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JUNE 28, 2024

Essay writing is a crucial skill for academic and professional success because it teaches clear, logical, and persuasive communication. In this blog post, we’ll unlock the secrets to successful essay writing and share 10 proven tips to help you level up your writing game. What is Effective Essay Writing?

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Communication 157

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Providing students with choices to transfer and apply their learning encourages deeper thinking and enhances their ability to communicate their understanding effectively. These choices promote active engagement, critical thinking, and the ability to connect and apply concepts in various contexts.

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History Physical Education Art Essay 382

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Whether a student is researching climate change, drafting an essay, or solving a coding problem, the ability to craft clear, thoughtful, and precise questions makes all the difference. This iterative process not only enhances the quality of AI-generated results but also strengthens their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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Questions Critical Thinking History Essay 300

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

It could be a video, a photo essay, a 3D rendering, or even an interpretive dance performance. Mental health: Research shows that being creative through the arts helps heal the mind and body. Educators talk about writing across the curriculum–what about arts across the curriculum? Why maker education?

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Curriculum Failure Essay Art 294

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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Testing Learning Critical Thinking Essay 195

Teach Thought

JULY 20, 2024

Discussions and Debates: To encourage critical thinking, engage students in conversations about AI ethics, societal impacts, and future possibilities. Computational Thinking Exercises: Create step-by-step instructions for tasks, teaching abstraction and problem decomposition.

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Intelligence Technology Teaching Ethics 126

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

For example, teachers should encourage students to talk to one another about different debugging strategies, reframe frustrating moments as a time for critical thinking and build classroom culture by sharing and celebrating student work. The art and power of coding resembles the art and power of literacy.

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Science Education Learning Essay 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

When was the last time you wrote an essay? Now think about the frequency with which you read online articles, blogs, social media posts or listen to podcasts that inspire you or provide new information and perspectives. Increasingly, writing doesn’t mean a five paragraph essay written by hand.

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Writing Teaching Essay Assignments 167

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Here are seven I use during the pre-Thanksgiving season: ASCII Art Comics Holiday Widget Team Challenge Thanksgiving Poll Thinking Games Themed ASCII Art Time required: Less than one class ASCII Art is the graphic design technique of creating images by typing the letters, numbers, and symbols defined by ASCII Standards.

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Activities Learning Art Attention 171

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

The letters in ThinkCERCA represent the building blocks of an essay: claim, evidence, reasoning, counter argument, and audience. Once teachers choose a lesson, the program provides a six-step process to help students analyze the readings and produce a cohesive essay.

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Writing Essay Teaching Quizzes 123

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Here are seven I use during the pre-holiday season: ASCII Art. ASCII Art is the graphic design technique of creating images by typing the letters, numbers, and symbols defined by ASCII Standards. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Thinking Games.

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Activities Learning Attention Failure 174

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. Year by year, these adults have gathered threads of wisdom, which the university now invites them to weave into the great tapestry of the liberal arts. She was preparing to audition for a performing arts scholarship. It was positive.

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Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 176

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

For example, teachers should encourage students to talk to one another about different debugging strategies, reframe frustrating moments as a time for critical thinking and build classroom culture by sharing and celebrating student work. The art and power of coding resembles the art and power of literacy.

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Science Education Learning Essay 148

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

I spent years working at Google, and the skills that were critical to my success may surprise you. Instead, the organization values traits like critical thinking, empathy, and thoughtful communication—above STEM competencies. How many kids want to write yet another essay on whether the cafeteria should serve chocolate milk?

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Writing Teaching Education Feedback 155

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here are seven I use during the pre-holiday season: ASCII Art. ASCII Art is the graphic design technique of creating images by typing the letters, numbers, and symbols defined by ASCII Standards. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Thinking Games.

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Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 122

Teach Hub

MARCH 29, 2024

They can write a blog post , a journal entry, or even a persuasive essay about observing this celestial event. By integrating the solar eclipse into your English activities, you are encouraging creative and critical thinking skills and helping students make sense of this rare event.

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Learning Science English Essay 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2023

Once educators are comfortable with this step, Dembo introduces a faux student essay relevant to the lesson plan, to show educators how the AI can grade the paper on the rubric and provide feedback — an end-to-end process that could save time, and drudgery. If the machine is doing the thinking, then what are students really learning?

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Coaching Teachers Schools Ethics 148

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Simulations are particularly beneficial for STEM subjects, allowing students to gain hands-on experience and develop critical thinking skills. These activities can help students develop their critical thinking skills and promote deeper learning.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Simulations are particularly beneficial for STEM subjects, allowing students to gain hands-on experience and develop critical thinking skills. These activities can help students develop their critical thinking skills and promote deeper learning.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 95

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While faculty members might feel good when students score well in their examinations and essays, there is little long-term fruit. The 16 students had all previously taken my introductory “Art of Teaching” course, which included elements such as lesson planning and creative instructional methodology. 2018, García et al., Wilson, L.,

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Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Here are seven I use during the pre-Thanksgiving season: ASCII Art. ASCII Art is the graphic design technique of creating images by typing the letters, numbers, and symbols defined by ASCII Standards. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Thinking Games.

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Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 71

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Here are seven I use during the pre-Thanksgiving season: ASCII Art. ASCII Art is the graphic design technique of creating images by typing the letters, numbers, and symbols defined by ASCII Standards. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Thinking Games.

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Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 71

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NOVEMBER 30, 2015

As you’re training students in ‘three then me’, remind them to evaluate answers, critically think about them before implementing, and trust their own judgment. This should follow the well-accepted five-paragraph essay used in many elementary classrooms. Does it sound right? If it does, go for it!

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Students Writing Peer Review Essay 77

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 28, 2025

They value critical thinking, adaptability, independence, and real-world skills, all traits that online learners often cultivate in abundance. A students GPA, course rigor, extracurricular activities, leadership roles, essays, and recommendations matter far more than whether they studied online or in-person.

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Essay Students Testing Participation 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Why It Works Harvards Project Zero found that students are more likely to retain information and develop critical thinking skills when they are allowed to explore their interests and make choices. Higher test scores and better historical analysis in essays. But creativity doesnt have to be limited to art class.

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Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since the release of ChatGPT late last year, the essay has been declared dead as an effective way to measure learning. After all, students can now enter any assigned question into an AI chatbot and get a perfectly formatted, five-paragraph essay back ready to turn in (well, after a little massaging to take out any AI “hallucinations”).

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Exams Essay Instructors Education 216

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2022

When I think of Jonathan Haber, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack last week, those are the first words that come to mind. The recent author of the book Critical Thinking , a topic about which he cared deeply, Haber had contributed in significant ways to a variety of important education projects.

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Critical Thinking Essay English Art 161

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

From the moment ChatGPT hit the scene, articles proclaimed the death of the college essay , and students have begun questioning the need to develop skills in writing. The focus remains on developing students critical thinking and cognitive flexibility rather than correctness or adherence to conventions.

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Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 121

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

From the moment ChatGPT hit the scene, articles proclaimed the death of the college essay , and students have begun questioning the need to develop skills in writing. The focus remains on developing students critical thinking and cognitive flexibility rather than correctness or adherence to conventions.

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Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 105

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 30, 2025

High school brains work overtime whether writing an essay or solving multi-step equations, they need a moment to hit the pause button. Expand your students’ minds by harnessing their critical thinking skills with riddles and logic puzzles. That’s where brain breaks for high school come in. 5.4a; CCSSW.5.10,

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