Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

Computer science should begin early and continue throughout elementary, middle and high school. When evaluating a computer science curriculum, its important to consider how it approaches artificial intelligence. The courses support computing from basic skills to advanced theory, serving grades K-12.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The pressure students feel to get high grades and the pressure for teachers to give them are both real. In classrooms where teachers emphasize performance goals (errorless performance on tasks, points, and grades), students are more likely to cheat. Ensure evidence of integrity before giving marks or grades.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2025

When Angela Dominguez took the helm of Donna Independent School District in Texas in 2021, she thought the districts original decision to use most of its federal Elementary and Secondary School Relief (ESSER) money to pay for existing fourth- and fifth-grade teacher positions was short-sighted. she recalled.

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Coaching Math Achievement Grades 133

k12

JULY 24, 2025

Like brick-and-mortar schools, online public schools are tuition-free, while online private schools require tuition fees. With homeschooling, parents act as the teachers by creating the curriculum, leading classes, and grading assignments. Is online school the same as homeschooling? What is homeschooling?

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Last year, I began experimenting with standards-based grading and wrote a blog titled “ Grading for Mastery and Redesigning My Gradebook. This summer I read Starr Stackstein’s book Hacking Assessment: 10 Ways to Go Gradeless in a Traditional Grades School. Grades weren’t a surprise.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Key points: A study offers important considerations for how colleges can best evaluate student performance Test: The four-letter word that works with GPA for college admissions What data is necessary to help students succeed? Key findings: The onset of the pandemic saw significant grade inflation in high schools.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

ARLINGTON, Texas/PRNewswire/ — Workforce solutions provider Ancora has developed a new relationship with McGraw Hill to launch Ancora High School. The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In fact, Mercy was the first all-girls school in the country to earn a STEM certification. The interest in our program has been intense; the school’s 500+ students come from 95 grade schools across several counties and even the neighboring state of Indiana.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Understanding what teachers find cognitively engaging in their work can help them 1) evaluate where they are investing their time and energy resources, 2) reflect on whether those tasks are energizing or draining, and 3) make adjustments in their approach to workflows that they find mentally draining. The answer did not surprise me.

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. To close the skills gap, there are a number of practices, strategies and ideas that any high school can draw from the CTE model.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

Its goal is to get 70 percent of Utah third graders reading at grade level by 2027. The selection of 95 Percent Group’s programs for state schools is based on rigorous review by Utah’s professional educators. “At Students who are not proficient by the end of third grade are less likely to thrive in school and graduate high school.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

SCRANTON, PA – MMI Preparatory School, located in Freeland near Hazleton, has approved a pre-college agreement with Lackawanna College, enabling MMI students to earn college credits while still in high school. Provide exposure to college-level coursework, easing the transition from high school to higher education. “We

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

In his 21 years of teaching, Jesse Stommel says he has never put a grade on a piece of student’s work. What I actually found was I changed my own grading approach significantly in the midst of the pandemic. They offered some variation of pass/fail rather than letter grades, with the objective of cushioning the impact on students’ GPA.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2024

As High School students explore post-graduation options, more and more are looking at careers as creators. Dive into the world of photo editing with our comprehensive guide tailored for high school students. It is fulfilling and potentially lucrative and relies heavily on individual passion and preparation.

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High School High School Schools Feedback 172

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The debate over using test scores in college admissions has oscillated between requiring them and questioning their necessity in favor of relying more on student grade point averages (GPAs). While high school GPAs provide valuable insight, grade inflation can mar their reliability.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Grade inflation is growing, and grade point averages alone are not enough for colleges to make informed decisions about applicants without an objective measure of competence—like, say, a standardized test. grade points, from 3.17 Its reasoning? in 2010 to 3.36 Sanchez, an ACT researcher who co-authored the report.

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Grades Testing Interdisciplinary STEM 161

eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Louis area schools. The program encompasses the creation, deployment and evaluation of a new computer science curriculum for Missouri high school juniors and seniors based on the new curriculum/training standards set forth through Missouri House Bill 3 (HB3). As of now, 6 teachers from 6 St.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2019

Preparing students for college and a career is the mission of every public K-12 school system, and this work begins by establishing a strong foundation for success in the early grades. A new generation of state standards has been designed to ensure that all students graduate from high school ready for college and a career.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2023

CHARLOTTE, NC — Following a comprehensive evaluation, the South Carolina State Board of Education has approved the South Carolina-aligned High School Biology course of the award-winning Science Techbook by Discovery Education for statewide use as a core instructional resource.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 8, 2015

I had a “conversation” with my son, a high school senior, about a project he recently turned in for his AP psychology class. Rubrics are an assessment tool to evaluate student work based on a pre-determined set of criteria. Once grades are given, students realize they missed the mark on what the teacher expected.

