Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As the college essay program manager for Write the World, a nonprofit writing organization for teens, I oversee a group of advisers who guide students through the essay writing process. I have seen firsthand the anxiety that students experience when it comes to writing their college essays.

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Essay Writing Beliefs High School 182

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

Today’s digital-savvy students welcomed ChatGPT with open arms and began using it for writing assignments. According to a new study from Academic Help , 67 percent of students use AI for creating texts – the basis for their essays and other papers. The issue here is not only about the academic integrity violation.

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Writing Skills Plagiarism Teaching 246

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. To the contrary, this innovative learning style helps students hone critical-thinking skills across every discipline. Collecting data. This lesson is also true for students.

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Skills Essay Critical Thinking Learning Styles 279

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

Rather than writing traditional essays or book reports, my students were invited to create short video book reviews of their favorite titles–books they genuinely loved, connected with, and wanted others to discover. Literacy skills in action Behind each of these videos lies a powerful range of literacy development.

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Culture Reading Students Languages 233

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.

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English Writing Teaching Essay 300

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. You’re not alone.

Essay 157

Essay Writing Plagiarism Communication 157

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?

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Writing Essay Ethics Plagiarism 187

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Writing an essay paper like a pro needs specific critical skills. Keep reading to enhance your ability to curate a unique essay paper. We are talking about essay writing, which you find a daunting task. They can provide you with all the essentials and even write a paper for you.

Essay 155

Essay Writing Skills Discussions 155

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

If the learning objective is for students to craft a strong argument, you can provide them with different levels of support and different ways of demonstrating that skill. 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.

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Blended Learning Essay Feedback Writing 520

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 Languages 420

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 24, 2015

This year I decided to overhaul my gradebook and assess students based on their mastery of particular skills, also referred to as standards-based grading. homework, classwork, projects, tests, and projects), I identified the main skills we would be focusing on developing in this class and used those to create my gradebook categories.

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Grades Essay Assignments Skills 420

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.

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Essay Writing Plagiarism Evaluation 148

Catlin Tucker

MAY 10, 2016

I was tired of students always asking me about points and grades, instead of asking me about how they could improve their skills. And many do not know how to improve on the skills they are struggling with. As they work, I have conferenced with each individual student to discuss their most recent argumentative essays.

Grades 420

Grades Essay Feedback Writing 420

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 28, 2017

If students are working 0n an essay, I dedicate one station each day to providing real-time feedback as they write. I explain what I am seeing in terms of their skills and talk them through the rubric and their scores. Instead, I select 2 or 3 specific skills to assess for a score. Click To Tweet.

Grades 420

Grades Blended Learning Essay Feedback 420

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.

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Writing Technology Education Essay 229

eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

has partnered with Story2 , a company that teaches students to tell their stories out loud and write authentic admission essays, to use the Story2 EssayBuilder Plus platform to improve college access and readiness among its high school students. Perris Union School District in Riverside, Calif.,

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Essay Writing Communication Skills 176

eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2017

Certain teacher professional development could have a positive impact on academic writing by English learners in grades 7-12, according to a study from the University of California, Irvine. During the academic writing assessment, secondary school students composed timed, on-demand essays interpreting themes from fiction and nonfiction texts.

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Writing Exams Essay Students 210

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Students are grouped based on their skill or ability levels and rotate through all the stations. Teacher 1: Provides targeted instruction tailored to each group’s needs, abilities, and skill levels. Teacher 2: Delivers the same instructional content or activity to all groups, regardless of their skill levels.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 394

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2017

As with any skill, the key to better writing is more practice. But that creates a dilemma for the teachers tasked with helping students improve their writing skills: How can they build more opportunities into the curriculum for students to practice writing, while still giving students both timely and meaningful feedback?

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Writing Technology Essay Feedback 191

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

I’ve blogged about grading for mastery of skills instead of the accumulation of points and ditching my traditional grade book in favor of an ongoing assessment document. I identify target skills and assess these critical skills over the course of the grading period. They begin with a claim.

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Grades Essay Exams English 419

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.

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Writing Instructors Essay English 201

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

How can we create a learning environment where each student feels confident applying the knowledge and skills they’re acquiring? These activities can also be used to encourage collaboration and communication as students work with peers, which can result in the development of interpersonal skills.

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History Art Essay Physical Education 380

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 145

Essay Plagiarism Writing Ethics 145

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.

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Teachers Art Feedback Writing 479

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. Differentiating the content, or how students access knowledge, understanding, and skills. For example, some students may want to write while others will prefer to record a video.

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Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Motivation 544

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 17, 2017

It’s not that my students aren’t writing. This paper took them about 3 weeks to write from the time they started their research to when they finished their final draft and works cited page. Since January, I have not brought a single stack of digital papers home to grade! It’s been amazing!

Grades 420

Grades Feedback Essay Blended Learning 420

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 204

Writing Teaching Essay Languages 204

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2023

Teaching Critical Thinking Through Essay Examples: Unlocking Minds We’re exploring a fun classroom adventure where teachers teach us to think carefully and write good essays using examples. We’ll see how these great teachers turn simple essays into smart thinking tools. Why Essays? And guess what?

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Critical Thinking Essay Teaching Exams 148

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

How can I best support students with very poor writing skills when the class is not one specifically focused on writing? I'm already encouraging them to use the Writing Center and giving feedback that highlights one or two specific grammar/ clarity issues to focus on. Inoue, director of the writing center at the U.of

Writing 155

Writing Skills Teaching Essay 155

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 25, 2019

If teachers are assigning homework, it would be more powerful to use that practice to encourage students to reflect on their progress and identify the gaps in their understanding of concepts and skills. For example, if they are writing a formal lab report, they might bring their procedures section. 4 Real-Time Feedback.

Teachers 420

Teachers Essay Feedback Quizzes 420

Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2017

And while these programs attempt to arm students will the ability to code, they sometimes overlook a critical skill that developers, computer science scholars and tech recruiters say is key to landing a job in their field: writing. Writing] also comes as the form of fundraising and grant writing.”

Writing 247

Writing Skills Essay Science 247

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

AP classes are focused on preparing students for the rigor of college coursework, so AP teachers need to look beyond the test to help students gain the skills and knowledge they’ll need in college and in their careers. Essay Rubrics: Early in the semester, provide students with the rubric for the essay sections of the test.

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Exams Essay Testing History 317

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Concerns about academic dishonesty, loss of critical thinking skills, and inappropriate content creation have sparked discussions about banning AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and others. While AI tools can indeed generate answers or essays, this highlights the need to rethink assessment strategies.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Essay Students 332

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 159

Writing Essay Plagiarism Study 159

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

Through writing prompts and AI-generated illustrations, students bring their stories to life with engaging visuals. AI-powered writing assistants help students refine their essays and creative writing, offering suggestions that improve clarity and expression. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Essay Art 275

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Key points: Asking the right questions is more than just a skill–its a mindset We are all digital immigrants now 25 AI predictions for 2025 For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Several years ago, during a flight from Houston to Paris, I had a conversation with the CEO of a prominent Houston-based company.

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Questions Critical Thinking History Essay 306

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Writing is more important than ever, but many of today’s students are lousy at it. Warner has been teaching writing at colleges for more than 20 years. And he’s written two books on the topic, including his most recent, called “ Why They Can’t Write. John Warner has some ideas about why that is, and how to fix it.

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Writing Essay Feedback Students 167