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. ChatGPT involvement was limited to feedback and suggestions.

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Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 337

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.

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Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 328

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.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

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.

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Accessibility Ethics Learning Fairness 312

Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2022

I gave only feedback on student work, with no grades on any assignment. Because this was an ungraded class, the focus was on feedback. On homework, I gave students detailed written feedback, phrased in terms of clear “homework objectives,” but no grades. In fall 2021, I took my first steps into the world of ungrading.

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Feedback Fairness Grades Assignments 184

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?

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Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

Not only is it okay to stop grading every single assignment , but there’s also a smarter way to ensure your students are learning and growing: self-checking student work. Immediate feedback is powerfuland when you build it into the work itself, you dont have to be the only source of it. What Is Self-Checking Student Work?

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Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

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.

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Learning Internet Assignments Fairness 205

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In fact, the authors made the surprising conclusion that many instances of flipped learning involve more time spent on passive learning than the traditional lecture model, because some professors both assign short video lectures and spend some time in class lecturing to prepare for class activities.

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Lecturing Learning Instructors Failure 213

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Each session includes expert video screencasts, classroom video clips, readings and resources, and assignments that will help participants create a strong foundation of communication within the classroom. K-12 classroom instructors, instructional coaches, and educational administrators are invited to enroll. Read more.

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Teaching Exams Disabilities Learning 183

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

One new feature, Grade Sync, will automatically send grades from assignments done in Teams to the school’s student information system (SIS). Managing and grading assignments in Microsoft Teams. Image credit: Microsoft) In addition, an update to the Teams mobile app will let teachers grade assignments from iOS and Android phones.

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Curriculum Plagiarism Assignments Fairness 154

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Aliza Strassman , a second-grade general education teacher, leveraged the educational technology specialist at her school and her knowledge of best practices under Universal Design for Learning (UDL, a framework for designing inclusive classrooms) to create a technology-based approach to creative writing, publishing and peer feedback.

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. fair use/public domain. Building Digital Citizens.

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Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 31

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Provide students with effective feedback in a collaborative, sharing manner. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs.

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Teaching Internet Authentic Assessment Writing 195

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

Using the Bitmoji Chrome extension , Minicozzi plopped it into a Google Doc, added word art—“Great Work,” “A+,” “Good Thinking”—to create feedback posters. When finished, you can save each one to Google Keep as a.png file (to preserve transparency) and pepper them into student essays or assignments on Google Docs.

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Essay Plagiarism Coaching Learning Disabilities 167

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Students earned points for every assignment that they completed to minimum specifications and for quizzes. Students may revise and resubmit an assignment that does not meet minimum specifications for full credit. The ability to revise an assignment supports a growth mindset because it suggests that effort produces learning.

Grades 122

Grades Instructors Motivation Metacognitive Skills 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. fair use/public domain. Building Digital Citizens.

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Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 158

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Similar to traditional classroom-based courses, one challenge students in an asynchronous online program face is fully understanding and meeting the requirements of assignments. While students can learn at their own pace, they have the disadvantage of limited contact with instructors and reduced opportunity of immediate feedback.

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Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 98

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

The re-branded product still offers many of Classroom’s services, like organizing class assignments and providing feedback to students, but now the product will come with more collaborative messaging features (think Slack for Microsoft education). Instead, educators will be able to use Microsoft Teams in Office 365 for Education.

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Multiple Choice Questions Assignments Quizzes Game-Based Learning 154

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Similar to traditional classroom-based courses, one challenge students in an asynchronous online program face is fully understanding and meeting the requirements of assignments. While students can learn at their own pace, they have the disadvantage of limited contact with instructors and reduced opportunity of immediate feedback.

Student Engagement 97

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 97

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

There’s a critical need for more funding for schools, including fair pay for teachers. Artificial intelligence-based digital assistance drives immediate feedback to students. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell. The policies and infrastructures are in place to deliver. Daniel Quant, Vice President of Strategic Development, MultiTech.

