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Don’t wait to start helping students ace their AP exams

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Students across the country take AP exams in hopes of earning high exam scores that help them opt out of college prerequisites and ultimately save money on tuition. Essay Rubrics: Early in the semester, provide students with the rubric for the essay sections of the test.

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Transform Your Classroom into a Makerspace

Catlin Tucker

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. My students entered the class eager to begin their work.

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Teacher’s Practice of Teaching Critical Thinking Through Essay Examples

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Teaching Critical Thinking Through Essay Examples: Unlocking Minds We’re exploring a fun classroom adventure where teachers teach us to think carefully and write good essays using examples. We’ll see how these great teachers turn simple essays into smart thinking tools. Why Essays?

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Grade Interviews

Catlin Tucker

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. This process is easier to do because I teach on a block schedule and work with a co-teacher.

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How Digital Study Techniques Improve Exam Preparation

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Because studying for exams can feel overwhelming. xx The Ask a Tech Teacher team shares a variety of digital tools that improve and streamline exam prep: How Digital Study Techniques Improve Exam Preparation Studying for exams can often feel like this huge, monumental task that causes not only stress but existential anxiety.

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Should Colleges Rethink Final Exams in the COVID Era? Some Profs Try 'Epic Finales'

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For some educators that sudden shift led to some soul searching about what college teaching was all about. That was the case with Stephanie Bailey, an assistant professor at Chapman University who was teaching an introductory physics course in the spring covering concepts like electricity and magnetism.

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Top 5: Rebooting the Oral Exam Tops Most-Read List for October 2023

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Changing teaching was the biggest theme of our most popular articles in October. Topping our monthly Top 5 list was a look at how professors are rebooting oral exams to respond to concerns that students can now use ChatGPT and other AI tools to cheat on essays. Can technology help make them less time-consuming to deliver?

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