eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

AI can help students write stronger essays, solve tricky math problems, and even manage their stress levels, all while giving TAs more time to focus on what matters most–building meaningful connections with students. Diffit provides leveled resources as well. Nearly all generative AI tools offer a summary function. Documentor.cc

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Children’s books are designed to grab the attention of the reader and keep it. I combine the picture books with Gilder Lehrman essays in my classroom. The length is manageable for a classroom setting, and the essays cover a wide variety of topics. a couple of years ago who said he used children’s books to study?

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Students History Essay High School 338

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to McKinsey’s 2017 study , the average teacher worked 50 hours a week (a number that has grown to 54 hours post-pandemic, according to 2022 research ). According to McKinsey’s study, teachers spend over 20 percent of their time just preparing for class. AI transforms textbooks into interactive study guides. Here’s how.

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Teachers Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Essay 275

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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Essay Exams Testing Reading 284

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

It’s time for handwritten essays in class without devices. In these same conversations, I hear teachers eager to revert back to timed writing by hand, the five-paragraph essay, and other formulaic approaches to writing. They scored ChatGPT’s work using the same College Board rubric their essays were evaluated against.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

colleges and universities as part of a larger study on how people living in America encounter and respond to climate change news and information. In that study, seven in 10 respondents to our survey said they had learned of news about a range of topics in discussions with professors during the preceding week.

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Beliefs Attention Students Discussions 202

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Recent studies have shown alarming gaps in Americans’ understanding of our democratic processes and systems. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in participating states are invited to submit a 500-word essay addressing a community issue. More than one third of U.S. adults cannot name the three branches of government.

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Math Middle School Middle School Essay 263

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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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

The Newark Board of Education in March approved a data-sharing agreement with Khan Academy to study whether the tool was effective “in the North Ward schools,” according to the agreement. Reid studies educational technology products and reviews their efficacy in classroom instruction.

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Schools Math Testing Intelligence 270

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. And they argue that teachers at the college level should now essentially teach the study skills that students might not have learned in school before arriving on campuses. Teaching The Why Sarah Z.

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Instructors Assignments Textbooks Essay 196

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Also, only some teachers have the time or money to invest in building courses with the functionality, attention to the user experience, and variety of hints and examples that a third-party software vendor can afford. Finally, if a teacher isnt an engaging presenter, the lecture is likely even worse on video than in person.

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Quizzes Textbooks Testing Essay 258

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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2017

When it comes to writing and technology, some studies suggest that handwriting is better for memory —but Ron Kellogg, a professor in cognition and neuroscience at the University of St. He explains that writing an essay or report is a complex process that combines language production, memory retrieval and thinking ability.

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Writing Essay Learning English 145

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. Christina Cipriano, Ph.D.,

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Special Education Disabilities Education Distance Learning 191

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War or this one of the American Revolution. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay.

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Activities Learning Art Attention 171

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Both struggle to pay attention regardless of how innovative and engaging are the lesson plans. Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. I’ve been there often.

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Activities Learning Attention Failure 174

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. Christina Cipriano, Ph.D., Follow her @drchriscip.

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Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

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. The full launch comes on the heels of Kollegio’s recently announced $750k pre-seed funding in June.

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Counselling Essay Reading Feedback 130

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. They’re all adults enrolled in the university’s online Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies program. What a joy, to be—for an hour—in one place.”

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Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 172

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Some of her students had never finished an essay, let alone crafted sparkling prose. Their essays turned out well,” she says. “I WHAT STUDENTS THINK—Download Turnitin’s study, From Here to There: Students’ Perceptions on Feedback Goals, Barriers, and Effectiveness. And it was a good essay.” They like the attention.”

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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. Programs like Century Tech use AI to study student engagement and responses in order to help teachers and education administrators understand how their students learn.

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Teachers Teaching Assistants Intelligence Math 154

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

“Some departments have made tests take-home or open-note, and some have scrapped tests entirely in favor of essays, projects and other assignments that can be done over time. But the attention may not be having the desired effect, as business is booming for Proctorio and other companies that sell automated proctoring services.

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

Australia is paying a lot more attention to this than any other country in the world,” says Tricia Bertram Gallant, director of the Academic Integrity Office at the University of California at San Diego. The public outcry that followed led to research into the scope of the problem and new attempts to crack down on contract cheating companies.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Attention 155

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

Scientific studies show that SEL practices improve students’ academic performance, behavior, and attendance,” say Dr. Christina Cipriano, Director of Research at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and Rethink Ed contributor. Next, Jake heads to media art class for 50 minutes of visual design study. SEL lesson for grades 6-8.

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Teachers Exams Schools Students 164

Ask a Tech Teacher

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 152

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Using Wakelet, school librarians can work with librarians in their district–or even across the state or country–to draw attention to important resources in the library, offer research tips, and motivate students. The researchers conclude by calling for greater attention to how storytime planning and execution are design-focused processes.

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Schools Languages Language Reading 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2023

From pondering over simple natural processes such as the transitions between day and night to complex genomic studies , science has come a long way. Apart from careful studies conducted in complex laboratories, science also runs on data collection, observations, and statistical analysis.

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Science Participation Laboratory Interdisciplinary 142

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. These challenges are available online and can’t easily be “studied” for (unlike standardized tests that students can pay for tutoring and preparation).

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Testing Essay Evaluation Motivation 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2023

However, students generally skip such samples and leave after availing of their cheap essay writing services. It challenges existing ideas and shares insight into specific areas of study. Your academic curriculum is not only about essays and assignments; there’s more to it. So, how to write one?

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Writing Essay Evaluation Feedback 113

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

This week on the EdSurge On Air podcast , we talk with three experts who study persuasive tech, behavior design, and the ways that algorithms behind technology and search engines can leave damaging effects on society and further exacerbate social inequalities. You don't see anyone running in the wrong direction in IKEA.

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Ethics Study Essay Fairness 151

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, both topics have received considerable attention in recent years with proponents linking assessment and feedback—and strategies for these—to educational, social, psychological, and employability benefits (Gaynor, 2020). during a unit of study) Occurs after the instruction is complete (e.g.,

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

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. Habits, templates, and routines are much easier than reinventing the assessment wheel but a tool that results in passionate students committed to lifelong learning gets my attention. Google Forms.

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Learning Essay Students Testing 92

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We just completed an S level two study through learned platform where you know we’ve made lots and lots of improvements for our you know, our partners where students are seeing an increase in. Pay attention to it. It if it gives them an opportunity to rewrite and submit an essay two or three times before they turn it in.

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Accessibility Essay Testing Grades 130

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

After four decades of such reflection, I am keenly aware that understanding effective teaching strategies, the students I serve, and how learning works requires my constant attention. I often embed study and time management strategies into the curriculum.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Students can work together or alone to create a video in addition an essay to describe a historic event or summarize a book with a video. Understanding how well students pay attention to a video, what they retain from it, and how much they have learned from a video will help teachers cater their material and lesson plans.

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eLearning Teaching Lecturing Learning Styles 119

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

It’s not for the faint of heart, though she manages to bring to it a great deal of attention and enthusiasm. The 25-year-old teacher is herself a student—an apprentice, in fact—and must use that quiet period to crank through some homework, study for an exam, start drafting an essay or take a quiz. Until then, from 7:30 a.m.

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Achievement Education Coaching Attention 138