eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

Key points: Students need more than digital access; they need guidance 5 AI tools for classroom creativity A new era for teachers as AI disrupts instruction For more news on navigating AI, visit eSNs Digital Learning hub Finding accurate information has long been a cornerstone skill of librarianship and classroom research instruction.

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eSchool News

JULY 23, 2025

Eduaide , an application for AI-assisted instructional design, helps educators create content in all subject areas, such as inquiry-based STEM labs and projects, math word problems and real-world applications, essay outlines and writing scaffolds, primary source analysis, and scenario-based CTE assignments.

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Feedback Quizzes Writing Essay 196

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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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

The mentor has access to a shared platform that is also accessible and regularly updated by faculty and advisors at the educational institution. Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! These assignments are not “additional” but are a core part of the curriculum.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 100

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. My own brother — who is incredibly intelligent, younger than I am, and has already paid off his house (what?!?!) — once told me, “I never read anything unless I absolutely have to.” Every single day we seem to move closer to a society that simply doesn’t read.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

I recently read 10 to 25 , a new book by David Yeager, one of the leading research psychologists in adolescent development and motivation. They’ll memorize elaborate lore, master mechanics, mimic skills, and explain them to others—all without being assigned a single worksheet. These are not marginal improvements.

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Motivation Learning Students Achievement 279

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

The mentor has access to a shared platform that is also accessible and regularly updated by faculty and advisors at the educational institution. Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! These assignments are not “additional” but are a core part of the curriculum.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 96

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

Two of these authors Dr. Michelle Rivers and Dr. Janell Blunt shared theirs on the podcast you can listen to our conversation in the player above or read the full transcript. But it’s not retrieval if they have access to the information they’re trying to retrieve. The strategies are summarized below. Come back for more.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

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.

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Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 92

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.)

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 104

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. They could always find and read the content on their own.

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 98

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. Name all of your files in a consistent manner, for example “Reading 1, Week 1.” An online class can have a constant presence in your work life and your home life, as access is just a click away.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 74

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. Name all of your files in a consistent manner, for example “Reading 1, Week 1.” An online class can have a constant presence in your work life and your home life, as access is just a click away.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 72

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

Read on… Plan Ahe ad: Set Yourself Up for a Career in Electrical and Computer Engineering Regardless of where you are in your life or at what stage, if you have a dream that you want to achieve, you can start working toward that immediately. Another benefit is the fact that you can access education from all over the world.

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Lecturing Motivation Essay High School 83

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives. This data is accessible to both teachers and students through visual dashboards, which serve as powerful motivators and intervention tools. Flipped Classroom 2.0

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 91

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. It provides noncredit-bearing instruction that is directly aligned to students’ academic IEP goals , typically in areas like reading, writing, or math.

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Special Education Teachers Disabilities Coaching 97

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? Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon.

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Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives. This data is accessible to both teachers and students through visual dashboards, which serve as powerful motivators and intervention tools. Flipped Classroom 2.0

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 96

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.

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Learning Students Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning 89

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.

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Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

I’m assuming from, you know, reading your work and and others that it’s not like cyber security has gotten any less worrisome, right? Is creating systems that are resilient enough that a single teacher, a single student, their access being compromised doesn’t result in the downfall of everybody’s being affected.

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Education Local Government Internet Questions 207

The Applicious Teacher

MAY 25, 2025

Must-Have UFLI Resources- Quick Links No time to read the whole post, but want to quickly grab a few of my must-have resources for implementing UFLI in your classroom? UFLI Letter Tray Tip- Number the trays, then assign each student a number. Number your letter trays and assign each student a tray. Check out the links below!

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Grades Learning Students Learning Disabilities 52

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.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

States of Matter – Solids, Liquids, and Gases – Second Grade Science Experiments By Andrea Knight Grade: 2nd Subject: Reading, Science, Writing Your kids can dive off the deep end of the science experiment pool by exploring states of matter through baggie ice cream, better butter, and root beer floats.

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Elementary School Elementary School Science Schools 75

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

Do you like it when someone reads a book to you, or do you prefer reading independently? Give them a safe and structured place to let their arguments fly when you assign these persuasive writing prompts. Should parents have access to their kids’ text messages and social media? What would you say?

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Writing Grades Middle School Middle School 52

k12

JUNE 10, 2025

For starters, my online school allows me to have flexibility in my class and assignment schedule. In addition, I have access to many different course levels that might not be available otherwise. After English III, I start my world history reading. Around 12:30 PM, I start my reading and notes for my dual credit psychology.

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History English Schools Students 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

I was reading for pleasure. I might not remember much of the content of these books, but I've never forgotten the feeling of accomplishment upon reading the final words on the final page. Martin, the author of The Game of Thrones books, put it, "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, the man who never reads lives only one."

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Reading High School High School Critical Thinking 97

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2017

According to one of our Grade 6 teachers, Shannon Diven, her students could read but could not pull out details from the text to expand answers, explain answers, or to develop a piece of writing around the text (basically, reading comprehension). Authentic Reading Experiences Wanted.

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Reading Technology Feedback Instructors 419

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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Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 297

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers assign digital content tailored to each student. That requires content to be accessible across grade levels so that students can move up or down based on their needs. But access alone isnt enough. We know much more now about how the brain works in reading and math, and that should inform our practices.

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Beliefs Feedback Culture Math 107

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.

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Assignments Writing Feedback Motivation 458

eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

As a result, an increasing number of students will be able to access grade-level texts. While I do believe that there will be some adjustment to find the right mix, I don’t think improved literacy results from aligning instruction to the science of reading will be cyclical or short-lived.

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Science Reading Knowledge Motivation 300

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 19, 2020

Students can access content, resources, activities at any time, and from anywhere. Students can access content, resources, and activities at a specific time and location. Students work independently to complete assignments and tasks. Students have access to teacher and peer support while completing assignments and tasks.

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Blended Learning Learning Assignments Activities 546

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2020

It can be daunting to think about how to present information online, when and where to post assignments, how much to assign, and when to expect that work to be completed. It is not merely a vehicle to disseminate resources or collect assignments. 1 Think of Your LMS as Your Online Classroom.

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Teaching Assignments Discussions Communication 545

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 233

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 248

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