eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

While the emphasis on computer science curriculum is often placed on middle and high schools, the need for elementary students to acquire the skills necessary for success in a technology-driven world is becoming increasingly crucial. To learn more about CodeHS Elementary, visit codehs.com/elementary. Visit codehs.com to learn more.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance. CPS staff are creating Gems (custom AI experts in Google Gemini) when they upload the district’s curriculum development evidence guides and rubrics.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Then there’s the sudden temptation of ChatGPT and other new AI tools, which can make cheating on assignments easy and often undetectable. Instead, college instructors need to change how they assign and communicate their homework assignments. Some students don’t understand how important assignments are, Beckett says.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 5, 2023

A similar truth applies to the adopted curriculum many teachers use. While initially, it’s beneficial to have a clear roadmap to follow when implementing a new curriculum; as teachers gain confidence using it, they will desire to exercise their creativity to tailor the learning experience to the unique needs of their students.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 19, 2020

Students work independently to complete assignments and tasks. Students have access to teacher and peer support while completing assignments and tasks. Instead of feeling pressure to cover the curriculum or present information, the teacher can use their precious synchronous time to do the following.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2022

CLEVELAND – To help educators provide students with the books they need as efficiently as possible, OverDrive Education announced the new On-Demand Class Set digital access model for curriculum titles. They’re a smart, responsible use of our curriculum budget dollars. Titles will display under Assignments in Sora.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2024

How do assignments made by online professionals get good scores? Here are tips to make your assignment look professional, from the Ask a Tech Teacher international team: Top Tips And Tricks To Make Your Assignment Look Professional Introduction One of the most important aspects of an assignment is how you present your report.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2024

Want to know how I handle and combine assignments for my students? How I Merge and Manage Assignments for My Students: Some Examples Teaching is not all about delivering lectures to students. In addition to this, you also need to make sure all your students can access their assignments without any hassle. Yes, it is right!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

To provide just-in-time information on students’ mastery of the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) and instructional recommendations to address specific learning loss, Curriculum Associates has created i-Ready Standards Mastery for Virginia. About Curriculum Associates.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Rubrics identify specific criteria relevant to the assignment, along with corresponding levels of performance that allow for more precise grading. When teachers provide students with the rubric at the start of any assignment or task that will be assessed, the rubric serves as a roadmap. How does using rubrics benefit students?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Do they feel the work assigned is interesting, engaging, and relevant? They are navigating the experiences, assignments, routines, and workflows that we are assigning and using. What has been your favorite activity, assignment, or routine? 8 Projects can turn the world into our curriculum. What is working well?

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Learning Blended Learning Assignments Feedback 544

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

Ability to maintain one calendar for teachers who share the same students, which helps to avoid assigning “big assignments” like assessments and essays at the same time. Amy is a Google certified educator adept at designing engaging, student-centered digital curriculum and learning opportunities. Events must be copied by hand.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups. Multiple times in any class period, teachers call on students to contribute to the lesson of the day.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

When a formal assignment is due, I use my teacher-led station to have individual grade conversations with my students. There are other aspects of writing covered in the rubric, but I don’t try to assess them all for every single assignment. They use complex 5 or 10 point rubrics and assess every aspect of an assignment.

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Grades Blended Learning Essay Feedback 420

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2025

At the end of this article, you’ll feel good about giving both sides of this discussion a voice: Why a Term Paper Writing Service Is the Best Way to Assist with Your Assignments Some assignments are manageableyou knock them out in an hour, no stress. The Best Way to Get Assignment Help Not all writing services are the same.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Assignment: Exploring Leadership Through Superheroes In this assignment, students are asked to compare five leadership styles—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire (sometimes called free-rein style), transactional, and transformational—with the leadership qualities of at least three superheroes.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. Unfortunately, an increasing number of teachers are navigating this challenging teaching assignment. What’s working? What are they struggling with? What questions or suggestions do they have?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team has ideas on how to incorporate giving into your STEM curriculum: Incorporating Monthly Giving Projects into STEM Curriculum: Inspiring the Next Generation of Philanthropists STEM equips students with critical thinking, problem-solving, and innovative skills vital for their future careers. Sound interesting?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 5, 2020

Their teacher is giving directions and assigning students to teams. As we navigate changes entering the new school year, we know project-based learning will be an essential aspect of every curriculum. The weather breaks. The sun is shining. Nature is in full bloom. Imagine a group of students gathering outside in a large grassy area.

