eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

K-12 students can use AI tools in various ways to boost creativity through art, storytelling, music, coding, and more. Through writing prompts and AI-generated illustrations, students bring their stories to life with engaging visuals. Fun for digital art, creative writing prompts, and exploring AI-generated creativity.

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Essay Art 275

eSchool News

MAY 7, 2019

Anyone who says you can’t apply computational thinking and digital learning strategies to strengthen students’ writing skills is wrong. The core tenets of computational thinking are the building blocks that help my students become better learners and problem-solvers across every area of their work—from all areas of reading and language arts.

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Skills Essay Critical Thinking Learning Styles 279

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Individual essays, science fair partner projects, group programming assignments, digital and physical art pieces–every single assignment from now on has a silent partner. ChatGPT assisted in refining the essay topic or thesis statement, but the initial idea was student-generated. I just didn’t have time.”

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Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 337

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

I think students are reading and writing more than ever. Is it quality writing? I think students are reading and writing more than ever,” says Jeremy Hyler, an eighth-grade English teacher at Fulton Middle School in Michigan. “Is Is it quality writing? But it’s like learning how to write an argument for the SAT.

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Writing Teaching Essay Middle School 164

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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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

myON introduces new user interfaces and experiences for students and faculty, new writing tools and updated reporting features. myON introduces new user interfaces and experiences for students and faculty, new writing tools and updated reporting features. We are extremely excited to launch myON 3.0” said myON President Todd Brekhus.

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Gamification Essay Learning Writing 258

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. And in creative writing, they might refine a prompt like Write me a story. Finally, practice with AI tools.

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Questions Critical Thinking History Essay 306

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 Language 165

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

In English language arts, students need to analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot. 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.

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Disabilities Universal Design Essay Beliefs 280

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Awards can range from academic excellence and perfect attendance to contributions in sports, arts, and community service. This could include science fairs, art exhibitions, or community service projects. Activities like creating portfolios, writing reflective essays, or presenting on their learning journey can be very effective.

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Achievement Schools Counselling Feedback 303

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship.

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Education Essay Culture Math 83

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

When was the last time you wrote an essay? Whether text, video or something else entirely, each of these mediums encompasses a form of writing. The ubiquity and impact of digital writing can’t be ignored. The ubiquity and impact of digital writing can’t be ignored. engagement and passion.

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Writing Teaching Essay Assignments 167

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

GIA is a type of AI that can generate text, translate languages, write different kinds of creative content, and answer your questions in an informative way. This means that students will soon be able to use GIA to complete their homework, write essays, and even create their own works of art.

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Plagiarism Intelligence Essay Ethics 268

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

Through their conversation, it became evident that the student had utilized ChatGPT to better understand the context of the art he was studying in the time period it was created. He went on to explain each piece of art in great detail, showing his understanding of the assignment.

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Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Plagiarism 242

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2022

Paper’s new math literacy solution, Paper Math, gamifies math by allowing students to manipulate equations through an artful interface to help break math problems down into intuitive core concepts, making the experience immersive and fun. Visualize Your Equations with Paper Math. Reduce College Admissions Stress with Paper Accepted.

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Essay Feedback Math Assignments 258

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

In order to meet these goals while also responding to testing demands, I needed a new resource: one that would provide my students with a strong framework for writing and use technology as the primary composing tool. Fortunately, I found everything I was looking for (and more) in the online reading and writing program ThinkCERCA.

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Writing Essay Teaching Quizzes 123

Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2017

Like many skills, good writing comes with good practice. Just ask Jane Hyatt Yolen, author and editor of more than 280 books, whose most notable quotes include: “Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes.

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Writing Essay Learning English 141

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 30, 2024

For students interested in arts, exploring the best art schools in the US can provide insights into top institutions offering excellent art programs. These may include standardized test scores (SAT or ACT), high school transcripts, letters of recommendation, and personal essays. GPA, check out colleges that accept a 3.5

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High School High School Essay Fairness 159

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

“I love teaching and helping kids grow,” she added, “but I hate that writing instruction takes up hours and hours of my life.” A 2016 study of 3rd to 8th grade educators found that only 55% of teachers said they enjoy teaching writing. 9% of writing assignments in grades six to eight include long form writing.

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Writing Teaching Education Feedback 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Everyone knows that outside of the school building, creative writing workshops aren’t graded. But if you’re teaching creative writing in a K–12 classroom or a community college, at the end of the day you’re most likely required to stamp a letter grade—or at least a percentage score—on your students’ work.

