Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Students can keep a long-term journal to respond all year long, or they can use journal prompts as a springboard into a class essay or assignment. Use them to begin longer narrative essays, begin class discussions, or introduce elements of fiction in your language arts class. What are your goals for high school ? What would you do?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

But “there’s an even more basic level of literacy that people need to pick up,” notes the former English teacher and administrator. A core skill that Murphy wants to help students build is argumentation, and the company’s approach to teaching this is built into its name—Claim, Evidence, Reasoning, Counterargument, Audience (CERCA).

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Textbooks Essay English Writing 271

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2017

I have been teaching in a 1:1 classroom for four years at Washington Yu Ying Public Charter School. Our students have a Google Classroom in both English and Chinese). We are also able to have our students type weekly essays, and we can give them feedback much more quickly than in the past.

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Essay Teachers English Internet 275

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

AI-powered tools have entered the educational landscape, and theyve changed the way I teach writing–particularly persuasive writing. His essay, Money Cant Buy Happiness, included valuable reflections on emotional fulfillment and references to The Great Gatsby, yet his ideas were scattered and the language needed refinement.

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English Writing Teaching Essay 294

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 19, 2014

In the past I’ve had students write a timed five-paragraph argument essay about whether Montag, from Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, is a conformist or nonconformist. My students had already written four essays this year, so I decided to ditch the essay. Similarly, I have students who are great test takers.

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Essay Exams English Assignments 420

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Every English teacher has experienced the frustration of introducing a writing skill, like how to write a thesis statement, over and over again without it “sticking.” I love this approach to teaching writing! That said, I can only read so many essays in a year. Plus, I get to support them as they write in class.

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Essay Writing English Language 422

Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As the college essay program manager for Write the World, a nonprofit writing organization for teens, I oversee a group of advisers who guide students through the essay writing process. I have seen firsthand the anxiety that students experience when it comes to writing their college essays.

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Essay Writing Beliefs High School 182

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

They want to know exactly how I have managed that as a high school English teacher. If students are working 0n an essay, I dedicate one station each day to providing real-time feedback as they write. Below is an example of a station rotation lesson for my 9th and 10th English class.

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Grades Blended Learning Essay Feedback 420

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

Instead of spending hours grading assignments designed to help students develop these skills, I limit my energy to providing feedback in class as they work and grading the actual assessments–exam, essay, performance task. “I believe I deserve a B in English because I 1) _, 2. _, and 3.” They begin with a claim.

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Grades Essay Exams English 419

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2025

They do try, as Holly Distefano has seen in her middle school English language arts classes. I really think that they have become so accustomed to it, they lack confidence in their own writing,” Distefano, who teaches in Texas, says. “In Kids aren’t as sneaky as they think they are. It’s a formidable challenge.

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Assignments English Teachers Essay 198

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Pierre, my high school English teacher who embodied social-emotional mastery before there was such a thing. In math, James could be tasked to analyze basketball stats, or in English, he could write an essay on his favorite athlete. For me it was Ms. This same approach would work in other classes as well.

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Teaching Students English History 294

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them? AI’s influence in essay writing is growing, highlighting both advantages and significant issues.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Ethics 187

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

This includes teaching test-taking strategies including: Active Reading: When I was a classroom teacher, I collaborated with the English department to teach students to become active readers, which makes it easier for them to pick out the information they really need from AP test passages and questions alike.

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Exams Essay Testing History 311

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Implement and Assess: Implement the chosen options in your teaching practice and assess their effectiveness in helping students apply and transfer their learning. Review and Customize: Review and customize the chatbot’s suggestions to meet your classroom context and student needs.

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History Physical Education Art Essay 382

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

It’s especially true when it comes to writing assignments: With poor writing skills, students can’t deal with essays and other homework the way they need to get a good grade. Think of SAT requiring essay writing or IELTS and TOEFL measuring writing abilities. Above-average writing skills are a must here to succeed.

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Writing Skills Essay Language 281

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

While AI tools can indeed generate answers or essays, this highlights the need to rethink assessment strategies. AI is unreliable and bias-laden While it’s true that AI models can perpetuate biases or produce incorrect information, these limitations present teaching opportunities. Misconceptions about AI in education 1.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 327

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Part of their concern is that incorporating these new services means they have to throw away the tried-and-true teaching techniques that they’ve mastered and love to use. Improving teaching and learning practices with technology is not about replacing traditional teaching. It is about taking what works and making it even better.

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Essay Teaching Lecturing Coaching 167

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2024

When ChatGPT emerged a year and half ago, many professors immediately worried that their students would use it as a substitute for doing their own written assignments — that they’d click a button on a chatbot instead of doing the thinking involved in responding to an essay prompt themselves. And it’s still a concern.

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Writing Teaching Essay Language 208

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

This lesson is part of the Constitution unit and is available in English and Spanish with several integration options, so the material can be adapted to whatever your classroom needs may be. I combine the picture books with Gilder Lehrman essays in my classroom. My favorite is The “Federal” in Federalism lesson.

