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

EFL Magazine

JUNE 19, 2025

Reflective Approach as an Act of Sharing and Caring You might think “What a cliché!” but, as teachers we know that this is (or at least should be) our motto. […] The post Reflective Approach as an Act of Sharing and Caring appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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Critical Thinking Feedback Teachers Languages 97

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I spent countless hours guiding them through the writing process, giving feedback, and encouraging them to think critically. With AIs assistance, my students are able to receive real-time feedback, suggestions for grammar and vocabulary, and even guidance on structuring their arguments.

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English Writing Teaching Essay 294

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Concerns about academic dishonesty, loss of critical thinking skills, and inappropriate content creation have sparked discussions about banning AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and others. AI replaces critical thinking Some worry that AI will lead to intellectual laziness.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 327

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Reducing friction for non-English speakers: Dr. Anthony Kaziboni, the Head of Research at the University of Johannesburg, teaches students who mostly don’t speak English outside of the classroom. He encourages his students to use ChatGPT for translation assistance, to improve their English writing, and to practice conversation.

Teaching 273

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

Creating a foundation to build upon Engaging in academic discussions and navigating through academic content is essential for fostering a critical thinking mentality among students. For instance, principles from science can be linked to literature they are studying in English class.

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Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Peer Review Discussions 235

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

There is truly nothing more powerful–or that grows your practice morethan watching yourself on video, and the use of this technology will help our teachers engage in more meaningful self-reflection while receiving targeted feedback from coaches and coordinators.

Teaching 273

Teaching Education Learning Interdisciplinary 273

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Featuring short videos in English and Spanish that are paired with ready-to-use instructional activities, this exciting new content brings compelling natural science phenomena alive for students.   Among the updates made recently to the Discovery Education platform are: A new Discovery Education Original Series, Real-World Phenomena Jr.

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Student Engagement Education Social Studies Art 253

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Edia aligns with Illustrative Mathematics IM Math, which New York City Public Schools adopted in 2024 as part of its NYC Solves initiative–a program aiming to help students develop the problem-solving, critical thinking, and math skills necessary for lifetime success.

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Coaching Math Students Assignments 293

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

English Language Proficiency Standards ( ELPS ) are integrated throughout in a way that requires students to think critically, understand and learn new concepts, process complex academic material, and interact and communicate in English within the science classroom. An equipment list is provided.

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High School High School Achievement Confidentiality 245

eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2025

For English Language Learners (ELLs), its more than an expressive outlet. Through creative activities, students build vocabulary, develop critical thinking, and practice expressive language, all while immersing themselves in global art and culture.

Language 177

Language Languages Art English 177

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

From personalized feedback to progress tracking, AI enables students to reflect on their learning journey, refine their strategies, and develop a deeper understanding of their strengths and areas for improvement. Educators often ask: How can we help ELLs succeed academically while fostering their independence and critical thinking skills?

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Essay Ethics Feedback Language 169

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Support for People Learning English as a Second Language AI offers people who are learning English new and improved avenues for more effective communication. This technology can be reversed too, assisting English-speaking students in foreign language acquisition.

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Education English Students Language 212

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. To me, the AI that is currently being developed is to English teachers what the calculator was to math teachers during the age of the slide rule.

Language 148

Language Languages Art Teachers 148

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Key points: Tech tools can create more engaging and effective learning experiences A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 How multimedia and interactive tech transform engagement For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In 2010, I began my teaching career as a high school English teacher.

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Technology Middle School Middle School Assignments 235

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. that would use a technology-based language development and literacy program to English language learners (ELLs) in grades K-6.Approximately Read more.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

“Our mission is to embrace AI in our classrooms to enhance student learning; centering student inquiry, student reflection, and critical thinking.” Multi-module options for differentiated learning, accommodating diverse learning styles, English Language Learners (ELL), and translation.

Intelligence 256

Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 256

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

These programs create essays and provide critical comments to help students improve their drafts. AI writing helpers’ real-time feedback on grammar, vocabulary, coherence, and argument structure is their crucial draw. If students overuse AI to write essays, they may not engage in critical thinking and creativity.

Essay 187

Essay Writing Plagiarism Ethics 187

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Teachers may not realize that they can co-teach, co-create a lesson, give real-time feedback after a lesson. Once we start gathering that type of feedback, we can see where and how to design future learning. The learner feedback will continually dictate our instructional moves. It’s helpful to offer a menu of options.

Coaching 162

Coaching English Feedback Language 162

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In addition to the language generated by the students themselves in their projects, I found that a huge amount of English was being generated as students shared tips, accessed online guides and built a common understanding. The game had given them a reason and a context, not only for using English, but also for activating 21st-century skills.

