Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

Officials have said that the auto-scoring system will save the state millions of dollars that otherwise would have been spent on contractors hired to read and score written responses — with only 2,000 scorers needed this spring compared to 6,000 at the same time last year. Using technology to score essays is nothing new.

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Fairness Testing Grades Essay 197

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

“I believe I deserve a B in English because I 1) _, 2. _, and 3.” My counter argument usually sounds like this: “I have a grade of a C for you in English because of …” If I counter, then the student gets a rebuttal. ” It’s a fair question. They begin with a claim.

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Grades Essay Exams English 419

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Then there are the psychometricians—the math savants who design tests and create complex algorithms that attempt to make them fair to all students. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? Afterward, you run it by a panel to see if there is any detectable bias just by reading the questions.

Testing 167

Testing Fairness Multiple Choice Questions Exams 167

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

You must have enough teachers, the right technology, and lessons that infuse STEM into all classes including history and English/language arts, just to name a few. But what about when you’re teaching English or social studies? Best practices for a running a successful STEM school Running a STEM-focused school can have its challenges.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

on a recent Wednesday, and the school stage hadn’t yet transformed into a reading room. But this year, a group of fifth graders were instead sitting on the school’s stage, reading aloud about the life of Rosa Parks as they worked on reading fluency and comprehension. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

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Math Schools English Reading 280

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2019

Compared with the past, the majority of young adults don’t read for pleasure. In 1980, 60 percent of 12th graders said they read a book, newspaper or magazine every day that wasn’t assigned for school, one study found. Reading has the potential to open doors, expand horizons, and provide escape. It’s not that they can’t.

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Reading Essay Assignments Fairness 167

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Key points: Books featuring licensed characters can instill a love of reading We are just beginning the uphill climb to improve student reading scores NAEP scores show disheartening trends for the lowest-performing students For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Holden, my 21-month-old, has fallen in love.

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Reading Fairness History English 236

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

For example, to become better writers, readers, and critical thinkers, Quill.org offers low-income students an AI-powered literacy tutor that provides students real-time coaching and feedback on literacy activities that pair nonfiction reading with informational writing.

Education 297

Education Testing Feedback English 297

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

The new programs also have increased training for leading special student populations, including students with disabilities, English language learners and early childhood students. that would use a technology-based language development and literacy program to English language learners (ELLs) in grades K-6.Approximately

Teaching 186

Teaching Exams Learning Disabilities 186

eSchool News

JULY 13, 2016

The elementary English teacher who is using a blended learning approach in her classroom, for example, has come to rely on that cart of fully-charged iPads or Chromebooks that’s rolled into her classroom at 8 a.m., Unfortunately, a lot can go wrong between the time those devices were last used and the English teacher’s first class.

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Mobile Devices Fairness Instructors English 174

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The list I have compiled below is a must read for school boards, parents, grandparents and anyone who cares about having a well-educated society. Teachers want fair funding for all schools. You may be surprised by this list if you aren’t a classroom teacher. Think of teachers as the canaries in the coal mines. What do teachers want?

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Teachers Schools Disabilities Fairness 215

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. The English language arts department debuted its curriculum in the 2015-16 school year, and the math, science and social studies departments will introduce curricula during each consecutive school year.

Textbooks 169

Textbooks Fairness Social Studies Math 169

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Venkat Ratnam developed WhizRead , a multisensory reading support program, out of pure fatherly love. One night, during a reading comprehension assignment, Ratnam’s son got stuck on a particular word: “stagecoach.” As one of Ratnam’s son’s teachers said, even good readers don’t necessarily comprehend everything they read.

Languages 167

Languages Language Assignments Reading 167

Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention. I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention,” says Ballone, a former seventh-grade English teacher. “I I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention,” says Ballone, a former seventh-grade English teacher. “It

English 161

English Achievement Reading Grades 161

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2017

It started with an underwhelming science fair—the type we’re all familiar with: students standing next to handmade posters, listlessly describing their projects, usually alone. We often neglect to tell students that reading, writing and communicating are just as necessary to success as technical skills,” Longcor explains. “In

Art 161

Art Language Languages STEM 161

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Oregon teachers wish they didn’t have to give their students Smarter Balanced English and math tests because the tests take too much time, have confusing directions and are unfair for students who don’t have computers at home or who have inadequate technology at school. A new survey reveals discontent with length, logistics.

Testing 150

Testing Teachers Math Essay 150

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

For example, our last school comprised a mix of English and Spanish speaking families, as well as some from Yemen. They really liked being able to send us a message that we could easily read and respond to as well. School-to-home communications is a fairly common sticking point for elementary school districts.

Communication 182

Communication Schools Fairness Languages 182

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2024

Soon after, I fell in love with education by volunteering to teach English as a Second Language outside my classes. Due to my background in engineering, I was selected for a physics teaching credential program instead of my first choice of English. This led me to wonder: What’s so fun about science?

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Science Math Students English 165

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

showed off three Chrome extensions useful for those with reading difficulties. For students with dyslexia, the OpenDyslexic extension converts web page text into a special font designed to make reading simpler, said Monica M. Read Aloud is a rather self-explanatory extension for listening to websites or text selections in spoken form.

