eSchool News

JULY 21, 2025

It requires thoughtful guidance, encouragement, and critical thinking–things AI can support, but not replace. Among the most common subjects for AI use: English/language arts (42 percent), mathematics (42 percent), and history (27 percent). However, experts caution that these tools don’t always get the facts right.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

This activity emphasizes computational thinking and problem-solving, incorporating Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and utilizing differentiation strategies to support diverse elementary learners. In the second phase of the lesson, teams rotate and are assigned to another group’s obstacle course.

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Steven Sgourdos has a passion for fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking in his students. Are they memorizing facts, or learning how to think, solve, and lead? These aren’t just assignments. More than just doing projects, it’s about making learning real. That made all the difference.”

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons. Every student maintains a daily agenda where teachers jot down assignments, reminders, and important updates. At AEF Schools, these students arent overlookedtheyre understood.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Fun Experiments for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Stir up some wiggles and wide-eyed wonder through inquiry-based learning where elementary students will marvel their way to big ideas and critical thinking. These playful science experiments spark curiosity about plant growth, motion, sound vibrations, and absorption.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 18, 2025

Math Visuals & Wall Art : QR-coded concept posters and visuals like the Fibonacci golden spiral help students learn independently and visually, which is especially helpful for spatial and neurodiverse learners. They also make art come alive for a more energetic room. These are perfect for algebra worksheets and assignments.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day. Should students be allowed to use AI on their assignments?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Sharpen critical thinking by comparing and contrasting Expository writing prompts do more than just walk students through a step-by-step process or ask about their favorite things. They encourage students to examine similarities and differences and explain their thinking. Should schools limit the amount of homework they assign?

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

Reading what other people assigned to me was always a slog, and not the self-selected kind. Of course, I read The Lord of the Flies , A Catcher in the Rye , and The Old Man and the Sea , like most former public school students my age, and I didn't hate them, but it was the reading that I did outside of school that made me a reader.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

Students can answer the riddle in a daily journal or chat with a partner before you start the day’s lesson, letting them settle in and practice using important critical thinking skills. Test your students’ funny bones and critical thinking skills with these science-themed riddles and jokes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Before starting, review the digital citizenship associated with visiting an online site (such as privacy, staying on the assigned website, and not talking to strangers). Third Grade — Pixel Art. Pixel Art is the blocky drawing that is most famous for appearing in Minecraft.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 22, 2020

This story on how teaching critical thinking skills online during the COVID pandemic, originally published on April 29, was eSN’s No. As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. 8 most popular story of 2020.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2021

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. At Laurel Springs School , an online K-12 education provider, we have mastered the art of teaching in an online classroom. In an online academic environment, the focus on critical thinking skills is amplified.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2020

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. At Laurel Springs School , an online K-12 education provider, we have mastered the art of teaching in an online classroom. In an online academic environment, the focus on critical thinking skills is amplified.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2020

This routine can be used to ask students to explore their own identity, but I can also imagine using this activity to encourage critical thinking about characters in novels or important figures from history. Thinking Routine: Layers. literature, visual art, performance art).

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). . – Gale , part of Cengage Group, has added a new resource to its award-winning Gale In Context family of products.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

These app essentials will help keep high school students engaged while learning language arts, and teach them how to form the arguments and enhance learning comprehension. Newsela is a daily updated news-as-literacy platform accumulating articles on History, Science, Health, Law, and Arts. Forming the Arguments.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? I want the students to do something historical, obviously—depict an event or person, perhaps—but I understand that not everyone is equally creative in the arts.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2020

As it relates to children, through the integration of collaborative assignments as part of a pandemic pedagogy, schools can play an important role in supporting student resilience. Collaborative song writing and art.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Barriers to Effective Transfer and Application of Learning Assigning the same task to all students without offering any choices can significantly hinder the effective transfer and application of learning. Can you suggest creative assignments for grade students to express their learning about ?

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Moving from essential to “renewable” assignments means that the students see the tasks as sufficiently meaningful to be kept and even passed on to others. What a waste!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This process reinforces scientific inquiry and builds critical thinking skills as students see, touch, and analyze real results from their experiments. STEM storytelling combines language arts with STEM, enhancing students’ understanding of scientific impact through a historical or personal lens.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

I would recommend listening to podcast episodes before assigning them to make sure they’re age-appropriate.) Another point of entry for students is learning about the experiences of their peers, so when I taught eighth grade, I always assigned The Outsiders. This novel by S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

To keep creativity at the forefront of the educational spectrum, while also fostering “hard skills” like STEM, it is important to emphasize the arts–the “A” in STEAM education. Let’s examine why the arts are such an important component to STEM curriculum: Because It Allows for Learning by Design.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. You are still a thinking and feeling human being! You should never give up your voice and replace it with AI.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place—has announced a host of exciting updates to the company’s award-winning services. To support academic integrity, randomized questions ensure each student is assigned unique problems to work on.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This enables the instructor to assign coursework that keeps their students moving forward on their unique learning path. ALEKS gives instructors the flexibility to assign homework, share curated content such as videos, review student progress and provide support anytime, anywhere.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage students and truly immerse them in learning. Mental health: Research shows that being creative through the arts helps heal the mind and body. The best part? Why maker education?

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Research has found multiple benefits of integrating science and math instruction , as well as science and English language arts instruction , such as increasing student understanding, strengthening critical-thinking skills, and helping students acquire STEM skills they need for postsecondary success.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

If you have school-age children like we do, you’ve probably heard the following question after a particularly challenging homework assignment or classroom project: When am I going to use this in the real world? And they need employability skills — like critical thinking, collaboration and communication.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

AI offers the potential for virtual tutoring, a helper that can answer students’ questions, guide them through assignments, and provide targeted feedback without requiring the teacher’s constant input. In the end, the goal isn’t for AI to take over teaching, but to give teachers the time and energy they need to do what they do best.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Tips for implementing this practice: Let students know what is expected throughout the day or on certain assignments—setting this up at the beginning of the school year is crucial. This was particularly true for educators in specialized subject areas, such as visual & performing arts and computer science & technology.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Collaborative Activities Collaborative learning activities are a great way to assist students to think critically, communicate effectively, consider the thoughts and perspectives of others, and work together to solve problems.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

In response, I’ve adapted my teaching approach to make assignments more interactive. By weaving technology and art into my lessons across the curriculum, I am tapping into more modalities of learners and gaining more interest. As a result, many of them seem to crave constant stimulation and entertainment to stay engaged.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2025

This strategy provides students with the opportunity to deepen their understanding while developing self-direction and critical thinking skills that are valuable far beyond testing season. #2 2 Design a Review Choice Board Flip the script on review season by having students design the review experience.

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