Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Do you like watching sports live or on TV?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. Use rubrics as a shared language of the route that teachers and students can use formatively to navigate the path toward high-quality work rather than as a summative tool to justify grades. Writing and reasoning get better with feedback and effort.

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Like how to write an email.” Helping students write and reason clearly, critically and concisely is the central mission at her company, ThinkCERCA. Teachers can choose a lesson in the program, which guides students through a multi-step process to analyze the reading materials and write a response essay.

Textbooks 268

Textbooks Essay English Writing 268

Teach Hub

MAY 19, 2025

Consider writing your learning objectives in I can statements that are simple, concrete, and kid-friendly. Quick writes: Give students a prompt and one to two minutes to jot down their thoughts. Instead of heavy jargon or vague categories, use clear, concrete language. I can solve multi-step math problems using equations.

Learning Outcomes 78

Learning Outcomes Learning Feedback Essay 78

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2025

Hayley Leibson, a mother from Mill Valley, a wealthy area just north of San Francisco, started hunting for a language-immersion child care program when her son was 8 months old. “I I thought I was really early,” Leibson says, noting that her son wasn’t going to attend until he turned 2.

Schools 106

Schools Disabilities Evaluation Essay 106

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. Instead of forbidding generative AI tools, it’s critical that teachers show students how and when it’s appropriate to use AI in student writing.

Writing 326

Writing Essay Plagiarism Assignments 326

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I spent countless hours guiding them through the writing process, giving feedback, and encouraging them to think critically. AI-powered tools have entered the educational landscape, and theyve changed the way I teach writing–particularly persuasive writing.

English 297

English Writing Teaching Essay 297

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2024

Creative writing techniques can make essays more engaging and original while maintaining the required objective structure. However, it’s possible to use creative writing ideas to help you come up with a unique essay. However, essays are more objective, as they require facts and evidence to support your claims.

Essay 173

Essay Writing Attention Feedback 173

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. Not only do they learn a language but they also have to deal with other school subjects in it. Writing is essential for professional and long-distance communication.

Writing 283

Writing Skills Essay Languages 283

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team came up with fresh rules we think are less threatening and more geared to enabling students to enjoy this important writing style. By actively engaging with a diverse array of literary genres, styles, and voices, one can develop a keen eye for the intricate interplay of language, structure, and storytelling.

Essay 167

Essay Writing Skills Interdisciplinary 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

Essay 187

Essay Writing Plagiarism Ethics 187

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2020

Revising in response to formative feedback is a cornerstone of effective writing instruction. Providing substantive comments on stacks of student essays, however, is highly time-consuming for busy teachers. Despite the potential of AWE systems to support writing instruction, they have not been widely adopted by schools or teachers.

Evaluation 271

Evaluation Writing Essay Teachers 271

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

You can allow them to write an argumentative essay, 2) prepare and engage in a live debate with a classmate, or 3) record an argumentative speech. Writing these descriptions is the most challenging part of designing a standards-aligned rubric. argumentative essay, live debate, or recorded speech).

Blended Learning 521

Blended Learning Essay Feedback Writing 521

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Every English teacher has experienced the frustration of introducing a writing skill, like how to write a thesis statement, over and over again without it “sticking.” I love this approach to teaching writing! Plus, I get to support them as they write in class. See my post on synchronous editing ).

Essay 420

Essay Writing English Language 420

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 29, 2024

From the three-paragraph essay to one that lives up to the purpose of essays is a big leap both scholastically and skills-wise. Abbie Kay from State of Writing emphasizes that solid writing is about expressing ideas and effectively engaging and persuading your audience.

Essay 158

Essay Writing Skills Plagiarism 158

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 28, 2024

Essay writing is a crucial skill for academic and professional success because it teaches clear, logical, and persuasive communication. In this blog post, we’ll unlock the secrets to successful essay writing and share 10 proven tips to help you level up your writing game. What is Effective Essay Writing?

Essay 156

Essay Writing Plagiarism Communication 156

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 18, 2023

Many students dread IB essays. Read how to draft an IB extended essay below Writing Strategies for an Extended Essay in the International Baccalaureate Program IB is a rigorous two-year project for personal and academic development. One of them is the extended essay. So, right off the bat, avoid this pitfall.

Essay 148

Essay Writing Plagiarism Evaluation 148

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

No wonder: This language model algorithm is smart enough to produce logical and grammatically correct texts for any prompt. No wonder: This language model algorithm is smart enough to produce logical and grammatically correct texts for any prompt. The issue here is not only about the academic integrity violation.

Writing 246

Writing Skills Plagiarism Teaching 246

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

I enjoyed the tactile experience of writing down my events, notes to myself, and lesson ideas. Provides a place to write notes, but lesson needs are kept separately in a binder or in separate files on a computer. The level of detail may be limited by a lack of space to write detailed notes. For years, I used a daily planner.

Essay 545

Essay Assignments Writing Middle School 545

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

My classroom is composed of a handful of honors level students, English language learners, and several students with IEPs and 504 plans. Right now my students are writing their first argumentative essay in response to a Lord of the Flies prompt. It’s challenging to support so many students at different levels.

