eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

When taking inventory of all the programs and platforms, our data was scattered everywhere like luggage on a cruise ship that had never been assigned cabin numbers–everyone’s bags were out, but no one knew where anything belonged or how to get it to the right cabin.

Counselling 279

Counselling English Disabilities Achievement 279

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Teachers can integrate SEL strategies directly into academic instruction, such as modeling emotional regulation during challenging tasks or building communication skills through collaborative assignments. The key is knowing what works for each individual student, and giving them access to tools that help them stay calm and ready to learn.

Students 234

Students Learning Styles Assignments Communication 234

k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

In a case study, we saw students collaborating with multinational companies and startups, with access to authentic design challenges and meaningful engagement with real-world professionals. These aren’t just assignments. And we have to make sure it’s equitable, that all students get access, support, and the chance to succeed.

Learning 249

Learning Critical Thinking History Secondary Education 249

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

Research from the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy found that access to high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student achievement, particularly for historically underserved populations. These curricula support teachers with proven lessons that are created with intention and a clear purpose. The result?

Education 299

Education Quizzes Ethics Academic Integrity 299

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Gemini also explains concepts and lesson material to students in simple and different ways if students don’t have access to a teacher–for instance, during homework or over a holiday break. Students also use Gemini for real-time academic help, such as asking follow-up questions and details about a particular topic.

Education 215

Education Quizzes Coaching Special Education 215

k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

For example, mobile flashcards and microlearning videos- short, focused lessons accessible via smartphones- allow students to review and reinforce knowledge in brief intervals, boosting retention and engagement [2]. Students in remote areas can access the same quality of instruction as those in educational hubs.

Education 150

Education Learning Knowledge Feedback 150

k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

In a case study, we saw students collaborating with multinational companies and startups, with access to authentic design challenges and meaningful engagement with real-world professionals. These aren’t just assignments. And we have to make sure it’s equitable, that all students get access, support, and the chance to succeed.

Learning 130

Learning Critical Thinking History Secondary Education 130

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. It seems as if a quick scan of one of the assigned pages is the best effort.

Instructors 93

Instructors Assignments Participation Students 93

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Almost a third of both groups said that teachers should put more weight on tests–where AI cant be used–as opposed to homework and class assignments, to ensure student understanding of materials. How could or should the math teachers role change as a result of student AI use?

Math 247

Math Participation Feedback High School 247

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

It was OK to use AI in this scenario, the mom said, but they shouldn’t use it for writing school assignments. Experts often hope that new technology will close achievement gaps and improve access for students in rural communities and those from lower income families or in other marginalized groups, Hayes says.

Essay 169

Essay Ethics Fairness Assignments 169

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2025

These disparities don’t reflect differences in ability, they reflect differences in access. Housing discrimination from the 1930s to 1960s led to generational wealth disparities , unequal access to resources and residential segregation. And if that weren’t enough, I’m now navigating this very system as a parent. Black and Latinx.

Elementary School 114

Elementary School Elementary School Testing Accessibility 114

eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

For instance, while the platforms accessibility and flexibility have made Android the platform of choice for educational apps, its open-source structure allows developers to build upon shared libraries and frameworks, many of which have inherent vulnerabilities. Of course, digital learning also depends heavily on internet access.

Local Government 268

Local Government Counselling Intelligence History 268

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6 percent of U.S.

English 134

English Language Languages Assignments 134

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

But it’s not retrieval if they have access to the information they’re trying to retrieve. ” assigning points : Blunt strongly discourages assigning points to whiteboard retrieval activities. She advises teachers to emphasize the importance of struggle and mistakes as part of the learning. Come back for more.

Multiple Choice Questions 80

Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2025

The decision has also emboldened opponents of the emerging school choice movement, which aims to give parents options beyond the assigned district public school, often using public dollars to do so. [P]ublic charter schools are just that, public, she wrote, adding that the decision should give clarity to families.

Schools 76

Schools Assignments Questions Testing 76

Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

Not only is it okay to stop grading every single assignment , but there’s also a smarter way to ensure your students are learning and growing: self-checking student work. Math Fluency Practice Without the Grading Drain You assign a daily math warm-up with 50 addition facts. Thats where self-checking student work comes in.

Students 52

Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Does a student click on a link but the logs show they only looked at the directions for a complex assignment for 30 seconds? For example, look at the log in records.

eLearning 69

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 69

Faculty Focus

JULY 10, 2025

But what we see in higher education—missed assignments, low engagement, quiet classrooms—isn’t always a motivation issue. I also let students revise one major assignment. He is the co-founder of a grassroots nonprofit that advocates for equitable access to education, mentorship, and financial literacy in underserved communities.

