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). Navigating the Disorienting Dilemma As we reason through this innovative technology, we will question truth and reality.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

From a young age, I was captivated by a single question: “Can learning be more meaningful than memorization?” My journey has been one of constant evolution—from questioning the system to becoming someone who works to reimagine it. As a student, I found myself disengaged, even though I deeply valued the idea of learning.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. What a good question. In evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations better.

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k12 Prospects

JUNE 27, 2025

The RFP outlines the district’s specific needs, budget considerations, evaluation criteria, and submission deadlines. Evaluation & Shortlisting: The school’s procurement team evaluates proposals based on criteria such as pricing, qualifications, references, and past performance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? This shift raises questions about the efficacy and long-term viability of conventional education methods. As a result, your role involves creating a learning atmosphere that encourages questioning and exploration.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. Students know there will be consequences if they are caught cheating, but they weigh them against the consequences of not achieving.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This program helps students turn frustration into achievement by teaching them how to manage tasks effectively and approach learning with a problem-solving mindset. Recognizing that traditional assessments dont always reflect a students progress, AEF is introducing alternative evaluations like projects and skill-based assessments.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

Use of AI in schools, the order states, demystifies this powerful technology but also sparks curiosity and creativity, preparing students to become active and responsible participants in the workforce of the future and nurturing the next generation of American AI innovators to propel our Nation to new heights of scientific and economic achievement.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

Ultimately, it helps to begin by asking three questions: Why am I exploring a digital learning ecosystem for my students? As with any complex undertaking, it helps to first take a step back, evaluate motivations from stakeholders and set flexible goals, which will continue to evolve over time. Increased student agency and achievement?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

He engaged in a fifteen-year evaluation of over 50,000 research articles and something like 240 million students — making it the biggest evidence-based education research project ever — and discovered something no one expected and few believed: Almost any approach will work if delivered well. self-verbalization/questioning.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2015

During first semester, I provide groups with questions, quotes and information to fuel these small group discussions. Online discussions allow them to think about a question, articulate a response, respond thoughtfully to peers, and receive validation from their peers. Group facilitators lead the conversations.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2019

In the world of instructional technology, evaluating a tech tool is widely misunderstood. School districts are under pressure to quantify the impact of technology integration on student achievement. And that can lead to districts trying to draw a direct line between student achievement and a tech tool. Let me explain.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2016

The problem is to balance the reality of today’s pressure for test scores and required teacher evaluation with the changes that can be anticipated during the next two decades. New question: How do you manage your own professional growth? Current question : How do you share what you already know with students?

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Questions Teachers Internet Knowledge 279

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

It is in the moments when students are practicing and applying that they encounter obstacles, have questions, and need additional support. Hattie’s and Timperley’s (2007) research on feedback identified it as having a significant impact on student achievement and learning. Studies in Educational Evaluation , 45 , 17-26.

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Blended Learning Feedback Learning Instructors 498

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

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Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Knowledge Achievement 334

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2018

goals they have for the grading period and describe their action plan for achieving these goals. Too often students become overwhelmed by all of the work teachers assign and lose sight of what they would like to achieve. First, students are asked to articulate three S.M.A.R.T.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Efficacy research is a proven method of evaluating instructional delivery decisions so teachers, parents, administrators, and students understand what practices and resources connect directly with gains in literacy achievement. A collaborative environment emphasizes peer-to-peer work.

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Study Achievement Evaluation Curriculum Design 273

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Preventing students from using AI can often limit their abilities to achieve and feel good about themselves, Clark said. Teachers should ensure students are using AI as a thought partner and for instant feedback, not simply to obtain answers to questions. Understanding the differences between Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT, etc.,

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Ethics Feedback Evaluation Assignments 333

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2019

CoSN 2019: How to Design an Effective K–12 Technology Evaluation Program. Schools must have robust evaluation if they want to continue to find success in technology integration, said Steven Baule, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Superior, and former superintendent for Muncie (Ind.) eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically. I don’t start from a deficit approach, but rather, I listen to writers’ concerns and accompany them through their academic journey with a non-evaluative and mindful approach.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Language 119

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In contrast, medical school can overwhelm students with detailed information, like longitudinal reports on multiple-choice question performance throughout the year. This raises an essential question: What kind of feedback information is genuinely useful for students?

