eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

worksheet materials) However, most AI tools in education today are not designed with curriculum integrity in mind. The result? Teachers may unknowingly generate content that conflicts with their district’s curriculum, eroding the consistency and effectiveness of HQIM, and unintentionally widening learning gaps rather than closing them.

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Education Quizzes Ethics Academic Integrity 289

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

The Gems evaluate the uploaded information and offer a review of the district’s current curriculum. A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning.

Education 204

Education Quizzes Coaching Special Education 204

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

Steinberg says that some teachers use AI to highlight aspects of a student’s work aligned with a rubric but stop short of letting AI assign a grade. Can we use AI to examine student data, evaluate interventions, and suggest research-backed strategies that might not be on our radar?” Grading, especially, is viewed with skepticism.

Teachers 175

Teachers Art Knowledge Coaching 175

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Rather than using AI as a shortcut to complete assignments, students must develop strong prompting skills that enhance their analytical and problem-solving abilities. Another essential aspect of AI literacy is the critical evaluation of AI-generated content. AI-assisted Socratic questioning can be a valuable tool in this regard.

Critical Thinking 82

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 82

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.

Grades 75

Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 75

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Rather than using AI as a shortcut to complete assignments, students must develop strong prompting skills that enhance their analytical and problem-solving abilities. Another essential aspect of AI literacy is the critical evaluation of AI-generated content. AI-assisted Socratic questioning can be a valuable tool in this regard.

Critical Thinking 69

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 69

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). As always, use your critical thinking skills to evaluate the rubric and edit it to best meet your needs before sharing it with students.

Critical Thinking 98

Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 98

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

Gamification 105

Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

We also explore the role of continuous evaluation and stakeholder engagement in maintaining an AI framework that remains true to an institution’s mission over time. Actionable Tip : Assign a dedicated AI governance team to monitor adherence to policies. Actionable Tip : Evaluate outcomes against predefined KPIs.

Ethics 118

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 118

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! That means that as a working learner, your burden will feel lighter because things you are experiencing at work can be used as assignments for class. Welcome to psychology. How does that work? Let’s dive in.

Syllabus 94

Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 94

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). As always, use your critical thinking skills to evaluate the rubric and edit it to best meet your needs before sharing it with students.

Critical Thinking 128

Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 128

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. By using AI as a tool in the learning process, students not only familiarize themselves with its capabilities but also develop the ability to critically evaluate the content it generates.

Language 96

Language Languages Instructors Culture 96

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

We also explore the role of continuous evaluation and stakeholder engagement in maintaining an AI framework that remains true to an institution’s mission over time. Actionable Tip : Assign a dedicated AI governance team to monitor adherence to policies. Actionable Tip : Evaluate outcomes against predefined KPIs.

Ethics 75

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 75

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Earlier this year, I administered a survey to my students, asking them to evaluate my classroom management skills and provide feedback on our classroom. Authority, on the other hand, is when I decide what lessons to assign to students, or when they must read silently to themselves or aloud to the class. They are for everyone.

Multiple Choice Questions 113

Multiple Choice Questions History Students Beliefs 113

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations. Together, we weren’t just evaluating survey results. Flexibility in format and modality such as recorded lectures, alternative assignments, or extended deadlinesmade students feel supported, capable, and seen. Textbook format and cost mattered.

Disabilities 54

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 54

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. By using AI as a tool in the learning process, students not only familiarize themselves with its capabilities but also develop the ability to critically evaluate the content it generates.

Language 65

Language Languages Instructors Culture 65

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments. Continuous evaluation, surveys, and informal check-ins can reveal usability issues and highlight opportunities for improvement. In-class activities should build directly on pre-class efforts.

Critical Thinking 89

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments. Continuous evaluation, surveys, and informal check-ins can reveal usability issues and highlight opportunities for improvement. In-class activities should build directly on pre-class efforts.

Critical Thinking 95

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 95

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 92

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

In many schools, computer science instruction is assigned to teachers based on availability rather than expertise. When evaluating a computer science curriculum, its important to consider how it approaches artificial intelligence. Computer science curricula should be turnkey, ready for any educator to pick up and teach.

Science 111

Science Ethics Education Students 111

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons. Every student maintains a daily agenda where teachers jot down assignments, reminders, and important updates. At AEF Schools, these students arent overlookedtheyre understood.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

Review whether each student’s IEP matches the current instructional model, staffing assignment, and support minutes they are receiving. This change may shift how districts structure their instructional models and how state agencies evaluate the use of federal dollars ( EducationCounsel ). Review your district’s ESSA equity reporting.

