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Building learners' independence through thoughtful technology use
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Building a Positive Classroom Culture  by Katie Christie

Building a Positive Classroom Culture  by Katie Christie | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
We're diving into our top 4 creative and powerful ways you can implement right away to create that positive classroom culture you have been craving.

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Daniela Valencia Osorio's curator insight, March 13, 2020 5:12 PM
The truth is that the environment in the classroom is a key aspect that affects students' motivation for better or for worse. 
This article provides four useful tips for teachers to create a positive classroom culture. The first one is about being close to our students by shaking hands at the beginning of the day and by asking them how they are feeling. Then we can ask them their expectations about the class and the people around them so as to get to agreements and ground rules that must be followed in class. Additionally, a team atmosphere must be created in order to make learners aware of the importance of having a good relationship with each other during the courses. Finally, if the efforts are not working, the team needs to get to new agreements again.
The article is such a helpful element for future teachers to work together with their students to build a positive environment for learning that is full of teamwork and motivation. 
Natalia Arias M's curator insight, March 15, 2020 2:17 PM
And as teachers, we work to create a community where all students feel safe, supported and heard, no matter the dynamics in the room.
Mario Andres Henao's curator insight, April 12, 2020 2:39 PM
I think it is important to have a good environment in the classroom, fro the students to enjoy the classes and what the teacher is explaining and for the teacher to give a good class, this tips are very useful and allow the teacher to apply strategists to have a good and positive classroom.
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Encourage Student Participation With The Stand Up Game via Teaching Channel

Encourage Student Participation With The Stand Up Game via Teaching Channel | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Sarah Brown Wessling uses the stand-up game to encourage active participation. She asks all the students in her classroom to stand up. They are only allowed to sit down once they have participated in the discussion or share out. Sarah says this game is great for engaging tired students.

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Rachel Jang's curator insight, June 3, 2019 1:46 AM
This is an awesome strategy to get the discussion flowing in the classroom. It also gets all of the class engaged because as we know, teens are not always willing to share their ideas freely so by having the option for them to share early so that they can sit down. 

I also loved the idea of clicks for praise where the whole class joins in. That would be a real confidence booster for the students.
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5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners - by Kristina J. Doubet

5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners - by Kristina J. Doubet | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners contributed by Kristina J. Doubet, Ph.D and Jessica A. Hockett, Ph.D. We’ve all been there. Slumped bodies, rolled eyes, defiant words, and off-task behaviors announce (not-so-subtly) that instruction isn’t “working.” So what can teachers do to encourage participation and task completion when students are reluctant to participate or complete …

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Laura Yepez's curator insight, September 12, 2018 12:07 PM
This article is very important since it provides some tips for having a good relationship between teachers and students. It is very importan to create a safe place for the learners in which their skills get developed. 
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25 Tricks To "bump up" your  Lesson For Improved Student Engagement by Lisa Chesser

25 Tricks To "bump up" your  Lesson For Improved Student Engagement by Lisa Chesser | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
25 Tricks To Improve A Boring Lesson For Improved Student Engagement

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Engaging Students in Online Courses: Adding Experiential to Asynchrony

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To effectively engage in online learning that involves interactivity, students need to develop a sense of technology competence. While our most tech-savvy students have no problems jumping right in, others may need a scaffolded approach to engaging in online interactivity.
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Awakening the Thinkers in Your Room via ELIZABETH STEIN

Awakening the Thinkers in Your Room via ELIZABETH STEIN | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
BY ELIZABETH STEIN

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David Alzate's curator insight, December 1, 2017 9:13 AM
The good thing about having several teachers is that if one of them is not very good, you only have him or her for part of the day. Also, shuffling from class to class breaks up the monotony and allows for brief jokey chats in the hallway. During class, side conversations seem to sprout when a class goes above five students. Chaos is logarithmic. One micro-class made up of one, or two, or three students, plus a sympathetic tutor, can get more done in an hour than a roomful of 25 bored, loud fidgeters plus a shouting, pleading instructor can accomplish in a week.
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Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities

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Six key rules for student engagement include making it meaningful, fostering efficacy, autonomy support, collaborative learning, establishing positive teacher-student relationships, and mastery orientations.

