eSchool News

MAY 15, 2019

Educators need to think about what elements are impacting a student’s ability to learn when they’re examining assignments and assessments. Davis, superintendent of Richland (SC) School District Two, discussed how his schools are taking the idea of personalized learning to the next level.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Instead, he crafted an entirely new curriculum that he felt would better resonate with students, a series of reading and writing assignments that looked at the stages of grief. “I So he made a small adjustment: He stopped tying class discussions to the previous night’s homework. I don’t believe in talking about how we’re behind.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2016

We asked three flipped teachers — one from an elementary school, one from a junior high, and one from a high school — to describe what learning looks like in their world. Burkett Elementary, Pennsylvania. Students become excited to meet and discuss their novels. Beth Hobbs, third-grade teacher.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Tips for implementing this practice: Let students know what is expected throughout the day or on certain assignments—setting this up at the beginning of the school year is crucial. Tips for implementing this practice: Open discussions and lessons with imagery or topics that activate students’ prior knowledge of a concept.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

Take, for example, the distance learning plan created by Chaffey Joint Union High School District in California, which says that schoolwork completed by students through the end of the year can only preserve and improve grades, but not lower them. Many teachers watched their students brush off assignments and disappear from class.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

While I taught one group of students how to find the main idea of a text, the others applied reading skills they had learned with me by completing assignments in Google Classroom and adaptive software that allowed them to advance at their own pace. Invest in blended and online learning professional development.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Post a question in the Classwork stream to engage staff in inquiry-driven discussions. . Use the Assignment tool to send out surveys, provide real-time feedback , request input or share agendas (updates and revisions to linked resources are automatic, ensuring equitable access to the latest version of a document). . by Denise Neeb.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

Panorama defines student belonging as “the extent to which students feel that they are valued members of their schools community,” and its Social-Emotional Learning Survey is one research-backed tool district educators use to identify opportunities for student growth and to celebrate student success.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Math selfies, QR codes, and Kahoot games enrich one school. Digital pilot teacher Catherine Casillas, who teaches sixth-grade math at Cunningham Elementary School, uses a game-based platform called Kahoot to reinforce math concepts. “I can pull it up and view them,” Vaughn said of the videos.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

As part of this program at Morris County Vocational School, in New Jersey, where I teach, students engage in research about key issues at our school and learn how to plan effective professional development to support the staff. For this project, students invite teachers, school leaders and families to engage in the conversation.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 11, 2019

Just as educators should be mindful of distractions in a physical space, they should also pay attention to the quality of digital classroom environments and assignments. . Educators must consider additions to assignments to ensure they are accessible for all students. by Jennifer Brown.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In fact, the authors made the surprising conclusion that many instances of flipped learning involve more time spent on passive learning than the traditional lecture model, because some professors both assign short video lectures and spend some time in class lecturing to prepare for class activities.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

Huinker, who was once Robinsons instructor, argues that math-specific instructional coaches like Robinson are crucial, especially for elementary school students. Elementary school teachers can fall short on math instruction, according to Huinker. That experience helps Robinson to empathize with those shes coaching.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

When I was a teacher, I did this by assigning very open tasks for students, with the idea that there will probably be more than one right answer. Government Support To promote its curriculum in schools, the Finnish National Agency of Education is always seeking new tools that support teaching in the best possible way.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

Recently, I was in a meeting with department chairs and administrators at my high school. We were discussing the agenda when the topic of ChatGPT elicited a collective groan. After discussing revisions to our existing policies, a colleague added, “We have to go back to old-school methods.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

This path seemed like the best way to blend his love of linguistics with his interest in teaching — that is, until he took a job as a paraprofessional at an elementary school in his hometown of Corona, California. CGU has a teacher residency program that let him stay in the elementary school he was already in.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2018

In the video , singer Ed Sheeran, flanked by Sesame Street characters, sings about the contrast between life at home and life at school for a kid. School is a more controlled environment where she has an assigned seat and has to raise her hand. Her district has put a full-time social worker at every school site.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2018

When Mr. Jasper was an elementary school teacher he did a fine job of making connections and getting to know kids as people. Share your “out-of-school” life: Think about all the projects you probably did in elementary school where you had to bring in pictures or cut out images from magazines to represent your life.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2016

The panel, centered on how schools can go about choosing an innovation model for themselves, brought together a handful of school leaders who had taken part in pilot programs from LEAP Innovations , an organization which helps facilitate that process. ” The full panel discussion is available to stream online.

