eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2015

National Policy Board approves refreshed guidelines that hope to help educational leaders improve student achievement. New professional standards for educational leaders aim to ensure district and school leaders are able to improve student achievement and meet new, higher expectations. The standards are voluntary.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Here are a few questions to consider when researching and evaluating AI programs for the classroom. Despite its benefits, AI can also bring ethical challenges to education. It should also be proven by research to measurably improve students’ learning, growth, and achievement. Does the AI think like a student? Is the AI unbiased?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The key to successfully navigating this maelstrom of emotions is to start small, break the challenge down into achievable tasks, and begin with actions that will have the most impact. For many, it is exciting, unsettling and overwhelming all at the same time.

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Intelligence Education Ethics Lecturing 343

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Here are a few questions to consider when researching and evaluating AI programs for the classroom. Despite its benefits, AI can also bring ethical challenges to education. It should also be proven by research to measurably improve students learning, growth, and achievement. Does the AI think like a student? Is the AI unbiased?

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Students Coaching Intelligence Ethics 293

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

It is historically one of the most vexing problems in education that there is a tradeoff between scale and achievable quality of instruction : As class sizes grow larger, the ability of a teacher to provide the type of personalized guidance shown by learning science research to be most effective is diminished.

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Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 212

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Information literacy: Critical for evaluating, analyzing, and responsibly using digital information, ensuring individuals can discern reliable sources from misinformation. Critical thinking: The capacity to evaluate digital content critically, discerning biases, questioning assumptions, and making informed decisions.

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Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 130

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

This process prompts students to evaluate the significance of the material, identify areas of growth or further exploration, and articulate their own understanding. Through the thoughtful integration of active learning strategies, online teaching can foster meaningful educational experiences that support student success and achievement.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

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. The challenges of supporting ELLs across content areas Teaching ELLs presents unique challenges.

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Essay Ethics Feedback Language 168

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2024

What that skill looks like is brainstorming lots of different ideas, evaluating those ideas, designing and iterating, getting feedback, collaborating and sharing ideas effectively. What are the equity and ethical considerations when it comes to AI use? By creative thinking, they do not mean they need people who can draw and paint well.

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Authentic Assessment Ethics Students Evaluation 205

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

This process prompts students to evaluate the significance of the material, identify areas of growth or further exploration, and articulate their own understanding. Through the thoughtful integration of active learning strategies, online teaching can foster meaningful educational experiences that support student success and achievement.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 97

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

One key aspect of the end goal is achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI), where machines possess the ability to understand, learn, and apply knowledge across diverse tasks, similar to the versatility of human intelligence. Another crucial aspect is ensuring that AI systems align with human values, ethics, and societal norms.

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Intelligence Ethics Education Language 130

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

As technology continues to shape every facet of modern life, proficiency in navigating digital tools, critically evaluating online information, and responsibly engaging in the digital space becomes crucial. Information literacy involves the ability to locate, evaluate, and use digital information critically.

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Skills Critical Thinking Ethics Evaluation 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2025

It involves collaboration, knowledge sharing, and mutual support among peerstypically people at a similar level of expertise or experienceworking together to achieve a common learning goal. Conflict Risk : Differences in personality, work ethic, or opinions can lead to friction, derailing the process. coding a program).

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Feedback Instructors Learning Critical Thinking 156

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

I’m optimistic that proven, coherent technologies in the hands of a committed teacher will achieve the goal of more confident, successful readers. In 2024, I expect we will see big advancements towards determining the best way to use AI in both classroom and administrative settings, as well as clearly defining boundaries for ethical use.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One should note, however, careful attention must be given to ethical considerations, data privacy, the role educators play in its use, and the transparency of AI systems. 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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Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 135

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This cause-effect relationship between the outcomes of the course and their work ethic is worth spending time on in class. If the students wrote goals and were given ways to achieve them, and if the instructor mentioned the course objectives every week, would the students see their part in learning differently? Student evaluations.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

The concerns you have about assessing creative work seem to reflect an important (I would even say necessary) ethic you are attempting to live up to in your teaching. Among her specific advice: Ask students to develop a proposal for their project and work together to determine what criteria will be used to evaluate the assignments.

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Assignments Grades History Ethics 196

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education’s Turning the Tide Campaign is a great example of an effort to help underrepresented and low-income students see themselves in a college environment while encouraging university admissions professionals to consider a broader set of experiences when evaluating applicants.

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Counselling Secondary Education Mobile Devices Students 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One should note, however, careful attention must be given to ethical considerations, data privacy, the role educators play in its use, and the transparency of AI systems. 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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Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 111

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Digital quizzes, online assignments, and real-time feedback mechanisms offer a more dynamic and varied approach to evaluating students’ understanding and progress. These tools provide educators with real-time feedback and allow for more nuanced evaluations of students’ understanding.

