Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Do you like watching sports live or on TV?

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students. Active, engaged learners retain information better, participate more fully, and develop a deeper understanding of the material. That’s true in traditional classrooms and also true in online settings.

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Teach Hub

JULY 9, 2025

Why It All Matters Understanding literary themes isn’t just about acing a test or writing an essay. They help students see that challenging the status quo isn’t just brave—it’s necessary. It’s about helping students become thoughtful, reflective humans.

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Students Essay Questions Culture 93

k12

JULY 18, 2025

Students will need the keyboard for most computer tasks, from typing searches into Google to writing papers. Each of these parts is important for actively participating in online classes (and also a good entry into privacy conversations with your child). Here are some basic skills to build your child’s computer confidence.

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Skills Internet Students Assignments 52

The Hungry Teacher Blog

MAY 28, 2025

From identifying credible sources to using information inside an essay, its a process that takes a lot of practice. Thats why I started using a six-day middle school research project before I dove into an entire research unit because it gave students a strong foundation for writing. Students will share their research with the class.

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Middle School Middle School Essay Schools 52

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

Falana, the aspiring real estate attorney, also used the custom AI tool to consider how much she should rely on AI when writing legal documents. Similar to writing essays in schools, Falana said professionals should use their original writing in their work but AI could serve as a launching pad.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team came up with fresh rules we think are less threatening and more geared to enabling students to enjoy this important writing style. By actively engaging with a diverse array of literary genres, styles, and voices, one can develop a keen eye for the intricate interplay of language, structure, and storytelling.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I spent countless hours guiding them through the writing process, giving feedback, and encouraging them to think critically. AI-powered tools have entered the educational landscape, and theyve changed the way I teach writing–particularly persuasive writing.

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English Writing Teaching Essay 294

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Ethics 187

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Every English teacher has experienced the frustration of introducing a writing skill, like how to write a thesis statement, over and over again without it “sticking.” I love this approach to teaching writing! Plus, I get to support them as they write in class. See my post on synchronous editing ).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. Every month, my Advanced English teacher, Mr. Johnson, assigned our class one of the classics of English literature and expected us to demonstrate what we had learned with an accompanying essay.

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Writing Failure Essay English 294

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Speaking and writing are about producing the language, requiring a different mental muscle from learners. Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication.

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Writing Skills Essay Languages 281

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 24, 2015

In the past, students received points for almost every activity they completed in class. During these activities, students should feel that it’s okay to struggle, or even fail. Each activity they do in class and at home is designed to continually build their skill sets. Of Mice and Men Argumentative Essay: Conclusion.

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Grades Essay Assignments Skills 420

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Right now my students are writing their first argumentative essay in response to a Lord of the Flies prompt. Students who need help can get it and students who don’t need additional explanation or practice can continue writing. It’s challenging to support so many students at different levels.

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Skills Essay English Writing 395

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Teacher 2: Delivers the same instructional content or activity to all groups, regardless of their skill levels. This structure ensures that all students are actively engaged in the reading process, developing their comprehension skills and ability to discuss and articulate their understanding of the text.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

A playlist is a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a desired result. Writing Assignments: Writing tasks, whether creative stories, essays, or research papers, require students to think critically, organize their thoughts, write a draft, and revise based on feedback.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2017

It’s not that my students aren’t writing. This paper took them about 3 weeks to write from the time they started their research to when they finished their final draft and works cited page. Since January, I have not brought a single stack of digital papers home to grade! It’s been amazing!

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Grades Feedback Essay Blended Learning 420

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Application activities also enhance retention and mastery of information, making it more likely that students will retain and effectively use what they have learned in the future. Can you suggest engaging activities for my grade class focusing on ? What are some creative ways for students to apply their understanding of in ?

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History Physical Education Art Essay 382

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. They begin with a claim.

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Grades Essay Exams English 419

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 25, 2019

argumentative essay, formal lab report, research project) that requires several steps and multiple days to complete, I encourage you to dedicate time at your teacher-led station to give students real-time feedback as they work. For example, if they are writing a formal lab report, they might bring their procedures section.

