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4 Steps to Better Writers. Clarity. It is what we long for when we travel through a student's essay. Yet our struggling writers make us wander through a cluttered maze of thoughts, leading to dead ends. We want an awareness of purpose. We want ideas to progress in logical order. We want sentences to be fluid and confident, not stuffed with words desperate to impress. A few years ago I had a Steve Jobs infatuation. Only when you consider where we were can you appreciate this accomplishment.

It got me thinking about a theory of four. I came up with POET, a simple and effective pre-writing strategy for your students. P = Purpose Every strong essay had an unwavering commitment to the purpose. O = Organization The best essays have a system of organization. E = Evidence Weak essays make claims -- and that's it. T = Thesis (with insight) Repeating the prompt is the refuge of students that lack either originality or confidence. Sure, there are things that this outline leaves out. Good Time: 4 Ways to Reawaken Student Engagement. Photo credit: iStockphoto Students want to be engaged in class.

They really do -- but sometimes other things get in the way of their natural instincts. A few changes to how a teacher runs a classroom can make a huge impact on how engaged students will be in that classroom. It's an issue that every teacher has to face, but it can be addressed in some very simple ways. Here are just a few of my strategies for dealing with low levels of student engagement. Shuffle Seats I did the seat shuffle because class conversation had become stale, and students just seemed to be there but not actually there. Student Takeover Once in a while, it can be fun to let the students take over a lesson or two in a unit. Open Projects Open projects have been very successful in my class.

Have Fun Sometimes teachers forget to bring the fun to the classroom. The students had so much fun making these videos, and they were able to share them with their friends and family and fight for bragging rights. Benjamin Zander - Work (How to give an A) Gamification Education. Home of everything Gamification Education -- research, community, case studies and more -- as part of the Gamification.org family of wikis. Want to help us create this website? Contact us! Introduction Education affects everyone. Instructor-ledComputer-based Instructor-Led Instructor-led teaching does not always have to be in a formal classroom setting. The benefits of an instructor-led teaching is that it is very interactive. The downside of instructor led teaching is that the effectiveness of this medium depends totally on the instructor. Payments to be made to a person to come to a meeting place and speak on a topicEmployees need to take time off to attend the courseTransport and accommodation may need to be arranged for employees Computer-based Just like instructor-led teaching, computer-based education also does not always have to be in a formal style.

The benefits of computer based training are that it is cheap and people can do it at their own time. How can gamification help? Ananth Pai. The Gamification of Education Infographic #gamification #edtech. _ModelsAndMethodologies_paper42. Why college students stop short of a degree.