Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

And the way the grading system in education works has long bothered him. After that, this professor vowed never to use traditional grades on tests again. As Talbert soon discovered, there’s a whole world of so-called alternative grading systems. What did educators do before the current system?

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I was in my fifth year of teaching at Forest Ridge, an independent all-girls school serving students in grades 5-12 in Bellevue, Wash., I asked a variety of questions about their perception of the instruction and assessment practices we had shifted to, the types of feedback they received and how they felt about the class.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2023

ChatGPT adds to the suite of AI tools that might be encountered in an ELA classroom, along with automated essay scoring, writing evaluation and feedback. As with all emerging technologies, it is critical to understand how we relate to these technologies in order to best leverage them for student learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback on student activities? One survey found teachers average more than 10 hours weekly on planning and grading , and another study reported that about a third of teachers spend at least 2 hours daily on pre- and post-instruction activities.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

He was awarded Teacher of the Year, Computer Using Educators (CUE) Blended and Online Educator of the Year, CUE’s Gold Disk Award, and KSBW’s Crystal Apple Award. Jenn is a first-grade teacher at Desert Sands Unified School District. in Early Childhood Education and an M.S. in Instructional Technology.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

As technology advances, K-12 education embraces these transformative tools to prepare students for a rapidly evolving, technology-driven world, ensuring a more interactive, efficient, and inclusive educational landscape. What is an educational technology tool? What is educational technology in the classroom?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2020

In third-grade Zachery Ward despised math. “I Now, as a teacher myself, math is my favorite thing to teach,” explains Ward, a third-grade teacher at Bryan County Elementary School in rural Georgia. Clay Thomas Clay Thomas teaches 10th-grade honors English at Cardinal Gibbons College Prep, a private school in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

The situation is made even more challenging by the lack of suitable feedback mechanisms to help teachers understand who is struggling in class and to help them quickly find the root cause of the student’s challenges. Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

To illustrate this point, consider these three things educational technology can’t do. Technology can’t … provide higher-order feedback. Software is great for generating immediate, automated feedback on students’ mastery of basic knowledge and skills. But higher-order feedback falls outside its purview.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Texthelp ®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and math skills, today announced the launch of WriQ ®, a cloud-based writing assessment and achievement tool. It provides them with their own dashboard of real-time feedback.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Grade inflation is growing, and grade point averages alone are not enough for colleges to make informed decisions about applicants without an objective measure of competence—like, say, a standardized test. In it, ACT researchers found evidence of grade inflation over the past decade—namely, that the average high school GPA increased 0.19

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Education leaders should put their focus on giving teachers the tools they need to face the challenge of encouraging engagement and increasing student motivation–even when they are not physically present in the classroom–while also freeing up time for them to focus on one-to-one instruction and support for their students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Many students are still reading below the level appropriate for their grade– roughly one-third of fourth graders in the United States read at or below what’s considered the basic level. Educators deserve relevant professional development in research-based instructional practices to inform their classroom instruction.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Mutual benefits of learning technology…together Learning together with students can provide several benefits for teachers and students to support the overall learning process. Effective Assessment: Digital tools make it easier for teachers to create and grade assignments, quizzes, and exams.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. Lexia® PowerUp® Literacy (PowerUp) has also been approved for intervention courses in grades six and above.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2020

“I definitely worry about some of my teachers and the level of burnout they’re feeling,” said Stacey Roshan, a math teacher and director of innovation and educational technology at Bullis School in Potomac, Md. The feedback we got from our community is that they’re really craving more synchronous, face-to-face time,” she adds.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2021

When it comes to education technology, most educators would agree on two primary premises: Our needs are many, and we’re not short on tools to meet those needs. When it comes to education technology, most educators would agree on two primary premises: Our needs are many, and we’re not short on tools to meet those needs.

