eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

While there are tons of graphic organizers out there, its most beneficial to have a consistent framework for thinking that spans grade levels and content areas. Make learning active Models such as project-based learning and inquiry learning have been demonstrated to improve learning outcomes.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? In other words, the teaching and learning principles so many of us embrace call upon us to be learners.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Indeed, the time spent on teaching class is less than the time spent on preparation, evaluation, and feedback (grading). Using AI, we can eliminate much of the time teachers spend on preparation and grading—reducing their week by as much as 30 percent—and giving them more time for what they do best: teaching students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

By analyzing patterns in students’ grades, attendance, participation, and other behavioral indicators, AI algorithms can predict potential academic risks and learning disabilities. This can significantly enhance learning outcomes by ensuring students receive the support they need to master the material.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL is an approved blended learning program for the Texas Education Agency’s Math Innovation Zones (MIZ) initiative, which aims to improve learning outcomes in math by preparing students for success in Algebra I.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? In other words, the teaching and learning principles so many of us embrace call upon us to be learners.

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Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 59

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Aperture’s student-facing portal offers a new DESSA Middle School Student Self-Report to capture student voice regarding their social and emotional skills and deliver gamified activities to build student’s competence, guiding them through self-paced key growth areas designed specifically for grades 6-8.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Khanmigo was launched last year in grades 5-8 and used in core content areas, which are typically math, reading, writing, and science, according to the district. In 2020, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $12 million to Khan Academy to support the continued development of the organization in grades 3-12 math.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 6, 2025

The focus of this article is to share examples of AI input prompts to generate case studies as a learning tool to help students learn course topics and learning outcomes. Case studies provide opportunities for students to learn and/or reinforce what they have already learned.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

Even a few moments of video can provide rich substance that can accelerate my learning as an educator. I can evaluate how clearly I give directions, how purposefully I manage time, how meaningfully I relay the significance of the work, or whether I call on students equitably. She can be reached at fancynancyin5th@gmail.com.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started teaching data science and artificial intelligence in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, I was frustrated by how little insight I actually felt I had into how effective my teaching was, until the end-of-semester final exam grades and student assessments came in. This is where machine learning comes in.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

School leaders were thrilled to find that students had access to an entire K-12 curriculum in one place, allowing learners to quickly catch up on previous grade-level content at any time. Under the MIZ program, there are 20 districts implementing IXL to boost achievement for students in pre-K through 8th grade.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

For those who can, it’s become abundantly clear that grades alone are insufficient to motivate learning. But it also illuminates just how little value schoolwork has, from some students’ perspectives, except to feed a grade. But Bragg has witnessed a different reaction in his classes.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback on student activities? One survey found teachers average more than 10 hours weekly on planning and grading , and another study reported that about a third of teachers spend at least 2 hours daily on pre- and post-instruction activities.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2020

It’s really the only time they have to evaluate and revise their lesson plans and teaching methodologies. And since they get to do all that work at home, without the distraction of students and grading, and perhaps while wearing shorts, they do it all unpaid. The usual rewards include increasing learning outcomes and reducing stress.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Moreover, he points to the product’s assessment strategies focused on student outcomes, employing a combination of automated evaluations and teacher-led assessments to ensure comprehensive learning assessment. This approach ensures effective learning outcomes and supports diverse educational settings and needs.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

When we get to see effective edtech products in practice, the view is exciting: We see kids engaged, teachers energized about the kinds of thinking their students are generating and strong learning outcomes that result from well-made tools matched to the students and educators using them.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning. AI's ability to provide instantaneous, tailored feedback can revolutionize how educators evaluate and enhance academic performance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Issues like digital inequality and over-reliance on devices can hinder learning outcomes. Hybrid Learning Models What makes hybrid learning models an effective solution for today’s educational challenges?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

“It’s an honor to have our literacy programs recognized as solutions that are positively impacting teaching and learning—and having access to adaptive, personalized tools has never been more important than during this unprecedented time of COVID-19.”. Rosetta Stone Inc. For more information, visit www.rosettastone.com.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

This article explores the role of metacognition in enhancing learning outcomes for ELLs and demonstrates how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can support metacognitive growth. Together, these strategies empower ELLs to take ownership of their learning and thrive.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Digital platforms for enrollment, grading, and communication enhance efficiency, allowing educators to focus more on teaching and students’ individual needs. Digital quizzes, online assignments, and real-time feedback mechanisms offer a more dynamic and varied approach to evaluating students’ understanding and progress.

