Cal Matters

JULY 10, 2025

He’d make her stay in the classroom at recess, or tell her to sit on his lap while other students were busy with assignments. The district has already spent $750,000 on legal fees, and has had to lay off staff, increase class sizes and cut field trips, enrichment activities and other programs to pay its legal bills. That’s not fair.”

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Schools Fairness Math STEM 89

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

To extend the activity, have them share their thoughts with classmates. 19 Longer Journal Writing Prompts for High School For a deeper dive into your students thoughts, assign longer journal prompts for high school. Is it fair to judge someone based on social media posts from years ago? Do parents deserve respect no matter what?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Encourage engaging debates with weird and light-hearted topics Less-serious topics engage students and help them practice public speaking skills through a low-stakes activity. Should students be allowed to use AI on their homework assignments? You can even let your class come up with the wacky topics they’ll argue.

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High School High School Schools Counselling 52

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2014

This is an ideal space to post announcements, allow students to ask questions, and encourage students to have discussions about assignments. Part of our class assignment was to complete reading in Fahrenheit 451. Record a quick video explaining a concept, introducing vocabulary or describing an assignment or project.

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Exams Assignments Learning Fairness 403

eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic that has forced schools to shut down physical operations and move to online learning has, understandably, caused a fair amount of anxiety and emotional distress for students. Here are a few online learning resources to keep students’ brains working while they’re also engaged in fun activities.

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Online Learning Blended Learning Learning Fairness 363

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

Instead of spending hours grading assignments designed to help students develop these skills, I limit my energy to providing feedback in class as they work and grading the actual assessments–exam, essay, performance task. This reflective activity encourages them to think metacognitively about their learning. Grade Interviews.

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Grades Essay Exams English 419

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

That has sparked a burst of activity by teachers at schools and colleges to change their assignments to make them harder to game with this new tech — and hopefully more human in the process. For instance, on a recent assignment, some of the homework that came in didn’t sound like typical student work he was used to.

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Instructors Assignments Writing History 148

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value. Thomas, Bastin, (2022).

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Teachers find AI tools that grade assignments, create lesson plans, and offer personalized student support. AI as an educational assistant AI tools shine at tasks like tracking assignment completion and suggesting practice problems.

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Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 321

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value. Thomas, Bastin, (2022).

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Starting tomorrow, Turnitin – a leading provider of academic integrity solutions globally – will activate its AI writing detection capabilities. For 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 290

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

With these resources, teachers can create and customize turnkey assignments and track progress in real-time through the platform’s Quiz tool. Student Learning Activities that feature absorbing student-led activities for every grade level.

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Student Engagement Activities eLearning Curriculum 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. Another surprise, Hattie said, was that the more active learning done in a flipped classroom, the worse the outcome.

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Lecturing Learning Instructors Failure 213

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

If your week typically starts with a Monday Meeting activity, try to find a way to still have that time together virtually over Google Hangouts or by recording the routine and sharing it with Google Classroom. Some other activities include identifying a community service problem to solve using project-based learning.

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Learning Internet Assignments Fairness 205

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. She imagines teachers might use AI in the same way to create assignments or lesson plans. “No Should they disclose that to students?

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Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

One of the most exciting and well-attended sessions covered the new IMS Caliper analytics standard, which can capture and share data on student activities in learning apps and software—thus giving teachers and developers a way to measure and glean insights on how students engage with digital tools. Why is that important?

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Blended Learning Assignments Learning Outcomes Quizzes 143

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. fair use/public domain. Building Digital Citizens.

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Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 158

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Since he now had the opportunity to manage his own time, Ratnam had the chance to drive his children to school and after-school activities, working with their school’s PTA, volunteering for the science fair and helping with homework every evening. In class, Ratnam’s son had a resource teacher assigned to support him. TechCrunch.

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Languages Language Assignments Reading 167

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

There’s a critical need for more funding for schools, including fair pay for teachers. Students need around-the-clock digital protection: It’s clear that a significant number of incidents are happening when educators aren’t actively watching what students are posting online. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

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Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use technology to drive authentic writing activities and project-based learning. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. cyberbullying.

Teaching 195

Teaching Internet Authentic Assessment Writing 195

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Students might benefit from using these tools on some assignments, but not others.