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Feedback Learning Communication Grades 208

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

Greeting students at the door each morning, chatting with them about their weekend, providing in-person feedback on projects, and facilitating student-led conversations are among the many joys we miss during this pandemic. Less Testing, More Feedback When we finally do recover, we should throw out what the pandemic showed us wasn’t important.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2017

With parent engagement top of mind in many school districts–partly because the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires it–teachers can benefit from these best practices from peers for using education technology to get, and keep, parents engaged. Tools within the LMS can Help Teachers with Outreach.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Core5 provides students in prekindergarten through fifth grade with explicit, systematic instruction through personalized learning paths in six areas of reading. Among students meeting usage targets, the percentage working on skills two or more grades below their grade level was reduced from 18% to 4%.

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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. Savvas is proud to call out Johnston County Public Schools as an outstanding example of K-12 success using enVision — a true “K-12 Hero” using its innovative education technology.

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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.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

As trusted mentors and professional development leaders, they guide teachers in implementing AI tools thoughtfully, ensuring that technology enhances student learning while aligning with pedagogical best practices. AI-powered feedback helps teachers provide more personalized responses without increasing their workload.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2022

The original version of this article appeared in Grading for Growth. I gave only feedback on student work, with no grades on any assignment. In that whole last paragraph, notice that I didn’t say anything about grades. And again—none of this had anything to do with grades. But What About Grades?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

For example, an educator may decide to skip a disclosure when they do something like use a chatbot to improve the draft of a text or slide, but they may want to make it clear if they use AI to do something like help grade assignments. But to Yongpradit, those situations are hardly equivalent.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, technology can play a pivotal role in shaping the learning experience. Verizon is working to empower educators and students with cutting-edge tools essential for unlocking the full potential of education.

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Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods 308

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. Amira Learning is only one of a slew of edtech companies that have leveraged the advancements in voice-based AI to help improve foundational reading skills for learners from kindergarten right up to fourth grade. A digital avatar Amira, clad in olive green, is listening.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

The new features were developed using feedback collected during the pandemic and thoughtfully designed to more closely mimic an elementary school classroom, supporting both in-person and hybrid learning environments. Easy-to-access tabs provide overviews of schedules and grades for all subjects. Personalization & Welcome Features.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

At SchoolStatus, we firmly believe that educators’ voices must be central in shaping education technology. Members of the CAB were selected based on their deep knowledge of education technology, passion for improving learning outcomes, and success in supporting students’ academic achievements and families’ evolving needs.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. In 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $12 million to Khan Academy to support the continued development of the organization in grades 3-12 math.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As educators seek innovative methods to engage students and enhance the learning experience, artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be an invaluable asset. Having this AI-powered tool give immediate feedback was really exciting to them because they didn’t have to wait a week or more for me to read critically through all of their papers.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

This new solution enable educators with an integrated Khanmigo experience that supports human-driven, technology-enhanced essay feedback and grading, lesson planning and rubric creation.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

One reason for that, he argues, is that it’s easier to measure how much students are learning in math and science by using standardized tests that can be quickly graded by machines. But Cote saw that now an AI chatbot can be trained on the same rubric to instantly give the same kind of feedback.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2024

Inclusive Design Inclusive design in educational technology is crucial to ensure that all students, regardless of their abilities or backgrounds, have equal access to learning opportunities. Aligned With Curriculum Goals Choose tools that align with educational standards and support your curriculum objectives.

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Technology Feedback Learning Styles Achievement 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The book is in some sense a guidebook for where to go now with education. In short, he suggests that education: shed our fixation with seat time and instead move towards mastery-based learning. rethink grading and assessment, and turn it into meaningful feedback that improves learning and informs strength of character.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

This statement has guided the Feedback Loops work at Digital Promise over the last two years as we’ve explored ways different communities can collaborate to improve education. The feedback loop concept is a systems-thinking way of approaching collaboration between communities, focused on mutual benefit through capacity building.

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Teaching Technology Feedback Learning 176

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2021

When studying the history of Chicago with my third-grade students, understanding identity was critical to understanding Chicago’s long-standing inequality. This manner of instruction allows teachers to embed feedback within the instructional block, as opposed to providing it after students have turned in their work.

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