eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Middle school students in grades 6-8 flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. Chambers of commerce across 27 states will host in-person contests in their communities this school year. The deadline to enter is January 8, 2024. The submission period is open through January 8, 2024.

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Math Middle School Middle School Essay 261

Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2025

They do try, as Holly Distefano has seen in her middle school English language arts classes. When she poses a question to her seventh graders over her school’s learning platform and watches the live responses roll in, there are times when too many are suspiciously similar. Kids aren’t as sneaky as they think they are.

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Assignments English Teachers Essay 198

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 Of course, there’s still a place for longform essays and formal writing, and strong writing instruction will effectively incorporate both, she says. Is it quality writing?

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Writing Teaching Essay Middle School 165

eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

Educators across core subjects use lessons such as Build a movement, where students learn how data and algorithms impact something that ‘goes viral’; Outbreak, where students analyze how a virus spreads and can be contained ; and Emoji Essay, where students use abstraction to explore language and communication. “

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STEM Science Essay Learning 246

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2023

AI tools have rapidly entered Language Arts classrooms. ChatGPT adds to the suite of AI tools that might be encountered in an ELA classroom, along with automated essay scoring, writing evaluation and feedback. We wanted to understand better the relationship between teachers and the AI employed by the automated writing evaluation tool.

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Grades Teaching Teachers Essay 171

Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

Personalized Notes Claire Peterson, teacher at Pat Neff Middle School in San Antonio, Texas: “Words are always good to hear. Noppinger, eighth grade math teacher at Dumbarton Middle School in Towson, Md.: Faye McDonough, eighth grade teacher at Headwaters Academy, Independent Middle School in Bozeman, Mont.: “The

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Teachers Middle School Middle School Essay 154

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. High school students, especially, can feel singled out and embarrassed, even when you do something meant to help.

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Teachers Students Special Education History 199

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2020

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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Special Education Disabilities Education Distance Learning 195

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

I teach middle school English Language Arts at St. Joseph School in Chester County, Pa. Like most schools, we serve students with a range of abilities. But over time I’ve found many middle schoolers are not equipped to critique an essay that meets the expectations of the assignment.

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Culture Feedback Writing Assignments 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

When was the last time you wrote an essay? Yet most high school and middle school students are illiterate when it comes to online texts, and can’t discern real information from fake news. Increasingly, writing doesn’t mean a five paragraph essay written by hand. We can not omit digital literacy from our curriculum.

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Writing Teaching Essay Assignments 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

West-Smith, a former English teacher, middle-school principal, and district curriculum supervisor, is the Curriculum Content Manager at. West-Smith is impassioned about the importance of appropriate feedback, which she says must be timely, relevant, accessible—using language that the student understands, and actionable.

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Writing Teaching Essay Feedback 135

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Educators across core subjects use lessons such as Build a movement, where students learn how data and algorithms impact something that ‘goes viral’; Outbreak, where students analyze how a virus spreads and can be contained ; and Emoji Essay, where students use abstraction to explore language and communication. “

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STEM Science Essay Learning 143

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

AI technologies are designed to simulate human intelligence and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language and engaging in interactive conversation. ChatGPT can serve as a virtual tutor, providing immediate and on-demand support to students.

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Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 135

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

But she’ll also have them record their screens and annotate their essays with a stylus. Ramaz School Nominated by: RobotLAB Inc. Ramaz is a modern Orthodox day school that has recently implemented an AI LAB by RobotLAB in their middle school. This lab includes various STEM products, modular seating, and curriculum.

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Education Elementary School Elementary School Math 319

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

AI technologies are designed to simulate human intelligence and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language and engaging in interactive conversation. ChatGPT can serve as a virtual tutor, providing immediate and on-demand support to students.

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Communication Ethics Intelligence Learning 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Image Credit: Farhat Ahmad Curriculum Overhaul In 2015, I was hired as a Fulton County School District Learning Architect, which meant I was part of a team tasked with identifying power standards for English Language Arts. The milestone included three types of essays: informative, argumentative and narrative.

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Testing Exams Essay Ethics 130

Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

Academic competitions can be exciting and rewarding additions to your school club options. For upper elementary and middle school students, these challenges not only promote academic growth and productive struggle but also social connections. The program emphasizes teamwork, spelling skills, and academic excellence.

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Critical Thinking Participation Essay 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 Language Languages Testing 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Real School Example One middle school teacher at K12 Schools designed a Grammar Quest for English class. Higher test scores and better historical analysis in essays. It can be baked into how we teach science, math, language, and even history. This creates a natural sense of progression. The result?

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Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

JW: I don't know what alphabet soup you're talking about, we always use plain language in my world, Julie. Someone would say, "Yeah, I'll come to your college essay editing event," or they'd volunteer for something. chuckle] 0:08:51.3 JS: We try, we try. JW: [chuckle] No. JW: I guess, absolutely. JW: I guess, absolutely.

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Coaching Communication Essay High School 91

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Dennis Allen doesn’t think the five-paragraph essay is dead. In the years before his retirement in May from West Virginia University, the Professor Emeritus did not assign “strict” five-paragraph essays. The five-paragraph essay is a topic long debated by educators, and strong opinions abound. Consider paragraphs.

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Essay English Writing Art 145

EAB

JULY 11, 2023

So I would say in that regard, I've met some of these students last year when they were visiting, and some of the students I may have met when they were in middle school because they come to visit us. This is probably why we have foreign language requirements in high schools and in colleges so that we can speak to each other.

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Culture History Questions High School 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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Essay Education Culture Elementary School 162

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2022

Isabel Bozada-Jones (she/her), deeper learning coordinator with Reynoldsburg City Schools in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. Alice Domínguez (she/her), teacher of English language arts, yoga and mindfulness at Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California. Have a story idea to share?

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Writing Essay English History 155

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2024

The false positives seem to happen more frequently with students who don’t speak English as their first language. If you've ever taught middle school writing, which I have, or if you taught early high school writing, their writing does not change that much in eight months. How is it being used in education?

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Essay Local Government Writing Plagiarism 201

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2025

Example prompt: “Give constructive, strengths-based feedback on a 9th grade argumentative essay about climate change, using the NYS ELA rubric.” ” Differentiation: Customize outputs based on Lexile levels, language proficiency, or IEP modifications. Highlight strengths and next steps in a warm, constructive tone.”

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Ethics Teachers Essay Feedback 280