Catlin Tucker

MAY 24, 2021

Ask them to write a poem (structure and style their choice) and begin with the phrase “Still I rise…” You can have students publish their poems or read them aloud. Students have likely seen their fair share of digital exit tickets this year. How did they “rise” through it all? What was lost?

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Activities Feedback Fairness Coaching 542

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

It’ll start with a plot of land and students will write the story, cast the characters, create the entire 1776 world. In case you must ‘sell’ this idea to your administration, here are three great reasons why students should use Minecraft in school: Reading, Writing, and Problem Solving. Again, think Legos.

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Writing Reading Teaching Evaluation 199

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Granted, ChatGPT might make writing that 11th-grade essay on symbolism in “The Great Gatsby” a whole lot easier (which, to be fair, does make grading a whole lot harder). ChatGPT Helps with Writing Lesson Plans Teachers can use ChatGPT to get a jump on lesson-planning. Let’s say I’m teaching symbolism in literature.

Teachers 300

Teachers Fairness Essay Writing 300

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Then there are the psychometricians—the math savants who design tests and create complex algorithms that attempt to make them fair to all students. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? Then the state hands off to a vendor who writes a test. asks Mark Moulton. EdSurge: What might make a test unfair?

Testing 167

Testing Fairness Multiple Choice Questions Exams 167

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

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

I’ve structured the grade interviews so they mirror our argumentative writing process. ” It’s a fair question. Then as grade reporting approaches, I sit down with every single student for a grade interview. Students come to these grade interviews prepared with a formal argument. They begin with a claim.

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Grades Essay Exams English 419

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.

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Teaching Fairness Writing Internet 252

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Educators find it socially acceptable for a student to hire a tutor to help them write their college admission essay. We also accept the fact that, many times, a parent helps build their 4th-grader’s science fair project. By considering human-assisted help fair but computer-assisted help not fair, we create an equity gap.

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Fairness Beliefs Evaluation Essay 299

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.

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Writing Teaching English Reading 167

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 244

Academic Integrity Writing Fairness Learning Outcomes 244

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I would write the day’s learning objectives and agenda on the board and spend each class period moving my students as a unit through a series of learning activities. The result is a learning experience that is more attuned to individual needs and differences, ensuring each student has a fair chance at success.

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Blended Learning Education Feedback Fairness 419

eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

In my second year, in an effort to get technology into the hands of the students, foster authentic inquiry, and break the “test-prep” mentality which has come to dominate many a school landscape, I launched Inquiry Fair. It allows us to reach students with high-level thinking and reasoning, regardless of their reading level.

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Technology Fairness Schools Ethics 409

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Keeping the UC San Diego academic honesty policy in mind, consider the following: A student prompted Gemini to rewrite their text to improve the quality of their writing and submitted the AI-generated version of their text. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source.

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

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.

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Math Writing Reading Fairness 167

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. Some classes use AI writing assistants to help students brainstorm ideas, while others use AI-powered math tools to visualize complex concepts.

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Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 328

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Teachers should make efforts not to turn to the whiteboard to write while speaking. Related : How to help ESL students improve writing skills Designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers Face students when you teach. It is easier to learn a language when watching how you speak.

English 317

English Language Languages Testing 317

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. Google Docs automatically keeps track of all revisions made to a document by anyone involved in the edit/write process. To be fair, MS Word has this also, but I’ve found it glitchy at best.

Writing 101

Writing History Fairness Curriculum 101

eSchool News

JULY 21, 2017

3) Write down every question exactly as stated. (4) The rules that she gave her students were simple, Rothstein says: (1) Ask as many questions as you can. (2) 2) Do not stop to judge, discuss, or answer the questions. (3) 4) Change any statements into questions. With these rules established, the students began generating their questions.

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Internet Fairness Students Questions 271

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

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. 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 303

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2021

Miller, a psychology professor at Northern Arizona University, “confirming that people write more and remember less when keyboarding.” The study has been cited in other peer-reviewed journals more than 1,200 times, according to Google Scholar, and it has been pointed to in op-eds and other popular articles as well.