Special Education 94

Special Education English Language Languages 94

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

We have an opportunity to evaluate and re-think what weve always done and consider how to effectively and frequently engage families about student progress. Critically examine any behavioral data, such as tardiness, absences, or late or incomplete assignments that may be factored into academic grades or progress reports.

Grades 153

Grades Evaluation Students Achievement 153

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2017

From experience, they know that throwing more committees against the problems won’t result in the transformation needed, so they assign centralized people to the task. Cultivates a culture of experimentation, with rapid-cycle feedback loops for evaluating what is working (and what is not).

Culture 277

Culture Motivation Evaluation Feedback 277

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Every test score, attendance log, learning app, or digital assignment generates data. Our classrooms are data-rich, but are we data-literate? Whether we realize it or not, data is everywhere in our schools. Teachers use data dashboards to track student progress. Schools use analytics to identify at-risk students or allocate resources.

Ethics 287

Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 287

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2025

That includes school vouchers, which create a new incentive for families to shop around among charter and private schools rather than automatically enroll children in their assigned district public school. Mauskopf says that public charter schools also market heavily to families.

Schools 105

Schools Disabilities Evaluation Essay 105

Catlin Tucker

MAY 25, 2020

This exit ticket asks the following questions: How easy was it to find your assignments online? Which assignments, tasks, or projects did you enjoy most ? Which assignments, tasks, or projects did you enjoy least ? Did you feel the course materials clearly organized and easy to navigate?

Evaluation 546

Evaluation Online Learning Distance Learning Learning 546

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Here are five powerful resources that can transform how you evaluate student progress. For a literature assignment, I have students design a Canva infographic analyzing a novels themes. Wakelet: Wakelet is traditionally known as a curation tool, but its versatility makes it an excellent assessment platform.

Evaluation 267

Evaluation Quizzes Critical Thinking Feedback 267

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2020

As a result, teachers can be reluctant to assign many essays that require students to produce multiple drafts or provide extensive comments on early drafts of students’ writing. Automated writing evaluation (AWE) systems offer a promising approach to relieving the burden of giving formative feedback to students on their writing.

Evaluation 264

Evaluation Writing Essay Teachers 264

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Rubrics identify specific criteria relevant to the assignment, along with corresponding levels of performance that allow for more precise grading. When teachers provide students with the rubric at the start of any assignment or task that will be assessed, the rubric serves as a roadmap. How does using rubrics benefit students?

Fairness 546

Fairness Assignments Feedback Language 546

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It is a process where students evaluate their work, reflecting on what they’ve learned, how well they’ve understood complex concepts, how much progress they’ve made toward mastering key skills, and where they may need to invest time and energy to improve their concept knowledge and skill set.

Evaluation 428

Evaluation Assignments Failure Discussions 428

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Your pursuit of this kind of assignment reminds me of an interview I did for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast with Ken Bain , author of "What the Best College Teachers Do." Gressang’s subsequent tweets reveal what some of the students enrolled in her class created for this final assignment. How would it be different if…?

Assignments 195

Assignments Grades History Ethics 195

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2024

I didn’t think PDF annotation grading tools would work, not even a little but, so when my colleague, George, introduced them in his online history class, I watched amazed at how seamlessly George could highlight key points, strike through errors, and add personalized feedback on student assignments. x Interested?

Assignments 166

Assignments Grades Feedback Evaluation 166

Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2019

I encourage teachers to think about the purpose of the work students are doing and evaluate whether it makes sense for them to invest their time and energy grading that work. Too often, teachers assign work that students complete in isolation. The students were evaluated on the model they designed and on their explanation.

Grades 419

Grades Assignments Evaluation Coaching 419

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. Unfortunately, an increasing number of teachers are navigating this challenging teaching assignment.

Evaluation 546

Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

When students can view and interpret their formative assessment data, they can engage in metacognitive processes, such as planning and goal setting, tracking and monitoring their progress, and evaluating and reflecting on their learning.

Metacognitive Skills 482

Metacognitive Skills Universal Design Blended Learning Evaluation 482

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Assignment Checklist. These are often the same things that teachers outline in the initial description of the assignment, task, or project. I believe rubrics should be provided at the start of any assignment, task, or project that will be assessed using a rubric. but to avoid making notes on the other student’s work.

Feedback 546

Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546