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Writing a College Essay That Stands Out

Edsurge

As the college essay program manager for Write the World, a nonprofit writing organization for teens, I oversee a group of advisers who guide students through the essay writing process. I have seen firsthand the anxiety that students experience when it comes to writing their college essays.

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Educators Speak Out About Leadership, Identity and Systemic Change

Edsurge

Before we usher in the 2025-2026 EdSurge Voices of Change Fellows, we want to reflect on the important themes our recent cohort of fellows wrote about in their personal essays. This lack of belief in Black students potential can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Baked-in bias or sweet equity: AI’s role in motivation and deep learning

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Because the tool can assist with assignments like generating essays from prompts, students quickly integrated these technologies into the classroom. A recent rapid review of research concluded that students’ motivation is impacted by their experiences in and out of the classroom.

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Stop using AI to replicate outdated teaching–get creative, instead

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For instance, instead of banning tools like ChatGPT for essay writing, teachers can encourage students to use AI in their work but clearly document how their essays evolved through multiple drafts. Students then engage in “intelligence augmentation,” or the enhancement of human intelligence through AI tools.

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So you think you understand UDL?

eSchool News

The UDL framework starts with the belief that every student is different and that’s the norm. Ten to fifteen years ago, the whole class would read The Old Man and the Sea, analyze how Santiago develops over the course of the text, and write an essay. We call these differences “variability” and we embrace it.

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The 3 biggest misconceptions about AI

eSchool News

Educators find it socially acceptable for a student to hire a tutor to help them write their college admission essay. However, if a student uses generative AI to help them edit their college admission paper or brainstorm a science fair idea, there’s a belief that it is dishonest.

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Crunch the Numbers: Real-Time EdTech Data You Can Use for December 2023

eSchool News

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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