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 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

MAY 15, 2025

These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations. Together, we weren’t just evaluating survey results. Many were enrolled in leadership-focused sections of FSHN 101 and 120 and took on active roles in the analysis, writing, and design of the final open-access book: What Your Students Arent Telling You.

Disabilities 54

Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 54

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. Communicate major assignments and assessments in advance and give students opportunities to plan their time and effort. This establishes a baseline of each students writing style, vocabulary, and skills. The time put Ruiz in 11th place.

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

k12

JULY 24, 2025

With homeschooling, parents act as the teachers by creating the curriculum, leading classes, and grading assignments. Even though certified teachers lead classes for online school, you’ll still need to ensure your child is attending courses, keeping up with assignments, and passing exams. What is homeschooling?

Exams 52

Exams Schools Learning Styles Grades 52

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2025

Schools asked Leibson to write essays about her son’s “learning style” — before he could even talk — and demanded specific details about Leibson’s connection to families already attending those programs, such as listing out the last time she saw them and what they did together. This new behavior is pushing Winnie further into the K-12 space.

Schools 105

Schools Disabilities Evaluation Essay 105

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2020

Revising in response to formative feedback is a cornerstone of effective writing instruction. 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. Related content: 10 distance learning writing lessons.

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Evaluation Writing Essay Teachers 269

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. Instead of forbidding generative AI tools, it’s critical that teachers show students how and when it’s appropriate to use AI in student writing.

Writing 324

Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 324

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

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

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

. – Starting tomorrow, Turnitin – a leading provider of academic integrity solutions globally – will activate its AI writing detection capabilities. The technology identifies the use of AI writing tools including ChatGPT, with 98 percent confidence, enabling educators to analyze and review the authenticity of academic work.

Writing 293

Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 293

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

JULY 25, 2016

The texts are paired with Think Questions and writing prompts that I can use or adapt. 4 In-class Flip with Vocabulary, Writing, and Grammar. For years I have been using the flipped classroom model to flip my vocabulary, writing, and grammar instruction. StudySync has freed me from the limitations of our school book room.

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. Sure, the skills of writing may have been practiced, but so what? To what end?

Assignments 204

Assignments Essay History Social Studies 204

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2024

Writing centers on college campuses have been around for more than 100 years , and they’re both a resource for students doing assignments and a symbol of the importance in higher education of learning to express yourself in text. Writing doesn’t have that much meaning without a human audience.

Writing 204

Writing Instructors Essay English 204

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

You can allow them to write an argumentative essay, 2) prepare and engage in a live debate with a classmate, or 3) record an argumentative speech. 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.

Blended Learning 521

Blended Learning Essay Feedback Writing 521

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

I've thought about opening it up widely—write a historical novelette (using primary sources, of course), create a sculpture, write a song—but, again, I have no idea how to grade something like that, considering the wide range of talent that my students likely will have. Have students turn in a reflection at the end.

Assignments 195

Assignments Grades History Exams 195

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

Essay 187

Essay Writing Plagiarism Ethics 187

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2017

As with any skill, the key to better writing is more practice. But that creates a dilemma for the teachers tasked with helping students improve their writing skills: How can they build more opportunities into the curriculum for students to practice writing, while still giving students both timely and meaningful feedback?

Writing 188

Writing Technology Essay Feedback 188

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

AI-generated writing, currently centered around ChatGPT, already is a disruptive force in education. However, there are a few indicators that can help you identify whether a piece of writing has been generated by an AI system. Consistency: One of the most noticeable features of AI writing is its consistency. Pretty good?

Writing 167

Writing Plagiarism Evaluation Intelligence 167

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?” Some teachers do not assign homework. Despite these potential pitfalls, flipped instruction retains its value even when videos are not assigned for homework. This encourages brainstorming and prediction.

Lecturing 433

Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

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. Each member of the group can add to a collective story that can then be developed in writing.

Exams 325

Exams Feedback Assignments English 325

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

MAY 23, 2017

If a teacher uses percentages, then the student may not even understand why a particular assignment impacted their overall grade in the way it did. Ironically, students are rarely asked to evaluate their work and reflect on what is says about their learning. That’s a problem. Grades shouldn’t be a surprise.

Grades 420

Grades Assignments Skills English 420

Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

As Katie Novak and I write in UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes (coming out May 29!), However, they are unlikely to have the time or energy for this design work if they are overwhelmed by stacks of literal or digital assignments.

Blended Learning 521

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Online Learning 521

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

One student, Johnny, is a talented artist but reads and writes well below grade level. His catchphrase is “Oh, writing isn’t my thing.” We need low-stakes, shareable writing assignments to break the ice, so I use micro-writing exercises as often as possible. A quick scan of the room makes it easy to understand why.

Writing 168

Writing Assignments English Essay 168

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!

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

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. Language and Composition, your students are learning to evaluate persuasive writing and identify propaganda, because these are key information literacy skills. You do not need to build a lesson from scratch.

High School 305

High School High School Skills Schools 305

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2020

Students can use blogs, podcasts, or videos to submit assignments. It also helps students see how their work evolves, which helps them evaluate their own academic progress. Podcasting, district teachers say, helps students develop effective listening, problem solving, research, writing and speaking skills.

Learning Tools 329

Learning Tools Learning Evaluation Assignments 329

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. Let’s explore how PLCs can use this model to guide their learning.

Teachers 427

Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 427

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Many teachers already are rethinking assessments and assignments to shift the question from how students will use AI to cheat, to how students can learn to use AI responsibly. Assignments that ask students to produce answers using AI can encourage students to critically consider the information provided.

Plagiarism 327

Plagiarism Education Assignments Essay 327

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.

Teaching 341

Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 341

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

Guiding questions for an AI-infused classroom include: How do we inspire students to value authentic expression in an era where AI often does the writing for them? Student agency: A student should be able to use a topic theyre interested in and apply it to assignments. This helps students have a thought partner.

Ethics 333

Ethics Feedback Evaluation Assignments 333

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2017

As the academic school year ends, many teachers come to the unforeseen conclusion that some students lack the motivation to turn in assignments on-time. Teachers have many tools available to encourage students to turn-in those assignments on time. It is not an easy task. Grading papers is still a daunting teaching duty.

Grades 253

Grades Technology Blended Learning Quizzes 253

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Whether text, video or something else entirely, each of these mediums encompasses a form of writing. The ubiquity and impact of digital writing can’t be ignored. The ubiquity and impact of digital writing can’t be ignored. Increasingly, writing doesn’t mean a five paragraph essay written by hand. engagement and passion.

Writing 167

Writing Teaching Essay Assignments 167

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

“I love teaching and helping kids grow,” she added, “but I hate that writing instruction takes up hours and hours of my life.” A 2016 study of 3rd to 8th grade educators found that only 55% of teachers said they enjoy teaching writing. 9% of writing assignments in grades six to eight include long form writing.

Writing 155

Writing Teaching Education Feedback 155

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

They could be implemented at the institutional level, but instructors should be given the opportunity to determine the level of generative AI tool use at the course or even the assignment level. In other courses, I restrict the use of generative AI tools to particular uses for specific assignments.

Ethics 315

Ethics Instructors Education Academic Integrity 315