Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tutoring can make writing less of an isolating process because students can access different audiences and, as a result, receive feedback that is in the function of its message and not only for the sake of a grade. Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

This new solution enable educators with an integrated Khanmigo experience that supports human-driven, technology-enhanced essay feedback and grading, lesson planning and rubric creation.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

By fostering self-awareness and self-regulation, metacognitive strategies empower students to monitor their learning processes, set achievable goals, and adapt their approaches to overcome linguistic and academic challenges. Refining his essay : ChatGPT provided models and feedback that helped him improve coherence and argumentation.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tutoring can make writing less of an isolating process because students can access different audiences and, as a result, receive feedback that is in the function of its message and not only for the sake of a grade. Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2023

As a case in point, Project Topeka featured an automated essay scoring tool that provided grades 6–8 students with individualized line-level feedback on argumentative essays responding to six different prompts. However, a majority also told us that students were confused about how to respond to the feedback.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo, powered by ChatGPT technology, includes features meant to help students work through math and science problems, analyze text, chat with historical figures, navigate college admissions, and revise essays, among other features. It is also designed to help teachers create instructions for assignments and review student performance.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2017

In addition to technologies like these, teachers can also utilize edtech tools that will grade, assess and report on their students’ achievements. This instant feedback helps the teacher understand whether the class has mastered the skill. Two Unique Assessment Tools. Students can join in on mobile devices and create their own as well.

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JULY 30, 2024

These may include standardized test scores (SAT or ACT), high school transcripts, letters of recommendation, and personal essays. Write a Compelling Personal Essay Your personal essay is an opportunity to showcase your personality, experiences, and aspirations. A well-crafted essay can set you apart from other applicants.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Additionally, teachers can integrate discussions on the value of learning and integrity into the curriculum, using tools like student reflections and peer feedback to reinforce these values. Research supports the use of formative assessments–ongoing checks for understanding that provide both teachers and students with timely feedback.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In addition, many students are using AI to write coursework and essays, which has caused a lot of outrage. Automated Grading: AI can automate the scoring of assessment tests, homework, essays and other assignments. This saves teachers time, while giving students quicker feedback. AI risks exacerbating educational inequality.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Students know there will be consequences if they are caught cheating, but they weigh them against the consequences of not achieving. When the pressure to achieve exceeds the fear of being caught, students easily rationalize why cheating is a logical, justifiable choice (Challenge Success, 2021). Im here to help!

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

These activities can be used to reinforce key concepts, test understanding, and provide feedback to students. These tools often offer features like timed quizzes, leaderboards, and instant feedback, creating a gamified experience that motivates students to actively participate and strive for improvement. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

These activities can be used to reinforce key concepts, test understanding, and provide feedback to students. These tools often offer features like timed quizzes, leaderboards, and instant feedback, creating a gamified experience that motivates students to actively participate and strive for improvement. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

This new solution will harness this transformative moment by enabling educators with an integrated Khanmigo experience that supports human-driven, technology-enhanced essay feedback and grading, lesson planning and rubric creation. We’re using AI to show teachers not just the final essay, but how the student got there.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

She harnesses the power of many platforms, devices, and peripherals to offer her students personalized instruction, inclusivity, data-driven feedback, cross-cultural exchanges, and the support of other educators at their school. But she’ll also have them record their screens and annotate their essays with a stylus.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

Blum (2020) argues that grades provide minimal feedback, they deemphasize learning, and what they actually measure is inconsistent (10-14). In Gannons model, students begin with a B- and achieving, or failing to achieve, specific requirements raise or lower their grade.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Whether it’s a group of retirees who cluster in the back of your corner coffee shop or the so-called Ponzi schemes of MFA programs like the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, assessment comes in the form of peer feedback—marginalia and discussion. What specifics could be revised to help it achieve the established goal?

