eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Educators often ask: How can we help ELLs succeed academically while fostering their independence and critical thinking skills? Refining his essay : ChatGPT provided models and feedback that helped him improve coherence and argumentation. That helped me finish that part of the essay. and Che Guevara.

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Essay Ethics Feedback Language 168

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2025

This strategy provides students with the opportunity to deepen their understanding while developing self-direction and critical thinking skills that are valuable far beyond testing season. #2 2 Design a Review Choice Board Flip the script on review season by having students design the review experience.

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Testing Learning Critical Thinking Essay 195

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

When was the last time you wrote an essay? Now think about the frequency with which you read online articles, blogs, social media posts or listen to podcasts that inspire you or provide new information and perspectives. Increasingly, writing doesn’t mean a five paragraph essay written by hand.

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Writing Teaching Essay Assignments 167

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Literature review Writing assignments have traditionally served as a means to support the development of critical thinking skills in higher education. In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing.

Essay 126

Essay English Lecturing Writing 126

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

But “there’s an even more basic level of literacy that people need to pick up,” notes the former English teacher and administrator. Helping students write and reason clearly, critically and concisely is the central mission at her company, ThinkCERCA. “Everyone’s worried about people having to learn how to code,” notes Eileen Murphy.

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Textbooks Essay Writing English 274

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

As an English teacher with 24 years of experience, I often feel I’ve explored every possible avenue to help my students grow as writers. The letters in ThinkCERCA represent the building blocks of an essay: claim, evidence, reasoning, counter argument, and audience.

Writing 127

Writing Essay Teaching Quizzes 127

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. If you had to start a career today, what career are you most qualified for?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Literature review Writing assignments have traditionally served as a means to support the development of critical thinking skills in higher education. In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing.

Essay 111

Essay English Lecturing Writing 111

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. We also recognize the value of reaching teachers where they are in their workflow.

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Skills Students Assignments Essay 212

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

John Warner’s forthcoming book, Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities , addresses this question directly. Writing Across the Disciplines : Jason Ferguson summed up this approach best in a 2014 essay: “Every academic discipline requires writing of some kind and most of them require it frequently.”

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Writing Skills Teaching Essay 155

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

“Another English teacher just switched to gym because she couldn’t do it anymore,” a teacher from Georgia recently told me. “I I spent years working at Google, and the skills that were critical to my success may surprise you. How many kids want to write yet another essay on whether the cafeteria should serve chocolate milk?

Writing 156

Writing Teaching Education Feedback 156

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English. Libraries support students’ literacy and lifelong learning, help develop their empathy, build their critical thinking skills, and empower them with skills to navigate their world. Evolve your programming. Margaret K.

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Schools Language Languages Reading 246

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

They have to frame their thoughts as a response to some of the finest college application essay prompts, inspired by the very same ones that high school seniors are feverishly working on now! Increased focus on mindsets beyond core literacies, We see, especially for critical thinking and empathy.

Failure 112

Failure Essay Critical Thinking English 112

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). Faculty used ChatGPT as a virtual tutor, assigning students to draft essays and refine them with AI feedback before submission.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Teach Hub

MARCH 29, 2024

English The 2024 solar eclipse offers an opportunity for students to have a deeper appreciation of the solar event through creative writing and literature. They can write a blog post , a journal entry, or even a persuasive essay about observing this celestial event.

Learning 111

Learning Science English Essay 111

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Overreliance on AI risks undermining critical thinking; Pritts (2023) warns that tools generating papers may erode analytical skills, echoing SoTL calls for active learning (Davidson, 2021). Faculty used ChatGPT as a virtual tutor, assigning students to draft essays and refine them with AI feedback before submission.

Faculty Development 78

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 78

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While AI can be a powerful tool to augment the teaching experience, human instructors remain essential for fostering student engagement, critical thinking, and emotional well-being. Critical Thinking Skills: AI is primarily focused on providing information and completing tasks, rather than fostering critical thinking skills.

Ethics 110

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 110

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

While AI can be a powerful tool to augment the teaching experience, human instructors remain essential for fostering student engagement, critical thinking, and emotional well-being. Critical Thinking Skills: AI is primarily focused on providing information and completing tasks, rather than fostering critical thinking skills.

Ethics 110

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 110

1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

APRIL 19, 2025

Curriculum We Added IEW SIS Level C (instead of Elegant Essay ) Fix It Grammar (bringing back instead of the grammar we were using) Critical Thinking Co. Vocabulary 1 (to replace the vocab we didn’t like) ENGLISH Writing : Here’s a funny story for you. She has recently started Critical Thinking Co.

Grades 52

Grades Curriculum Essay Textbooks 52

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While faculty members might feel good when students score well in their examinations and essays, there is little long-term fruit. What exists in Arabic in terms of Sunday school curricula, youth work materials, and home Bible studies is largely translation from English, often poorly translated and culturally inappropriate.

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 28, 2025

They value critical thinking, adaptability, independence, and real-world skills, all traits that online learners often cultivate in abundance. A students GPA, course rigor, extracurricular activities, leadership roles, essays, and recommendations matter far more than whether they studied online or in-person.

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Essay Students Testing Participation 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Real School Example One middle school teacher at K12 Schools designed a Grammar Quest for English class. Why It Works Harvards Project Zero found that students are more likely to retain information and develop critical thinking skills when they are allowed to explore their interests and make choices. The result?

Schools 52

Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since the release of ChatGPT late last year, the essay has been declared dead as an effective way to measure learning. After all, students can now enter any assigned question into an AI chatbot and get a perfectly formatted, five-paragraph essay back ready to turn in (well, after a little massaging to take out any AI “hallucinations”).

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Exams Essay Instructors Education 215

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2022

When I think of Jonathan Haber, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack last week, those are the first words that come to mind. The recent author of the book Critical Thinking , a topic about which he cared deeply, Haber had contributed in significant ways to a variety of important education projects.

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Critical Thinking Essay English Art 162

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

From the moment ChatGPT hit the scene, articles proclaimed the death of the college essay , and students have begun questioning the need to develop skills in writing. The focus remains on developing students critical thinking and cognitive flexibility rather than correctness or adherence to conventions.

Writing 122

Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

From the moment ChatGPT hit the scene, articles proclaimed the death of the college essay , and students have begun questioning the need to develop skills in writing. The focus remains on developing students critical thinking and cognitive flexibility rather than correctness or adherence to conventions.

Writing 105

Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2019

Here are two definitions of fake news: “false stories that appear to be news, spread on the Internet or using other media , usually created to influence political views or as a joke” — Cambridge English Dictionary. Read, analyze, and critically think before drawing conclusions. ” — Wikipedia.

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Critical Thinking Essay Internet Beliefs 98

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 30, 2025

High school brains work overtime whether writing an essay or solving multi-step equations, they need a moment to hit the pause button. Expand your students’ minds by harnessing their critical thinking skills with riddles and logic puzzles. That’s where brain breaks for high school come in. 5.4a; CCSSW.5.10,

High School 52

High School High School Schools Students 52

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2018

Among the top results: a slick animated video called “Problems in Public Education,” a rant arguing that all public education “kills creativity,” and a video essay titled “public ‘education’ has become indoctrination and distraction.” And that was just on the first page.

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Peer Review Education Essay Attention 128