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Study Peer Review Fairness Writing 214

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2015

When we have our STEM Fair each year, parents are amazed by what they see and hear from the students. Students engage in more writing and reading, supporting literacy, as well as become more accurate with measuring, leading to improvements in numeracy. They’re actually “doing science,” not just memorizing terms and concepts for a test.

Science 262

Science Interdisciplinary STEM Learning 262

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Individual essays, science fair partner projects, group programming assignments, digital and physical art pieces–every single assignment from now on has a silent partner. Writing and Structure The essay’s structure, including the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion, was formulated by the student.

Essay 337

Essay Plagiarism Assignments Learning 337

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

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The districts college-level course, offered through a partnership with Stonybrook University, teaches senior students about truth and verification, fairness, balance, and bias. We hope that our students have the skills, but almost more important is that they have the questions, Camhi said.

Critical Thinking 270

Critical Thinking Social Studies Evaluation Fairness 270

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Keeping the UC San Diego academic honesty policy in mind, consider the following: A student prompted Gemini to rewrite their text to improve the quality of their writing and submitted the AI-generated version of their text. A student used ChatGPT to write their conclusion word-for-word, but they cited ChatGPT as a source.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

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. To Jane Rosenzweig, director of the Harvard College Writing Center at Harvard University, whether or not to add a disclosure would depend on the way a teacher is using AI.

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

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.

Education 303

Education Testing Feedback English 303

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Grass Head Science Journal – Growing Hair Experiment – Kindergarten & First By Class of Kinders Grade: K-1st Subject: Earth Sciences, Writing This experiment for kids includes a journal and a breakdown of the steps. The next day, have students write a secret message using a white crayon on white paper.

Elementary School 75

Elementary School Elementary School Science Schools 75

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2018

Since young learners are still developing their reading, writing, and fine-motor skills, the notion is they are not developed enough to benefit from using an LMS. Here are three reasons why districts should consider adopting an LMS for elementary and how they can begin technological integration for all classrooms.

Elementary School 189

Elementary School Elementary School Fairness Schools 189

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Teach Writing with Tech. Experiment with a wide variety of available digital writing tools to help your students develop their inner writer. These can be adapted to any writing program be it 6+1 Traits, Write Source, IB, Common Core, or other popular language arts curricula.

Teaching 195

Teaching Internet Authentic Assessment Writing 195

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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History Social Studies Education Knowledge 217

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2017

It started with an underwhelming science fair—the type we’re all familiar with: students standing next to handmade posters, listlessly describing their projects, usually alone. We often neglect to tell students that reading, writing and communicating are just as necessary to success as technical skills,” Longcor explains. “In

Art 159

Art Languages Language STEM 159

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2025

Daisies pressed into virtual journals spark creative writing, with tech tools preserving the results. A bouquet gifted to a teacher for a STEM fair adds warmth to the event, while marigolds shared in a class garden project teach sustainability. Theyre a bridge to community too.

STEM 88

STEM Art Learning Fairness 88

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Cultural norms have long dictated the foundation they need to ­survive in ­society and the workforce — reading, writing, math and science. . Public Schools showcases its students’ STEM successes at its annual Tinker Fair. . School has always been a place to train students for their eventual adult lives. DeQueen (Ark.)

STEM 167

STEM Fairness Students Critical Thinking 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 30, 2024

Write a Compelling Personal Essay Your personal essay is an opportunity to showcase your personality, experiences, and aspirations. Tip : Be authentic and honest in your writing. Visit Campuses and Attend College Fairs Visiting campuses can provide a firsthand experience of the university’s environment and culture.

High School 159

High School High School Essay Fairness 159

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

EdSurge is hosting a series of spring fairs this April! Insider tip #2: Do have a generic resume for jobs fairs or to add to your jobseeker profile. DON'T: Drone On, But Do PROD Here, then, is your resume-writing acronym: PROD. Looking to level up in your career? San Francisco, April 10th. Boston, April 18th.

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Writing Fairness Curriculum Design Testing 80