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5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

Faculty Focus

The three panelists shared their perspectives, borne out in an April 2025 Gallup survey : they want to learn to use AI tools in appropriate ways, they’re anxious about the potential negative impact on their critical thinking skills, and they want explicit guidance from their faculty members—which they’re not consistently getting.

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5 Steps to Update Assignments to Foster Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in an AI Age

Faculty Focus

The three panelists shared their perspectives, borne out in an April 2025 Gallup survey : they want to learn to use AI tools in appropriate ways, they’re anxious about the potential negative impact on their critical thinking skills, and they want explicit guidance from their faculty members—which they’re not consistently getting.

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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

eSchool News

The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

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Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Real Life: The Power of Applied Learning

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In a 2023 national survey by Hanover Research, only 27% of American high school students said they felt what they were learning was relevant to the real world. Are they memorizing facts, or learning how to think, solve, and lead? More than just doing projects, it’s about making learning real.

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Ensuring academic integrity in the AI age

eSchool News

Students’ AI usage can range from summarizing content to full-scale writing support, which begs the question: What can educators do if they suspect an assignment is authored by AI? The following scenario is becoming more common for educators: You’re grading assignments, reading them one-by-one, until one of them catches your eye.

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10 (and counting…) Google goodies for your classroom

eSchool News

Key points: Teachers have Google’s expansive suite of tools and accessories at their fingertips With classroom tech, meet students where they are 4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork For more on Google tools for the classroom, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Google enthusiasts, unite.

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The Art of Collaboration: Designing Assignments That Work

Faculty Focus

Inclusivity and feelings of psychological safety in the classroom should not be reserved solely for K-12 learning environments. Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level.