Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). By modeling critical thinking with students, you are leading the way to fostering intentional questioning, ethical principles, and reflective practices.

Critical Thinking 98

Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 98

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

This process showed me that students flourish not only when they achieve academically but when their mental health, emotional resilience, and relationships are nurtured. However, to avoid the risk of depersonalization, I believe the human teacher’s role as a mentor, guide, and ethical compass will become even more crucial—not less.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). By modeling critical thinking with students, you are leading the way to fostering intentional questioning, ethical principles, and reflective practices.

Critical Thinking 128

Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 128

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Tools of systems thinking Applying these systems thinking tools and concepts students will be able to make connections between disciplines to achieve the intended learning outcomes through integrated learning and problem-solving skills. Systems thinking provides tools to evaluate the reliability and relevance of data.

Art 114

Art Curriculum Interdisciplinary Teaching 114

Faculty Focus

JULY 8, 2025

We can provide the guidance students want, embed analysis and evaluation into our assignments to get at that all-important critical thinking, and nudge students toward integrity. One promising solution to the triple challenge of fostering critical thinking, meaningful learning, and academic integrity is to double down on transparency.

Critical Thinking 98

Critical Thinking Assignments Academic Integrity Intelligence 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Tools of systems thinking Applying these systems thinking tools and concepts students will be able to make connections between disciplines to achieve the intended learning outcomes through integrated learning and problem-solving skills. Systems thinking provides tools to evaluate the reliability and relevance of data.

Art 97

Art Curriculum Interdisciplinary Teaching 97

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. It also aligns with the ethical stance of treating students as ends in themselves , not as means to personal or institutional goals. This perspective is not inherently bad.

Teaching 72

Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 72

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. It also aligns with the ethical stance of treating students as ends in themselves , not as means to personal or institutional goals. This perspective is not inherently bad.

Teaching 71

Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 71

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

While more research is needed to evaluate the scalability and efficacy of these tools, they offer a promising avenue for addressing the challenges faced by students in STEM education, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent research has shown that generative AI tools have the potential to help bridge these gaps.

Achievement 291

Achievement Education Ethics Evaluation 291

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Preventing students from using AI can often limit their abilities to achieve and feel good about themselves, Clark said. Feedback: How can students evaluate and think critically about their work and improve upon it based on real-time feedback? Theyll be less apt to use an AI tool to do the task for them if they have agency.

Ethics 331

Ethics Feedback Evaluation Assignments 331

eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The AI Education Project on Wednesday released its AI Readiness Framework , a comprehensive way for students, teachers and school leaders to think about building AI Readiness in America’s schools and evaluating what being “AI Ready” means in a time of rapid technological change. aiEDU’s framework has three parts.

Interdisciplinary 276

Interdisciplinary Education Ethics Evaluation 276

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This agreement, finalized in October 2024, follows an extensive evaluation process in which MMI reviewed area colleges and selected Lackawanna College to partner with for Pre-College programs. MMI is a school where every student can reach their full potential: academically, ethically, and socially.

Counselling 275

Counselling Schools High School High School 275

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.

Schools 237

Schools Ethics Evaluation Achievement 237

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

With the rapid advancement of technology, digital tools have emerged as powerful assets in achieving this goal. Additionally, educators can use AI-driven assessment tools to evaluate students’ historical thinking skills, such as sourcing, contextualization, and corroboration.

Social Studies 284

Social Studies Study Ethics Intelligence 284

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

AI's ability to provide instantaneous, tailored feedback can revolutionize how educators evaluate and enhance academic performance. However, as the educational community navigates these innovations, it becomes essential to address ethical considerations to ensure the responsible and effective integration of AI.

Student Engagement 212

Student Engagement Ethics Teaching Education 212

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?

Students 331

Students Coaching Intelligence Ethics 331

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.

Intelligence 339

Intelligence Education Ethics Lecturing 339

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?

Students 303

Students Coaching Intelligence Motivation 303

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.

Teaching 210

Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 210

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.

Skills 130

Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 130

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.

Essay 170

Essay Ethics Feedback Languages 170

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.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

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.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

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.

Authentic Assessment 205

Authentic Assessment Ethics Students Evaluation 205

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.

Intelligence 130

Intelligence Ethics Education Languages 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.

Skills 130

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).

Feedback 153

Feedback Instructors Learning Critical Thinking 153

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.

Gamification 360

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.

Communication 135

Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 135

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.

Technology 239

Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 239

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.

Writing 116

Writing Teaching Assignments Essay 116

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.

Assignments 195

Assignments Grades History Exams 195

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.

Counselling 167

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.

Communication 111

Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 111

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.

Beliefs 110

Beliefs Evaluation Ethics Achievement 110

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.

Testing 142

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 133

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133