Teach Thought

JULY 9, 2025

Views Facebook Linkedin Print All Educators Have Two Minds by Terry Heick In his essay Two Minds , Wendell Berry, unsurprisingly enough, offers up two tones of thought produced by two kinds of ‘mind’—Rational, and Sympathetic. These are instincts you’ve likely had as an educator—a teacher, administrator, developer, or designer.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

He supports leadership development and school improvement across London, mentors new headteachers, and collaborates with universities on teacher training. If WE can use AI to write our letters, plan our lessons, and assess our students, then why can’t our students use it to help them write an essay or two?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. We’ve gathered our favorite 8th grade ELA teacher essentials, including tips for brand-new teachers and seasoned veterans alike. Add accountability activities to your units 9.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 27, 2025

If students are not getting the encouragement they need from home, then they need to get it from a teacher or a peer. For example, if they’re writing an essay, help them focus on just the intro first. Struggling in school can be frustrating for both you, as the teacher, as well as the student. Instead, break things down.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Indeed, many students have taken the bait, if not to write entire essays, then certainly to draft an outline, refine their ideas or clean up their writing before submitting it. The Turnitin similarity score of a student essay in one of Adam Kaiserman’s classes at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita on May 6, 2025.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

Because everything was graded complete/incomplete, three-sentence reading responses held the same weight as thousand-word essays, making it unclear how much time I expected them to spend on a given assignment. But more than that, alternative assessment taught me how to be a teacher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2025

In online classrooms, you might have some interaction with fellow classmates and lecturers, however, it’s all through a screen and no one is there in person to push you to finish your essays or assignments. This means that the onus falls on you to complete everything. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

He supports leadership development and school improvement across London, mentors new headteachers, and collaborates with universities on teacher training. If WE can use AI to write our letters, plan our lessons, and assess our students, then why can’t our students use it to help them write an essay or two?

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John Spenser

JUNE 4, 2025

In this piece, I share a conversation with Mike, a fifth-grade teacher whos feeling the weight of tech distractions, AI-written essays, student apathy, and the pressure to do it all. Teaching has always been challenging, but right now it feels heavier. The usual quick fixes.

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Teach Hub

JULY 9, 2025

Here’s a breakdown of the most impactful literary themes and why they’re worth us teachers digging into with our students. Why It All Matters Understanding literary themes isn’t just about acing a test or writing an essay. They help students see that challenging the status quo isn’t just brave—it’s necessary.

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

Here are some ways you can support active learning at home: Breakout Rooms (in live sessions): If your child attends live virtual classes, ask their school or teacher whether breakout rooms are part of the setup. Screen Sharing: When working with a tutor or teacher in real time, screen sharing enables step-by-step guidance.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 18, 2025

Veterans Day Activities and Book By Nikki and Nacho Grades: K-1st Teachers get access to a Veterans Day book that helps kids celebrate and learn about the holiday. It’s a great way to spark class discussions and works perfectly as a low-prep option for a substitute teacher. It’s a great addition to a social studies lesson.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Consider these definitions that I share in my book, AI with Intention: Principles and Action Steps for Teachers and School Leaders : Cheating is using a tool or resource to misrepresent ones knowledge and skills to receive undue credit for a task. Many teachers have attempted to deter cheating with AI by threatening greater consequences.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

A classroom grounded in presence and care is one where these needs are met for both students and teachers. Psychology Teacher Network. In *Collected Essays* (Ed.). This approach aligns with self-determination theory , which highlights autonomy, relatedness, and competence as key drivers of motivation. 2023, August 29).

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

What advice would you give a first-year teacher about kids your age? They can even use them as longer argumentative essay topics during an argument writing unit! Write a short essay about your favorite celebrity and their biggest album, movie, or show. That’s where journal writing prompts come in! What would you do?

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

A classroom grounded in presence and care is one where these needs are met for both students and teachers. Psychology Teacher Network. In *Collected Essays* (Ed.). This approach aligns with self-determination theory , which highlights autonomy, relatedness, and competence as key drivers of motivation. 2023, August 29).

