Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

My Journey in Alternative Grading: From Curiosity to Clarity The first time I stood in front of 20 bored freshmen, all alone, teaching a course I had designed, also all alone, I was teaching a general education writing and speaking course at the University of Iowa. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa, 2024, [link].

Grades

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

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Virtual Whiteboards: These online tools replicate the traditional classroom whiteboard—and in some cases, students can even write or draw on them too. For example, how would they use a science concept to solve a problem at home? It’s an easy way for your child to follow along as problems are solved or instructions are explained.

Online Learning

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

For Infante, the senior in Taubmans class, AI has helped spark a love for computer science and deepened his understanding of coding. Falana, the aspiring real estate attorney, also used the custom AI tool to consider how much she should rely on AI when writing legal documents.

Learning

Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Coding and computer science have yet to make their way into every school curriculum in the U.S. But the country isn’t short on initiatives—such as Google’s Code Next program or the White House’s Obama era Computer Science For All campaign—which aim to change that. Writing] also comes as the form of fundraising and grant writing.”

Writing

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

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. Start small. Mastering these basics is akin to acquiring the essential building blocks that will enable you to construct a sturdy and aesthetically pleasing literary edifice.

Essay

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

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

“Would You Rather” Options for Transfer and Application Below are examples of “would you rather” options designed to remove barriers and help students transfer and apply their learning more effectively.

History

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

The November newsfeed heralded the arrival of AI essay writing. AI (or Artificial Intelligence) essay writing recruits online software that sifts through information and generates a thoughtful written analysis. That said, given the right prompts, AI software can truly deliver some lovely, thoughtful college-level writing.

Essay

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: One Teacher-Led Station – Rotating Roles Science Standard: NGSS.MS-PS1-2 This structure allows students to engage deeply with the material through a combination of direct instruction and collaborative, student-centered activities, supporting their understanding of chemical reactions and data analysis in science.

Teaching

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. I’ve built project playlists, close-reading playlists, and writing playlists.

Teachers

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Individual essays, science fair partner projects, group programming assignments, digital and physical art pieces–every single assignment from now on has a silent partner. ChatGPT assisted in refining the essay topic or thesis statement, but the initial idea was student-generated. I just didn’t have time.”

Essay

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As a former high school teacher and current content author for AP History and Social Sciences, I’ve learned several key strategies to help your students earn the AP scores they need to assist them in their academic careers—and retain the material that they have learned.

Exams

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The course—“COMP 10: Computer Science For All”—was designed specifically for non-computer science majors. For instance, children work on identifying patterns in math lessons, engage in iterative writing and revising activities during writer’s workshops, and break down multi-step directions to play games in gym class.

Science

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2023

This post will introduce you to some quick tips for writing a research paper along with the importance of samples. Simple Steps for Research Paper Writing and the Importance of Samples Research papers are academic writings that offer rigorous analysis, evaluation, assessment, and interpretation of a specific topic.

Writing

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

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Seventy percent of high school juniors and seniors believe AI-powered tools, including ChatGPT, can be a resource in brainstorming ideas for their college essays or short answer responses. AI-powered tools can help students brainstorm ideas for a college essay.

Essay

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Whether a student is researching climate change, drafting an essay, or solving a coding problem, the ability to craft clear, thoughtful, and precise questions makes all the difference. In science, they might ask, What would happen if we replaced all fossil fuels with renewable energy sources?

Questions

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2017

But Mayfield’s true passion is language—particularly writing. He also spent time consulting for high profile companies like CTB McGraw-Hill and College Board, which wanted to learn more about student writing. One thing that I’m working very hard to change is the baseline premise that writing is a high-stakes thing.

Achievement

eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2024

For instance, instead of banning tools like ChatGPT for essay writing, teachers can encourage students to use AI in their work but clearly document how their essays evolved through multiple drafts. Students then engage in “intelligence augmentation,” or the enhancement of human intelligence through AI tools.

