eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

We are a diverse urban learning community, where our families speak 23 different languages. In my second year, in an effort to get technology into the hands of the students, foster authentic inquiry, and break the “test-prep” mentality which has come to dominate many a school landscape, I launched Inquiry Fair.

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Technology Fairness Schools Ethics 407

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. This helps to shift the focus away from the teacher-student relationship and towards the quality of the student’s work, promoting a more objective and fair grading process.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2017

It started with an underwhelming science fair—the type we’re all familiar with: students standing next to handmade posters, listlessly describing their projects, usually alone. She took on the role despite her lack of engineering experience, but it turned out that her English Language Arts background came in handy.

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Art Languages Language STEM 161

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Then there are the psychometricians—the math savants who design tests and create complex algorithms that attempt to make them fair to all students. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? You pick your subject area, let’s say it’s language, and you have a set of standards, like the Common Core standards.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

For English learners, acquiring language proficiency opens the door to thrive across all subjects. However, learning a new language can be a long, difficult process that requires courage, resilience and trust from students who initially might feel vulnerable and out of place.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The routine can be applied to various situations, from analyzing a piece of art to discussing a historical event. This could include discussions about how fractions are used in various professions, such as cooking or construction, or how understanding fractions contributes to fairness and equity in sharing resources.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. The renovated classroom and colorful mobile chairs and desks provided by the grant have literally transformed my practice, my seventh-grade language arts students, and their families.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

It is powered by Adaptive Learn, its state-of-the-art AI system that understands, adapts and responds to a child just as a teacher or reading coach would, using principles backed by the Science of Reading to create a fun and educational journey for children in grades K-3.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Seventh-grade students in Jeanne Halderson’s social studies and English language arts class and Liz Ramsay’s science and mathematics class are the first to field-test the green screens in the schoolwork. It gives kids more freedom and more choices,” she said. “It It becomes more meaningful and the kids own it more.”.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Thus, we incorporate graphic arts, engineering, data analysis, and technology into all of our non-STEM courses. You must have enough teachers, the right technology, and lessons that infuse STEM into all classes including history and English/language arts, just to name a few. This in turn sparks passion.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Instead, we must delve into the nuanced characteristics of various Large Language Models (LLMs) and student-facing AI to discern how their unique capabilities can be leveraged to achieve diverse educational objectives. Esports: Gateway to Careers in Arts, Media and Entertainment: Esports goes beyond just competitive gaming.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Knowledge Fairness 311

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2021

Thursday, August 26, 2021) — To welcome K-12 students and teachers back to school, Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art K-12 digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—and leading corporate and community partners proudly introduce four new engaging, no-cost virtual field trips (VFTs).

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Fairness Teachers STEM Education 246

Edsurge

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. Dr. Gaskins is director of the STEAM Lab at Boston Arts Academy. . In 2015, the number of students taking the AP CS exam increased by nearly 24 percent.

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Culture Art Science Exams 112

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

For example, the kindergarten students have small stuffed animals in their classroom that they just love, and they wanted to mount one on the robot’s art platform. They used this programming language to create an animation about something important to them, such as a sport they love or their favorite animals playing.

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Science Grades Reading Fairness 273

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The year before the pandemic, 22% of students in the district met or exceeded Illinois’ English language arts standards, while 16% cleared that bar in math. At the beginning, we were: No, no, no, no, no,” said Marisa Mills, the president of Cicero’s teachers union and a seventh grade English language arts teacher at Unity Junior High.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. that would use a technology-based language development and literacy program to English language learners (ELLs) in grades K-6.Approximately

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We want all children to attend a public school where there is a nurse, the arts, band, orchestra, novels, field trips, technology and daily classes in the “untested subjects” (such as science and social studies). Teachers want fair funding for all schools. What do teachers want? It’s time to return the education field to the educators.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Since he now had the opportunity to manage his own time, Ratnam had the chance to drive his children to school and after-school activities, working with their school’s PTA, volunteering for the science fair and helping with homework every evening. Natural language processing really helped in the development of my content enrichment engine.

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Languages Language Assignments Reading 167

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

The English language arts department debuted its curriculum in the 2015-16 school year, and the math, science and social studies departments will introduce curricula during each consecutive school year. The Pennsylvania Legislature is joining the U.S.

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Textbooks Fairness Social Studies Math 166

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. Jami Rhue : I never thought of librarianship until I went to a job fair for Chicago Public Schools, and they were looking for school librarians. That's why I incorporate American Sign Language.

