eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

For a history class studying World War II, one student or group might learn about the Normandy invasion, while another might take on the rise of fascism and a third might explore the Pacific front. They might write an essay, compile a slideshow presentation, or create a video, for instance.

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Students Motivation Achievement Assignments 348

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

While I don’t agree that the Wolfram Language is superior to every other modern programming language, from C and Java to Python and Scratch, I think he makes some very compelling points. Wolfram’s own recommendation requires coding in a language. (We published an excerpt of Wolfram’s post here.). I recently read.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Last year, an English teacher at my school came to me with an all-too-common concern about an essay a student named Kyle had just turned in. The teacher’s 10th grade class had just finished op-ed essays on a topic of their choice, and Kyle had chosen to examine the economic impact of illegal immigration on the U.S.

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Essay Beliefs Students Languages 168

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

As the media specialist, I created the annual “Barrow Peace Prize” project in collaboration with the 2 nd grade classroom teachers and art teacher, where students from across all the second-grade sections pick six nominees from civil rights history and decide what attributes the winner must embody.

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Essay Learning Styles Students Elementary School 185

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Josh Davis spent 14 years teaching high school special education and middle school history, so he’s well aware of a few classroom constants. History course assignment about the Constitution. But if that student can send a message to tell the teacher something privately, they’ll do it. Learn more about GoGuardian Teacher.

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Teachers Students Special Education History 197

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. When students can understand how one topic might be covered in English, History and Science, they’re able to grasp it more deeply.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English. With tools such as Wakelet, ELL students can write in their native language and teachers can translate on their own. Instead, she includes prompts such as, “If you threw a dinner party, which character in this book would you invite?”

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Schools Language Languages Reading 246

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Even more importantly, it develops an understanding of how to communicate with a computer using its language, not our own. In 2018, Kira Baker-Doyle, an associate professor and the director of the Center for Literacy at the University of Illinois-Chicago, wrote an essay on her experience taking a Java course.

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Science Education Learning Essay 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The essay, in particular, appeared to be key in distinguishing between students who finished and didn’t finish their applications. Out of the students who eventually applied, 94 percent wrote at least 100 characters for their essay; whereas just 43 percent of students who did not write at least that much ended up applying. “I

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Counselling Essay Students Study 209

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2023

His professor said he’d used ChatGPT to take a history exam, the charge buttressed by GPTZero, one of the many new tools that have emerged to try to detect student use of generative AI systems. William Quarterman, a student at the University of California at Davis, was accused of cheating.

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Plagiarism Academic Integrity Intelligence Instructors 121

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. It also helps break down the barrier between critical and creative thinking.

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Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 113

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2024

Inside the Quest to Detect (and Tame) ChatGPT Even before ChatGPT was released, AI experts were exploring how to detect language written by this new kind of bot. A new book by a high school history and civics teacher collects innovative strategies, and argues that getting the issue right is crucial for building a strong democracy.

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Instructors Attention Lecturing Essay 139

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

This inspired me to seek out a game, or online environment, that could provide more expansive experiences for them—a place that would allow them to explore, on their own or with others, and where I could embed history content for them to discover. On Twitter I came across an exploratory discussion of Minecraft’s potential for school use.

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Teaching Critical Thinking Essay Discussions 168

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2024

I didn’t think PDF annotation grading tools would work, not even a little but, so when my colleague, George, introduced them in his online history class, I watched amazed at how seamlessly George could highlight key points, strike through errors, and add personalized feedback on student assignments. x Interested? Encourage dialogue.

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Assignments Grades Feedback Evaluation 166

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

It was a podcast version of the BBC radio show In Our Time, where a panel of academics discussed the history of ideas. Or they reply in such convoluted language that it's difficult for people to penetrate the ideas. Because let's say a student essay of 2,000 to 3,000 words, you can't easily read that out on a podcast.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

And while it is just the latest in a seven decades-old history of AI and Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) that can generate content like text, images, music, etc., In academic settings, ChatGPT can be used to produce written essays, reports, and responses when supplied with the assignment prompt. Exploring ChatGPT. [1]

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Assignments History Art Ethics 124

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Rewordify — Hat tip to language arts blogger Caitlin Tucker for pointing us in this direction. Students can see how data on major religions, empires, and populations fluctuate throughout history in one of the site’s many data visualizations. Send them a Mark Twain essay or an Agatha Christie mystery. Your students liked Poe?

