eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2024

The limits of manual IEP interpretation When you think about the steps involved in creating and implementing an IEP, the process requires a fair amount of human intervention and interpretation. Educators set goals with students and families annually and then collect information supporting those goals in different ways throughout the year.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This year has seen ample debate about the value and fairness of colleges prioritizing diversity among the students they serve. New research suggests one way to consider the question: by looking at how the mix of students in a given course affects their grades. Of course, neither kind of rationale seemed convincing to the U.S.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 8, 2019

If your goal for a lesson, unit, or other instructional activity is to infuse technology more robustly, consider these 12 questions from Section D* of the 4 Shifts Protocol. If you’re not where you want to be yet, pick a couple of questions and select your desired answers instead (e.g., Let me know what questions you have.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2021

And with this change comes a host of new questions—concerns about the ethical design and implementation of these new tools. Educators’ ethical questions around AI education must start by ensuring equitable access to this learning for all students—across subject areas, grade levels and demographic backgrounds.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 9, 2015

One of the obligatory questions in the interview process is What will you do if you disagree with the Governor? I think that there are some big questions that we have to ask as a state after the Governor’s school funding veto. One option we all have in our democracy, of course, is voting and participating in the political process.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2021

SparkCare+ is made up of two components: a communication with the participant, and a mechanism that uses deep neural networks to select therapeutic music. The communication component of SparkCare+ asks the participant questions and elaborates on the Hamilton Anxiety and Depression rating scales, providing insight for the AI.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

One student, standing up and projecting his voice, declared: “Virginia objects to New Jersey demanding that She give away Her fair and right voice in the new government. Therefore, it is right and fair we have more influence on the actions of government.” We have a larger population. A student on the opposing side retorted: “No way.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

To counter this decline in student engagement, programs like Labster are on a mission to democratize access to education by making it possible for remote students to participate in virtual science labs. These values may show up embedded into the logic of questions, as well as on expectations of speed of completion.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

For questions, email askatechteacher@gmail.com. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. fair use/public domain. They start at $750 for a group of five or more. The Tech-infused Teacher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer. fair use/public domain. Participants will respond to the reviews of their classmates with comments, suggestions, personal experience, and questions.

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Instructors Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Participation 158

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Just look on popular Facebook groups and Reddit threads for tips on getting into selective colleges, and you’ll likely find posts recommending that students participate in intensive research or compete in science competitions as a way to stand out on college applications. No peer reviewed journal would publish this work, she adds.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2015

Questions remain on whether LAUSD’s bond use for iPads was legal. That fall, problems immediately plagued the rollout of devices to campuses, and questions soon arose about whether Apple or Pearson had an unfair advantage in the bidding process. billion iPads-for-all project. Unified acknowledged meeting with an agency attorney.

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Fairness Testing Curriculum Questions 187

Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2022

One question often lurks in the minds of college students: “What am I going to do after I graduate?” One way is for remote learners to join digital networks, especially those that engage them in online class discussions with offline participants. Of its 1,500 participants, 50 percent are women and 27 percent are Black and Latino.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

The question of who’s most likely to succeed also drives the world of selective college admissions. They question whether new selection systems create opportunity for more students at college, or just replicate a particular model of student success. It’s an endorsement, an expectation and a prophecy from the graduating class.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Among the Boys & Girls Clubs of America kids, survey participants overwhelmingly had college aspirations, with 75 percent expecting to continue their education beyond high school. Despite the positive outlook, only 51 percent of participants in fifth through 12th grade said they were on track to graduate.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

The report revealed that school connectedness was low among racial and ethnic minorities, LGBQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Questioning, Other Non-Heterosexual Identity) and female students. Students also reported feeling more supported, and on the whole, experienced increased perceptions of inclusion.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

For instance, it now groups student users who are at the same level of mastery together, to make competition more fair. And rather than earning points based on the number of subject-matter questions they answer correctly, they advance based on their performance at other gameplay tasks. In a game, you are 100 percent OK with failing.

