Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Earlier this year, I administered a survey to my students, asking them to evaluate my classroom management skills and provide feedback on our classroom. Authority, on the other hand, is when I decide what lessons to assign to students, or when they must read silently to themselves or aloud to the class. They are for everyone.

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Multiple Choice Questions History Students Beliefs 113

Whiteboard Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Providing personalised feedback and revision materials for students. Create texts tailored to specific reading ages and styles. However, the training strongly emphasizes the need to fact-check and critically evaluate all AI-generated content before it is used. Assisting with lesson and curriculum planning. Planning school trips.

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Quizzes Schools Disabilities Exams 59

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon. Integrity is often talked about as a coin that reads cheated on one side and didnt cheat on the other. Affirm personal interests by letting students know you cared enough to read their inventories. Im here to help!

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Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

Meanwhile, Houston Independent School District partnered with an AI company to develop reading passages tailored to individual student levels and classroom goals. This could be gamified lessons that minimize cognitive overload, voice-assisted content to reduce reading anxiety, or real-time emotional feedback to help manage frustration.

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Multidisciplinary Evaluation Reading Feedback 293

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

Through the process of writing, writers put nascent thoughts into comprehensible language for others to read. In academic writing, this leads back to the text, where writers rethink, re-evaluate, and understand a detail or main idea more deeply. Simply put, writing is our critical thinking made visible.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective. Recognizing that traditional assessments dont always reflect a students progress, AEF is introducing alternative evaluations like projects and skill-based assessments.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

He engaged in a fifteen-year evaluation of over 50,000 research articles and something like 240 million students — making it the biggest evidence-based education research project ever — and discovered something no one expected and few believed: Almost any approach will work if delivered well. Or not occurring. teacher clarity.

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Learning Failure Evaluation Feedback 193

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Students, too, interact with data daily, whether analyzing graphs in math class or using feedback from educational platforms to guide their learning. Data literacy in a school context means more than reading charts or calculating averages. Teachers use data dashboards to track student progress. What is data literacy for K-12 learners?

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Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 297

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 27, 2021

Feedback is how students feel seen and supported. When we give feedback as students work, we signal that the work they are doing is important, and we care about their progress. Teachers want to give students timely, focused, and actionable feedback, yet it is easy to neglect. Peer Feedback Choice Board. I really liked __.

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Feedback Peer Review Assignments Online Learning 546

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

I would like to see teachers balance the time they spend on instruction with the time they spend facilitating learning and providing feedback as students attempt to do something with that instruction. The challenge for teachers is figuring out how to create the time and space necessary to prioritize feedback. Blended learning can help!

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tutoring can make writing less of an isolating process because students can access different audiences and, as a result, receive feedback that is in the function of its message and not only for the sake of a grade. Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Language 119

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Bell Ringer Retrieval practice Review activities Spiral review Spark Activity Encourage inquiry Pique interest in a topic Present a creative writing prompt Goal Setting Set an academic, personal, or behavioral goal for the week Reflect on the actions/behaviors needed to reach that goal Feedback Form Ask students to provide feedback.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Assignments 546

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Some students will need additional support, scaffolds, feedback, or reteaching to understand key concepts and apply specific strategies, processes, or skills. Formative Assessment Strategies There are different categories of formative assessment, including observational assessments, checks for understanding, and formative feedback.

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Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 431

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

It takes time to articulate what each level looks like; however, the benefit of this approach is that you do not need to write clarifying feedback. Students can read the descriptions to understand why they are receiving a particular score. Writing these descriptions is the most challenging part of designing a standards-aligned rubric.

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Blended Learning Essay Feedback Writing 521

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Giving regular feedback to roughly 100 middle and high schoolers has been my greatest challenge as an English and writing teacher, and it hit home for me sometime in 2013. My challenges with the feedback load were officially impacting my health and family life. Students were getting the feedback they needed faster.

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Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Giving feedback in university courses allows for the provision of supportive ideas for improvement, elaboration, and/or heightened thinking as students prepare for job factors outside of their university preparation. Feedback Literacy.

Feedback 119

Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tutoring can make writing less of an isolating process because students can access different audiences and, as a result, receive feedback that is in the function of its message and not only for the sake of a grade. Tutoring practices that include non-evaluative feedback and mindful approaches support writers’ growth holistically.

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Evaluation Feedback Writing Language 98

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

This summer I read Starr Stackstein’s book Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School. Their first task was to read through and rewrite the standards in a way that made sense to them. Another column is dedicated to teacher feedback.

