eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Let’s practice two-digit addition. These kinds of exercises can help students make marginal gains in reading, math, and general content knowledge, but they don’t address the root of the problem: learning how to think and how to learn. Why focus on critical thinking?

Critical Thinking 337

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Knowledge Achievement 337

Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2019

I encourage teachers to think about the purpose of the work students are doing and evaluate whether it makes sense for them to invest their time and energy grading that work. If my students wrote an informative paragraph about a topic or issue, I would evaluate that paragraph for specific standard-aligned skills.

Grades 419

Grades Assignments Evaluation Coaching 419

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.

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Blended Learning Teachers Learning Grades 535

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2024

Now, more than ever, educators need to focus on the four upper levels of Bloom’s 1956 taxonomy (with evaluation at the top) and the processing and applying levels of Costa’s levels. This includes analyzing data, evaluating scenarios, and creating new solutions, which AI cannot easily replicate.

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Evaluation Quizzes Ethics Knowledge 296

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Let’s dive into the five key strategies that will help foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and the application of knowledge in ways that truly resonate with our students: Optimize: This first strategy is all about taking a simple craft and measuring how it performs.

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Evaluation Critical Thinking Learning Knowledge 277

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The traditional methods of testing and evaluation must evolve to accommodate the capabilities of AI. This shift has the potential to make assessments more engaging and more reflective of real-world skills and knowledge application. Demonstrating learning needs to move from testing memorization to showcasing transferable skills.

Metacognitive Skills 339

Metacognitive Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 339

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It is well-documented and often repeated in teachers’ professional development that the right type of co-learning can deepen understanding and long-term knowledge gains. Despite many efforts , there will never be a tool that can evaluate how much of an assignment was influenced by AI. How do we evaluate their knowledge?

Essay 337

Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 337

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Knowledge Graph helps developers enhance AI system inputs by aligning them with learning science research, state academic standards, and curricula, while Evaluators help developers assess AI system outputs to ensure they meet the accuracy, rigor, and quality essential for teaching and learning.

Intelligence 258

Intelligence Evaluation Knowledge Science 258

eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2024

It equips them with the knowledge to critically evaluate information, understand scientific concepts, and make informed decisions in a rapidly changing world. The CRAAP strategy teaches students to evaluate information sources based on five criteria: Currency , Relevance , Authority , Accuracy , and Purpose. Is It CRAAP?:

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Science STEM Evaluation Critical Thinking 312

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Eventually, I felt I had no choice but to finally take my son for a thorough evaluation that revealed not only ADHD but also dyslexia and dysgraphia, a writing-related learning disability. After my son’s evaluation, I knew I had to take action. More than 40 million adults in the U.S. Thankfully, there are solutions.

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Evaluation Learning Disabilities Disabilities Reading 352

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2021

In fact, with the way our day-to-day lives are evolving, it’s critical that students take time to evaluate how their next steps , personally and professionally, might impact the future. Evaluate key factors when choosing a college.

Learning Styles 296

Learning Styles Evaluation Students Knowledge 296

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

This method, however, may inadvertently create myriad barriers for students with hearing impairments, memory challenges, attention deficit disorders, insufficient background knowledge, or who lack familiarity with subject-specific or academic vocabulary. This encourages brainstorming and prediction.

Lecturing 431

Lecturing Knowledge Assignments Writing 431

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Online discussions offer an avenue to connect students online and facilitate knowledge construction; however, many teachers are frustrated by a lack of student engagement online. Discussion is a cornerstone of any learning community. Students construct and confirm meaning, in part, through dialogue with their peers.

Discussions 546

Discussions Participation Questions Assignments 546

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

This can be everything from students asking good questions and sharing their thinking verbally to relating a new problem to prior knowledge and using a visual representation to illustrate their thought process. That includes widening our view of what it means to be good at math. Put your oxygen mask on first.

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Math Beliefs Culture Ethics 195

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2020

Today’s educators are challenged with keeping students engaged in their learning to help them build the knowledge and employability skills they’ll need to be successful. It also helps students see how their work evolves, which helps them evaluate their own academic progress.

Learning Tools 333

Learning Tools Learning Evaluation Assignments 333

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Engagement Active involvement in learning that is relevant, valuable, and interesting Representation Access to multiple ways to experience or receive information Action and Expression Set goals, monitor and track progress toward goals, engage in metacognitive skill-building through self-assessment and demonstrate knowledge in a variety of ways.

Universal Design 545

Universal Design Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning 545

eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The AI Education Project on Wednesday released its AI Readiness Framework , a comprehensive way for students, teachers and school leaders to think about building AI Readiness in America’s schools and evaluating what being “AI Ready” means in a time of rapid technological change.

Interdisciplinary 284

Interdisciplinary Ethics Education Evaluation 284

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Most academic interventions focus on core knowledge and basic skills: Lets practice two-digit addition. These kinds of exercises can help students make marginal gains in reading, math, and general content knowledge, but they dont address the root of the problem: learning how to think and how to learn. Why focus on critical thinking?

Critical Thinking 268

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Education Knowledge 268

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2024

By equipping students with the skills, knowledge, and competencies they need to succeed, we can create a highly skilled and adaptable workforce that is capable of meeting the demands of a rapidly changing global economy. Recent research has shown that generative AI tools have the potential to help bridge these gaps.

