eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2024

It equips them with the knowledge to critically evaluate information, understand scientific concepts, and make informed decisions in a rapidly changing world. Each day, we are bombarded with content from websites, social media, and a hundred other sources that demand our attention and seek to influence our behavior. Is It CRAAP?:

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

As students rotate to this station, they receive focused attention and resources that address their unique learning challenges or advanced needs, ensuring that each student is supported where they are in their learning journey. Students receive individualized attention to address specific areas of struggle.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Using a powerful and proprietary computer algorithm, WriQ automates and standardizes the assessment of student writing against national norms, evaluating each student’s writing across a number of criteria. As a result, teachers are able to quickly assess writing proficiency and provide students with specific and personalized feedback.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Teachers can’t slow down the lesson plans for the entire class to accommodate a few struggling students, and can’t provide individualized attention to all the students who need it to stay on track. Automated grading and feedback : Automated grading systems powered by AI can significantly reduce teachers’ time evaluating assignments and exams.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

To that end, we turned our attention to rethinking and redesigning our classroom learning spaces to fit the 21 st century needs of our students. We formed a committee of these stakeholders as well as community members to evaluate our needs. Asking the Right Questions, First. Our data in year one showed that 1.)

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In educational settings, data can be derived from a range of sources–student assessments, attendance records, teacher evaluations, behavioral data, etc. For instance, consider a scenario where a district uses standardized test scores to evaluate teacher performance.

Education 273

Education Fairness Evaluation Ethics 273

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

This method, however, may inadvertently create myriad barriers for students with hearing impairments, memory challenges, attention deficit disorders, insufficient background knowledge, or who lack familiarity with subject-specific or academic vocabulary.

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Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 433

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

Founded in 2016, Writable offers tools and templates that scaffold the writing and feedback process to help students become stronger writers. Teachers can select how the feedback process will unfold. The system guides pupils through how to offer constructive feedback to their peers.

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Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

What Contributed to COVID Learning Loss in Indiana’s Schools? ,” a recently published study from Ball State’s Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), utilized Indiana Learning Evaluation Assessment Readiness Network (ILEARN) test scores from Spring 2019 to Spring 2021 as a measure of learning for Indiana public K-12 schools.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

He says AI products could yield positive learning outcomes by providing personalized attention and learning to students, but does not believe tools such as Khanmigo could replace human instruction completely. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a Chalkbeat funder. Learn more about our funding here.)

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Indeed, the time spent on teaching class is less than the time spent on preparation, evaluation, and feedback (grading). Perhaps it’s not ready to read a 5-paragraph essay on To Kill a Mockingbird, but it will know if a student paid attention when asked who Boo Radley is. AI could transform tutoring.

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Teachers Textbooks Multiple Choice Questions Essay 273

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In fact he had been pursuing research to improve physics teaching for years, as a parallel area of work that people hadn’t paid much attention to. EdSurge connected with Wieman to find out, and to hear about his more recent efforts to improve how teaching evaluations are done at colleges to make them more useful — and more equitable.

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Teaching Lecturing Evaluation Teaching Evaluations 202

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Here are three key expectations that are redefining modern education: Interactive Learning : Students expect dynamic, interactive lessons that incorporate multimedia elements and real-time feedback. To summarize, while hybrid learning models offer promising solutions, their success hinges on thoughtful execution and consistent evaluation.

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Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 140

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Smart K-12 platforms use algorithms to analyze student performance and provide real-time feedback, allowing educators to tailor their teaching strategies and interventions accordingly. K-12 students are exposed to coding, digital media creation, and critical evaluation of online information.

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Learning Learning Styles Critical Thinking Accessibility 256

Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

Blockchain has gotten plenty of attention lately as a new mode of exchange, allowing experimental cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the sale of NFTs in ways that leave an unalterable, fully transparent public record that tracks the transfer and ownership of digital things.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Virtual simulations, educational games, and multimedia presentations captivate students’ attention, making complex concepts more accessible and enjoyable. Digital quizzes, online assignments, and real-time feedback mechanisms offer a more dynamic and varied approach to evaluating students’ understanding and progress.

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 239

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

Evaluating (learner can scrutinize and debate the topic). And innovation does not result from filling in multiple choice bubbles or finding the right set of synonyms to parrot back what you skimmed in last night’s assigned reading—it comes from applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating.

