eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Key points: AI’s instant feedback may help students from feeling lost during instruction Most teachers agree AI is a time-saver With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI and instruction, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub This press release originally appeared online.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

The playlist model presents a strategy teachers can use to structure learning experiences that are more personalized to the needs of specific learners, provide students with more agency, and frees the teacher to spend time connecting with and coaching learners as they progress through the playlist. Not necessarily.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Without going into the weeds debating the value of grades in general, I want to propose a flowchart that I use when coaching teachers to help them evaluate where to invest their time and energy resources. What aspects of the assignment would benefit from further development? What did they do well?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

When I coach teachers using the station rotation model that combines individual and collaborative learning activities both online and offline , we talk about how to arrange the furniture in the room to communicate the type of task students are doing. Education is one “make it work” moment after another.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 19, 2024

Student knowledge of academic words and phrases has a direct impact on their ability to acquire and comprehend information, which is why it should be a part of every subject area and class. As an instructional coach and administrator, I regularly observed teachers providing direct instruction using explicit vocabulary routines.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

I remind the teachers I coach that students will only lean into learning if they feel comfortable and safe in our classrooms. What are you assigning and why? What is the learning objective or value of each assignment? Do your grades evaluate knowledge, skills, compliance? Start the New Year by Articulating Your WHY. #2

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Designing for Deeper Learning The sign of deeper learning is the ability to transfer or apply knowledge and skills to new and novel contexts. Cognitive The cognitive domain refers to the content knowledge and skills students must acquire to engage in deeper learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

In 1995, I became the Educational Technology Coach for the Verona Area High School. As the Educational Technology Coach, I support the classroom teachers I serve by modeling innovative technology strategies, co-planning lessons, co-teaching, curating research and resources, analyzing student usage data, and many other strategies.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2023

Educators may find their assignments and assessments become obsolete quickly,” he says. Educators may find their assignments and assessments become obsolete quickly. Training educators is top of mind for leaders like Daniel-Hardy, though the Gulfport district hasn’t launched any formal coaching yet. “We

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

. “With approximately 30 million adults without a high school diploma in the United States, we believe focusing on this important mission will provide communities with the opportunity to develop individuals with knowledge, skills, and upward career potential. McGraw Hill Connect® is a complete course platform.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Reaching every student in a large urban district with 87,000 students is a formidable assignment, but the district achieves it using Go Centers staffed by college and career readiness coaches. Grant is that her work doesn’t end in her district.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I recall one student who would wait until the night of the assignment deadline to dive into their schoolwork. All too often, they would wind up needing to ask their instructor a question about the assignment but had no time to receive an answer before the deadline passed. Don’t wait for an assignment notification to get started.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” Coach is going to be both reactive and proactive for learners. Yet for support with more complex assignments, Garg wants a professor to step in. It creates a cadence.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

To support their professional growth, teachers will also have continued access to the AI Coach platform , which enables them to watch and reflect on videos of their classroom instruction, set professional goals, and receive personalized observation tips, coaching, and resources from a virtual, computerized AI coach.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

ChatGPT does have major limitations: its limited knowledge base only pulls from data prior to September 2021; it has no personal experiences or emotions to draw from; it may generate inaccurate information; and it does not have the ability to critically think and/or analyze information.

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Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 337

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Synchronous online learning” generally refers to live learning activities that must happen at a set time (often over Zoom or a similar platform), while “asynchronous online learning” refers to almost everything else (completing assignments, doing readings, watching videos, etc.).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

An instructional coach for K-5 math teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools in Wisconsin, Robinson can find herself zipping around several of the schools she works with in the city to assist teachers, give workshops or try to help vice principals grasp the nuances of math instruction. Painters experience is different from Robinsons.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Today, in any given classroom, students arrive with varying degrees of knowledge and skill. Teachers are often unrealistically expected to meet the individual academic needs for each child all by themselves, with little support. They largely work alone and without opportunity to advance their careers.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

It is anchored in exploring new ideas, testing our knowledge, and applying information in new contexts. In response, I’ve adapted my teaching approach to make assignments more interactive. These days, I’m assigning far less homework and have shifted away from busywork toward more purposeful and enriching activities.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2021

