Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Companies offering proctoring tools that monitor students as they take online exams are now being watched themselves—by Democratic senators. They add: “It is critical that bias, including racial and gender disparities, be addressed expeditiously to ensure that our students of color are not facing additional barriers in their fields.”

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Over the last 30 years, federal laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) opened the door for more students with disabilities to enroll in college. Surprisingly, only one-third of students with disabilities reported it to their institution (NCES, 2022). in-person, online, or hybrid).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Within the educational landscape, the concept of Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT) has emerged as a multifaceted approach that aims to promote equitable excellence and validate the diverse experiences of students. CRT refers to a student-centered approach that seeks to validate and affirm students’ diverse experiences and contributions.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2022

Many states already have an online option for standardized tests, which allowed students to take assessments digitally during remote learning. Studies have found, however, that students generally perform poorly on online assessments compared with written exams.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

When the Opt-Out movement gained traction in 2015, more than 20 percent of New York students (about 200,000) in grades 3 through 8 declined to take state standardized exams, a statistic that raised questions about the future of such testing. million students across two states. Their assessments are currently used by more than 8.5

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4% For instance, in 2019, 6.2%

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

“A disability may be the result of combinations of impairments and environmental barriers , such as attitudinal barriers, inaccessible information, an inaccessible built environment or other barriers that affect people’s full participation in society [i].” of Canadian undergraduate students and 2.4% For instance, in 2019, 6.2%

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With college application season in full swing and the competition for acceptance into top schools more competitive than ever, students are turning to AI-powered tools for application support, reveals a new survey from Brainly. The survey data underscores a fundamental change in how students utilize AI tools for college applications.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

Larkin will serve as a thought partner and advisor for school districts across the country as they design and scale specialized academic programs based on student strength and need. Kerri has demonstrated a clear vision for individual and team development, program execution, strategic planning and student-centered outcomes.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

But too often, a critical element is left out of the process: student voice. EdSurge Independent was created in 2016 as a way to change that by providing college and university students a platform to share their ideas, concerns, excitement and frustrations with the way technology shapes teaching and learning in higher education.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

teachers are outnumbered on average 16 students to 1 teacher in the classroom (though this number can be as high as 23 to 1 in states such as California ). However, when combined with high student to teacher ratios, it is difficult, if not impossible, for teachers to provide individualized support for their students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

Colleges have long had offices designed to support students who have learning disabilities and to encourage broader accessibility in the classroom and beyond. So we were able to extend our Respondus Monitor license, which monitors the students during an exam. Do the students have computers? Physical accessibility.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

serves more than 2,000 students in grades nine through 12. Biggest challenge: Results on standardized tests revealed that about a quarter of our 9th- and 10th-grade students weren’t reading at grade level. Some were students with learning disabilities. Related: School leaders reveal the common sense keys to ELL success.

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Whiteboard Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Providing personalised feedback and revision materials for students. A Cautious Approach to Student Use While the guidance doesn’t prohibit students from using AI, it urges “great care.” ” Schools are reminded of their legal responsibilities to ensure student safety.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

But what does it take to improve learning for all student populations, support positive school environments, and ensure school leaders at all levels are equipped with the skills and tools they need to maintain successful learning environments? Approximately 70,000 of Arizona’s K-12 students are ELLs.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

The inaugural report aims to uncover timely factors contributing to the current teen mental health crisis as described by the app’s users—middle and high school students. Interestingly, students did not frequently mention the role of social media or how they were communicating on the app.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Students with dyslexia develop astonishing coping mechanisms to make it as far as I did, and unfortunately, my story isn’t as rare as you might think. That’s something an authority figure needs to tell a student until they believe it. When the report came back with the words “learning disability,” I was filled with so much shame.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The pandemic is changing the way tests and quizzes are conducted at colleges across the country, with the rapid adoption of new tools that proponents say catch cheating, but in ways that many students say amount to an unacceptable invasion of their privacy. More than 60,000 students across the U.S. Students on other campuses agree.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are behind next-generation improvements in a range of software tools for students with sensory or learning disabilities. Does the speech synthesis tech you’re working with help visually impaired students exclusively? How do you present mathematics?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Earlier this month, a group of high school students in New York City took to the streets to protest their school’s online program, Summit Learning. Students at the Secondary School for Journalism in Brooklyn had become increasingly frustrated with Summit Learning. 5, nearly 100 students left the school to protest Summit. “We

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2020

The College Board has “paused” efforts to let students take the SAT at home, a plan it shared in April as an available option for students who want to take the college-admissions test but are unable to with many testing centers shuttered by the pandemic. The nonprofit has claimed that only 1 percent of the 4.6

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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. As we receive and answer others, we will update this post.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

For a couple of decades, I championed online learning for its ability to uproot entrenched ideas in education, especially by engaging students in active learning, a pedagogical style rarely practiced on campus. Then came several new studies concluding that low-income students at U.S. Community colleges in the U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Algebra I should be a gateway—not gatekeeper—to students’ future academic success, in college and beyond. For students who have been historically marginalized, Algebra I has become a sort of gatekeeper course,” says Henry Hipps, deputy director of K-12 Education at the Gates Foundation. Applications , which will be open at 8 A.M.

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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. What happens when that creativity is applied to the classroom?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Her teacher said something to me from across the table that made me stop in my tracks: “Your daughter is taking instructional time away from the other students in my class.” My work shows me everyday what’s possible and I want that for every student. Unfortunately, we’re not alone in this reality. Department of Education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Oregon teachers wish they didn’t have to give their students Smarter Balanced English and math tests because the tests take too much time, have confusing directions and are unfair for students who don’t have computers at home or who have inadequate technology at school.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Enshrining cliques and clubs, acne and braces, these artifacts capture students as they are, in the present. No, this designation is for the student who is going places, whose ambition and abilities and je ne sais quoi will surely take her far beyond her high school’s halls. Yet many yearbooks also make predictions about the future.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. More importantly, students will have better access to lessons designed specifically for their learning style. Well, it did–but it also didn’t. Founding President, Dasaran.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

If Eli Luberoff had his way, no student would need to buy handheld graphing calculators. students use it every month, he says. Many high-stakes math exams still only allow handheld graphing calculators in the classroom. Many high-stakes math exams still only allow handheld graphing calculators in the classroom.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2019

A private admissions counselor allegedly bribed a proctor of an SAT test, and in some cases paid someone to take the test for a student, or have someone change answers to improve a student’s score. A few students were able to switch the school where they tested. College Board was founded to try to address that inequity.

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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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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

With increasing access to different types of AI chatbots, and increasing advances in AI technology, “preventing student cheating via AI” has risen to the top of the list of faculty concerns for 2023 (Lucariello, 2023). Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments?

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

With increasing access to different types of AI chatbots, and increasing advances in AI technology, “preventing student cheating via AI” has risen to the top of the list of faculty concerns for 2023 (Lucariello, 2023). Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments?

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Students in a Code Club in Chennai, India How is Raspberry Pi working toward making computing education accessible globally? Students in a Foundation-supported edtech hub in rural Kenya How does your organization assess the success of its initiatives? That requires a huge investment in ongoing teacher professional development.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Would you let your students submit a paper where 5% of the text was written by ChatGPT? 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.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts: As I reflect on two decades of work in the clean energy education space, I become increasingly convinced that the key to impacting students is people. Inspiring educators is critical to moving a clean energy economy forward.

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