Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level. One student articulated the need for relatable, real-world, authentic tasks, stating, “My favorite activity was creating videos to connect with the assignments in class.”

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Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 60

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

When taking inventory of all the programs and platforms, our data was scattered everywhere like luggage on a cruise ship that had never been assigned cabin numbers–everyone’s bags were out, but no one knew where anything belonged or how to get it to the right cabin.

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Counselling English Disabilities Achievement 280

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

When she needed a fun end-of-year activity for her first-grade students incorporating Candyland, gummy bears and phonics, Irene Farmer turned to ChatGPT. “It Grading, especially, is viewed with skepticism. Administrative work and basic instructional support are at the top of their wish lists. Teachers want guidance, not outsourcing.”

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Teachers Art Knowledge Coaching 181

eSchool News

JULY 4, 2025

South Korea and Singapore have already begun integrating AI across grade levels, training teachers en masse, and building AI-customized learning platforms. student (full disclosure–she’s my granddaughter) said, “On a lot of my assignments I do use AI even though it’s not allowed. When it comes to AI literacy, the U.S.

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Essay Language Languages Intelligence 318

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

This includes: Verifying AI responses with trusted sources Asking students to explain how AI supported their thinking Designing assignments that prioritize reflection and originality Yes, students might misuse it. Math isn’t my strongest subject, and when a student asked me to help solve an equation involving angles, I hesitated.

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Ethics Plagiarism Math Communication 254

eSchool News

JULY 10, 2025

I am an 8th-grade science teacher in a fairly large district, and I recognize the importance of these engaging and interactive resources to help students build knowledge and continue learning. . Building a Gimkit From the teacher’s side of Gimkit, the platform makes it extremely easy to build lessons for the students to use.

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Multiple Choice Questions Game-Based Learning Students Fairness 262

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 298

k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

These aren’t just assignments. We use clear rubrics, reflective feedback, and skill progression models that prioritize growth over grades. One of the participating students put it this way: “We weren’t just creating a marketing campaign; we were solving a real-world problem that mattered. That made all the difference.”

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Learning Critical Thinking History Secondary Education 249

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

In 2024, both Oklahoma and Wisconsin lowered what it means for students to be proficient in grade-level content. Students who would have been performing below standards and assigned intervention support are now being told they are passing. Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements.

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Education Math Exams English 282

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Educators can adopt similar strategies to design interdisciplinary lessons that promote engagement, creativity, and foundational literacy and STEM competencies across grade levels. In the second phase of the lesson, teams rotate and are assigned to another group’s obstacle course.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Teaching 8th grade ELA can be a uniquely rewarding experience, as long as you’ve got the right tools. But is that enough to prepare new teenagers for 9th grade? We’ve gathered our favorite 8th grade ELA teacher essentials, including tips for brand-new teachers and seasoned veterans alike.

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Grades Teaching Teachers Teaching Philosophy 52

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. It seems as if a quick scan of one of the assigned pages is the best effort.

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Instructors Assignments Participation Students 91

k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

These aren’t just assignments. We use clear rubrics, reflective feedback, and skill progression models that prioritize growth over grades. One of the participating students put it this way: “We weren’t just creating a marketing campaign; we were solving a real-world problem that mattered. That made all the difference.”

Learning 130

Learning Critical Thinking History Secondary Education 130

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

The survey polled 1,500 11th and 12th grade students from across the U.S. Almost a third of both groups said that teachers should put more weight on tests–where AI cant be used–as opposed to homework and class assignments, to ensure student understanding of materials.

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Math Participation Feedback High School 244

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

And as faculty members grapple with what this means for grading, tech companies have proved yet again that there’s money to be made from panic. Turnitin, a longtime leader in the plagiarism-detection market, released a new tool within six months of ChatGPT’s debut to identify AI-generated writing in students’ assignments.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Writing 118

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.)

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 104

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Provide multiple sources and access points for assignment requirements and expectations (written descriptions, presentations, instructional videos, examples, rubrics).

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Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 94

Teach Hub

APRIL 25, 2025

Encourage your students to work in groups and take on roles that complement their strengths, but instead of assigning totally separate tasks, focus on roles that require real teamwork. It could be another teacher on your team, a specialist like an art or music teacher, or even a class in a different grade. Want to take it even further?

Students 94

Students Communication Intelligence Motivation 94

Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

When the Grading Stack Becomes Too Much As the classroom quiets and the last student heads out the door, you finally take a breathonly to be met with the overwhelming sight of papers piled high, waiting for your attention. If youve ever wondered whether you really have to grade everything the answer is no. Some work is for practice.

