Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Through best practices, case studies, and expert insights, we outline a step-by-step guide for institutions to craft their AI policies. We also explore the role of continuous evaluation and stakeholder engagement in maintaining an AI framework that remains true to an institution’s mission over time. Chris holds a B.A.

Ethics 117

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 117

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education empowers individuals to become well-rounded to handle complexity, diversity, and change by providing broad knowledge of the world and in-depth study in a specific area. In liberal arts, this helps students delineate the scope of their studies and understand the limits of their knowledge.

Art 114

Art Curriculum Interdisciplinary Teaching 114

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

By guiding students in crafting effective prompts and critically evaluating AI-generated content, educators can help them leverage AI as a thinking partner rather than a content generator. Another essential aspect of AI literacy is the critical evaluation of AI-generated content.

Critical Thinking 81

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 81

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2025

While this method was effective in evaluating the authenticity of the website, it did not ensure the accuracy of the information on the website. When creating units of study, teachers should consider the type of resources students will be using. Fortunately, there are standard practices that can be utilized to teach verification.

Learning 176

Learning Lecturing Internet Textbooks 176

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

This study is the first to investigate the impact of Core5 at scale in California schools,” said Lexia President Nick Gaehde. Our study evaluated Core5’s impact on more than one million California elementary students’ ELA achievement during the 2022-23 school year. “Our

English 130

English Language Languages Art 130

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

By guiding students in crafting effective prompts and critically evaluating AI-generated content, educators can help them leverage AI as a thinking partner rather than a content generator. 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

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education empowers individuals to become well-rounded to handle complexity, diversity, and change by providing broad knowledge of the world and in-depth study in a specific area. In liberal arts, this helps students delineate the scope of their studies and understand the limits of their knowledge.

Art 97

Art Curriculum Interdisciplinary Teaching 97

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Through best practices, case studies, and expert insights, we outline a step-by-step guide for institutions to craft their AI policies. We also explore the role of continuous evaluation and stakeholder engagement in maintaining an AI framework that remains true to an institution’s mission over time. Chris holds a B.A.

Ethics 74

Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 74

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Armed with markers and paper, they work collaboratively to connect concepts like anxiety, depression, and trauma responses, discovering links they might have missed studying alone. Deadlines for each phase keep the momentum going, while incorporating peer evaluation into the final grade ensures consistent participation.

Active Learning 65

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 65

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

I have seen powerful learning emerge when students explore a topic like “community resilience” through the lenses of science, social studies, and civic action. For example, we embed regular peer observations, not for evaluation but for reflection, where teachers receive structured feedback from colleagues and set their own growth targets.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

Gamification 103

Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 103

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

A 2021 OECD study found that 15-year-olds consistently show lower levels of creativity and curiosity than 10-year-olds globally. A follow-up study in 2025 confirmed this trend, highlighting even steeper declines where secondary students have fewer opportunities to build new skills.

Ethics 153

Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 153

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

This feeling of not being a math person creates the mindset that ones math ability cannot change meaningfully over time through study and practice. Before we can think about building positive math identities in our students, we need to take a moment to evaluate our own math identities. Put your oxygen mask on first.

Math 184

Math Beliefs Culture Ethics 184

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

solving a case study, evaluating evidence, or designing a project). By designing, facilitating, monitoring, and evaluating inclusive learning spaces, we can contribute to a sense of belonging and bring joy back into the classroom. Create tasks that are complex enough to require collaboration (e.g.,

Assignments 66

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 66

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations. The surveys included over 20 demographic questionscovering areas like housing, food security, disability status, and employmentfollowed by 1540 experience-based questions exploring academic confidence, mental health, study habits, and perceptions of inclusion.

Disabilities 53

Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 53

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2025

Practical Application of the Belonging Social-Ecological Model The study underscores the pivotal role of departmental culture and environment in shaping a learner’s sense of belonging. This is an essential consideration for departments when evaluating the factors provided to learners at each level of the belonging social ecological model.

Evaluation 59

Evaluation Motivation Activities Study 59

k12 Prospects

JUNE 27, 2025

The RFP outlines the district’s specific needs, budget considerations, evaluation criteria, and submission deadlines. Providing case studies and success stories can reinforce credibility. Highlight Experience and Success Stories: Demonstrate your track record of working with schools and include testimonials or case studies.

Fairness 52

Fairness Schools Evaluation Study 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 8, 2025

Practical Application of the Belonging Social-Ecological Model The study underscores the pivotal role of departmental culture and environment in shaping a learner’s sense of belonging. This is an essential consideration for departments when evaluating the factors provided to learners at each level of the belonging social ecological model.

Evaluation 53

Evaluation Motivation Activities Study 53

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. A study from the U.S. Department of Education found that 77% of online students reported a better balance between their studies and personal life.