Skills 395

Skills Essay English Writing 395

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2017

I feel confident that education will always be needed; but, occasionally I wonder if writing education has value in a computer-driven world. Schwab profiles a report titled “2017 Designs in Tech” which references writing as among the unicorn skills in design. Writing as Job Market Differentiator. Writing for Great UX.

Writing 227

Writing Technology Education Essay 227

eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2017

How do you know when a student has turned in a good essay? For Patti West-Smith, the answer is simple: Does the piece of writing do its job? In other words, she said, is the essay effective in communicating its ideas? If so, then the writing is probably good—and if not, then it needs revising. Purpose and Audience.

Writing 197

Writing Essay Feedback Evaluation 197

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Writing Assignments: Writing tasks, whether creative stories, essays, or research papers, require students to think critically, organize their thoughts, write a draft, and revise based on feedback. Learning a Language: Acquiring a new language involves mastering vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and cultural nuances.

Teachers 481

Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2024

Writing centers on college campuses have been around for more than 100 years , and they’re both a resource for students doing assignments and a symbol of the importance in higher education of learning to express yourself in text. Writing centers are often run by non-tenured staff, which can make them especially vulnerable, says Genie N.

Writing 205

Writing Instructors Essay English 205

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2024

When ChatGPT emerged a year and half ago, many professors immediately worried that their students would use it as a substitute for doing their own written assignments — that they’d click a button on a chatbot instead of doing the thinking involved in responding to an essay prompt themselves. Kaufer and Ishizaki were uniquely positioned.

Writing 207

Writing Teaching Essay Languages 207

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

What: Teaching techniques designed to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners with varied needs, skills, abilities, and language proficiencies. For example, providing concept maps or graphic organizers, engaging learners in discussion (synchronous or asynchronous), or encouraging a reflective practice via a writing prompt.

Blended Learning 544

Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Motivation 544

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The University of Michigan’s M-Write program is built on the idea that students learn best when they write about what they’re studying, rather than taking multiple-choice tests. Senior lecturer Brenda Gunderson teaches a statistics course that will be first to adopt the automated element of M-Write.

Essay 142

Essay Feedback Writing Assignments 142

eSchool News

MAY 4, 2017

You take a student’s essay, start reading it, and it doesn’t feel right. The writing structure, word constructions, and deductions are unlike this mentee of yours! You go to PlagiarismCheck , Copyscape , or any other resource to check that essay for plagiarism and…ta da! Everything starts with suspicion.

Plagiarism 248

Plagiarism Essay Writing Languages 248

eSchool News

MAY 7, 2019

Anyone who says you can’t apply computational thinking and digital learning strategies to strengthen students’ writing skills is wrong. The core tenets of computational thinking are the building blocks that help my students become better learners and problem-solvers across every area of their work—from all areas of reading and language arts.

Skills 279

Skills Essay Critical Thinking Learning Styles 279

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: Writing Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.7.1 7.1 – Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. The teacher provides more direct support and scaffolding, ensuring all students can build a strong foundation in argumentative writing.

Teaching 395

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

I think students are reading and writing more than ever. Is it quality writing? 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 Is it quality writing? But it’s like learning how to write an argument for the SAT.

Writing 165

Writing Teaching Essay Middle School 165

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Sight words are those words that a child should memorize in order to help them learn how to read and write. The Purdue Online Writing Lab. On their mission to assist writers in their skill development, Purdue University offers their Online Writing Lab (OWL) as a free resource for users around the world. Sight Words. Boomessays.

Essay 278

Essay Writing English Languages 278

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Teach your students to count to 10, order food in a restaurant, or just say “good morning” by using a language-learning product such as Mango Classroom , Rosetta Stone , or Duolingo. Read and write different types of literature. Here are eight opportunities for your school or district to celebrate. Learn Spanish!

Culture 275

Culture Essay Elementary School Elementary School 275

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

But Mayfield’s true passion is language—particularly writing. Mayfield spent his grad school years studying natural language processing, computational linguistics, and machine learning. One thing that I’m working very hard to change is the baseline premise that writing is a high-stakes thing. In 2013, he left the Ph.D.

Achievement 165

Achievement Writing Essay Language 165

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. AI Writing Review enables students to submit their drafts for lightning-fast feedback. Duolingo , a popular language-learning app, has literally been using AI for years.

Feedback 332

Feedback Essay Writing Learning Styles 332

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

While AI tools can indeed generate answers or essays, this highlights the need to rethink assessment strategies. For example, students can use AI for initial brainstorming or as a tool to refine their writing, requiring them to demonstrate understanding by reflecting on or critiquing AI-generated content.

Ethics 329

Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 329

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2023

As a case in point, Project Topeka featured an automated essay scoring tool that provided grades 6–8 students with individualized line-level feedback on argumentative essays responding to six different prompts. Proficient definition—“The essay introduces a clear claim based on the topic or text(s). See Exhibit 1.)

Writing 148

Writing Essay Teachers Feedback 148