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

While teachers may always be the best line of defense for students falling behind, busy schedules don’t always permit the special attention and feedback that students need. I am amazed at the independent success my students are achieving with each task.” . AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

When we think about this second piece, it’s easy to see how helping students shift their way of thinking can be a difficult concept to teach; after all, mindset isn’t a concrete skill that can be measured with a pop quiz or an essay. In following this process, one can achieve a true growth mindset. Embrace the journey.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It is challenging to include those characteristics in classes when you are concurrently trying to achieve school goals, comply with curriculum timelines, juggle parent concerns, and blend your lessons with those of colleagues. Students learn best when they are relaxed, happy, and feeling loved. This is where mindfulness becomes important.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

An open-ended task in Book Creator is a great way to achieve these objectives. Students can take photos of their work, embed essays, record themselves reading, include videos or podcasts, and showcase their work done in Book Creator. This allows you, your students, your principal, and parents to have one place to celebrate progress.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

It is challenging to include those characteristics in classes when you are concurrently trying to achieve school goals, comply with curriculum timelines, juggle parent concerns, and blend your lessons with those of colleagues. How to Incorporate Mindfulness into Your Class. This is where mindfulness becomes important.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

After a while, we began to film both ourselves and our students, shared the videos and tagged particular teacher/student moves in the classroom, and offered critical feedback. We returned to Hollyhock in the summer of 2016 for a second time, fully confident that our experience with virtual co-planning had improved student achievement.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

They create learning environments where children crave “tablet time” and engender a superficial motivation grounded in the number of points earned or levels achieved. They were asking me so much that I decided to write a persuasive essay on why we should find better tools for learning math in our classroom. 70), and prior ability (.94)

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 109

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Instead of getting 125 essays written in the exact same style with the same details, I now get unique historical narratives, rich with sensory experiences and observations made with their own eyes. The most useful feedback, along with other benefits, will come from unstructured play and exploration.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Students can receive real-time explanations, targeted practice based on missed questions, and instant grading for written essays, all at a fraction of the cost of expert-based AP tutoring, which can exceed $1,000 per course. TeachTap currently offers these 11 courses: Nine AP exam preparation courses: U.S

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In doing so, we should design assessments as an engaging, ongoing process for students, helping them learn and achieve their learning outcomes rather than considering it as a one-shot test or quiz and focusing merely on the score. They can keep a record of it in the form of logs or minutes that the educator checks and provides feedback on.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

Our literacy coach and English teacher, Heidi Crocker, found a product from Turnitin – Revision Assistant – that used a powerful technology to assess writing and would turn the data it uncovered into feedback that students could apply to their essays immediately. We decided to give it a try. Here’s what we did.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

When it comes to increasing rates of student achievement, satisfaction, and graduation, what really makes the difference? Based on student feedback, make necessary adjustments and/or remind students of the shared agreements (Lovett, et al., self-actualization). Lastly, we map the various due dates onto a calendar.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

AI-powered assistants can also provide valuable feedback on student work, helping them improve their skills and knowledge (Xia et al., By following these guidelines, users can enhance the model’s performance and achieve more meaningful interactions, tailored to their unique needs and applications.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

What’s striking is that when grounded in evidence-based teaching practices, effective courses foster a greater sense of belonging, increase student confidence in their ability to graduate, and create more opportunities for feedback and encouragement (Tyton Partners, 2023). But not just any feedback. American Psychological Association.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

As colleges move away from somewhat objective measures like standardized tests, they need something to fill the gap, which portfolios and mastery-based transcripts—ones that spell out students’ strengths and weaknesses—might be able to achieve. “My My problem with traditional grades in general is they don’t tell anyone much,” Quinn says. “It

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

We want the students to spend their energy on the feedback instead of the end result. Can we have one more essay practice?” Recently, when I was about to wrap up a lesson in a Novice-High class (which is the level before Intermediate) a girl chimed in with a question: “Can we have another essay practice?”

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2018

“Now, teachers can use a tool and, based on how well each student does, ask one student to write an essay for a test while another student takes on a short answer. Now, she says, teachers can better understand a student’s strengths and weaknesses , collaborate with experts, integrate other online resources and get real-time feedback.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

An ideal SLO is SMART: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound. Social s ciences : For courses like psychology or sociology, where essay-type questions are common, blueprints can provide a framework for the areas to be covered, helping students prepare more efficiently. on a scale of 1 to 5.

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