Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

Clay Robison, a Texas State Teachers Association spokesperson, says that many teachers learned of the change through media coverage. “I Equity and Accuracy One question is whether the new system will fairly grade the writing of children who are bilingual or who are learning English. 20 years ago as a student.

Fairness 198

Fairness Testing Grades Essay 198

Catlin Tucker

MAY 24, 2021

Even though many felt unprepared for and uncomfortable with many of the changes, they also honed new skills and learned how to leverage new tools. You have an opportunity to help your students reflect on the year and what they learned. Students have likely seen their fair share of digital exit tickets this year.

Activities 542

Activities Feedback Fairness Coaching 542

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

If the teacher wants to use games to learn history, Minecraft won’t throw students into a fully fleshed simulation of the American Revolution. It’ll start with a plot of land and students will write the story, cast the characters, create the entire 1776 world. Players learn by doing, failing, trying again.

Writing 199

Writing Reading Teaching Evaluation 199

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Key points: ChatGPT is here to stay, and it’s wise to now consider it a part of learning In fact, every assignment moving forward must be graded with ChatGPT in mind See related article: How educators can navigate AI-driven plagiarism You may have heard of ChatGPT. The student must still write down that they did not use the tool.

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Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 338

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

This reflective activity encourages them to think metacognitively about their learning. I’ve structured the grade interviews so they mirror our argumentative writing process. ” It’s a fair question. Grade Interviews. Then as grade reporting approaches, I sit down with every single student for a grade interview.

Grades 419

Grades Essay Exams English 419

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Misconception: AI will encourage students to cheat. Educators find it socially acceptable for a student to hire a tutor to help them write their college admission essay. Truth: Educators need to reconsider how they assess student work.

Fairness 297

Fairness Beliefs Evaluation Essay 297

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2015

One classroom learns how NGSS can take students farther than they’ve ever been. Imagine 30 sixth-graders racing to your classroom every day, so excited about learning that they are willing to think critically and problem-solve for the next 49 minutes. The practices support interdisciplinary learning, too.

Science 236

Science Interdisciplinary STEM Learning 236

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Part I: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group In the ever-evolving education landscape, one of the most pressing challenges teachers face is striking the right balance between time efficiency and ensuring equitable learning opportunities for all students. Can they transfer or apply their learning effectively? ” — Dr. .

Blended Learning 419

Blended Learning Education Feedback Fairness 419

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Do you like watching sports live or on TV?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

He has steered the course ever since, each spring when he takes breaks from writing books or pieces for The New Yorker, and it has become legendary in journalism circles. 4: On the Writing Process , and I was eager to talk to him about his craftsmanship as a teacher. McPhee lays out his course in his latest book, Draft No.

Writing 167

Writing Teaching English Reading 167

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 330

Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 330

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

It can be hard to get moral compasses to twitch when discussing the intricacies of copyright law, public domain, fair use, and Creative Commons. Students need to understand the following concepts: copyright, public domain, fair use, and Creative Commons. I’m talking about teaching kids about copyright.

Teaching 234

Teaching Fairness Writing Internet 234

eSchool News

JULY 25, 2023

– Today, Turnitin announced that more than 65 million papers have been reviewed since the April launch of its new feature that detects similarities to AI writing. percent – have been flagged as having at least 80 percent AI writing present. percent – have over 20 percent AI writing present. million – 3.3 million – 10.3

Academic Integrity 236

Academic Integrity Writing Fairness Learning Outcomes 236

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2025

Flowers spark creativity and learning in classrooms. Learn how they blend with tech tools and can brighten educational spaces. They inspire projects, from digital art to ecological studies, and foster a welcoming space for learning. Blossoming Education with Petals Flowers transform learning spaces.

STEM 88

STEM Art Learning Fairness 88

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

We are a diverse urban learning community, where our families speak 23 different languages. It aligns to my mantra of student ownership of learning. Tools to Support Inquiry-Driven Learning. Students decide what they want to learn and/or do. We run an open lottery, and our 488 students come from around the city.

Technology 409

Technology Fairness Schools Ethics 409

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

However, learning a new language can be a long, difficult process that requires courage, resilience and trust from students who initially might feel vulnerable and out of place. Every content area teacher, academic or nonacademic, has a role in creating an environment where language learning is facilitated. For example, the word “plot.”

English 319

English Language Languages Testing 319

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

After all, the pandemic is forcing some serious reflections about what’s really essential teaching in schools and colleges. And people are taking a fresh look at the question of whether everyone is getting education fairly. Wolfram is steeped in math tools.

Math 175

Math Writing Reading Fairness 175

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Banning GenAI tools is not the solution Many students use GenAI tools to aid their learning. Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Thomas Kane, a Harvard education professor who has studied learning loss during the pandemic, said “it’s great to see” districts like Cicero adding instructional time. “It About three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and more than half of students are learning English.

