Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

It actually requires some unlearning, and some changes in approach, to create an environment that better encourages students to complete assigned activities. For instance, instructors can strategically assign tasks that can be auto-graded, or spot-checked. The most common homework given to students in most classes is reading.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

Texas is turning over some of the scoring process of its high-stakes standardized tests to robots. News outlets have detailed the rollout by the Texas Education Agency of a natural language processing program, a form of artificial intelligence, to score the written portion of standardized tests administered to students in third grade and up.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

You can create quizzes for the books your students are reading and assign collections to your students. It provides animated stories that are read aloud to students. For the primary grades it has read aloud stories with lessons provided to go with the story. It began as a site where actors read famous children’s books.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Last week it dawned on me that I can assign homework to be completed in pairs and groups virtually. Not only did students complete the assignments, but they were excited about it. Third, I would assign partners or groups during our synchronous sessions or post them in Google Classroom. The results? A smashing success!

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Replace and/or supplement outdated readings. Provide electronic files of reading, resources, presentations, and other materials.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

These AI tools help students fine-tune their essays before they connect with a live tutor or before they submit their assignments to teachers. AudioPen is an AI-powered tool that converts voice notes into text that’s easy to read and ready to share with students and fellow teachers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. It’s especially true when it comes to writing assignments: With poor writing skills, students can’t deal with essays and other homework the way they need to get a good grade.

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Writing Skills Essay Languages 286

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Keep up with reading.” “See A first-year seminar provides a perfect structure for this assignment, but it could be used in a variety of courses. It’s a “multistep project requiring students to plan, monitor, and evaluate their newly learned strategies as they prepare for a test in a course in which they are currently enrolled.”

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In 2008, I read Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. Students are assigned a tech-integrated project and are faced with limited resources and inadequate workspaces to use the latest tools. This happens all over the country in traditional educational buildings today.

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Teachers Students Assignments Communication 280

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

Reading skills are the gateway to success in every classroom subject. The need to read is not limited to English Language Arts classes; literacy skills are essential in math, history and all other content areas. Not being able to read has a profound effect on our self-esteem, social-emotional skills and imagination.

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Reading Failure Motivation Study 167

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Teachers find AI tools that grade assignments, create lesson plans, and offer personalized student support. When papers need grading or test scores need tracking, AI steps in. Teachers read facial expressions, sense classroom mood shifts, and build the trust that makes learning possible. Will AI replace teachers?

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2023

MONTREAL – Paper , the leading Educational Support System (ESS), today announced that it has acquired Readlee, an innovative learning tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and speech recognition technology to help students improve their reading skills. A lifetime of opportunity is lost when a person can’t read.

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Intelligence Gamification Reading Achievement 306

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

Bilingual education’s impact With 1 in every 10 students experiencing a lack of English proficiency, millions are at risk for struggles with reading and writing comprehension, reduced academic achievement, and less rigorous tracks of study, which lead to increased dropout rates, and lowered educational attainment and human capital.

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English Education Languages Language 312

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I vividly remember my English teacher, Mrs. Grant, bringing a stack of 20 well-read copies of A Wrinkle in Time out from the closet for everyone in the class. She would read a chapter or two out loud during class and later we would read independently until it was time to take a test or write a report on what we learned.

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English Middle School Middle School Reading 258

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By using the three practical, teacher-tested ideas below, educators can allow students to take ownership of their learning journey. Assignments can even be adjusted so they cover the same standards, but directly integrate student interests like sports, pop culture, or videogames!

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Teaching Philosophy Students Assignments Culture 286

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2024

Before I adopted phenomena-based instruction, most of the questions students asked were some variation on, “Is this going to be on the test?” They were focused on whether they would have to memorize this fact or that process to pass a test. Instead, they are constantly asking themselves, “How does this connect to my driving question?”

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Science STEM Testing Questions 328

eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The company has gathered all the complexities of internet safety and distilled them into engaging, well-tested, curriculum-aligned, and beautifully structured lesson plans (created by teachers) for grades K–8. What Sesame Street did for children’s reading in 1969, Cyber Legends will do for children’s cyber safety in 2022 and beyond.”.

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Mobile Devices Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning Students 319

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2019

When learning a second language, it’s important to teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. Quizizz – I love this tool the best because it tests accuracy instead of speed. Some teachers use Tic Tac Toe sheets for weekly homework assignments. Students may play as individuals or in groups. Scavenger hunts.

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Middle School Middle School Learning Languages 279

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. The Preparatory Programs support students who thrive in a structured setting without the added stress of homework or standardized testing.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 144

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2017

Reading should be a pleasure, and with the vast library available with learning ally, dyslexic students can enjoy literature through audio books. Reading will always be an important part of learning, especially in the English classroom. This app can really make Shakespeare easier to handle. Learning Ally Audio. Academized.