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Essay Lecturing Math History 138

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Differences in lived experiences, values, beliefs, histories, identities, and more will influence how individual students experience the learning environment (Lovett, Bridges, DiPietro, Ambrose, & Norman, 2023). 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

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Even more importantly, it develops an understanding of how to communicate with a computer using its language, not our own. In 2018, Kira Baker-Doyle, an associate professor and the director of the Center for Literacy at the University of Illinois-Chicago, wrote an essay on her experience taking a Java course.

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Science Education Learning Essay 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

Our literacy coach and English teacher, Heidi Crocker, found a product from Turnitin – Revision Assistant – that used a powerful technology to assess writing and would turn the data it uncovered into feedback that students could apply to their essays immediately. We decided to give it a try. led to higher scores.

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Testing Essay English Writing 71

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. For instance, in a language learning course, students can engage in vocabulary-building games that involve matching words to their corresponding meanings or completing sentence exercises.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2018

There are no History, English literature, languages, or what are commonly considered ‘soft’ subjects available. How to Prepare for the SAT Essay. Here’s what you do: sign up with your email, Facebook, or Google account. pick the subject you want to work on. More on college prep: How to Prepare for the SAT.

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Textbooks Exams Syllabus Essay 83

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. For instance, in a language learning course, students can engage in vocabulary-building games that involve matching words to their corresponding meanings or completing sentence exercises.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Differences in lived experiences, values, beliefs, histories, identities, and more will influence how individual students experience the learning environment (Lovett, Bridges, DiPietro, Ambrose, & Norman, 2023). 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 99

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

Human teachers can communicate effectively with students, providing clear explanations, adapting their language and tone to different learners, and engaging in meaningful dialogue. The Review | Essay. Nuanced Communication: AI struggles with nuanced communication and understanding context. 2024, July 1). 2024, June 5). link] Hooker, C.

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Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 18, 2024

Human teachers can communicate effectively with students, providing clear explanations, adapting their language and tone to different learners, and engaging in meaningful dialogue. The Review | Essay. Nuanced Communication: AI struggles with nuanced communication and understanding context. 2024, July 1). 2024, June 5). link] Hooker, C.

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Ethics Instructors Intelligence Critical Thinking 111

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

From the language spoken in hallways to the festivals celebrated on campus, the routines of in-person schooling are steeped in the social fabric of a place. Even language use can shift, students who once spoke in their mother tongue with peers may now be communicating primarily in the language of instruction, often English.

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Culture Schools Languages Language 52

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 7, 2025

Journal Writing Prompts Bell Ringers for a Full Year Editable Distance Learning By Tracee Orman Grades: 5th-12th Subjects: English Language Arts, Writing Standards: CCSS RI.5.1, A full year of topics for teens includes over 200 prompts, each of which can be expanded into writing units for argumentative, descriptive, and expository essays.

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High School High School Schools Art 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. Thanksgiving information –history, more. Thinking Games.

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Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 71

Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

The competition emphasizes higher-order thinking, analytical skills, and metaphorical reasoning, making it a unique way to enhance language comprehension and critical thinking. Social Studies Patriot’s Pen is a nationwide youth essay contest organized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) for students in grades 6-8.

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Critical Thinking Essay Participation Math 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 21, 2023

The population of English learners in our schools continues to grow every year; if you’re a teacher reading this, you have probably taught at least a few students whose first language is not English. And that’s when his language support ended. Skelton and Huynh believe the answer lies in academic language.

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English Languages Language Testing 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Minecraft Education Edition: Useful for collaborative projects in history, science, and architecture. Higher test scores and better historical analysis in essays. It can be baked into how we teach science, math, language, and even history. Gamification doesnt mean turning every subject into a video game. The result?

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Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

For example: A history teacher might ask students to analyze how major historical events are portrayed in YouTube shorts versus textbooks. Instead of writing an essay on climate change, a student might create a short documentary and post it on YouTube. 30-day STEM challenge or History fact chain). Am I proud of this post?

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Online Learning Education Ethics Learning 52

EAB

JULY 11, 2023

But what is that value for students to continue to have a safe space or a space in which they are welcomed, to feel safe about who they are and their history or their identities? Affirmative action, diversity efforts are not about fixing history. And this is a part of just modern history. One aspect of it is race and ethnicity.

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Culture History Questions Essay 40

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2024

Over the past nine months, our editors have had the privilege of collaborating with a group of eight talented educators and school leaders who bravely reflected on their lived experiences and shared their truths through a collection of powerful personal essays as part of the EdSurge Voices of Change writing fellowship.

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