Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Establish Ethical Guidelines : Develop principles that address privacy, fairness, and accountability. Actionable Tip : Assign a dedicated AI governance team to monitor adherence to policies. University of Toronto : Developed a comprehensive AI ethics framework that addresses bias, fairness, and data transparency.

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Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 74

Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

Group students together and assign each student a role. You can feel the energy change in the room when kids are truly engaged with the text and each other. How to Apply This Strategy in the Classroom What does this strategy look like in the classroom? It’s fairly simple. First, you choose a text.

Reading 66

Reading Discussions Fairness Questions 66

Teach Thought

JULY 11, 2025

learning : education :: true love : dating service True love may very well come from a dating service, and dating services do all they can to make it happen, but in the end—well, there’s a fair bit of hocus pocus at work behind it all. (I love teaching with analogies.) There are every educator has two minds.

Learning 94

Learning Students Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning 94

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Help students understand how wind, ice, and water wear things down by assigning group or partner investigations using simple foods like graham crackers. Fuel young minds with elementary science fair project ideas Elementary students love the excitement of hands-on science!

Elementary School 75

Elementary School Elementary School Science Schools 75

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2025

They fuel curiosity in STEM experiments, add depth to creative assignments, and soften the hum of devices with natural charm. A bouquet gifted to a teacher for a STEM fair adds warmth to the event, while marigolds shared in a class garden project teach sustainability. Flowers fit seamlessly into tech-driven education.

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STEM Art Learning Fairness 81

Cal Matters

JULY 10, 2025

He’d make her stay in the classroom at recess, or tell her to sit on his lap while other students were busy with assignments. That’s not fair.” ‘We When Samantha Muñoz was a second grader at Fancher Creek Elementary in Clovis, her teacher told her she “wasn’t that bright” and needed extra help with schoolwork. No one knew.

Schools 82

Schools Fairness Math STEM 82

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

During the pandemic, hints of changing grading standards and possible grade inflation raised concerns for parents and caregivers about their accuracy and fairness given the disruption of school closures and a shift to remote learning. These concerns are not isolated to the pandemic. Decouple behavior from academic achievement.

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Grades Evaluation Students Achievement 161

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

19 Longer Journal Writing Prompts for High School For a deeper dive into your students thoughts, assign longer journal prompts for high school. Students can keep a long-term journal to respond all year long, or they can use journal prompts as a springboard into a class essay or assignment. Do parents deserve respect no matter what?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Facilitate a respectful discussion when you bring these controversial debate topics or writing prompts for high school to your classroom Are immigration laws in the United States fair? Should students be allowed to use AI on their homework assignments? Allow students to take turns moderating debates when they’re not assigned a topic.

High School 52

High School High School Schools Counselling 52

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. Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. How does using rubrics benefit students?

Fairness 545

Fairness Assignments Feedback Language 545

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Students in the same class should do the same assignments. It’s only fair. . The idea that every student in a classroom should be required to complete the exact same assignment strikes me as the opposite of fair now. The days of the one-size-fits-all assignment are long gone in my classroom.

Teaching 420

Teaching Fairness Assignments Intelligence 420

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2014

This is an ideal space to post announcements, allow students to ask questions, and encourage students to have discussions about assignments. Part of our class assignment was to complete reading in Fahrenheit 451. Record a quick video explaining a concept, introducing vocabulary or describing an assignment or project.

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Exams Assignments Fairness Learning 403

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

Rather, the natural language processing program was trained using 3,000 written responses submitted during past tests and has parameters it will use to assign scores. Officials have been eager to stress that the system does not use generative artificial intelligence like the widely-known ChatGPT.

Fairness 194

Fairness Testing Grades Essay 194

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

Instead of spending hours grading assignments designed to help students develop these skills, I limit my energy to providing feedback in class as they work and grading the actual assessments–exam, essay, performance task. Alternatively, students might do additional practice or work to master a skill that I have not assigned or assessed.

Grades 419

Grades Essay Exams English 419

eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic that has forced schools to shut down physical operations and move to online learning has, understandably, caused a fair amount of anxiety and emotional distress for students. Related content: 4 things districts need to know before moving to online learning.

Online Learning 363

Online Learning Blended Learning Learning Fairness 363

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Could students use generative AI tools like ChatGPT to cheat and cut corners on an assignment? We also accept the fact that, many times, a parent helps build their 4th-grader’s science fair project. By considering human-assisted help fair but computer-assisted help not fair, we create an equity gap. ABSOLUTELY.

Fairness 299

Fairness Beliefs Evaluation Essay 299

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

That has sparked a burst of activity by teachers at schools and colleges to change their assignments to make them harder to game with this new tech — and hopefully more human in the process. For instance, on a recent assignment, some of the homework that came in didn’t sound like typical student work he was used to.

