Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Many middle school and high school teachers feel immense pressure to move quickly through the curriculum. Group 1 researched the Great Depression and discussed its impact on the novel. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Perfect as bell-ringers, exit tickets, or brain breaks for high school , these five-minute writing ideas are a great way to get students into a writing state of mind right after the bell rings. 19 Longer Journal Writing Prompts for High School For a deeper dive into your students thoughts, assign longer journal prompts for high school.

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. The bottom line: When students are confident in their writing skills, they will be less tempted to run directly to AI to generate a writing assignment.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 329

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

Nothing has informed my teaching practice as much as serving as a writing tutor for high school and college students. It has been sobering to see, through their eyes, how unclear our assignments can sometimes be. Maybe the student skipped class or doesn’t have all the material handed out with the assignment.

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Assignments Essay Writing Questions 119

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

According to a survey , as many as 58 percent of high school students have plagiarized work, and 95 percent admitted to some form of cheating. Many teachers already are rethinking assessments and assignments to shift the question from how students will use AI to cheat, to how students can learn to use AI responsibly.

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Plagiarism Education Assignments Essay 332

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 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. Students become excited to meet and discuss their novels. Beth Hobbs, third-grade teacher. Burkett Elementary, Pennsylvania.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

Nothing has informed my teaching practice as much as serving as a writing tutor for high school and college students. It has been sobering to see, through their eyes, how unclear our assignments can sometimes be. Maybe the student skipped class or doesn’t have all the material handed out with the assignment.

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Assignments Essay Writing Questions 110

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Pierre, my high school English teacher who embodied social-emotional mastery before there was such a thing. For example, one of our high schoolers, James, isn’t doing his assignments in World History class. For me it was Ms. Instead of focusing on World War II, she has him research the history of Air Jordan shoes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Key points: Tech tools can create more engaging and effective learning experiences A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 How multimedia and interactive tech transform engagement For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In 2010, I began my teaching career as a high school English teacher.

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Technology Middle School Middle School Assignments 229

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I have always found my work designing lessons–first for high school students and now my graduate students–to be mentally stimulating and cognitively challenging. What aspects of the assignment would benefit from further development? When this surfaced in my research, I was not surprised. What did they do well?

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree with their high school diploma. iCivics takes a topic that can be sort of sedate and makes it engaging and interesting.

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Students History Essay High School 341

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Whether it’s multiple times a week or every day, using communication tools such as discussion boards or announcements will help keep students from feeling isolated. Discussion boards encourage critical and creative thinking and supports students in their own reflections and inquiries. Establish good course practices.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Between 2011 and 2019, the number of high school students reporting persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness increased nearly 10 percent, from 28 percent to 37 percent. Particularly in the middle and high school grades, students are really seeking purpose in their assignments.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In practical terms, Joy in schools means integrating creative and interactive activities into the curriculum, celebrating achievements, and creating spaces where students are safe to express themselves. It’s learning through play , even in the high school years, to immerse students in classroom content.

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Schools Learning Students Knowledge 301

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Oftentimes the learners fail to understand the vocabulary of the book that sets the obstacles for the reading comprehension, or fail to discuss the topic because they lack active vocabulary. The classroom can be a perfect ground for discussions, imagination training, and language improving activities. Forming the Arguments.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Each video dives into a specific, thought-provoking topic, and the channel’s sensibilities are right in line with what high school to college-age students are talking about. — A discussion of some of the science behind all the reporting on so-called “Video Game Addiction” and “Gaming Disorder.”. The Art Assignment.

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Art Assignments Textbooks Science 267

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Over 30 years ago, I took my first job in public education as a biology high school teacher, and instantly knew this was the career path for me. How will your staff communicate with students who aren’t submitting assignments? What is your grading policy? Then, be available to answer any questions that may arise.

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Exams Schools Academic Integrity Communication 246

eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To fix the problem, I planned amazing lessons that would flop because the kids would either stare at me without paying attention or refuse to turn in assignments. Today, during parent-teacher conferences, a parent approached me and asked, “Did you used to teach at Meramec Elementary School?” She has standing desks and wobble boards.

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Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 326

eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

Chicago, Illinois – The significance of computer science education in schools is growing exponentially as it empowers children with the essential skills to navigate and excel in the digital world. Lessons include engaging student-facing videos that guide instruction, discussion questions, interactive activities, and practice.

