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

JULY 1, 2025

Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives. Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments.

Critical Thinking 89

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Instead of overwhelming students with lengthy video lectures or dense readings, microlearning delivers short, focused modules that concentrate on single learning objectives. Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments.

Critical Thinking 95

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 95

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.

Languages 65

Languages Language Instructors Culture 65

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon. Integrity is often talked about as a coin that reads cheated on one side and didnt cheat on the other. Communicate major assignments and assessments in advance and give students opportunities to plan their time and effort.

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Every test score, attendance log, learning app, or digital assignment generates data. Data literacy in a school context means more than reading charts or calculating averages. Our classrooms are data-rich, but are we data-literate? Whether we realize it or not, data is everywhere in our schools. What is data literacy for K-12 learners?

Ethics 297

Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 297

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

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. Students can do pen and paper practice, read and annotate, compose a piece of writing, work on an art project, create a flowchart or concept map, or tinker to learn.

Evaluation 546

Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2020

One way to help students prepare for an online discussion is with a planning document that is shared like any other assignment at the start of the week. During the discussion, I encourage teachers to project the slide with a discussion question, give students a minute or two to read the question and brainstorm their ideas in the chat window.

Discussions 546

Discussions Participation Questions Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

Instead of marching lockstep through information as a class, I will assign a video for homework and use class time for practice. This makes it possible for teachers to group students by reading level in a station rotation and differentiate subtly by assigning students in each group the same article written at a different Lexile level.

Online Learning 420

Online Learning Technology Blended Learning English 420

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. I like to think of this shift as a transition from content-based to issues-based curriculum.

Assignments 205

Assignments Essay History Social Studies 205

eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

Developed to address the decades-long gap in reading proficiency across the nation, Lexia PowerUp Literacy is designed to enhance core English language arts instruction for struggling readers in grades 6-12. The study focused on 122 sixth-grade students enrolled in six supplemental reading classes at two district middle schools.

English 237

English Reading Blended Learning Distance Learning 237

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

While teachingRay Bradbury’s futuristic novel Fahrenheit 451 , I wanted my students to examine why society shifted from reading books and valuing literature to burning books. I knew creating a film would force them to analyze the text, evaluate the factors at play, and create! Just in time for summer reading! Learning'

Reading 420

Reading Evaluation Assignments Communication 420

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Key points: ChatGPT is here to stay, and it’s wise to now consider it a part of learning In fact, every assignment moving forward must be graded with ChatGPT in mind See related article: How educators can navigate AI-driven plagiarism You may have heard of ChatGPT. How do we evaluate their knowledge? The answer: we ask them.

Essay 333

Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 333

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Extend PBL (project based learning) assignments beyond the classroom so group mates can connect and work asynchronously. Students can talk through their plans for a writing assignment or share a thesis statement and receive feedback. Gather reading samples from students to evaluate their reading level and share with parents.

Exams 325

Exams Feedback Assignments English 325

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

It actually requires some unlearning, and some changes in approach, to create an environment that better encourages students to complete assigned activities. For instance, instructors can strategically assign tasks that can be auto-graded, or spot-checked. The most common homework given to students in most classes is reading.

Motivation 203

Motivation Reading Instructors Assignments 203

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This summer I read Starr Stackstein’s book Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School. Their first task was to read through and rewrite the standards in a way that made sense to them. We shared this “Ongoing Assessment” document with each student via Google Classroom.

Grades 420

Grades Feedback English Evaluation 420

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2018

Too often students become overwhelmed by all of the work teachers assign and lose sight of what they would like to achieve. My teaching team places an equal emphasis on evaluating the development of soft skills because our program is project-based. The ongoing assessment has a section for soft skills and a section for academic skills.

Students 420

Students Grades Achievement Evaluation 420

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Instead of assigning all students a single subject or issue to focus on for their argument, you can provide a list of topics and encourage students to select one of interest. Students can read the descriptions to understand why they are receiving a particular score. Example: Craft a Strong Argument.

Blended Learning 521

Blended Learning Essay Feedback Writing 521

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

” I know a lot of teachers who spend the summer reading, reflecting, and refocusing, but it is hard to take those resolutions we make in summer and put them into practice during the chaos of first few weeks of school. The summer break gives us time to recharge and re-evaluate why we do this challenging work.

