eSchool News

JULY 23, 2025

Read and listen below for the details: From left: Shiren Vijiasingam, Chief Product Officer; Zach Pendleton, Chief Architect; and Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy. Educators also gain insight into students’ assignment interactions with AI in Canvas. eSchool was there to get the scoop.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

Teachers havent stopped assigning projects on wolves, genetic engineering, drug abuse, or the Harlem Renaissance, but the way students approach those assignments has changed dramatically. This time gap matters, especially for fast-changing topics like public health, technology, or current events.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

Because this type of vision loss affects tasks that require detailed focus, such as reading, writing, and recognizing faces, students with central vision impairment often face unique challenges that can affect their overall school experience.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2025

For history assignments, AI tools can help summarize dense material or suggest key points for essays. As AI becomes more embedded in how students learn, it’s critical to remember that technology works best when paired with real human connection. However, experts caution that these tools don’t always get the facts right.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

I recently read 10 to 25 , a new book by David Yeager, one of the leading research psychologists in adolescent development and motivation. They’ll memorize elaborate lore, master mechanics, mimic skills, and explain them to others—all without being assigned a single worksheet. These are not marginal improvements.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. My own brother — who is incredibly intelligent, younger than I am, and has already paid off his house (what?!?!) — once told me, “I never read anything unless I absolutely have to.” Every single day we seem to move closer to a society that simply doesn’t read.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

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. That detector first became popular among professors when the internet made it easy for students to copy and paste information from websites into their assignments.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Writing 115

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! That means that as a working learner, your burden will feel lighter because things you are experiencing at work can be used as assignments for class. These assignments are not “additional” but are a core part of the curriculum. Let’s dive in.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Strategic Approaches to AI Integration One effective strategy is to intentionally redesign classroom activities and assignments to incorporate AI tools. This allows educators to gain insights from students interactions with these technologies, fostering a deeper understanding of their applications and promoting ethical use.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. It serves as a refreshing break, allowing students to step away from the stress of assignments and refocus in a fun, interactive way. After all, who doesn’t enjoy a good parody of their favorite song?

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! That means that as a working learner, your burden will feel lighter because things you are experiencing at work can be used as assignments for class. These assignments are not “additional” but are a core part of the curriculum. Let’s dive in.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 89

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. Name all of your files in a consistent manner, for example “Reading 1, Week 1.” Similarly, we think Chickering and Gamson’s approach to teaching applies to the modern day online classroom.

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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. Name all of your files in a consistent manner, for example “Reading 1, Week 1.” Similarly, we think Chickering and Gamson’s approach to teaching applies to the modern day online classroom.

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eLearning Students Assignments Feedback 62

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

a pedagogy that not only retains the foundational principles of the original model but enhances them with modern technologies and learner-centered practices. This technological support allows students to learn at their own pace and revisit complex material without feeling anxious or dependent solely on the instructor.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

a pedagogy that not only retains the foundational principles of the original model but enhances them with modern technologies and learner-centered practices. This technological support allows students to learn at their own pace and revisit complex material without feeling anxious or dependent solely on the instructor.

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Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

In higher education, we see our students use AI in many ways, to provide both authorized and unauthorized aid in their completion of assignments. He said that students could read much of the content off our PowerPoint slides and in the assigned readings without AI. They could always find and read the content on their own.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

Read on… Plan Ahe ad: Set Yourself Up for a Career in Electrical and Computer Engineering Regardless of where you are in your life or at what stage, if you have a dream that you want to achieve, you can start working toward that immediately. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. With median U.S.

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Lecturing Motivation Essay High School 81

Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. It serves as a refreshing break, allowing students to step away from the stress of assignments and refocus in a fun, interactive way. After all, who doesn’t enjoy a good parody of their favorite song?

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Language Languages Instructors Culture 62

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

But because this was 1980, and the technologies that could be used to cheat were more advanced than the technology available to detect cheating, there was no definitive proof. Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon. Affirm students at the starting line.

