eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

Boston – July 28, 2022 – Two VHS Learning students earned top honors on the 2022 National Latin Exam (NLE), with one achieving a perfect score and earning a gold medal. On the Advanced Latin Reading Comprehension exam, one VHS Learning student answered 40 of 40 questions correctly, earning a gold medal and a summa cum laude certificate.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Learning a new language is challenging, requiring a student to master four basic skills–listening, reading, speaking, and writing–from scratch. The reasons for the importance of writing skills for ESL learners are obvious: Mistakes make them look uneducated. Above-average writing skills are a must here to succeed.

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Writing Skills Essay Languages 286

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2023

Other Problems with Traditional Approaches to Review and Retrieval Practice Review and practice are often focused on preparing for an exam instead of being treated as an integral part of every class. A single review game or study guide does not provide “spacing” or repeated exposure to vocabulary, concepts, or skills.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 5, 2019

The ability to define unfamiliar vocabulary is a life skill that teachers need to teach explicitly. Not only will students who use these strategies to define unfamiliar words develop vocabularies more quickly, but it will help them be more successful on high stakes exams, like the SAT.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Designed to offer flexibility for educators and choice for students, Savvas PathMaker delivers an exciting array of online dual-enrollment and career and technical education (CTE) courses that enable students to create their own personalized pathways and gain the skills and confidence to become college and career ready.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Helping students review for an exam often takes the form of a study guide or review game. A study guide is unlikely to inspire much interest in students, and a single game does not provide enough repeat exposure to vocabulary, concepts, or skills. These traditional approaches to review are problematic on three fronts.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

I’ve blogged about grading for mastery of skills instead of the accumulation of points and ditching my traditional grade book in favor of an ongoing assessment document. I identify target skills and assess these critical skills over the course of the grading period.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. Understanding the utility and impact of exam blueprints from a student perspective can be a game-changer. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. No more guesswork—students know exactly what to expect.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A 2021 College Board analysis found that simply completing AP classes and taking the exams made students more likely to enroll in college and excel in introductory courses. Strong AP exam scores allow students to earn college credits and potentially skip introductory university courses.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

To remediate the exam preparation study skills that beginning (and other) students are missing, most of us respond by telling students about those skills that make for good exam performance. Students need to work to develop and refine those skills. They described feeling prepared and able to handle exam questions.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Perhaps … it’s not just about the skills we bring to the table. An example might be a school bringing in local employers whose employees can mentor students, introducing them to new skills, resources, or experts related to their field of work. And although African American/Black workers account for only 5.7 percent of the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Exam blueprints are a teaching tool that is still shrouded in controversy. Understanding the utility and impact of exam blueprints from a student perspective can be a game-changer. They can also help instructors to ensure that exams are fair and equitable. No more guesswork—students know exactly what to expect.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2025

For students, the mid-year stretch is a chance to assess their learning, refine their decision-making skills, and build momentum for the opportunities ahead. In today’s world, goal setting isn’t just about school–it’s a necessary life skill.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In an era consumed with teaching 21st-century soft skills, are games any good at building critical thinking or collaboration skills? I never want to make claims that games writ-large for any kid—under any circumstances—teach these sort of skills.” The answer is likely yes, but, much like games themselves, it’s complicated.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2024

Gaining computer science skills is “increasingly important in today’s digital world,” Weaam said. Only 29% of Michigan students who took an AP computer science exam in 2022 were women, and Black students were less likely to take AP computer science exams than their white and Asian peers. of all students passed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2024

These are the soft skills associated with financial literacy. These responsibilities include imparting knowledge and equipping our students with practical life skills beyond textbooks and exams. Core soft skills ensure that a business and brand are well received. How will they repay the loan?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The data brief, False Assurances: Many states’ licensure tests don’t signal whether elementary teachers understand reading instruction , provides the most up-to-date analysis on the quality of elementary reading teacher licensure exams being used by each state. Just six exams are rated “strong” and four are rated “acceptable.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Do they learn and use new skills one at a time in a vacuum? Well, according to state science exams, my students consistently score higher than other science classes in my district. The school year is a simulation of adulthood where students work, create, and learn about personal finance and entrepreneurial skills. Is it working?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Accurately establish language skills with AI. The verbal exam is the world’s first fully automated speaking assessment and covers nine languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin, Portuguese and Tagalog. Emmersion’s cofounders, Brigham Tomco and Dr. Jacob Burdis, will remain with the company.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2019

