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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Reading Syllabus Learning Intelligence 294

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2015

It’s no secret that virtual education has become more and more widespread, with new online schools popping up regularly and brick-and-mortar institutions adding a blended component. Prepare syllabus and assignment due dates carefully and well in advance so that students know what to expect and when. Popp, Ed.D.,

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Education Syllabus Instructors Feedback 279

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2020

I began my career teaching middle school in a windowless classroom in south Los Angeles where I wore slacks, heels and blouses. My syllabus had a no-technology policy and it wasn’t perfect, but it helped. I can cut a lot of slack, extend deadlines or excuse assignments. We’re still performing our roles but it’s getting harder.

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Teachers Syllabus Schools Students 213

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

I typically assign a hefty 20-page final project in my STEM course, but I decided to take a more playful and hands-on approach for this group of students. My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. This is a key consideration as I continue refining my courses for future educators.

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 269

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 17, 2022

family, peers, school, community) ( CASEL ). Instead of handing students a syllabus with a set of class rules, engage your students in the process of co-constructing classroom agreements about behaviors. The urgency of an assignment or task may make it feel important when it actually is not. Responsible Decision-Making.

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Learning Syllabus Evaluation Discussions 370

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

It’s back to school season, and these teachers are excited. Here’s what they shared: The start of the school year means handing out course outline packets by the dozens. Here’s what they shared: The start of the school year means handing out course outline packets by the dozens.

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Syllabus Teachers Course Outline English 167

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The polarized & shifting landscape of AI in education The discourse around the use of AI in schools has sparked widespread debate. As a result of distrusting student integrity and limitations on the tools themselves from bias to misinformation, some school districts have completely banned ChatGPT.

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Ethics Essay Syllabus Feedback 331

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2019

I am a former high-tech executive with an MBA, turned severe special needs elementary educator, mother of 7 (4 in college, 3 in high school) who is looking at that next step in my career. I have created what I’m calling my “prep syllabus” and hope to set a solid foundation for myself. Thanks so much!

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Syllabus Writing Schools Research Methods 139

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

When you have to compete with a warm sun, sandy beaches, and playful friends, motivating students in summer school can be a daunting challenge. Pick an approach that is 1) different from how you teach during the school year, and 2) fits your student group. Let your summer school students experience this motivator.

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Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 151

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2019

Dropbox Paper or Google Docs : these mainstream collaborative word-processing tools let instructors invite students to collaborate on assignments or group work. All of these tools can be embedded into the learning management system your school uses, so students never have to leave their familiar environment in order to participate.

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Instructors Syllabus Peer Review Students 165

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), Duplicate or misplaced assignment pages create confusion (and potentially issues with the gradebook). consider how it might be used as a tool for enhancing student learning and engagement. across the course.

Syllabus 122

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 122

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. That’s going to be a real time saver for faculty,” he predicts.

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Lecturing Education Assignments Syllabus 216

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

Classes don’t start and end according to an academic calendar, but begin when a student clicks “start course” and gets assigned a faculty member. On average, instructors are assigned 230 students at a time--a big change from the 20 or 30 I was used to at NYU and Stevens. Southern New Hampshire’s course completion rate is 90 percent.

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Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 173

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

ID Benefits While traditionally associated with K-12, higher ed, and the corporate world, IDs can bring transformative benefits to professional schools (programs offering terminal degrees for a specific profession) and support faculty in their endeavors to innovate and engage students. Pedagogy for Professional Schools and Students.

Schools 122

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 122

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Instead of thinking about the LMS as simply a repository for course essentials (syllabus, contact information, etc.), Duplicate or misplaced assignment pages create confusion (and potentially issues with the gradebook). consider how it might be used as a tool for enhancing student learning and engagement. across the course.

Syllabus 105

Syllabus Instructors Assignments Faculty Development 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

This year, you have a secret tool in your back-to-school arsenal: AI. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered. Let AI handle rubrics, tailor assignments, and give feedback. Magic School AI has a rubric generator that is magic!

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Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

In school, a sense of belonging refers to a general feeling of being accepted, respected, connected, and supported by one’s peers, teachers, and other staff. Flexible policies such as dropping the lowest quiz/assignment score and offering one free pass for a “no-questions-asked” due-date extension can reduce anxiety and logistical rigor.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Teachers, with the beginning of the school year rapidly approaching, it’s time to give the students what they really want: Good edtech products. This was huge and at school there was a panic. Is that a real A, or an A based on turning in the syllabus? The average high school textbook costs $70 and weighs about a million pounds.

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Quizzes Textbooks Syllabus Students 142

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2024

This year, you have a secret tool in your back-to-school arsenal: AI. Whether it’s whipping up dazzling PowerPoint slides, rewording a syllabus, or designing a new and exciting lesson, AI has you covered. Let AI handle rubrics, tailor assignments, and give feedback. Magic School AI has a rubric generator that is magic!

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Assignments Feedback Teaching Assistants 111

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

But now that so many students are taking courses remotely, in improvised environments that may not be especially conducive to learning, it may take some extra effort to redesign instruction, assignments and assessments to address everyone’s needs. Start with your syllabus, make your syllabus accessible and then do one document per week.

