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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.

Assignments 195

Assignments Grades History Ethics 195

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Savvas PathMaker uniquely enables educators to offer a diverse set of personalized opportunities for a wide variety of students’ college and career interests, preparing students for industry certification exams and equipping them with transferable job skills and college credits to chart their own path forward.”

Exams 268

Exams Learning Science Lecturing 268

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The deal provides 83 elementary schools and 17 high schools with access to IXL’s award-winning program to supplement instruction in math and English language arts. Under the MIZ program, there are 20 districts implementing IXL to boost achievement for students in pre-K through 8th grade.

Distance Learning 246

Distance Learning Exams English Math 246

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Grade inflation is growing, and grade point averages alone are not enough for colleges to make informed decisions about applicants without an objective measure of competence—like, say, a standardized test. In it, ACT researchers found evidence of grade inflation over the past decade—namely, that the average high school GPA increased 0.19

Grades 161

Grades Testing Interdisciplinary STEM 161

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. Transition plans : Develop comprehensive plans to support students as they move to the next grade level or school.

Achievement 294

Achievement Schools Counselling Feedback 294

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Through this partnership, all 33 schools in the district will use IXL to supplement math, English language arts, science and social studies instruction. Laredo ISD began piloting IXL in 2019 to complement its high school English language arts instruction and to identify areas where students were struggling.

English 204

English Exams Language Languages 204

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

— IXL , the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the Pennsylvania Evidence Resource Center (ERC) has added IXL Math and IXL English Language Arts (ELA) to its list of evidence-based resources. The study investigated hundreds of public schools in Pennsylvania that used IXL Math or IXL ELA.

English 130

English Art Languages Language 130

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2019

A new analysis from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) reveals that few teacher preparation programs either conduct any sort of screening or require specific coursework in the subject area knowledge traditionally taught in elementary grades.

Teachers 226

Teachers Exams Knowledge History 226

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2016

When the visual and performing arts, the musical and recording arts, and the theatrical and graphical arts are seen as mere luxuries or add-ons within the walls of a school, powerful forces are thereby prevented from transforming routine schooling into a renaissance of learning.

Art 124

Art Culture Schools Exams 124

eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Toward that end, the ADE, in cooperation with the Arizona State Board of Education, has embarked on an innovative, two-year pilot program to bring a technology-based language development and literacy intervention to ELLs in grades K-6. Approximately 70,000 of Arizona’s K-12 students are ELLs.

English 162

English Languages Language Exams 162

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Specializing in career-focused courses and certification exam preparation for middle and high school students, Pointful Education offers a wide range of virtual and blended learning solutions that engage students in career exploration and prepare them for the workforce.

Exams 139

Exams Education Learning Blended Learning 139

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2023

They’re not about getting good grades they’re about nurturing your brain into an analytical powerhouse. Whether it’s dissecting historical events, analyzing scientific experiments, or deconstructing literary masterpieces, the art of critical thinking is woven into the fabric of your curriculum. The result?

Critical Thinking 148

Critical Thinking Essay Teaching Exams 148

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

that would use a technology-based language development and literacy program to English language learners (ELLs) in grades K-6.Approximately On the 2015 AzMERIT statewide benchmark exam, only 2 percent of ELLs passed the language arts section, and 6 percent passed the math section of the exam.

Teaching 185

Teaching Exams Learning Disabilities 185

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2025

They do try, as Holly Distefano has seen in her middle school English language arts classes. In addition to just so much pressure on them to be successful, to get good grades, really a lot is expected of them.” If a student does well in class but fails their thrice-yearly “diagnostic exams,” that’s a clear sign of cheating.

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Assignments English Teachers Essay 198

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

That move is predicted to prohibit Chinese education firms teaching core subjects to students from kindergarten through 9th grade from making a profit, going public, raising capital or offering tutoring services during weekends and holidays. His classes grew in size and number. By contrast, Byju’s FutureSchool (launched in the U.S.

Exams 217

Exams Intelligence Testing Coaching 217

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2023

Work towards getting good grades because they’re key to gaining admission to your desired college. You can also take foreign languages, social studies, and arts. Prepare for college entrance exams College entrance exams enable higher learning institutions to choose the best students to join their colleges.

Exams 145

Exams High School High School Art 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

With schools and testing centers closed across the country, COVID-19 has prevented at least one million students in the high school class of 2021 from taking the ACT or SAT exams. Many hundreds of thousands of students are still waiting to take an exam. Forty-seven of those had made the decision in the prior 12 months.

Testing 162

Testing Exams Internet Fairness 162

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

She was teaching fourth grade when a new integrated curriculum focused on careers was introduced district-wide—and it was making her lessons more relevant to the real world. It’s here that Brandt teaches, at the Cajon Valley Union School District, which serves about 16,000 students through eighth grade.

Counselling 215

Counselling Middle School Middle School Testing 215

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

With art supplies and worksheets strewn about, and her headphones off most of the time because she found them “tight,” we thought nothing of it — this was remote learning as we knew it. And, like her peers nationwide, her transition to first grade in the fall of 2021 was a challenging one. Fast forward to this school year.

