Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

Research Projects: When students engage in research projects, they need time to gather information, synthesize their findings, and put together presentations or reports to share their findings. The depth and breadth of research can vary greatly among students, benefiting from a flexible timeline.

Teachers 481

Teachers Art Feedback Writing 481

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Teachers in rural areas are exceptionally creative, working around limited library access, funding restrictions, and the ever-present battle with scaling best practices to support their students. Finding interesting resources goes a long way in boosting my students’ engagement with the material, better positioning them for lifelong success.

Students 332

Students History Essay High School 332

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

The teacher uses simple, concrete examples and visual aids to help students grasp the changes in properties that indicate a chemical reaction. Students engage in a guided practice where they observe a reaction and discuss the changes they see.

Teaching 395

Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

It could be a video, a photo essay, a 3D rendering, or even an interpretive dance performance. With PBL, “the kids do a significant portion of the heavy lifting–that’s how I look at it,” Provenzano said, noting that students should do at least 51 percent of the work.

Curriculum 288

Curriculum Failure Essay Art 288

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

Over the past decade, we’ve seen students engage in multiple ways productively (with one another, with the subject matter, with their peers worldwide). Additionally, multimedia projects offer educators alternative ways to see evidence of student thinking.

Teaching 337

Teaching Critical Thinking Assignments Learning 337

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, students engaged in cheating well before tools like ChatGPT became household names. According to a survey , as many as 58 percent of high school students have plagiarized work, and 95 percent admitted to some form of cheating.

Plagiarism 322

Plagiarism Education Assignments Essay 322

eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

The AtomicMind platform addresses every aspect of the admissions process, from crafting compelling essays to mastering interviews to refining activity and college lists. AtomicMind’s platform provides structure to the college application process that facilitates increased student engagement, efficiency, accountability and quality.

Technology 244

Technology Coaching Essay Feedback 244

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

With school libraries beginning to function as digital media centers, these tools enable students to explore new modes of thought and include: Planning, drafting and executing podcasts or audio essays. As instructional designers, librarians collaborate with teachers to develop learning materials to reach students best.

Schools 357

Schools Essay Instructors Critical Thinking 357

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2019

Solution: I teach English, so I started using mini-lessons for essay writing to break down skills. My goal was to change the climate and culture in my classroom to help students feel more comfortable with trying, failing, and, most importantly, improving. Encourage student engagement. Focus on growth, not scores.

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Essay Failure Students Writing 187

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

To be clear, this assignment would require students to analyze documents and write their own responses using evidence, which are important skills of course, but it would inevitably lead to me manically red inking papers that ultimately were written because I assigned an essay that would only ever be read by me.

Assignments 204

Assignments Essay History Social Studies 204

eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

Collected Essays on Learning and Teaching, 14(1). Using Design Thinking to create a new education paradigm for elementary level children for higher student engagement and success. link] Interaction Design Foundation – IxDF. 2016, May 25). What is Design Thinking (DT)? Interaction Design Foundation – IxDF.

Failure 294

Failure Critical Thinking Essay Feedback 294

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Engage students in meaningful activities : Keep students engaged and motivated until the last day of school by planning meaningful end-of-year projects or events. Interactive projects : Implement projects that allow students to apply what they have learned in a real-world context.

Achievement 290

Achievement Schools Counselling Feedback 290

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Shmoop introduced a new service through which experts will read a student’s college application essay and provide detailed feedback and overall suggestions. All the student has to do is subscribe to Shmoop’s 12-month student plan between November 1, 2016 and January 15, 2017, and then email their essay to Shmoop HQ.

Science 169

Science Achievement Essay Textbooks 169

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In addition, many students are using AI to write coursework and essays, which has caused a lot of outrage. Proponents argue AI can make education more personalized, engaging, and effective while reducing costs and workload for teachers. This promotes better student engagement and accelerated learning.

Education 183

Education Essay Critical Thinking Intelligence 183

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

AI-powered literacy tools also have the potential to strengthen students’ capacity for historical thinking, and in turn, civic dialogue—an increasingly necessary skill for all individuals. The chatbot is getting trained on the same rubric to instantly give students feedback on their ability to critically evaluate historical text.

Education 291

Education Testing Feedback English 291

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

They encourage teachers and students to utilize AI for brainstorming, outlining essays, and improving writing mechanics. They worry some students will use AI tools without critically engaging with the material, leading to passive learning and an overreliance on generative tools.

Coaching 194

Coaching Ethics Academic Integrity Plagiarism 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

When was the last time you wrote an essay? Just as the technological revolution of the printing press democratized the authorship and distribution of books, so too does social media and the internet allow for more voices to be heard and for a wide variety of authors—including our students—to connect with audiences around the world.

Writing 167

Writing Teaching Essay Assignments 167

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo, powered by ChatGPT technology, includes features meant to help students work through math and science problems, analyze text, chat with historical figures, navigate college admissions, and revise essays, among other features.

