eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

With this trend, teachers are tasked with becoming tech-savvy and recognizing opportunities to use insights to boost student learning, strengthen the school community and work towards a data-driven school culture where data is not only used, but appreciated. Each department and grade level saw a distinct shift.

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Culture Evaluation Schools Feedback 173

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I was a designated English learner in the first grade, primarily due to my inability to read at the expected fluency levels determined by the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), an English reading, writing, and speaking assessment. Together, we create a rich and culturally wealthy community of learners.

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English Culture Languages Language 190

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

3.2 – Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures; determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text. Group 2 (On Grade Level): Students read a standard-level folktale and discuss the central message.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

And for the first half of his 9th grade year, he did enough to pass, earning Cs and Ds. The day grades were due, I pulled Ray aside at the end of the class and lauded his accomplishments. In this light, SEL should not be reserved for special projects but instead woven into the daily culture of both the in-person and virtual classroom.

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Distance Learning Culture Gamification Learning 218

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Highlighting their achievements can boost morale and encourage a supportive school culture. Celebratory events : Plan fun and engaging activities such as field days, talent shows, or cultural festivals that celebrate the diversity and creativity of the student body. Clear communication helps to reduce confusion and stress.

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Achievement Schools Counselling Feedback 299

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Teachers enter this profession determined to do it all – design and facilitate lessons, communicate with parents, monitor and track student progress, provide timely feedback, and grade everything. Are there strategies you use to create a classroom culture where taking risks and failing forward are encouraged and celebrated?

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Blended Learning Culture Coaching Discussions 366

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

culturally relevant textbooks? Six Massachusetts colleges and universities, alongside the state’s Department of Higher Education, are testing their hypothesis that free, culturally relevant textbooks can improve student performance. Like: What would happen if students had access to a catalog of free and?this this is important here?culturally

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Textbooks Culture Students Participation 189

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Giving feedback in university courses allows for the provision of supportive ideas for improvement, elaboration, and/or heightened thinking as students prepare for job factors outside of their university preparation. Feedback Literacy.

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Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 119

eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2021

Fully Web-Based Curriculum for Grades K–5 is Intuitively Designed for Modern Classrooms. The just-released Second Step® Elementary digital program is the organization’s first fully web-based offering for Grades K–5 and is based on its long-standing and award-winning Second Step® Elementary print-based classroom kits.

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Learning Culture Grades Elementary School 306

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The PLCs are composed of teachers who teach similar grade levels and/or subject areas. Teachers in one subject area, at one grade level, or teaching in one community are likely to face unique challenges and have different interests. This feedback can help the PLC to continue improving this particular strategy, technique, or model.

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Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 427

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction. The reality is that writing support complements classroom instruction and is beneficial for all writers, no matter their grades or the quality of their writing.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Languages 119

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

There were no breakdowns of the data by students, demographics, grade levels, departments, or teachers. Here are five important steps we have taken to change our school’s culture—and a few lessons we’ve learned along the way. Related: 4 ways to ensure a successful school culture initiative.

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Schools Culture Classroom Management Feedback 279

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Illustrative Mathematics (IM) , a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics, announced today the upcoming release of IM® 360, its innovative new curriculum for grades K–12. ” Upgrades to the K–5 curriculum include: NEW!

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Math Education Languages Language 246

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Earlier in my career, my daily grading process amounted to little more than trading beans. In New Tech Network schools, grades are weighted according to five categories. With the revelation that we would have weighted categories of grades, my first reaction was, “Why wouldn’t we have weighted grades? It’s simple, really.

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Grades Failure Ethics Interdisciplinary 165

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Solution for teachers : Teachers can foster a culture of integrity by establishing trust and open communication. Additionally, teachers can integrate discussions on the value of learning and integrity into the curriculum, using tools like student reflections and peer feedback to reinforce these values.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 205

eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Restorative justice culture : Implement school-wide restorative practices to replace punitive discipline systems, fostering a more supportive and equitable school community. Implement “Feedback Fridays” : Set aside time every Friday for students to provide feedback on their learning experiences that week.

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High School High School Schools Students 276

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Giving feedback in university courses allows for the provision of supportive ideas for improvement, elaboration, and/or heightened thinking as students prepare for job factors outside of their university preparation. Feedback Literacy.

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Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction. The reality is that writing support complements classroom instruction and is beneficial for all writers, no matter their grades or the quality of their writing.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Languages 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Did you know that a 5th grade teacher is expected to guide students to mastery of 200 standards each year? Consider implementing the following categories and grading them on a scale of 1–5: Building Block: How much future learning is dependent on this standard? Given a typical school year of 180 days, that’s 1.1 standards a day!