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Accessibility Disabilities Universal Design Syllabus 218

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 5, 2025

ID Benefits While traditionally associated with K-12, higher ed, and the corporate world, IDs can bring transformative benefits to professional schools (programs offering terminal degrees for a specific profession) and support faculty in their endeavors to innovate and engage students. Pedagogy for Professional Schools and Students.

Schools 105

Schools Syllabus Authentic Assessment Evaluation 105

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

I am a faculty member at Loyola University Maryland in the Educational Technology Program for the School of Education. In Fall 2017, our program began a fully online cohort and I am redesigning a course for the program called “Digital Innovative Schools,” which focuses on the change needed in current K-12 schools.

Teaching 162

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 162

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

I reflected on my favorite teachers from kindergarten through graduate school. One-page syllabus On the first day of class, we reviewed their answers to the appreciative inquiry and discussed how we could be colleagues in this course. As a class we analyzed which assignment(s) might accomplish the most (i.e., SLOs) at once.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2023

To offset students’ feelings of being “the only one” and to help develop feelings of connection, instructors in online courses may make use of strategies such as personal online introductions by faculty and students, discussion assignments, group projects, occasional video lectures, and Zoom office hours. Where is this going?”

Instructors 105

Instructors Syllabus Assignments Feedback 105

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

For instance, when assigned to work in groups during class, students who may have trouble focusing or even hearing the discussion due to the noise level may ask the professor for permission to work in the library or outside. Faculty should consider implementing these strategies during the design phase of their curriculum and syllabus.

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Disabilities Exams Lecturing Education 144

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2021

Putting that concept partially into practice is assistant professor João Sedoc, who asks students to converse with a customized chatbot as a way to get feedback about his courses in technology, operations and statistics at the New York University Stern School of Business. Students may ask that assignments be due at 10 p.m.

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Feedback Instructors Students Syllabus 193

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

That meant MS Publisher skills learned at school were rarely transferrable to a home environment. If you have never designed graphically before, start with the free Design School with how-to instructions on many projects and skillsets. Most schools include robust units on using and understanding tables, charts, and graphs.

Syllabus 170

Syllabus Knowledge Achievement Math 170

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Often, collaborative experiences are assigned without careful regard for the collaborative culture they aim to cultivate. Systems thinking for principals of learning-focused schools. Journal of School Administration Research and Development, 4 (1), 18-22.Retrived Conceptual Learning: The Priority for Higher Education.

Culture 130

Culture Syllabus Critical Thinking Intelligence 130

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

I reflected on my favorite teachers from kindergarten through graduate school. One-page syllabus On the first day of class, we reviewed their answers to the appreciative inquiry and discussed how we could be colleagues in this course. As a class we analyzed which assignment(s) might accomplish the most (i.e., SLOs) at once.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

It’s a rediscovery of uninterrupted reading,” Peña-Guzman said last Friday while pulling up slides about the assigned readings. Among the rules were vows to to detach from their electronics, spend no more than $50 per week, practice celibacy and only speak to an assigned partner in class. Technology is allowed from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.,

Reading 162

Reading Teaching Lecturing Syllabus 162

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

But because she is legally blind, she had an added challenge of not being able to see the diagrams and notes projected in the lecture hall or assigned for homework. student at the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California Santa Barbara. But WCAG isn't nearly as scary as people make it out to be.”

Accessibility 158

Accessibility Disabilities Instructors Syllabus 158

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

So are most of the students taking the cultural competency quiz Professor John Branch gives out near the beginning of his MBA-level International Marketing class at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. In high school, I played sports, but another important part of my life was band and musical theatre. Why did it fail?

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These questions draw from information on the syllabus (which they are provided with the week before we meet) as well as general trivia like what’s Netflix’s most watched series, what is the most desired corporate stock, etc. But I do try to make those assignments as engaging as possible.

Exams 116

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

In school, a sense of belonging refers to a general feeling of being accepted, respected, connected, and supported by one’s peers, teachers, and other staff. Flexible policies such as dropping the lowest quiz/assignment score and offering one free pass for a “no-questions-asked” due-date extension can reduce anxiety and logistical rigor.

Syllabus 100

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 100

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

This step was taken especially since it became more difficult for me over the years in the classroom to keep todays device-driven students focused beyond 10 seconds or less on an assigned major concept for each of my fifty-minute classes.Retained learning was there but not at the expected levels.In

Student Engagement 89

Student Engagement Syllabus Learning Students 89

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These questions draw from information on the syllabus (which they are provided with the week before we meet) as well as general trivia like what’s Netflix’s most watched series, what is the most desired corporate stock, etc. But I do try to make those assignments as engaging as possible.

Exams 111

Exams Syllabus Group work Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Often, collaborative experiences are assigned without careful regard for the collaborative culture they aim to cultivate. Systems thinking for principals of learning-focused schools. Journal of School Administration Research and Development, 4 (1), 18-22.Retrived Conceptual Learning: The Priority for Higher Education.

Culture 110

Culture Syllabus Critical Thinking Intelligence 110