Edsurge

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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Nufio, a senior and Spanish major at Denison University, is one of hundreds of students testing out a new way to manage courses and communication at the small liberal arts institution outside Columbus, Ohio. Faculty have also been requesting to add letter grades—rather than only points—to the gradebook.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2023

AI tools have rapidly entered Language Arts classrooms. Our analysis identified three main approaches to using AI: as a teaching partner , as a grading assistant and as a substitute teacher. Teachers who used AI as a grading assistant emphasized its time-saving efficiency potential. argument coherence) for teachers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In an art class, a middle schooler drew a picture of her bedroom with colored pencils. For some students, art classes during the pandemic were a welcome escape; for others, they were a critical release—an opportunity for self-expression at a time of extreme stress and isolation.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. The program—short for “no grades, no grades”—is hallmarked by the schools shifting to a more competency-based assessment structure and removal of grade levels.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

After politics and religion, few issues are as contentious as standardized tests. To some, standardized testing overwhelms our schools and helps eradicate differences between students. Whatever your thoughts, there’s no denying that students are taking lots of tests. students were taking about eight tests a year.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

She needs to make slippers for my little brother as they follow the livestreamed art class.” But what about hands-on subjects like art, music and PE that often require equipment, movement and interaction? Improvising Art and Music Classes Online A second grader’s drawing for online art class. My mom is going crazy.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

At a time when more colleges and universities are taking tentative steps away from standardized tests , ACT is not only recognizing the threat, but urging caution. Last year, the number of ACT test takers declined 22 percent, even as the number of test optional schools grew to include a slew of public state school systems.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2022

Although I love teaching all subjects, I always choose English/language arts and social studies, in part because I love the challenge of engaging young leaners in these important subjects. However, the digital resources are not enough—they need to be applied within the context of effective, classroom-tested strategies.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

“When using Foundations in Learning’s reading program Access Code , my language arts resource students made remarkable growth in their ability to tackle longer, multi-syllabic words, and this translated to better fluency and greater confidence. Christina Sorenson, language arts resource teacher, Henry Middle School, Cedar Park, Texas. “I

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Without the chance to skip grades, I would have completely disengaged from school. Then there were testing fees (for the SCAT at age 7, the SAT at ages 9 and 12) and course costs for my online and college classes. We’ve worked with families to advocate for whole-grade or subject-specific acceleration. He skipped fourth grade.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

An integrated STEAM education also puts students on the path to success with higher test scores, stronger attendance records, better disciplinary records, and increased engagement and graduation rates. Makerspaces are a great example of STEAM learning, letting students combine creativity and art elements into more traditional STEM topics.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2019

With a target audience of birth through third grade, we encourage kids to learn through play about a variety of topics using modern technology in combination with beloved stories—both old and new. For example, in the Art Garden children may be creating squishy circuits with Play-Doh to make things light up or buzz.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The University of Massachusetts Amherst has historically required prospective undergraduate students to submit a standardized test score as part of their applications. Even now, as testing has resumed—albeit with social distancing, face coverings and limited seating—access to testing centers is not equal, nor equitable.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

Over the course of the three-day event, these highly skilled students were tested on their knowledge of renewable energy, their design and problem-solving skills, and their wind turbines’ energy output by a team of renewable energy educators and industry professionals. The Quilt Blockers from Darlington High School in Darlington, Wis.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2018

For years, personalities like Sir Ken Robinson have taken education systems to task for actually testing the creativity out of students. A former art teacher, White is now an education consultant who criss-crosses the continent giving workshops, coaching teachers in her local Saskatchewan district and writing books. We can do both.

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2024

I’ve tested a few different resources, but these are my top three favorites: Edge at Hudson Yards I recently took my students to New York City with the new Reach for the Sky Virtual Reality Experience from Discovery Education and the Edge at Hudson Yards. It was a massive hit with my third-grade students!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Over the 2015-16 school year, students who worked with Achieve3000’s literacy solutions, KidBizPro ® for grades 2-5, TeenBizPro ® for grades 6-8, and EmpowerPro ® for grades 9-12 ( Pro ) saw significant literacy gains. fourth-grade science and social studies. seventh-grade science. eighth-grade social studies.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As a science teacher for grades 1-3, I wanted to create a completely different science lab experience for my young students. We started with a pilot for second grade students and then expanded that pilot to include first graders. All students in grades 1-3 currently use TinkRworks for science labs. It connected to our NGSS work.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2018

