eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Seventy percent of high school juniors and seniors believe AI-powered tools, including ChatGPT, can be a resource in brainstorming ideas for their college essays or short answer responses. AI-powered tools can help students brainstorm ideas for a college essay.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The answer is not necessarily a new one, but it is a concept that needs more attention from educators in our modern-day classrooms: Design thinking. For example, in my 7th grade geography classroom we complete a Local Issues project at the beginning of the year using Google Earth. Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 14(1).

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Failure Critical Thinking Essay Feedback 307

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Indeed, the time spent on teaching class is less than the time spent on preparation, evaluation, and feedback (grading). Using AI, we can eliminate much of the time teachers spend on preparation and grading—reducing their week by as much as 30 percent—and giving them more time for what they do best: teaching students.

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Teachers Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Essay 281

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2021

No matter what grade level they taught in middle or high school, teachers had students who struggled to use a digital learning platform or to type without painstaking hunt-and-pecking at the keyboard. Some [teachers] have students who have written full essays on their phones.”

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Essay Writing Attention Feedback 213

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Middle school students in grades 6-8 flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in participating states are invited to submit a 500-word essay addressing a community issue. The deadline to enter is January 8, 2024.

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Math Middle School Middle School Essay 257

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

In math, James could be tasked to analyze basketball stats, or in English, he could write an essay on his favorite athlete. Even though this approach may seem like an inconvenience, and off track with curriculum and grading, it has a more important long-term benefit. This same approach would work in other classes as well.

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Teaching English Students History 304

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Guided lectures with Pear Deck or Apple’s Classroom iPad app can keep students’ attention on the topic at hand by ensuring that their screens will display exactly what the teacher needs them to see. Analytical Essay + Book Promo/Trailer Video There are many blog posts out there encouraging teachers to choose assignments other than essays.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Students who spent formative years learning online may be too nervous to raise a hand in class or have trouble paying attention. With the flexibility that came with pandemic-era school, they’re not used to firm deadlines or strict grading. Often routine textbook readings aren’t graded, she says, so a student likely won’t prioritize it.

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Instructors Assignments Textbooks Essay 200

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Twenty-two heads snapped up to attention. Okaaaay,” I called them to attention. “I The skills I want my students to leave the classroom with are not necessarily how to identify the eight parts of speech, analyze Shakespeare, or write a seven-paragraph argumentative essay. The timer went off. Adams, what are we doing today?”

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Skills Teaching Essay Students 218

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

The main drawback is that this model simultaneously holds all students to the same learning objective , preventing them from getting the proper lesson unless the teacher has built thousands of lessons and allowed students to jump back or forward to different grade levels according to their levels.

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Quizzes Textbooks Testing Essay 237

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. In 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $12 million to Khan Academy to support the continued development of the organization in grades 3-12 math.

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Schools Math Testing Intelligence 261

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day. In your opinion, what sport gets too much attention? What would you do?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Artificial Intelligence–AI–has been around a long time, but caught everyone’s attention with the launch of generative AI, ChatGPT, and DALL-E. In addition, many students are using AI to write coursework and essays, which has caused a lot of outrage. This saves teachers time, while giving students quicker feedback.

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Education Essay Critical Thinking Intelligence 183

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MAY 25, 2022

Many institutions still rely on Turnitin, but the professionals who must check dozens of essays on a daily basis know that this expensive service can be way too slow. . Copyleaks is the second plagiarism checker similar to Turnitin that caught our attention. You can explain your grades better and get an hour or two to spare. .

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Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

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JULY 16, 2024

Are you stressed due to low academic scores and want to improve your grades? Hence, paying attention to the font size can also help to avoid display issues, ensuring your presentation looks good no matter where it’s viewed. Create posters To Grab Attention Step away from the text-heavy approach. Well, worry no more!

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Assignments Plagiarism Essay Attention 158

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NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. The lower the grade level, the less panels you should expect. If I had time, I’d play it every grading period.

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Activities Learning Art Attention 172

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Missed Signals Shed Cheated in Her Previous Marathon The press coverage from Boston caught the attention of a New Yorker named Susan Morrow. The pressure students feel to get high grades and the pressure for teachers to give them are both real. Despite her promise to win again the next year, she never ran another marathon.

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Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 88

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

In an earlier essay, we discussed how teachers are leaning into SEL to adapt student services and unlock opportunities that, just months ago, may have seemed impossible. Attention feels more frayed and fragile during live video lessons for all of us. Let’s be frank.

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. The lower the grade level, the less panels you should expect. If I had time, I’d play it every grading period.

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Activities Learning Failure Essay 174

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And professors report that some students even have trouble using more fundamental computer programs to write essays or run calculations. The institution’s digital literacy specialist, Don Michael, says he would like to be able to test all students on digital skills before they enter college, and provide extra attention to those who need it.