Schools 285

Schools Math English Reading 285

eSchool News

JULY 21, 2017

3) Write down every question exactly as stated. (4) Rothstein’s example shows how powerful learning can be when educators have students come up with their own questions to answer. Learn from the best innovations in education! 2) Do not stop to judge, discuss, or answer the questions. (3) 4) Change any statements into questions.

Internet 271

Internet Fairness Students Questions 271

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 10, 2017

Google Docs is a free word processing program that does 99% of everything a student will ever need to do when writing. The end result is a learning tool that is powerful, robust, scalable, and because it’s free, is the equitable solution to so many concerns over education’s digital divide. Great for writers work shops.

Writing 101

Writing History Fairness Curriculum 101

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Exhibit a positive attitude toward technology that supports learning. Teach Writing with Tech. cyberbullying. digital commerce. internet safety.

Blended Learning 158

Blended Learning Teaching Learning Internet 158

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Interactive projects : Implement projects that allow students to apply what they have learned in a real-world context. This could include science fairs, art exhibitions, or community service projects. Activities like creating portfolios, writing reflective essays, or presenting on their learning journey can be very effective.

Achievement 294

Achievement Schools Counselling Feedback 294

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

This is the second of a three-part series looking at how social-emotional learning strategies can support teachers of students with learning differences during the pandemic. The challenge: Remote learning is inaccessible for my students. But setting up the structure of remote learning wasn’t the finish line.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2021

Miller, a psychology professor at Northern Arizona University, “confirming that people write more and remember less when keyboarding.” Miller has been looking into what learning science says about all kinds of narratives that float around technology and teaching these days. But there’s one problem with the research, Miller points out.

Study 215

Study Peer Review Fairness Writing 215

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

Often there are lessons to be learned from the very act of teaching, whether it’s an instructor finding new ways to reach—or not reach—students, to watching students grow before your eyes to discovering what makes collaborative learning so successful. There’s something to learn for teachers at all ages.

Teaching 165

Teaching Learning Fairness Middle School 165

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The tweens took up the challenge, organizing the Tech Boost Conference and providing all the breakout sessions on topics that interested them — coding, making video games, writing music, using digital arts and a host of other cool tools now literally at their fingertips. A lightbulb-moment video kicked off Alphonso’s talk.

Middle School 278

Middle School Middle School Schools Fairness 278

eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

In the early 2000s, I gained first-hand experience in how large districts make decisions about edtech adoption and the roll out of AI-enabled personalized learning. At that time, adoption of adaptive learning and diagnostic solutions such as DreamBox, i-Ready, IXL, and even NWEA Map was exploding across the nation.

Education 296

Education Testing Feedback English 296

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2025

Our Transformational Learning Principles provide evidence-based guidelines that support how AI can enhance and deepen the learning experience. These principles form the basis of the GenerationAI work we are leading to prepare more than 200,000 educators to use generative AI for transformational learning.

Education 142

Education Academic Integrity Learning Fairness 142

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

The problem is that as an educator, my natural inclination is to provide these students more direct instruction, increased support and even hand-holding at times—but in a society that values individuals who are motivated, persistent self-starters with initiative, that’s not fair. The unit is about how storytelling can connect us to others.

Learning 161

Learning Assignments Students Motivation 161

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

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. So as teachers are learning to use generative AI tools themselves, they’re also wrestling with when and how to communicate what they’re trying. Should they disclose that to students?

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Via lessons and research projects, along with a college-level course, College Civics and News Literacy, students in Baldwin UFSD are learning to discern fact from fiction, identify misinformation, and develop critical thinking skills that will serve them throughout their lives. One of the questions we ask is, Should you share this?

Critical Thinking 255

Critical Thinking Social Studies Evaluation Fairness 255

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Their plans for “accelerated learning” were twofold: Students would continue to advance through the curriculum while getting personalized support for areas where they struggled. Accelerated learning simply requires more. District leader interviewed for the learning loss report "Back to school, but not caught up."

Learning 151

Learning Schools Fairness Study 151

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

At my district’s high schools, personalized learning is fairly easy to see. Sometimes elementary and middle school teachers come across as apologetic about how “little” they are doing in relation to personalized learning. Personal awareness and goal creation are the keys to personalized learning.

High School 162

High School High School Middle School Middle School 162

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Banning GenAI tools is not the solution Many students use GenAI tools to aid their learning. Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. Write your own GenAI policy to include in your syllabus.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Plan hands-on science experiments for kids that bring learning to life. Fun Experiments for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Stir up some wiggles and wide-eyed wonder through inquiry-based learning where elementary students will marvel their way to big ideas and critical thinking. Ready to make more of those moments?

Elementary School 75

Elementary School Elementary School Science Schools 75

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Exhibit a positive attitude toward technology that supports learning. Teach Writing with Tech. cyberbullying. digital commerce. internet safety.

Teaching 195

Teaching Internet Authentic Assessment Writing 195