Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Monitor and Adapt : Use feedback from experiments to refine policies and practices. Actionable Tip : Develop a stakeholder engagement plan with regular feedback sessions. Actionable Tip : Draft an ethical AI charter and solicit campus-wide feedback. Actionable Tip : Evaluate outcomes against predefined KPIs. Chris holds a B.A.

Ethics 117

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 117

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

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. At our institution, low-tech and familiar options like phone calls and photos worked well to meet students’ needs for immediate feedback with a low level of stress.

eLearning 69

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 69

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. At our institution, low-tech and familiar options like phone calls and photos worked well to meet students’ needs for immediate feedback with a low level of stress.

eLearning 67

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 67

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

AI-enabled systems such as adaptive learning platforms, chatbots, and generative tools like ChatGPT can provide students with on-demand explanations, simulate peer discussions, offer low-stakes quizzes, and give instant feedback. Lastly, student feedback should be incorporated into the design and refinement of flipped classroom practices.

Critical Thinking 88

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 88

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

AI-enabled systems such as adaptive learning platforms, chatbots, and generative tools like ChatGPT can provide students with on-demand explanations, simulate peer discussions, offer low-stakes quizzes, and give instant feedback. Lastly, student feedback should be incorporated into the design and refinement of flipped classroom practices.

Critical Thinking 94

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 94

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Monitor and Adapt : Use feedback from experiments to refine policies and practices. Actionable Tip : Develop a stakeholder engagement plan with regular feedback sessions. Actionable Tip : Draft an ethical AI charter and solicit campus-wide feedback. Actionable Tip : Evaluate outcomes against predefined KPIs. Chris holds a B.A.

Ethics 74

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 74

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. Immediate feedback is powerfuland when you build it into the work itself, you dont have to be the only source of it. What Is Self-Checking Student Work?

Students 52

Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

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

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

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. These conversations foster independence and improve the overall learning experience.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 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

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

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

So my question became, “How do I encourage my students to read in a way that lights a fire for them, so that they don’t see it as just another torturous reading assignment from their dumb teacher?” Student Feedback At least once a semester, I survey my students to see how it’s going. Come back for more.

Reading 75

Reading English Grades Attention 75

Elevate k12

JUNE 20, 2025

High workload: Besides teaching classes, grading assignments and exams, and providing feedback, full-time teachers must plan lessons, attend meetings and professional development programs, and organize extracurricular activities. States that paid the highest salaries were Washington ($72.3k), California($73.2k), and New York ($76.4k).

Teachers 52

Teachers Education Attention Coaching 52

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers get real-time feedback, can analyze class or individual progress instantly and make data-driven decisions. Teachers assign digital content tailored to each student. At the end of the day, teachers review learning data, provide digital feedback and plan the next round of instruction. But access alone isnt enough.

Beliefs 107

Beliefs Feedback Culture Math 107

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

While digital literacy is about accessing and sharing information through digital tools, data literacy is about making sense of the information those tools produce and using it wisely. Every test score, attendance log, learning app, or digital assignment generates data. This is where data literacy comes in.

Ethics 296

Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 296

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Feedback is how students feel seen and supported. When we give feedback as students work, we signal that the work they are doing is important, and we care about their progress. Teachers want to give students timely, focused, and actionable feedback, yet it is easy to neglect. Peer Feedback Choice Board.

Feedback 546

Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 20, 2020

Feedback is one of the most powerful tools teachers have in their “teaching toolbelts” for guiding learners toward mastery. Without feedback, students do not have a clear sense of what they are doing well, what they need to focus on, and what they can do to improve.

Feedback 546

Feedback Blended Learning Writing Communication 546

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Not only has the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots created concern about assigning writing, but myriad challenges exist when we send writing home with students. #1 As a result, writing assignments often fail to meet the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness required for motivation.

Assignments 458

Assignments Writing Feedback Motivation 458

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It can help teachers save a tremendous amount of time on administrative tasks like researching and developing lesson plans, creating rubrics for assignments, and communicating with parents–time that can be refocused on students instead. Although equitable access to AI in classrooms is a problem, professional learning offers a solution.

Accessibility 311

Accessibility Ethics Learning Fairness 311

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Do they feel the work assigned is interesting, engaging, and relevant? 4 Ask students for feedback. Feedback typically flows from teacher to student, but feedback should be a two-way street. They are navigating the experiences, assignments, routines, and workflows that we are assigning and using.

