eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This year’s event featured more than 800 sessions on various topics such as leadership, mathematics, STEAM, digital citizenship, literacy, English language arts, and more. How to optimize classroom technology and utilize Epson partners such as Eduscape for enhanced lesson plan content that inspires student creativity and elevates learning.

STEM 221

STEM English Achievement Distance Learning 221

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

When Jenny Billings piloted a digital textbook class and saw an immediate increase in engagement and retention after just one semester, she thought it must be a fluke. In many cases, the use of digital tools, platforms, and applications has helped to boost student engagement, grow pass rates, and increase retention.

Textbooks 115

Textbooks Lecturing English Internet 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

These brief moments set the stage for active learning, focus, trust, and shaping the atmosphere of the entire session. When teachers begin with enthusiasm, engagement, and a thoughtful provocation, they foster an environment where students feel encouraged to approach the class with an open and curious mindset.

Activities 110

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 110

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2025

These brief moments set the stage for active learning, focus, trust, and shaping the atmosphere of the entire session. When teachers begin with enthusiasm, engagement, and a thoughtful provocation, they foster an environment where students feel encouraged to approach the class with an open and curious mindset.

Activities 98

Activities Interdisciplinary Active Learning Participation 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

A report released this September by Digital Promise, Microsoft, Fresno and Houghton Mifflin, tells the story of Fresno’s PLI and its impact on learning across the district. With 71,000 students, Fresno is the fourth largest district in California. Seventy-eight percent of its students are low income and 22 percent are learning English.

Teachers 145

Teachers Learning Math Participation 145

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Magic School has a helpful DOK generator to try: Magic School DOK Generator Real World Connections : Generate real-world examples to increase student investment Text Summarizer : Take any text and summarize it in whatever length you choose.

Syllabus 119

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

Magic School has a helpful DOK generator to try: Magic School DOK Generator Real World Connections : Generate real-world examples to increase student investment Text Summarizer : Take any text and summarize it in whatever length you choose.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). Faculty used ChatGPT as a virtual tutor, assigning students to draft essays and refine them with AI feedback before submission.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). Faculty used ChatGPT as a virtual tutor, assigning students to draft essays and refine them with AI feedback before submission.

Faculty Development 78

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 78

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Teaching kids to read with good accuracy in English takes several years. For many years, educators like myself have turned to the education community on Twitter and other social media platforms to network, find inspiration and share fresh ideas for how to spark active learning in our classrooms.

Learning 180

Learning Coaching Reading Science 180

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

When students work together outside formal class hours, they share insights, help one another, and deepen their understanding. Social learning via social media builds teamwork, accountability, and shared responsibility for outcomes. This approach doesnt just make students smarter online, it makes them better thinkers offline, too.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52