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Science Curriculum Interdisciplinary Elementary School 240

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

In high school, I was the lead in the musicals Little Shop of Horrors and Bye, Bye Birdie. I was on the varsity soccer, track, and cross-country teams in high school. I am a vegetarian and love to cook. My sister, Erin, makes me laugh. I enjoy Mexican food and anything spicy. I’m wild about butterflies.

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Teachers Blended Learning Classroom Management Discussions 365

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

Here’s what educators have to say about the 2023-2024 school year: Improving engagement and test scores with phenomena-based curricula April Pence, Edison High School Last year was my first time using phenomena-based units aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in chemistry.

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Education Schools Math Science 313

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When students reach high school, research shows that close to 66 percent of students are disengaged. But even students who do successfully navigate their schooling emerge with only a specific (and often narrow) skillset that may or may not match their strengths or interests.

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Interdisciplinary Education High School High School 290

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2024

Here are some suggested activities related to each topic area: Safety : Assign a different AI tool to student groups. As a class, discuss scenarios, such as who is responsible when an autonomous vehicle makes a mistake, or if using AI is plagiarism. What information does it require to function?

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Curriculum Ethics Plagiarism Communication 287

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 4, 2025

By high school, students have probably heard What do you want to be when you grow up? Its one of the reasons why high school (and increasingly middle school!) Use these meaningful career exploration activities for high school students to help students discover their interests, skills, and passions.

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High School High School Activities Schools 90

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

To fix the problem, I planned amazing lessons that would flop because the kids would either stare at me without paying attention or refuse to turn in assignments. Today, during parent-teacher conferences, a parent approached me and asked, “Did you used to teach at Meramec Elementary School?” She has standing desks and wobble boards.

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Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 289

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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Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments 218

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The discussion around the influence of AI writing on instruction has never been so active – all thanks to the launch of ChatGPT last year. If schools and teachers want to elevate expectations for their students, the role of AI in education can be powerful for rapid feedback and iterative prototyping. How can AI be used in teaching?

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Ethics Education Internet Essay 298

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ray Salazar has been teaching high school Journalism and English in Chicago Public Schools for over twenty years. 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. hours before the pandemic.

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Education Assignments Testing Study 213

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

TCEA 2019: Texas District Tackles 1:1 Chromebooks in Junior High Schools. Richardson Independent School District leaders knew they wanted to expand their one-to-one Chromebook program into junior high, but they wanted to do so without using carts. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 02/05/2019 - 17:08. Our teachers have bought in.”.

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High School High School Schools Classroom Management 112

eSchool News

JULY 10, 2020

She would come into my class about once a month, or as often as I wanted, and would help me recreate assignments so that the students can do them using their iPads. I really enjoy doing innovative tech assignments and transforming the students’ worksheets into something more exciting using Google Slides. But now it’s just gone.

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Teachers Distance Learning Assignments Students 210

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2024

Another challenge I’ve encountered since adopting phenomena-based learning is the need to give students so many opportunities to discuss connections to their phenomena’s driving question over and over again.

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Science STEM Testing Questions 328

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

Each assignment has 1-10 points, with a total of 100 points. In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. I especially wanted students to understand that the final assignment was anything but.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

In college, assignments were purposeful, designed to deepen my understanding of the material rather than simply reinforce rote memorization. These assignments provided valuable opportunities to fail, seek help, and ultimately grow from the experience. These assignments werent just practice. The struggle was the entire point.

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Failure Assignments Education Secondary Education 176

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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Teaching Students Learning English 218

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Quizizz allows for both live games and homework assignments, so students can practice at their own pace. Students grouped terms into meaningful categories and discussed their reasoning. Ive seen this firsthand! The free version offers many features, including data tracking that can inform instruction.

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Gamification Multiple Choice Questions Motivation Social Studies 310

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Students, especially in the middle and high school years, have more opportunities than ever to cheat using AI tools, such as writing assistants or even text generators. Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? This approach reduces the fear of failure and minimizes the need for cheating.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 206

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. Some schools are already focused on adding learner variability. Context : The context of a student’s home and learning environment matters too. Dr. Baron R.

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