Teaching

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

percent) and science (13.0 percent), and writing papers or essays (44.1 These platforms help with tasks such as breaking down complex math problems, summarizing difficult readings, generating essay ideas, and even providing personalized study plans. Almost half of the respondents (49.9 percent), studying for tests (48.8

Essay

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Some of his writing stretched my thinking in new directions. I completely agree that computational thinking is critical to a well-rounded computer science education. Should we teach computational thinking without computer science? Should we teaching coding without computational thinking or computer science? In summary.

Science

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

One student, Johnny, is a talented artist but reads and writes well below grade level. His catchphrase is “Oh, writing isn’t my thing.” We need low-stakes, shareable writing assignments to break the ice, so I use micro-writing exercises as often as possible. A quick scan of the room makes it easy to understand why.

Writing

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2019

Consider, for example, essay grading. But software cannot give feedback on many of the qualities that really define great writing—such as whether the students’ rhetoric and logic will resonate with her intended audience. Software is great for generating immediate, automated feedback on students’ mastery of basic knowledge and skills.

Essay

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 3, 2023

The November newsfeed heralded the arrival of AI essay writing. AI (or Artificial Intelligence) essay writing recruits online software that sifts through information and generates a thoughtful written analysis. That said, given the right prompts, AI software can truly deliver some lovely, thoughtful college-level writing.

Essay

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2025

I know–many consider online services that write papers for you as a hard no, but let’s talk about that. Thats why students look for ways to make the process easier, and one of the smartest moves is using a term paper writing service. Avoiding last-minute panic Nobody writes their best work at 3 AM the night before its due.

Assignments

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As Pink writes in the book: “Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.” They might write an essay, compile a slideshow presentation, or create a video, for instance. Our Forensic Science course engages students in STEM learning, and our American Sign Language courses help students become better communicators.

Students

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

“I love teaching and helping kids grow,” she added, “but I hate that writing instruction takes up hours and hours of my life.” A 2016 study of 3rd to 8th grade educators found that only 55% of teachers said they enjoy teaching writing. 9% of writing assignments in grades six to eight include long form writing.

Writing

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Educators find it socially acceptable for a student to hire a tutor to help them write their college admission essay. We also accept the fact that, many times, a parent helps build their 4th-grader’s science fair project. In both of these instances, we don’t consider it cheating.

Fairness

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Brainfuse offers a comprehensive suite of services, including math, science, reading, writing assistance, and college prep, all available online from anywhere with an internet connection. Services include: Live Tutoring One-on-one academic support in math, science, reading, writing, and more.

Essay

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

In order to meet these goals while also responding to testing demands, I needed a new resource: one that would provide my students with a strong framework for writing and use technology as the primary composing tool. Fortunately, I found everything I was looking for (and more) in the online reading and writing program ThinkCERCA.

Writing

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

The course—“COMP 10: Computer Science For All”—was designed specifically for non-computer science majors. For instance, children work on identifying patterns in math lessons, engage in iterative writing and revising activities during writer’s workshops, and break down multi-step directions to play games in gym class.

Science

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Machado was nominated by the Bilingual Department Chairperson Brian Donovan who submitted an essay describing how Machado helps his students. Runner-up McGrath wrote in his essay , “Parent-Teacher Conferences are a big part of our school year. The essays submitted by these entrants were incredibly inspiring. About Rosetta Stone.

Essay

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

This could include science fairs, art exhibitions, or community service projects. Activities like creating portfolios, writing reflective essays, or presenting on their learning journey can be very effective. Interactive projects : Implement projects that allow students to apply what they have learned in a real-world context.

Achievement

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Literary non-fiction was the unit, which meant the students were learning about essays, articles, and speeches. During the writing reflection and by the end of our class session, she had written an entire song! One of the universal questions heard in science labs is, “What happens if I do this?” Did you see that?

Writing

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Analytical Essay + Book Promo/Trailer Video There are many blog posts out there encouraging teachers to choose assignments other than essays. But it is hard to argue that the communication skills that students practice in the course of writing are not essential.

Essay