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Textbooks Evaluation Feedback Language 145

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Small class sizes ensure that every student receives the individual attention they need. Small group instruction ensures that students receive individualized feedback, while structured classroom settings create a supportive atmosphere where they can develop confidence and independence.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 144

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 121

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

I provide specific deadlines for initial contributions and peer feedback to maintain momentum. Deadlines for each phase keep the momentum going, while incorporating peer evaluation into the final grade ensures consistent participation. This simple exercise reveals gaps in understanding and helps students consolidate their learning.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 58

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2024

Creating engaging and informative posters to place around the school can also attract attention. 4. Offer Continuous Support and Feedback Ongoing support and feedback are essential to the continuous improvement of the Genius Bar. Encouraging an open line of communication ensures that students feel supported and valued.

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Students Feedback Culture Communication 173

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Why it matters : In the K-12 edtech context, voice technology—and speech recognition, in particular—can power a number of use cases, enabling independent reading practice, language learning, dyslexia screening, learning feedback, and summative and formative assessment. Fluency assessment Assesses children’s oral reading fluency.

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Language Languages Intelligence Reading 216

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2021

The biggest impact on productivity came from simply paying attention to the workers and their environment. Change their learning ecosystem and watch how much harder they work simply because you care enough to pay attention. They’ll work harder and more attentively if they think they will be rewarded.

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Motivation Schools Syllabus Students 154

Edsurge

JULY 8, 2024

She also has her own advice for teachers: Pay attention to how students play during recess. If teachers need feedback on how students at that young age are interpreting their discipline, their teaching, or their recording of absence, she says, look at the playground.

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Teachers Students Study Distance Learning 202

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. Affirm and provide feedback on (but dont grade) baseline evidence so students know that you are aware of and accept their starting point. Im here to help!

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Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 89

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Once you (as teacher) receive the completed form, it becomes data that you can sort, evaluate, and then can share the results. Collect the data into a spreadsheet so you can quickly evaluate learning and determine needs. student/parent feedback –this is critical as students and parents adapt to a new way of learning.

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Teaching Mobile Devices Quizzes Evaluation 158

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

EdReports — the highly regarded, independent nonprofit designed to improve education by providing reviews of K-12 instructional materials — applies evidence-based analysis in evaluating math and ELA programs. Known as “gateways,” the categories include: “Focus & Coherence,” “Rigor and Mathematical Practices,” and “Usability.”

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Grades Math Evaluation Problem-Based Learning 144

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

Among the topics addressed were what colleges have learned from campuses in China, where COVID-19 hit sooner; whether the pandemic might lead to more adoption of microcredentials and other alternative higher-ed models; and whether colleges should do more to evaluate tech-teaching skills when evaluating faculty members.

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Education Evaluation Instructors Questions 182

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2019

Now, she says students are becoming more reflective, she can provide tangible feedback—and her school is even saving money. We can view it multiple times and add markers for common feedback, peers or supervisors can review the video, and we can tie comments to a specific rubric. How Peer Feedback Makes A Difference In Your Classroom.

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Teachers Feedback Coaching Students 135

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2024

Directing Focus with Sharpening and Blurring: Sharpening brings attention to details, guiding the viewer’s eye to focal points in an image. The Importance of Critique and Feedback Finally, receiving critique and feedback is essential in developing an artistic eye.

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High School High School Feedback Schools 172

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 107

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

In an era of breakneck change and tech innovation, evaluating dyslexia in young students looks much the same today as it has in the past: A struggling reader’s parents and teachers might sit down, gather information and assess the child on their strengths and weaknesses to determine a diagnosis and appropriate interventions.

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Schools Testing Evaluation Attention 166

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Additionally, AI can shorten the feedback loop on student work, allowing students to quickly identify any misunderstandings they may have. Immediate feedback also helps students develop self-efficacy. This customized approach helps all students practice and learn new concepts in a way that works for them.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

The ever-changing conditions require responsible decision making, the ability to make constructive and respectful choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on consideration of ethical standards, safety concerns, social norms, the realistic evaluation of consequences of various actions and the well-being of self and others.

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Special Education Disabilities Education Distance Learning 195

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

From an initial evaluation, the Squirrel AI system customizes an individualized learning plan that focuses on a student’s weaknesses and may include a variety of learning materials, such as instructional videos. Here’s the twist: human coaches are on site to interpret the AI feedback and offer the student extra support.

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Teachers Intelligence Coaching Failure 166

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

But in addition to being an important outcome, learner agency may also be an undervalued resource for schools, especially when they have less control over how to structure students’ time and attention. Bragg described his duties as “back-seat driving”—synthesizing, challenging, questioning, and giving feedback.

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Teaching Students Learning English 218

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. Lots of schools provide opportunities for collaborative work, sharing knowledge through class blogs or webtools, and student-driven feedback. reflect on an activity as a group.

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