eSchool News

JULY 28, 2021

Each CoderZ course develops interdisciplinary skills like problem-solving, collaboration, and grit as well as core knowledge in physics, geometry, literacy, and algebra. A SIIA CODiE Award win is a prestigious honor, following rigorous reviews by expert judges including educators and administrators whose evaluations determined the finalists.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2022

Others on the team include Jennifer Robitaille, who has more than a decade of experience in research and evaluation to support SEL programs, Research Assistant Emily Parker, and SEL Strategy Developer Samantha Hagans. The DESSA has been rigorously tested and peer reviewed in more than 130 articles.

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Education Special Education Peer Review Evaluation 288

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

At the same time, school leaders must ask themselves how they can develop the most comprehensive and impactful programs to help students build these all important SEL skills. Checklist: 6 Questions To Ask When Evaluating SEL Screeners. Is It Truly Research-Validated? Free SEL Resources. How Easy Is It To Administer?

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

Members of the public were also able to review the materials online for two weeks. Finally, the Commissioner of Education assessed the state and district reviewer evaluations, public feedback and cost of the materials before giving approval. K-12 English language arts materials were the focus of the 2020-2021 year.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I implemented writing reflections to help students recall their feedback from prior assignments and collaborated with a colleague to develop a teacher guided peer review system, which eventually yielded an app called Floop that made the peer review data visible and simpler to manage.

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Feedback Peer Review Teaching Writing 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This is the kind of subtle distinction that critical-thinking skills should help illuminate. Ben Motz This suggests that training alone may do a bit to improve people’s critical-thinking skills—but that practice in pattern recognition can make a bigger difference. You can’t just be told, ‘hey, this is how you evaluate the information.’

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Critical Thinking Multiple Choice Questions Peer Review Testing 217

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Students are grouped based on their skill or ability levels and rotate through all the stations. Teacher 1: Provides targeted instruction tailored to each group’s needs, abilities, and skill levels. Teacher 2: Delivers the same instructional content or activity to all groups, regardless of their skill levels.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Yet there is another additional skill that is often overlooked in the implementation of case studies—the opportunity to develop questioning skills. Yet there is another additional skill that is often overlooked in the implementation of case studies—the opportunity to develop questioning skills.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Yet there is another additional skill that is often overlooked in the implementation of case studies—the opportunity to develop questioning skills. Yet there is another additional skill that is often overlooked in the implementation of case studies—the opportunity to develop questioning skills.

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Questions Study Skills Evaluation 97

eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2016

Under a new partnership, PD Learning Network (PDLN) and University of the Pacific’s Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) will let K-12 educators earn university professional development units for skills they develop post-degree.

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Peer Review Teachers Evaluation Assignments 139

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Scaffolded practice connects instruction to feedback When writing, students must engage in a multi-step process of goal-setting, planning, drafting, evaluating, revising, and editing. Because literacy instruction spans many subject areas, genres, and skills, writing practice needs to be flexible.

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Feedback Peer Review Writing Beliefs 134

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

In switching to inquiry-based instruction, I had pulled myself back and asked my students to step up and take the lead, but I hadn’t given them the skills or strategies to do it successfully. Students use peer feedback to quickly revise their work and pose at least one question before I provide in-app feedback.

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Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

In fact, the JAMA Network just published a peer-reviewed report that “showed enhanced cognitive performance in children who played video games vs those who did not.” Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g. coding) and soft skills (e.g. Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Critical Thinking Peer Review 186

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

To mitigate the risks inherent in trying out a potentially ineffective product, we suggest the time and effort spent evaluating the evidence should be proportional to the amount of time students will spend using the product. Reviewing research studies to determine effectiveness can be a complex process. is something you care about.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

If it's a podcast that involves interviews, it gives them interview skills, and it helps them build networks. And for that to be counted as such, people are also going to want to subject it to the rigor of different forms of peer review. So it pushes the students to really distill things. And that's the problem.

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Teaching Peer Review Essay Knowledge 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2019

What exactly is peer feedback and how is it being applied to lower grades? What is peer feedback? When used as an assessment strategy, peer feedback is much more than casual comments shared between classmates. It is the logical evaluation of one student’s work by another using predetermined characteristics and measures.

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Feedback Peer Review Writing Critical Thinking 104

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Grades : 3-12.

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Peer Review Feedback Writing Evaluation 111

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2017

Education technology providers dangle the promise of transforming classrooms and equipping previously disengaged students with the skills to become lifelong learners. Yet few can demonstrably support their arguments with strong evidence. What research informed the product development?