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6 Digital Tools To Engage Students - by Rachelle Poth

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by Rachelle Poth

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Lorena Lepe's curator insight, May 24, 2017 12:22 PM
This is a great article. I love learning about new tools that i can use in the future. Kahoot is one that i have already found on scoop.it before and i will defiantly be using it when i teach. recap.2 and Quizz are new and i cannot wait to check them out!
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Engagement in a Digital Learning Environment Infographic

Engagement in a Digital Learning Environment Infographic | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Engagement in a Digital Learning Environment Infographic It’s no secret that engaged and motivated students are more likely to achieve academic success. Effective digital curriculum is designed from the start to engage and motivate all students by providing real-time embedded support and... http://elearninginfographics.com/engagement-digital-learning-environment-infographic/
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10 Great Critical Thinking Activities That Engage Your Students

10 Great Critical Thinking Activities That Engage Your Students | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Check out these 10 great ideas for critical thinking activities and see how you can use them with your own modern learners.

 

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching?tag=Critical-Thinking

 


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Check out these 10 great ideas for critical thinking activities and see how you can use them with your own modern learners.

 

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Andrew J Gibson's curator insight, April 4, 2016 8:23 AM
Check out these 10 great ideas for critical thinking activities and see how you can use them with your own modern learners.

 

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Greg Webb's curator insight, April 4, 2016 9:03 AM
Check out these 10 great ideas for critical thinking activities and see how you can use them with your own modern learners.

 

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Norman René Trujillo Zapata's curator insight, April 4, 2016 11:35 AM
Check out these 10 great ideas for critical thinking activities and see how you can use them with your own modern learners.

 

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Teaching and Learning Strategies, Resources, Tips,

Teaching and Learning Strategies, Resources, Tips, | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
40 Strategies to Engage Students

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Boosting classroom engagement with EDpuzzle - EdTechReview™ (ETR)

Boosting classroom engagement with EDpuzzle - EdTechReview™ (ETR) | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it

"This tool allows you to edit, crop any YouTube, Khan Academy, Learn Zillion, Vimeo or other video, insert your own audio notes and create amazing video collection ..."


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Stephania Savva, Ph.D's curator insight, January 27, 2015 2:18 AM

Great tool for several online activities.

Joann Velazquez's curator insight, January 29, 7:31 PM
Edpuzzle proves highly advantageous for teachers, providing a user-friendly platform that facilitates easy video editing. With Edpuzzle, teachers can make real-time adjustments whenever they open a video, allowing dynamic customization. This includes the ability to crop, add insightful notes, and even record personalized audio or commentary directly onto the video content. Such features empower educators to tailor instructional materials better to suit their students' specific needs and preferences, enhancing the overall teaching and learning experience.
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Exploring Empathy

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What is this ability to step into someone else’s shoes? To imagine how they feel - and to hurt for them or be happy for them?  Host Frank Stasio is joined by a panel of experts to discuss empathy, the trait that makes us uniquely human.

 

Lasana Harris is an assistant professor in psychology and neuroscience at Duke University; Jesse Prinz is a Distinguished Professor of philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York; Pate Skene is an associate professor of neurobiology at Duke University and a second year law student; and Ralph Savarese is an associate professor of English at Grinnell College, a Duke Humanities Writ Large Fellow, and the author of “Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism and Adoption”


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Student Engagement vs. Empowerment  by Lori Gracey

Student Engagement vs. Empowerment  by Lori Gracey | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
by Lori Gracey

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Glenda Hobdell's curator insight, January 27, 2020 12:44 AM
A good overview of the difference between engagement and empowerment in your classroom. Well worth a read.
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Virtual Reality In The Classroom Infographic via elearning infographics

