Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Upon the release of ChatGPT in the fall of 2022, we noticed that some of our students had suddenly become “experts” at synthesizing research and organizing their term papers, often resulting in perfect scores on their written assignments. This technology can be reversed too, assisting English-speaking students in foreign language acquisition.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

It is also designed to help teachers create instructions for assignments and review student performance. Student performance in math and English language arts on spring state test scores in 2023 went up by 2 percentage points from the prior year, highlighting slow academic recovery after the pandemic.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Google Classroom , the company’s online tool that lets teachers, students and parents manage assignments and discussions, will be getting a small facelift as part of 12 updates that Google is announcing at this week’s ISTE conference, an annual K-12 educational technology expo. In other words, the most recent activity sits at the top.)

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

High school English teacher John Fallon is what you might call an early adopter. For the read-alouds, students were assigned to groups of four based on reading ability—but not as you might expect. The class engaged in group discussions, reading response questions, and Kahoot quizzes to gauge comprehension.

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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. In classes like English and History, things are going well. “I I’m not being rude. I’m trying to build a skill here.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Small class sizes mean instructors can give individuals assignments on topics relevant to their personal interests. A startup with offices in New York and São Paulo, Brazil, the company has raised millions of dollars for its adaptive software designed to teach English to people who want to learn it for work.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Beyond basic editing, students can add specifications such as editing for English as a first language, or editing for the academic environment. AI can also generate short content, such as answers to take-home quizzes or un-proctored multiple-choice exams. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests.

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Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 144

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Students earn points by completing a much wider variety of assignment and assessment pathways than what is typically seen in most higher education courses today. Students also have autonomy to choose what they want to do within that wide variety of assignments and assessments. Their grades are determined by points accumulated.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Dually certified in special education and English Language Arts, I teach an ELA inclusion class to 11th and 12th graders, which means I serve students with and without Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in the same setting. This is my third year teaching at William Penn High School in the Colonial School District in New Castle, Delaware.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2015

Teacher ‘Pro’ accounts are available so educators can track student reading, assign articles, and offer quizzes. Learn, teach or research English language. Write easily readable texts in English. Get keyword suggestions for English language websites. Newsela is free and add-free.

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English Quizzes Writing Languages 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2019

Participants make real-world money management decisions like paying bills, saving for retirement, and managing cash flow to avoid paying bills late and then share evidence of their comprehension on periodic quizzes. Financial Literacy Quizzes. Economics in Plain English. Gen i Revolution. My favorites are: Economic Concepts.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

For teachers, Writable’s web-based tool offers customizable templates for common writing assignments (such as an argumentative or cause-and-effect essay, or a personal narrative). The education publisher will integrate Writable as the writing platform for its digital English & Language Arts curriculum for grades 6-8. based company.

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Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Flexible policies such as dropping the lowest quiz/assignment score and offering one free pass for a “no-questions-asked” due-date extension can reduce anxiety and logistical rigor. Students must understand why the assignment is important, what is expected, and how the quality of their work will be judged.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Beyond basic editing, students can add specifications such as editing for English as a first language, or editing for the academic environment. AI can also generate short content, such as answers to take-home quizzes or un-proctored multiple-choice exams. This was often for written assignments or take-home quizzes and tests.

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Intelligence Plagiarism Quizzes Academic Integrity 111

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

As an English teacher with 24 years of experience, I often feel I’ve explored every possible avenue to help my students grow as writers. Stickiness The CERCA framework also makes learning stick by allowing students to transfer their understanding to future assignments, across content areas.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Here are four classroom-ready practices that I have developed while teaching English and designing reading curriculum; I’ve found them to be essential in stoking students’ reading engagement. In order to gauge comprehension, teachers can alternate quizzes with writing prompts or live discussions. Source: Newsela.

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Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 4, 2024

They would forget to do assignments. When you compare that with their English-speaking peers, there’s a significant cognitive load to just navigating the school day. Step 3: Table of Contents At this point, the teacher distributes any handouts, resources, or returned assignments to students for the day.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As students move through the course responding to questions, polls and quizzes, the system aggregates their responses and generates an “action plan.” He says that’s been especially helpful in his English class, where it’s not unusual to have overlapping essay assignments. “[The

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2019

Often, it revolves around repetitive schedules, assigned grades, and/or being forced to take subjects they don’t enjoy. Topics include math, science, writing, spelling, health, statistics, SAT prep, engineering, technology, astronomy, English, history and more — over 5,000 topics in seventy languages.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2017

In the sixteen years she’s taught high school English at Wilmington High School in Wilmington, Massachusetts, Lisa Desberg has never used Strunk and White. She says her school is literature-based—grammar is not “the essence” of English classes. But will she assign Strunk and White in the future?