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Questions Peer Review Study Evaluation 144

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) evaluative framework consists of an assessment indicator. London, UK: Routledge. Gaynor, J.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

We know that educators at all levels are responsible for making big decisions based on student evaluation outcomes. Test-taking is a skill; small reminders on how to correctly take a test can improve scores dramatically. Test-taking is a skill; small reminders on how to correctly take a test can improve scores dramatically.

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Testing Exams Peer Review Study 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2019

Robust reports are available to identify opportunities for enrichment, deeper dives, or additional support while providing feedback on which word skills students have begun and completed. In response to this, peer feedback is growing in popularity as an approach that balances these two realities for the benefit of the student.

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Teachers Peer Review Feedback Critical Thinking 107

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

According to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the body for the accreditation of degree-granting higher education institutions in the southern states, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) evaluative framework consists of an assessment indicator. London, UK: Routledge. Gaynor, J.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 109

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Or they may look out for students who seem confident, realistic about their own weakness, and able to work toward long-range goals—three of the eight “noncognitive skills ” identified by William Sedlacek, professor emeritus in the University of Maryland College of Education. They also simply may not work.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

The National Council on Teacher Quality, a think tank that evaluates teacher preparation programs, doesn’t collect data related to remote learning or online education, says its director of strategic communications. Indeed, developing “a teaching force skilled in online and blended instruction” is one of the recommendations in the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

Further, students may not develop the skills necessary for original ideas and critical thinking. The paper passed three peer reviewers who reported that they believed the paper was written by a person. The impact There are both positive and negative aspects of ChatGPT. A report by Paul (2023, p.1)

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Intelligence Critical Thinking Academic Integrity Peer Review 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 24, 2023

Further, students may not develop the skills necessary for original ideas and critical thinking. The paper passed three peer reviewers who reported that they believed the paper was written by a person. The impact There are both positive and negative aspects of ChatGPT. A report by Paul (2023, p.1)

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Intelligence Critical Thinking Academic Integrity Peer Review 96

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 23, 2025

Curriculum assessment and evaluation projects may not always spark immediate enthusiasm, but a recent well-organized team project in our higher education program demonstrated the power of collaboration. The changes made as part of this academic assessment/evaluation project to enhance student success yielded significant improvements.

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Evaluation Education Learning Outcomes Learning 82

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). The second domain focuses on making an effort to acknowledge the knowledge, skills, and abilities that team members contribute to improving a process.

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Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 110

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). The second domain focuses on making an effort to acknowledge the knowledge, skills, and abilities that team members contribute to improving a process.

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Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 109

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). The second domain focuses on making an effort to acknowledge the knowledge, skills, and abilities that team members contribute to improving a process.

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Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 108

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

QM’s robust framework, encapsulated in the QM Rubric, evaluates various facets of online course design through eight categories, including learning objectives, alignment, assessment strategies, instructional materials, learner interaction, course technology, learner support, accessibility, and usability.

Feedback 118

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 118

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

QM’s robust framework, encapsulated in the QM Rubric, evaluates various facets of online course design through eight categories, including learning objectives, alignment, assessment strategies, instructional materials, learner interaction, course technology, learner support, accessibility, and usability.

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Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 108

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

First, we used Revision Assistant’s Spot Check assignments to get a snapshot of students’ writing skills before direct instruction began. We could also identify exemplar essays we pulled from the first Revision Assistant exercise that we used in self- and peer-review assignments. Here’s what we did.

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Testing Essay English Writing 84

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

This requires thoroughly self-examining personally held biases and evaluating our social connectedness (Dewsbury & Brame, 2019). The second domain focuses on making an effort to acknowledge the knowledge, skills, and abilities that team members contribute to improving a process.

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Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 91

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

When students share organic ideas and peer review projects, they build authentic knowledge that everyone takes ownership in, but the saying is easier than the doing. Use this to develop writing skills, collaboration, and perspective-taking. Students: break into groups (based on the number of skills to be represented).

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Writing Students Peer Review Essay 90

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 23, 2025

Curriculum assessment and evaluation projects may not always spark immediate enthusiasm, but a recent well-organized team project in our higher education program demonstrated the power of collaboration. The changes made as part of this academic assessment/evaluation project to enhance student success yielded significant improvements.

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Evaluation Education Learning Outcomes Learning 62

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. How can it enhance teaching without diminishing faculty agency?

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88