eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2025

This edition, which surveyed over 3,000 higher-ed students and instructors and over 1,000 K-12 teachers and administrators, found similarities among higher-ed instructors and K-12 teachers optimism for GenAI specifically.

Instructors 296

Instructors Textbooks Academic Integrity Coaching 296

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Based on the focus, peer observations can be classified into two models: formative-developmental and summative-evaluative. Challenge teaching assumptions : Through peer feedback and reflection, faculty can identify and modify ingrained teaching habits to enhance student engagement.

Evaluation 103

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 103

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

To support their professional growth, teachers will also have continued access to the AI Coach platform , which enables them to watch and reflect on videos of their classroom instruction, set professional goals, and receive personalized observation tips, coaching, and resources from a virtual, computerized AI coach.

Schools 337

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

I am a true believer in the power of coaching. I have previously written about the need for teachers to embrace this practice with a growth mindset and shed any negative stigmas attached to instructional coaching in order to realize its potential to improve our craft. This is part of the coaching process to make you better.

Coaching 213

Coaching Elementary School Elementary School Evaluation 213

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

The conference features 7 tracks for a customized experience: Assistive technology Campus leader Coach District administrator Educator Information technology Library media specialist FETC workshops and sessions are presented by experts and innovators who are making a difference across the K-12 education spectrum.

Attention 285

Attention STEM Assistive Technology Critical Thinking 285

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Many students face challenges not due to a lack of intelligence but because they struggle with organization, time management, and emotional regulation. To address this, AEF integrates executive functioning coaching into daily instruction. AEF takes a proactive approach to emotional support through its Get A Grip (GAG) program.

Skills 138

Skills Schools Learning Students 138

Faculty Focus

APRIL 1, 2025

Based on the focus, peer observations can be classified into two models: formative-developmental and summative-evaluative. Challenge teaching assumptions : Through peer feedback and reflection, faculty can identify and modify ingrained teaching habits to enhance student engagement.

Evaluation 97

Evaluation Teaching Teaching Methods Faculty Development 97

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Students go through a guided, asynchronous course experience, monitored by course coaches and student success champions, that is designed to move students through their coursework efficiently. When students engage with Connect, their individual needs become clear.

High School 277

High School High School Schools Instructors 277

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

For example, to become better writers, readers, and critical thinkers, Quill.org offers low-income students an AI-powered literacy tutor that provides students real-time coaching and feedback on literacy activities that pair nonfiction reading with informational writing.

Education 303

Education Testing Feedback English 303

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

But it’s not all bad–educators found success as they dedicated their efforts to improving student engagement and achievement, creating community-based approaches to learning, and inspiring students to become lifelong learners. Ultimately, though, good teaching is really only measured in student learning outcomes.

Education 312

Education Schools Math Science 312

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Integrating technology into the classroom involves more than just adding gadgets and software; it’s about creating a dynamic learning environment where students are actively engaged and teachers can teach more effectively. This journey requires collaboration among technology teams, instructional coaches and educators.

Elementary School 178

Elementary School Elementary School Evaluation Coaching 178

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khan Academy changed the prompts to better align with a “socratic tutor,” a tutoring approach that involves a dialogue between teacher and students, and made Khanmigo unavailable when students complete assessments on the site, Kunz added. They need to choose something that has the best shot of helping the most students.”

Schools 273

Schools Math Testing Intelligence 273

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

The pilot was designed to create and then evaluate the most effective, scalable, and sustainable method of incorporating blended learning. Blended learning is an instructional methodology that combines face to face and online learning to personalize the learning experience to meet the specific needs of each student.

Blended Learning 148

Blended Learning Coaching Learning Feedback 148

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

In the middle of the semester, if you had asked me to tell you exactly what a specific student had mastered from the class to date and where he or she was struggling, I would not have been able to give you a very good answer. In this way, I continue to evaluate students’ mastery of topics from the whole course each week.

Teaching 214

Teaching Instructors Quizzes Intelligence 214

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2017

This dimension addresses barrier needs and includes clinical and community-based evaluation and treatment planning. We use iReady, and adaptive assessment along with formative observations of students engaged in learning experiences. Teachers who instruct classes and provide evaluation of student achievement no longer exist.

Interdisciplinary 153

Interdisciplinary Coaching Learning Schools 153

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. Each approach is best suited to different contexts.

Lecturing 218

Lecturing Disabilities Assignments Learning 218

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Curriculum Associates was chosen as a CTLE sponsor after completing a rigorous review that examined the organization’s procedures to identify, design, and evaluate CTLE activities; procedures and criteria for selecting instructors; procedures to evaluate effectiveness; plan to maintain records; and more.

Curriculum 130

Curriculum Education Teachers Evaluation 130

Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2020

Prioritize early evaluation With so many options being showcased at trade shows and conferences or on social media, it’s tempting to make your mind up before the search has even started. Let’s explore the four principles that schools and districts should follow in order to maximize the potential of new classroom technology. did just that.

Evaluation 182

Evaluation Teaching Methods Testing Coaching 182

eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2016

Independent academic research of New York City middle school students shows LightSail’s adaptive literacy platform helps sustain, grow reading performance in summer months. They evaluated the technology’s impact on student learning, impact on reader identity, and perceptions of the technology.