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Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

And that class, since I started doing that, is a 20 percent improvement in the exam grades. ” assigning points : Blunt strongly discourages assigning points to whiteboard retrieval activities. . “So they’re retrieving and I can actually see what they’re doing in the moment,” she explains.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

English learners often face challenges in understanding lessons, participating in discussions and completing assignments , which can lead to lower achievement and increased feelings of isolation. Students are more likely to approach me with questions about assignments and while working on class activities with their peers.

English 135

English Language Languages Assignments 135

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) 10 8th Grade Social-Emotional Writing Prompts Social-emotional learning is a way for students to find their place in the world around them while staying in touch with their own wants and needs. Yes, even math! What would you do?

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Writing Grades Middle School Middle School 52

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

One factor impacting families engagement with schools and teachers is the issue of grade inflation. The traditional letter grades used in education for more than 120 years may no longer hold the same significance for families. In 2023, ACT cited that grade inflation has been on the rise for more than a decade.

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Grades Evaluation Students Achievement 158

The Applicious Teacher

MAY 25, 2025

Teaching UFLI in 2nd grade? After a full year of using the UFLI Phonics program in my second grade classroom, (and for two years prior in small group!) Personal Whiteboard with marker s Using UFLI in your Second Grade Classroom Before we get into it, I want to add a clarification. Magnetic Letters 2. Cookie Trays 3.

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Grades Learning Students Learning Disabilities 52

Teach Hub

APRIL 23, 2025

Its great for in-class use and also works well as a homework assignment. Whether its through learning stations, real-world applications, technology, or a little competition, there are plenty of ways to keep students engagedno matter their grade level. It offers interactive activities and visual representations to keep students engaged.

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Math Textbooks Quizzes Participation 88

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Does a student click on a link but the logs show they only looked at the directions for a complex assignment for 30 seconds? For example, look at the log in records.

eLearning 68

eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 68

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

This step was taken especially since it became more difficult for me over the years in the classroom to keep todays device-driven students focused beyond 10 seconds or less on an assigned major concept for each of my fifty-minute classes.Retained learning was there but not at the expected levels.In

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Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 95

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

Students do not learn much just sitting in classes listening to teachers, memorizing pre-packaged assignments, and spitting out answers. Does a student click on a link but the logs show they only looked at the directions for a complex assignment for 30 seconds? For example, look at the log in records.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 66

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Start the year off with foundational lessons based on CCSS from the previous grade (or even the grade below that) to ensure students have the tools they need to succeed. Once reluctant learners know that success is in their control, you’ll find their grades starting to rise.

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High School High School Beliefs Schools 52

Teach Hub

JUNE 27, 2025

When you scroll through social media, you’ll see perfect grades, perfect families, perfect everything. Break Down Complex Tasks Big assignments can feel overwhelming, especially for students who are already behind. This saying perfectly sums up what we are trying to instill in our youth, especially in our struggling students.

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Teaching Failure Students Feedback 94

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

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. The Moment I Came Around As I reflected on the level of choice I give to students, and the degree of authority I have over them, I recalled my own schooling during fifth grade in Ms.

Multiple Choice Questions 115

Multiple Choice Questions History Students Beliefs 115

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The pressure students feel to get high grades and the pressure for teachers to give them are both real. In classrooms where teachers emphasize performance goals (errorless performance on tasks, points, and grades), students are more likely to cheat. The fact that AI detection tools are not foolproof (Fleckenstein et al.,

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Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

Teacher Mood

JUNE 11, 2025

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been caught in a login loop with your school’s online grading platform, only to give up five minutes later. I’ll share practical ways it helps with common grading and documentation headaches, plus a teacher-tested tip that keeps your paper gradebook in sync with your digital one. No hunting.

Grades 52

Grades Special Education Assignments Testing 52

Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

Group students together and assign each student a role. This strategy also works across grade levels. 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. This can be anything from a nonfiction or a fiction book to an article.

Reading 66

Reading Discussions Fairness Questions 66

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

Group discussions, simulations, debates, and problem-solving exercises should reference or utilize outputs from the pre-class assignments. When these activities contribute to course grades or unlock exclusive learning opportunities, their relevance is amplified. In-class activities should build directly on pre-class efforts.

Critical Thinking 86

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 86

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates. 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.

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Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 53

Elevate k12

JUNE 30, 2025

This model provides full course instruction aligned to grade-level standards. Once classroom logistics are confirmed, we’ll match you with certified special education teachers and assign an Inclusive Learning Coordinator to support your program. Resource Room Supplemental instruction designed to reinforce or reteach core content.

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Special Education Teachers Disabilities Coaching 97