Teaching 53

Teaching Elementary School Elementary School Failure 53

Faculty Focus

JULY 10, 2025

But what we see in higher education—missed assignments, low engagement, quiet classrooms—isn’t always a motivation issue. I also let students revise one major assignment. He is the co-founder of a grassroots nonprofit that advocates for equitable access to education, mentorship, and financial literacy in underserved communities.

Teaching 53

Teaching Elementary School Elementary School Failure 53

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

They’ll memorize elaborate lore, master mechanics, mimic skills, and explain them to others—all without being assigned a single worksheet. Of course, structural barriers—like scheduling, accountability policies, and tech access—also play a role in why usage remains low. The problem is that school content often lacks any social payoff.

Motivation 279

Motivation Learning Students Achievement 279

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Does a student click on a link but the logs show they only looked at the directions for a complex assignment for 30 seconds? For example, look at the log in records.

eLearning 67

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 67

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

Gamification 103

Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 103

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Strategic Approaches to AI Integration One effective strategy is to intentionally redesign classroom activities and assignments to incorporate AI tools. Here is one example from an AI reflective assignment that I tried out in my classes, followed by some other actionable strategies you may want to try out. 2023, March 21). GatesNotes.

Ethics 88

Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 88

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Actionable Tip : Assign a dedicated AI governance team to monitor adherence to policies. His work is grounded in a belief that great design and strategy should serve access, equity, and outcomes. Actionable Tip : Draft an ethical AI charter and solicit campus-wide feedback. Actionable Tip : Evaluate outcomes against predefined KPIs.

Ethics 117

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 117

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

In higher education, we see our students use AI in many ways, to provide both authorized and unauthorized aid in their completion of assignments. He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. As instructors, our role is not just to provide access to content.

Instructors 98

Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. I wanted to change thatnot just by asking better questions, but by building an open-access platform that would amplify student voices and inform actionable change.

Disabilities 53

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 53

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Actionable Tip : Assign a dedicated AI governance team to monitor adherence to policies. His work is grounded in a belief that great design and strategy should serve access, equity, and outcomes. Actionable Tip : Draft an ethical AI charter and solicit campus-wide feedback. Actionable Tip : Evaluate outcomes against predefined KPIs.

Ethics 74

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 74

Elevate k12

JUNE 30, 2025

Without access to consistent, individualized instruction aligned to their IEPs, students with disabilities risk falling further behind academically, emotionally, and developmentally. At the same time, the stakes for students have never been higher. That’s why Elevate created Specially Designed Instruction (SDI).

Special Education 97

Special Education Teachers Disabilities Coaching 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

This is something that you should keep in mind when looking for where you want to study, as you can find an electrical and computer engineering online degree that gives you access to excellent information, whilst staying at home and being able to engage from all over the world. This means that the onus falls on you to complete everything.

Lecturing 81

Lecturing Essay Motivation High School 81

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The case reveals insights about a question relevant to a marathon course or an academic course: How can the integrity of results be ensured when there is easy access to technology that can be used to cheat? In other words, regardless of students access to AI tools, cheating has been and continues to be endemic.

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

This data is accessible to both teachers and students through visual dashboards, which serve as powerful motivators and intervention tools. Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments. Flipped Classroom 2.0

Critical Thinking 88

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 88

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

This data is accessible to both teachers and students through visual dashboards, which serve as powerful motivators and intervention tools. Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments. Flipped Classroom 2.0

Critical Thinking 94

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 94

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Leveraging Technology One of the most significant advantages of online learning is access to various digital tools that go far beyond what’s available in a traditional classroom. Online learning isn’t limited to slides and reading assignments.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Teacher Mood

JUNE 11, 2025

It helps you: Stay organized without relying on Wi-Fi Track changes over time Spot missing assignments at a glance Handle mid-year program changes with less stress Let’s take a closer look at some real-life teacher situations where a paper gradebook saves the day. Situation 1: “Is This Assignment Missing?” You’re standing at your desk.

Grades 52

Grades Special Education Assignments Testing 52

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

This frames the conversation around compliance and student access, not just HR shortages. Review whether each student’s IEP matches the current instructional model, staffing assignment, and support minutes they are receiving. Prioritize students with the lowest proficiency bands, where access gaps are most likely.

Special Education 94

Special Education English Languages Language 94

Teach Thought

JULY 11, 2025

Cause them to need something, not simply to finish an assignment, but to achieve the goal they set for themselves. Use Diverse & Unpredictable Content Diverse content is likely the most accessible pathway to at least a modicum of curiosity from learners. New projects, new games, new novels, new poets, new things to think about.

Learning 94

Learning Students Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning 94

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons. At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible. Every student maintains a daily agenda where teachers jot down assignments, reminders, and important updates.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137