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Schools Students Culture Testing 183

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In high school, he reasoned, students might take vocational training courses, intern at local businesses or meet with guidance counselors to discuss their future. But as students move through elementary school their interests and abilities shift. Slowly, Hidalgo began putting the pieces together.

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Counselling Middle School Middle School Testing 215

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2024

After all, students quickly spread the word on TikTok and other social media platforms that with a few simple prompts, a chatbot could write an essay or answer a homework assignment in ways that would be hard for teachers to detect. Many teachers at the event weren’t actively worried about being replaced by bots. I have that human connection.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Usually when you hear any discussion about free textbooks, it really talks about just the cost, and what we’re saying is, it goes way beyond that.” Her experiences couldn’t be further away from the examples her elementary school books centered on?farming. González says.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

EdSurge caught up with Ballone to discuss differentiation tools, the dangers of not intervening with above-average readers and the thrill of seeing equity in action in the classroom. We are assigned an article by our teacher about Citi Bikes in New York City. We have a pullout Gifted and Talented program at the elementary school level.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2019

I was raised in Round Rock, Texas, the only Black student in my elementary school. I remember how hard my parents fought to get me and my brother into accelerated math, how my mother was the only parent of color on the school’s steering committee, and yet I was brought up to believe that race didn’t matter.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Alex: Our school wanted a way to gather data around student reading so as to empower teachers to improve the intervention and enrichment approach to literacy. Every quarter I assign ATOS reading level and point goals to each student. Written by Karen , an elementary school teacher from Arizona. TodaysMeet.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Groven made the point during a recent panel discussion about how best to encourage viewpoint diversity in classrooms, hosted by the Free Speech Project , a nonpartisan initiative run by Georgetown University. People are anticipating moments of difficulty [and avoiding assigning books that might cause controversy.]

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History Culture Discussions High School 178

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

On the surface, it’s a little bit subtle, but not subtle at the same time: images of family life, who is being discussed as the hero in historical contexts. As with any distance learning program, teachers at the school level are also reviewing content before they are assigned, similarly to how textbooks are used for instruction.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Department of Education’s recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. Is it ultimately the responsibility of a district to not only provide a student with a device, but also guarantee them access to anything they’re being assigned at school, at home? AR: [One of the U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Department of Educations recent edtech plans] discussed active vs. passive consumption of technology. Is it ultimately the responsibility of a district to not only provide a student with a device, but also guarantee them access to anything theyre being assigned at school, at home? AR: [One of the U.S.

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Internet Accessibility Local Government Activities 283

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Either way, the reality is that competitiveness starts early and competition shows up in many ways in schools. As an elementary school student, I remember sitting “criss cross applesauce” among my peers during the end-of-the-quarter awards ceremonies, hoping my name would be called. A rush of emotions shuffles through the crowd.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2018

It’s important to stick with the change — don’t let those who are not as comfortable with technology take the discussion off-track. We ran professional development workshops in the summer and made sure I was on the agenda for staff meetings once school started in the fall. Focus on Establishing Infrastructure.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

The San Francisco-based startup helps teachers deliver engaging science lessons through a series of videos, discussion questions and lesson plans—all packaged as a “mystery.” with teachers using its materials on a monthly basis in 20 percent of elementary schools. The company claims it has reached 1 million children in the U.S.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Once your account is established, add your class, create/review assignments, view student progress, get help, evaluate learning materials, and more. Your students are assigned user names and passwords which they then use to log in from their digital device. Parents can register for free and track their child’s progress.

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Math Gamification Assignments Evaluation 128

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

My patience had expired, and I could no longer mentally store any more information on the creation of assignments, quizzes or discussions—and I was not alone. In our groups, the trainers demonstrated how to create content such as modules, assignments, discussions and quizzes on a large projector.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Whether it’s a group of retirees who cluster in the back of your corner coffee shop or the so-called Ponzi schemes of MFA programs like the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, assessment comes in the form of peer feedback—marginalia and discussion. Janet suggests assigning the class to create the rubric.

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Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 113

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Additionally, educators can streamline assignment management by assigning and collecting work with a click, so they can focus class time on engaging students. Kristine Goworek, a teacher at Middletown Village Elementary School, says before Newsela, “I was stressed about finding resources that were accurate and reliable.”

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Reading Learning Motivation Coaching 129

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

Google Forms are really my favorite tech tool,” said Brent Coley, principal of Alta Murrieta Elementary School (Calif.), Later, if a parent comes to him about a certain issue, he is able to check whether or not they have discussed it before. But, they can also be huge in driving efficiency. I use them every single day.”.

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