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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. They are for everyone. I have control over their actions and learning. Of course, it's easier to be in control when your role as a teacher puts you in a position of authority.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

ELA class gives middle schoolers the opportunity to write creatively, read imaginative stories, and present their thoughts and opinions to peers. 4 Refreshing ELA Activities for Middle School Reading How do you balance classroom fun with ELA CCSS ? By making reading assignments as creative as the books they’re covering!

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

Those school districts increasingly rely on technology for both classroom instruction and administrative operations. I’m assuming from, you know, reading your work and and others that it’s not like cyber security has gotten any less worrisome, right? He brings over 3 decades of experience in at tech policy issues to this.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons. AEF also integrates cutting-edge technology to enhance personalized learning. Every student maintains a daily agenda where teachers jot down assignments, reminders, and important updates.

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

Leveraging Technology One of the most significant advantages of online learning is access to various digital tools that go far beyond what’s available in a traditional classroom. Online learning isn’t limited to slides and reading assignments. Peer Review and Group Projects: Online learning isn’t only about solo work.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Is it better to read the book or watch the movie? Would you rather take a class with more technology or minimal screen time? Compare this story to another you’ve read. You’ll also get three customizable covers perfect for group assignments, novel studies, and independent projects. What makes one better than the other?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2017

According to one of our Grade 6 teachers, Shannon Diven, her students could read but could not pull out details from the text to expand answers, explain answers, or to develop a piece of writing around the text (basically, reading comprehension). Authentic Reading Experiences Wanted.

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Reading Technology Feedback Instructors 419

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

I was reading for pleasure. I might not remember much of the content of these books, but I've never forgotten the feeling of accomplishment upon reading the final words on the final page. Martin, the author of The Game of Thrones books, put it, "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, the man who never reads lives only one."

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Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 26, 2025

Of course, in many cases it is illegal for children to contract to do proper work so we assign them chores -- some parents even pay their kids for completing them -- or we re-define school as a work place with grades as the paycheck. These are all concerns, I would assert, related to answering the question "What do you do?"

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

In todays technology-rich classrooms, digital literacy is becoming a foundational skill–students are learning to navigate devices, use educational software, and collaborate online. But as we prepare students for the future, its no longer enough for them to simply use technology. What is data literacy for K-12 learners?

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Joe Mancuso and Sean Ryan about how schools can move toward personalized learning with the help of technology. Ryan, president of McGraw Hill School Group , has spent two decades in education technology and previously worked in education policy and as a U.S. How is technology used to personalize learning at scale?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 12, 2017

The first time I read about Unschooling, I ignored it. When that didn’t happen and I read about it a thousand more times, I dug into it. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. Read Jacqui’s tech thriller series, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. Surely, it was a fad that would go away.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

September 8th is International Literacy Day, a great time to think about promoting a class culture that values reading. However, encouraging students to read in and out of class is challenging as small screens command much of their time and attention. Just four years ago, approximately 10% of my students were reading below grade level.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Not only has the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots created concern about assigning writing, but myriad challenges exist when we send writing home with students. #1 As a result, writing assignments often fail to meet the psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness required for motivation.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

I’ve experienced the phenomenon of reading a text, but when I get to the end of a page or the bottom of the article, I have no idea what the text was about. I could not answer a single question about the content of what I read. Yes, my eyes technically scanned the words, but I wasn’t thinking about what I was reading.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

English teachers frequently ask me which technology tools I use to design my online learning stations. Below are my 5 favorite technology tools and online resources for designing the online learning stations in my English classroom. #1 I’ve written extensively about the benefits of using the Station Rotation Model with students.

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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. Instead, college instructors need to change how they assign and communicate their homework assignments. Some students don’t understand how important assignments are, Beckett says.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

After seven years in the classroom teaching middle and high school students, I transitioned into instructional technology, where I currently serve as a digital integration specialist for South Carolinas Anderson School District Five. Teachers can assign the template to their learners. The result is a deeper understanding of each word.

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