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Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

One reason colleges are holding onto proctoring tools, Urdan adds, is that many colleges plan to expand their online course offerings even after campus activities return to normal. The controversy has led some professors to advocate for designing assignments that are harder for students to find answers online for—like project-based work.

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Exams Lecturing Instructors Testing 190

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2019

At the same time, the same small percentage of students participated in multiple activities, while much of the student body seemed disengaged. They used an assignment in their advanced quantitative reasoning class to conduct a racial equity audit of our campus. I encouraged them to document disciplinary differences over time.

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Students Fairness Culture Coaching 166

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Similar to traditional classroom-based courses, one challenge students in an asynchronous online program face is fully understanding and meeting the requirements of assignments. To help students succeed or acquire mastery in important skill sets, some online instructors offer a second chance to redo assignments and improve their grades.

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Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

They can assign advisors or mentors to students who are struggling. Often, this takes the form of an activity called relationship mapping, which I describe in greater detail in a new report for the Christensen Institute, Students’ hidden networks: Relationship mapping as a strategy to build asset-based pathways. explained Schwartz.

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Schools Coaching Counselling Science 210

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Similar to traditional classroom-based courses, one challenge students in an asynchronous online program face is fully understanding and meeting the requirements of assignments. To help students succeed or acquire mastery in important skill sets, some online instructors offer a second chance to redo assignments and improve their grades.

Student Engagement 97

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2023

5 Surprising Ways Homeschoolers Can Use Canva for Learning and Fun Explore how your homeschoolers can use Canva to enhance their learning, graphic design, and tech skills to level up their assignments. With this feature, they can quickly add creativity to projects, presentations, classroom activities, and assignments.

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Assignments Learning Science History 148

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Now, he and Baselice collaborate to create and test games and are actively trying to gather evidence that these activities aren’t just good for engagement, but for long-term learning. Lego has used its signature building-block toys as a basis for play-based activity guides for teachers.

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Teachers Quizzes Testing Learning Outcomes 215

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use technology to drive authentic writing activities and project-based learning. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. cyberbullying.

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Internet Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Writing 158

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

When finished, you can save each one to Google Keep as a.png file (to preserve transparency) and pepper them into student essays or assignments on Google Docs. Iorad is a one-click extension for recording browser activity. In all fairness, it was pretty sweet. Crx Mouse Gestures Screencasters rejoice!

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Essay Plagiarism Coaching Learning Disabilities 167

Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

However, as the conversations in the faculty offices turned to AI and the students’ use of the tool, we were worried students in our undergraduate courses would use AI to generate all assignments and their learning would essentially cease. Students are expected to generate and submit original, personally composed tasks for each assignment.

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Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 128

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2018

A critical realization, though, came when I used our district’s gradebook system to send messages home about projects and classroom activities. Finally, we identified the most critical elements of digital connectivity and planned speakers and activities to highlight how parents can be more attuned to what is happening at school.

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Culture Communication Internet Fairness 147

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Use technology to drive authentic writing activities and project-based learning. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. cyberbullying.

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Blended Learning Teaching Learning Internet 159

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Now, in a class of 25 students and within approximately 40 minutes, a teacher can know exactly where each child’s reading level is, and then, with the click of a button, assign them an article at that level. We are assigned an article by our teacher about Citi Bikes in New York City.

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English Achievement Reading Grades 161

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 6, 2019

If your goal for a lesson, unit, or other instructional activity is to have students drive more of their own learning, consider these 9 questions from Section C of the 4 Shifts Protocol. Learning Activity. If you like your answers, awesome! Keep doing that! Students instead of Teachers or Both ). Student Agency and Personalization.

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Questions Fairness Coaching Students 100

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Since discussion-based learning, both in-person and virtual, remains important, teachers should find ways to encourage student engagement in classroom activities and discussions. Consider having students draw questions from a hat for discussion or assign a different group member to lead the discussion for each question.

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Instructors Feedback Discussions Participation 105

Gaggle Speaks

JULY 20, 2015

What if you allowed students to actively participate in parent-teach conferences? Use your LMS to house the preparation sheet template for easy access and assign it to each student. Switching to a student-led conference also can provide students more of an opportunity to take charge of various challenges on their paths to success.

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Fairness Students Assignments Participation 109