Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

One reason for that, he argues, is that it’s easier to measure how much students are learning in math and science by using standardized tests that can be quickly graded by machines. But Cote saw that now an AI chatbot can be trained on the same rubric to instantly give the same kind of feedback.

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Essay Social Studies Education Critical Thinking 205

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For students attending college, there is a college essay review tool, a college application management, and a scholarship search. Earlier this month, Paper announced a new suite of learning tools that includes products addressing math skills, literacy, after-school programming, and college and career readiness.

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Secondary Education Essay High School High School 287

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

For example, one of our high schoolers, James, isn’t doing his assignments in World History class. By redirecting him with an assignment that piques his interest, the teacher helps James boost his confidence and understand that he is truly capable of doing the World History assignments.

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Teaching English Students History 304

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

Rather than relying on this score alone, his teacher called him to discuss the assignment. He went on to explain each piece of art in great detail, showing his understanding of the assignment. Here are a few ideas: Leverage AI to reinforce writing concepts with students like grammar and essay structures.

Academic Integrity 239

Academic Integrity Intelligence Essay Plagiarism 239

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. It is also designed to help teachers create instructions for assignments and review student performance. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a Chalkbeat funder.

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Schools Math Testing Intelligence 261

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Machado was nominated by the Bilingual Department Chairperson Brian Donovan who submitted an essay describing how Machado helps his students. Machado had the student tell the story of the journey through an assignment and took the story to a local dentist’s office where his wife worked as a dental assistant. About Rosetta Stone.

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Essay English Language Languages 162

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Teaching metacognition equips ELLs with the tools needed to navigate not only language acquisition but also the demands of various subject areas, from math and science to history and literature (Flavell, 1979; Schraw & Moshman, 1995). Can you tell me how you approached this assignment? That helped me finish that part of the essay.

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Essay Ethics Feedback Language 168

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2016

I’d honestly rather work on math right now. I was a certified high school math teacher, but like so many of my peers, I also taught advisory—working with students to develop their social skills and help them explore college and career options. This isn’t advisory Mister, this is MATH AND I’M TRYING TO TELL YOU MY ANSWER!”

Teaching 168

Teaching Interdisciplinary Math Essay 168

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

19 Longer Journal Writing Prompts for High School For a deeper dive into your students thoughts, assign longer journal prompts for high school. Students can keep a long-term journal to respond all year long, or they can use journal prompts as a springboard into a class essay or assignment. Describe the perfect summer.

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2022

During virtual learning from 2020 to 2021, that was condensed to 60 minutes and we spent much of our time focused on reading texts, answering text dependent questions and writing essays. Effort was also a strength — he gave every assignment his all. With assistance, he was able to produce a five-paragraph essay.

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Accessibility Essay Disabilities Learning Disabilities 174

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2025

. #5 Reflect on Growth Over Time Invite students to reflect on their progress by comparing two similar assignments or products from different points in the school year. This side-by-side analysis helps them see evidence of growth and build a stronger sense of ownership over their learning journey.

Testing 195

Testing Learning Critical Thinking Essay 195

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

We need low-stakes, shareable writing assignments to break the ice, so I use micro-writing exercises as often as possible. These assignments are efficient and have many academic benefits. In my classes, micro-writing assignments help students develop and strengthen their identities.

Writing 168

Writing Assignments English Essay 168

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

Here’s a slightly Orwellian way to check whether your students may have plagiarized part of their essays: the Chrome extension Draftback , which plays back the revision history of any Google doc you can edit—down to the keystroke. Instead of teaching with a math textbook, it’s way more fun to teach with Chrome Music lab, he added.”

Essay 167

Essay Plagiarism Coaching Learning Disabilities 167

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

One solution, says Garcia, is for professors to give “more authentic” assignments, like project-based work and other things that students would be more likely to see in a professional environment. One key to her approach is to set objective measures for each possible grade a student can get on the assignment (or it can be done pass/fail).

Testing 157

Testing Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Assignments 157

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Communicate major assignments and assessments in advance and give students opportunities to plan their time and effort. In a classroom focused on avoiding errors and completing tasks, students may see the purpose of a math assignment as completing items 1-17 without any errors so it can be checked and graded.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 88

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

For example, if a student is working on an essay in a language arts class and is way off track, the teacher can pop a message on their screen that says, "Hey, this paragraph looks off-topic, try focusing on." History course assignment about the Constitution. How does this software support personalized learning?

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Teachers Students Special Education History 200

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan provided strategies and resources for teachers to use in their classrooms, and through this assignment, he learned a variety of skills including how to design compelling professional learning opportunities, how to find and evaluate sources and how to communicate his findings clearly to an audience.

High School 211

High School High School Interdisciplinary Education 211

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

The letters in ThinkCERCA represent the building blocks of an essay: claim, evidence, reasoning, counter argument, and audience. But ThinkCERCA is more than just a traditional framework; the online program provides a lesson library with texts related to literature, math, science, and social studies.

