k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

From a young age, I was captivated by a single question: “Can learning be more meaningful than memorization?” My journey has been one of constant evolution—from questioning the system to becoming someone who works to reimagine it. As a student, I found myself disengaged, even though I deeply valued the idea of learning.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Easy to find, not always true: Helping students evaluate AI-generated content For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub For years now, the promise of AI in education has centered around efficiency–grading faster, recommending better content, or predicting where a student might struggle. But its a start.

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Ethics Intelligence Feedback Questions 221

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

The Gems evaluate the uploaded information and offer a review of the district’s current curriculum. Students also use Gemini for real-time academic help, such as asking follow-up questions and details about a particular topic. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance.

Education 222

Education Quizzes Coaching Special Education 222

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2025

Students early on described AI as a great anonymous tutor — especially valuable for first-generation students who used it to ask questions, refine thinking and learn. How do I evaluate the learning that’s going on or students’ ability to work through the problem? Our faculty have been amazing. It’s not output specific — it’s process.

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Skills Teaching Critical Thinking English 151

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

High-stakes standardized assessment has led to a focus on compliance, production, and quality control, which has encouraged the use of formulas to simplify and standardize writing instruction, the student writing produced, and the process of evaluation of student work. Do they have access to the tools necessary to be successful?

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Writing Essay Instructors Assignments 253

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

AI literacy includes the ability to use AI tools effectively and ethically, evaluate their output, ensure humans are at the core of AI, and adapt to the evolving AI landscape in both personal and professional settings.”

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Ethics Critical Thinking Intelligence Evaluation 234

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

Click below to listen and click forward for a breakdown of the conversation: Key Takeaways Industry Transformation ISTE becomes first conference to implement quality indicators as partial gatekeepers for vendor participation Plans to gradually increase requirements over coming years until full compliance is mandatory for expo floor access Five quality (..)

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Evaluation Participation Educational Technologies Questions 130

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). Navigating the Disorienting Dilemma As we reason through this innovative technology, we will question truth and reality.

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Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 98

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

Each lesson poses a big question–like “Why do stars twinkle?” The activities are rooted in the 5E instructional model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, Evaluate) and cover topics ranging from earth science and chemistry to engineering design. or “Can a tree grow without seeds?”–and

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STEM Learning Science Textbooks 240

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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Math Beliefs Culture Ethics 191

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). Navigating the Disorienting Dilemma As we reason through this innovative technology, we will question truth and reality.

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Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 128

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

is a question that has reverberated from the minds of learners for decades. Feedback Analysis : Evaluate customer feedback to identify patterns in behavior and make informed decisions for service improvement. There are guiding questions and ideas for Tara and Tim to discuss with the mentors provided by their employer.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 96

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage with AI meaningfully. Another essential aspect of AI literacy is the critical evaluation of AI-generated content.

Critical Thinking 82

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 82

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

From a young age, I was captivated by a single question: “Can learning be more meaningful than memorization?” My journey has been one of constant evolution—from questioning the system to becoming someone who works to reimagine it. As a student, I found myself disengaged, even though I deeply valued the idea of learning.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Deadlines for each phase keep the momentum going, while incorporating peer evaluation into the final grade ensures consistent participation. For example, at the end of our discussion on memory formation, I ask students to quickly write down the most important concept they learned and one question they still have.

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Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 66

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. What a good question. In evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations better.

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Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 75

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage with AI meaningfully. Another essential aspect of AI literacy is the critical evaluation of AI-generated content.

Critical Thinking 69

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 69

Faculty Focus

JULY 24, 2025

Thus, when confronted with the liberal expectations of a Western education, where students are expected to engage with new people and evaluate and apply new knowledge, many feel underequipped to succeed, as they wrongly assume they have nothing to contribute. There, they were to discuss the case, by working through a set of questions.

Ethics 81

Ethics Culture Instructors Knowledge 81

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Therein lies a paradox I have struggled with in my career: How can I continue to teach students that questioning authority is not only okay, but sometimes necessary, while maintaining a position of authority myself? Martin began explaining a concept to the class when I raised my hand and questioned, “Why do we have to learn this?

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Multiple Choice Questions History Students Beliefs 112

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

The fundamental question becomes: How can educators plan for and deliver instructional content that is relatable and meaningful? solving a case study, evaluating evidence, or designing a project). According to a recent survey by Salesforce (2022), just 12% of college students felt a strong sense of belonging in their institutions.

