Dedicated advisers can pinpoint online students' problems, manage their expectations and offer support and solutions, writes Janet Morrison, director of Champlain College's general education program.
I en transspråkande undervisning använder både lärare och elever alla tillgängliga språkliga resurser, såsom första- och andraspråk, bildspråk, gester, kroppsspråk och digitala hjälpmedel. Alltså hela sin språkliga repertoar för att underlätta meningsskapande. I NO-undervisning har detta visat sig öka flerspråkiga elevers möjligheter till kunskapsutveckling.
Middle-school students are experiencing more mental health challenges -- likely worsened by the coronavirus pandemic and its effects. Experts during a recent conference discussed the issue and a path forward, saying students' voices must be included in the discussion, and students, who also were represented, said they want a safe, welcoming environment to learn.
Dedicated advisers can pinpoint online students' problems, manage their expectations and offer support and solutions, writes Janet Morrison, director of Champlain College's general education program. For example, an adviser can help procrastinators develop a schedule for assignments and encourage overwhelmed students to pare back on the number of classes taken at one time.
Teachers need a greater voice and choices when it comes to education technology, according to Melissa Collins, a second-grade teacher. In this commentary, Collins writes that the wasteful cycle of edtech tools going unused in classrooms or not living up to promises could be ended if teachers are included in discussions and decisions about digital…
For many of these students, physical education activities can be difficult. Personalized stories that cast them as their favorite hero may motivate them to persevere.
The Innovation Station program at Brookwood Elementary School in Georgia features a well-stocked makerspace and encourages students to identify real-world school problems and use STEM to create solutions. Educators from the school described the program in a recent SmartBrief webinar and talked about the school's quarterly, tech-free Day of Play.