Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

Incorrect answers or misleading feedback may create confusion or lower academic performance. Feedback from students with different needs can help identify accessibility gaps. These legal steps create a safe, fair, and effective digital learning environment. How can schools test the accessibility of AI tools?

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Disabilities Ethics Schools Plagiarism 139

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Monitor and Adapt : Use feedback from experiments to refine policies and practices. Actionable Tip : Develop a stakeholder engagement plan with regular feedback sessions. Establish Ethical Guidelines : Develop principles that address privacy, fairness, and accountability.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Additionally, educators can use AI for formative feedback, allowing students to refine their work before submitting final assignments. Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency , 610–623. Assignments should be designed with specific AI-driven tasks that align with learning objectives.

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Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 81

Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

Immediate feedback is powerfuland when you build it into the work itself, you dont have to be the only source of it. Instead of walking around correcting every card or re-teaching every station, youre free to work with your small group while students get instant feedback. This is a question teachers ask all the timeand its fair.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Additionally, educators can use AI for formative feedback, allowing students to refine their work before submitting final assignments. Proceedings of the 2021 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency , 610–623. Assignments should be designed with specific AI-driven tasks that align with learning objectives.

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Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 69

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

During the pandemic, hints of changing grading standards and possible grade inflation raised concerns for parents and caregivers about their accuracy and fairness given the disruption of school closures and a shift to remote learning. These concerns are not isolated to the pandemic. And dont forget: involve students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2017

It’s fair to say technology is ubiquitous in many classrooms, but because it changes constantly, educators are challenged to keep pace with what’s new and next in the classroom. Sometimes, it’s difficult for educators to filter through the hype and identify the most pertinent technology changes to track.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Complete with 34 slides including blank, customizable slides, a form for peer feedback, and a set of teacher notes for implementation, this no-prep activity is a great way to practice CCSS for speaking and listening. 6 An interactive set of Google Slides introduces students to the basics of speech and debate in class.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. Rubrics also provide students with feedback, helping them understand their strengths and areas where they need to improve. This feedback can help students improve their skills and knowledge over time.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 24, 2021

As this year winds down, I encourage teachers to take the final weeks of the school year to create closure, collect feedback, and help students look forward. You can also gather some feedback about instructional strategies, class routines, the curriculum, projects, and technology tools. End-of-the-year Exit Ticket or Feedback Form.

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Activities Feedback Fairness Coaching 542

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

Ask them for feedback! Choice has been shown to improve retention, transfer performance, and motivation (Schneider, Nebel, Beege & Rey, 2018). It is worth our time to prioritize student choice, even if that choice is fairly simple. Would You Rather? I would love to hear what you observe and hear from students.

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Laboratory Motivation Fairness Participation 543

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I asked a variety of questions about their perception of the instruction and assessment practices we had shifted to, the types of feedback they received and how they felt about the class. This was the toughest feedback I have ever received, but it helped me define the problem so I could figure out what to do about it.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Once they submitted their writing, they were asked to provide 2 peers with thoughtful peer feedback on their writing. Yesterday Northern California was hit by massive storm. My school was closed because of weather for the first time in my teaching career. Offer Virtual Office Hours with Google Hangout.

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Exams Assignments Fairness Learning 403

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

Instead of spending hours grading assignments designed to help students develop these skills, I limit my energy to providing feedback in class as they work and grading the actual assessments–exam, essay, performance task. ” It’s a fair question. Some teachers have asked, “How do you have time for this?”

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Grades Essay Exams English 419

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In higher education, there has been an over-reliance on administering summative assessments and simply assigning student grades, often with minimal to no feedback provided prior to the conclusion of the course. Providing student feedback on an assessment, or any assignment, provides extensive value.

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Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

It enhances learning experiences with tailored learning paths and immediate feedback, improves accessibility and inclusivity through assistive and adaptive technologies and language translation, and boosts efficiency and administrative support by automating routine tasks and improving data management.

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Ethics Fairness Learning Intelligence 322

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We also accept the fact that, many times, a parent helps build their 4th-grader’s science fair project. However, if a student uses generative AI to help them edit their college admission paper or brainstorm a science fair idea, there’s a belief that it is dishonest. In both of these instances, we don’t consider it cheating.

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Fairness Beliefs Evaluation Essay 296

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2023

In general, through-year assessment refers to testing that takes place throughout the school year to provide feedback on student progress and ultimately make a proficiency determination. Through-Year Assessment Through-year assessment is a type of assessment that has several different versions.