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Teachers Essay Feedback Quizzes 420

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Blended learning is the thoughtful design and facilitation of learning experiences that strive to shift control from teacher to learner by weaving together active, engaged learning online and offline. For example, some students may want to write while others will prefer to record a video. Blended learning is not a reaction to a moment.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

This includes teaching test-taking strategies including: Active Reading: When I was a classroom teacher, I collaborated with the English department to teach students to become active readers, which makes it easier for them to pick out the information they really need from AP test passages and questions alike.

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Exams Essay Testing History 311

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Granted, ChatGPT might make writing that 11th-grade essay on symbolism in “The Great Gatsby” a whole lot easier (which, to be fair, does make grading a whole lot harder). ChatGPT Helps with Writing Lesson Plans Teachers can use ChatGPT to get a jump on lesson-planning. Let’s say I’m teaching symbolism in literature.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

Through writing prompts and AI-generated illustrations, students bring their stories to life with engaging visuals. AI-powered writing assistants help students refine their essays and creative writing, offering suggestions that improve clarity and expression. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Essay Art 266

eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2015

Ruben Puentedura to define the level of impact that a particular technology has on a learning activity. A class that uses Google Docs to write their essays instead of a pen and paper is at the substitution level. Each word in the acronym represents a higher level of impact.

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Essay Evaluation Feedback Writing 279

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. It may be one like Storyboard That! Click to view slideshow.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Tools include Canva Magic Write for creative writing, Eduaide.ai While the fears of using AI to cheat aren’t unfounded, how many educators have actually tried writing an essay using just AI? Here’s how to counteract the disruptive influence of AI writing on learning. How is AI beneficial in education?

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Education Ethics Internet Essay 297

eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

myON introduces new user interfaces and experiences for students and faculty, new writing tools and updated reporting features. The addition of the new writing tool further enhances the myON Literacy Toolkit, introduced in 2014, which includes a suite of close/active reading tools.

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Gamification Essay Learning Feedback 256

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

One student, Johnny, is a talented artist but reads and writes well below grade level. His catchphrase is “Oh, writing isn’t my thing.” We need low-stakes, shareable writing assignments to break the ice, so I use micro-writing exercises as often as possible. A quick scan of the room makes it easy to understand why.

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Writing Assignments English Essay 168

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

But Mayfield’s true passion is language—particularly writing. He also spent time consulting for high profile companies like CTB McGraw-Hill and College Board, which wanted to learn more about student writing. One thing that I’m working very hard to change is the baseline premise that writing is a high-stakes thing.

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Achievement Writing Essay Languages 164

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Ten to fifteen years ago, the whole class would read The Old Man and the Sea, analyze how Santiago develops over the course of the text, and write an essay. Differentiated instruction emphasizes the teacher’s role to address students’ needs; the teacher constructs activities based on different groupings of students.

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Disabilities Universal Design Essay Beliefs 280

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

It gives college applicants the benefits of enhanced feedback and collaboration with a team of experts including strategists, writing coaches and former admissions staff members from elite colleges such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, MIT and Stanford.

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Technology Coaching Essay Feedback 244

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

How can I best support students with very poor writing skills when the class is not one specifically focused on writing? I'm already encouraging them to use the Writing Center and giving feedback that highlights one or two specific grammar/ clarity issues to focus on. Inoue, director of the writing center at the U.of

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Writing Skills Teaching Essay 153

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2019

Solution: I teach English, so I started using mini-lessons for essay writing to break down skills. After assigning a “standard” written essay based on materials that we were reading in class, I would have students read their essays at the front of the class while I recorded them.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Student agency empowers learners to play a more active role in their own education by taking charge of the learning process under the guidance of skilled educators. As Pink writes in the book: “Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.” The benefits of student agency Students are more engaged and motivated.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On the first day of classes two years ago, I had students in my professional and technical writing course send me an email with their goals for the semester. Their attempt to write specific goals demonstrates an inability to effectively move from essay and reflective language to professional language. © Magna Publications.

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