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Xu, Xin; Sears, Sandra; Simonsen, Brandi – Beyond Behavior, 2023
Paying attention during academic instruction plays a significant role in learning. Students with off-task behaviors are less likely to obtain desired learning outcomes. Technology-based self-monitoring is one of the strategies designed to address this issue. This article introduces technology-based self-monitoring (TBSM) for elementary educators…
Descriptors: Attention, Time on Task, Student Behavior, Educational Technology
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Zoder-Martell, Kimberly A.; Floress, Margaret T.; Skriba, Heather A.; Taber, Traci A. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2023
Classroom management systems (CMS) are class-wide strategies that teachers use to keep students on task, attentive, and academically engaged. This review provides teachers an overview of eight effective and socially valid CMSs that are aligned with school-wide positive behavior interventions and supports (SWPBIS). The goal is to provide teachers…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, Intervention
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Delia Conti – Journal of Educators Online, 2024
In this essay I concentrate on a distinct aspect of teaching courses online postpandemic: concrete steps both to ease workload burden and to increase student learning efficacy. There are ten lessons that can facilitate moving instruction online: 1. Organize the Course in Weekly Modules; 2. Communicate on a Regular Schedule; 3. Post Key Lectures;…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Electronic Learning, Self Efficacy, Teaching Load
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Hewitt, Paul G. – Science Teacher, 2019
Some introductory physics courses begin where student interest is thought to be highest--in waves, sound, and light--before speed, velocity, and acceleration. For students with math difficulties, this order makes sense. But most physics courses, including the author's own, begin with a study of motion. Why? Mostly due to tradition, he admits. When…
Descriptors: Motion, Scientific Concepts, Science Instruction, Science Teachers
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David, Ann D.; Jansky, Katrina – English in Texas, 2018
In the article "No Need to Reinvent the Wheel: Reading Instruction in a Time of Change" published in "English in Texas" in 2017, the authors, Ann D. David and Katrina Jansky, viewed reading instruction through five touchstones: time, choice, relevance, talk, and routines and rituals. This article expands on those touchstones by…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Teaching Methods, Academic Standards, Elementary Secondary Education
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Steele, John; Holbeck, Rick – Journal of Educators Online, 2018
Online learning is growing rapidly and shows no signs of slowing down. This growth requires strategies to make online teaching as efficient and effective as possible in order to provide students with a quality education. One of the important factors that help support student learning is timely, quality feedback on assignments and in discussion…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Virtual Classrooms, Asynchronous Communication, Computer Mediated Communication
Rhode Island Department of Education, 2018
The Rhode Island 2020 Vision for Education defines an ideal Rhode Island graduate to be "one who is well prepared for postsecondary education, work, and life. He or she can think critically and collaboratively and can act as a creative, self-motivated, culturally competent learner and citizen." The updated Secondary School Regulations,…
Descriptors: State Regulation, Secondary Schools, Academic Support Services, Intervention
Juliani, A. J. – Eye on Education, 2014
Careers in the 21st century are changing, but traditional education methods are not preparing students for these new jobs and demands. In this thought-provoking book, esteemed educator A.J. Juliani describes how we need to modify our classrooms to instill in students the drive for inquiry and innovation that they will need to succeed beyond school…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Educational Innovation, Time on Task, Educational Change
Rhode Island Department of Education, 2017
The Rhode Island 2020 Vision for Education defines an ideal Rhode Island graduate to be "one who is well prepared for postsecondary education, work, and life. He or she can think critically and collaboratively and can act as a creative, self-motivated, culturally competent learner and citizen." The updated Secondary School Regulations,…
Descriptors: State Regulation, Secondary Schools, Academic Support Services, Intervention
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Ernst, Michael D. – Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers, 2012
We describe an approach to teaching probability that minimizes the amount of class time spent on the topic while also providing a meaningful (dice-rolling) activity to get students engaged. The activity, which has a surprising outcome, illustrates the basic ideas of informal probability and how probability is used in statistical inference.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Statistical Inference, Probability, Teaching Methods
National Art Education Association, 2014
Fully updated to reflect current issues in the field of art education. Checklists embedded in charts allow users to indicate where their school or district stands in relation to the criteria--which has been expanded to include district wide, elementary, middle, high school, and superior standards. The criteria within the checklists reflect…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, Art Education, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles
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Bucolo, Joe – English Journal, 2011
Engaging 9th grade students in contemporary reality-show parodies based on "Great Expectations," the author helps students explore the intricacies of Charles Dickens's novel. In "Stay Tuned for Our Next Episode: Teaching 'Great Expectations' in Installments," the author highlighted the benefits of teaching "Great Expectations" in installments, as…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Novels, English Literature, Reading Assignments
Johnston, J. Howard – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2009
The amount of time allocated for learning and the way that time is used is one of the few variables that can be influenced rather directly by school leaders. Fortunately, it is also a variable that has shown consistent links to student performance. Now that schools are focused directly, and in some cases exclusively, on student achievement, there…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Time on Task, Educational Opportunities, Time Factors (Learning)
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Smith, Margaret S.; Hughes, Elizabeth K.; Engle, Randi A.; Stein, Mary Kay – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2009
The premise underlying this article is that identifying and using the "five practices model" can make discussions of cognitively challenging tasks more manageable for teachers. By giving teachers a roadmap that they can follow before and during whole-class discussions, these practices have the potential for helping teachers more effectively…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Teacher Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction
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Masci, Frank – Middle School Journal (J3), 2008
Time on task, with its twin elements of purposeful use of "time" and rededication to ensuring the quality of the "task," presents educators at all levels with the opportunity to effect change through relatively straightforward means. The purpose of this article is to highlight several aspects of using time effectively through a series of…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Instructional Materials, Time on Task, Individualized Instruction
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