eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

AI encourages cheating A common fear is that students will use AI to bypass learning. While AI tools can indeed generate answers or essays, this highlights the need to rethink assessment strategies. Instead of banning AI, educators can design assignments that leverage these tools.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 332

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage students and truly immerse them in learning. It could be a video, a photo essay, a 3D rendering, or even an interpretive dance performance. The best part?

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Curriculum Failure Essay Art 300

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2019

Solution: I teach English, so I started using mini-lessons for essay writing to break down skills. My goal was to change the climate and culture in my classroom to help students feel more comfortable with trying, failing, and, most importantly, improving. Encourage student engagement. Focus on growth, not scores.

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Essay Failure Students Writing 211

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Teachers in rural areas are exceptionally creative, working around limited library access, funding restrictions, and the ever-present battle with scaling best practices to support their students. Finding interesting resources goes a long way in boosting my students’ engagement with the material, better positioning them for lifelong success.

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Students History Essay High School 339

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. As instructional designers, librarians collaborate with teachers to develop learning materials to reach students best.

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Schools Essay Instructors Critical Thinking 358

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

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. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 14(1). link] Interaction Design Foundation – IxDF. 2016, May 25).

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Failure Critical Thinking Essay Feedback 306

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

When was the last time you wrote an essay? Just as the technological revolution of the printing press democratized the authorship and distribution of books, so too does social media and the internet allow for more voices to be heard and for a wide variety of authors—including our students—to connect with audiences around the world.

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Writing Teaching Essay Assignments 167

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

The most-cited applications included providing feedback on student work, creating professional development materials, supporting writing and content generation, creating course content, and enhancing accessibility for students with special needs.

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Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 221

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? Teachers should strive to connect the content to real-world applications that resonate with students.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 218

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. Proponents argue AI can make education more personalized, engaging, and effective while reducing costs and workload for teachers. This promotes better student engagement and accelerated learning.

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Education Essay Critical Thinking Intelligence 184

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

There, kneeling next to the new student’s desk, was the student I’d put in charge. He was pointing to the assignment and explaining the directions quietly to the new student. The new student shook his head. Shift individual assignments into collective activities. Allow students to lead.

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Skills Teaching Students Essay 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“After a year of uncertainty, educators are more aware of how that uncertainty can lead to creativity blossoming, more opportunities for student interest and engagement and a wealth of resources to analyze data for skill development.” Adobe has created a new set of resources and developed new edtech integrations.

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Skills Students Assignments Essay 212

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

The assignments he cared to turn in demonstrated his clear lack of interest in the class subject matter as well as a real gap in his writing ability. Without a structural element as a backbone, students won’t always keep up with grade level skills and standards. The class roared with laughter and I knew it would be a long semester.

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Essay Writing Assignments Learning Styles 117

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo, powered by ChatGPT technology, includes features meant to help students work through math and science problems, analyze text, chat with historical figures, navigate college admissions, and revise essays, among other features.

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Schools Math Testing Intelligence 273

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. As I became more comfortable, I began designing my own projects.

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High School High School Interdisciplinary Education 212

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With GoGuardian in place, teachers had insight into how engaged students were and if they were understanding the lesson. Teachers began using GoGuardian to boost student engagement, pushing out documents or links to save class time. Introducing GoGuardian Teacher to Your Students.

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Teachers Students Special Education History 201

Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

Every semester, a student hoping to “earn their desired grade” approaches me at the last minute, asking to make up all their missed assignments. Basically, they hadnt even tried to complete assignments. That being said, I do wonder, Why not grant a students request to get it (the class) all done at once?

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Assignments Exams Learning Quizzes 107

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

9% of writing assignments in grades six to eight include long form writing. The lack of practice adds up; by 8th grade, just 27% of students are at or above a proficient level of writing. Source: Checking In: Do Classrooms Assignments Reflect Today’s Standards? by The Education Trust, 2015. So what can we do?

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Writing Teaching Education Feedback 156

Faculty Focus

MARCH 27, 2025

Every semester, a student hoping to “earn their desired grade” approaches me at the last minute, asking to make up all their missed assignments. Basically, they hadnt even tried to complete assignments. That being said, I do wonder, Why not grant a students request to get it (the class) all done at once?

