eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Teachers (and administrators) appreciate breaks as much as students do. Time away from the classroom allows teachers to clear their minds, celebrate the holidays, relax with family and friends, and maybe catch up on grading or lesson planning in comfy clothing, slippers, and with a ready cup of tea or coffee at hand.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif., Details about the new program are available at [link].

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2021

We wonder whether traditional learning methodologies–with their big appetite for control and constant evaluation–are even achievable when classes are hybrid. Let’s unlock these learning methods and see what role technology plays in facilitating effective learning for everyone, including teachers themselves.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Evaluation Achievement 294

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2018

My co-teachers and I designed an ongoing self-assessment document that we share with our students each grading period to guide their reflections on their progress and skill development. goals they have for the grading period and describe their action plan for achieving these goals. Teachers often lament they are short on time.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Moreover, he points to the product’s assessment strategies focused on student outcomes, employing a combination of automated evaluations and teacher-led assessments to ensure comprehensive learning assessment. 00:00:35 Speaker 1 The math teacher. 00:00:36 Speaker 1 Or the science teacher or the librarian.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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Math Beliefs Culture Ethics 173

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 337

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2021

Overall, AI should allow students to get personalized instruction and teachers to have more free time to prepare classes and update their information. While it’s still too early to evaluate the extent of the change in the quality and scope of instruction that AI might achieve, what is certain is that it will cause a revolution.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Texthelp ®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and math skills, today announced the launch of WriQ ®, a cloud-based writing assessment and achievement tool. It highlights a number of key challenges for U.S. The report analyzed U.S.

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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. All four districts logged increased growth over the previous year.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

But there’s a similar learning disability that is holding back the achievement of students in mathematics, and it’s much less widely known. Public Schools are using this tool as part of a districtwide initiative called the DCPS Road to Equity & Achievement in Math (DREAM). Public Schools.

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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 Languages 119

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.

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Interdisciplinary Education Ethics Evaluation 281

Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2024

How can decision-makers know if a product meets learning standards and drives student achievement without a shared definition of what makes a product usable, valuable and effective? The Teacher Ready Evaluation Tool provides educators and edtech decision-makers a standardized way to evaluate an edtech product’s classroom usability.

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Evaluation Testing Feedback Achievement 125

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

When we reflect on how the pandemic disrupted education, we’ll think about the resiliency of our teachers, who were challenged like never before to connect with students in new ways to keep learning going in the face of nationwide school closures. In many ways, teachers are already Learning Engineers.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

As another school year approaches, teachers are scrambling to set up classrooms, make photocopies of syllabi, attend mandatory meetings, and prepare their curriculum. As I work with teachers, I encourage them to prioritize the following so they can take their summer resolutions and make them a reality. #1 What do we hope to achieve?

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Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 367

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Writing is often difficult for educators to teach, challenging for students to do, and hard for administrators to monitor and evaluate. The software automates and accelerates many aspects of the writing-evaluation process, though each teacher’s grading and feedback also remain crucial parts of the process.

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Writing Distance Learning Evaluation Feedback 271

eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Use of tech to explore, design, and create–not a digital drill and kill : Evaluate the levels of learning. The right blend of teachers and technology: What’s right for one student may be different than what’s right for another. Interactive learning : Consider how much interaction the student has while using the tool 2.

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Student Engagement Students Achievement Evaluation 328

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 258

eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2020

In August, we were recognized by the state as an exemplary district , and we’ve achieved level five status, meaning our students are growing at a rate that’s two years beyond what’s expected. We’ve achieved these results through the hard work of our faculty—and by using educational data to support how we instruct and evaluate our students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

AI literacy isnt only for studentstoday, its a professional development must-have for teachers, explained Holly Clark , an AI education strategist and author, during an FETC 2025 session in best practices for an AI-infused classroom. Many teachers only know ChatGPT, and maybe Gemini. is a requirement for AI literacy. But others exist.

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Ethics Feedback Evaluation Assignments 337

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

“Her teacher quit last Friday. Just like that, she’s gone,” my friend said to me just a few weeks ago, devastated that her daughter’s second grade teacher — her favorite teacher — left before the school year ended. The parents are in an uproar, and the new teacher is a substitute who keeps sending home kindergarten math.”

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Teachers Schools Coaching Culture 218

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2022

Research shows that teachers are impacted by a “wage penalty” of about 20 percent —meaning compared to someone with a similar degree, teachers earn only eighty cents on the dollar. This can lead to difficulties with retention, but can also affect the quality of teachers in public schools. What Makes a Good Teacher?

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Teachers Evaluation Achievement Culture 176

Catlin Tucker

MAY 23, 2017

Click To Tweet They submit work, that work is assessed by the teacher, and the teacher enters a score into a gradebook. If a teacher uses percentages, then the student may not even understand why a particular assignment impacted their overall grade in the way it did. This makes no sense to me.

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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. In evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations better.

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Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 81

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

While the primary goal of standardized testing is to measure student achievement and set benchmarks for educational standards, it carries unintended consequences. Teachers now find themselves navigating a shift away from the immersive experience of novels towards a regimen of skill-and-drill exercises.

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Testing Critical Thinking Evaluation Essay 277

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Part I: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group In the ever-evolving education landscape, one of the most pressing challenges teachers face is striking the right balance between time efficiency and ensuring equitable learning opportunities for all students. Both of these perceived benefits are important to acknowledge and explore.

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Blended Learning Education Feedback Fairness 419

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such as during parent-teacher conferences or through course grades. Setting SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) goals helps students focus on achievable steps.

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Multiple Choice Questions Feedback Students History 276

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2022

With teacher morale seemingly at an all-time low, school districts are looking for ways to keep educators from burning out and quitting. While this approach is used by districts at times to cut costs , a common motivation now is teacher recruitment and retention as non-stop pandemic stress has staff leaving in pursuit of work-life balance.

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Teachers Schools English Math 195

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 268

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Education Knowledge 268

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2023

Utilizing a Roblox Community Fund grant , the organization will explore innovative ways to use 3D immersive experiences to engage students in the study of science and assess their achievements in the subject. Current assessments often leave out non-academic skills like student-decision making or progress toward reaching a goal. .

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Science Students Evaluation Achievement 300

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

29 states require dyslexia training for teachers; 14 states for teachers-to-be. Even lengthy evaluations by specialists have all the same limitations. Schools have to pay for the screeners and teachers to get trained in administering the screening. It is mandated in some states and required in teacher training programs.

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Disabilities Learning Disabilities Evaluation Languages 284

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Knowledge Graph helps developers enhance AI system inputs by aligning them with learning science research, state academic standards, and curricula, while Evaluators help developers assess AI system outputs to ensure they meet the accuracy, rigor, and quality essential for teaching and learning.

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Intelligence Evaluation Knowledge Science 246

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 268

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

A separate survey found that 26 percent of teachers are “afraid for their physical safety” while at school and report “dread” when the new school year starts in August. In response, districts nationwide are investing in human and technological resources to improve security for students, teachers, and parents.

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Schools Evaluation Communication Accessibility 317

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

“Those lesson plans are actually what stood out to my teachers,” adds Dawson, “They felt like the plans provided the support they needed to implement AR in the classroom without a lot of training.” “The Spierenburg also enjoys seeing this learner-centered approach, where teachers facilitate learning and nudge students forward.

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Teachers Mobile Devices Students Languages 200

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

To help educators further support their students’ well-being, Savvas Learning Company is proud to partner with Positive Action to provide teachers with free resources to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) instruction. Positive Action, Inc. is the leading education and technology company for evidence-based SEL instruction.

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