Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

One student articulated the need for relatable, real-world, authentic tasks, stating, “My favorite activity was creating videos to connect with the assignments in class.” Structure Group Roles and Expectations : Assign roles based on instructional content to ensure equal participation and engagement among group members.

Assignments 71

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 71

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

The assignment? They werent just completing an assignment–they were crafting their voices, practicing communication skills, and taking pride in their ability to share something they loved in a second language. Students were given creative freedom to shape their presentations.

Culture 257

Culture Reading Students Languages 257

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2025

According to the SIOP Model (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol), building background and explicitly teaching vocabulary are essential steps in making content comprehensible for English Learners. These tools aren’t a replacement for good teaching, but they offer powerful scaffolds.

Languages 296

Languages Language English Teachers 296

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

When we personalize support, structure the environment thoughtfully, and teach with clarity and empathy, we give students the best chance to reach their full potential. This might mean clearly outlining what is expected in an assignment, breaking down large tasks into smaller steps, or organizing test questions in a logical, grouped format.

Students 237

Students Learning Styles Assignments Intelligence 237

Teach Hub

JUNE 27, 2025

Using the right teaching strategies can make all the difference. Teaching them about how the brain learns can change everything. Teach students that everyone learns differently, and it’s important to find the way that their brain works best. That’s where you come in. When they struggle, they assume something is wrong with them.

Teaching 97

Teaching Failure Students Feedback 97

eSchool News

JULY 23, 2025

By focusing on practical, student-centered AI features, schools can ensure they’re investing in technology that actually enhances teaching and learning–not just riding the latest trend. Chapple refers to Sidekick as her “teaching assistant”–a resource that eases her workload without sacrificing quality.

Feedback 205

Feedback Quizzes Essay Assignments 205

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

Teaching AI literacy: SEE it, model it, practice it AI literacy isn’t about coding or programming; it’s about understanding how to use AI safely, ethically, and effectively. Just as we teach responsible use of the internet and social media, we must teach responsible use of AI. Avoidance allows misuse to happen in silence.

Ethics 259

Ethics Plagiarism Math Communication 259

eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

However, educators still need to teach students the ability to be critical consumers of information, whether produced by humans or generated by AI tools. 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.

Evaluation 259

Evaluation Ethics Academic Integrity Internet 259

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

Teachers and parents can assign grade-level texts, paired with vocabulary lessons and comprehension questions. ReadWorks : Reading skills are among the most vulnerable to decline during the summer, especially for students who do not have regular access to books or structured reading activities.

Math 273

Math Quizzes Critical Thinking History 273

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

While edtech vendors race to integrate AI into every aspect of teaching and learning, educators are drawing clearer boundaries: AI should save them time, not replace their judgment. Most of all, they want tools that align with the values and realities of teaching. They want support for differentiation, not decision-making.

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Teachers Art Knowledge Coaching 175

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

These platforms offer unprecedented opportunities to personalize learning, refine curriculum development, and support teaching. To benefit K-12 teaching and learning, it is essential that we find ways to propel innovation while minimizing risk. The result?

Education 297

Education Quizzes Ethics Academic Integrity 297

eSchool News

JULY 10, 2025

Gimkit offers so much more than just a game-based learning experience for students–it can be used as an introduction to a lesson, as assigned homework, or as a tool for reviewing. Unlock Data-Driven Teaching: Using Gimkit for Meaningful Assessment Insights. How Teachers Can Use Gimkit in the Classroom (a tutorial). link] Keet, J.

Multiple Choice Questions 265

Multiple Choice Questions Game-Based Learning Students Fairness 265

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.

Culture 271

Culture Feedback Languages Language 271

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. It seems as if a quick scan of one of the assigned pages is the best effort.

Instructors 90

Instructors Assignments Participation Students 90

Faculty Focus

JULY 10, 2025

But what we see in higher education—missed assignments, low engagement, quiet classrooms—isn’t always a motivation issue. That kind of insight changes how we teach. I also let students revise one major assignment. These weren’t just different schools—they were different worlds. Often, it’s a preparedness gap.

Teaching 53

Teaching Elementary School Elementary School Failure 53

Faculty Focus

JULY 10, 2025

But what we see in higher education—missed assignments, low engagement, quiet classrooms—isn’t always a motivation issue. That kind of insight changes how we teach. I also let students revise one major assignment. These weren’t just different schools—they were different worlds. Often, it’s a preparedness gap.

Teaching 53

Teaching Elementary School Elementary School Failure 53

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance.

Education 218

Education Quizzes Coaching Special Education 218

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

One in five educators believe that AI is the way of the future and both teachers and students will need to embrace it to succeed, while 17 percent stated that AI can be as valuable as textbooks to teach students concepts. How could or should the math teachers role change as a result of student AI use?

