eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

While more research is needed to evaluate the scalability and efficacy of these tools, they offer a promising avenue for addressing the challenges faced by students in STEM education, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent research has shown that generative AI tools have the potential to help bridge these gaps.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Math Problem Solving Connect: Relate a new math concept to a daily life scenario or a previously learned concept. Extend: Ask students how they might use this math concept in a more complex real-world situation. Challenge: Ask students to critically evaluate any ambiguities or contradictions in the text.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Here are a few questions to consider when researching and evaluating AI programs for the classroom. Take math, for example. Despite its benefits, AI can also bring ethical challenges to education. Does the AI think like a student? Education is all about making connections with students. This is where empathy and data intersect.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In educational settings, data can be derived from a range of sources–student assessments, attendance records, teacher evaluations, behavioral data, etc. For instance, consider a scenario where a district uses standardized test scores to evaluate teacher performance.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Here are a few questions to consider when researching and evaluating AI programs for the classroom. Take math, for example. Despite its benefits, AI can also bring ethical challenges to education. Does the AI think like a student? Education is all about making connections with students. This is where empathy and data intersect.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

AI's ability to provide instantaneous, tailored feedback can revolutionize how educators evaluate and enhance academic performance. However, as the educational community navigates these innovations, it becomes essential to address ethical considerations to ensure the responsible and effective integration of AI.

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Student Engagement Ethics Teaching Education 212

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2024

What that skill looks like is brainstorming lots of different ideas, evaluating those ideas, designing and iterating, getting feedback, collaborating and sharing ideas effectively. What are the equity and ethical considerations when it comes to AI use? By creative thinking, they do not mean they need people who can draw and paint well.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2025

I think data science also provides a very compelling framework for students to evaluate AI tools with some skepticism and understand the use cases deeply, Drozda says. It's going to be really good for writing, not so good for math, as one example. ChatGPT is trained on text data.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

This potential hinges on the responsible and ethical use of AI, taught through a framework that addresses critical concerns such as bias, misinformation, and the preparation of students for a world transformed by AI. This partnership will enable teachers across Canada to offer ethical, quality AI training to their students.

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Intelligence Exams Ethics Learning Styles 256

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AI literacy enables educators to understand how AI works, how to evaluate it and how to best adapt it for their disciplines and learners. For example, students might train a machine learning system to recognize patterns in math class or test a text-to-speech system to see if it can differentiate between homonyms in English Language Arts.

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Intelligence Education Learning Ethics 203

Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The need to teach responsible and ethical digital habits has never been more pressing. These are areas where AI excels, which could allow humans to focus more energy on becoming better at our skills, like being ethical decision-makers. It would be like teaching math by only listing wrong answers and never practicing solving equations.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Currently, more than 25 percent of K-12 students are chronically absent and most students have ground to make up in math and reading. In 2024, I expect we will see big advancements towards determining the best way to use AI in both classroom and administrative settings, as well as clearly defining boundaries for ethical use.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

Teaching metacognition equips ELLs with the tools needed to navigate not only language acquisition but also the demands of various subject areas, from math and science to history and literature (Flavell, 1979; Schraw & Moshman, 1995).

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Essay Ethics Feedback Languages 168

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

citizenship/ethics/etiquette. review debate evaluation rubric. Depending upon the tool selected, learning will also link to a wide variety of academic topics, such as writing, social studies, and math. Khan Academy is an online program designed to teach math skills starting from where student knowledge is. language usage.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

As noted by Education Technology , the increasing use of AI in schools also brings ethical questions to the fore. And in New Jersey, Slackwood Elementary School is using an AI-assisted teaching assistant called Happy Numbers to identify where students are struggling with math benchmarks and provide personalized assistance.

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k12 Digest

MARCH 4, 2025

There is a stronger emphasis on interdisciplinary learning, where subjects like science, math, and technology are integrated to reflect real-world applications. There is also an emphasis on real-world applications to make math more relevant and engaging for students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

“We dropped over $10,000 last year on a math product, but I’m not sure if it’s really helped our students learn.”. Google is distracting, ethics are a mess.". Even as his team has tried to integrate observations of “technology integration” into teacher evaluations, he says that it “seems awfully subjective from time to time.”.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Now, even more students will benefit, with at least 40 math, science, business, and nursing titles available for fall back to school in both products. It is a user-friendly tool with which organizations can align different AI use cases with their unique ethical, social, and mission-oriented goals, using a set of predefined criteria.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2017

They update the show “fortnightly,” and past episodes have covered why professors should ditch PowerPoint, how a group of high school students used a John Madden video game to teach math. Popular episodes include an interview with a researcher who studies teaching evaluations and one outlining her top five gadgets for teaching.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article addresses these questions through a three-part exploration: tracing AI’s historical development, critically evaluating its role in community college classrooms, and offering practical, evidence-based strategies for faculty. Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

It found that about one-quarter of the testing in the Buckeye State was linked solely to the need for data for teacher evaluations in subjects other than math and reading. Because of Ohio’s federal waiver, Buckeye State districts couldn’t just move to evaluations based on teacher observations and the like. via [link].

