eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

MIND Research Institute , an award-winning neuroscience and education organization, has added an Assignments feature to its flagship ST Math solution, allowing teachers to differentiate instruction while keeping an entire class learning the same core concepts. When we empower-.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Peer-to-peer conversations can help students to make connections with each other and course content. There has been a noticeable decline in students’ engagement with course materials, evidenced by reduced annotations and superficial reading habits (Deale & Hyun, 2021; Mizrachi & Salaz, 2022).It Stalnaker, J.,

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

And the way the grading system in education works has long bothered him. That became clear a few years ago, when a particularly bright student in a calculus class Talbert was teaching bombed the first exam. The student knew the material, but she just wasn’t a good test-taker. But he wasn’t quite sure what to replace them with.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

—Katharine Meyer As residential colleges grapple with decisions about whether and how to continue offering online and hybrid courses , they may benefit from taking a look at student-engagement practices commonly used by their online-only counterparts. The results of the trial are promising, Meyer says.

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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). Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a waste! 2018, Rasmussen et al.,

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Grade 9 Geography was in trouble. Students didn’t like the traditional textbook-and-worksheet-centric course, and their teachers and district staff were concerned that a lack of engagement was translating into lower grades at Canada’s Ottawa Catholic School Board’s (OCSB) high schools. add relevant descriptions.

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Student Engagement English Assignments Feedback 165

Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

A big issue for many teachers was a general lack of student engagement online. I cannot say I am surprised given the lack of clarity about expectations for participation online, the “no harm” grading policies adopted by many districts during school closures, and issues around equity and access. Google Map Adventures.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Read part one to learn how this teacher improved her student feedback system to increase student engagement. Jayda was confident that she understood the material, and hearing her make a choice not to pursue additional work for the purpose of chasing an extra few points on her grade made me proud. Valentina asked Jayda.

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Culture Grades Feedback Assignments 164

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

There are several strategies that can be used to keep these students engaged and challenged: One approach is to use the Modern Classroom Project’s must-do, may-do, and aspire-to-do. This allows students to work at their own pace and provides them with a range of activities to choose from.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, students engaged in cheating well before tools like ChatGPT became household names. According to a survey , as many as 58 percent of high school students have plagiarized work, and 95 percent admitted to some form of cheating. As AI matures, educators will need to do the same.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you then encourage students to research topics that interest them, they’ll be even more motivated to read and write–and they may even have some fun. Here are four fun ways to get students engaged that worked for me in my classroom: 1. This novel by S.

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Reading Assignments English Math 325

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Grade inflation is growing, and grade point averages alone are not enough for colleges to make informed decisions about applicants without an objective measure of competence—like, say, a standardized test. In it, ACT researchers found evidence of grade inflation over the past decade—namely, that the average high school GPA increased 0.19

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Grades Testing Interdisciplinary STEM 161

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

At first, I worried that my students might not fully grasp the film’s deeper meaning, but I was pleasantly surprised that they did. Students who generally struggle to read at grade level could engage with this assignment in ways equal to their classmates who read at or above grade level.

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Blended Learning Multiple Choice Questions Learning Discussions 397

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Key points: Technology works in service of teaching, not the other way around Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators Leveraging edtech to help students, teachers stay connected through illness For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Artificial intelligence brings opportunities and questions to classrooms worldwide.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This creative approach resonates with students and helps bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and practical business applications. The goal is to help students better understand various leadership styles and how they can be applied in a business management context. I ask them to read the textbook chapter (Skripak et al.,

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Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 115

eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

January 13, 2021) – WeVideo today launched WeVideo Classroom , a cloud-based multimedia creation platform customized for educators to help drive student engagement and ignite deeper learning through the creative process. Mountain View, Calif. It’s an essential tool for all educators!”

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Hybrid Learning Education Knowledge Assignments 351

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2018

Opening up a World of Possibilities At Kankakee Public Schools in Illinois, we’ve introduced 16 different career paths to about 70 percent of our K–5 students using Defined STEM’s career wheel. Each grade has a designated topic, paving the way for every student to explore and become familiar with a wide variety of career possibilities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

Established in 2005, Agora Cyber Charter School is an online public school for Pennsylvania students in kindergarten through 12th grade that is accredited by the Middle States Association. This is especially felt in the 5 th grade science and math classes I teach. Gizmo is an interactive STEM learning experience for grades 3-12.