For the final research assignment, I choose to explore the disproportionate rates of suicide among Native American youth—an issue that impacts nearly all tribal communities, including my own, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Culturally responsive teaching is more than just a surface level recognition of multiculturalism.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Is someone coaching you or advising you? Consider these definitions that I share in my book, AI with Intention: Principles and Action Steps for Teachers and School Leaders : Cheating is using a tool or resource to misrepresent ones knowledge and skills to receive undue credit for a task. What are they?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Reinvest in teachers’ career growth and knowledge-building Many districts bookend the school year with professional development workshops for teachers, but continuing education and career training opportunities available throughout the year have the greatest benefit.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

If a college baseball coach wants to improve the hitting average of his team, what should he do in batting practice? By assigning units in Khan Academy that we had already covered prior to the closing of our school, I’m incorporating many of the research-based practices discussed here. My answer is yes, I believe so.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Advisors coach them as they do their research and outreach to ensure that internships match their needs and interests. The grading model in electives is also different–closer to a workplace evaluation than to conventional points earned on assignments and tests.

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Interdisciplinary Education High School High School 289

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

We enrolled in the fellowship program, which began with a one-week training in the summer of 2019, put on by the nonprofit that developed the model, and extended into coaching throughout the current school year. Students who are less prepared or who work more slowly will move at a slower pace and gain only the essential knowledge.

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Blended Learning Middle School Middle School Motivation 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

I’ve spent two decades as a literacy specialist coaching teachers and providing professional development and I’ve seen a lot of transition in the field. Currently, I coach teachers across 18 K-12 schools in the Campbell Kapolei Complex Area in Ewa Beach and Kapolei Hawaii. I had questions and I wanted to know more.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? Yes No Yes, but with careful guidelines set by teachers Δ The printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, revolutionized the production and sharing of written knowledge. It requires different mindsets, skills, and dispositions.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

So Boyle, who is a secondary school principal at Dalian American International School, located on China’s northeastern coast, let teachers email assignments during the first few weeks out and skip most instruction. Back then, many were speculating that schools would reopen in a few weeks. I’m not being rude.

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Schools Students Assignments Testing 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The early findings suggest that children’s “screen time” reflects parents’ stress levels and access to resources, not their philosophy or knowledge about child rearing. One is that trying to reduce screen time by coaching (or scolding) parents—currently a popular approach—might not do much other than make people feel guilty.

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Study Peer Review Coaching Science 202

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

They also added what they won’t do with [AI-assisted text generators] in the pledge, such as I won't use [AI-assisted text generators] for homework assignments and presentations. Taylor: The head coach and I were familiar with Homecourt. The AI tool is a basketball coaching tool showing the shot angle.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Their aim in teaching was to instill knowledge as if the students were empty vessels into which the professor simply poured content. And then came coach training. As with teaching, I came to coaching late. I was skeptical about the role of coaching at first. They took responsibility for their education.

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Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2020

At Union City Public Schools, and at a couple dozen other districts in New Jersey, teachers are assigned specially trained coaches who offer instructional guidance and model interventions for developmental issues that arise, including physical, behavioral or linguistic challenges. The coaches are all former early childhood teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), as school PD, or through select colleges for grad school credit. You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Certificate.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

By implementing these strategies, CTE educators can expect a vibrant, engaging learning environment where students can obtain skills and knowledge for a successful future. –Stefany Gurgel, NC3 Master Instructor, Festo and Instructor, Jewish Leadership Academy Learning and experiencing outside the four walls of the classroom is essential.

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Education Coaching Schools STEM 161

Catlin Tucker

JULY 17, 2023

Although they understand the benefits of these collaborative conversations in station rotation, including increased self-efficacy, relationship building, and constructing knowledge together, teachers usually feel more comfortable designing teacher-led collaborative stations where they can control the discussion and ensure everyone is on task.

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Discussions Blended Learning Students Questions 247

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Christy Stanley Christy Stanley: When one of our instructional coaches brought the program to our attention a few years ago, we had already identified a need to better prepare students for digital reading. An example of an Actively Learn assignment with embedded questions and scaffolding notes. How does Actively Learn engage students?

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Their aim in teaching was to instill knowledge as if the students were empty vessels into which the professor simply poured content. And then came coach training. As with teaching, I came to coaching late. I was skeptical about the role of coaching at first. They took responsibility for their education.

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Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98