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Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 113

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

If I were to use Writable to create a rubric for writing and grading funding announcements of the type you might typically see on EdSurge , it might look something like this: The K-12 writing-support tool is not (currently) designed for publications covering startups and venture capital. million seed round for the Palo Alto, Calif.

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Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 113

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

students to write well goes back decades. Newsweek published its ballyhooed screed Why Johnny Can’t Write in 1975. This past summer, The New York Times chimed in with Why Kids Can’t Write. Who says Americans can’t write?) So West-Smith has tried to give her teachers the write stuff. “A Turnitin , an Oakland, Calif.-based

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Writing Teaching Essay Feedback 134

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2023

AI tools have rapidly entered Language Arts classrooms. ChatGPT adds to the suite of AI tools that might be encountered in an ELA classroom, along with automated essay scoring, writing evaluation and feedback. It is critical to understand how we relate to these technologies in order to best leverage them for student learning.

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Grades Teaching Teachers Essay 164

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

To be clear, this assignment would require students to analyze documents and write their own responses using evidence, which are important skills of course, but it would inevitably lead to me manically red inking papers that ultimately were written because I assigned an essay that would only ever be read by me. To what end?

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Assignments Essay History Social Studies 199

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 25, 2024

Writing a great research paper involves more than just retelling what you’ve read. Solid research lays a great foundation for any piece of writing. You should also comb through helpful online writing resources while you’re at it. Sites that can lend you an APA essay writer or a PhD researcher can elevate your paper.

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Essay Writing Textbooks Reading 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Literary non-fiction was the unit, which meant the students were learning about essays, articles, and speeches. During the writing reflection and by the end of our class session, she had written an entire song! Here, the art and the science converge within the concept of diction. Our 21st century kids are writing all the time!

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Writing Teaching Language Students 141

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

For example, to become better writers, readers, and critical thinkers, Quill.org offers low-income students an AI-powered literacy tutor that provides students real-time coaching and feedback on literacy activities that pair nonfiction reading with informational writing.

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Education Testing Feedback English 303

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2022

But he was reading and writing at a kindergarten level, according to diagnostic tests. John, whose name has been changed, is dyslexic and had been struggling with reading and writing for years. In my classroom, I usually teach English language arts in 70-minute blocks. So many students are unable to read and write proficiently.

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Accessibility Essay Disabilities Learning Disabilities 164

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2025

Writing a diary entry from that persons perspective. Ask students to choose two pieces that showcase the same skill, such as writing an argument, solving a specific type of math problem, conducting a lab report, or presenting their ideas. The activity options in that column could include: Creating a short bio and visual timeline.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. District leaders also developed plans in science and English language arts that focus on new approaches to learning to boost student achievement.

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Schools Math Intelligence Testing 273

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

As the media specialist, I created the annual “Barrow Peace Prize” project in collaboration with the 2 nd grade classroom teachers and art teacher, where students from across all the second-grade sections pick six nominees from civil rights history and decide what attributes the winner must embody.

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Essay Learning Styles Students Elementary School 185

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I was just worried that my students would use this to write all their essays! Chelsey McClelland I really loved that every module opened with a fun way that AI can be used — it's not just ChatGPT writing an essay or MagicSchool AI making your lesson plan. And at first, our school blocked its use.

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Teachers Intelligence Essay Social Studies 202

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Some of his writing stretched my thinking in new directions. Nobody in the “learn to code” movement argues for this, and every educator would agree with Wolfram's analogy that teaching raw coding syntax alone would be like teaching English handwriting without teaching how to write an essay. through legislation such as.

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Science English Education Language 164

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

For instance, children work on identifying patterns in math lessons, engage in iterative writing and revising activities during writer’s workshops, and break down multi-step directions to play games in gym class. The art and power of coding resembles the art and power of literacy.

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Science Education Learning Essay 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

I teach middle school English Language Arts at St. Peer editing here usually consists of working with partners, swapping writing assignments and making suggestions. But over time I’ve found many middle schoolers are not equipped to critique an essay that meets the expectations of the assignment. Not every response hit the mark.

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Culture Feedback Writing Assignments 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

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 172

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Students started to have rich discussions about what the purpose of school should be and tapped into their creativity to find unique ways to represent their ideas through writing, images, audio or video. Through the process, they learned about key historical events and analyzed them through an art and English lens.

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High School High School Interdisciplinary Education 209