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Testing Evaluation Math Students 96

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

This article addresses these questions through a three-part exploration: tracing AI’s historical development, critically evaluating its role in community college classrooms, and offering practical, evidence-based strategies for faculty. Ethical Considerations: Equity and Agency Ethical dilemmas loom large.

Faculty Development 75

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 75

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The team also has various online instructional tools such as ST Math that an instructor, outside of the data team, uses to collect and analyze information. On an A through F evaluation scale, charters must maintain a ‘C’ or above for contract renewals. ReNEW’s Cultural Arts Academy fell from a ‘C’ to a ‘D’ last year.

Ethics 110

Ethics Beliefs Exams Culture 110

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2015

The Common Core is not a curriculum, rather a collection of forty-one overarching Standards in reading, writing, language, math, and speaking/listening that shape a student’s quest for college and career. Most famously, Common Core takes simple math and insists students understand not the algorithm, but the logic behind it.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in an online math activity, when a student solves an equation, the tool can provide instant feedback on whether the answer is correct or incorrect, along with an explanation or hints to guide their understanding.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in an online math activity, when a student solves an equation, the tool can provide instant feedback on whether the answer is correct or incorrect, along with an explanation or hints to guide their understanding.

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Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 96

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Statistics say over the summer, kids lose over two months of math skills, two months of reading skills, and one month of overall learning. Digital Breakouts are an update to the traditional and popular webquests that have students explore the web as they gather content in a particular field — history, math, literacy, or others.

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Blended Learning History Math Learning 79

Whiteboard Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

School leaders must establish a robust AI policy that governs the ethical and practical use of this technology. For example, platforms like Carnegie Learning use AI to offer math instruction tailored to individual student performance. Q: How can AI impact teaching and learning in UK schools?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Currently, more than 25 percent of K-12 students are chronically absent and most students have ground to make up in math and reading. In 2024, I expect we will see big advancements towards determining the best way to use AI in both classroom and administrative settings, as well as clearly defining boundaries for ethical use.

Gamification 130

Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

citizenship/ethics/etiquette. review debate evaluation rubric. Depending upon the tool selected, learning will also link to a wide variety of academic topics, such as writing, social studies, and math. Khan Academy is an online program designed to teach math skills starting from where student knowledge is. language usage.

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Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 82

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

Yet, of 112 those tests, only 16 or 17 were large-scale, federally-mandated but state-specific standardized tests (Math and ELA, once a year in grades 3-8 and once in high school, plus possibly a science assessment.) Experimental Evidence on Teachers’ Racial Bias in Student Evaluation: The Role of Grading Scales. PublicAffairs.

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Testing Multiple Choice Questions Languages Language 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

citizenship/ethics/etiquette. review debate evaluation rubric ( Figure 1 ). Depending upon the tool selected, learning will also link to a wide variety of academic topics, such as writing, social studies, and math. Khan Academy is an online program designed to teach math skills starting from where student knowledge is.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s imperative to start evaluating our tech stacks differently as a part of the learning journey–standardized academic assessment is not the only measure of success. Let’s face it–there will certainly be something to follow ChatGPT, just like there will undoubtedly be tools to ensure plagiarism is not the new norm.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

k12 Online Schools

MARCH 6, 2025

Parents should consider these benefits when evaluating educational options in Dehradun. For instance, a project on renewable energy might involve researching solar panels, creating models, and presenting findings to the class, merging science, math, and communication skills.

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Hybrid Learning STEM Learning Styles Critical Thinking 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

Bonus: YouTube tutorials have rescued millions of students struggling with math homework. These short lectures often introduce students to ideas theyd never encounter in a regular curriculum, ideas about identity, ethics, global issues, and personal growth. Math tutors breaking down formulas into TikTok challenges.

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Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Subjects like math and science — the ones only “smart” kids do well in — demand that you find patterns, unravel clues, connect one dot to another, and scaffold knowledge learned in prior lessons. Don’t say science and math are hard. Worse, you’re either right or wrong with no gray areas.

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Critical Thinking Teaching Failure Ethics 178

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

They were never high enough for worried administrators, who were all too aware that in Tennessee, high stakes testing plays a big role in how the state considers school performance, as well as in the teacher evaluations that determine pay raises. Because I was good at what I did, more work kept getting piled up on me,” Moore says.

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