Schools 263

Schools Math Testing Intelligence 263

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The skills I want my students to leave the classroom with are not necessarily how to identify the eight parts of speech, analyze Shakespeare, or write a seven-paragraph argumentative essay. Students engaged because others relied on them to do so. Allow students to lead. Suddenly, I had the buy-in I was aching for.

Skills 218

Skills Teaching Students Essay 218

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2018

Without a structural element as a backbone, students won’t always keep up with grade level skills and standards. In the case of writing, students can love their topic but have no idea how to structure a thoughtful essay around it. I tried giving my students a rubric to encourage an improvement, but that didn’t help.

Essay 105

Essay Writing Assignments Learning Styles 105

Edsurge

MAY 31, 2023

To reduce learning barriers in the classroom, teachers need to plan for different methods of student engagement and make materials accessible to all students. Riley Mulcahy, founder of the RILEY Project , provides a unique perspective as a former student and current administrative assistant at Compass High School.

Universal Design 211

Universal Design Disabilities Mobile Devices Students 211

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

With GoGuardian in place, teachers had insight into how engaged students were and if they were understanding the lesson. Teachers began using GoGuardian to boost student engagement, pushing out documents or links to save class time. That lowered the fear factor and allowed them to go ahead and start using technology.

Teachers 197

Teachers Students Special Education History 197

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

“After a year of uncertainty, educators are more aware of how that uncertainty can lead to creativity blossoming, more opportunities for student interest and engagement and a wealth of resources to analyze data for skill development.”

Skills 211

Skills Students Assignments Essay 211

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

As part of this program at Morris County Vocational School, in New Jersey, where I teach, students engage in research about key issues at our school and learn how to plan effective professional development to support the staff. As I became more comfortable, I began designing my own projects.

High School 211

High School High School Interdisciplinary Education 211

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2023

Young Software that “watches” students as they take exams from home is a contested area of edtech, one that pits colleges’ interest in preventing cheating against students’ privacy. As Student Engagement Falls, Colleges Wonder: ‘Are We Part of the Problem?’ As a Student, I Couldn’t Afford a College Sweatshirt.

Education 170

Education Exams Instructors Essay 170

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In an opinion essay published by “Scientific American,” Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, associate professor at Colby College wrote that the key to talking with students about climate change is letting them express their feelings and fears before introducing any scientific facts.

Beliefs 200

Beliefs Attention Students Discussions 200

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Teachers should strive to connect the content to real-world applications that resonate with students. Research indicates that authentic assessments, which apply classroom learning to real-world contexts, can significantly increase student engagement and minimize cheating.

Academic Integrity 196

Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 196

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

That’s why nearly two years ago, Arizona State University launched a mobile app, an online one-stop-shop, helping students maneuver on-campus services and decisively providing robust student engagement. I logged on and was dazzled by how simple and easy it was to locate nearly everything students might need.

Students 163

Students Counselling Intelligence Essay 163

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

So, she may have her students type in Google Docs with their tablets instead of writing by hand, to offer them the instant feedback of the platform’s interactive built-in spelling and grammar checker. But she’ll also have them record their screens and annotate their essays with a stylus.

Education 314

Education Elementary School Elementary School Math 314

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

Another teacher from Pennsylvania told me her students struggle with writing because the tasks and prompts they are given to write about don’t relate to their interests or experiences. How many kids want to write yet another essay on whether the cafeteria should serve chocolate milk?

Writing 154

Writing Teaching Education Feedback 154

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Intelligent assistant solutions can also help teachers analyze student data and alter lesson plans to best benefit their classes. Programs like Century Tech use AI to study student engagement and responses in order to help teachers and education administrators understand how their students learn.

Teachers 154

Teachers Teaching Assistants Intelligence Math 154

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Uniquely, Berumen’s school looks at all four years of a student’s high school transcript, and an essay question hones in on how a particular applicant meets its “core values” in an attempt to separate students excited by Pitzer itself from those looking for a generic liberal arts education. (In

Grades 160

Grades Testing Interdisciplinary STEM 160

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

For example, instead of traditional essays, instructors might assign reflective portfolios, oral presentations, or collaborative projects that require students to engage deeply with the material and demonstrate their understanding in ways that go beyond what AI can produce.

Faculty Development 89

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 89

Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

Using these tools, schools can filter web content; monitor students’ search engine queries and browsing history; view students’ emails, messages and social media content; and/or view their screens in real-time. Parents have become increasingly wary of this practice.

Schools 160

Schools Counselling Students Internet 160

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. These activities can be used to reinforce key concepts, test understanding, and provide feedback to students.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. These activities can be used to reinforce key concepts, test understanding, and provide feedback to students.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2024

Great instructors go a step further by asking more of their students. In a field study involving schools across the United States, teachers gave students the opportunity to revise an essay they’d written. We Can’t Always Measure What Matters: Revealing Opportunities to Enhance Online Student Engagement Through Pedagogical Care.

Course Design 128

Course Design Feedback Instructors Students 128