Hybrid Learning 128

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 128

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

solving a case study, evaluating evidence, or designing a project). By designing, facilitating, monitoring, and evaluating inclusive learning spaces, we can contribute to a sense of belonging and bring joy back into the classroom. Create tasks that are complex enough to require collaboration (e.g.,

Assignments 61

Assignments Art Critical Thinking Motivation 61

k12 Online Schools

JUNE 24, 2025

Digital literacy refers to the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate, and create information using a range of digital technologies. Studies have shown that students with strong digital skills tend to have higher grades and better engagement in their educational pursuits.

Skills 52

Skills Critical Thinking Evaluation Discussions 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

First, decide what class is appropriate, such as a course that you expect a good deal of unexpected issues and problems due to the newness of teaching the course topics; experimenting new curriculum materials; new pedagogical approaches to a course; or improving and addressing student course evaluation and student feedback.

Lecturing 55

Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 55

Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

Our on-the-ground experience echoed the data for our campus tabulated by the National Study of Voting, Learning, and Engagement (NSLVE) project at Tufts University, which is available for most campuses in the United States (National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement 2025). National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement.

Students 53

Students Attention Communication Study 53

Faculty Focus

JULY 6, 2025

Our on-the-ground experience echoed the data for our campus tabulated by the National Study of Voting, Learning, and Engagement (NSLVE) project at Tufts University, which is available for most campuses in the United States (National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement 2025). National Study of Learning, Voting and Engagement.

Students 59

Students Attention Communication Study 59

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This initiative helps students strengthen their academic foundations, develop better study habits, and build resilience. Recognizing that traditional assessments dont always reflect a students progress, AEF is introducing alternative evaluations like projects and skill-based assessments.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

I offered students a chance to ask about my education, experience in finance, the time I lived and studied in Paris, or how I ended up teaching at a community college. It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. But a few years ago, I removed the slide.

Teaching 70

Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

Elevate k12

JULY 3, 2025

This change may shift how districts structure their instructional models and how state agencies evaluate the use of federal dollars ( EducationCounsel ). Review your staffing assignments across core subjects (ELA, math, science, social studies) to ensure each teacher is certified in the subject and grade level they’re teaching.

Special Education 94

Special Education English Languages Language 94

Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

I offered students a chance to ask about my education, experience in finance, the time I lived and studied in Paris, or how I ended up teaching at a community college. It is natural to view students as a means to ends such as low DFW rates , good student evaluations, tenure, or a paycheck. But a few years ago, I removed the slide.

Teaching 70

Teaching Motivation Learning Outcomes Instructors 70

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Evaluating the detectability of AI-generated texts among student essays. Cheating in the age of generative AI: A high school survey study of cheating behaviors before and after the release of ChatGPT. My AI experiment: how many students can beat detection software? Tes Magazine. link] Fleckenstein, J., Keller, S. Do teachers spot AI?

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Image courtesy of LYLA IN THE LOOP™ / © 2023 Mighty Picnic LLC PBS works with advisers — ranging from educational researchers to psychologists — who create a framework of learning goals based on studies and topics that are age-appropriate for children. The studies showcasing the positive effects of PBS on children’s learning seem endless.

Fairness 182

Fairness Study Laboratory Evaluation 182

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

In social studies , students can interpret historical or demographic data, question sources, and discuss how data is used to shape policy. In other words, theyre not just passive consumers of information, theyre critical thinkers.

Ethics 297

Ethics Education Culture Social Studies 297

Cook County EM Blog

JUNE 29, 2025

One study revealed a 75% failure rate of aspiration attempted drainages, with up to 60% of these giving little to no fluid on aspiration.3 4 Some studies have compared regular cavity irrigations with sterile solutions and even povidone-iodine solutions, neither of which have been shown to improve outcomes.5,6 PMID: 32812137.

Failure 40

Failure Study Discussions Change Management 40

Cook County EM Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

The plan is for the patient to be admitted to medicine for V/Q scan to evaluate for pulmonary embolism. normal), despite the AKI on CKD, and thyroid studies demonstrated subclinical hypothyroidism with a TSH of 11.2 Laboratory work-up is significant for a troponin of 0.24, a d-dimer of 2.40., and a creatinine of 2.4 baseline 1.8).

Laboratory 52

Laboratory History Evaluation Discussions 52

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe traditional assessments fail to fully measure student understanding. Here are five powerful resources that can transform how you evaluate student progress.

Evaluation 278

Evaluation Quizzes Critical Thinking Feedback 278

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Efficacy research is a proven method of evaluating instructional delivery decisions so teachers, parents, administrators, and students understand what practices and resources connect directly with gains in literacy achievement. What the research said “Data from the four implementations studied to date are encouraging,” said Myers.

Study 275

Study Achievement Evaluation Curriculum Design 275

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

This article explores the significance of digital tools in social studies instruction, delving into their benefits, implications, and the emerging capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) in both elementary and secondary settings.

Social Studies 290

Social Studies Study Ethics Intelligence 290

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Riverside Insights ®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today debuted a new Assessment Playbook focused on streamlining the evaluation of dyslexia, the most common learning disability, affecting 20% of the population. ITASCA, Ill.

Evaluation 243

Evaluation Disabilities Testing Learning Disabilities 243