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Students History Essay High School 336

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Online technology tools can be an incredible asset in the classroom, enhancing the learning experience for students and making the teaching experience more pleasant and less stressful. They make available over 200 resources, including information on writing and teaching writing, grammar, style guides, and more. Sight Words. Boomessays.

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Essay Writing English Language 278

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

percent) expect math to be their hardest subject, followed by English (14.7 percent), and writing papers or essays (44.1 These platforms help with tasks such as breaking down complex math problems, summarizing difficult readings, generating essay ideas, and even providing personalized study plans. percent) and science (13.0

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Essay Schools Ethics Students 280

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The university has created a way for automated software to give students in large STEM courses feedback on their writing in cases where professors don’t have time to grade hundreds of essays. Senior lecturer Brenda Gunderson teaches a statistics course that will be first to adopt the automated element of M-Write.

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Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 139

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

AI’s rise in popularity has brought with it questions about ethics, skills students will need for workplace success, and how to balance negatives with positives when it comes to teaching with this new generative tool. Just like the internet, AI isn’t going anywhere–so let’s teach our kids to work with AI, not against it.

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Ethics Education Internet Essay 297

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Our job is to teach them as they come. In English language arts, students need to analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot. All students have assets and strengths and goals and interests. Q: Can you give me an example?

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Disabilities Universal Design Essay Beliefs 280

eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2015

Who says you can only use the flipped teaching method in your own class or with other teachers in your school or district? The pair joined forces in 2012 after Morris, who teaches sixth grade English and History at Del Mar Middle School in Tiburon, Calif., Not Andrew Thomasson and Cheryl Morris, that’s for sure.

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Course Outline English Middle School Middle School 279

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2019

Solution: I teach English, so I started using mini-lessons for essay writing to break down skills. After assigning a “standard” written essay based on materials that we were reading in class, I would have students read their essays at the front of the class while I recorded them.

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Essay Failure Students Writing 200

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2024

As professors and researchers in university teaching and learning programs, we’re fascinated by this question. From 2012-2018, nearly 2,800 preservice teachers within one of the largest teacher preparation programs in Texas responded to an essay prompt, “Explain why you decided to become a teacher.”

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Motivation Teachers Essay Language 209

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Seventy percent of high school juniors and seniors believe AI-powered tools, including ChatGPT, can be a resource in brainstorming ideas for their college essays or short answer responses. AI-powered tools can help students brainstorm ideas for a college essay. One state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all.

Essay 281

Essay Exams Testing High School 281

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

When Wendy Schatzberg, an associate professor at Utah Tech University, was teaching introductory chemistry, she thought her students would know how to use basic Microsoft Office tools like Excel and Word. I cannot and should not assume,” says Schatzberg, who also directs the Center for Teaching and Learning at Utah Tech. “We

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Teaching Culture Internet Students 202

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

“I think students are reading and writing more than ever,” says Jeremy Hyler, an eighth-grade English teacher at Fulton Middle School in Michigan. “Is Five years ago, Hyler created a grammar template in Google Slides to teach concepts like complex sentences. It’s a powerful and productive place to teach those concepts of writing.”

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Writing Teaching Essay Middle School 165

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

On the day of a crucial match-up between South Korea and Germany, I chose to project the game on the TV in class while they pretended to write essays, knowing I had already lost their attention for the day. So when educators returned to teach in the fall, what did those conversations and units look like?

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English Culture Syllabus Writing 200

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2024

Many writing centers are already jumping in to experiment with new AI tools, making the case both for the continued importance of writing instruction and for their place on campus as a hub for teaching AI literacy. “I Why do we need a required writing course if AI can do everything outside stakeholders want such a course to teach?,”

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Writing Instructors Essay English 204

eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

These AI tools help students fine-tune their essays before they connect with a live tutor or before they submit their assignments to teachers. Redesign teaching materials and class projects with Magic Grab. This includes on-demand tutoring along with AI tools that offer feedback on written work.

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Feedback Essay Writing Learning Styles 329

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

Made possible through a Wyoming Department of Education grant for after-school and extended day efforts, each K–12 student at Park County School District #16 will have 24/7 access to TutorMe’s high-quality tutors starting this fall—providing students with additional teaching perspectives and avenues for learning.

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Essay Teaching Perspectives Schools Students 246

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. For example, Larry Reiff, a high school English teacher in New York, uses Twitter to teach his students about Shakespeare by having them tweet in the voice of characters.

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Writing Teaching Essay Assignments 167

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

These edtech tools were viewed as a breakthrough technology that offered classrooms real-time reporting and analytics to track and adjust teaching as students play. Since then, online learning continues to shatter the boundaries of traditional, monolithic approaches to K-12 teaching and learning.

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Education Testing Feedback English 297

Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2023

It’s time for handwritten essays in class without devices. In these same conversations, I hear teachers eager to revert back to timed writing by hand, the five-paragraph essay, and other formulaic approaches to writing. They scored ChatGPT’s work using the same College Board rubric their essays were evaluated against.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Discussions 216