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Teaching Culture Internet Students 203

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

It counts when an essay expands from one unclear sentence to three paragraphs of of compelling narrative, even if three paragraphs doesn’t cut it on the rubric. Take Junior for example (name has been changed), who I taught for 11th and 12th grade literature. To put it bluntly, he was on a pretty self-destructive path when we first met.

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Testing Essay Writing Motivation 137

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

While teachers may always be the best line of defense for students falling behind, busy schedules don’t always permit the special attention and feedback that students need. To get the most out of AI integration, Kaplan emphasizes the need for specific data sets , including grade books and assessments aligned to specific standards.

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Teachers Teaching Assistants Intelligence Math 154

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2025

With stories on themes such as climate change education, social-emotional skills and kindergarten readiness, we underscored the continuity that exists from the early years into grade school. Below, in descending order, are our 10 most popular early childhood education stories of 2024, based on website traffic. Now Others Are Replicating It.

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Education Coaching Essay Elementary School 162

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I can’t love an essay, but I can love my food,” he says. But it began in middle school, around the seventh grade. Bradley’s eighth and ninth grade years were a blur of therapists, and county and crisis management services. Bradley believes he has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. He’s running around the kitchen.

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Schools Students Counselling Special Education 195

Teach Hub

MAY 19, 2025

This will help you spot which students are getting it and which are not, before its time to grade something. Consider focusing less on grades and more on comments that push students to reflect and revise. Your introduction grabs attention well. Plus, it helps demystify grading. Try going back and checking your math.

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Learning Outcomes Learning Feedback Essay 75

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Lackey High School in Indian Head, Maryland, had never faced a challenge like the one she walked into this summer—a classroom full of students who had just failed ninth-grade English. Some of her students had never finished an essay, let alone crafted sparkling prose. Their essays turned out well,” she says. “I I was impressed.”

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Essay Feedback Writing English 99

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

“Teachers dedicate a huge amount of time and energy to helping students learn and love reading, but it’s tough to give each student one-on-one attention in a busy classroom,” said Ray Lyons, eSpark’s VP of Product. Personalized profiles help determine target schools based on professional goals and grades.

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Counselling Essay Reading Feedback 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

To prepare students for the changing job market, schools need to focus even more attention on teaching higher-level thinking skills that can’t be automated—creativity, critical thinking, creative problem-solving and communication. AI can perform these simpler skills better, faster and cheaper.

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Skills Students Assignments Essay 212

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

This essay is the last of a three-part series exploring the challenges facing educators of students who learn and think differently and elevating how SEL strategies can support educators in reframing and addressing those challenges now and in the long term. In a recent essay, Drs. Wanless and Tia N.

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Special Education Disabilities Education Distance Learning 196

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2018

When we consider college access for low-income, first-generation and other underrepresented populations, little attention is put on rethinking the metrics considered in the admissions process. With rampant grade inflation added to this equation, it becomes difficult to assess individual students in a standardized way.

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Testing Essay Evaluation Motivation 149

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It teaches students how to quiet themselves — get to a place where their mind is settled sufficiently to pay full attention to the task at hand. Because so much of student work requires keyboarding, from reports to essays to homework to simply logging into accounts, it has become an essential student tool.

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Essay Feedback Knowledge Curriculum 157

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

With SEL, students not only experience less anxiety, less hyperactivity, and less aggression, they’re generally happier and more attentive, too. With heart pounding, palms sweating and flashes of a failing grade in his mind, 13-year-old Jake is all stressed out because he forgot about his Monday morning science exam with Mr. Bunting.

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Teachers Exams Schools Students 165

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

A dozen or so students are gathered virtually in a Zoom room, inhaling and exhaling and summoning their attention for a brisk lunchtime lesson filled with music and poetry. It’s a mystery that 40-year-old Ruth Cady Bell has wondered about since the fourth grade. Should their essays have a thesis statement?

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Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 178

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It focuses on colleges, but it has something to say to educators at all grade levels. He passed away the other day, and you can read an essay looking back at his life and work that we published at EdSurge. From everything we’ve read about Christensen, we’re guessing he’d be happy to see his ideas debated and engaged with.

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Education History Art Essay 207

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

It teaches students how to quiet themselves — get to a place where their mind is settled sufficiently to pay full attention to the task at hand. Because so much of student work requires keyboarding, from reports to essays to homework to simply logging into accounts, it has become an essential student tool.

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Essay Feedback Knowledge Curriculum 154

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

If I were to use Writable to create a rubric for writing and grading funding announcements of the type you might typically see on EdSurge , it might look something like this: The K-12 writing-support tool is not (currently) designed for publications covering startups and venture capital.

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Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 113

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Assessing student learning used to be as simple as giving a test that consisted of multiple choice, True/False, short answer, and/or essay. Simply grade, record, and move on to the next chapter. Teachers build a form that includes questions as either True/False, short answer, essay, multiple choice, or even media.

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Learning Essay Students Testing 104