eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2019

Teacher prep programs are failing to pay attention to the content knowledge teacher candidates need, and an astonishingly high number of elementary teacher candidates fail professional licensing tests teach year, according to a new report. Lightning and Thunderstorms”) to benefit a teacher who lacks a broad knowledge of science.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The acquisition of Emmersion deepens IXL Learning’s line of language and literacy products, which include the world-renowned Rosetta Stone , IXL English Language Arts , Vocabulary.com , SpanishDict , inglés.com and Fluencia. Emmersion’s adaptive technology and automated exams are unrivaled,” said Paul Mishkin, CEO of IXL Learning.

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Languages Language Exams English 238

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.

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English Exams Language Languages 204

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

The team will take state of the art content and create engaging learning experiences, fully aligned to ACTFL World Language standards, and delivered through VHS Learning’s unique, asynchronous model. To develop the program, VHS Learning is working with a stellar team of subject matter experts.

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Languages Language Technology Exams 240

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

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JULY 26, 2016

In my course students will be asked to explore the connection between computation and graffiti, through the engagement of people who use code to reimagine this cultural art form. In 2015, the number of students taking the AP CS exam increased by nearly 24 percent. Dr. Gaskins is director of the STEAM Lab at Boston Arts Academy. .

Art 112

Art Culture Science Exams 112

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, today announced the acquisition of Pointful Education, a provider of innovative, online career and technical education (CTE) courses that prepare students with the industry knowledge and skills needed for future careers.

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Exams Education Learning Blended Learning 139

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Government and Politics and AP Environmental Science exams. The five school districts in the study used Knowledge in Action (KIA), a Project Based Learning approach to Advanced Placement designed by University of Washington professors in collaboration with classroom teachers. In year one of a randomized controlled trial in five U.S.

Teachers 213

Teachers Coaching Participation Exams 213

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

For example, computer science teachers and administrators may have the ability to use school budget money to purchase tech tools like robust computing devices, 3D printers, and state-of-the-art software; this is crucial to increasing students’ tech social capital, as it provides access to items outside of their everyday technical experience.

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Skills Schools Motivation Study 214

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JULY 30, 2021

Cofounder Byju Raveendran built a reputation as a compelling and successful tutor, helping students gear up to take India’s Common Admission Test, the entrance exam for the country’s top graduate management schools. which it acquired in August 2020) and eventually including music, fine arts and English to students in the U.S.,

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Exams Intelligence Testing Coaching 217

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MARCH 6, 2024

In our current educational landscape, you have to either receive a traditional high school diploma or pass the General Educational Development exam to access most postsecondary schooling options, including trade schools and community colleges.

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Multidisciplinary Counselling Multiple Choice Questions Exams 206

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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. The second type of resources are practice materials focused on content knowledge. And perform worse on tests. But motivation is not enough.

Science 210

Science Teachers History Learning 210

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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

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JULY 8, 2024

Whether they are having trouble getting to grips with core concepts, or they need a little extra assistance with exam prep, there are all sorts of reasons to take this route. Regional Relevance : Tutors need to have knowledge of the particular education system your child is participating in.

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Exams English Participation Intelligence 158

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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.

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Assignments Grades History Ethics 195

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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.

Activities 171

Activities Learning Art Attention 171

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JANUARY 1, 2017

In Fairfax County, we are working to change the idea of social studies to focus on the content knowledge and skill development that will prepare students for the future. By using a combination of knowledge, skills, and dispositions, we can teach for tomorrow and help our students navigate the world with open minds.

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Social Studies Study Teaching Students 166

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Suddenly, lessons on the physics of energy were tied to teaching kids how to be theme park engineers, and language arts and math lessons were anchored in running and marketing a profitable startup. At Cajon Valley, students don’t actually take RIASEC exams until middle school, in line with most recommendations.

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Counselling Middle School Middle School Testing 215

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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

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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. This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic. Time required: Less than one class. Team Challenge.

Activities 174

Activities Learning Attention Failure 174

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

Traditionally, assessment in higher education has mainly been standardized exams and course work pieces of varying degrees of realism. Astoundingly, ChatGPT can assist in “leveling up” these exam items as well as aid in designing high quality alternative assessments. In less than eight seconds, a response was generated.

