eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Educators can even tap student enthusiasm for new technology by assigning–and assessing student learning using–multimedia projects. Secret 1: Multimedia assignments. These types of assignments are also harder to farm out to AI! Motivate students to act by incorporating action planning into assignments.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

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. It’s a typical weekday afternoon and I’m sitting down with one of my students to begin brainstorming ideas for her essay.

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Assignments Essay Writing Questions 119

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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Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

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. It’s a typical weekday afternoon and I’m sitting down with one of my students to begin brainstorming ideas for her essay.

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Assignments Essay Writing Questions 110

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With school libraries beginning to function as digital media centers, these tools enable students to explore new modes of thought and include: Planning, drafting and executing podcasts or audio essays. This collaboration can take place in the form of guiding a class discussion, creating assignments and responding to student work.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2023

Within HMH’s connected literacy solution, Writable ’s new GenAI capabilities increase the impact teachers can have by engaging more students with targeted feedback and motivating better writing in the moment. This approach to AI is teacher-guided, allowing teachers to incorporate AI-suggested feedback and scores into their instruction.

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Plagiarism Teachers Feedback Essay 246

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

MAY 6, 2015

Being able to easily create and deliver quizzes and tests to students in the classroom, and then put the results of those tests to work immediately to help improve student learning was the motivation behind Apperson, Inc. It supports several question types, including multiple choice, true/false, short answers and essays.

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Quizzes Essay Education Testing 237

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Design thinking also has a positive impact on the overall motivation and engagement of students. This is a standalone design thinking assignment where students are tasked to learn about or discover a need or issue within our local community by talking with family, friends, or other adults. link] Dorland, A. 2016, May 25).

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Failure Critical Thinking Essay Feedback 305

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2019

Solution: I teach English, so I started using mini-lessons for essay writing to break down skills. After assigning a “standard” written essay based on materials that we were reading in class, I would have students read their essays at the front of the class while I recorded them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

One of the biggest is self-efficacy and motivation. You have to manage your time well and constantly motivate yourself because no one else will. Challenges of Online Learning As with anything good, there are some drawbacks or challenges that you must consider. This means that the onus falls on you to complete everything.

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Lecturing Essay Motivation High School 88

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

It can handle a variety of language tasks, including answering questions, writing essays, generating creative content, offering explanations, giving advice, and engaging in natural-sounding conversations” (as explained by ChatGPT itself).

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Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 337

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

When students fail to see the connection between what theyre learning and the real world, they lose motivation to engage meaningfully with the content. Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? written essays or multimedia presentations)–can help students feel more invested.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 204

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2018

On Tuesday, April 24 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Can Alternative Assignments Effectively Assess Student Learning? Where there’s an alternative there must be a standard, so we started our chat creating a list of what those standard assignment are: exams, quizzes, essays, reports, lab manuals and the like.

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Assignments Exams Instructors Learning 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2023

They are similar to essays but usually more detailed and longer. Choose a Topic The first step in writing a research paper is to pick an assignment topic that interests you. This will help to keep you motivated throughout the drafting phase. You should select a title you are passionate about.

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Writing Essay Plagiarism Study 158

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In addition, many students are using AI to write coursework and essays, which has caused a lot of outrage. Automated Grading: AI can automate the scoring of assessment tests, homework, essays and other assignments. AI tutors provide feedback and encouragement that can motivate students.

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Education Essay Critical Thinking Intelligence 183

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

In an earlier essay, we discussed how teachers are leaning into SEL to adapt student services and unlock opportunities that, just months ago, may have seemed impossible. To develop innovative solutions to accessibility challenges, we need to be motivated and energized to problem-solve. We can innovate. We can empathize.

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This research was motivated by Goodnotes' position as the AI-powered digital paper preferred by millions of students and teachers worldwide. Rethink Homework: Promote self-motivated study outside the classroom, encouraging students to deepen their knowledge at home. Remove grading for non-end-of-year assessment work.

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Teaching Learning Essay Knowledge 177

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. I tried desperately to motivate him to do his classwork but he refused and always had an excuse: he was tired, his computer wasn’t working or he just wasn’t in the mood.

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Testing Essay Writing Motivation 137

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. The book’s subtitle lays out the approach’s promise: “Restoring Rigor, Motivating Students and Saving Faculty Time.”

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Testing Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Assignments 157

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The Motive It is unknown whether Ruiz intended to cheat in New York or if the opportunity merely presented itself and she took it. Communicate major assignments and assessments in advance and give students opportunities to plan their time and effort. Affirm students at the starting line. Teach students how to cite sources.

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Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 88

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

The slides include both psychology-specific and social-emotional prompts, including prompts about motivation and emotion, states of consciousness, and developmental psychology. 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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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. Students must understand why the assignment is important, what is expected, and how the quality of their work will be judged. food, water, warmth, rest, and security).

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2023

Having this knowledge, it would be easier to deal with assignments, homework, and life issues. Motive is the story’s central power. This way, college kids might get closer to understanding how to write cause and effect essay. But what role does the classroom environment play in this understanding? Read on to find out.

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Essay Teaching Methods Instructors Motivation 146

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Often, when I give my eighth grade students homework assignments, I receive many phone calls asking for help, or the work never gets done because the parents can’t help and don’t have the tools or resources to support them. Unfortunately, generational trauma among parents and families complicates this involvement.

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Math Beliefs Students Failure 214

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.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

This essay is the last of a three-part series exploring the challenges facing educators of students who learn and think differently and elevating how SEL strategies can support educators in reframing and addressing those challenges now and in the long term. In a recent essay, Drs. Wanless and Tia N.

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Special Education Disabilities Education Distance Learning 196

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. Janet suggests assigning the class to create the rubric.

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Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 113

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

in the thick of filling out college applications, that might mean putting off writing an admissions essay or sending in a transcript. He says that’s been especially helpful in his English class, where it’s not unusual to have overlapping essay assignments. “[The I am, unfortunately, quite familiar with this sensation.

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Essay Students Quizzes Writing 156

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Videos not only engage students because they are relatable, they inspire and motivate them to make the most of their learning experiences. Assigning video creation as homework or an in-class activity is an easy way to get your students critically and creatively thinking. The pedagogical benefits of teaching with video are plentiful.

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eLearning Teaching Lecturing Learning Styles 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Image Credit: Farhat Ahmad Tanked Motivation Leads to Apathy Most of our students struggle with low engagement. Years of repeated low test scores followed by disappointed reactions from teachers and family members have tanked their motivation, leading them to appear apathetic. Student apathy is one of my greatest frustrations.

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Testing Exams Essay Ethics 133

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Given the variety of ways in which high school GPAs were assigned or used during the pandemic, a traditional understanding of high school GPA may not fit grades assigned during this time.” “We have to think about the change in grading policies that took place in conjunction with COVID-19,” says Edgar I.

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Grades Testing Interdisciplinary STEM 162

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

To research the volume, he interviewed 101 podcasters in education, asking them about their motivations and views on the craft. Some people just switch out a written assignment for an audio assignment. Because let's say a student essay of 2,000 to 3,000 words, you can't easily read that out on a podcast.

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Teaching Peer Review Essay Knowledge 148

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

After a long weekend of grading essays, I submitted the final grades for English 101. And even though the semester was technically over, I was still receiving requests from students for extensions on their assignments: Hey Professor… Most people hear the title “adjunct professor” and are impressed. When I returned to the U.S.,

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Instructors English Essay Disabilities 162

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? by The Education Trust, 2015. So what can we do?

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Writing Teaching Education Feedback 156