eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) is supporting the creation of powerful tool suites that can enhance the teaching and learning process, it seems reasonable to identify some ways that teacher assistants can use these tools as well. The nationwide shortage of teachers has caused a similar shortage in the ranks of teacher assistants.

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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. MATHia is an intelligent math software supported by sophisticated AI technology and is designed to provide individual student support and insightful data.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

These new product launches deliver more AI-powered resources to Quizlet’s 60 million monthly active users, combining cognitive science and artificial intelligence to help students study more effectively and efficiently.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Key points: Gen AI is a game changer for all industries due to its ability to produce original outputs Don’t miss out–stay up to date on AI in Education Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? Try asking a Gen AI chatbot such as ChatGPT to customize text to a specific reading level.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that students might simply ask the AI tool to do work for them. It’s really contingent on hours of the day and human buy-in,” he says.

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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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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2025

That’s when she knows students are using an artificial intelligence tool to write an answer. “I Teachers are transitioning away from question-and-answer assignments or straightforward essays — in favor of projects. It also outlines what students need to become what Eaves calls “ethical and effective users” of artificial intelligence.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

News outlets have detailed the rollout by the Texas Education Agency of a natural language processing program, a form of artificial intelligence, to score the written portion of standardized tests administered to students in third grade and up. Using technology to score essays is nothing new.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Chelsey McClelland, a third-year social studies teacher at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis who recently completed the ISTE U course Artificial Intelligence Explorations for Educators. I knew of ChatGPT from reading articles online, but I didn't know how it worked. What were your goals?

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

Upon reading it, I took a pause. And as someone who is also a former journalist and editor for EdSurge, I recognize that we should never plagiarize, and that artificially-intelligent chatbots are very, very capable of responding to prompts like “Write me a 500-word essay on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night.”

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence, may be able to help. Artificial intelligence to personalize, not standardize assessments Technology has long shaped schools’ approach to assessment.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

We recently completed an evaluation of an AI-equipped platform through which middle school students could draft, submit and revise argumentative essays in response to pre-curated writing prompts. This yielded a total of 160 teacher-assessed essays, which we could compare directly to the AI-given scores and feedback on those same essays.

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JULY 5, 2024

College Board Kaplan Test Prep Khan Academy reading-writing-practice Mindsnacks SAT Vocabulary –a big part of succeeding on the SAT essay is knowing the right word Number2.com College Board Kaplan Test Prep Khan Academy reading-writing-practice Number2.com Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The hope is that new AI tools will allow for replacing many multiple-choice exercises in online textbooks with fill-in-the-blank or essay questions. Another big application is in assessment, says Pardos, the Berkeley professor. There is a transference of agency and power at every level of the education system, he said in a recent talk.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Newark Public Schools wants to see a districtwide expansion of an artificial intelligence tutoring tool after it was piloted at First Avenue School last year, as the district searches for ways to help students catch up from pandemic learning loss. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2023

After all, it’s tailor-made to craft the kinds of essays that instructors ask for. Or read a partial transcript below, condensed and edited for clarity. The subject line is: “Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT) and the University Honor Code Policy.” So professors have been quick to respond.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

eSpark, an online supplemental curriculum provider for math, reading, and writing, is bringing AI-powered phonics practice to foundational reading instruction this school year. This update strengthens eSpark’s already strong alignment with the science of reading.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

And they were eager to do that through a new tool — it gave them a chance to evaluate the hyped-up market for artificial intelligence (AI) for themselves. As I reached for his computer to read the final entry in his conversation with HoldenAI, I noticed how intense the interactions had become and I wondered if I had gone too far.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

Read part one and part two. This essay is the last of a three-part series exploring the challenges facing educators of students who learn and think differently and elevating how SEL strategies can support educators in reframing and addressing those challenges now and in the long term. In a recent essay, Drs. Wanless and Tia N.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2023

Since the release of ChatGPT, which can generate original text that seems like it was written by a human, educators have expressed concern about students using the tool to write their essays for them. So naturally, companies are rushing to create tools that they say can help detect when text is written by a bot. But will these tools work?