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 239

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2020

She pursued a PhD in Educational Research, Measurement and Evaluation. Today, she is the Senior Vice President of Learning Sciences, Measurement and Data Analytics at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. We want teachers to teach the grade-level content, but they cannot go back and teach everything that a student may have missed.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. However, assessment is more than just grading and is often misunderstood. Both types of assessments are essential to ensure effective learning. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 16, 2015

Policymakers are fond of noting that teachers are the number one school-level influence on student learning outcomes (note: non-school influences are far more significant). teacher evaluations based on statistically-volatile (and thus unfair) ‘value-added’ assessment systems. elimination of teacher tenure.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2017

To ensure equitable learning outcomes for all. also ensure equitable professional learning outcomes for all mathematics teachers. To ensure equitable learning outcomes for all. Is it great news to learn that you only have to take one college math methods course to follow your dream?

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Math Teachers Evaluation Learning Outcomes 113

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

This is a view of personalized learning that is strikingly similar to the approach Netflix has popularized with movies. Unlike movie enjoyment, which is an inherently subjective evaluation, learning is an objective outcome. prefer instructional formats that produce inferior learning outcomes.

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Education Evaluation Failure Essay 155

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Assessment is more involved as projects being graded for creativity are more challenging than just checking a worksheet to see what answers the student got right or wrong. It’s about evaluating the process and the product of what they learned, which can be intimidating and time-consuming.

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Student Engagement Teachers Students Beliefs 201

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Synchronous online learning” generally refers to live learning activities that must happen at a set time (often over Zoom or a similar platform), while “asynchronous online learning” refers to almost everything else (completing assignments, doing readings, watching videos, etc.).

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As educators, in order to advance our assessment methods so that it serves the learning of our students, it’s important to prioritize aligning the intended learning outcomes with assessment tasks. Moreover, assessment should be incorporated as an integral component of the student learning experience.

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Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. However, assessment is more than just grading and is often misunderstood. Both types of assessments are essential to ensure effective learning. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

Just like that, she’s gone,” my friend said to me just a few weeks ago, devastated that her daughter’s second grade teacher — her favorite teacher — left before the school year ended. When her children moved to the next grade, we met with their new teachers to share background information to build continuity of support.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Core5 is research-proven and designed to accelerate the development of fundamental literacy skills for students of all abilities in grades pre-K-5. When their schools shifted to remote learning during the disruption period, student access to Core5 became a concern for many schools due to a lack of access to devices and internet connections.

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Students 143

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Fractions covers math standards for grades 3-6 and features a storyline and what the company calls “personalized feedback” through an online tutor. McGraw-Hill introduces a new English language arts software for grades 2-7 called Redbird Language Arts & Writing. video, quizzes) and share them publicly with other users.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Under Mr. Hatcher’s guidance, Akron Public Schools partnered with Edmentum to integrate cutting-edge learning technologies, harnessing their full potential to enhance learning outcomes. HCISD even had children entering kindergarten the following year learning math at a second-grade level!

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Education Math Reading Secondary Education 296

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

Before her administrative roles, Mathison was a middle school science teacher, leading grade-level teams and the science department. Becky Mathison From a system or district perspective, ensuring consistency between and among grade levels is really important. Finally, each of the grade-level teams meets to go through the data.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Educators can gain valuable insights into student performance trends, allowing for adjustments in teaching strategies and curricula to ensure optimal learning outcomes. These resources provide students with engaging tools to explore complex subjects in innovative ways, making learning more enjoyable and effective.

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Teachers Collaborative Learning Teaching Methods Communication 141