Study 175

Study Middle School Middle School Feedback 175

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

More students today are seeing their college advisors. That’s according to a recent survey by the Center for Community College Student Engagement, a research initiative out of the University of Texas at Austin, which found that 78 percent of returning students claim they have met with an advisor.

Coaching 143

Coaching Students Study Evaluation 143

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Throughout the pandemic, educators, students and families have worked together to figure out how to keep students on track to achievement. Through this approach, Miller assesses students’ progress in more meaningful ways, coaching them from the perspective of a co-rider on their learning journey.

Education 178

Education Achievement English Hybrid Learning 178

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Those who came affectionately to mind were ones I knew cared about me as a human being as well as a student. One prioritizes content over students, while the other prioritizes students. Their aim in teaching was to instill knowledge as if the students were empty vessels into which the professor simply poured content.

Coaching 105

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 105

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

“It’s very informal,” Fine says of her efforts to measure student progress with Google Drive. Gut-Checking Success In our survey and interviews, we found many educators like Fine, who rely on data like quizzes, tests and graded projects in their evaluation of students’ academic performance in their classes.

Education 216

Education History Students Quizzes 216

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

The teacher uses simple, concrete examples and visual aids to help students grasp the changes in properties that indicate a chemical reaction. Students engage in a guided practice where they observe a reaction and discuss the changes they see.

Teaching 395

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

This surge in demand will continue post-COVID, as schools work to increase their engagement with parents, provide more detailed reporting, and create more efficient, paperless administration systems. As schools continue adjusting to the return to classrooms, educators are searching for ways to reignite student engagement and collaboration.

Learning 363

Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2020

The book evaluates those approaches and has five different models—from fairly traditional but still adapting to pretty radical—and gives institutional examples of each type and says why they chose the approach they chose and what are the outcomes. What have you done to draw students to Dominican? It is explicitly market-driven.

Art 178

Art Evaluation Coaching Ethics 178

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

The practice of funding public schools and assessing student engagement based on a student’s physical attendance is rooted in this definition and has only reinforced what is an outmoded idea. Student engagement and personalization remain at the heart of my work. If I taught to the middle, I could lose the ends.

Schools 164

Schools Learning Styles Blended Learning Coaching 164

Faculty Focus

JUNE 25, 2023

Those who came affectionately to mind were ones I knew cared about me as a human being as well as a student. One prioritizes content over students, while the other prioritizes students. Their aim in teaching was to instill knowledge as if the students were empty vessels into which the professor simply poured content.

Coaching 98

Coaching Syllabus Confidentiality Assignments 98

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 17, 2021

I am wondering how administrators and evaluators can stay connected to the demands on teachers in order to properly mentor and coach them? In many cases but not all, it can be difficult to coach veteran teachers on best practices because of their experiences, whereas new teachers embrace feedback with open arms.

Questions 113

Questions Teachers Coaching Evaluation 113

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

We have also continued to utilize the AI Coach by Edthena platform to help teachers reflect on their practice, take action steps toward instructional improvements, and measure their progress on student outcomes. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St. Vrain Valley Schools, Longmont, Colo.

Gamification 360

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Other districts might have 20 instructional coaches; our method is the Vanguard Team. Either way, having an approach that provides ongoing coaching and a resource for additional help and ideas is really important. Kelsey Ferguson, STEM Teacher, Seaborn Lee Elementary How do you think creative digital tools keep students engaged?

Instructors 160

Instructors Education Social Studies Coaching 160

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As schools continue adjusting to the return to classrooms, educators are searching for ways to reignite student engagement and collaboration. AR and VR, for instance, brings a fun element to a lesson and can help students develop critical thinking skills. –Carol DeFuria, President & CEO, VHS Learning.

Hybrid Learning 294

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 294

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

Much of the hands-on support comes from other AT&T divisions, which offer coaching on work related to communications, marketing and sales to education-related customers. Wintroub and her team follow the same evaluation criteria they did four years ago. “We It has raised more than $4 million in total funding.

Learning Styles 131

Learning Styles Coaching Participation High School 131

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Through the strategic integration of these innovative technologies, Akron Public Schools has witnessed significant improvement in student engagement and academic growth. By creating a supportive and inclusive atmosphere, Mr. Hatcher has empowered students from all walks of life to unlock their full potential.

Education 296

Education Math Reading Secondary Education 296

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

To ensure successful adoption of Brightspace across its 132 schools, the district partnered with D2L to develop and implement strategies to increase teacher capacity and adoption of effective practices, providing peer coaching, models of instruction, and effective tools to enhance instructional practices.

Online Learning 139

Online Learning Quizzes eLearning Learning 139

Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 13, 2022

Redesigning for deeper learning and student engagement [2-hour workshop] Scott McLeod. We will use the free 4 Shifts Protocol to redesign lessons, units, and other instructional activities together for deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and rich technology infusion. Descriptions are below… .

Blended Learning 74

Blended Learning Coaching Critical Thinking Special Education 74

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2018

To do so, they started by evaluating their students’ learning and physical spaces. The pilot supported them to embrace the idea of failing forward and become learning partners with their students. And they set up times to cross pollinate their experiences with the educators at other schools involved in the pilot.

Learning 92

Learning Coaching Math Change Management 92