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English Students Assignments Attention 231

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Learning new concepts, completing assignments and taking tests, and navigating social experiences all contribute to normal stress. Read more: 3 ways to support youth mental health Chicago students will be able to take mental health days this year. It’s a given that students will experience stress as they move through school.

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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 Studies show that the pandemic caused a drop in test scores in reading and math, with the students who were already struggling showing the largest declines.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Studytracks has more than 1,300 songs available covering a wide range of subjects, making it the perfect test for teachers at Monrovia. Most importantly, this resource is customizable, allowing me to use it as a supplement to lesson plans, as a homework assignment, and as a studying tool.

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Textbooks Assignments Knowledge Testing 277

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

In many classrooms, success still depends on how well a student fits onto a single, familiar bell curve–the one measuring traditional academic achievement in subjects like math, reading, and writing. One student may be an incredible public speaker but may wrestle with written assignments. But we havent gone far enough.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

While this may make some educators cringe, the reality is that test-enhanced learning, or testing as an aid to learning, has evidence of effectiveness dating back nearly 100 years ( Roediger III, McDaniel, & McDermott, 2006 ). The Testing Effect and LMS Technology. Quizzes in Reading Materials.

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Quizzes Technology Hybrid Courses Mobile Devices 226

Organized Classroom

MAY 16, 2025

Read & Post: Read & post homework assignments every day. Rank & Order: Have students number each assignment in order of “attack”, e.g. what is to be done first, second, third, etc. They also don’t waste valuable time mulling over more difficult assignments. Awesome Agendas: 1.

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Students Assignments Testing Reading 74

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

After 13 years of testing higher-order active learning modalities in the classroom, collecting data, building a database, and analyzing student learning results in bi-annual principles of marketing classes, my colleague and I saw two important results emerge.

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Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 84

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

This new reading and math assessment component for Grades 2–8 features tech-enhanced assessment items and is part of the award-winning i-Ready Assessment suite. It combines powerful assessments and rich insights with effective and engaging instruction in reading and mathematics to address students’ individual needs.

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Curriculum Math Learning Grades 246

eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2019

In 2008, I read Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns. Students are assigned a tech-integrated project and are faced with limited resources and inadequate workspaces to use the latest tools. Happy holidays, and thank you for tuning into our 2019 countdown!].

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Teachers Assignments Students Participation 233

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2019

Biggest challenge: Our school is required to enforce a series of standardized tests every year to assess a student’s achievements and knowledge learned in the grade level. When students weren’t passing these tests, their self-confidence was diminished and it affected their willingness and effort during difficult tasks.

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Essay Failure Writing Students 185

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Introducing flexible seating options such as reading couches or cozy nooks can break up the day and reset students’ focus and concentration. For example, students would benefit more from group activities if their desks were together in a cluster, while spaced out desks are better for tests and other individual work.

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Student Engagement Motivation Students Classroom Management 300

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2017

These students are even more enveloped in technology than the Millennials who came before them, and many educators now worry about how best to teach Generation Z basics—such as how to read—while competing for attention with digital devices. The solution then is to go slowly, make the changes gradually, and test parts of the transition out.

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Achievement Attention Textbooks Students 198

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that students might simply ask the AI tool to do work for them. It’s really contingent on hours of the day and human buy-in,” he says. “But

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Essay Social Studies Education Critical Thinking 205

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2017

[ Editor’s note : “My Tech Essentials” is a new monthly feature on eSchool News that highlights the choice of ‘must-have’ technology used by one tech-savvy educator; with the hope that other educators might also find these peer-tested tools useful. Be sure to check back every month for a new “My Tech Essentials.”].

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Essay Education Blended Learning English 204

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2024

Tech giants Google, Microsoft and OpenAI have unintentionally assigned educators around the world major homework for the summer: Adjusting their assignments and teaching methods to adapt to a fresh batch of AI features that students will enter classrooms with in the fall.

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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We learned what we could from the books we had access to and memorized facts to regurgitate on tests. This theory takes away from students the stress and burden of the “three tests and a final” or “three papers and a final” model that seems to have taken hold in many places and instead focuses on how students get to the final product.

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Teaching Instructors Knowledge Writing 208

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Come back each week for insight on transforming everything from reading scores to wireless network performance.]. Students use smartphones and tablets in and out of the classroom, teachers put lessons and assignments online, staff use VoIP phones, and maintenance and operations need to connect their alarms and HVAC systems.

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Intelligence Testing Assignments Achievement 223