Assignments 73

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 73

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

is a question that has reverberated from the minds of learners for decades. Feedback Analysis : Evaluate customer feedback to identify patterns in behavior and make informed decisions for service improvement. There are guiding questions and ideas for Tara and Tim to discuss with the mentors provided by their employer.

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 95

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This project started with a deceptively simple question: What arent our students telling us? I wanted to change thatnot just by asking better questions, but by building an open-access platform that would amplify student voices and inform actionable change. These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations.

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Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 54

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

For example, private practice environments powered by chatbots or simulations can offer students a space to make mistakes, ask questions, and rehearse ideas without fear of embarrassment. For instance, if a student demonstrates mastery of foundational concepts, they can be prompted with higher-order questions to challenge their thinking.

Critical Thinking 89

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 89

Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

For example, private practice environments powered by chatbots or simulations can offer students a space to make mistakes, ask questions, and rehearse ideas without fear of embarrassment. For instance, if a student demonstrates mastery of foundational concepts, they can be prompted with higher-order questions to challenge their thinking.

Critical Thinking 95

Critical Thinking Student Engagement Lecturing Quizzes 95

Whiteboard Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Generate exam-style questions and quizzes. However, the training strongly emphasizes the need to fact-check and critically evaluate all AI-generated content before it is used. These resources, free for all teachers , demonstrate how AI can: Support students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Planning school trips.

Quizzes 59

Quizzes Schools Disabilities Exams 59

k12 Prospects

JUNE 27, 2025

The RFP outlines the district’s specific needs, budget considerations, evaluation criteria, and submission deadlines. Evaluation & Shortlisting: The school’s procurement team evaluates proposals based on criteria such as pricing, qualifications, references, and past performance.

Fairness 52

Fairness Schools Evaluation Study 52

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

The fundamental question becomes: How can educators plan for and deliver instructional content that is relatable and meaningful? solving a case study, evaluating evidence, or designing a project). According to a recent survey by Salesforce (2022), just 12% of college students felt a strong sense of belonging in their institutions.

Assignments 62

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 62

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? This shift raises questions about the efficacy and long-term viability of conventional education methods. As a result, your role involves creating a learning atmosphere that encourages questioning and exploration.

Hybrid Learning 135

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

These factors influenced the types of questions used. To support automatic scoring, the team included multiple-choice and Likert scale questions. Creating draft questions First, the ISTE research team and GCPS partners collaborated to identify framework constructs they wanted to measure within each of the six core areas.

Ethics 111

Ethics Evaluation Testing Science 111

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

Imagine if a teacher said, “Go write on it and see what you come up with,” after a student asked a question. In academic writing, this leads back to the text, where writers rethink, re-evaluate, and understand a detail or main idea more deeply. Rarely do we hear people, even teachers, discuss writing as a process for learning.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. Inquiry about integrity begins with the question Does this work accurately represent the students skills and understandings?”

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

While it is possible that our method of publicizing their availability through emails from the residence life director was suboptimal in garnering student attention, the experience also seemed to indicate significant reluctance on the part of students to plan in advance to seek out help and proactively ask questions.

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Students Attention Communication Study 54

k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

These tools encourage educators to evaluate representation, inclusion, and bias in their practices. Regular reflection and discussion allow educators to process experiences, ask tough questions, and track their personal growth. School leaders can begin by asking equity-focused questions during decision-making: Who benefits?

Confidentiality 213

Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 213

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

When evaluating a computer science curriculum, its important to consider how it approaches artificial intelligence. Therefore, its also critical that teachers can impart this knowledge with confidence, ease and little prep, regardless of their background or experience.

Science 111

Science Education Ethics Students 111

k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

These tools encourage educators to evaluate representation, inclusion, and bias in their practices. Regular reflection and discussion allow educators to process experiences, ask tough questions, and track their personal growth. School leaders can begin by asking equity-focused questions during decision-making: Who benefits?

Confidentiality 130

Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 130

Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

While it is possible that our method of publicizing their availability through emails from the residence life director was suboptimal in garnering student attention, the experience also seemed to indicate significant reluctance on the part of students to plan in advance to seek out help and proactively ask questions.

Students 59

Students Attention Communication Study 59

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Summer brings the chance to slow down, evaluate what matters most, and set new goals for next year. Join an Online Teacher Community Facebook groups, Twitter Chats, Instagram threads, and more are all ways to connect with other teachers to exchange ideas, ask questions, and find support.

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Reading Skills Teachers Classroom Management 59