Virtual Reality In The Classroom Infographic via elearning infographics | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Virtual Reality In The Classroom Infographic. In this infographic yoy'ill discover 5 Incredible Ways That Virtual Reality Is Improving Education Infographic

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Lorii Myers's curator insight, December 26, 2018 8:45 AM
Learning every day. Every day learning.
Zak McNuff's comment, May 16, 2020 12:16 AM
To the point evaluation of the benefits of VR in the classroom. Fantastic little Infograph to show students to motivate them and to show them the real world benefits of learning through VR experiences.
jaume.mut18@gmail.com's curator insight, October 6, 2022 3:51 AM

Potencial de la VR delante de las situaciones de exclusión social. Manera sencilla de romper algunos tópicos muy visual. 

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25 Tricks To "bump up" your  Lesson For Improved Student Engagement by Lisa Chesser

25 Tricks To "bump up" your  Lesson For Improved Student Engagement by Lisa Chesser | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
25 Tricks To Improve A Boring Lesson For Improved Student Engagement

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Treasure Chest Of Immediately Applicable Motivation Strategies via @LarryFerlazzo 

Treasure Chest Of Immediately Applicable Motivation Strategies via @LarryFerlazzo  | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
  I’ve previously shared much of Dan Ariely’s work on motivation, including his contribution to my Ed Week Teacher column. You can see them all at Best Posts On “Motivating” Studen…

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5 Easy Ways To Engage Students In Learning by Rachelle Dene Poth @teachthought

5 Easy Ways To Engage Students In Learning by Rachelle Dene Poth @teachthought | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
5 Easy Ways To Engage Students In Learning by Rachelle Dene Poth As a teacher, I am always looking out for new ideas, tools, and innovative methods to engage more students in learning. Here are five ideas that I tried during the past few weeks as I sought different ways to have students connect, collaborate …

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David Alzate's curator insight, December 1, 2017 9:10 AM
In aiming for full engagement, it is essential that students perceive activities as being meaningful. Research has shown that if students do not consider a learning activity worthy of their time and effort, they might not engage in a satisfactory way, or may even disengage entirely in response (Fredricks, Blumenfeld, & Paris, 2004). To ensure that activities are personally meaningful, we can, for example, connect them with students' previous knowledge and experiences, highlighting the value of an assigned activity in personally relevant ways. Also, adult or expert modeling can help to demonstrate why an individual activity is worth pursuing, and when and how it is used in real life.
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What I Wish My Teacher Knew: One Question That Could Change Everything in your classroom via @coolcatteacher

What I Wish My Teacher Knew: One Question That Could Change Everything in your classroom via @coolcatteacher | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Kyle Schwartz @kylemschwartz asked a question of her students that went viral. Learn the story and the lesson plan and book that will help you build bridges with your students. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and more. You can instantly scan […]

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5 Keys to Motivating Struggling Learners - Relationships still the key!  By Barbara Blackburn

5 Keys to Motivating Struggling Learners - Relationships still the key!  By Barbara Blackburn | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
By Barbara Blackburn

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Dr. Theresa Kauffman's curator insight, June 25, 2017 2:48 PM
Absolutely true!  Relationships are critical for engaging students. My own research has shown this to me and as Rita Pierson famously said, They won't care about learning until they know that you care.
Koen Mattheeuws's curator insight, June 26, 2017 4:15 AM
Vijf sleutels waar je leerlingen al een heel eind mee komen. 
Rosemary Tyrrell, Ed.D.'s curator insight, June 26, 2017 1:19 PM
Well worth a read. While aimed at K-12 teachers, there is much that is useful for higher ed. 
 
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7 ways edtech boosts student confidence in the classroom by NA’AMA Y. ROSENBERG

7 ways edtech boosts student confidence in the classroom by NA’AMA Y. ROSENBERG | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
From reviewing questions in groups to personal avatars for shy students, these edtech-enabled actions can boost student confidence in learning.