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Multiple Choice Questions Feedback Students History 272

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

Critical Thinking 264

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Education Knowledge 264

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

Matt Prusiecki, the return on investment has been “tremendous” because “the entire district team is more reflective on practice, we’ve increased teacher retention, and most importantly, raised student achievement by improving the quality of instruction.” It creates a positive environment that is more focused on coaching than evaluation.

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Coaching Teachers Achievement Evaluation 319

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?” One way to achieve this is by rotating students from a pre-video activity into the video lesson and ending with a post-video activity. Simply showing an instructional video is not enough.

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Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

Catlin Tucker

MAY 23, 2017

Ironically, students are rarely asked to evaluate their work and reflect on what is says about their learning. In John Hattie’s work, he states that “self-reported grades comes out at the top of all influences [on student achievement]. This makes no sense to me. Do students know what their grades will be?

Grades 420

Grades Assignments Skills English 420

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Each of us go to school with a backpack filled with very different experiences that we draw from to master content, create meaning, work in groups, share our voice, and achieve our potential.” . “Yet, if there is one takeaway from the burgeoning learning sciences research, it is that no two of us learn in exactly the same way.

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Blended Learning Education Feedback Teaching Methods 419

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

BALTIMORE, Maryland — IXL Learning , developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, has unveiled the findings of a Johns Hopkins University study that affirms IXL Math’s effectiveness in boosting student achievement. ” Visit our research page for more information about IXL’s studies.

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Math Achievement English Evaluation 256

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Here’s how it works: a user enters a question they want the group to consider. They then send the question directly to group members or get the ideas started by listing a few options for the group to consider. Conceptboard’s template is just as straightforward as the evaluation model.

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Teachers Feedback Evaluation Intelligence 327

eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Invite questions to drive the next steps in learning. Authentic,hands-on experiments, like this one, will often generate questions from students. And, when students realize their questions are taken seriously and that they are invited to create testable questions, they will become more engaged in the learning process.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Edtech evaluation is currently the Wild West. As long as the data aligns with the edtech company’s goals, third-party evaluations can be the strongest selling point for solution providers. There are three main reasons why this occurs: Data isn’t always reliable. They don’t live and breathe the struggles educators face every day.

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Evaluation Feedback Testing Achievement 315

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It gives students a sense of direction, helping them understand what they are striving to achieve and how their current performance is positioned in relation to those objectives. The first question Hattie poses is deceptively simple yet profoundly significant: Where am I going? The second question is, How am I going there?

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Feedback Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Failure 363

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

MBE could also be used as an anchor in discussing instruction, assessment, equity, social emotional learning, teacher evaluation and more. FCPS teacher specialists on a break from MBE training in April 2019 (Credit: Margaret Lee) We framed our work around four questions, through the lens of research: What should we keep doing?

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Questions Teaching Education Learning 186

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

As a result, there can be uneasiness in raising the question. That discomfort may be compounded by the fact that some questions can be interpreted as critical judgment of those who dedicate their lives to our students. I keep a running list of questions that we might pose much more frequently in reform-minded conversations.

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eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2023

It’s clear that when one person is both a manager or coach and an evaluator, conflicts of interest can arise. Yet, in the field of education, it’s common for teachers to both instruct their students and grade their academic achievements. In conventional K-12 education, teachers are expected to wear many hats.

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Teaching Coaching Students Evaluation 265

eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Processes for understanding the educational benefit of a particular IEP vary widely, and in many cases include educators printing out IEPs, collecting service records, achievement and behavioral data, and lining them up side-by-side to evaluate whether students made meaningful gains towards their goals. How do we compare to last year?

Students 265

Students Evaluation Special Education Disabilities 265

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically. I don’t start from a deficit approach, but rather, I listen to writers’ concerns and accompany them through their academic journey with a non-evaluative and mindful approach.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Language 98

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Are employees evaluated using bubble-in tests to prove they know the ins and outs of their job? The questions sound a bit silly until you realize too often that’s what students take away from their education. Students can also earn extra money through academic achievements and good behavior.

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