Achievement 300

Achievement Education Ethics Evaluation 300

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Our schools must not only impart knowledge to our students but also equip them with the creativity, empathy, and curiosity required to walk into an unpredictable, yet promising, future with unwavering confidence. Educators who understand their students can tailor their teaching to each individual’s learning style to accelerate academic gains.

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Schools Learning Students Knowledge 300

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Science is more than just a body of knowledge; it is the process of discovering new knowledge. The Nature of Science includes understanding that while scientific knowledge is based on empirical evidence, it is also subject to change based on new evidence. In other words, it involves understanding the Nature of Science.

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Science Students Knowledge Evaluation 286

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

The updated report augments ongoing research and provides education leaders with the tools, knowledge, and sample survey items to make important strides toward measuring students’ networks in more equitable, meaningful, and actionable ways.

Students 293

Students Evaluation Knowledge Participation 293

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Lack of appropriate assessments How to assess student knowledge? Because there are no uniform requirements, it is very difficult to adequately evaluate students. Of course, it is difficult to evaluate them equally. Finding all this in schools can be challenging.

Science 317

Science Education Evaluation High School 317

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

The summer break gives us time to recharge and re-evaluate why we do this challenging work. Do your grades evaluate knowledge, skills, compliance? If we begin the year by evaluating what we do and why, we can eliminate some of the work we do that does not improve learning for students. What is our purpose?

Metacognitive Skills 366

Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 366

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Media literacy empowers students to critically evaluate sources, assess the intent behind content, and engage with diverse perspectives. Numerous applications and platforms can facilitate engaged learning and critical thinking , helping students consume information and analyze, evaluate, and create content responsibly.

Skills 306

Skills Ethics Critical Thinking Evaluation 306

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In the coming year, that broad trend will continue, with a shift to looking beyond knowledge building as schools, districts, and states begin improving capacity and creating systems aligned to the science of reading. It is a body of research from multiple disciplines that helps us understand how people learn to read.

Science 321

Science Reading Education Knowledge 321

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Educators in our listening sessions strongly recommended that districts use the knowledge they have gained from past advances in edtech to build a clear and coherent strategy tied to the instructional core as a first step in planning for the use of AI, and then revising that strategy as they learn more about AI.

Ethics 318

Ethics Evaluation Intelligence Motivation 318

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

This uncertainty can be daunting, but one thing is clear: Foundational knowledge in computer science will be essential, no matter what paths they choose. How can we ensure that all students develop the computing skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven workforce?

Science 102

Science Ethics Education Students 102

eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2019

Under these more rigorous standards, students are expected to read more complex texts and reach greater depths of knowledge than before. When these students moved to fifth grade, many took this knowledge and applied it in a way that seemed logical to them but was incorrect. This was an eye opening experience for us.

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Textbooks Math Knowledge Middle School 279

eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Compounding the problem, the number of students receiving special education services is predicted to increase sharply as students who are overdue for evaluations seek help and others who have fallen behind during COVID will need additional assessments and revised services. Classroom-Embedded PD.

Special Education 321

Special Education Teachers Education Evaluation 321

eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

They need to develop their research skills before they are ready to evaluate content from across the world wide web. Language and Composition, your students are learning to evaluate persuasive writing and identify propaganda, because these are key information literacy skills. Whether you are teaching U.S. Government or A.P.

High School 312

High School High School Skills Schools 312

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2021

In fact, with the way our day-to-day lives are evolving, it’s critical that students take time to evaluate how their next steps , personally and professionally, might impact the future. Evaluate key factors when choosing a college.

Learning Styles 246

Learning Styles Evaluation Students Knowledge 246

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2019

Alternatively, teachers can assess students’ prior knowledge with an individual task and collect useful data to inform their follow-up instruction. Pair the video content with an activity that encourages students to think about, analyze, or evaluate the information. Second, flip and engage.

Multiple Choice Questions 420

Multiple Choice Questions Lecturing Blended Learning Evaluation 420

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Today, in any given classroom, students arrive with varying degrees of knowledge and skill. At present, 30 states include student growth as one measure in teacher evaluation. Eleven states do not allow districts to attribute team outcomes to teacher evaluations, 21 states do allow it, and 18 states and D.C.

Teachers 272

Teachers Evaluation Coaching Learning Outcomes 272

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Teachers need training on how to rework assignments to incorporate and evaluate the AI generated output. As we anticipate the evolving landscape of AI in education, it’s crucial to equip our schools and educators with the necessary knowledge and resources.

Academic Integrity 306

Academic Integrity Ethics Assignments Evaluation 306

eSchool News

JULY 18, 2022

Its vision is “to ensure that ALL students possess the knowledge and skills needed to be society’s game changers: educated, productive, and empathetic individuals.”. Those are lofty objectives for programs centered around video games!

STEM 285

STEM Evaluation High School High School 285

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2019

.” The presenters emphasized that the global skill most vital to students is learnability: the desire, passion, and capacity to learn, the ability to synthesize and evaluate information, and the willingness to take on new challenges. Related Content: eSchool News Robotics Guide.

STEM 276

STEM Students Evaluation Knowledge 276