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Ricard Garcia's curator insight, April 11, 2017 1:54 AM
Student confidence: Paramount element in learning. ICT in education definitely fosters self-esteem... properly implemented, of course!
Anna Mclean's curator insight, April 12, 2017 7:39 PM
Technology in the classroom can meet the needs of students in a personal non-threatening way.
 
EdTech: Educators & Learners's curator insight, June 4, 2023 9:03 PM
In my own classroom I have seen this happen firsthand and it is absolutely amazing to withness.
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Research: Video Production and Engagement: Guidelines for the Talking Heads

Recently Juho Kim, a Ph.D. student at MIT, Rob Rubin, the VP of Engineering at edX, and Philip J. Guo from the University of Rochester  How Video Production Affects Student Engagement: An Empirical Study of MOOC Videos at the ACM Conference on Learning at Scale (L@S).

Carlos Fosca's curator insight, September 10, 2016 6:47 PM

Interesantes resultados y recomendaciones que surgen de un estudio realizado a partir del análisis de la data recogida de la observación de 6.9 millones de sesiones de videos por parte de estudiantes de cuatro cursos edX y de entrevistas con equipos de producción de dichos videos. Se midió el nivel de interés (engagement) que estos videos provocaron en los estudiantes de manera indirecta a través del tiempo en que estos permanecían observando el video. Aún cuando esta no es ni siquiera una buena medida para comprender el impacto de estos contenidos multimedia en el aprendizaje de los alumnos, el estudio brinda algunas interesantes luces sobre como deben producirse estos videos para fines educativos y conseguir al menos que los estudiantes no se aburran rápidamente con ellos.

Roberto Aníbal Arce's curator insight, October 12, 2016 9:52 PM
Para nuestros cursantes de edición de video
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Student Engagement Strategies for the Online Learning Environment

Student Engagement Strategies for the Online Learning Environment | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Our faculty development unit gathered data from students about how engaged they felt in their online courses.Their comments helped inform our teaching. 
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We teach best practices for online teaching in our Graduate Certificate Program at UW-Stout. This article gives you a give overview of those practices.

diane gusa's curator insight, March 17, 2016 4:53 PM

We teach best practices for online teaching in our Graduate Certificate Program at UW-Stout. This article gives you a give overview of those practices.

Régis Faubet's curator insight, March 21, 2016 5:54 AM

We teach best practices for online teaching in our Graduate Certificate Program at UW-Stout. This article gives you a give overview of those practices.

Alexandria Yaxley's curator insight, March 22, 2016 4:44 AM

We teach best practices for online teaching in our Graduate Certificate Program at UW-Stout. This article gives you a give overview of those practices.

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How to Make Sure That Project-based Learning is Applied Well in Schools

How to Make Sure That Project-based Learning is Applied Well in Schools | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
It's not uncommon to see popular education strategies become muddied by people who don't understand them well.

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Nancy Jones's curator insight, December 2, 2015 10:49 AM

having recently seen "Most Likely to Succeed" , I am curious to read about the pros and cons of how folks are using PBL. Great considerations to the power of the challenge and the driv8ing question to even further engage students fully with real world problems.

 

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Why games are good for learning?

Why games are good for learning? | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it

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Francesco G. Lamacchia's curator insight, November 21, 2013 11:48 AM

Giocando....s'impara! 

Julio Cirnes's curator insight, November 25, 2013 3:46 PM

Please teacher, more games!

Ryan McDonough's curator insight, July 7, 2014 8:19 AM

Self explanatory visual on the benefits of gaming as a means of learning. Outlined are the rewards, mastery, engagement, intensity, exercise, readiness, and competitiveness. These types of graphics need to be displayed in the classroom. There's always parents who are unsure of how gaming qualifies as teaching. Can't they just sit their kid in front of an iPad all day at home? Well, in the appropriate setting, with the right direction and guidance, games are certainly good for learning. Some people just don't know that from experience yet.