Education 116

Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 116

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MARCH 1, 2017

The college’s Fab Lab offers an associate’s degree in Design, Fabrication, and Advanced Manufacturing, and students can participate in a paid internship program with Potomac, where they work at the company once a week, putting their knowledge to use in a commercial environment and developing their workforce skills.

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Laboratory Exams Students STEM 136

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DECEMBER 12, 2018

In 2013, it created an educational version of SimCity , the classic city-building franchise owned by Electronic Arts. While games focus on problem-solving abilities, he claims, most exams test for content and knowledge—things that require more memorization than problem-solving skills. “If

Learning 161

Learning Middle School Middle School Testing 161

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. Her work is innovative and pushes boundaries–and she’s great at sharing her knowledge with others!

Education 265

Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 265

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. Advantages of pre-courses: Enhancing s tudent p reparedness Pre-courses provide students with foundational knowledge, skills, and terminology relevant to the upcoming course material.

Exams 112

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 112

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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. We’re also a 1:1 district where every student has an iPad.

Students 156

Students Exams Culture Learning Styles 156

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

Traditionally, assessment in higher education has mainly been standardized exams and course work pieces of varying degrees of realism. Astoundingly, ChatGPT can assist in “leveling up” these exam items as well as aid in designing high quality alternative assessments. In less than eight seconds, a response was generated.

Education 98

Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 98

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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. Teachers and states and students, obviously, are held very accountable for these tests. This is a big problem in the field of education.

Testing 167

Testing Fairness Multiple Choice Questions Exams 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. Together, they create knowledge and achieve learning outcomes (Downing, 2017; Ramos, Cattaneo, de Jong, Espadeiro, 2022). This can lead to significant retention and the capability to apply knowledge novelly.

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Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 114

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

If I list all the things that he either came up with or used in this new system, I wouldn't have to define a single one because they're everything that we have today: professional schools, graduate schools, majors and minors, distribution requirements, admission exams, selectivity. What do you mean by that?

Education 137

Education Intelligence History Essay 137

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Collaborative learning is analogous to the traditional learning model, in which teachers impact knowledge on students. Together, they create knowledge and achieve learning outcomes (Downing, 2017; Ramos, Cattaneo, de Jong, Espadeiro, 2022). This can lead to significant retention and the capability to apply knowledge novelly.

Collaborative Learning 104

Collaborative Learning Education Learning Students 104

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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. This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic. Time required: Less than one class. Team Challenge.

Activities 122

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 122

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JANUARY 24, 2022

Called Crypto, Culture, & Society , the group organizes courses that bring knowledge from the arts, humanities and social sciences into conversations about the Web3 world being dreamed into reality. Well, mostly about cryptocurrency. But Bhaumik Patel thinks the learning DAO he’s part of puts a twist on the concept.

Education 195

Education Ethics Internet Exams 195

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OCTOBER 29, 2019

There’s a long history of political disagreement about what social studies classes should study – and even whether to use the term “social studies” at all – as well as what knowledge and skills constitute a high-quality social studies education. More than any one piece of content knowledge, that is the core skill of social studies education.

Social Studies 95

Social Studies Study History Knowledge 95

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Insider knowledge. Students play traditional games digitally, as a formative assessment of their knowledge on a subject or to prepare for fact-based exams. Well, depending upon how you define “task”, it could do that. Education applications. use the themes as quick topical reviews to support inquiry.

Math 84

Math Exams Game-Based Learning Knowledge 84

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. Advantages of pre-courses: Enhancing s tudent p reparedness Pre-courses provide students with foundational knowledge, skills, and terminology relevant to the upcoming course material.

Exams 69

Exams Quizzes Students Course Design 69

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2016

This app is perfect not only for students but immigrants, visitors, and citizens who want to brush up on their coast-to-coast knowledge. This app adds fun to what often is the stressful task of preparing for SAT exams. This included a click-the-right-answer skill builder followed by games to test my knowledge. Conclusion.

Language 102

Language Languages Learning History 102