{"id":95936,"date":"2025-06-25T09:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=95936"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T13:39:41","slug":"several-pedagogical-ideas-from-edutopia-org-for-teachers-in-k12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2025\/06\/25\/several-pedagogical-ideas-from-edutopia-org-for-teachers-in-k12\/","title":{"rendered":"Several pedagogical ideas from edutopia.org — for teachers in K12"},"content":{"rendered":"

Getting (and Keeping) Early Learners\u2019 Attention<\/strong><\/a> — from edutopia.org by\u00a0Heather Sanderell
\nThese ideas for lesson hooks\u2014like using songs, video clips, and picture walks\u2014can motivate young students to focus on learning.<\/em><\/p>\n

How do you grasp and maintain the attention of a room full of wide-eyed students with varying interests and abilities? Do you use\u00a0visuals and games\u00a0or\u00a0interactive activities? Do you use art and sports and music or sounds? The answer is yes, to all!<\/p>\n

When trying to keep the attention of your learners, it\u2019s important to\u00a0stimulate their senses\u00a0and pique their diverse interests. Educational theorist and researcher Robert Gagn\u00e9 devised his\u00a0nine events of instructional design, which include grabbing learners\u2019 attention with a lesson hook. This is done first to set the tone for the remainder of the lesson.<\/p>\n

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3 Ways to Help Students Overcome the Forgetting Curve<\/strong><\/a> — from edutopia.org\u00a0 by\u00a0Cathleen Beachboard
\nOur brains are wired to forget things unless we take active steps to remember. Here\u2019s how you can help students hold on to what they learn.<\/em><\/p>\n

You teach a lesson that lights up the room. Students are nodding and hands are flying up, and afterward you walk out thinking, \u201cThey got it. They really got it.\u201d<\/p>\n

And then, the next week, you ask a simple review question\u2014and the room falls silent.<\/p>\n

If that situation has ever made you question your ability to teach, take heart: You\u2019re not failing, you\u2019re simply facing the forgetting curve. Understanding why students forget\u2014and how we can help them remember\u2014can transform not just our lessons but our students\u2019 futures.<\/p>\n

The good news? You don\u2019t have to overhaul your curriculum to beat the forgetting curve. You just need three small, powerful shifts in how you teach.<\/p>\n

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