Essay 167

Essay Plagiarism Coaching Learning Disabilities 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The same analysis found kindergarten teachers were about 15 percent more likely to use math and reading workbooks at the end of the decade. Even snacktime has disappeared in favor of extra reading practice. One year, I had a new student from Sweden who didn’t speak English. Can I help you rebuild it?”.

Testing 218

Testing Fairness Languages Language 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Fourth graders put finishing touches on pamphlets and presentations about how individuals can make a difference in cleaning up our local watershed to share at their River Fair. We always start with the content defined by our state standards in science, social studies, and English language arts.

Fairness 147

Fairness Students Knowledge Science 147

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

Around 6 o’clock on a fall morning in 2018, Jordan sat down at her desk, donned her headset, and logged in to her account with VIPKid , a Beijing-based company that connects native English-speaking teachers like her with children in China for live, online video lessons. Then the marathon began. There’s no handbook,” she explains.

Teaching 167

Teaching English Instructors Culture 167

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

For instance, it now groups student users who are at the same level of mastery together, to make competition more fair. When it comes to core curricular needs like math or reading, and measuring learning outcomes, that’s when you may still need a bit of competition, believes Clarence Tan. Quizizz is embodying this shift.

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Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 205

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. A student used ChatGPT as an aid by prompting it to summarize course readings and make them easier to understand. Now, think about your students.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

By investing $7 million in technology and implementing the bilingual “Footsteps to Brilliance” program, the district aims to provide equal educational opportunities for its diverse student population, including one-third English learners. Reading a book, writing a book. And so it was just fantastic. Everything lined up.

Technology 156

Technology Schools English Mobile Devices 156

Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2018

Huang tells EdSurge the technology supports 60 languages, meaning a student listening to a professor lecture in English can get a transcription to, say, German. For students who are not deaf, he says, reading on-screen text in addition to watching a professor give a lecture could make it difficult to pay attention.

Accessibility 137

Accessibility Lecturing Exams Attention 137

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Or read highlights from the conversation (which have been edited and condensed for clarity). And we read over the definition together, and you said, "Is that the meaning that's best? This was at Princeton High School, English teacher, and her name was Olive McKee. There were a lot of these readings.

Writing 167

Writing Teaching English Reading 167

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Interestingly, nearly 72% of MinSpark participants were educators in schools that ranked within the bottom 50% of all schools in their state based on combined math and reading proficiency test data. These educators have impacted roughly 13,982 English language learners (ELLs). . About mindSpark Learning.

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Participation Learning Fairness Problem-Based Learning 141

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

CASA Academy co-CEO Jenna Leahy (28), another TFA alum and “30 Under 30” honoree, heads up the Arizona-based charter school where more than 70 percent of students are English language learners. The list includes Ryan Hoch (29), a one-time TFA math teacher who in 2013 co-founded the college readiness platform Overgrad.

Education 150

Education Learning Fairness Blended Learning 150

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

You can read part one here. Accounting for the widest range of learners with different abilities, backgrounds and motivations is the only way to provide all individuals with fair and equal opportunities to learn. The COVID-19 outbreak disrupted daily life for virtually every educator, parent, and student in the U.S.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2017

And then began his most ambitious effort: Hosting and producing “Reading Rainbow,” a television program that delivered books and a love of learning to children via television. Burton: My mother was an English teacher. I like to say that you either read a book or she would beat you with it. You studied to be a priest.

Education 153

Education Reading Beliefs Culture 153

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

On a whim, I typed “TFA criticisms” into the search bar and read article after article of valid, powerful critiques of the organization that I — bright-eyed and full of naive optimism — had just committed to for the next two years. I carried these experiences with me into my classroom. Is This the Best We Can Do?

Teaching 166

Teaching Culture Failure Fairness 166

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2017

He’s read about, pondered and strived to emulate remarkable Americans from Dwight D. So in 1998, he and seven colleagues launched an animated e-learning platform designed to engage elementary and middle school students in math, reading and Spanish curriculum while supporting teachers with assessment tools. Twitter @rhcoll.

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Testing History Curriculum Textbooks 128

Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2020

beloved for its ornate ceilings, historic reading room and, well, everything it represents. Or read the partial transcript, which has been lightly edited for clarity. I also taught geography and then English as well. The Library of Congress, situated right behind the U.S. Can you explain what the Teacher-in-Residence program is?

History 177

History Social Studies Study Art 177

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

I may not recall who taught me which specific reading or math concept, but I vividly remember how these educators made me feel. Even if the conference was only five minutes of tracking and creating goals in English and math, multiply that by 24 students, and you 120 minutes, or two hours.

Culture 137

Culture Elementary School Elementary School Students 137

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

The mandate made New Jersey second in the nation to implement such a measure; California’s so-called FAIR Education Act (Senate Bill 48) was passed in 2011. It's going to be in English, in science, in health class, or wherever it fits into the curriculum. Finding age-appropriate and reading level-appropriate resources can be hard, too.

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Curriculum Disabilities Social Studies History 108

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2023

English Assignments: Present character profiles, compare and contrast different literary genres, or present a visual summary of a play. Create Websites With Canva Yes, you read the headline correctly, you can use Canva to create a simple website! Try this free science presentation template with your homeschooler!

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Assignments Learning Science History 148