eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2015

To help educators develop a vision for using technology in their classrooms, here are a few examples of what great teachers do with these tools. For years, he would have his students demonstrate their understanding of the great industrial philosophers by writing a comparative essay. They empower students through creativity.

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Technology Essay Teachers Social Studies 185

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

How Students Use AI to Design Solutions for Their Community How Using AI Optimizes Instruction and Learning in Secondary Writing Can AI Help Teachers With Grading? However, over and over, it has been highlighted that teachers need to have professional learning on AI.

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Intelligence Education Learning Ethics 207

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2016

Below, we’ve gathered some of the latest and most relevant marketplace news to keep you up-to-date on product developments, teaching and learning initiatives, and new trends in education.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

I've thought about opening it up widely—write a historical novelette (using primary sources, of course), create a sculpture, write a song—but, again, I have no idea how to grade something like that, considering the wide range of talent that my students likely will have.

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Assignments Grades History Ethics 191

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

As English professors and educational developers, we think this question is essential when creating a sense of belonging for all students. With the advent of AI, the limitations of ChatGPT are a good reminder that effective writing is human writing. We can write brief responses, e.g., “Later!”

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Culture Communication Languages Language 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

As educators embarking on the application of case studies, creating your individual case studies or incorporating existing ones is pivotal. If you want to use published cases instead of writing one, this article will give you a list of online resources, as well as several guides for case method teaching. Where to Find Case Studies?

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

KQED Teach , which launched on July 11, provides a series of free, self-paced courses to help K-12 educators develop the media skills necessary to bring media production and communication to their learning environments.

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Learning Participation Evaluation Communication 145

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Learnocity’s Educate Developers event in New York City stands out from many bigshot edtech conferences. For starters, it’s small and hosts an intimate 150 people—among the crowd was also a noticeable lack of students, teachers or administrators—the function is designed specifically by developers for developers.

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Writing Educational Technologies Technology Educational Development 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Faculty development is in dire need of transformation to reflect the realities of teaching in digital, online environments. Faculty developers and centers for teaching and learning can play a huge role in helping educators develop digital literacy skills. Grow a resource page into a more robust site as efforts develop.

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Faculty Development Participation Feedback Course Design 161

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

As English professors and educational developers, we think this question is essential when creating a sense of belonging for all students. With the advent of AI, the limitations of ChatGPT are a good reminder that effective writing is human writing. We can write brief responses, e.g., “Later!”

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Culture Communication Languages Language 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

Collins writes: “In building a great company or social sector enterprise, there is no single defining action, no grand program, no one killer innovation, no solitary lucky break, no miracle moment. As a result, the CK-12 and educators developed hundreds of thousands of content “chunks.”

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Schools Science Intelligence Math 214

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2023

I often encourage the educators I work with to choose a phrase to repeat when they’re being hard on themselves, inside or outside of school, for example: “I will be as kind to myself as I am to my students.” I encourage them to write their phrase down and put it on their desk or computer screen.

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Education Motivation Failure Attention 207

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2024

In our current educational landscape, you have to either receive a traditional high school diploma or pass the General Educational Development exam to access most postsecondary schooling options, including trade schools and community colleges.

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Multidisciplinary Counselling Multiple Choice Questions Exams 204

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Savini suggests that we ask ourselves what makes someone else’s writing unclear to us. Relevant and meaningful feedback on writing may vary between cultures, as language is also inextricably tied to culture. Advocate for students’ linguistic agency and cultural assets as resources in writing and learning processes. Matsuda, P.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2025

GenerationAI Coalition Partners: Center for Black Educator Development Computer Science Teachers Association Indigitize Latinos for Education National Education Association Playlab A focus on equity and fairness must thoughtfully address the circumstances and backgrounds of all the students in our schools.

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Education Academic Integrity Learning Fairness 140

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Use of the FATE-aligned tool The FATE reflection tool (Appendix) consists of seven writing exercises and four plans for improvement. An instructor might start with the first two writing exercises to explore what they think they do well and need to improve upon. It is not intended that it all be completed in one sitting.

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Teaching Beliefs Instructors Participation 116

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Use of the FATE-aligned tool The FATE reflection tool (Appendix) consists of seven writing exercises and four plans for improvement. An instructor might start with the first two writing exercises to explore what they think they do well and need to improve upon. It is not intended that it all be completed in one sitting.

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Teaching Beliefs Instructors Participation 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Teresa Focarile is the associate director for educational development at Boise State’s Center for Teaching and Learning.

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Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

In preparing that first course, I focused on what I thought were the essentials of teaching: finalizing the syllabus, picking the readings, and writing the assignments. Teresa Focarile is the associate director for educational development at Boise State’s Center for Teaching and Learning.

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Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Ask students to think about at least five words that describe their strengths and write one word on each finger. Appreciation Notes To practice appreciation in the classroom, you can do the following: On a note card, instruct students to write a note of appreciation to a person they deeply care about without addressing them by name. (In

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Confidentiality Instructors Motivation Writing 91

Faculty Focus

MAY 16, 2023

Educators may benefit from using AI for inspiration on inclusive lesson planning that adopts UDL. AI can also help with case study write ups, generating reflection questions, gathering up-to-date facts, and providing examples of real-life applications of certain concepts. Educational Developments, SEDA Ltd, Issue 7.4,

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Learning Styles Teaching Feedback Teachers 116

Faculty Focus

MAY 16, 2023

Educators may benefit from using AI for inspiration on inclusive lesson planning that adopts UDL. AI can also help with case study write ups, generating reflection questions, gathering up-to-date facts, and providing examples of real-life applications of certain concepts. Educational Developments, SEDA Ltd, Issue 7.4,

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Learning Styles Teaching Feedback Teachers 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Her scholarly interests include the educational development, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and writing studies. Dr. Chinasa Elue is an associate professor of educational leadership and higher education at Kennesaw State University.

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Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2023

Her scholarly interests include the educational development, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), and writing studies. Dr. Chinasa Elue is an associate professor of educational leadership and higher education at Kennesaw State University.

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Faculty Development Coaching Essay Ethics 96

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 9, 2015

We rely on the small handful of statewide organizations that represent us rather than recognizing that our own individual voices are important (other than Patrick Kearney from Waukee , how many educators were writing regularly and publicly, expressing their concerns in formats longer than 140 characters?).

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Questions Schools Fairness Failure 111

Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2025

For the past 30 years, Ive been running faculty and educational development programs, always adapting to new trends and helping educators create better learning experiences for their students. If I continue to write books, will anyone bother to read them? Ive been teaching for nearly 40 years.

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Intelligence Education Plagiarism Beliefs 52