Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2023

Next, students progress to the stage of “thinking.” This critical thinking process encourages them to draw inferences, identify patterns, and make informed interpretations. Students can critically examine the content, consider potential biases or implications, and raise further questions for deeper understanding.

Metacognitive Skills 327

Metacognitive Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Art 327

eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

The 16- to 18-year-old students queried are participants in this year’s MathWorks Math Modeling Challenge (M3 Challenge), an annual internet-based, intensive math modeling contest organized by SIAM. The survey polled 825 11th and 12th grade students from across the U.S. ” This press release originally appeared online.

High School 304

High School High School Ethics Plagiarism 304

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Now, educators are trying to navigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the field. Content areas, such as math and science, and other areas like memory, executive function, and social-emotional development are being informed by research.

Science 130

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The course offers a broad view of computer science education through a variety of lenses: engineering design, algorithms and coding, ethics and the social impact of technology, and more. Code Farm’s targeted skill-building lessons are paired with open-ended project work to deepen understanding and develop critical thinking.

Grades 297

Grades STEM Ethics Middle School 297

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2025

This is especially concerning in education, where critical thinking and contextual understanding are essential. Critical thinking and innovation remain uniquely human skills. This is a substantial gap in AIs ability to support higher-order thinking skills.

Intelligence 286

Intelligence Education Language Languages 286

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Research on Saga Education’s Virtual Math Tutoring Program has demonstrated that students who received more virtual tutoring showed the most improvement in math achievement. Virtual HDT has made great strides in addressing some of these challenges.

Achievement 287

Achievement Education Ethics Evaluation 287

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework. Challenge: Encourage them to think about a question they have about this object or creature. Challenge: Have them identify parts of the concept or problem they find tricky or puzzling.

Metacognitive Skills 334

Metacognitive Skills Discussions Art Math 334

eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Vernier Science Education is making a commitment to building a STEM-literate society at a crucial time: The pandemic has interrupted student learning, putting students behind in reading and math and widening opportunity and achievement gaps.

Science 236

Science Technology STEM Education 236

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

However, as the educational community navigates these innovations, it becomes essential to address ethical considerations to ensure the responsible and effective integration of AI. Assessment, Engagement and Ethics Basualto: As I entered the school year, I was interested in leveraging AI in the classroom beyond content generation.

Student Engagement 213

Student Engagement Ethics Teaching Education 213

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2016

Educators are grappling — either by choice or decree — with how to incorporate digital devices, new learning standards, and more collaboration and critical thinking into the already-packed school day. So we synthesized it down to six essential qualities: mindfulness, curiosity, courage, resilience, ethics, and leadership.

Curriculum 189

Curriculum Critical Thinking Knowledge STEM 189

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

This potential hinges on the responsible and ethical use of AI, taught through a framework that addresses critical concerns such as bias, misinformation, and the preparation of students for a world transformed by AI. This partnership will enable teachers across Canada to offer ethical, quality AI training to their students.

Intelligence 260

Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 260

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Teaching metacognition equips ELLs with the tools needed to navigate not only language acquisition but also the demands of various subject areas, from math and science to history and literature (Flavell, 1979; Schraw & Moshman, 1995).

Essay 168

Essay Ethics Feedback Language 168

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AI Literacy applies 21st-century skills , including communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. It builds on years of work in Digital and Media Literacy and Computational Thinking , including elements of computer science, ethics and additional areas beyond science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Intelligence 206

Intelligence Education Learning Ethics 206

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2024

Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.

Authentic Assessment 205

Authentic Assessment Ethics Students Evaluation 205

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Currently, more than 25 percent of K-12 students are chronically absent and most students have ground to make up in math and reading. At the same time, there’s a gap between how parents and caregivers think their children are doing and the reality. AI may empower more students with greater independence in their education.

Gamification 360

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 360

k12 Digest

MARCH 4, 2025

Curriculum standards have evolved to meet the needs of todays students by incorporating skills essential for the modern workforce, such as critical thinking, problem-solving, and digital literacy. There is also an emphasis on real-world applications to make math more relevant and engaging for students.

Technology 130

Technology Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Learning Styles 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. citizenship/ethics/etiquette. critical thinking. thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. distinguishing fact from opinion.

Activities 202

Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 202

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. This aligns with the broader movement to ensure ethical development and use of AI while promoting human-centered learning experiences.

