Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

” assigning points : Blunt strongly discourages assigning points to whiteboard retrieval activities. You can do completion or participation, but I would avoid assigning points you don’t want to create anxiety around making mistakes.” They don’t have that freeing-type zone that the erasers create.”

Multiple Choice Questions

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? Small teaching online: Applying learning science in online classes.

eLearning

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? Small teaching online: Applying learning science in online classes.

eLearning

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition. Textbook format and cost mattered. Students appreciated transparency and choice when it came to required materials.

Disabilities

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Online learning isn’t limited to slides and reading assignments. For example, how would they use a science concept to solve a problem at home? If your child is reluctant to get involved with other students, give them a little push to participate fully in group assignments or peer review activities.

Online Learning

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

Give them a safe and structured place to let their arguments fly when you assign these persuasive writing prompts. 10 Informative 8th Grade Writing Prompts When you assign informative writing prompts to your 8th grade class, you’re letting them be the instructors! Should 8th graders have a mandatory bedtime?

Writing

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Then there’s the sudden temptation of ChatGPT and other new AI tools, which can make cheating on assignments easy and often undetectable. Johnson, a writing instructor and chair of the writing center at Madison Colleg “It all sort of feels bundled together,” Cohn says. Teaching The Why Sarah Z.

Instructors

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. Some of those instructors are using tools that attempt to detect text written by bots, such as GPTZero and a new tool by Turnitin.

Instructors

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future careers. If you’re a computer science educator, you go teach in high school or university. Hey, teach computer science.

Science

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Your pursuit of this kind of assignment reminds me of an interview I did for the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast with Ken Bain , author of "What the Best College Teachers Do." Gressang’s subsequent tweets reveal what some of the students enrolled in her class created for this final assignment. How would it be different if…?

Assignments

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). At least, that’s according to a randomized study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. That can relieve the pressure they feel around advanced math, freeing up mental space to devote to science, Zuniga adds.

Instructors

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2020

But, instead of kicking back and joining their friends for marathon Fortnite sessions while occasionally completing a long-distance school assignment, the pair of highly motivated problem solvers have chosen to work 12- to 16-hour days designing, building, programming, and tweaking a low-cost Ambu Bag Ventilator System.

Instructors

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This year I transitioned from teaching English classes in isolation to co-teaching English, science, and technology with another teacher in a pilot program called N.E.W. She is only in her second year of teaching and she is credentialed in English and science. 2 Sharing the Load. Teaching is an exhausting profession.

Teaching

eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2016

Gale Interactive: Science’s 3D content aims to bring science to life. Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, has launched Gale Interactive: Science , a new digital science resource available now for schools. With Gale Interactive: Science, users can review concepts with tools to zoom, rotate and explore models.

Science

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

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Over the past 15 years, the program has expanded its offerings to include classroom instruction on general computer science, digital technology, mixed media, robotics, esports, and web design. Our instructors are subject matter experts who help guide their exploration by providing them with scenarios and simulations to solve.

Skills

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It helps instructors deliver cohesive learning experiences through structured content and interactivity. This enables the instructor to assign coursework that keeps their students moving forward on their unique learning path. McGraw Hill Connect® is a complete course platform.

High School

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

Here’s what educators have to say about the 2023-2024 school year: Improving engagement and test scores with phenomena-based curricula April Pence, Edison High School Last year was my first time using phenomena-based units aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in chemistry. She can be reached at apence@hbuhsd.edu.

Education

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2017

Most introductory geology professors teach students about earthquakes by assigning readings and showing diagrams of tectonic plates and fault lines to the class. But Paul Low is not most instructors. Low recently created a virtual-reality homework assignment for a geology 101 class. Low and Mills prefer. Image credit: Paul Low.

Instructors

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI. In higher education, we see our students use AI in many ways, to provide both authorized and unauthorized aid in their completion of assignments. Schoeder, 2024).

Instructors

eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2016

Eight of the top 10 jobs today require mathematics, technology, or science. When it comes to mathematics learning technology, students want: Help preparing for tests and exams; 77 percent of instructors provide practice problems or practice tests. Just 44 percent of 2013 U.S. high school graduates were ready for college-level math.

Math

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

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Better outcomes for Alaska students start with access to teachers utilizing research-grounded, evidence-based instructional practices in the science of reading,” said Jason Mendenhall, President of State Solutions Division at NWEA. Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue.

Teachers

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As instructors, we are continually looking for ways to grow and improve. Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. Teaching is a dynamic endeavor. Emphasize the importance of each component or stage.

Assignments

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Teaching students about critical thinking: Geetha Venugopal, a high school computer science teacher at the American International School in Chennai, India, likens teaching students about AI tools to teaching students how to use the internet responsibly.

Teaching

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Since the pandemic hit, his research findings are more relevant than ever, as instructors look for guidance on what works as they move their teaching online. Specifically, a mix of graphics and words can help students better apply a concept learned in a lesson to a new situation, such as on a related assignment.

Teaching

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. At Middlebury, tutors are also trained to navigate AI policies, which can differ among instructors, Giaimo says.

Writing

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2024

At Columbia University’s Science of Learning Research Initiative (SOLER), our work is dedicated to examining the academic experience of our students and instructors through a scientific lens. Our efforts to analyze data have helped us shine a light on these issues.

Academic Integrity

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The STAR project randomly assigned students to either small classes (13 to 17 students per teacher) or large classes (22 to 25 students per teacher). Generally, in smaller classes, students can establish stronger relationships with their instructors. More positivity reported about participating in learning.

Achievement

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. Finally, instructors assess the student work and give feedback. “I

Lecturing

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

As instructors, we are continually looking for ways to grow and improve. Instructors are encouraged to take small steps to start building HIPs in their curriculums, and there are some HIPs which are easy to incorporate into an existing course. Teaching is a dynamic endeavor. Emphasize the importance of each component or stage.

Assignments

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Within Sandbox AR, users can create virtual worlds and populate them with some of the hundreds of unique objects from history, the built world, science and nature, and more. Using Kami, teachers can create assignments with their LMS, share class-wide, and offer feedback in real time.

STEM

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

In addition to providing students with text and video content, courseware tools also have built-in nudges and assessments—sometimes personalized—that generate instant feedback about whether students are mastering the assigned material. The goal is to make it easy for instructors to make their courses better and better over time. “If

Textbooks

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

As instructors consider technology tools for their courses, they are increasingly looking for evidence of effectiveness. This is where implementation science can help. What is implementation science? In another, an instructor may be uncertain about how to use the technology and recommends it only for additional practice.

Instructors

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. It is also designed to help teachers create instructions for assignments and review student performance. Next school year’s budget includes a $6.8

Schools

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The right OER provides professors opportunities to teach the latest research and even make areas like math and science more inclusive. They may have overlooked the effort it takes to make homework assignments that have graduated difficulties for students first coming into an area. Is that really what’s best for students?

STEM

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Many instructors describe accommodations they’ve tried, like loosening homework deadlines or offering asynchronous alternatives to class conversations, but some now wonder whether this kind of leniency actually makes the situation worse. In their anecdotes, fewer students are showing up to class and turning work in on time (or at all).

Student Engagement