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Fairness Students Testing Intelligence 275

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

million educators will be able to quickly and easily evaluate a submission for the presence of AI-generated text and provide feedback to students in their current Turnitin workflows. For 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types.

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Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 296

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When teachers devote extensive time to explaining, unpacking, modeling, and guiding, it robs them of the time they need to support and provide feedback as students grapple with complex concepts or apply specific strategies and skills. This can ultimately save teachers instructional time in the long run.

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Blended Learning Education Feedback Teaching Methods 419

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

This could include science fairs, art exhibitions, or community service projects. Feedback mechanisms : Create opportunities for students, staff, parents, and community members to provide feedback. Interactive projects : Implement projects that allow students to apply what they have learned in a real-world context.

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Achievement Schools Counselling Feedback 299

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Featuring a job board, virtual career fair, and an interview portal with AI-driven candidate-job matching, this groundbreaking platform transforms recruitment for educational institutions nationwide, ensuring alignment of values, skills, and long-term goals. For more information, visit [link] or contact editor@diversityined.com.

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Teachers Fairness Schools Reading 280

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2023

Add to this the fact that districts often emphasize and require science teachers to host and participate in school and district Science Fairs, and it is no wonder that good science teachers are hard to come by.

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Science Laboratory Fairness High School 267

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

However, C-suite leaders also acknowledge they have fallen short on providing mentoring, constructive feedback, and clearly defined paths to advancement.

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Fairness Intelligence Communication Feedback 286

eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

The state also released a webinar that introduces the fundamentals of AI technology and explains how the technology can support and enhance teaching and learning and provide personalized feedback to students depending on the type of technology. Weingarten said.

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Intelligence Schools Fairness Feedback 296

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Present and Defend: Have students share their work and defend their claim in response to constructive feedback. Related : 8 questions for educators as they use assessments to support student learning Designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers Great for sharing with parents and admins as well.

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Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 297

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

A writing teacher could use AI to provide quick first-round feedback, leaving more time for meaningful discussions about story structure and creative expression. And perhaps most importantly, it can do so without overshadowing the irreplaceable role of human teachers who inspire, mentor, and adapt to each student’s unique needs.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

For example, to become better writers, readers, and critical thinkers, Quill.org offers low-income students an AI-powered literacy tutor that provides students real-time coaching and feedback on literacy activities that pair nonfiction reading with informational writing.

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Education Testing Feedback English 300

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Many high-achieving students use AI to understand their work on a deeper level, consulting these tools for timely personalized feedback, which can enhance comprehension and learning outcomes. In fact, those who benefit most from AI tools that personalize instruction are students who didn’t necessarily need that much help to begin with.

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Accessibility Ethics Learning Fairness 311

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

To mitigate this, leaders must seek out diverse data points, including qualitative feedback from students and teachers, classroom observations, and contextual factors like community resources. Therefore, leaders must prioritize fairness and inclusivity by ensuring the data they feed into AI systems is vetted for bias.

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Education Fairness Evaluation Ethics 275

eSchool News

JULY 19, 2016

Yet, observations that paint a fair, accurate picture of teachers’ strengths and areas of need can play a crucial role in their professional growth. Truenorthlogic Observation is an intuitive, online solution for conducting classroom observations, collecting evidence and sharing feedback.

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Fairness History Evaluation Feedback 186

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It’s crucial for teachers to create classrooms that are safe places for students to try, experiment and get meaningful feedback that allows them to make sense of what’s going on around them. Related : How to help ESL students improve writing skills Designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Make it known that we desire their feedback, because by doing so, we implicitly communicate to them that we trust their needs. The mind of a young student is wired to sniff out fairness, or lack thereof. Thus take to heart all reasonable requests or grievances they have. Partners are also accountable to each other.

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Students Learning Feedback Testing 254

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Potential in the eye of the beholder The feedback on my presentations was a mixed bag. In fairness, their skepticism could be well placed. Some people showed palpable enthusiasm for what I shared. This group tended to include leaders of schools like those I was highlighting—alternative schools, hybrid virtual schools, and microschools.

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Fairness Feedback Language Languages 301

eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

For more than 20 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. About Turnitin ​ Turnitin is a global company dedicated to ensuring the integrity of education and meaningfully improving learning outcomes.

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Academic Integrity Writing Fairness Learning Outcomes 244

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2019

-based startup offers a platform that texts parents to invite feedback about teachers and schools. But most importantly, says Dowell, it explicitly asks for positive feedback to share with educators. They can do even more with feedback.” And now, it’s won over a fair share of investors. Schools get better faster.

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Feedback Schools Fairness Communication 86