Metacognitive Skills 299

Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 299

eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2019

If playing games is part of our culture, even part of our identities, then it stands to reason that students can be highly motivated by game-based learning opportunities. In the past, a poor grade usually resulted in the negative feelings associated with failure. So what if we make classrooms the game?

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Gamification Game-Based Learning Failure Students 279

eSchool News

MAY 13, 2021

And, most of all, make sure students are engaging in grade-level work—every day. Ultimately, making the most of students’ time is the responsibility of school and district leaders.

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Students Feedback Culture Study 269

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Connect to students through your heart My daughters 5th grade substitute teacher stepped in this past fall, when the school had a last-minute vacancy to fill. Make it known that we desire their feedback, because by doing so, we implicitly communicate to them that we trust their needs. Whats important to them becomes important to us.

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Students Learning Feedback Testing 244

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

A culture of continuous learning Wendy W. When we commit to participating in a culture of continuous learning, we are living out phrases like, “It’s okay not to know,” “Everyone has things they are still learning,” or ,“We all make mistakes.” Some of my favorite ways include using video for self-reflection and for peer feedback.

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Education Schools Math Science 311

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

It is important to understand inclusive pedagogies as practices where we discern the nuance between general multicultural education or culturally responsive pedagogy and inclusive practices that specifically address the ability/disability continuum and the health dimension. Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Framework.

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Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 97

Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

This ensures they are exposed to grade-level academic content while developing their English language skills. Culturally responsive teaching is also vital for supporting ELs. Recognizing and valuing their diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences fosters a sense of belonging and enhances engagement in the classroom.

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English Blended Learning Languages Language 274

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2019

We needed to foster a growth culture that fostered high expectations and support for the whole child. The curriculum is now part of our preschool, kindergarten and first grade classrooms. It is a strength-based model that focuses on the effort, goal setting and feedback that propels our students forward.

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Beliefs Ethics Achievement Culture 279

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

asked a 9th-grade boy on the first day of school. Back then, the Chinese language program at Latin had begun piloting a proficiency-based model, which is structured differently from a traditional grade-based model. The transition raised multiple challenges including course placement, grading, and community communications.

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Grades Essay Languages Language 128

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

Key points: Video-based coaching offers insight on teacher practices and makes feedback more effective I’m a first-year teacher. A group of 350 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grade teachers were split into groups. One group had five rounds of coaching in which they recorded themselves teaching and received feedback on the video.

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Coaching Teachers Achievement Evaluation 323

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Learning management systems (LMS) that facilitate online content delivery, assignments, and grading. Classroom response systems for instant feedback and engagement through quizzes, polls, and surveys. Video conferencing that connects students and educators globally for virtual lectures, discussions, and guest speakers.

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Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods 308

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Turnitin ’s Feedback Studio for iPad app has merged the benefits of mobile technology with the power of learning and engagement through feedback. This release gives students the power to submit papers, analyze similarity reports (to check for originality), and review instructor feedback on the go.

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Mobile Devices Instructors Feedback Math 189

k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

As dorm parents, coaches, and club advisors, teachers foster a culture of support and engagement that extends far beyond academics. This international mix enriches learning, preparing students for college and beyond by exposing them to a wide array of viewpoints and cultures. Weekends are a thrill.

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Schools History Art Culture 242

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Research consistently shows that teachers are the most important school-level factor affecting student outcomes—and good teaching goes well beyond presenting information or grading assessments with discrete answers. They give students expert feedback on how to reason, design, compose, and find creative solutions to problems.

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Teachers Feedback Coaching Intelligence 231

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Aperture’s student-facing portal offers a new DESSA Middle School Student Self-Report to capture student voice regarding their social and emotional skills and deliver gamified activities to build student’s competence, guiding them through self-paced key growth areas designed specifically for grades 6-8.

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Middle School Middle School Education Students 246

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Did you know that a 5th grade teacher is expected to guide students to mastery of 200 standards each year? Consider implementing the following categories and grading them on a scale of 1–5: Building Block: How much future learning is dependent on this standard? Given a typical school year of 180 days, that’s 1.1 standards a day!

Metacognitive Skills 251

Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 251

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

In the past, limited-English or non-English households may have struggled with understanding assignments, feedback, or grading. When both the learning and testing materials are correctly reflected in the right language, with the right cultural context, and delivered in a relevant way, testing becomes far more reliable.

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English Education Languages Language 312

eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2017

In a climate where Twitter is the center of so many tempestuous news stories, thanks to our Twitter-happy president, schools should be turning to the social media giant more than ever to share news, gather feedback, benefit from other educators’ expertise, react instantly to breaking news—and sometimes just lighten the mood.

Schools 279

Schools Discussions Internet Feedback 279

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels. These gains led the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to single out Johnston County as the most improved school district in the state.

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