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Assignments Exams Learning Quizzes 95

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.” So what does that actually mean for students and colleges? Sanchez, an ACT researcher who co-authored the report.

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Grades Testing Interdisciplinary STEM 164

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.

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Feedback Secondary Education Teaching Philosophy Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Similarly, in a science class, students can collaborate on a virtual whiteboard to solve complex problems, draw diagrams, and illustrate scientific processes—promoting collaborative problem-solving skills. Assigning students to work in groups allows them to engage in shared decision-making, divide tasks, and collaborate on a common project.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Similarly, in a science class, students can collaborate on a virtual whiteboard to solve complex problems, draw diagrams, and illustrate scientific processes—promoting collaborative problem-solving skills. Assigning students to work in groups allows them to engage in shared decision-making, divide tasks, and collaborate on a common project.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

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.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 90

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Become acquainted with your librarian If you have not yet done so, become acquainted with the librarian assigned to your discipline. Include in the conversation a copy of a draft syllabus, required assignments, and any concerns you have about academic integrity. Be open to a discussion of the course you teach or plan to teach.

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Syllabus Instructors Learning Assignments 98

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.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 84

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

The trick is to give students license to interrupt when an important question or comment arises or assign specific individuals to monitor the discussion and check-in periodically. Great instructors go a step further by asking more of their students. College Students Experience High Levels of Worry and Stress. Connel, J.P.

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Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Instructors who use a Lightboard to teach difficult concepts to asynchronous online students also bring resident faculty expertise to the online space, non-dependent on the course facilitator. Formative assessments are informal ungraded assessments to check a student’s knowledge of lesson material as they progress through the lesson.

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the current technological landscape, though, librarians are positioned to provide students engaging, dynamic library resources as instructional designers. As instructional designers, librarians collaborate with teachers to develop learning materials to reach students best.

Schools 246

Schools Languages Language Reading 246

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Instructors who use a Lightboard to teach difficult concepts to asynchronous online students also bring resident faculty expertise to the online space, non-dependent on the course facilitator. Formative assessments are informal ungraded assessments to check a student’s knowledge of lesson material as they progress through the lesson.

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

The trick is to give students license to interrupt when an important question or comment arises or assign specific individuals to monitor the discussion and check-in periodically. Great instructors go a step further by asking more of their students. College Students Experience High Levels of Worry and Stress. Connel, J.P.

Course Design 111

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2016

For example, the biology teacher would instruct on different types of cells while the language teacher provided a writing framework to help students complete a compare-and-contrast essay on cell types. Students from two high schools were enrolled in the course. A face-to-face proctor also supported each group of students.

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Hybrid Courses Languages Language English 90

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When ChatGPT was first released, questions swirled around higher ed about it stoking an increase in plagiarism, promoting a lack of critical thinking, and what the future would hold for classic functions like the college admission essay. Which AI is the best for students? But with AI in schools, that is simply not the case.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Students login – no email required. The website is easy to navigate and the variety of material keeps students engaged for hours (really — I’m serious). Have students type a school project (such as a book report or essay) while paying attention to keyboarding skills. Teachers create a class account.

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Activities Schools Ethics Writing 88

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

How to Apply It in Online Classrooms Point Systems: Reward points for punctuality, participation, completing assignments early, or collaborating well in group projects. ” Students laughed, but the analogy stuck. Higher test scores and better historical analysis in essays. The result? Pro Tip Add a reflection component.

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Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

Students attend live classes or access pre-recorded lessons, submit assignments electronically, take exams online, and engage in digital collaboration with peers and teachers. Asynchronous Learning: Students access recorded lectures, complete assignments at their own pace, and submit work within flexible deadlines.

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High School High School Exams Schools 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

Instead of pulling students away from platforms they already love, some educators are choosing to meet them there. Teachers are creating private Instagram accounts to post assignment reminders, memes related to class topics, or celebrate student achievements. Why fight it when you can guide it?

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Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52