When it comes to education, there are many acronyms that are thrown around. Over the last several years, STEM has been evolving as educators incorporate other subjects into the curriculum, turning STEM into STEAM and STREAM. Teaching the curriculum these acronyms denote aims to prepare students for 21st century careers using 21st century skills, but...
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What is Technology Enhanced Learning? Examples and Uses
There was a time when technology was seen as something arduous to integrate into schools, but those days are long gone. Technology enhanced learning or TEL has become essential to educational outcomes in schools and classrooms everywhere. Also, as necessity is the mother of invention, the global pandemic only accelerated TEL learning. During the last...
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Inclusive Teaching Strategies and Why to Use Them
Teachers are always looking for new and innovative ways to reach their students. We often reach for the newest technology and teaching methodologies for assistance, but facilitating learning is far simpler than that. We know that what students really need to succeed is to feel welcome and included. A student’s attitude can shape their entire...
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The Benefits of Social Emotional Learning
Decades of research have shown how social emotional (SEL) learning promotes positive outcomes for students, both in the classroom and into their adult lives. The development of foundational social and emotional skills through an SEL curriculum that is integrated into classroom lessons and educational programming carries with it a number of SEL benefits. These benefits...
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What You Need To Know About Positive Reinforcement In The Classroom
Everyone likes to be told they are doing a good job, especially when learning something new or something that takes a lot of effort. Having someone recognize our hard work motivates us to keep learning and putting in the effort needed. As adults, getting a gold star is most likely not a motivating factor, but...
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Teaching Learning Styles And Accommodating To Them
Everyone learns differently. Students exhibit a wide range of learning preferences and styles. Acknowledging and accommodating these variations can foster a more inclusive and effective educational environment. Exploring different teaching learning styles and ways educators can adapt their instructional methods to cater to different modalities can lead to enhanced student engagement, comprehension and overall learning...
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Ways to Keep Students Engaged in the Classroom
Engaging students in the classroom is more and more challenging in a culture that makes constant demands on their attention. While we may be on the other side of the pandemic at this point, multiple years of altered school schedules and at-home learning, along with isolation and burnout, have made it even harder for teachers...
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Ways to Incorporate SEL in Your Classroom and Lessons
In today’s educational landscape, teaching social emotional learning (SEL) has gained increasing recognition for its positive impact on students’ academic success and overall well-being. Integrating SEL into the classroom and lessons goes beyond traditional academic instruction, focusing on nurturing students’ social and emotional skills. By fostering self-awareness, empathy, responsible decision-making, and other essential competencies, educators...
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What’s Student Engagement And How To Improve It Through Content
In this article, we’ll define student engagement and explore why it is critical to the success of every student. Then, we’ll provide practical strategies that educators can employ to cultivate an engaging classroom atmosphere through the use of compelling educational content. So let’s dive in. What is student engagement? Student engagement refers to the level...
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What Is Social Emotional Learning (SEL)?
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is an educational approach that focuses on the development of social and emotional well-being, self-awareness and growth, and healthy interpersonal interactions. It refers to the process of acquiring and applying the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary for understanding and managing emotions, setting and achieving goals, showing empathy for others, establishing and...
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