eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

Was early exposure to texting crimping our students’ ability to write correctly? To engage in the critical thinking process that underpins the ability to write? Not surprisingly, for many of our eighth-grade students, how they texted was bleeding into how they approached writing in the classroom.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Not only does it make educators revise their approach to teaching academic writing, but some still see it as a threat to students’ academic integrity. How to know if a student uses AI to cheat on written assignments? We know that technologies affect how people read, write, and think.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Academic Integrity 300

eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

If we wish to see continued success, we will need to use everything the science of reading has taught us and provide students with a healthy diet of explicit literacy instruction that includes foundational skills like decoding, in addition to building content knowledge and higher-order comprehension strategies.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Key points: Dyslexic students often incur additional stress in the classroom Using different learning tools and regular communication can help students’ comfort levels See related article: The intersection of the science of reading and edtech Reading-based learning differences such as dyslexia can pose unique challenges for students in school.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups. Multiple times in any class period, teachers call on students to contribute to the lesson of the day. Then, say Tell us __.

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Culture Feedback Languages Language 276

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2020

Either assign students a particular slide (by writing their names at the bottom of each slide) or allow students to select the slide they want to work on. Teachers can strategically assign slides to subtly differentiate learning or give students a degree of agency by allowing them to choose their slides. elemlearningstations. #9

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Students Math Writing Discussions 546

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.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Writing Assignments: Writing tasks, whether creative stories, essays, or research papers, require students to think critically, organize their thoughts, write a draft, and revise based on feedback. Students benefit from the freedom to read at their own pace, ensuring they fully comprehend the material before moving on.

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 479

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. Sure, the skills of writing may have been practiced, but so what? To what end?

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Assignments Essay History Social Studies 199

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 29, 2016

I typically design a One Stop Differentiated Station Rotation Lesson if we are focusing on a specific skill, like reading, writing or grammar, where there is a large degree of variation in the skills or abilities within a single class. Then the task I assign with each reading is also different.

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Blended Learning Assignments Writing Feedback 406

Catlin Tucker

JULY 25, 2016

The texts are paired with Think Questions and writing prompts that I can use or adapt. 4 In-class Flip with Vocabulary, Writing, and Grammar. For years I have been using the flipped classroom model to flip my vocabulary, writing, and grammar instruction. StudySync has freed me from the limitations of our school book room.

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Online Learning Technology Blended Learning English 420

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. Students can do pen and paper practice, read and annotate, compose a piece of writing, work on an art project, create a flowchart or concept map, or tinker to learn.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Assignment Checklist. These are often the same things that teachers outline in the initial description of the assignment, task, or project. I believe rubrics should be provided at the start of any assignment, task, or project that will be assessed using a rubric. but to avoid making notes on the other student’s work.

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Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2025

I know–many consider online services that write papers for you as a hard no, but let’s talk about that. Thats why students look for ways to make the process easier, and one of the smartest moves is using a term paper writing service. Avoiding last-minute panic Nobody writes their best work at 3 AM the night before its due.

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Assignments Writing Essay Critical Thinking 134

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling. There is a notable drop off in the reading and conversations.In

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Instructors Assignments Participation Students 95

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

You can allow them to write an argumentative essay, 2) prepare and engage in a live debate with a classmate, or 3) record an argumentative speech. Instead of assigning all students a single subject or issue to focus on for their argument, you can provide a list of topics and encourage students to select one of interest.

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Blended Learning Essay Feedback Writing 520

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 19, 2016

I use StudySync to extend learning online, differentiate my instruction for various skill levels, encourage active reading in the digital space, teach the Common Core Standards, and engage students in a range of activities to develop their reading and writing skills.

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English Writing Assignments Reading 380

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

My students were reading Of Mice and Men and attempting to complete an explicit/implicit chart. I knew I needed to work directly with small groups to review the difference and model what it looks like to read a text and identify both explicit and implicit information.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

When I was in college, I started writing a holiday newsletter to include with my Christmas cards. Who wants to read a depressing newsletter about a year fraught with challenges? As I began to write, I realized that 2020 for me was a year of extremes. Do they feel the work assigned is interesting, engaging, and relevant?

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Learning Blended Learning Assignments Feedback 544

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

While novels are engrossing for some students, teachers who use a variety of texts and media sources engage more students and address a broader range of topics and reading standards. These connections make students more interested in the stories they read, enhancing their overall classroom engagement. This novel by S.