Language 165

Language Languages Skills English 165

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Achieve3000 , a provider of online reading and literacy tools, announced it has acquired Seattle-based Actively Learn , which also provides a suite of online reading materials and instructional supports aimed at helping students build literacy and critical-thinking skills.

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Active Learning Activities Learning English 154

eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2025

We chose EL Education for English language arts, Bridges for preK-5 math, and Illustrative Mathematics for math in grades 6-8. We also followed up a few weeks later to examine teachers practices and go over feedback about their experience. Our instructional coaches are recording teachers and giving them constructive feedback.

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Teachers Coaching Students Math 258

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. It can also facilitate sharing feedback with educators across a grade, school or district.

Writing 156

Writing Teaching Education Feedback 156

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I'm bilingual and teach students who speak Spanish, so I am considering asking students to do their AI chatbot activities in English or Spanish. Several students asked me to do it in Spanish, and I didn't think about it then, but I would let them do it in a classroom activity in a couple of weeks.

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Education Learning Intelligence Coaching 198

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In an era consumed with teaching 21st-century soft skills, are games any good at building critical thinking or collaboration skills? Socratic Seminars, a group discussion technique popular in English classes, were turned into Socratic Smackdowns, where students earned points based on how well they structured arguments.

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Skills Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning Failure 168

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2019

million grant to support its efforts in helping students become stronger writers using AI feedback. With support from Google.org, the company’s philanthropic arm, Quill hopes to fine-tune its AI to automatically deliver more precise feedback for students as they work through its exercises. As the U.S.

English 149

English Language Languages Feedback 149

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Creative thinking leads the list, followed by analytical or critical thinking. Collaboration is also the future of work, and any creative tool that has built-in collaboration features provides opportunities for students to not just create but to co-create with others, share feedback and exchange ideas.

Technology 192

Technology Students Skills Exams 192

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Beyond the linguistic benefits, writing fosters critical thinking, which is essential when learning to communicate effectively in a second language (Byrnes et al., Of the 11 students who participated, 72% expressed positive feedback, finding the AI conversation to be a helpful tool for practicing Spanish. 2010; Kern, 1992).

Language 124

Language Languages Writing Communication 124

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

Furthermore, a second way to further improve engagement is through the development of AI developed feedback for formative assessments (Perry 2023, 78). Timely and personalized feedback plays an essential role in engaging students and motivating them (Wang and Lehman 2021, 571); AI can aid in streamlining and fast-tracking feedback.

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Instructors Disabilities Ethics English 119

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Yet many students, even those who perform well in high school English classes and those who enjoy writing, struggle to express themselves effectively through personal essays. They also play a crucial role in delivering in-depth, constructive feedback to students on their college essays.

Essay 184

Essay Writing Beliefs High School 184

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

I'm already encouraging them to use the Writing Center and giving feedback that highlights one or two specific grammar/ clarity issues to focus on. However, starting by identifying what goals our students have will allow us to provide far more powerful feedback than if we never are aware of them at all.

Writing 154

Writing Skills Teaching Essay 154

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2019

Since the number of words in the English language is far more for anyone except a bibliophile would be interested in, W.O.R.D. Robust reports are available to identify opportunities for enrichment, deeper dives, or additional support while providing feedback on which word skills students have begun and completed. Everyone wins.

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Teachers Peer Review Feedback Critical Thinking 101

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Audiobooks are useful tools for students with learning disabilities, beginning readers, and students for whom English is a second language. . . Many students have grown up playing video games that involve tasks, levels, challenges and immediate feedback , so this is a natural way to engage them. FM Systems Help Students Stay Engaged.

Assistive Technology 167

Assistive Technology Technology Gamification Disabilities 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, persistence, inquiry and leadership are more relevant than ever, especially in project work. It’s been difficult to do that this year, which led me to believe the feedback would diminish. However, I was pleasantly surprised when the feedback was so kind, helpful and specific.

Teachers 186

Teachers History Social Studies Learning 186

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Developed based on user feedback, these updates were designed to make conceptualizing primary source documents easier for students who are less familiar using these resources, as well as provide instructors and librarians with content to contextualize literary works and serve as models to support primary source literacy.

Instructors 148

Instructors Interdisciplinary Study Critical Thinking 148

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We have divided mathematics, Chinese, English and physics learning into a large number of abilities, and we hope to help students not only to improve grades but also cultivate their inquiry, critical thinking and other skills through our innovative Modes of Thinking, Capacity, and Methods (MCM) model.”

Teachers 167

Teachers Intelligence Coaching Failure 167

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Teaching kids to read with good accuracy in English takes several years. As higher education moves into a post-pandemic world, the sector will invest in new student success systems that will help students progress through their various stages by leveraging real-time information and feedback.

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Coaching Special Education Disabilities Communication 333