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Collaborating in the Classroom
Promoting collaboration in the classroom is an important way of getting students to interact with each other. A direct instructional approach is beneficial when learning new content, but taking that information and letting students come together and talk about it is important as well. One method to student collaboration is think-pair-share. Teachers can give a…
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Minecraft: Education Edition
During this collaboration unit, I have read about Minecraft. Numerous students in this class have also recommended Minecraft to be used in classrooms to support collaboration with others. Minecraft: Education Edition is a page on Twitter that hosts an educational Minecraft game where students can enhance STEM skills, unleash creativity and engage students in collaboration…
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Collaboration
Communication is a major skill to have in today’s educational world. Without being able to talk to others, not a lot of learning would happen. Remote learning was a major system all schools around the world had to use. If it weren’t for some apps such as; Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, etc. school would not…
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Fostering Successful Collaboration
“I would rather work on my own,” is a statement I have thought a countless amount of times in the classroom as a student. However, going into education in college has opened my eyes to how different forms of collaboration are beneficial for both students and teachers. Below I have included a video of a…
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Blended Learning
Blended learning has become more popular after COVID. It includes small groups, collaborative, individual, and online learning. Online learning is a way to have a specific lesson plan for each student. Some students learn better while being on a computer. Small group learning is teacher-led but a small group or class in the room learning.…
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Why Collaboration is Important
Collaborating in class helps students brainstorm ideas and improves the way they work together, but the best part about collaborating with others is that those ideas that you thought were impossible to do by yourself actually come to life with the help of others. Collaboration is important because students can learn from each other and…
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Minecraft Partners with the Hispanic Heritage foundation
Minecraft Education edition has collaborated with the Hispanic Heritage foundation to create Latinexplorers: A Hispanic Heritage Journey. By now, as current or future educators, we are all aware of the power of the new Minecraft education world. It’s hard to deny that something as simple as a poplar game can have such an effect on…
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Key to Blended Learning
By Adalie Clothier Blended Learning involves different learning styles and ways to retain and whole-heartedly understand content. When going through school, there were often times when I would get stuck on something and would be too afraid to speak up and ask for help. Working in small groups or with a partner, I would be…
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Getting the Most Out of Teacher Collaboration
Collaboration is a foundation of success in a school building. Collaboration between administrators, teachers, and students is equally important. In this article, author Ben Johnson discusses the importance of teacher collaboration as well as how to get the most out of teacher collaboration. The first piece of advice that Johnson gives us when it comes…
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Collaboration Is Important!
Collaborate is when working together to find the missing “Puzzle” piece or bring your ideas together and making something great .It is important in the education aspect to do as much collaborating as you can their are so many different tools for educators and students to use to bring everyone together and learn . Their…