eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Thinking Nation , for instance, a nonprofit dedicated to improving social studies education, recently switched from paying educators to grade essays based on a rubric to an AI chatbot. The chatbot is getting trained on the same rubric to instantly give students feedback on their ability to critically evaluate historical text.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2024

Why do we need a required writing course if AI can do everything outside stakeholders want such a course to teach? ,” asked Melissa Nicolas, a professor of English at Washington State University, in an op-ed last year. So where does AI leave the writing center? AI can serve as a supplement to a human tutor, Mills says.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo, powered by ChatGPT technology, includes features meant to help students work through math and science problems, analyze text, chat with historical figures, navigate college admissions, and revise essays, among other features. It is also designed to help teachers create instructions for assignments and review student performance.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan provided strategies and resources for teachers to use in their classrooms, and through this assignment, he learned a variety of skills including how to design compelling professional learning opportunities, how to find and evaluate sources and how to communicate his findings clearly to an audience.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Metacognition involves planning, monitoring, and evaluating ones understanding and strategies, which helps students become more aware of their learning processes and make adjustments for improvement (Hacker, Dunlosky, & Graesser, 2009). That made me think about how people see success differently, so I added that idea to my essay.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Professors may draw on textbooks like “ Exploratory Programming for the Arts and Humanities ” and also on eclectic “texts” from a variety of media, such as the art websites of Rafaël Rozendaal, the interactive explanatory projects of Nicky Case and the visual essays published by The Pudding. Anderson says.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Although AI tools are positioned to replace many of the processes involved in completing writing assignments, universities have embraced the tools as a potential means to redefine critical thinking and writing projects, calling on students to evaluate the quality of AI responses. World Englishes 15 (1). Kuswoyo et al. link] Granger, S.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

And professors report that some students even have trouble using more fundamental computer programs to write essays or run calculations. Without this experimental, open-ended, low-stakes, non-evaluative time, people aren’t going to pick up digital skills,” Losh says.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

When was the last time you wrote an essay? Increasingly, writing doesn’t mean a five paragraph essay written by hand. Evaluation Within Project-Based Learning , by Michael Hernandez. Rather than an essay or multiple choice test, students create videos to demonstrate their knowledge.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Although AI tools are positioned to replace many of the processes involved in completing writing assignments, universities have embraced the tools as a potential means to redefine critical thinking and writing projects, calling on students to evaluate the quality of AI responses. World Englishes 15 (1). Kuswoyo et al. link] Granger, S.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

Alena Leonova watches for specific behaviors when she evaluates prospective tutors for her company’s tutoring service. and Canada in search of help for a variety of subjects, from English to chemistry. and Canada in search of help for a variety of subjects, from English to chemistry. We’re there to support” students, she says.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Students in my freshman English class have incredible stories to tell, but they aren't always eager to share them. two years ago and has been developing his English language skills over time, but is repeating the course after struggling through it last year—and his confidence is shattered.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The ability to evaluate relevant outcomes, changes in behavior, fidelity of implementation, and staff buy-in are, in some instances, also lacking. Mr. Bunting evaluates and tracks Jake’s progress and behavior outcomes, noting that there was no need to give Jake a verbal warning today. SEL programming must be flexible.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

Last year, Sammy Spencer, a High School English teacher in Southern California, ran a pilot program using Revision Assistant in her school. In 2016-17, I was the new English department chair at ECRCHS, which is a large public charter school in Los Angeles. It also gave us our initial essay scores to compare pre- and post-performance.

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Testing Essay English Writing 84

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 25, 2016

Rubrics can be created in English or Spanish, in ten different subject areas, with ten or more skill categories (this varies depending upon the subject chosen). Teachers can also use the rubric to evaluate student performance. Here’s how it works: Set up your teacher account in Essay Tagger. Common Core Rubric Creator.

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Edsurge

MAY 22, 2017

Tasking students with submitting a video essay, for example, provides teachers with the opportunity to assess students’ understanding of a topic. When I taught high school English, I used summative assessment results as part of data talks with students. K-12 LMS Prep Test —how to evaluate curriculum, outcomes, flexibility and more.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

For teachers, Writable’s web-based tool offers customizable templates for common writing assignments (such as an argumentative or cause-and-effect essay, or a personal narrative). The education publisher will integrate Writable as the writing platform for its digital English & Language Arts curriculum for grades 6-8. based company.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

Because let's say a student essay of 2,000 to 3,000 words, you can't easily read that out on a podcast. I think after a certain amount of time, many students learn how to sort of quickly write an essay the day before the deadline. Some people just switch out a written assignment for an audio assignment. And I've done this myself.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

