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.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2022

CLEVELAND – To help educators provide students with the books they need as efficiently as possible, OverDrive Education announced the new On-Demand Class Set digital access model for curriculum titles. This model makes available ebooks and audiobooks on-demand in the Sora reading app to as many students as needed, with or without codes.

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Curriculum Reading Assignments Accessibility 232

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

This approach to designing a choice board for peer feedback gives students agency and choice while providing the necessary scaffolding to make this activity accessible. Assignment Checklist. These are often the same things that teachers outline in the initial description of the assignment, task, or project.

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Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2016

I want the 4+ hours they have after school to be dedicated to exploring other interests–sports, instruments, playing in the backyard, building random art projects out of old boxes, and reading. Despite having clear motivations for assigning homework, I always worried I gave students too much homework. hours every other day.

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Assignments Motivation Reading High School 420

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2017

Last week, my students began reading excerpts from The Sixth Extinction to complement our Environmental Unit. A teacher can find a PDF they want students to actively read and share that PDF via Google Classroom. When creating your assignment, select the option to “Make a copy for each student.” strikethrough.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

New supplemental reading program for Grades 3–5 engages students with grade-level content using culturally relevant texts. To help students build confidence while mastering critical reading skills, Curriculum Associates has launched the supplemental Magnetic Reading program for Grades 3–5.

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Reading Curriculum Skills Culture 208

Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

Now, I have access to hundreds of short stories, poems, excerpts from novels, and famous speeches. I can mix and match individual texts or access entire units complete with ELD supports for students at various language proficiencies. StudySync has freed me from the limitations of our school book room.

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Online Learning Technology Blended Learning English 420

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2024

This practice has enabled the growth of a digital subscription business model for textbooks, where publishers sign deals with colleges and bookstores to charge students fees in exchange for access to mostly online versions of the course materials assigned for their classes.

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Textbooks Accessibility Assignments Participation 194

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. On the latest installment of our monthly online discussion forum, EdSurge Live , we explored accessibility in this unusual era of emergency remote teaching.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Unfortunately, most secondary curriculum relies on a one-size-fits-all approach to reading. Instead of creating readers, this approach can alienate students who struggle to access books at a particular reading level or do not care for the genre of the books on their class reading list.

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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. There is a notable drop off in the reading and conversations.In

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2020

Either assign students a particular slide (by writing their names at the bottom of each slide) or allow students to select the slide they want to work on. Teachers can strategically assign slides to subtly differentiate learning or give students a degree of agency by allowing them to choose their slides. Label each slide with a topic.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

I cannot say I am surprised given the lack of clarity about expectations for participation online, the “no harm” grading policies adopted by many districts during school closures, and issues around equity and access. The more creative the assignments, the more likely students are to lean into the learning.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Students 546

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. I decided to read their book during our family reading night routine. Keeler and Libbi cover everything from going paperless to organizing assignments to collecting data. I’m beyond thrilled.

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English Feedback Assignments Communication 413

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.

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Blended Learning Teaching Learning Students 545

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

auditory processing, attention deficit, lack of background knowledge or vocabulary, absences), teachers record video instruction and assign those videos for homework. The benefit of assigning video instruction for homework is that students can control the time, place, and pace of the learning experience when they watch the video at home.

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Blended Learning Students Assignments Lecturing 467

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 30, 2020

For teachers using StudySync in combination with Google Classroom, I’ve described three strategies that educators can use to capitalize on the activities in the StudySync First Read lesson plans to engage students in online discussions, collaborative research projects, and online vocabulary review. #1

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Collaborative Research Students Knowledge Assignments 370

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2024

How do assignments made by online professionals get good scores? Here are tips to make your assignment look professional, from the Ask a Tech Teacher international team: Top Tips And Tricks To Make Your Assignment Look Professional Introduction One of the most important aspects of an assignment is how you present your report.

Assignments 158

Assignments Plagiarism Essay Attention 158

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. Students benefit from the freedom to read at their own pace, ensuring they fully comprehend the material before moving on.