And perhaps most novel, instead of traditional tests, they’re using “Sparkle Sleuths,” one in an emerging set of assessment tools to measure their mastery. The middle school has been in operation for 10 years, with innovation and the arts woven into its original charter. Three class schedules from Community Middle.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 27, 2025

Believe it or not, there are a whole list of skills easy enough for a fifth grader (maybe even fourth, but I haven’t had time to test it yet). Over the next months, in this series, I’ll show you how to teach Photoshop skills appropriate for fifth grade and up. These can be adapted to other art programs like Canva.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Earlier in my career, my daily grading process amounted to little more than trading beans. In New Tech Network schools, grades are weighted according to five categories. With the revelation that we would have weighted categories of grades, my first reaction was, “Why wouldn’t we have weighted grades? It’s simple, really.

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Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 28, 2024

I teach third grade, when young readers typically transition from developing readers to fluent ones, and it’s at this stage that they’re ready to begin to analyze texts on a deeper level. Artful annotation inspires them to record their responses in their own unique ways. What I mean is I’m looking for annotations.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Vooks : Vooks is a wonderful resource for the PK-2 grade teacher. For the primary grades it has read aloud stories with lessons provided to go with the story. WIthin the lessons there is a wide variety of ideas presented from SEL lessons, to art lessons, to science lessons and so much more. I like to use this resource in 2 ways.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

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. Test scores, homework completion, and grades have soared and parents who had never visited their student’s classroom now volunteer regularly.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

EdSurge: Is teaching an art or a science? We actually wrote a post for our Teaching Center’s blog with that title, “Is teaching an art or a science?” They have a hypothesis of what they think will help students learn, and they’re going to test it out and then learn from it and revise. I think there’s a real art to that.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

With a target audience of birth through third grade, we encourage kids to learn about a variety of topics through play, using modern technology and STEAM education in combination with beloved stories—both old and new. For example, in the Art Garden children may be creating squishy circuits with Play-Doh to make things light up or buzz.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Educators throughout the state can now administer the diagnostic as a beginning-of-year and mid-year assessment to measure students’ overall grade-level proficiency in math and English language arts based on Virginia’s Standards of Learning. About IXL Currently used by 16 million students and in 96 of the top 100 U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

During the 2021-22 school year, students who participated in recommended dosages of tutoring with FEV Tutor , a comprehensive, research-based, virtual tutoring solution for K-12 schools, achieved higher growth relative to non-participants in English language arts (ELA) and math on the NWEA MAP Growth, Renaissance STAR 360, and i-Ready assessments.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

The web-based applications provided by DMAC exist to supply Texas educators with state-of-the-art -tools and services necessary to develop and improve the quality of education provided to students. This allows for more time with students and less time planning, testing, grading, and disaggregating data. About MAP Growth.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

Lexia® PowerUp® Literacy (PowerUp) has also been approved for intervention courses in grades six and above. Core5 is an adaptive blended learning program that accelerates the foundational and advanced literacy skills for students of all abilities in elementary grades.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. The Preparatory Programs support students who thrive in a structured setting without the added stress of homework or standardized testing.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were, beginning in March 2020 and up until today, and never before has their resilience been more apparent. The school’s 4th-8th grade students represent various socio-economic and academic backgrounds and communities from across the metro region.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

The schools campus near Pittsburgh is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities that enhance both academic and extracurricular pursuits. Students explore science in modern labs, develop potent creative tools in the schools inspiring arts students, and build real skills in Kiskis workshops.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Test-optional and test-blind admissions in recent years could mean a radical expansion of access to selective colleges. The patchwork of admission test policies in college admissions underscores a larger challenge—and opportunity—for both K-12 and higher education.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In Cobb County School District , we strive to ensure every student is reading on or above grade level by grade 3. The Cobb County Teaching and Learning Standards in English Language Arts provide a rigorous set of proficiencies in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and language.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

As part of the collaboration, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system will now use IXL’s award-winning platform district-wide to boost academic achievement in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. IXL also provides test preparation skill plans and personalized study plans for the SAT and ACT.

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