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AUGUST 27, 2024

Continue reading to learn more about how these services can significantly improve your college application journey. These consultants offer college search assistance, test preparation, essay editing, application submission, and interview preparations. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2018

Whether you call it “right fit,” “best fit” or good fit, the concept of an institution being a suitable match for a student’s needs—be they social or academic—is probably one you’ve read about or discussed in the classroom or at the dinner table. Artificial intelligence has emerged as a technology that can help these students make decisions.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

It sounds too simple when I read the dozens of articles that fill the internet so I asked the AI to tell me what it was: “ChatGPT is a computer program that generates text based on what you type to it. The hottest disruptive technology to come to education since iPads is ChatGPT. Highlighted Parts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2025

As we look back at the K-12 stories that resonated the most with our readers last year, a trend quickly emerges: 2024 was the year of the personal essay. Our top post of the entire year was a vulnerable essay about an administrators leadership failure and how he made things right. Here are the most popular K-12 stories of 2024.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2024

After all, students quickly spread the word on TikTok and other social media platforms that with a few simple prompts, a chatbot could write an essay or answer a homework assignment in ways that would be hard for teachers to detect. I’m reading more than just what they’re telling me.” I have that human connection.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Amid the technological advancements shaping education, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and conversational agents like ChatGPT have further expanded the possibilities for learning and communication (Alam, 2023). Write this at a college-level reading level, by a student who has a garden. References Alam, A. 2023, June).

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MARCH 12, 2025

For example, an economics essay writing service can provide you with a clear and comprehensive paper that not only saves you time but also helps you understand complex concepts. By reviewing a well-written economics essay, you can improve your grasp of the subject and learn the proper way to approach similar topics in the future.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

It counts when an essay expands from one unclear sentence to three paragraphs of of compelling narrative, even if three paragraphs doesn’t cut it on the rubric. I wanted to empower him to find his voice, so we came to the decision together to strip away the traditional in-class readings and extended response questions. Probably not.

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Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

In the case of writing, students can love their topic but have no idea how to structure a thoughtful essay around it. Jack reminded me of Matthew Broderick’s character from “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”—he had always gotten by on popularity and was barely an average student, yet he possessed above average intelligence and worldliness.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

But in essays, research papers, and reports, you need a strong command of the language. Watch YouTube videos on structuring a dissertation chapter or your academic essay to improve proficiency. Meanwhile, you may read or request similar sample research papers. Not only dissertations. Online help is there and easily accessible.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Amid the technological advancements shaping education, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and conversational agents like ChatGPT have further expanded the possibilities for learning and communication (Alam, 2023). Write this at a college-level reading level, by a student who has a garden. References Alam, A. 2023, June).

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a Google Docs rookie, none of the articles I read told me exactly how to track this process. My essay didn’t pass the AI-generated content test. References Helmond, J. 2023, August 9).

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. In a comparison of student English essays by NS and NNS of French origin, Granger and Tyson (1996) found that NNS were far less likely to use a term such as “instead” in their writing. Kuswoyo et al. link] Gibbs, J.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2024

As an educator reading headline after headline about AI in education, it’s hard to not get lost in an existential tailspin to the tune of Billie Eilish’s “What was I made for?” (if if AI can do all of this.) Integrating generative AI into education is complex. The field of AI is the Wild West right now — we’re working it out as we go.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 7, 2024

One of the most pressing issues for higher education within the last several years is the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI). As a Google Docs rookie, none of the articles I read told me exactly how to track this process. My essay didn’t pass the AI-generated content test. References Helmond, J. 2023, August 9).

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JUNE 27, 2024

Maybe even a rewarding one (yes, you read that right). Say you want to prepare effectively for the North Carolina bar test – they have multiple full-length practice MBEs and thousands of MBE practice questions, plus offer personalized feedback from an attorney for practice essays to help you succeed.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has transitioned from a speculative concept to a transformative tool in higher education, particularly within community colleges. ” (Turing, 1950), followed by John McCarthy’s naming of “artificial intelligence” (McCarthy, 2007). This echoes Karel apek’s R.U.R.

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