“Another English teacher just switched to gym because she couldn’t do it anymore,” a teacher from Georgia recently told me. “I How many kids want to write yet another essay on whether the cafeteria should serve chocolate milk? Technology can make evaluating and tracking easier. She’s not alone in her sentiments.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article addresses these questions through a three-part exploration: tracing AI’s historical development, critically evaluating its role in community college classrooms, and offering practical, evidence-based strategies for faculty. How can it enhance teaching without diminishing faculty agency?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article addresses these questions through a three-part exploration: tracing AI’s historical development, critically evaluating its role in community college classrooms, and offering practical, evidence-based strategies for faculty. How can it enhance teaching without diminishing faculty agency?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

School libraries have evolved from strict, quiet, hush-hush rooms to more interactive spaces with flexible seating, readily-available edtech tools, and educators on hand to help with research, critical resource evaluation, makerspaces. Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

For example, I want to make sure my quizzes and/or exams consistently measure deep content understanding and analytical skills as opposed to my students’ competency in reading, writing, or the English language. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Similarly, they’re learning about urban renewal and the environmental impacts of human behaviors through the lens of bicycling, applying their English / Language Arts skills as they evaluate resources, write grant proposals, utilize social media, and engage in marketing techniques to advocate for more bicycle-friendly areas in their community.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

This essay provides tips which are backed by empirical research to help students who are facing challenges to stay motivated and focused when “Plan A” does not work out as planned. Academic Probation: Evaluating the Impact of Academic Standing Notification Letters on the Experience and Retention of Students, Followup Report.

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Failure Students Achievement Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

This essay provides tips which are backed by empirical research to help students who are facing challenges to stay motivated and focused when “Plan A” does not work out as planned. Academic Probation: Evaluating the Impact of Academic Standing Notification Letters on the Experience and Retention of Students, Followup Report.

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Failure Students Achievement Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI. Or, an English language learner who relies on an app to translate words as they write essays. Or, use ChatGPT to rewrite some of the paragraphs in a paper?

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

It might be tempting to turn to low-tech options for assessments, such as oral exams and handwritten essays, as a way to prevent cheating with AI. Or, an English language learner who relies on an app to translate words as they write essays. Or, use ChatGPT to rewrite some of the paragraphs in a paper?

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Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While faculty members might feel good when students score well in their examinations and essays, there is little long-term fruit. What exists in Arabic in terms of Sunday school curricula, youth work materials, and home Bible studies is largely translation from English, often poorly translated and culturally inappropriate. Wilson, L.,

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

For example, I want to make sure my quizzes and/or exams consistently measure deep content understanding and analytical skills as opposed to my students’ competency in reading, writing, or the English language. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam.

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 101

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 28, 2025

A students GPA, course rigor, extracurricular activities, leadership roles, essays, and recommendations matter far more than whether they studied online or in-person. The Power of Personal Essays for Online Students Perhaps the biggest tool in an online student’s arsenal is the college essay.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

Most quality programs offer: Access to teachers via chat, email, or video Scheduled doubt-clearing sessions Academic counselors Peer discussion forums Optional tutoring (sometimes at an extra cost) Support systems vary, so its important to evaluate them when comparing online high school programs.

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High School High School Exams Schools 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since the release of ChatGPT late last year, the essay has been declared dead as an effective way to measure learning. After all, students can now enter any assigned question into an AI chatbot and get a perfectly formatted, five-paragraph essay back ready to turn in (well, after a little massaging to take out any AI “hallucinations”).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A study by researchers at the University of Cambridge suggests that students who have higher levels of eudaimonia (feeling a sense of competence and purpose in life) also perform better academically on English and math exams. Students who reported high levels of eudaimonia also scored well in both English and math exams.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

We really want to be able to enjoy it,” says Alan Michael Parker, English professor-turned-director. We’re not publishing, there are no expectations, no one is evaluating.” Poets, take a breath between readings. Artists, don’t rush from one piece to the next. Let audience eyes linger on your work. “We Yet the hour passes quickly.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

From the moment ChatGPT hit the scene, articles proclaimed the death of the college essay , and students have begun questioning the need to develop skills in writing. Smart is a former Dean of Arts & Sciences at QU, Professor Emeritus of English, and resident of the great state of Maine.

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Writing Reading Assignments Disciplinary Thinking 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 6, 2025

From the moment ChatGPT hit the scene, articles proclaimed the death of the college essay , and students have begun questioning the need to develop skills in writing. Smart is a former Dean of Arts & Sciences at QU, Professor Emeritus of English, and resident of the great state of Maine.

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