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

You can create quizzes for the books your students are reading and assign collections to your students. Epic is currently a free resource for teachers and allows students access to around 20,000 books from 7-3. Your district can purchase a school account and it will provide 24/7 access to around 40,000 books to students.

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Elementary School Elementary School Schools Quizzes 341

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Who wants to read a depressing newsletter about a year fraught with challenges? Do they feel the work assigned is interesting, engaging, and relevant? They are navigating the experiences, assignments, routines, and workflows that we are assigning and using. What has been your favorite activity, assignment, or routine?

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Learning Blended Learning Assignments Feedback 544

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

While novels are engrossing for some students, teachers who use a variety of texts and media sources engage more students and address a broader range of topics and reading standards. These connections make students more interested in the stories they read, enhancing their overall classroom engagement. This novel by S.

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Reading Assignments English Math 327

eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2019

Low reading ability is a major contributor to learning inequality in our schools. An estimated 26 million students have learning differences, including tens of thousands of students with dyslexia, a neurological condition that affects reading and related language-based processing skills. Making reading more enjoyable for all.

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Learning Reading Assignments Students 279

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

A learning log or ongoing learning blog is a strategy you can use to encourage your students to spend time thinking about a particular assignment. What did they learn as a result of working on this assignment? A learning blog encourages students to capture their reflections in one online location that is easy to access and review.

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Learning Assignments Students Knowledge 420

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

You can read part one here. 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. Reframing the challenge: Remote learning requires innovation to be accessible for all students (and teachers!)

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

Developed to address the decades-long gap in reading proficiency across the nation, Lexia PowerUp Literacy is designed to enhance core English language arts instruction for struggling readers in grades 6-12. The study focused on 122 sixth-grade students enrolled in six supplemental reading classes at two district middle schools.

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English Reading Blended Learning Distance Learning 214

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

It has been sobering to see, through their eyes, how unclear our assignments can sometimes be. Maybe the student skipped class or doesn’t have all the material handed out with the assignment. The assignment becomes a one-dimensional chore underpinned by a constant anxiety of “I don’t know if this is what my teacher wants.”

Assignments 119

Assignments Essay Writing Questions 119

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. Students can do pen and paper practice, read and annotate, compose a piece of writing, work on an art project, create a flowchart or concept map, or tinker to learn.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Students can access the explanations when they need them as a learner. Even really young students in kindergarten and first grade who may not be able to read, can press play on a video and watch the teacher explain how to complete a task. Third, students have 24/7 access to the teacher’s explanation and directions.

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Attention Blended Learning Writing Assignments 399

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

These AI tools help students fine-tune their essays before they connect with a live tutor or before they submit their assignments to teachers. AudioPen is an AI-powered tool that converts voice notes into text that’s easy to read and ready to share with students and fellow teachers.

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Feedback Essay Writing Learning Styles 331

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. And kids double down on digital reading—all in this Edtech Reports Recap. adults lost their main source of internet access as libraries started to shut down in March 2020.

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Reading Internet Accessibility English 192

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Last week it dawned on me that I can assign homework to be completed in pairs and groups virtually. Not only did students complete the assignments, but they were excited about it. Second, students who are weak at a subject or do not have sufficient help at home can access peer support online. The results? A smashing success!

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Assignments Schools Middle School Middle School 318

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. For any teacher reading this post looking for strategies and support, I want to thank you for doing this job. You matter.

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Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. The bottom line: When students are confident in their writing skills, they will be less tempted to run directly to AI to generate a writing assignment. It’s important to make the writing process less intimidating.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 329

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

That has sparked a burst of activity by teachers at schools and colleges to change their assignments to make them harder to game with this new tech — and hopefully more human in the process. For instance, on a recent assignment, some of the homework that came in didn’t sound like typical student work he was used to.

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Assignments Instructors Writing History 148

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2022

But he was reading and writing at a kindergarten level, according to diagnostic tests. John, whose name has been changed, is dyslexic and had been struggling with reading and writing for years. Effort was also a strength — he gave every assignment his all. So many students are unable to read and write proficiently.

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Accessibility Essay Disabilities Learning Disabilities 174

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. The same goes for students.

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