Ethics 110

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 110

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2025

I think data science also provides a very compelling framework for students to evaluate AI tools with some skepticism and understand the use cases deeply, Drozda says. It's going to be really good for writing, not so good for math, as one example. ChatGPT is trained on text data.

Intelligence 210

Intelligence Teachers Science Plagiarism 210

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. This aligns with the broader movement to ensure ethical development and use of AI while promoting human-centered learning experiences.

Ethics 109

Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 109

Dangerously Irrelevant

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

When Iowa Poll respondents opposed to Common Core standards were asked about their objections, some lamented the shift from traditional teaching methods such as rote memorization of facts and formulas to a focus on more critical thinking. Because we’ve learned nothing about teaching math in 50 years. My son is 8.

Ethics 97

Ethics Teaching Methods Critical Thinking Math 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

When children engage in activities like wiring a circuit, operating heavy machinery, or constructing something tangible, they develop critical thinking skills and gain a sense of accomplishment. Research has shown that hands-on tasks improve problem-solving abilities, focus, and confidence.

Skills 131

Skills Cognitive Development Ethics Critical Thinking 131

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Thinking Games Time required: Optional Pre-holiday school days are great for supporting school goals surrounding Habits of Mind, problem-solving, and critical thinking with websites that focus on those skills.

Activities 172

Activities Learning Art Attention 172

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2015

The Common Core is not a curriculum, rather a collection of forty-one overarching Standards in reading, writing, language, math, and speaking/listening that shape a student’s quest for college and career. Sprinkled throughout are fundamental traits that go beyond the 3R’s and delve deeply into the ability of a student to think.

Critical Thinking 140

Critical Thinking Knowledge Failure Communication 140

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Pre-holiday school days are great for supporting school goals surrounding Habits of Mind, problem-solving, and critical thinking with websites that focus on those skills. Here are some of my favorites: Math Pickle – put students in a chaotic situation and see how they solve the problem.

Activities 174

Activities Learning Failure Essay 174

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). Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large.

Faculty Development 88

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Simulations are particularly beneficial for STEM subjects, allowing students to gain hands-on experience and develop critical thinking skills. These activities can help students develop their critical thinking skills and promote deeper learning.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Simulations are particularly beneficial for STEM subjects, allowing students to gain hands-on experience and develop critical thinking skills. These activities can help students develop their critical thinking skills and promote deeper learning.

Active Learning 96

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 96

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). Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large.

Faculty Development 75

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 75

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Statistics say over the summer, kids lose over two months of math skills, two months of reading skills, and one month of overall learning. Digital Breakouts are an update to the traditional and popular webquests that have students explore the web as they gather content in a particular field — history, math, literacy, or others.

Blended Learning 92

Blended Learning History Math Science 92

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Pre-holiday school days are great for supporting school goals surrounding Habits of Mind, problem-solving, and critical thinking with websites that focus on those skills. Here are some of my favorites: Math Pickle – put students in a chaotic situation and see how they solve the problem.

Activities 122

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 122

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

I wasn’t super into math or science, but I just loved competitive events. So it was frustrating at times dealing with girls who were inexperienced, scared and, more than anything, needed to develop a work ethic. I remember coming home in tears thinking, ‘Oh my God, this is going to be a failure. I used the Socratic Method.

STEM 120

STEM Coaching Failure Ethics 120

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2016

There are some parents who equate EdTech with “new math” and Common Core, terms that send shudders through some segments of our population. It fosters critical thinking and encourages students to “think outside the box.”. The comparison is completely unfounded, of course.

Questions 87

Questions Ethics Internet Lecturing 87

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. citizenship/ethics/etiquette. critical thinking. thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. distinguishing fact from opinion.

Activities 95

Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 95

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. citizenship/ethics/etiquette. critical thinking. thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. distinguishing fact from opinion.

Activities 84

Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 84

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Currently, more than 25 percent of K-12 students are chronically absent and most students have ground to make up in math and reading. At the same time, there’s a gap between how parents and caregivers think their children are doing and the reality. AI may empower more students with greater independence in their education.

Gamification 130

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Pre-holiday school days are great for supporting school goals surrounding Habits of Mind, problem-solving, and critical thinking with websites that focus on those skills. Here are some of my favorites: Math Pickle – put students in a chaotic situation and see how they solve the problem. –published first on TeachHUB.

Activities 76

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 76