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Writing Essay Teaching Quizzes 127

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

It counts when an essay expands from one unclear sentence to three paragraphs of of compelling narrative, even if three paragraphs doesn’t cut it on the rubric. Academic Effort When Junior first came to McClarin, he would rarely submit more than a first sentence when asked to write an essay. Probably not.

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Testing Essay Writing Motivation 137

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

9% of writing assignments in grades six to eight include long form writing. Source: Checking In: Do Classrooms Assignments Reflect Today’s Standards? How many kids want to write yet another essay on whether the cafeteria should serve chocolate milk? There are so many tools to track reading and math, but very few for writing.”

Writing 156

Writing Teaching Education Feedback 156

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside. Most common accommodations by students with disabilities. Cold or random call.

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Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

For example, creating an outline that eventually leads to some type of media, such as an essay or a podcast. For example, creating an outline that eventually leads to some type of media, such as an essay or a podcast. I also practice flexibility with regard to due dates, topic assignments, and how students engage with course content.

Feedback 111

Feedback Secondary Education Teaching Philosophy Assignments 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 25, 2016

For example, if a third of students scored poorly on ‘Diagrams’ in the math rubric, the teacher knows immediately this is an area that requires review. Essay Tagger’s Common Core Rubric Creation Tool is an easy way to create rubrics that address exactly the Common Core standards important to you.

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Essay Evaluation Authentic Assessment Assignments 92

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. It may be one like Storyboard That! Pixton , or another that you prefer. You may offer an example or rubric if those are available.

Activities 172

Activities Learning Art Attention 172

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Here are some of my favorites: Math Pickle – put students in a chaotic situation and see how they solve the problem.

Activities 174

Activities Learning Failure Essay 174

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 25, 2017

When I started teaching, homework always involved paper–a worksheet, a poster, a written essay, or something else like that. Because students couldn’t access school-based materials at home (for reasons like no internet or no digital device), I had to assign homework that could be completed without school resources, by themselves.

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Assignments Students Quizzes Evaluation 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Every student is assigned a tutor who is available to answer questions if needed. These include hard science, math, and math-intensive classes like macroeconomics. get started learning by doing three things: 1) watch the videos, 2) download the PDFs of the chapters, and 3) ask questions of your assigned tutor.

Textbooks 94

Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 94

Edsurge

JULY 6, 2016

Have your own story about how math, ELA, or assessment tools have impacted your instructional practice? Linane's story is one of many educators’ stories that will be part of the next chapter of our year-long “ State of Edtech ” series, out in September. We’re exploring how real educators are using technology in their classrooms.

High School 102

High School High School Quizzes Teachers 102

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

For example, instead of traditional essays, instructors might assign reflective portfolios, oral presentations, or collaborative projects that require students to engage deeply with the material and demonstrate their understanding in ways that go beyond what AI can produce. link] Means, B., Bakia, M., & Murphy, R. Mitchell, T.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside. Most common accommodations by students with disabilities. Cold or random call.

Disabilities 97

Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 97

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2016

Send them a Mark Twain essay or an Agatha Christie mystery. Guess the Correlation —The EdSurge team had great fun with this last week—and we think math and economics teachers may, too. Teachers can create accounts and assign worksheets without disclosing students’ personal information. Your students liked Poe?

Essay 104

Essay Lecturing Writing Internet 104

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

For example, instead of traditional essays, instructors might assign reflective portfolios, oral presentations, or collaborative projects that require students to engage deeply with the material and demonstrate their understanding in ways that go beyond what AI can produce. link] Means, B., Bakia, M., & Murphy, R. Mitchell, T.

Faculty Development 75

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 75

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

They get used, especially by older kids when they [compose] their essay writing before it goes to press. With the younger kids, I have a pretty firm belief that a third grader doesn’t need to be doing their math on computers. The centers all have laptops. I have beliefs that are different from some here, especially in San Francisco.

Technology 171

Technology Writing Beliefs Essay 171

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Table 1: Lightboard Use Case Examples Subject Instructional Concept Lightboard Approach Math Calculus Problem Instructor writes out each step of the problem while explaining how to reach the solution. Example could be applied to a composition assignment. Example could be applied to a written assignment. link] Pearsall, E.,

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Assigning students to work in groups allows them to engage in shared decision-making, divide tasks, and collaborate on a common project. Incorporating reflection into online teaching provides opportunities for students to reflect on their learning through writing assignments, group discussions, or reflective journals.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Assigning students to work in groups allows them to engage in shared decision-making, divide tasks, and collaborate on a common project. Incorporating reflection into online teaching provides opportunities for students to reflect on their learning through writing assignments, group discussions, or reflective journals.

Active Learning 96

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist. Here are some of my favorites: Math Pickle – put students in a chaotic situation and see how they solve the problem.

Activities 122

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 122