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Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

Of course, regular communication can be time-intensive for teachers, as can competency-based evaluations in general, which typically require teachers to align assignments to specific competencies and provide feedback using either a rubric or written evaluations. Imagine you teach World History,” Looney explains.

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Grades Evaluation Feedback Communication 135

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Provide students with effective feedback in a collaborative, sharing manner. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs.

Internet 159

Internet Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Writing 159

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I’ve had my share of conversations about how to AI-proof written assignments, and explored some ways we might lean our activities more directly into the weaknesses of chatbots. Could an AI chatbot be integrated into an online grading platform and provide feedback to students? Could it interact on the discussion board?

Feedback 124

Feedback Writing Intelligence Essay 124

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

He sees that few of the students in the course have bothered to do the interactive exercises they were assigned for homework. He jokes that he usually uses an app on his smartphone to randomly assign groups, since all human decisions involve bias. He doesn’t sweat it, though, since he has a plan to get everyone back on track.

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Textbooks Lecturing Beliefs Assignments 134

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Trust-building connections are fostered in an environment with instructor presence and constructive feedback. After students understand course expectations, instructors should make every effort to give students timely and constructive feedback. You may wish to randomly assign groups to mix students up. Use peer feedback grading.

Instructors 105

Instructors Feedback Discussions Participation 105

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

We help teachers with lessons and share feedback on what supports work best for the students we serve. Sometimes we’re assigned to a student who has an IEP outlining specific goals, and other times we’re assigned to a classroom to assist the teacher and support students. We support students by helping them meet their goals.

Assignments 145

Assignments Learning Disabilities Disabilities Fairness 145

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In high school, I competed in statewide competitions with the Business Professionals of America , a student organization focused on career and leadership development, through which I learned how to receive feedback and how to lose with grace and maintain pride. Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage.

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Motivation Students Middle School Middle School 178

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Provide students with effective feedback in a collaborative, sharing manner. Teachers will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, and publish digitally. Devise a variety of assignments to address all learners’ needs.

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Blended Learning Teaching Learning Internet 159

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

And I don’t know how they’re going to figure out attendance, because it is completely not fair to expect kids to wake up at 5:00 a.m. I think that there’s a sense that they feel like they need to give you more feedback that way, because we can’t all hear each other. But a lot of people have moved back to the west coast.

Instructors 155

Instructors Fairness Lecturing STEM 155

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I’ve had my share of conversations about how to AI-proof written assignments, and explored some ways we might lean our activities more directly into the weaknesses of chatbots. Could an AI chatbot be integrated into an online grading platform and provide feedback to students? Could it interact on the discussion board?

Feedback 116

Feedback Writing Intelligence Essay 116

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

Now, in a class of 25 students and within approximately 40 minutes, a teacher can know exactly where each child’s reading level is, and then, with the click of a button, assign them an article at that level. We are assigned an article by our teacher about Citi Bikes in New York City. What kind of feedback do you get from educators?

English 161

English Reading Grades Achievement 161

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Trust-building connections are fostered in an environment with instructor presence and constructive feedback. After students understand course expectations, instructors should make every effort to give students timely and constructive feedback. You may wish to randomly assign groups to mix students up. Use peer feedback grading.

Instructors 98

Instructors Feedback Discussions Participation 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Students earned points for every assignment that they completed to minimum specifications and for quizzes. Students may revise and resubmit an assignment that does not meet minimum specifications for full credit. The ability to revise an assignment supports a growth mindset because it suggests that effort produces learning.

Grades 98

Grades Instructors Motivation Metacognitive Skills 98

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With the students’ ease of access to artificial intelligence tools and the unprecedented speed and accuracy that these tools can generate assignments for students, teaching professionals have to respond immediately and effectively to this new reality so they ensure that what students deliver is their own production, not that of an AI tool.

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Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

The real power behind Formative is in its ability to convert any PDF or Word document into an interactive assignment that you can give to your students, have them do it on their devices, monitor their progress in real time, and give feedback to them instantly. Google Apps For Education.

Math 105

Math Fairness Assignments Multiple Choice Questions 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2020

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. fair use/public domain. Building Digital Citizens.

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Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Instructors Writing 108