Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Teaching Students How to Interact with AI Teaching students how to interact with AI begins with understanding prompt engineering. Additionally, educators can use AI for formative feedback, allowing students to refine their work before submitting final assignments. Cotton, Debby R., Cotton, and James R. Harvard Business Review.

Critical Thinking 82

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 82

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Teaching Students How to Interact with AI Teaching students how to interact with AI begins with understanding prompt engineering. Additionally, educators can use AI for formative feedback, allowing students to refine their work before submitting final assignments. Cotton, Debby R., Cotton, & James R. Harvard Business Review.

Critical Thinking 69

Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 69

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. What This Looks Like in Real Classrooms Lets talk about some real-life teacher moments where self-checking work makes a differencenot just in theory, but in the day-to-day reality of teaching. But Isnt That Cheating?

Students 52

Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

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. Key points: In the post-COVID era, millions of U.S. These concerns are not isolated to the pandemic.

Grades 154

Grades Evaluation Students Achievement 154

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. Teach students about the mechanics and value of group debates with a number of persuasive topics. 8; CCRA.SL.4

High School 52

High School High School Schools Counselling 52

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.

Fairness 546

Fairness Assignments Feedback Languages 546

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.

Activities 542

Activities Feedback Fairness Coaching 542

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Key points: Technology works in service of teaching, not the other way around Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators Leveraging edtech to help students, teachers stay connected through illness For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Artificial intelligence brings opportunities and questions to classrooms worldwide.

Teaching 316

Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 316

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I was in my fifth year of teaching at Forest Ridge, an independent all-girls school serving students in grades 5-12 in Bellevue, Wash., This Class is Unfair The pivotal class I was teaching at the time was a physical science course, consisting of three sections of 15 to 17 eighth graders. Anonymous student.

Feedback 167

Feedback Culture Science Teaching 167

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.

Laboratory 543

Laboratory Motivation Fairness Participation 543

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2014

My school was closed because of weather for the first time in my teaching career. 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. Offer Virtual Office Hours with Google Hangout.

Exams 403

Exams Assignments Learning Fairness 403

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?”

Grades 419

Grades Essay Exams English 419

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. 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. Diagram 2 below describes the distinction.

Fairness 122

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 122

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Through the Midwest Teachers Institute , I offer four college-credit classes that teach how to blend technology with traditional lesson plans. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Exhibit leadership in teaching and living as a digital citizen. Teach Writing with Tech. cyberbullying. digital commerce.

Teaching 195

Teaching Internet Authentic Assessment Writing 195

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. Should they disclose that to students?

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

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.

Ethics 311

Ethics Fairness Learning Intelligence 311

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.

Blended Learning 419

Blended Learning Education Feedback Teaching Methods 419

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Assessment is a critical component of the teaching and learning process. 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. Diagram 2 below describes the distinction.

Fairness 111

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 111

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.

Writing 285

Writing Academic Integrity Education Feedback 285

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Back-to-school is getting closer and closer, and as it approaches, stakeholders and ed-tech vendors are working to create research and products that identify educational needs and truly improve teaching and learning in the classroom. The short answer: It takes a lot, but companies and researchers are up to the challenge. Read more.

Teaching 186

Teaching Exams Learning Disabilities 186

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.

Fairness 267

Fairness Students Testing Intelligence 267

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. Here are my 3 favorite digital resources that can help support ALL science teachers teaching science lab skills: 1.

Science 261

Science Laboratory Fairness High School 261

eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

The resources range from articles about teaching and learning on artificial intelligence to a webinar that explains the history of the technology and how it is used in education. The page will be updated regularly to keep up with the “fast-paced” changes to AI, the state said.

Intelligence 285

Intelligence Schools Fairness Feedback 285

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Topics could include new teaching strategies, technology integration, or stress management techniques. 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.

Achievement 288

Achievement Schools Counselling Feedback 288

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.

Teachers 271

Teachers Fairness Schools Reading 271

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. They also need support integrating AI into lessons and teaching students how to use the technology ethically and responsibly.

Accessibility 300

Accessibility Ethics Learning Fairness 300

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

You can certainly teach more than one standard a day, but that doesn’t give you time to explore them, unpack them, and revisit them, which is where learning and mastery actually happen. Present and Defend: Have students share their work and defend their claim in response to constructive feedback. standards a day!

Metacognitive Skills 285

Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 285

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

These edtech tools were viewed as a breakthrough technology that offered classrooms real-time reporting and analytics to track and adjust teaching as students play. Since then, online learning continues to shatter the boundaries of traditional, monolithic approaches to K-12 teaching and learning.

Education 288

Education Testing Feedback English 288

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Through the Midwest Teachers Institute , I offer four college-credit classes that teach how to blend technology with traditional lesson plans. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Exhibit leadership in teaching and living as a digital citizen. Teach Writing with Tech. cyberbullying. digital commerce.

Blended Learning 159

Blended Learning Teaching Learning Internet 159

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. Face students when you teach. The first step requires developing a more comprehensive linguistic profile of students.

English 302

English Languages Language Testing 302

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.

Fairness 186

Fairness History Evaluation Feedback 186

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

After almost 20 years of a connection-centered teaching practice, I offer three ways to foster meaningful connections with them and inspire their learning. Make it known that we desire their feedback, because by doing so, we implicitly communicate to them that we trust their needs. Partners are also accountable to each other.

Learning 248

Learning Students Feedback Testing 248

eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

Chechitelli added, “Sharing usage and indication rates is one way that we can help improve understanding of the presence and use of generative AI in their teaching and learning practices. About Turnitin ​ Turnitin is a global company dedicated to ensuring the integrity of education and meaningfully improving learning outcomes.

Academic Integrity 244

Academic Integrity Writing Fairness Learning Outcomes 244

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.

Education 267

Education Fairness Evaluation Ethics 267

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

feedback from teachers —to self-evaluate their learning. Teaching students to use data to self-evaluate takes more time than traditional instruction. Equity in the classroom is critical, but beware of conformity under the guise of fairness. What’s In A Word? Students must effectively use the data available to them—especially.

Evaluation 160

Evaluation Teaching Learning Students 160

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Recently, I spoke with several teachers regarding their primary questions and reflections on using AI in teaching and learning. Walberto Flores: How might we redefine teaching and learning? They observe teachers using AI for lesson planning, providing feedback and generating project ideas.

Questions 209

Questions Ethics Education Fairness 209

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

You can certainly teach more than one standard a day, but that doesn’t give you time to explore them, unpack them, and revisit them, which is where learning and mastery actually happen. Present and Defend: Have students share their work and defend their claim in response to constructive feedback. standards a day!

Metacognitive Skills 250

Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 250