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

They’re literary detectives, diving into research and using evidence to create well-organized essays. Try these 7th grade writing prompts for journaling, group discussion, or formal essays: Which is better for connecting with friends: TikTok or Instagram? Should teachers allow students to listen to music while working?

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The Hungry Teacher Blog

MAY 28, 2025

From identifying credible sources to using information inside an essay, its a process that takes a lot of practice. This doesnt have to be a full-on essay because you havent talked in-depth about introductions, thesis statements, and so on. Or take some time to conference with students about their projects or essays.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

What is the first sign that youre going to like or dislike a teacher? Students can keep a long-term journal to respond all year long, or they can use journal prompts as a springboard into a class essay or assignment. When would you wait in a line for 30 minutes? What about 3 hours? Is it ever okay to lie? Are pranks funny or mean?

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

They are also designed so teachers across subject areas can include them as part of their courses and help high school students earn a Google Career Certificate for AI Essentials, which introduces AI and teaches the basics of using AI tools.

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Teach Hub

MAY 19, 2025

Keep Rubrics Student-Friendly Rubrics can be powerful tools for both teachers and students, but only if theyre written in a way kids understand. Feedback needs to lead to change, so make sure to tell students what they did well and what to work on. Instead of heavy jargon or vague categories, use clear, concrete language.

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Learning Outcomes Learning Feedback Essay 78

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2025

Schools asked Leibson to write essays about her son’s “learning style” — before he could even talk — and demanded specific details about Leibson’s connection to families already attending those programs, such as listing out the last time she saw them and what they did together.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

More than that: If students often ask ChatGPT to generate essays or make those essays longer , their writing and communication skills will suffer. Possessing the ability to craft coherent essays, students negate the value of writing as a process responsible for critical thinking. Essay outlines provide structure to texts.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 25, 2019

In my work as a blended learning coach, I observe a lot of teachers facilitating blended lessons. The Station Rotation Model is particularly popular because teachers do not need a device for every student to make it work. One concern I have about this model is the way teachers design and facilitate their teacher-led station.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2020

Sometimes, teaching is more like bombardment: Grading hundreds of essays, placating disgruntled parents, accommodating learning needs, sweating out the principals’ nerve-wracking classroom observation. Being a teacher can be tough. Ashley shared ways to counteract teacher burnout to build socio-emotional health and increase happiness.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

I’ve trained many teachers who use choice boards and ask, “What’s the difference between a choice board and a playlist?” Despite this reality, most learning is teacher-paced, not student-paced. The focus is on the teacher covering content and moving students through lessons on a strict timeline.

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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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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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2024

Is using AI in your essay writing unethical and a potential reason your teacher may debate your work’s authenticity? This is the same concern that has been posed about essay writing services and the people who use them. However, boundaries become murkier when it comes to AI and its role in writing essays.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Granted, ChatGPT might make writing that 11th-grade essay on symbolism in “The Great Gatsby” a whole lot easier (which, to be fair, does make grading a whole lot harder). Aside from that, there are real positives to our new AI pal, and overworked teachers can embrace it as the gift that it is: a free personal teaching aide.

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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. Cultivating a Writing Routine Akin to any skill, the development of effective essay writing abilities requires consistent practice and dedication. Start small.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In our book UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I encourage teachers to work toward firm, often standards-aligned, goals. The variety of products they create causes many teachers to question how they should assess this work since it takes many forms. We also stress the importance of providing students with flexible means.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2020

Providing substantive comments on stacks of student essays, however, is highly time-consuming for busy teachers. As a result, teachers can be reluctant to assign many essays that require students to produce multiple drafts or provide extensive comments on early drafts of students’ writing.

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Evaluation Writing Essay Teachers 271

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 24, 2015

Although I used a detailed rubric to grade their essays and projects, I only entered the total score into the gradebook. So, an argumentative essay would be entered as a point value out of 100. Now when I am entering the grades for an essay, I enter each individual element that I am assessing from the rubric as a separate score.

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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. Here, we delve into practical tips and strategies to transform your writing from good to great, ensuring your essays are clear, compelling, and academically rigorous.

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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?

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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?

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