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 220

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

Without good assessment, it’s hard for district decision-makers to decide what resources to invest in; it’s hard for teachers to tailor instruction based on student strengths and needs; it’s hard to evaluate how students are doing in response to instruction; and it’s hard to engage in data-based continuous improvement.

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Beliefs Evaluation Ethics Achievement 113

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. Integrate different assessment methods to form a holistic, precise, and reasonable evaluation system.

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Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 2, 2022

Instead, our own country’s achievement gaps are widening. Similarly, our efforts to ‘toughen’ teacher evaluations also show no positive impact on students. We’re not closing gaps with other countries on international assessments. The same patterns are occurring with our own national assessments here in the United States.

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Testing Evaluation Study Learning Outcomes 142

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. Integrate different assessment methods to form a holistic, precise, and reasonable evaluation system.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

By engaging with AI technologies, students can learn to evaluate information sources, discern patterns, and synthesize findings which can prepare them for the demands of an increasingly data-driven society. Strategy 1: Evaluation Educators can provide guidance on selecting reliable AI tools and interpreting their outputs.

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Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 128

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

Ethical concerns and considerations are of special importance in citizen science. How to Become a Citizen Scientist Here’s a short five-step guide to becoming a citizen scientist: Outline your objectives and decide on what you intend on achieving by participating in a citizen science program.

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Science Participation Laboratory Interdisciplinary 144

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Day 4: Ethical Use of AI in the Writing Process The fourth day focused on ethical AI usage. This skill also encourages critical thinking, as students must evaluate the type of input needed to achieve a desired outcome, troubleshoot issues in responses, and refine their prompts for better results.

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Collaborative Research Writing Failure Students 99

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Ethicists form an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, grappling with the moral and ethical dilemmas intrinsic to Mars colonization. Their expertise ensures that the journey to Mars is technically sound and ethically responsible, as they ponder the potential harm to Martian ecosystems and consider the broader impact on Earth.

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Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 111

Gaggle Speaks

JANUARY 27, 2017

The reason content-driven teaching and learning is ubiquitous in education is obvious: results and achievements are measurable. When the main focus of education is content, you can determinately measure the effectiveness of a teacher and easily evaluate the success of students.

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Teaching Ethics Critical Thinking Middle School 71

Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

By engaging with AI technologies, students can learn to evaluate information sources, discern patterns, and synthesize findings which can prepare them for the demands of an increasingly data-driven society. Strategy 1: Evaluation Educators can provide guidance on selecting reliable AI tools and interpreting their outputs.

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Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2015

The IB Learner Profile includes ‘thinkers’ as those who “exercise initiative in applying thinking skills critically and creatively to recognize and approach complex problems and make reasoned, ethical decisions” Striving for Accuracy. Check for errors. ” Want someone more famous? It’s never crowded.”

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Critical Thinking Knowledge Failure Communication 140

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

Ethicists form an integral part of the interdisciplinary team, grappling with the moral and ethical dilemmas intrinsic to Mars colonization. Their expertise ensures that the journey to Mars is technically sound and ethically responsible, as they ponder the potential harm to Martian ecosystems and consider the broader impact on Earth.

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Interdisciplinary Study Multidisciplinary Metacognitive Skills 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Of course, there’s also a strong ethical argument to be made for diversity, equity and inclusion. Start Now and Don’t Stop If you’re starting to look at diversity only when you need to fill a position, you’ll likely find it very difficult to achieve, Wyatt points out. Diversity has also been linked with higher employee retention.

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Authentic Assessment Quizzes Ethics Fairness 137

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Day 4: Ethical Use of AI in the Writing Process The fourth day focused on ethical AI usage. This skill also encourages critical thinking, as students must evaluate the type of input needed to achieve a desired outcome, troubleshoot issues in responses, and refine their prompts for better results.

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Collaborative Research Writing Failure Students 83

Faculty Focus

MAY 8, 2025

However, this trend can be mitigated when the direct supervisor demonstrates ethical leadership (Young et al., For example, a faculty member may be gaslighted by their administrators who constantly undermine their achievements, question their competence, or deny them opportunities for promotion or recognition.

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Ethics Education Instructors Discussions 59

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

After that, as his vocation dictated, he taught religion and civics in high school, and professional ethics to people in the field of medicine and other professions. If you look at and talk to people who have major achievements, very often they will point to a teacher who made a difference, who believed in them, who gave them confidence.

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Communication Culture Learning Schools 129

Faculty Focus

MAY 8, 2025

However, this trend can be mitigated when the direct supervisor demonstrates ethical leadership (Young et al., For example, a faculty member may be gaslighted by their administrators who constantly undermine their achievements, question their competence, or deny them opportunities for promotion or recognition.

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Ethics Education Instructors Discussions 57