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STEM Assignments Curriculum Activities 363

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Unfortunately, most secondary curriculum relies on a one-size-fits-all approach to reading. Instead of being assigned a book they must read, students are given a menu of books to choose from and the teacher groups them according to their book selection. .” It’s the book that grabs them and pulls them into the story.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. One of the most accessible practices on this list might be collaborative assignments and projects. Emphasize the importance of each component or stage.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2019

They use reward charts and other external incentives, like class parties or the promise of points, to entice students to follow directions, complete assignments, and pay attention in class. This reminds me of the way many teachers run their classrooms.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Key points: Integrating engaging digital tools can sharpen students’ money management skills Increasing K-12 tech accessibility Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators For more news on curriculum trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Financial literacy is greatly undervalued in today’s digital age. Half of all U.S.

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Students Assignments Ethics Curriculum 278

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 24, 2018

I frequently use online articles and resources with my students to supplement our curriculum. For teachers using Google Classroom, you can share your interactive assignments via Google Classroom. InsertLearning has developed a Chrome Extension that makes it possible to transform any web page into an interactive lesson.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

There is currently no standardized cyber safety curriculum being taught in primary, elementary or intermediate schools. Cyber Legends intends to change that with engaging, curriculum-aligned lessons, masked as a fun video game. There is currently no standardized cyber safety curriculum being taught in educational systems.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Some students may feel disengaged if the curriculum does not connect to their interests or learning styles. Some FDR classes use Edia several days a week for specific math supports, while others use it for homework assignments. Teachers, on the other hand, face challenges in addressing diverse student needs within a single classroom.

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Coaching Math Students Assignments 297

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

As I support teachers struggling to navigate the demands of the concurrent classroom, I find myself continually returning to the station rotation model as a strategy to design and facilitate learning for this challenging teaching assignment. First, I want to identify a few of the challenges I observe in concurrent classrooms.

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Attention Blended Learning Activities Feedback 546

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 29, 2018

When I work with teachers, they are excited about the potential benefits of using this model; however, most of the curriculum that school districts purchase is not presented in this way. Provide opportunities to conference with students to review their work, discuss learning goals, and conduct side-by-side assessments. wholegrouprotation.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

.” Looking closer at North Carolina, Pitt County Schools adopted a color-coded AI use system to help students determine if their use of AI tools is acceptable, or if a given assignment is best completed in an AI-free manner.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

New AI tools are emerging daily for educators and students; from AI tutors to curriculum creators, the AI education market is surging. Because the tool can assist with assignments like generating essays from prompts, students quickly integrated these technologies into the classroom.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

While new and emerging technologies can feel like a hurdle at times, there is also much that can be gained by incorporating them into our curriculum. This does not mean teachers have to be experts in using all technologies, but teachers should be willing to incorporate technology into their everyday curriculum delivery.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

As another school year approaches, teachers are scrambling to set up classrooms, make photocopies of syllabi, attend mandatory meetings, and prepare their curriculum. It is tempting to dive right into the curriculum given how much we have to cover in a year. What are you assigning and why? What are you grading and why ?

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Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 367

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Educators can even tap student enthusiasm for new technology by assigning–and assessing student learning using–multimedia projects. Secret 1: Multimedia assignments. These types of assignments are also harder to farm out to AI! Motivate students to act by incorporating action planning into assignments.

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Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 344

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

In a setting where the pace is dictated by the teacher or the curriculum rather than the learner’s needs, students may rush through the material without fully understanding it. Reading Comprehension: Reading assignments, especially those involving complex texts, can take students varying amounts of time to understand and analyze.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

While there are opportunities to do this within the academic curriculum, my Black students’ cultural identity is often reflected in how they wear and style their hair. Always eager to write about themselves and their lived experiences, I immediately changed their morning writing assignment and asked: What is your hair story?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

For example, do you want to expand curriculum offerings, provide effective flexible learning options for students, or build a personalized program that meets students’ needs? This also allows students to have more flexibility in their schedule so they can work on assignments at their own pace, or take a break if they need to.

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Blended Learning Hybrid Learning Learning Academic Integrity 286

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

I would recommend listening to podcast episodes before assigning them to make sure they’re age-appropriate.) Another point of entry for students is learning about the experiences of their peers, so when I taught eighth grade, I always assigned The Outsiders. This novel by S.

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