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Instructors Assignments Writing History 148

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

However, as students leverage generative AI for assignments and “Cheat detectors” prove ineffective in detecting AI-generated output, school administrators must take proactive measures to safeguard the authenticity of student assignments and promote ethical use. Certainly, none of us want to create additional digital inequities.

Academic Integrity 306

Academic Integrity Ethics Assignments Evaluation 306

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2020

Most people assume the move to online courses means students are logging on to the learning management system to take reading quizzes tied to their assigned textbook chapters and posting in the discussion board in line with weekly modules as their schedules allow. Related post: Leading eLearning and a Future Ready library opportunity.

eLearning 278

eLearning Quizzes Textbooks Fairness 278

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Assignment: Exploring Leadership Through Superheroes In this assignment, students are asked to compare five leadership styles—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire (sometimes called free-rein style), transactional, and transformational—with the leadership qualities of at least three superheroes.

Assignments 114

Assignments Teaching Ethics Textbooks 114

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value. Thomas, Bastin, (2022).

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

While 34 percent of educators report using AI very frequently to draft or review assignments, only 24 percent of students do the same, highlighting a significant trend in AI adoption and sentiment within the educational landscape. The insight comes from the 2024 AI in Academia Study by Copyleaks.

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Plagiarism Ethics Education Study 300

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. What it does mean is that we must assume that they might.

Essay 337

Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 337

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

As part of the recent rush to comment on ChatGPT, this article is not weighing in on the ongoing ethical debates, nor is it offering a comprehensive how-to guide, but rather simply sharing one professor’s initial use of the AI tool and how it successfully accomplished the learning objectives and expectations for one course assignment.

Assignments 124

Assignments History Art Ethics 124

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value. Thomas, Bastin, (2022).

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Teachers find AI tools that grade assignments, create lesson plans, and offer personalized student support. AI as an educational assistant AI tools shine at tasks like tracking assignment completion and suggesting practice problems.

Teaching 328

Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 328

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Assignment: Exploring Leadership Through Superheroes In this assignment, students are asked to compare five leadership styles—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire (sometimes called free-rein style), transactional, and transformational—with the leadership qualities of at least three superheroes.

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Assignments Teaching Ethics Textbooks 98

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2018

For example, at Wisconsin Virtual Academy (WIVA), our middle school students recently participated in a Virtual Science Fair. At the end of the assignment, many indicated they planned to dig deeper into their research. Students were given the freedom to choose what they studied.

Learning 240

Learning Fairness History Middle School 240

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

A more practical imagining came from Ann Makosinski , a Canadian who as a teen invented a flashlight powered by body heat as part of a Google science fair. Students said the organization of online assignments helped, and not having to fish around for a pencil and the right notebook saved time and frustration. Guys in lab coats?

Middle School 278

Middle School Middle School Schools Fairness 278

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Current resources include a glossary of AI terms, a guide on updating an academic integrity policy in the age of AI and a downloadable AI misuse rubric to help educators proactively prepare writing assignments from potential AI-generated text.

Writing 299

Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 299

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Broadband networks must be fair. . “There are three simple keys to our broadband future,” said FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler in a statement. “Broadband networks must be fast. Broadband networks must be open.”

Internet 210

Internet Fairness Assignments Communication 210

eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

And while these assignments were mostly enjoyable, they didn’t prepare me for the next steps on my leadership journey. Through dogged persistence, informal guidance from fellow leaders of color, and my fair share of luck, I became a principal and, later, a district superintendent.

Schools 328

Schools Elementary School Elementary School Fairness 328

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It can help teachers save a tremendous amount of time on administrative tasks like researching and developing lesson plans, creating rubrics for assignments, and communicating with parents–time that can be refocused on students instead. AI has the power to revolutionize education.

Accessibility 314

Accessibility Ethics Learning Fairness 314

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

As a digital learning team, we were assigned the responsibility of exploring the full spectrum of AI in education. How can we ensure that the AI tools we use are fair, transparent, and accountable, and do not introduce or reinforce biases or discrimination?

Ethics 325

Ethics Education Intelligence Culture 325

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

As a digital learning team, we were assigned the responsibility of exploring the full spectrum of AI in education. How can we ensure that the AI tools we use are fair, transparent, and accountable, and do not introduce or reinforce biases or discrimination?

Ethics 338

Ethics Education Intelligence Culture 338

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. She imagines teachers might use AI in the same way to create assignments or lesson plans. “No Should they disclose that to students?

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

You can achieve this by making your assignment expectations clear, and providing guidelines in simple bullet point format so that they’re easy to understand. Even if it’s just an email to say hi, or specific feedback on an assignment. You know your students best, and you know the kind of work they are capable of.

Learning 203

Learning Internet Assignments Fairness 203