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2018

Over time, I have observed many different types of learners who have made me realize that our role as UX designers is to facilitate opportunities for students to love what they’re doing and learning. For kids who are struggling in class, that’s a steep climb. Kids don’t really love Chromebooks or phones or apps.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

But it’s not all bad–educators found success as they dedicated their efforts to improving student engagement and achievement, creating community-based approaches to learning, and inspiring students to become lifelong learners. In response, I’ve adapted my teaching approach to make assignments more interactive.

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Education Schools Math Science 311

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? According to the study, learners who only received teacher training and did not engage with the online learning tools had poorer achievement scores. Teachers enjoy a boost in student engagement The use of interactive technology helps make lessons fascinating.

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Math Student Engagement Teachers Mobile Devices 147

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Closing the diverse learning divide Seventy-two percent of respondents believe their students would describe them as tech-savvy, and 70 percent feel equipped to effectively support all types of learners in the classroom, including those who are neurodivergent and those who need extra support to help them connect with their learning.

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Technology Teachers Assignments Teaching 293

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

This creative approach resonates with students and helps bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and practical business applications. The goal is to help students better understand various leadership styles and how they can be applied in a business management context. I ask them to read the textbook chapter (Skripak et al.,

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Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 105

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

“Teachers also acknowledged the critical ability to personalize learning for each student and to accommodate diverse learning needs through technology.” They spend almost as much time reviewing their students’ homework assignments.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

Often, my colleagues will come to me with requests for resources to overcome a certain classroom issue, and like in many school systems, among the biggest issues right now is a lack of student engagement. As educators, it is incumbent upon us to spark students’ curiosity so that they will engage with instruction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Savvas Realize , recognized as one of the most innovative learning management systems (LMS) in the industry and the winner of seven edtech awards, has now been made even easier to use with intuitive navigation for both teachers and students and time-saving tools for teachers to make the most of their teaching day.

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Assignments Education Blended Learning Grades 244

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

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2023

In what follows, we offer strategies on how to balance competing pedagogical concerns to maintain flexibility, while still encouraging student engagement. One approach for incentivizing in-person attendance is to make the classroom environment interactive with various learning activities for student engagement.

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Student Engagement Lecturing Students Exams 106

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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The company’s award-winning blended programs — delivered digitally on its innovative Savvas Realize platform and visually through engaging print resources — feature real-world learning experiences designed to increase student engagement along with high-quality instructional materials to accelerate academic outcomes.

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Teach Hub

MAY 9, 2024

Supporting students who are struggling academically as an educator can be challenging. Poor grades often signal an underlying issue that may go beyond the student’s understanding of the material, such as an external stressor or lack of motivation. Hands-on interactive lessons keep students engaged.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

New supplemental reading program for Grades 3–5 engages students with grade-level content using culturally relevant texts. To help students build confidence while mastering critical reading skills, Curriculum Associates has launched the supplemental Magnetic Reading program for Grades 3–5.

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Reading Curriculum Skills Culture 220

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2023

Managing lotteries – the process in which students apply for high-demand specialty programs or schools – is challenging. It requires processing incoming applications, assigning students to programs or schools, and managing waitlists. The larger and more complex a school lottery system is, the more challenging it is to oversee.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Instead, he crafted an entirely new curriculum that he felt would better resonate with students, a series of reading and writing assignments that looked at the stages of grief. “I It doesn’t mean that everything has to be connected to the pandemic, but students have to be able to find meaning in what they’re doing.”

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Education Assignments Testing Study 213

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Step 3: Utilize interactive curriculum and instruction Elementary-age students have shorter attention spans, which is why it’s vital to provide them with group learning time, like a live lesson, as well as individual time. For example, what do your teachers and staff do when a student stops responding or submitting assignments?

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Blended Learning Hybrid Learning Learning Academic Integrity 285

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

While everyone is arriving and getting settled, students scan the QR code and land on a page where the professor has put the agenda for today’s lesson, a couple of reminders, and an entry ticket. The entry ticket asks students to answer a question. 101-102). The New College Classroom. Harvard University Press. Educause Review.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

With these resources, teachers can create and customize turnkey assignments and track progress in real-time through the platform’s Quiz tool. Student Learning Activities that feature absorbing student-led activities for every grade level.

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