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Gamification Motivation Game-Based Learning Math 199

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2025

Many of the guiding questions below are taken directly from Dr. South and his descriptions of these five frames. Equity/Fairness How can we ensure that those who are furthest from opportunity benefit as much as those with more access, power and privilege? I believe these should shape any conversation about AI in education.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Today’s educators seek to provide learning experiences that prepare students to be healthy, successful participants in college, career, civics, and home life. There’s a critical need for more funding for schools, including fair pay for teachers. We no longer solely prepare students to be college-ready. We seek life-readiness.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But it nonetheless embodies what Dale Dougherty, the “father” of the movement, sees as literally the “moral imperative” of the maker movement: “to use our creative freedom to make the future better, to be hands-on in making change, and to get everyone participating fully in that future.”. Understood—and embraced by literally millions.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Given the speed at which today’s employees flit from job to job, many employers may be questioning the value of investing in extensive professional development. All charge fees for participants who wish to earn the non-degree credential. Are participants sacrificing paid work time to complete coursework?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Assessment is project-based so participants should be prepared to be fully-involved and eager risk-takers.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

New to the Game-a-thon this year: • A Game-a-thon starter kit to help spark teams’ creativity and guiding questions to help students design their game and help mentors facilitate the game development. A Facebook community to share Game-a-thon ideas and inspiration, and check in on progress with other participants. •

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Math Game-Based Learning Fairness Evaluation 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Still, she didn’t expect the question one student asked her during a recent symposium at a university. Research has indeed found links between higher education and participation in and attitudes toward democracy. Nancy Thomas has plenty of experience talking to college students about American democracy. Was the election stolen? “I

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

Some teachers may choose to just spot-check for accuracy and grade for participation. This is a question teachers ask all the timeand its fair. Math Fluency Practice Without the Grading Drain You assign a daily math warm-up with 50 addition facts. Normally, youd collect and grade these worksheets. But Isnt That Cheating?

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Quizzes on Google Forms now allow for a bit more customization: Teachers can offer partial credit for answers choices while auto-grading multiple choice questions. Speaking about Participate, Bellow told EdSurge, “I could think of no better team to oversee and build out the future of eduClipper. READ WHAT YOU LIKE: Fashion.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2023

Although I will focus on the same course (one about how to write multiple-choice questions), this time I want to find out whether ChatGPT can function as my teaching aid. For example, can it come up with examples and questions that I can use in learning materials and activities? It’s similar to a very fast brainstorm.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teaching Participation Writing 119

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Last year, we focused as a group on instructional strategies—introducing teachers to a common language around “think time,” quality questioning, formative assessment and feedback. At my district’s high schools, personalized learning is fairly easy to see. It focused on 20 indicators of student engagement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Assessment is project-based so participants should be prepared to be fully-involved and eager risk-takers.

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Internet Authentic Assessment Plagiarism Writing 159

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.

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Learning Assignments Students Motivation 158

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

As the students move about, teachers observe, record, confer, participate, push extension questions and use this information to plan next steps. All of the blocks, dinosaurs, paints, puppets and dominoes the class hadn’t had time to explore were now fair game.

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Testing Fairness Languages Language 218

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

To boost classroom interaction and active participation, instructors can include proven strategies in their teaching toolkit to foster empathetic connections among their students. If class participation standards are set from the beginningwith appropriate explanations regarding whystudent buy-in should increase. Praise appropriately.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Assessment is project-based so participants should be prepared to be fully-involved and eager risk-takers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Spieler asks each group to come up with three questions they might answer with the data set, relying on only one variable. Mostly he’s asking questions and listening to reports from each group. He doesn’t know whether that flipped approach would work as well for him in other subjects, though. Will It Work?

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2017

The following year, the duo participated in the Verizon Design Lab Fellowship, an opportunity for teachers to contribute to the creation of Design Lab , an interactive exhibit spanning two floors with activities that invite visitors to exercise problem-solving skills and develop solutions to engineering and design challenges.

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Science Learning Schools Gamification 137

Faculty Focus

MAY 25, 2023

The difficulties in student engagement with instructor-directed reading, both in terms of the amount of reading undertaken and the participation and benefit from in-class discussion around readings, can be a prevalent problem. Bovill et al., 2016) related to Healey et al.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

In fact, research shows that 80 percent of esports teams are comprised of students who have never before participated in extracurricular activities. Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. — Keith Look, Ed.D.,

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