Special Education 210

Special Education Schools Evaluation Attention 210

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.

Activities 171

Activities Learning Art Attention 171

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2016

In 2013, no females took the exam in Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming, and 11 states had no black students engage in the exam. Over the past decade, the average AP exam has doubled in enrollment, but in Computer Science A, it’s quadrupled,” Packer says.)

Science 114

Science Exams Accessibility Syllabus 114

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Last week, testing provider NWEA—best known for its district-level MAP Growth exams—came out with a bold new claim: The way states give summative assessments is broken. NWEA’s solution, which it calls “through-year assessments,” is to give students shorter exams lasting about 45 minutes per subject in the fall, winter and spring.

Exams 103

Exams Peer Review Testing English 103

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

With heart pounding, palms sweating and flashes of a failing grade in his mind, 13-year-old Jake is all stressed out because he forgot about his Monday morning science exam with Mr. Bunting. Before the exam, Mr. Bunting leads Jake and his classmates through a stress management technique called, “The Long Exhale.” Lucky, Jake.

Teachers 164

Teachers Exams Schools Students 164

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

In 2013, no females took the exam in Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming, and 11 states had no black students engage in the exam. The new course “is convincing a lot of my kids to pursue computer science degrees,” according to Art Lopez, an Advanced Placement teacher at Sweetwater High School in National City, Calif. “I

Science 116

Science Exams Testing History 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

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. The lower the grade level, the less panels you should expect. If I had time, I’d play it every grading period.

Activities 174

Activities Learning Attention Failure 174

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For 14 years, Laura Johnson has taught a variety of subjects, including social studies, psychology, and music and art appreciation–all virtually within ALVS. While ALVS has provided rigorous and engaging online curriculum to students in grades 6-12 for many years, the pandemic made ALVS see a sudden influx of 5,000 new virtual students.

Education 265

Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 265

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Students learn to think beyond the parameters of passing an exam. Music Beyond Borders With my third grade students, I integrate the study of America into our music class. In our school, we use Chromebooks in grades three and up and iPads in grades PreK-2. Music unleashes creative powers in the classroom.

Teaching 129

Teaching Teaching Philosophy Assignments Exams 129

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Crafting an effective teaching experience parallels the art of carpentry as both require a diverse and well-equipped toolbox. Assigning a small number of points associated with the pre-lab quizzes allows students to accumulate “low-stakes” points, potentially benefiting their overall grade. 2006; Saxena et al.,

Laboratory 122

Laboratory Teaching Exams Quizzes 122

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Moulton has worked in the field for about 15 years with a small family-run company called Educational Data Systems , which makes exams for local districts and high stakes tests for the state of California. If the questions are graded on scale of one to 10, then it doesn’t provide much benefit. It’s a reasonable trend.

Testing 167

Testing Fairness Multiple Choice Questions Exams 167

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that scores for eight-grade students on civics, history and geography exams all dipped from 2014 to 2018. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. And perform worse on tests.

Science 210

Science Teachers History Learning 210

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2019

The public charter school provides every student with a Chromebook and purchases licenses to online curricula for subjects including English language arts, math and computer science. James Mills (left) and Kaiya Everett (right), two sixth grade students at DPA designing websites to host their original trivia games.

Schools 167

Schools Science Middle School Middle School 167

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

For example, is only their child reading below grade-level or are a majority of the students? He wanted to send his eighth-grade daughter there, too, but transferring to another school isn’t always easy: She is no. After going through the fellowship, he moved his eldest son, a 10th-grader, to a higher-performing charter school.

Local Government 140

Local Government Schools English Exams 140

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 28, 2024

Crafting an effective teaching experience parallels the art of carpentry as both require a diverse and well-equipped toolbox. Assigning a small number of points associated with the pre-lab quizzes allows students to accumulate “low-stakes” points, potentially benefiting their overall grade. 2006; Saxena et al.,

Laboratory 106

Laboratory Teaching Exams Quizzes 106

Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

Now, teachers teach to a variety of learning styles, differentiate learning for our students with twice-weekly Response to Intervention time and give opportunities for student collaboration—such as STEM projects and our Spark literary and visual arts magazine. grade point average and is going to Clemson University on a full ride.

Students 156

Students Exams Culture Learning Styles 156

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Henry County students in grades six through nine participate in district-wide writing prompts three times a year. These prepare them for the state writing exams in eighth and tenth grades and help teachers across the district calibrate their scoring and expectations. The writing helps.” Probst, and Linda Rief. New Tech Network.

Writing 121

Writing Feedback Exams Middle School 121

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2024

Ensuring a successful educational experience for our students is akin to the art of culinary development, where thoughtful preparation is fundamental. The pre-course can be non-graded but consider including opportunities for students to assess their own understanding and progress through self-assessment quizzes.

Exams 112

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 112

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

“For a very long time, our credentials have focused on grades and the name of the verifying institute,” Saraf says. If I took a class on robotics, I could put the actual robot [coursework] on the chain, not the grade. Instead, what if we focused on the output and performance you’re able to gain?

Education 195

Education Ethics Internet Exams 195