Across the massive, brightly colored expo hall at ISTE 2019 , the annual education technology conference where companies display and demo their latest gadgets, upgrades and software, several vendors showcased the new skills they have developed for Alexa-enabled devices. Alexa, why should I take the ACT? Alexa, when is the next ACT test date?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Here are some ideas for using Voxer to help connect students in a meaningful way and practice both their speaking and listening skills. Encourage students to form study groups to prepare for an exam. Create discussion groups up to 5 students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2023

Personalizing education can help students find their way and equip them with the skills they desire. When lessons are dictated by the teacher, government, and exam body, the student is left out of the decision-making despite being on the receiving end.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

“Margaret connects students with business and industry leaders, and she supports all of our students in developing the job readiness skills they need to succeed in the skilled trades, business, military, or college,” said Templeton. Her commitment to leveraging YouScience in the classroom is a testament to her dedication.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 5, 2024

Access to industry certifications through CTE programs enable students to demonstrate their skills, qualifications, and capabilities to employers immediately, connecting them with valuable career opportunities to fill the healthcare worker pipeline. But to do this, CTE programs need highly-qualified educators with industry experience.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

Learning does not just mean facts and content but includes a broad range of skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, and effective written communication, as well as social and emotional well-being. . Students’ critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication skills are essential for success in college and career.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The district turned to IXL because of its ability to align perfectly to Austin ISD’s textbooks and curriculum, plus IXL’s broad range of skills that individualize instruction and empower every student. IXL is built on over 8,000 interactive skills that are highly targeted and adjust to each student’s level of understanding.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Building quizzes, tests, and lesson plans from curriculum materials: Fran Bellas, a professor at Universidade da Coruña in Spain, recommends teachers use ChatGPT as an assistant in crafting quizzes, exams and lesson plans for classes. You can take these ideas and make them your own.” How can ChatGPT be used for assessment and feedback?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

The Ask a Tech Teacher crew has ideas on those skills that will not only serve you well in your academics but beyond: 4 Highly Important Study Skills to Develop During College and Beyond We spend a lifetime learning, so it makes sense to develop a few study skills that will make our lives easier.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

SEL teaches essential skills such as emotional regulation, mindfulness, and stress management. Whether its a quiet reflection period or a no-homework policy during exam weeks, these changes can make a big difference. Here are three ways SEL can help prevent burnout for both teachers and students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2022

Even the best math teachers have had students who ace the chapter tests just to go on and struggle with that same content on the final exam—or students who have a hard time grasping more advanced concepts because they’ve forgotten the foundational learning that came before. Long-term math retention can be elusive.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2017

Students of teachers who participated in the Pathway Project, which includes 46 hours of training in the “cognitive strategies” instructional approach, scored higher on an academic writing assessment and had higher pass rates on the California High School Exit Exam than students whose teachers did not receive the training.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

We must act to ensure that children, youth and adults are receiving the literacy education that enables middle-skills workers—those who need more than a high school diploma but less than a college degree—to achieve success. Doing so ensures all workers have the skills to support their families and contribute meaningfully to their communities.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Differentiated instruction is essential, but time constraints, large class sizes, and varying skill levels make personalized learning difficult. Teachers, on the other hand, face challenges in addressing diverse student needs within a single classroom. You only learn when youre asking the good questions, Catalano noted. The results?

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2019

Here in Salamanca, New York, as we seek to ensure our students have the necessary marketable skills for the modern economy, we’ve chosen to incorporate a drone curriculum into our STEAM programs. Like many districts, most of our best ideas start with our teachers.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

Not only do these courses offer students a jump-start on credits once they get to college, but they also equip them with skills like time management, critical thinking and study habits that researchers say encourage them to enroll and stay in college. Often state policies require students to take complicated exams or pay to take the classes.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This fall, I will return to the classroom for my second year teaching English at Philadelphia’s Excel Academy South , an accelerated high school experience for students seeking a smaller, more personal setting, intensely focused on elevating social skills, emotional wellness, and academic success. . It was about the outside world.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It can give suggestions for how to write a college application essay for those who lack writing skills, too. Licensure exams, if rigorous and aligned to the science of reading, can serve as an important guardrail for making sure teachers have this critical knowledge. Just six exams are rated “strong” and four are rated “acceptable.”

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