Math 249

Math Participation Feedback High School 249

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. Welcome to psychology.

Syllabus 91

Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 91

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

It was OK to use AI in this scenario, the mom said, but they shouldn’t use it for writing school assignments. Usually parents who attended college or are wealthier teach their children about new technology and how to use it, Hayes says. At UC Irvine, for example, one faculty member assigns oral exams to computer science students.

Essay 165

Essay Ethics Fairness Assignments 165

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Creating a classroom in the service of social justice (The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, 2008) requires a profound understanding of the impact of human diversity on teaching and learning (Cushner et al., Re-examine assignments and assessments for bias and exclusionary practices. Replace and/or supplement outdated readings.

Accessibility 93

Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 93

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

In the second phase of the lesson, teams rotate and are assigned to another group’s obstacle course. After arranging their code, they scan the sequence using the robot’s built-in barcode scanner to execute their program. Teams document their final code with a photograph before progressing to the next part of the activity.

STEM 195

STEM Interdisciplinary Collaborative Learning Communication 195

k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

For instance, the University of Murcia integrated chatbots into their learning management system to provide real-time feedback on assignments, resulting in a 30% improvement in students understanding of course material [4]. Similarly, platforms like QuizBot and Buddy.ai

Education 152

Education Learning Knowledge Feedback 152

Teach Hub

APRIL 30, 2025

If youre looking for something new to try, one simple yet powerful strategy might surprise you: take your teaching outside. So instead of trying to overhaul your entire teaching approach to make outdoor learning work, with a little planning and flexibility, you can incorporate outdoor teaching in a manageable and fun way.

Activities 82

Activities Teaching Learning Attention 82

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

The key is to teach your students ways to improve their thinking and using the Paul and Elder model can be an effective tool. Teaching students to analyze critically the information generated from AI chatbots will become necessary for a progressing society. Use AI to assist you with generating clearer and more concise messages.

Critical Thinking 98

Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 98

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Teaching 8th grade ELA can be a uniquely rewarding experience, as long as you’ve got the right tools. Keep a copy of your teaching philosophy nearby 8th Grade ELA teacher Essentials You Didn’t Know You Needed Seamlessly transition 8th grade ELA students to high school 1. But is that enough to prepare new teenagers for 9th grade?

Grades 52

Grades Teaching Teachers Teaching Philosophy 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

Each assignment has 1-10 points, with a total of 100 points. In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. I especially wanted students to understand that the final assignment was anything but.

Grades 70

Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 70

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Rather than using AI as a shortcut to complete assignments, students must develop strong prompting skills that enhance their analytical and problem-solving abilities. Teaching Students How to Interact with AI Teaching students how to interact with AI begins with understanding prompt engineering.

Critical Thinking 77

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 77

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Rather than using AI as a shortcut to complete assignments, students must develop strong prompting skills that enhance their analytical and problem-solving abilities. Teaching Students How to Interact with AI Teaching students how to interact with AI begins with understanding prompt engineering.

Critical Thinking 69

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 69

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. I have encouraged giving frequent quizzes , think-pair-shares , and teaching students to use flashcards , but there are a lot of other ways to do it.

Multiple Choice Questions 80

Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

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. ”  Journal of language teaching and research  10, no.

Languages 93

Languages Language Instructors Culture 93

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Kids teach themselves astonishingly complex things through trial, error, iteration, and YouTube. They’ll memorize elaborate lore, master mechanics, mimic skills, and explain them to others—all without being assigned a single worksheet. Our job isn’t to teach them how to learn. Or makeup tutorials. Or skateboarding.

Motivation 278

Motivation Learning Students Achievement 278

Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2025

For many counselors, the prevalence of children using social media to self-diagnose suggests a larger problem related to lasting social and emotional impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, unregulated virtual spaces and the importance of teaching media literacy skills. Might need to check on them, said Kemble. Lets take a deep breath.

Ethics 161

Ethics Schools Students Skills 161

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.

Plagiarism 117

Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Writing 117

Teach Hub

MAY 2, 2025

For example, If youre teaching a unit on community helpers, create a mini post office, grocery store, or hospital. Grow a plant from a seed to teach about life cycles and responsibility. Real-World Money Challenges Teaching students how money works in a hands-on way helps them build important life skills.

Activities 82

Activities Learning Students Critical Thinking 82

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Since the public release of ChatGPT in December 2022, educators have faced the challenge of effectively integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their teaching. Strategic Approaches to AI Integration One effective strategy is to intentionally redesign classroom activities and assignments to incorporate AI tools.

Ethics 85

Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 85

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. Welcome to psychology.

Syllabus 92

Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 92