eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

Exploratorium: Science Snacks The Exploratorium, a renowned museum of science, art, and human perception in San Francisco, offers Science Snacks–free, hands-on STEM activities designed for students in grades 3-12. Here are five online learning resources to support summer STEM learning: 1.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

We also explore the role of continuous evaluation and stakeholder engagement in maintaining an AI framework that remains true to an institution’s mission over time. Pilot and Evaluate : Test AI applications in low-risk areas and gather feedback to refine strategies. Actionable Tip : Evaluate outcomes against predefined KPIs.

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Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 110

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). As always, use your critical thinking skills to evaluate the rubric and edit it to best meet your needs before sharing it with students.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

ProEd Global School undergoes regular evaluations of its curriculum, teaching methodologies, and student outcomes to ensure that it meets the highest international standards. From entrepreneurial workshops and leadership programs to sports teams and arts clubs, there’s something for everyone.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

It aligns with digital literacy frameworks that emphasize critical evaluation, meaningful contribution and not just technical skills. According to Amy Patterson, Chief Program Officer at Urban Arts, “We’re not just teaching video games. This approach helps students see themselves as creators, not just consumers, of technology.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

We also explore the role of continuous evaluation and stakeholder engagement in maintaining an AI framework that remains true to an institution’s mission over time. Pilot and Evaluate : Test AI applications in low-risk areas and gather feedback to refine strategies. Actionable Tip : Evaluate outcomes against predefined KPIs.

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Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 71

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). As always, use your critical thinking skills to evaluate the rubric and edit it to best meet your needs before sharing it with students.

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Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 126

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. In evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations better. Gannon, Kevin. Inoue, Asoa.

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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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Gamification Motivation Learning Learning Styles 102

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 145

k12 Online Schools

JUNE 24, 2025

Digital literacy refers to the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate, and create information using a range of digital technologies. Information literacy involves the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively. Encouraging critical thinking is essential for fostering digital literacy.

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Skills Critical Thinking Evaluation Discussions 52

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

In academic writing, this leads back to the text, where writers rethink, re-evaluate, and understand a detail or main idea more deeply. This process can happen when studying any subject, not just English language arts. Once the initial thoughts in your head start to flow, you naturally begin iterating on them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

To summarize, while hybrid learning models offer promising solutions, their success hinges on thoughtful execution and consistent evaluation. Countries increasingly adopt international benchmarks, pushing for standardized curricula that often prioritize STEM over the arts. You can’t ignore the impact of globalization either.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Whether through service initiatives, athletics, creative arts, or intellectual pursuits, students at AEF Schools gain experiences that shape them into well-rounded individuals prepared for future success. Future initiatives focus on enhancing academics, expanding support services, and strengthening community partnerships.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Faculty Focus

JUNE 19, 2025

After the announcement of our small private liberal arts college, we found ourselves redefining and reinventing our careers. Jenni, the early career Assistant Professor, was in her second year of teaching at the institution after leaving an even smaller liberal arts institution which she felt was on shaky financial footing.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 19, 2025

After the announcement of our small private liberal arts college, we found ourselves redefining and reinventing our careers. Jenni, the early career Assistant Professor, was in her second year of teaching at the institution after leaving an even smaller liberal arts institution which she felt was on shaky financial footing.

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Teaching Ethics Teaching Evaluations Evaluation 54

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 11, 2016

Overall, it took a year to curate teacher needs, evaluate what skills were required to accomplish them, and then blend them into a tech program that optimized learning for the particular age group. And, I want them to experience how easy it is to create their own works of art instead of stealing the creative works of others.

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Curriculum Plagiarism Evaluation Writing 210

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

He engaged in a fifteen-year evaluation of over 50,000 research articles and something like 240 million students — making it the biggest evidence-based education research project ever — and discovered something no one expected and few believed: Almost any approach will work if delivered well. Or not occurring. That’s enough.

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Learning Failure Evaluation Feedback 183

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

When coding shows up in the curriculum of a liberal arts program, its primary purpose is usually pretty obvious: help students get hired. Instead, coding is integrated to explore where it fits in “the broader idea of the liberal arts in the traditional Greek sense,” Anderson explains. In other words, coding isn’t just tacked on.