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2018

My AP English Language teacher had been using a Facebook group for our class to answer students’ questions after hours. But for some students whose class assignments and discussions are tied to the social network, it’s not as simple as it sounds. I entered my junior year of high school without a Facebook account.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

When I handed back quizzes and tests, I gave students who scored an 80 percent or higher stickers and placed their tests on our “Show What You Know” bulletin board. Even in our school, when assignments are handed back in class, students still rush to ask their classmates, “What did you get?”

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

HyFlex considerations in assignment design, groupwork, and lesson planning for inclusion, equity, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) may be viewed by educators as daunting. Creating flexible assignments may mean redesigning current assignments to meet the needs of three different learning groups. Daunting for educators.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2020

The company has also undergone another marriage of sorts: an acquisition that will bring quizzes and other tools that help students prepare for the SAT and other standardized tests. Tutors create worksheets and assignments for students, who earn points based on how they navigate and respond to questions.

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Math Quizzes English Testing 87

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Flexible policies such as dropping the lowest quiz/assignment score and offering one free pass for a “no-questions-asked” due-date extension can reduce anxiety and logistical rigor. Students must understand why the assignment is important, what is expected, and how the quality of their work will be judged.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 97

Faculty Focus

APRIL 16, 2023

HyFlex considerations in assignment design, groupwork, and lesson planning for inclusion, equity, and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) may be viewed by educators as daunting. Creating flexible assignments may mean redesigning current assignments to meet the needs of three different learning groups. Daunting for educators.

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Learning Assignments Course Design Instructors 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

All the children are working on their own little assignment or whatever, individually or in pairs,’” Yarborough recalled. “He He said, ‘Imagine. I'm walking in with 150 kids. He said it to me like it's a beautiful thing.” After the summer protest, Yarborough started the 2023-24 school year using the district’s mandated materials.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 16, 2025

Students work through interactive spelling exercises, games, and quizzes that are designed not just for repetition, but for true understanding and mastery. Curriculum Alignment For educators, one of the key strengths of Spelling Force is its close alignment with the curriculum, particularly in English and literacy strands.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

Introductory colleges classes, especially in math and English, have earned the nickname “gatekeepers.” The algorithms built into adaptive learning solutions determine what content students see and how they perform on assignments. That’s information that Anbar says could better reflect student learning than tests and quizzes. “We

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2015

For olders, it provides quizzes to test specific knowledge (like SAT prep). It allows you as a teacher to track student activity, see who’s completed what, assign homework, give vocabulary tests, have no ads on the website log-in, and have additional games and activities. Fee (free trial). Books are easily pushed out to students.

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Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

It can adapt or convert materials, assist non-native English speakers , enable students with disabilities to interact with content, assist students who have speech impairments, as well as tailor content to suit all learner’s needs. Accessible One of the significant advantages of using AI tools in the classroom is its accessibility.

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Elevate k12

APRIL 8, 2025

These educators are trained to deliver accessible, standards-aligned core content instruction that also help students develop their English language skills. NEW: Teacher Selection Our new Teacher Selection tool is designed to give districts more voice and flexibility when it comes to assigning Elevate teachers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

For example, through Illuminate, Greenfield teachers are disseminating weekly quizzes, which offer a variety of benchmark assessments. With our 1:1 model, all Greenfield students have access to a Chromebook , and specific times when they’re learning science, English, and other topics,” Minott explained.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

Even language use can shift, students who once spoke in their mother tongue with peers may now be communicating primarily in the language of instruction, often English. In project-based settings, students can showcase hometown traditions, family recipes, local music, or national heroes as part of their academic assignments.

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Whiteboard Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This could range from quizzes and written assignments to presentations and group projects. If you’re focusing on project-based learning, inquiry-based learning, or flipped classroom techniques, including this in your prompt can influence the type of activities and resources the AI suggests. Include a risk assessment.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Self-Motivation and Discipline Without the physical presence of teachers and peers, students must be motivated to complete assignments and stay on track independently. Time Management Skills Online learners need to organize their day effectively balancing live classes, self-study, assignments, and personal time.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 21, 2025

Five to fifteenminute segments blend video, animation, and interactive quizzes. Learners who speak English as an additional language receive realtime captioning and vocabulary support. Parents stay informed through secure dashboards that display attendance, assignment statuses, and upcoming deadlines.

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