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Grades Feedback English Evaluation 420

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Facilitate peer feedback. Students can talk through their plans for a writing assignment or share a thesis statement and receive feedback. Practice an oral presentation and get feedback. Gather reading samples from students to evaluate their reading level and share with parents. Group storytelling.

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Exams Feedback Assignments English 325

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

The 5Es instructional model is composed of the following stages: 1) Engage, 2) Explore, 3) Explain, 4) Elaborate, and 5) Evaluate. Evaluate: Assess the Effectiveness. Members of the PLC will need to collect artifacts of student learning and student feedback to evaluate the effectiveness of the strategy, technique, or model.

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Teachers Blended Learning Learning Evaluation 427

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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Reading Accessibility Learning Elementary School 246

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Giving feedback in university courses allows for the provision of supportive ideas for improvement, elaboration, and/or heightened thinking as students prepare for job factors outside of their university preparation. Feedback Literacy.

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Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 98

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2024

Over the past few years, more literacy tools have been using generative AI, either to accelerate children’s reading proficiency or to stimulate more reading interest. I have seen that many have the potential to bring learning breakthroughs, for example, by offering personalized fluency practice or feedback tailored to each user.

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Coaching Reading Motivation Feedback 206

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Texthelp ®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and math skills, today announced the launch of WriQ ®, a cloud-based writing assessment and achievement tool. It provides them with their own dashboard of real-time feedback.

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Writing Gamification Motivation Evaluation 255

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I asked a variety of questions about their perception of the instruction and assessment practices we had shifted to, the types of feedback they received and how they felt about the class. This was the toughest feedback I have ever received, but it helped me define the problem so I could figure out what to do about it.

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Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

I want students to know that their teachers are there to support them as they work because learning is a process and everyone needs feedback and help to improve. I know how important it is for students to receive regular feedback, so they know where they are excelling and where they need to focus their time and energy to improve.

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Blended Learning Feedback Learning Communication 343

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

” I know a lot of teachers who spend the summer reading, reflecting, and refocusing, but it is hard to take those resolutions we make in summer and put them into practice during the chaos of first few weeks of school. The summer break gives us time to recharge and re-evaluate why we do this challenging work. What is our purpose?

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Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 367

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Try asking a Gen AI chatbot such as ChatGPT to customize text to a specific reading level. The traditional methods of testing and evaluation must evolve to accommodate the capabilities of AI. AI-assisted tools can provide real-time feedback, enabling personalized learning experiences that adapt to each student’s progress.

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Metacognitive Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 336

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: Two Teacher-Led Stations – One Differentiated, One Guided Reading and Discussion Reading Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.2 Teacher 1: Differentiated Instruction Station At this station, students are grouped by their reading comprehension levels.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Tricider is a free online tool that simplifies the decision-making process and makes it more equitable by allowing users to leave plenty of feedback. The feedback is listed in three easy-to-read columns, which helps make even complex discussions easy to digest.

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Teachers Feedback Evaluation Intelligence 327

Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). Sojka et al.

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Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 107

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In short, it has never been more critical to understand how to support students on the path to reading proficiency by the end of 3rd grade. Applying research to practice is at the core of instruction based in the science of reading. Scores have continued to decline, in part because of pandemic-related learning interruptions.

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Study Achievement Evaluation Curriculum Design 273

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Maybe you were curled up by the fire, reading a good book, and perhaps considering how you were going to integrate feedback, change up your courses, and add some jazz, flavor, and maybe a little bit of spice to your courses. I would like to take you on a bit of a journey – back to mid-December when we were on winter break.

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Feedback Secondary Education Teaching Philosophy Assignments 111

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

First of all, there are approaches that can help reduce grading time while still giving useful feedback to students. The most common homework given to students in most classes is reading. To incentivize that, I typically assign reading exercises and quizzes.

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Motivation Reading Instructors Assignments 203

Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

When students evaluations are viewed by instructors as a type of formative assessment to be used as a tool for instructional improvement, mid-semester feedback surveys allow instructors to immediately respond to their students needs (Chapman & Joines, 2017; Diamond, 2004). 2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). Sojka et al.

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Feedback Questions Course Evaluations Evaluation 95

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I spent countless hours guiding them through the writing process, giving feedback, and encouraging them to think critically. With AIs assistance, my students are able to receive real-time feedback, suggestions for grammar and vocabulary, and even guidance on structuring their arguments.

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English Writing Teaching Essay 294

eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2022

AI and ML are being used at every step of the student and educator journey to: Build statistical models of student knowledge, evaluating student achievement and instructor proficiency Streamline recruiting and reduce unconscious bias Create a digital “paper trail” for audit purposes Organize and optimize learning materials, and continually update them (..)

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Instructors Intelligence Evaluation Achievement 256