eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Worries about using AI for academic help and answering questions led to many discussions on its role in the classroom. By analyzing patterns in students’ grades, attendance, participation, and other behavioral indicators, AI algorithms can predict potential academic risks and learning disabilities.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It may be the biggest question in college edtech during the pandemic: Should tests be allowed to robotically watch students? Instead of reserving them for high-stakes assessments like final exams, some professors now use these tools for routine work like weekly quizzes. million exams. In October we did 3.5

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Plagiarism Exams Confidentiality Testing 218

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

Over the past weeks, readers have asked us many questions about the impact of the coronavirus on education in many different areas, from admissions to advice for young children, from salaries to student privacy and whether school closures actually work. Tony Wan (March 16, 2020) General Questions Should schools close?

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Schools Disabilities Exams Distance Learning 173

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

Access and Equity Across topics, students have raised questions and concerns around who has access to the benefits of technological innovation, and which students or groups are not being served. Other fellows expressed that “too much focus is placed on career preparation, missing opportunities for learning and personal development.”

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

The question of who’s most likely to succeed also drives the world of selective college admissions. They question whether new selection systems create opportunity for more students at college, or just replicate a particular model of student success. It’s an endorsement, an expectation and a prophecy from the graduating class.

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Fairness Counselling Testing Disabilities 217

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

The country regularly ranks among the highest in mathematics, science and reading on international tests like the PISA exam. Yet that comes at a cost: immense academic pressure to do well on exams, which critics believe is a factor that fuels bullying in schools. Education is serious business in Japan.

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Disabilities Exams Attention Education 127

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Survey respondents were overwhelmingly extremely negative in their response to every question, according to a summary of the survey results the released Monday, ahead of Tuesday. Nearly all teachers who took the survey said students with disabilities needed more and better accommodations.

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Testing Teachers Math Essay 152

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

After the major shifts of the Covid era, the question still remains: What’s next? Some of these tasks might include replying to parent emails without emotional interference, creating differentiated assignments with ease and expertise, and creating interactive lesson components and higher order questions that probe thinking patterns.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As these tools become more integrated into the classroom, teachers will want to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities or language barriers, are being supported. Collaboration technology improves accessibility for students with disabilities, illnesses, and other impediments to in-person learning.

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This is not the first time that the Summit software has attracted questions and protests. Students feel as if they are not learning anything and that the program isn’t preparing them for the Regents exams they need to pass to graduate.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

The incident has raised questions about the fairness and validity of the admissions process as a whole, and specifically about whether the SAT is as secure as it should be. They got accommodations, and they didn’t take the exam at their [usual] school. The Varsity Blues incident was a very extreme example of it, and a very small one.

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Disabilities Exams Learning Disabilities Testing 114

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious. Some disabilities include blindness, deafness, dyslexia, and autism. Let’s find out below.

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Assistive Technology Disabilities Technology Education 97

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI use policies for assignments, exams, or even class activities.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

Many high-stakes math exams still only allow handheld graphing calculators in the classroom. states, one territory, and the Bureau of Indian Education, has agreed to make the Desmos calculator available as a tool in its online exams. The deal with Desmos gives its maligned exams a much-needed technology upgrade.

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Testing Math Exams Mobile Devices 86

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

The demographic data showing how students from different backgrounds are performing on exams helps parents learn how other kids like their own are faring. They are able to ask questions like, “Are many ELL students performing below grade-level in English at this school, or is it only my child?”

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English Exams Schools Learning 117

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Assessments should be diverse with less focus on high-stakes exams. Fetter (2021) shared that in her experience with high-stakes exams, after the pandemic they did not make sense. Accessibility within open educational resources and practices for disabled learners: A systematic literature review. link] Zhang, X., Nascimbeni, F.,

Accessibility 98

Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

I was ecstatic to hear this question! Let’s return to the question posed by all my colleagues: “Is the document accessible?” Having accessible documents and resources is a critical part of inclusion and equity in education as it allows those with a disability to obtain the information without complications. The class loves this!

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Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Assessments should be diverse with less focus on high-stakes exams. Fetter (2021) shared that in her experience with high-stakes exams, after the pandemic they did not make sense. Accessibility within open educational resources and practices for disabled learners: A systematic literature review. link] Zhang, X., Nascimbeni, F.,

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Accessibility Exams Learning Peer Review 92

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As these tools become more integrated into the classroom, teachers will want to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities or language barriers, are being supported. Collaboration technology improves accessibility for students with disabilities, illnesses, and other impediments to in-person learning.

Hybrid Learning 288

Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 288

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 31, 2023

I was ecstatic to hear this question! Let’s return to the question posed by all my colleagues: “Is the document accessible?” Having accessible documents and resources is a critical part of inclusion and equity in education as it allows those with a disability to obtain the information without complications. The class loves this!

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Accessibility Quizzes Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

As educators and students grapple with what is allowed when using generative AI (GenAI) tools, I have compiled five tips to help you design or redesign academic integrity statements for your syllabus, assignments, exams, and course activities. Write your own GenAI use policies for assignments, exams, or even class activities.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Automated grading systems powered by AI streamline the time-consuming task of assessing assignments and exams. AI also plays a role in the early identification of learning disabilities and special needs. Teachers also express concerns about data privacy and ethical considerations.

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Education Ethics Gamification Learning Styles 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2015

They then may move on to reading a poem and answering questions. This tool is designed to address the learning needs of the millions of learners worldwide with print-related disabilities such as dyslexia and dysgraphia. From elementary school grades upwards, a student may be given a book to read and asked to write a review afterwards.

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Technology Universal Design Learning Writing 95

EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Blogs The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year AskEAB's 6 most popular research requests in 2022-2023 Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass hundreds of questions from district leaders and school administrators to our AskEAB team. This rise reflects districts’ post-COVID-19 concerns about student learning loss.

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Disabilities Languages Language English 52

EAB

AUGUST 25, 2023

Blogs The five topics independent school leaders were most curious about in the past year Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass scores of questions from independent school leaders to our AskEAB team. Now, we’re sharing the five topics that were top of mind for independent school leaders over the past year (July 2022 through June 2023).

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Schools Learning Disabilities Questions Evaluation 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Fink developed a worksheet for formulating significant learning goals that includes key questions to ask about each of the six types of learning. Traditional courses consist of midterm and final exams, but a learning-centered course requires a more sophisticated approach (Fink, 2003).

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Fink developed a worksheet for formulating significant learning goals that includes key questions to ask about each of the six types of learning. Traditional courses consist of midterm and final exams, but a learning-centered course requires a more sophisticated approach (Fink, 2003).

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Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 61

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

For example, she says, the civics exam asks a question about what the longest river in the U.S. The questions mostly probe facts, including the names of one of the state’s senators and the length of a presidential term. Even some who feel lucky question how handy their education was for real civic life.

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Education Students Testing Participation 186

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

Photo Credit: Jenny Abamu Despite a relatively new building, constructed in 2003 as part of a former superintendent’s turnaround project, Fisher has suffered from consistent low performance—falling far below state standards on exams and adjusted growth targets designed specifically for the school. During the 2015-16 school year, only 0.7

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Teachers Schools Coaching Fairness 135

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

doctor's appointment, university obligation, learning disability, etc.). Employing a Zoom option for course access offers each student an alternative method for keeping up with topic coverage and permits a timely review of previous class sessions as students prepare for exams. is discussed on the first day of class.

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Disabilities Exams Instructors Syllabus 52