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Evaluation Assignments Students Grades 111

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2024

Checkology virtual classroom , NLP’s browser-based platform, is designed for students in grades 6-12 and helps prepare the next generation to easily identify misinformation. Civic Online Reasoning focuses on the idea that students are confused about how to evaluate online information–in fact, most people are.

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Critical Thinking Students Quizzes Evaluation 323

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

The district reports 70 screens are live today with Carousel digital signage content coming from multiple contributors per school, with approximately 150 screens expected upon completion. The district has adopted a “one school at a time” rollout strategy that helps its technology specialists effectively train staff before using the system.

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Communication Middle School Middle School Elementary School 264

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

For Scott Looney, there’d be no hesitating: He would have every school switch from traditional grading to competency-based evaluations. Looney is the mastermind behind the Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC), an organization made up of over 100 private schools. They just make sense.”. Full size image here.

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Grades Evaluation Feedback Communication 134

eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Cognia selected IDVA as one of the 60 Schools and Systems of Distinction out of more than 1,900 institutions that were reviewed worldwide. Idaho Virtual Academy is an accredited, full-time online public school, serving students in kindergarten through 12th grade across the state.

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Schools Evaluation Culture Grades 256

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When students reach high school, research shows that close to 66 percent of students are disengaged. But even students who do successfully navigate their schooling emerge with only a specific (and often narrow) skillset that may or may not match their strengths or interests.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such as during parent-teacher conferences or through course grades. In contrast, medical school can overwhelm students with detailed information, like longitudinal reports on multiple-choice question performance throughout the year.

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Multiple Choice Questions Feedback Students History 272

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

School and district leaders should adopt a continuous improvement framework, emphasizing iterative assessment and refinement of strategies to meet the evolving educational landscape. This involves a cycle of planning, implementing, evaluating, and adjusting, with engagement of pertinent individuals to ensure ongoing relevancy.

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STEM Education Science Middle School 258

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

PITTSBURGH, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, today announced that its blended core Middle School Math Solution received perfect scores in a new report published by EdReports.org.

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Middle School Middle School Math Learning 265

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

The Challenge, which is sponsored by Shell Oil Company and administered by the National Science Teachers Association, encourages science teachers (grades 6-12) in the U.S. Registration has opened for the 2015-2016 Shell Science Lab Challenge.

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Science Laboratory Evaluation High School 268

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

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. Students analyze, evaluate, and critique the technology’s answers in order to build strong information literacy skills. Related : Embracing AI for limitless learning potential

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Plagiarism Education Assignments Essay 327

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

asked a 9th-grade boy on the first day of school. I had just transitioned back into the classroom at Latin School of Chicago from a job in publishing and this was not the kind of question that I had prepared myself to answer. Back on that first day, this 9th-grade student continued to press me. Why am I in this class?”

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Grades Languages Language Essay 128

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

However, many high school classrooms still use outdated college and career preparation models, which can leave high school graduates feeling unprepared for their future. This highlights the increasing need for high schools to incorporate career-connected learning.

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Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 333

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

During a time when many kindergarten through 12th grade education leaders are facing many challenges, including teacher shortages , declining math and reading scores , funding issues, student mental health , and more, it’s critical that superintendents maximize their resources.

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Hybrid Learning Schools Evaluation Blended Learning 281

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

The pedagogical approach to brings learning to life for students through hands-on engagement that lends itself to both differentiation and personalization, writes Kendall Stallings, a first grade teacher in Baltimore County. Dive into Dr. Verma’s argument for elementary-level STEM.

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Teaching STEM Education Learning 319

eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Whether for high school students preparing for standardized tests, working adults seeking career changes, or those pursuing further education, the platform provides resources for success. MLA judge Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School (platinum award) : A 21.5-credit, It has so many resources and the patrons love it!

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Languages Language High School High School 265

eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2019

Demographics: Alpine School District in Utah serves over 82,000 students across 89 schools. Biggest challenge: Our student count in any given grade level (9-12) ranges from 450 students to almost 1,200. Our middle school locations are currently discussing and outlining ways to expand arena scheduling to junior high.

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Middle School Middle School English Evaluation 224

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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