eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

To be fair, its a valid question. This makes the learning intensely personal while taking advantage of students natural curiosity, creativity, and critical-thinking skills. This is a question every educator has faced before. The real issue is how we, as educators, choose to respond to them.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Some have limited application and require lower levels of critical thinking; others are foundational to future learning and broadly applicable. Let’s dare to think outside the box, try something new, and make 2023 a year to remember in the world of education! That’s a lot of content to cover, and not much time to do it in.

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Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 255

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Key points: Encouraging reading is a top priority, no matter how the material is presented Boycotting book fairs no more Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub I love a good classic. After all, I named my son Holden.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if a student doesn’t select a career in STEM, the soft skills they will learn at a STEM-focused school (critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and more) will serve them well in whatever they choose to do in life. The Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation hosts exhibitions and science fairs where students showcase their projects.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

This careful planning lets teachers supercharge student creativity and critical thinking with fresh AI-infused teaching methods while keeping their information private. The power of ethical AI in supporting teachers AI tools can make teaching easier, but only when they protect student privacy and treat all learners fairly.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

They are also role models for their students, demonstrating critical thinking and ethical reasoning when using AI. How can we ensure that the AI tools we use are fair, transparent, and accountable, and do not introduce or reinforce biases or discrimination?

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

They are also role models for their students, demonstrating critical thinking and ethical reasoning when using AI. How can we ensure that the AI tools we use are fair, transparent, and accountable, and do not introduce or reinforce biases or discrimination?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

By making these connections and using multiple disciplines in their learning, students are learning creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, all of which will be relevant no matter which career path they choose. Allow for Student Choice. Student choice is an important part of my teaching.

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Curriculum Fairness Textbooks Critical Thinking 188

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Neil Browne, Question-Based Critical Thinking Reflecting on my more than five decades of teaching critical thinking, I feel disappointment that I showed so little respect for the multiple pathways to engagement ­­­available to teachers. We shrug off critical thinking questions about those topics.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2017

By making these connections and using multiple disciplines in their learning, students are learning creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, all of which will be relevant no matter which career path they choose. Allow for Student Choice. Student choice is an important part of my teaching.

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Curriculum Fairness Textbooks Critical Thinking 189

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Myth: Critical thinking will save us. Reality: Critical thinking, wrongly applied, can do real harm. Whenever any educational crisis hits, there are repeated calls that students must engage in more critical thinking. But in the case of disinformation, critical thinking can do real harm.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

By moving through these four phases—See, Think, Me, We—participants engage in a comprehensive thinking process that takes them from initial observation to personal connection and social relevance. Teachers often use this routine to deepen students’ engagement with material and to foster complex, critical thinking skills.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Hannah Davis Ketteman Digital Learning Coach, Temple ISD Schools need to create intentional, acceptable use policies and explicitly teach students about data privacy, digital citizenship, technology biases and the power of critical thinking. This raises a question of fairness: If teachers rely on AI, why can’t students?

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Questions Ethics Education Fairness 205

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The 3M Young Scientist Challenge encourages students to make the most of their creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking skills to develop an idea that can transform the world. We eagerly await this year’s entries!”.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2024

When asked who they would trust to create guidelines for fair and safe use of AI in education, students and teachers said schools and school districts (65 percent), state and/or federal governments (34 percent), and technology companies (31 percent) are the three most trusted groups.

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High School High School Fairness Study 277

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2023

Samvrit received $1,000 for the project STEMForU Innovation Bootcamps that inspires underrepresented minorities to pursue STEM by providing innovative learning experiences and resources to help develop STEM critical thinking skills. Moitri Santra is a 13-year-old from Florida and a 2021 finalist.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2023

Consider a pedagogy that transcends rote memorization and the stock drills often found in today’s classrooms, expects critical thinking that teaches how to learn anything — not just school subjects. If they fail at the Science Fair, they’ll fall in love with art instead.

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Critical Thinking Evaluation Fairness Math 148

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

Are standardized tests a fair gauge for predicting college success? Students debated the best ways for educators and course designers to build fair and valuable grading schemes, and many brought up their concerns over how the current model for testing and grading doesn’t work for all students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

For us, the power of making is not that you had access to a 3D printer but that you have access to an inquiry process that allows for a deep dive into critical thinking Sue Cusack Cusack cites Boston Public Schools (which was not visited by the researchers) as a district that has done a lot with their resources to give students a fair shake.

