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

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. Tell me indicates that I, the teacher, have asked a question and want an answer. I want to judge what has been said.

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Culture Feedback Language Languages 258

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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Blended Learning Curriculum Learning Coaching 265

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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Fairness Assignments Feedback Evaluation 545

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 18, 2016

” It asks teachers a series of questions: Are we planning to continue teaching next year? If we could describe our perfect teaching assignment, what would it be? This year as I stared at the form and asked myself, what is your perfect teaching assignment? Who would we enjoy working with?

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Teaching English Blended Learning Assignments 414

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. What questions or suggestions do they have? Teachers can create a simple Google Form to collect quick formative assessment data and create an avenue for students to ask questions or request help.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Do they feel the work assigned is interesting, engaging, and relevant? Teachers can learn so much from their students if they ask the right questions. They are navigating the experiences, assignments, routines, and workflows that we are assigning and using. What has been your favorite activity, assignment, or routine?

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Learning Blended Learning Assignments Feedback 544

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 24, 2018

I frequently use online articles and resources with my students to supplement our curriculum. I decided to use InsertLearning to add highlights, notes, questions, and discussion prompts to the article. Click the question mark icon to insert a question. InsertLearning Functionality.

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Discussions Critical Thinking Reading Assignments 419

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Carolina enhanced Smithsonian curriculum and Building Blocks of Science 3D products with simplified digital teacher-planning features for robust remote science instruction, as well as a variety of live and online on-demand professional development called Get Ready! The Smithsonian grades 6-8 curriculum is built to meet the NGSS.

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Science Curriculum Middle School Middle School 246

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The Social Institute today announced that it has expanded its pioneering social-emotional learning curriculum to meet the needs of fourth grade students, available beginning in January of 2021. Navigating email and collaboration online is a huge part of this year for them.

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Curriculum Mobile Devices Grades Motivation 205

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Moving from essential to “renewable” assignments means that the students see the tasks as sufficiently meaningful to be kept and even passed on to others. What a waste!

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Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

Jo Boaler started her teaching career in inner-city London—in a culturally diverse school population with roughly 250 different languages spoken—she was tasked with teaching math to students assigned to the bottom track. We want a curriculum to be multidimensional—to have kids experience maths in lots of different ways.

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Math Curriculum Beliefs Achievement 217

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. Before we end our conversation, I turn to them and ask, “Do you have any questions?” 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

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

To help students build confidence while mastering critical reading skills, Curriculum Associates has launched the supplemental Magnetic Reading program for Grades 3–5. Each unit within Magnetic Reading focuses on engaging, interrelated texts and Focus Questions to guide learning. About Curriculum Associates.

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Reading Curriculum Skills Culture 208

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Every test score, attendance log, learning app, or digital assignment generates data. Do they know how to question a graph they see on social media? Integrating data literacy into K-12 curriculum The good news? They can explore questions like, What trends do we see in this data? And it doesnt require a separate course.

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Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 278

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In a previous post, I described how blended learning models could make this challenging teaching assignment more manageable ; however, that post assumes that teachers are familiar with blended learning. I do, We do, Groups Do, You Do: Interactive Modeling Session. Create an Interactive Agenda for This Lesson with Google Slides.

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Blended Learning Coaching Feedback Discussions 546

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. As educational AI research tries to keep up with AI development, questions remain surrounding the impact of AI use on student motivation and overall learning.

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Motivation Essay Learning Beliefs 333

eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

Our rigorous curriculum is taught by Pennsylvania-certified teachers trained to provide virtual instruction in real time and is focused on providing all students the educational resources and out-of-classroom experiences they need to become successful, lifelong learners. I believe this is in part thanks to Mystery Science.

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Teachers Learning Science STEM 308

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2024

Before I adopted phenomena-based instruction, most of the questions students asked were some variation on, “Is this going to be on the test?” With phenomena-based instruction, students create the “driving question” that they are trying to answer, and therefore never ask me if it’s going to be on the test.

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Science STEM Testing Questions 328

Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

I point to each station’s location and review the assigned seating chart. Note: I don’t usually assign seats at the independent teacher-led station because that is where I will be.) Because students do not need to get out any materials when they transition, I set the transition timer to 20 seconds. What is your favorite movie?

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Coaching Blended Learning Assignments Middle School 339

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

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 real question isnt why use a term paper writing service?

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Assignments Writing Essay Critical Thinking 134

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Teachers ask questions to encourage students to dig deeper, and then provide the variety of texts they need to conduct their research most effectively. I would recommend listening to podcast episodes before assigning them to make sure they’re age-appropriate.) This novel by S.

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Reading Assignments English Math 327

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. On Edia, teachers can see every question a student asks the AI coach as they try to complete a problem set.

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Coaching Math Students Assignments 261

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The guide contains examples of how some educators are teaching with ChatGPT, along with a series of frequently-asked questions that may help guide teachers as they seek to strike a balance between accepting AI’s presence and an over-reliance on such tools. You can take these ideas and make them your own.”

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Teaching Quizzes Exams English 281

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Through flipped learning, my students are able to complete weekly reading assignments and tasks at home to extend their learning beyond our regular curriculum. By completing the assignments at home, the students are able to form their own opinions and even challenge their classmates to look at the book through different perspectives.

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Grades Assignments Elementary School Elementary School 279

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 285

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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Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 111

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

It begs the question, What is the value of racing through material if students don’t understand or retain it? 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.

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Build a culture of curiosity and encourage questioning An environment that encourages curiosity and allows students to ask questions and explore concepts they’re genuinely interested in can significantly enhance engagement. Allowing students to vote on projects or learning topics can boost engagement.

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Middle School Middle School STEM Interdisciplinary 327

eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2021

Between September 2020 and May 2021, Teachers created over 3 million online worksheets and assigned them to more than 6 million students who completed nearly 40 million assignments. Teachers then send this digital worksheet to their students, and the students answer the questions online using their laptop, Chromebook, or tablet.

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Assignments Questions Grades Curriculum 246

eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Students need to locate reliable sources, evaluate the effectiveness of said reliable sources to answer a teacher- or student-driven research question, integrate the research from various sources in a way that makes sense for the audience, and properly cite the sources they’ve used while maintaining a specific format.

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English Evaluation Students Assignments 279

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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Assignments Instructors Critical Thinking Activities 101

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

With education hanging in the balance, the question looms: Could AI be the answer? AI can make this dream achievable, using data to understand each student’s progress and needs and adjusting the curriculum accordingly. Teachers shouldn’t have to worry about safeguarding the sensitive data AI systems generate.

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Teachers Technology Ethics Classroom Management 318

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

The new Core Curriculum Complements feature in Experience automatically surfaces engaging resources handpicked to enhance school systems core curriculum, simplifying lesson planning and ensuring tight alignment with district priorities. Additionally, Experience now offers educators Personalized Content Recommendations.

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Education Math Middle School Middle School 223

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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Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 92

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2023

Grading is time consuming, however, and more grading-related questions are popping up in the news these days. Students may choose to what degree they engage with an assignment to earn an A, B, or C, for example. According to a recent study , grading is one of the least stressful activities early career teachers have to complete.

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Grades Teachers Instructors Exams 271