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Improving Teacher and Student Engagement Through Creativity

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Engagement and creativity play such important roles in the learning process, but with the myriad of other requirements and obligations, they can easily get lost in the abyss of deadlines and mandates. Creativity helps develop a deeper sense of learning, yet we keep our “creative” units until after state testing is over.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

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Real-World, Meaningful Problems This kind of scenario — linking the drama of mountaineering with work on percentages in middle school math — can effectively be used in a problem-based learning (PBL) approach in the classroom. And that's how people learn math. You may have heard a lot about PBL in recent years.

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Edtech Is Looking to Build Tools to Foster Student Engagement. Can That Scale?

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Finding community is a vulnerable, difficult experience—especially as a student. It requires not only feeling comfortable with your peers, but also trusting them enough to be able to ask questions and learn without fear of judgment. panicking together with fellow students the night before an exam, we forged lasting bonds.

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How to Increase Student Engagement During Project-Based Learning

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Project-based learning is a teaching method that utilizes hands-on learning experiences to help students further develop their skills in various subjects. Regardless of grade level, it can be difficult to keep students engaged throughout project-based lessons.

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Exploring Solutions: What Are Problem Solving Classroom Activities?

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Have you ever wondered how to engage students in problem solving activities that are both fun and effective? In this article, I will share a variety of classroom activities designed to help students explore solutions to problems. KEY TAKEAWAY What are problem solving classroom activities?

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Reflections on 50 years of Game-Based Learning (Part 1)

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The story of Oregon Trail offers many relevant lessons for those wanting to harness the power of video games for learning. While Rawitsch and his collaborators never saw any money from this success, they created an enduring franchise and helped launch the sector of game-based learning. More on this important blindspot below.

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How Purposeful Play Opens the Door to Lifelong Learning

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They're also coding, measuring and problem-solving. And right now, some district leaders and researchers say that's precisely what both students and teachers need. What experiences are we giving students that they're going to remember? - Playful learning fits with what teachers are already doing," observes Nash.

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