Edsurge

MAY 29, 2025

Classifying charter schools as private would have opened questions about whether that could continue across the states, he said. In most states, charter schools rely on the same funding mechanisms as public schools, said Eric Paisner, COO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, on a call before the decision.

Schools 76

Schools Assignments Questions Testing 76

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

You might argue that the traditional classroom still plays an essential role in education, but the rapid growth of online and hybrid models suggests otherwise. This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? What innovations might redefine the learning environment?

Hybrid Learning 128

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 128

Elevate k12

JUNE 24, 2025

We are staying ahead of them, with a robust security posture that will scale as education technology evolves. When teachers deliver live instruction, they only access the student data they need—such as a student’s first and last name, IEP status, or participation data—within secure, role-based systems. Nothing more.

Confidentiality 90

Confidentiality Participation Achievement Accessibility 90

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

These factors influenced the types of questions used. To support automatic scoring, the team included multiple-choice and Likert scale questions. Creating draft questions First, the ISTE research team and GCPS partners collaborated to identify framework constructs they wanted to measure within each of the six core areas.

Ethics 114

Ethics Evaluation Testing Science 114

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Schools across the country are racing to integrate artificial intelligence into classrooms, but the real challenge isnt just adopting the technology its making sure it works for all students. Will AI be a tool for innovation or yet another factor widening educational gaps? Provide ongoing professional development.

Ethics 98

Ethics Intelligence Critical Thinking Feedback 98

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2025

If transitional kindergarten has an identity issue, that is partly because of the question mark of its curriculum. Even as California builds more early learning capacity, enrollment trends nationwide raise questions about family participation. If You Build It, Will They Come?

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Elementary School Fairness Communication 111

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

Each of the participating libraries encourage young adults to apply for as many banned book e-cards as they’re eligible for to make use of as many collections as possible. Participating libraries invite cardholders to share their experiences with book censorship when they sign up or renew a banned book card.

Accessibility 211

Accessibility Participation Reading Beliefs 211

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. Establish clear expectations for behavior and participation ahead of time, so everyone knows what is expected of them when they work in a breakout room.

Learning Spaces 545

Learning Spaces Student Engagement Learning Students 545

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The integration of digital tools such as interactive software, cloud-based platforms, and adaptive learning systems has shifted traditional educational models towards more personalized, flexible, and engaging learning experiences. One of the primary benefits of education technology in K-12 is its ability to cater to diverse learning styles.

Educational Technologies 130

Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

Yet that discomfort also raises opportunities to question prevailing assumptions about how teaching and learning occurs. Let’s start with one of education’s most hallowed traditions: the lecture. For many, the recent leap to remote instruction felt rushed, chaotic and disorganized. Many things did not translate well online.

Lecturing 206

Lecturing Questions Learning Attention 206

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2020

Balancing Health and Privacy That seems to go against a best-practice recommended in a recent report by EAB, an education consulting firm, which says the use of contract-tracing apps should be voluntary. That said, the report and other experts note that participation in any tracing program must be widespread to be effective.

Questions 208

Questions Participation Accessibility Technology 208

Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

I also field a lot of questions from elementary teachers who are curious about how they can integrate technology into their lessons in a meaningful and developmentally appropriate way. The goal is to streamline the teaching process while maximizing student participation, understanding, and skill development.

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Writing Feedback Learning Spaces Activities 383

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

But what is this topic exactly and why is it important for moving education forward? During the November 2024 meeting of CoSNs EdTech Innovation Committee , participants were asked those same questions, and shared their perspectives on what educators should do about the topic. How much is too much data?

Schools 307

Schools Languages Language Ethics 307

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

When Alexis Hancock signed her child up for child care, she wasn’t expecting to have to download an app to participate. When that app began to send her photos of her child, she had some additional questions. Across the country, more and more child care programs are signing up to use administrative technology.

Questions 164

Questions Counselling Ethics Study 164

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

Designing effective quizzes takes timeespecially when crafting well-balanced multiple-choice questions with plausible wrong answers to encourage critical thinking. Monster Quiz and Team Quiz : Game-based activities that foster collaboration and competition as students work in teams to answer questions on their devices.

Multiple Choice Questions 201

Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Technology Teachers 201

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

But the interviewer asking the questions wasn’t a human researcher — it was an AI chatbot. The human subjects, meanwhile, were told that a chatbot would be doing the online interview rather than a person, and they were identified to participate using a system called Prolific, which is commonly used by researchers to find survey participants.

Study 187

Study Science Participation Research Methods 187

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2020

Set video to “on” for both host and participant 2. Mute participants upon entry (otherwise there will be a lot of background noise). Use Chat One advantage of online, live teaching versus teaching in a classroom is that any student can ask a question in the text chat at any time without “interrupting” the lecturer.

Teaching 210

Teaching Lecturing Instructors Disabilities 210

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s gratifying to see improvements in student proficiency and attendance as well as increasing parent participation in the Gadsden Independent School District (ISD),” said Courtney Lewis, Vice President of Tutoring Services at Carnegie Learning. The results are impressive. About Carnegie Learning, Inc.

Math 267

Math Instructors Learning Languages 267

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Ask that question to a group of adults, and many are likely to tell you that the finding checks out. The research aimed to test and improve participants’ ability to identify the following common fallacies, which can lead people to draw inaccurate conclusions from information and data: random chance. Is that claim accurate, or faulty?

