaboo

This article will outline strategies to boost the effectiveness of teaching materials to help you navigate the complexities of online teaching. Embrace Diverse Learning Styles To create truly engaging teaching materials , it is imperative to comprehend the diverse learning styles present in any classroom.

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Teaching vs Testing

Jigsaw Interactive

of class time each school year. These negatives included teachers being forced by school districts to teach to the test to improve their overall scores. If we went back to spending time teaching, not testing, would that give teachers time and focus to teach various subjects including critical thinking skills?

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Why Flipped Learning Can’t Replace Good Teaching

Magic EdTech

Flipped learning was first introduced in 2011; according to FlippedLearning.org, “the number of teachers who indicated they had flipped a lesson during the school year went up from 48% in 2012 to 78% in 2014.” Or are traditional teaching methods still relevant? Often, the best way to learn is to teach.

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How to Maximize Employees’ Strengths with an LMS

TOPYX LMS

Are you frustrated because your employees are about as engaged at work as the average 8 th grader is in math class? Employees Not Engaged Despite Gains in 2014 wrote, “Less than one-third (31.5%) of U.S. workers were engaged in their jobs in 2014.” If so, you are in the company of about two-thirds of all employers.

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Flipped Learning Gaining Steam

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Short video lectures are viewed by students at home before the class session, while in-class time is devoted to exercises, projects, or discussions." But if students have additional questions there won't be time to linger; the class cannot fall behind schedule. How hot is flipped learning?

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Top ten UK education blogs

Learning with e's

Class Teaching - Durrington High School staff 10. TeacherToolkit (ranked 1st in 2013, 2014, 2015) 2. Mr. @TeacherToolkit (ranked 1st in 2013, 2014) 2. ICTEvangelist (ranked 2nd in 2014) 3. Learning with ‘e’s (ranked 8th in 2014) 4. The Learning Spy (ranked 2nd in 2014) 5. Unported License.

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Why multiple-choice questions are (too often) problematic

Patti Shank

Smother the fire with Class B dry chemical fire extinguisher contents. I loved teaching them. Integrating Cognitive Science with Innovative Teaching in STEM Disciplines , Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri. Which of the following is not a good way to put out a grease fire in a pan on the stove? Select the best answer.)

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