Learning 544

Learning Blended Learning Assignments Feedback 544

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2024

I didn’t think PDF annotation grading tools would work, not even a little but, so when my colleague, George, introduced them in his online history class, I watched amazed at how seamlessly George could highlight key points, strike through errors, and add personalized feedback on student assignments. x Interested?

Assignments 166

Assignments Grades Feedback Evaluation 166

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. The teacher can use the teacher-led station for various tasks, including differentiated instruction, real-time feedback, interactive modeling sessions, or guided practice and application.

Evaluation 546

Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Students may lose points on homework assignments or practice activities because they answered questions incorrectly. Inclusion means all students in a learning community have access to resources, opportunities, and a voice in the class dialogue. Making mistakes is a normal part of the learning process. 3 Valuing Inclusion.

Blended Learning 506

Blended Learning Feedback Achievement Coaching 506

Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

It provides immediate and ongoing feedback to both the teacher and the student. Making formative assessment data accessible to students is essential to foster a learning environment that prioritizes autonomy, self-regulation, and reflection. However, formative assessment data can be useful for teachers and students.

Metacognitive Skills 482

Metacognitive Skills Universal Design Blended Learning Evaluation 482

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In a previous post, I described how blended learning models could make this challenging teaching assignment more manageable ; however, that post assumes that teachers are familiar with blended learning. Begin class with a review activity, writing prompt, feedback form, quick quiz, or formative assessment. Welcome Task or Bell Ringer.

Blended Learning 546

Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

In-class, students have easy access to the teacher and each other. instruction, scaffolds, practice, assignments). learning objectives, directions, links, and resources) so that all parts of the lesson are easily accessible by students both in class and online. Students and families have 24/7 access to video instruction online.

Blended Learning 545

Blended Learning Teaching Learning Students 545

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 29, 2016

I believed that team teaching and sharing the same population of students in a shared space would allow us to make important cross-curricular connections, delve into more meaningful project-based learning, and provide more individualized support and feedback. Marika and I use Google Classroom to assign and manage our students’ work.

Teaching 386

Teaching English Feedback Assignments 386

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 10, 2015

Last year, I could not use Google Classroom because only GAfE schools had access to Google’s new online platform. Now, I get to experience how Google Classroom makes it easier to communicate with students, manage student work and provide meaningful feedback. I’m beyond thrilled.

English 413

English Feedback Assignments Communication 413

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

They can use Google Classroom to create an assignment and “make a copy” for each student. That way, students can document their learning in their slide deck, which is easier for teachers to access. This makes the workflow more manageable for teachers.

Learning 546

Learning Assignments Universal Design Feedback 546

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Writing Assignments: Writing tasks, whether creative stories, essays, or research papers, require students to think critically, organize their thoughts, write a draft, and revise based on feedback. The depth and breadth of research can vary greatly among students, benefiting from a flexible timeline.

Teachers 481

Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

This includes on-demand tutoring along with AI tools that offer feedback on written work. These AI tools help students fine-tune their essays before they connect with a live tutor or before they submit their assignments to teachers. AI Writing Review enables students to submit their drafts for lightning-fast feedback.

Feedback 332

Feedback Essay Writing Learning Styles 332

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This has been accompanied by a growing demand for educators to provide quality feedback in a timely manner. Krystina Wood As a 13-year veteran at Toledo High School in Toledo, Washington, Wood was looking for a way to improve her feedback loop with students. I wasn’t seeing everything and wasn’t giving feedback on all of their work.

Feedback 191

Feedback Math Teachers Students 191

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

Slide decks, in particular, offer a visually engaging way to present the content, making it more accessible and interesting for students. Additionally, using a digital format creates space for students to document their learning and for teachers to provide feedback. Q3: How Do I Track Student Progress?

Blended Learning 436

Blended Learning Feedback Universal Design Art 436

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

It has disabled our education system, creating challenges to educational access, barriers to student academic progress and strains on teachers’ and students’ physical and emotional well-being. Simultaneously, educators needed to identify what content students needed, how to organize it and how to help students access it.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Remember that students cannot see your screen when they go into breakout rooms, so post instructions and directions online where students can access them. The Google Suite can be a great complement to breakout rooms by creating a shared online space where students can access directions and document their work. for a unit or text.

Learning Spaces 545

Learning Spaces Student Engagement Learning Students 545