Critical Thinking 217

Critical Thinking Multiple Choice Questions Peer Review Testing 217

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

As researchers focusing on education technology, we see this often: interactive whiteboards covered in posters, desktop computers holding up plants, older devices that do not work with a newer assessment system. So naturally, one of the big questions we face is, how can we help ensure effective edtech happens more often?

Study 216

Study Testing Students Peer Review 216

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

December will mark the end of the 12-week program, and students will present beta versions of their app at a conference for participants. Students are introduced to data-science terms and asked to answer questions based on the map, which Wong calls “knowledge checks.” Students built the app using R, an open source programming language.

Middle School 212

Middle School Middle School Motivation Lecturing 212

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Details for the program: The CTO Academy For K-12 Early Career and Aspiring CTOs is a program to address the needs of education technology leaders who are new (less than four full years) to their CTO or Technology Leadership position or aspiring CTOs and EdTech leaders currently working in a technology department.

Accessibility 257

Accessibility Questions Participation Discussions 257

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

Providing the Spark Jenessa Peterson, director of learning engineering at the Learning Agency, touched off the discussion in a Google Group run by her organization with the question: Is A/B testing between two benign conditions without participants' knowledge OK? It carries with it the question of, what’s benign? How Harmless?

Ethics 206

Ethics Knowledge Testing Learning 206

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

And with this change comes a host of new questions—concerns about the ethical design and implementation of these new tools. In K-12 education, a focus on ethical considerations is of critical importance. Students, as consumers and users of AI tools themselves, need a foundational education on what AI is and how it works.

Ethics 217

Ethics Intelligence Education Plagiarism 217

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

The technology supporting these metaversities comes from Engage, an Irish company that has produced virtual-reality experiences depicting the Titanic voyage, the Apollo 11 space mission and the bombing of Berlin during World War II. The design interface comes from VictoryXR, a company that sells virtual-reality education technology.

Participation 218

Participation Attention Study Accessibility 218

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.

Teaching 322

Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence 322

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2021

You likely had a stronger reaction to the second question. Emerging technologies like synthetic biology are all around us and at varying degrees of development and dissemination. The real question is: How do we increase access and participation in the creation of emerging technology so that it represents and works for all of us?

Ethics 186

Ethics Teaching Students Participation 186

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

There's one fundamental question that I ask myself, and it's always, “How do I create a content lesson so that it is engaging for all learners?” EdSurge: How do you bring the principles of UDL into your classroom—with or without the help of technology? Because we know, as educators, one size does not fit all.

Education 196

Education Languages Language Disabilities 196

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Too many people are unfamiliar with these amazing free resources, which include approachable guides for educators and families. They even have a phone number for questions, and—lo and behold—real live humans answer it! Andy Wallace, director of technology, South Portland (ME) Schools. Develop a multi-faceted approach. “At

Students 275

Students Counselling Participation Accessibility 275

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2024

To break the ice, we started with questions related to their favorite aspects of basketball and what the sport meant to them, fostering a sense of camaraderie and trust within the group. Questions related to confidence and self-esteem were posed, with varying difficulty levels. How did you overcome it?”

Culture 198

Culture Failure Participation Discussions 198

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2023

In the winter of 2020, I participated in a two-day youth organizing retreat in Detroit. Young people from organizations across the city came together to learn about community organizing, build community and develop a city-wide education justice campaign. Over 25 educators showed up and listened to these powerful stories.

Participation 186

Participation Questions Art Knowledge 186

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

During tricky situations in the new PBS KIDS show “Elinor Wonders Why,” a curious rabbit directs a question to viewers, pausing to give them a chance to answer. Coviewing—parents sitting with kids and watching and asking questions while they watch—can have a positive impact on skill development. A child reading with the agent partner.

Intelligence 218

Intelligence Study Questions Language 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

For many faculty, that last question is causing the most friction around campuses. For instructors who have had the opportunity to participate in pedagogy learning groups, there may be a lot of overlap in what they already know about teaching and what changes AI might bring to the classroom.

Teaching 207

Teaching Instructors Knowledge Writing 207

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2020

As professors and K-12 teachers adjust to the sudden move to online teaching, one question keeps coming up: How much of class time should be done live—known in education parlance as “synchronous” teaching—and how much should be done so that students can do the work at their convenience—or “asynchronous” teaching.

Teaching 218

Teaching Instructors Distance Learning Lecturing 218

Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2021

Even the quietest students participated. Working in a separate room, Nesler’s co-teacher couldn’t see students' responses to assessments and questions on Pear Deck’s teacher dashboard. We can see that we do have students engaging and participating. But with the Pear Deck question, everybody was engaged and typing.

Teaching 186

Teaching Blended Learning Learning Feedback 186

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

This helps our teachers strengthen their practices and participate in ongoing, reflective coaching at their own pace. Camhi, Superintendent of Schools, Baldwin School District As someone who has been in education long enough to be considered vintage and to see major pedagogical shifts, I always wonder when the next big change will come.

Schools 335

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 335

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2021

In his 2012 book “ When Can You Trust the Experts ,” Dan Willingham’s main objective is to help everyday teachers (and administrators and family members) determine which new educational approaches are well-supported by research, and thus worthy of your time and money. But the onus does not rest solely on educators.

Teachers 217

Teachers Education Knowledge Evaluation 217