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Culture Instructors Fairness Critical Thinking 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Teachers want fair funding for all schools. All of America’s children deserve to love learning and to develop creativity and critical thinking skills, not just rote memorization. It’s time to return the education field to the educators. What do teachers want?

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Project-based learning and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education give students the tools to solve real-world problems while also building their critical-thinking skills. Public Schools showcases its students’ STEM successes at its annual Tinker Fair. . DeQueen (Ark.)

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Communication is key in classrooms, and recent 21st century initiatives describe the importance of students understanding the reasoning of others and engaging in meaningful conversations using critical thinking. Forgetting to take all variables into account, though, can harm teachers.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Fun Experiments for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Stir up some wiggles and wide-eyed wonder through inquiry-based learning where elementary students will marvel their way to big ideas and critical thinking. Fuel young minds with elementary science fair project ideas Elementary students love the excitement of hands-on science!

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2022

Yet as Facebook comes of age, it’s fair to reflect on the company’s motives, ethics, and actions. We’ve aligned ourselves with a partner that is in direct opposition to the values higher education claims to hold dear: truth, curiosity, democracy, critical thinking and debate.

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Ethics Students Fairness Critical Thinking 184

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 1, 2019

Critical Thinking. Do learning activities and assessments allow students to engage in deep critical thinking and analysis? The protocol provides some fairly concrete ‘look fors’ and ‘think abouts’ and can be used as both a diagnostic and a redesign tool. Yes / No / Somewhat. Yes / No / Somewhat. Problem Solving.

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Questions Fairness Coaching Critical Thinking 105

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Education pedagogists categorize these sorts of ideas as higher-order thinking and Habits of Mind –traits that contribute to critical thinking, problem solving, and thriving. These are difficult to quantify on a report card, but critical to life-long success. But make it fair. Observe students as they work.

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Failure Learning Students Critical Thinking 156

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. In this course, teachers will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, critical thinking, and immersive keyboarding. cyberbullying. digital commerce.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

It develops critical thinking skills. Students who are given the opportunity to reflect on their mistakes and revise their work are likely to develop a more critical perspective on the subject matter. It may not be fair to give a student a second chance if other students have submitted their assignments on time.

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Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

I want to see their creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving in action. This is great motivation for critical thinking and problem solving. A note: Any time students use the internet, start with a discussion on how to use it safely. Encourage this rather than entering an unknown server-world.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

It develops critical thinking skills. Students who are given the opportunity to reflect on their mistakes and revise their work are likely to develop a more critical perspective on the subject matter. It may not be fair to give a student a second chance if other students have submitted their assignments on time.

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Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 97

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Often the skills young students learn through doing research, like critical thinking, are what help them later on rather than the research itself, she says. “If After a semester of trapping bees and testing them using various methods, the students presented their original findings at a research fair.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

At the same time, tools such as art centers, sand tables and dress up clothes, which encourage curiosity, critical thinking and social skills, get used less in order to emphasize academics. All of the blocks, dinosaurs, paints, puppets and dominoes the class hadn’t had time to explore were now fair game.

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Testing Fairness Languages Language 218

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2023

Teachers can help by encouraging students to leverage their critical thinking and creativity to think outside of the box. Participants should focus on mapping out a project idea and testing it to show some positive impact.

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Students Feedback Fairness Participation 160

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

It’s a time when students begin questioning rules and the world around them, becoming increasingly focused on fairness, equity and forming closer, yet fewer relationships. Middle school often gets a bad rap.

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Middle School Middle School Fairness Elementary School 184

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. This standardization is crucial for fairness and equality within the course. Fairness : Blueprints eliminate the chance of subjective grading and unexpected exam questions, thereby ensuring a more equitable assessment process.

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Exams Fairness Instructors Teaching Methods 119

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

Consider a pedagogy that transcends rote memorization and the stock drills often found in today’s classrooms, expects critical thinking that teaches how to learn anything — not just school subjects. If they fail at the Science Fair, they’ll fall in love with art instead. critique the thinking of others.

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Critical Thinking Failure Evaluation Fairness 96

Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

We also acknowledged how integrating AI into coursework improperly could undermine the importance of critical thinking, creativity, and independent inquiry by providing students with ready-made answers or solutions. Resources to learn more about AI in the classroom: AI4K12.org: ” Teach , September, 20-21.

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Intelligence Critical Thinking Learning Assignments 128