Metacognitive Skills 367

Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 367

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The 5Es instructional model is composed of the following stages: 1) Engage, 2) Explore, 3) Explain, 4) Elaborate, and 5) Evaluate. What is challenging about their teaching assignments? Evaluate: Assess the Effectiveness. Looking for a summer read? Let’s explore how PLCs can use this model to guide their learning.

Teachers 427

Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 427

eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

They need to develop their research skills before they are ready to evaluate content from across the world wide web. The bold, colorful text features and differentiation of reading levels make Britannica School engaging and easy to use, and it is a trusted source of information. Whether you are teaching U.S. Government or A.P.

High School 305

High School High School Skills Schools 305

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning. Health and Nutrition: Students make a claim about the importance of a balanced diet, provide evidence from readings and other resources, and ask questions about the effects of specific food choices.

Questions 415

Questions Metacognitive Skills Ethics Math 415

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. The bottom line: When students are confident in their writing skills, they will be less tempted to run directly to AI to generate a writing assignment. It’s intimidating.

Writing 324

Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 324

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

Reading skills are the gateway to success in every classroom subject. The need to read is not limited to English Language Arts classes; literacy skills are essential in math, history and all other content areas. Not being able to read has a profound effect on our self-esteem, social-emotional skills and imagination.

Reading 168

Reading Failure Motivation Study 168

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024s most-read and most-loved stories. As a digital learning team, we were assigned the responsibility of exploring the full spectrum of AI in education. They are responsible for selecting, implementing, and evaluating AI tools that support their pedagogical goals and students needs.

Ethics 319

Ethics Education Intelligence Culture 319

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Keep up with reading.” “See A first-year seminar provides a perfect structure for this assignment, but it could be used in a variety of courses. It’s a “multistep project requiring students to plan, monitor, and evaluate their newly learned strategies as they prepare for a test in a course in which they are currently enrolled.”

Exams 105

Exams Assignments Study Evaluation 105

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

As leaders, librarians are prepared to guide students through reading and research processes at the same time that they offer necessary support to teachers. Teacher-Librarian – As teachers, librarians evaluate the best kind of learning practices for students, faculty and administrators.

Schools 358

Schools Essay Instructors Critical Thinking 358

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

I want students to complete assignments because they are meaningful, interesting, and rewarding, not because they are worth points. These two shifts changed my teaching reality and led me to re-evaluate (yet again) my role and my students’ role in the classroom. . It did not always go smoothly. I certainly didn’t.

Blended Learning 343

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Communication 343

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Students, on the other hand, learn how to critically evaluate information and learn about biases when they analyze information coming from generative AI sources. ChatGPT is like a classmate who has read extensively and is really confident about everything they say but can’t remember exactly where they got their information from.

Instructors 319

Instructors English Assignments Intelligence 319

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Paymo provides a centralized workspace where teacher teams clarify roles within their group, assign tasks to individuals, and track progress over time. The feedback is listed in three easy-to-read columns, which helps make even complex discussions easy to digest. The data teachers receive may be surprising.

Teachers 327

Teachers Feedback Evaluation Intelligence 327

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Unlike summative assessment, which typically occurs at the end of a learning cycle to evaluate students’ overall progress toward the unit’s desired results, formative assessment is ongoing and designed to inform instruction, indicate areas where additional differentiation is needed, and guide learning. Check for understanding.

Feedback 431

Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 431

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue. CORE is a subsidiary of Pivot Learning.

Teachers 256

Teachers Coaching Textbooks Participation 256

eSchool News

AUGUST 8, 2024

One of my favorite parts of my job includes helping classroom teachers choose what their students might want to read next. Instead of finding one novel for a whole class to read, I’m often helping English teachers find engaging books for 26 different students–and that’s just one class.

English 287

English Reading Science Elementary School 287

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Yet few users read the fine print—let alone students, as researchers have found. There’s not enough time in the day for educators to read each company’s privacy policy. The privacy evaluations are broken down into three tiers : blue (“Use Responsibly”), yellow (“Use with Caution”) and red (“Not Recommended”). Take Duolingo.

Reading 144

Reading Evaluation Counselling Communication 144

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Schools in Arizona can now find 95 Percent Group’s evidence-based products on their state list of reading improvement programs and begin using them immediately. . 95 Percent Group believes that evidence-based reading instruction is essential in schools. Independent Research Findings.

Reading 139

Reading Education Curriculum Grades 139