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Reading Assignments English Math 325

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2024

How do assignments made by online professionals get good scores? Here are tips to make your assignment look professional, from the Ask a Tech Teacher international team: Top Tips And Tricks To Make Your Assignment Look Professional Introduction One of the most important aspects of an assignment is how you present your report.

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Assignments Plagiarism Essay Attention 158

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 30, 2020

For teachers using StudySync in combination with Google Classroom, I’ve described three strategies that educators can use to capitalize on the activities in the StudySync First Read lesson plans to engage students in online discussions, collaborative research projects, and online vocabulary review. #1 You can check them out here.

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Collaborative Research Students Knowledge Assignments 370

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company is excited to announce new and enhanced math and reading solutions that engage and inspire students to learn, while giving educators the evidence-based instructional resources they need to accelerate learning and help all students achieve. “At

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 29, 2015

The flipped classroom model is a blended learning strategy I use to present my vocabulary , writing, and grammar instruction online. These open-ended questions are a great way to begin discussions in class the day after students have completed this assignment. Step 5: See How Your Students Did On This Assignment!

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Multiple Choice Questions Students Assignments Blended Learning 420

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For English Language Arts (ELA) teachers, AI-powered writing tools help to provide immediate feedback, guiding students through the writing process and fostering a more personalized approach to learning. So, introducing AI was relatively easy because my students were used to the writing process and going through revisions.

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Writing Art English Students 199

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

It’s tempting to give students a series of problems or a writing task to assess what they learned in a lesson. You can ask students to write out their “tell me how” explanation, type it in a Google Form, or record a short FlipGrid video explaining their approach. Tell Me How. Learning Log/Blog.

Learning 420

Learning Assignments Students Knowledge 420

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 18, 2015

Unfortunately, many teachers spend the first day of school reading their syllabus to their students and explaining all of the classroom norms and rules. Then they fold the index cards in half and write their names on the front so I can begin learning them. Each group is assigned a different color icon (rocket, bicycle, unicorn).

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Syllabus Learning Styles Schools Quizzes 420

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

AI-generated writing, currently centered around ChatGPT, already is a disruptive force in education. However, there are a few indicators that can help you identify whether a piece of writing has been generated by an AI system. Consistency: One of the most noticeable features of AI writing is its consistency. Pretty good?

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Writing Plagiarism Evaluation Intelligence 168

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2019

They rate the texts in the order they would like to read them. Then as a group, they must agree on a reading schedule, design standard-aligned performance tasks and decide how they want to use their class time. The groups read through the target standards and discuss how they want to show mastery of these skills.

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Students Discussions Reading Feedback 420

Faculty Focus

JUNE 13, 2024

Nothing has informed my teaching practice as much as serving as a writing tutor for high school and college students. It has been sobering to see, through their eyes, how unclear our assignments can sometimes be. Maybe the student skipped class or doesn’t have all the material handed out with the assignment.

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Assignments Essay Writing Questions 119

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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Motivation Reading Instructors Assignments 196

eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2020

Related content: In a time of crisis, a reading tournament scores big. As it relates to children, through the integration of collaborative assignments as part of a pandemic pedagogy, schools can play an important role in supporting student resilience. Collaborative song writing and art.

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Social Studies Critical Thinking Students Art 339

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The new tool provides a semi-proctored environment for organizing research and writing in an AI-enabled environment. Composer is a new tool that allows PowerNotes+ users to see the full picture of writers’ research and writing, from AI-assisted text to outside sources to original thoughts, all color-coded for easy identification. “AI

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Writing Ethics Plagiarism Academic Integrity 161

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 12, 2016

Elementary teachers, who are teaching all subjects, may combine reading, math and vocabulary activities on a single board. On the other hand, a secondary teacher might design a board focused on one aspect of their curriculum, like reading or writing. how they will engage with the information (learning modality).

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Blended Learning Activities Assignments Math 419

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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Elementary School Elementary School Schools Quizzes 339

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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Activities Reading Learning Discussions 195

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. AI Writing Review enables students to submit their drafts for lightning-fast feedback. Clicking on the Brisk extension lets teachers see the reading level of any text on the internet.

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Feedback Essay Writing Learning Styles 334