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Art Interdisciplinary History Essay 213

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

13, 2021 — McGraw Hill today announced updates to its widely used and trusted Wonders English Language Arts program for grades K-5, building upon the program’s proven instructional approach while offering a multitude of enhancements designed to meet the needs of today’s classroom. NEW YORK, Sept.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It helps students understand what is expected and how they will be evaluated. Rubric Criteria Research on a problem Solution design Communication and collaboration California English Language Arts Writing Standards Grade 7 Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.

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Fairness Assignments Feedback Languages 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The word research appears 80 times in the English language arts section of the Common Core Standards. It’s clear the ability to find, evaluate and apply information is a crucial life skill. Got Credibility – Teach students how to evaluate online resources. Infographics – Mix research and media to create compelling visuals.

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Evaluation English Art Languages 420

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2020

It’s an art competition unlike most others. The others were evaluated based on visual details and creative use of math formulas and animation features. We believe that the line between math, arts and humanities is a lot blurrier than what most people make it out to be,” says Luberoff. Desmos is no stranger to beautiful doodles.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Students can do pen and paper practice, read and annotate, compose a piece of writing, work on an art project, create a flowchart or concept map, or tinker to learn. Teachers who have limited technology in the classroom may want to design an offline station instead of an online station. I suggest teachers work with the online group first.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Engagement Strategy #3 Pair the Video with Sketch Notes or Sketch Art. Instead, give them opportunities to document their thinking with drawings and art. You can ask questions that encourage students to evaluate, analyze, compare, contrast, debate, or reflect. Engagement Strategy #5 Pair the Video with a Thinking Routine.

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Multiple Choice Questions Blended Learning Discussions Art 543

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 6, 2015

In the past, I’ve had them explore and evaluate a range of infographics, so they can effectively design their own. When evaluating infographics, I ask them to identify the message/purpose of each infographic and identify the visual data that effectively supports that message/purpose.

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Evaluation History Art Science 360

Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

The gravity-defying choreography in OK Go’s music videos is out of this world—which is also where the American rock band wants to send students’ art experiments. Dubbed “ Art in Space ,” the competition’s organizers want kids to come up with creative experiments that combine arts and sciences to launch into suborbit.

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Art Students Essay Science 166

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2019

Sometimes it’s about empathy —or in the case of some of the latest research coming out of Johns Hopkins, it’s about understanding how art plays a role in learning. EdSurge sat down with Hardiman recently to learn about the Initiative’ recent findings around how injecting art into lessons across disciplines can boost memory and retention.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

Newsela has a growing collection of articles about science, art, health, war and peace, and money written at four different Lexile levels. There is a short quiz paired with each article, so teachers can assess the students’ ability to comprehend, analyze and evaluate what they’ve read.

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Online Learning Technology Blended Learning English 420

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Photos were evaluated based on three criteria: Impact and Storytelling (50%), Creativity and Composition (25%), and Technical Proficiency (25%). This framework allowed judges to evaluate each photo’s emotional appeal and storytelling impact, as well as its creative composition and technical quality.

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Evaluation Art Participation STEM 261

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Key points: Crafts can help students develop skills needed to succeed in the 21st century 4 key findings on student engagement More gifted students need accelerated paths For more on deeper learning, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Who doesn’t love arts and crafts?

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Evaluation Critical Thinking Learning Knowledge 270

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 28, 2024

Artful annotation inspires them to record their responses in their own unique ways. Andrea Castellano Irene Yannascoli High School Process: Collaborative Annotation Whether at the secondary or elementary level ( click here to jump up to elementary), the art of annotation is in making it meaningful. Responsive annotation does just this.

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Art Teaching Feedback Reading 145

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. The instant feedback of AI made students more engaged in evaluating and revising their work.

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Languages Language Art Teachers 148

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Knowledge Graph helps developers enhance AI system inputs by aligning them with learning science research, state academic standards, and curricula, while Evaluators help developers assess AI system outputs to ensure they meet the accuracy, rigor, and quality essential for teaching and learning.

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Intelligence Evaluation Knowledge Science 252

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The elevatED Collection comprises 46 individual and modular pieces for young learner activities including art, STEM / sensory, literacy development, play, tables, seating, lockers and storage. Brushed nickel legs add design counterpoint and rich visual interest.

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Art History STEM Evaluation 246

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2019

Through our Frontier Teacher training program, we’re bringing the same entrepreneurial mindset and processes favored by startups and innovators to the art and practice of teaching.

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Teaching Evaluation Art Skills 274