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Education Schools Attention Languages 152

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

They even find new clients by attending fairs and setting up and maintaining a website that advertises their services. DreamYard , an arts and social justice organization in the Bronx, helps kids find a bridge to college or the workforce through learning portfolios. DreamYard Maker Jam, 2016. Source: DreamYard. “We

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Art Learning Skills Math 158

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

At the same time, tools such as art centers, sand tables and dress up clothes, which encourage curiosity, critical thinking and social skills, get used less in order to emphasize academics. Play promotes the development of language. Even snacktime has disappeared in favor of extra reading practice. Can I help you rebuild it?”.

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Testing Fairness Languages Language 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2016

In the past two academic years, Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA), an online state school created by the Idaho Legislature, has taken proactive steps to fix a key problem: losing English Language Learner (ELL) students before high school graduation, and losing them from highly technical and content-driven courses like biology.

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Hybrid Courses Languages Language English 81

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

We have a fine arts program that allows students to graduate with a focus on dance, theater or various forms of music. Last year, we focused as a group on instructional strategies—introducing teachers to a common language around “think time,” quality questioning, formative assessment and feedback.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula. If students use the internet, they must be familiar with the rights and responsibilities required to be good digital citizens. cyberbullying.

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Teaching Internet Authentic Assessment Writing 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Fourth graders put finishing touches on pamphlets and presentations about how individuals can make a difference in cleaning up our local watershed to share at their River Fair. We always start with the content defined by our state standards in science, social studies, and English language arts.

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Fairness Students Knowledge Science 147

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2019

How about fair use? Carson Arias /Unsplash Incorporating listicles into your teaching allows you to discuss the four elements of fair use. Giphy Whether you’re team GIF (as in gift) or GIF (as in JIF peanut butter), you can find GIFs at giphy.com and gifer.com. Students (and teachers too!)

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Fairness Teachers Internet Culture 160

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

The platform comes from the same stables — of MIT Media Lab — as Scratch, the free-to-use, ubiquitous coding language popular with young people from across the world. For instance, it now groups student users who are at the same level of mastery together, to make competition more fair. Quizizz is embodying this shift.

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Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 205

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula. If students use the internet, they must be familiar with the rights and responsibilities required to be good digital citizens. cyberbullying.

Internet 158

Internet Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Writing 158

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

With its impressive ability to understand human language, it is clear that ChatGPT can be leveraged in optimizing assessment and evaluation in higher education. Samuels-White holds a bachelor of science in secondary teacher education (distinction) and a master of arts in curriculum and instruction from Northern Caribbean University (NCU).

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Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula. If students use the internet, they must be familiar with the rights and responsibilities required to be good digital citizens. cyberbullying.

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Blended Learning Teaching Learning Internet 159

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

It is this technology-enabled ease and efficiency that I thought could benefit my teacher candidates (TCs) in my fine arts for elementary education course during their busy end-of-semester season. To me, ChatGPT holds the potential to help make my academic life easier so that I can get back to enjoying the personal moments that truly count.

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Assignments History Art Ethics 124

Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2023

With its impressive ability to understand human language, it is clear that ChatGPT can be leveraged in optimizing assessment and evaluation in higher education. Samuels-White holds a bachelor of science in secondary teacher education (distinction) and a master of arts in curriculum and instruction from Northern Caribbean University (NCU).

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Education Academic Integrity Fairness Exams 98

Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2020

The largest library in the world contains more than 168 million items, with materials in some 470 languages, and is located in Washington, D.C. The Library of Congress, situated right behind the U.S. Capitol Building and just steps from the Supreme Court of the United States, is a popular spot in D.C.,

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History Social Studies Study Art 177

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

Dana Gerber, a student at Emerson College who wrote an article for her student newspaper about how her work as a student journalist “saved her” during the COVID-19 crisis: [My first online class was] an American Sign Language class. So it was pretty well suited for the transition to online learning because it’s visual. to go to a class.

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Instructors Fairness Lecturing STEM 146

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2017

We can measure how the teacher is doing in a fair way because we'll know if the children are far behind. But with Istation, administrators can use skill growth reports to show progress in skills tested by student, classroom, tier group, grade-level all the way to district or state.

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Testing History Curriculum Fairness 128

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As Jodi said, “For me, it took a fair amount of acute understanding and experience to know what was realistic.”. To begin our research, we met with Jodi and her team and introduced to them the design concepts, expert language, and technical solutions needed to redesign a website. I now have the language needed for this work.”

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Achievement Study Communication Fairness 116