Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I failed to appreciate the value of clear expectations and the inescapable necessity that my students needed to walk out of my class with a grade. For the next four years, I used Kevin Gannons grading contract to implement more structure and Barbara Schapiros third space to reflect on what worked for me and my students.

Grades 75

Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 75

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 30, 2017

I want to provide my students with meaningful feedback, a live audience, and a fresh perspective. I want my students to practice articulating their ideas, sharing their work, and responding to questions so they are better prepared for life beyond high school. I love that their final grade was a collaborative effort.

Feedback 419

Feedback Students Motivation Grades 419

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. To close the skills gap, there are a number of practices, strategies and ideas that any high school can draw from the CTE model.

High School 211

High School High School Interdisciplinary Education 211

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2023

Charlotte, NC — New Mexico’s Middle College High School, a public charter school within Gallup-McKinley County Public School District, today announced it has selected Discovery Education’s innovative digital resources to support student science explorations. Discovery Education’s Business Development Representative.

High School 223

High School High School Science Schools 223

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

This has been accompanied by a growing demand for educators to provide quality feedback in a timely manner. And high school math teacher Krystina Wood might have discovered the secret sauce to do just that. I wasn’t seeing everything and wasn’t giving feedback on all of their work. It wasn’t very effective.

Feedback 196

Feedback Math Teachers Students 196

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style.

Feedback 218

Feedback Teachers Language Languages 218

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a new, cutting-edge resource to the district’s middle school and high school science curriculum. In addition, Shiloh CUSD #1 uses Discovery Education’s Science Techbooks.

Middle School 234

Middle School Middle School High School High School 234

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

  CHARLOTTE, NC — Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education supporting the district’s five-year strategic plan, Expedition to 2025: Purpose. The school system has 13,000 students enrolled throughout the city and approximately 2,100 staff members working each day.

Art 260

Art Grades Education Schools 260

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2024

As High School students explore post-graduation options, more and more are looking at careers as creators. Dive into the world of photo editing with our comprehensive guide tailored for high school students. It is fulfilling and potentially lucrative and relies heavily on individual passion and preparation.

High School 172

High School High School Schools Feedback 172

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such as during parent-teacher conferences or through course grades. These forms of feedback often focus on assignments and homework prior to college, where feedback becomes scarce. This balance becomes harder to strike as more topics are presented.

Multiple Choice Questions 276

Multiple Choice Questions Feedback Students History 276

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. This document helped standardize what good teaching looks like at elementary, middle and high school levels.

High School 162

High School High School Middle School Middle School 162

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2023

Likewise, 93 percent of teachers say they use the AI platform to grade and provide feedback for students, 91 percent say to write emails, and 89 percent say to write letters of recommendation. A whopping 97 percent of respondents in a recent survey say they ‘frequently’ or ‘sometimes’ use ChatGPT to write lesson plans.

Writing 281

Writing Education Feedback Assignments 281

eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. However, that same 9th-grade English class also planted the seeds of debilitating habits and mindsets in my writing process. Mr. Johnson was willing to provide feedback on drafts.

Writing 302

Writing Failure Essay English 302

eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2025

Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is partnering with the University of Florida (UF) and the Concord Consortium to introduce a groundbreaking year-long Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Math supplemental certification for FLVS middle and high school students enrolled in the schools Flex option.

Math 168

Math High School High School Intelligence 168

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The survey, administered from March 26 to April 1—a few weeks into the pandemic, when many parts of the country were under shelter-in-place orders and nearly all students had been sent home from school—captured the experiences and struggles of 13,000 high school students who had been registered to take the ACT exam in April or June.

High School 200

High School High School Internet Students 200

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2022

Grade inflation is growing, and grade point averages alone are not enough for colleges to make informed decisions about applicants without an objective measure of competence—like, say, a standardized test. grade points, from 3.17 Its reasoning? in 2010 to 3.36 Sanchez, an ACT researcher who co-authored the report.

Grades 162

Grades Testing Interdisciplinary STEM 162

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 21, 2019

At the high school level, I had students email their parents and CC me. Ideally, students check their grades, review their work for the week, and draft a version of their correspondence with parents before they send an email or record an audio update. I provided templates to guide their communication to parents.

Metacognitive Skills 336

Metacognitive Skills Blended Learning Coaching Feedback 336

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Earlier in my career, my daily grading process amounted to little more than trading beans. In New Tech Network schools, grades are weighted according to five categories. With the revelation that we would have weighted categories of grades, my first reaction was, “Why wouldn’t we have weighted grades?

Grades 163

Grades Failure Ethics Interdisciplinary 163

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2023

Whether it is supporting junior high, high school, or undergraduate college labs in physics, chemistry, biology or earth science, Pivot offers lab experiences that are real (not cartoons) and truly interactive where students can analyze real data (depicted through videos) and even select their own data to collect.

Science 271

Science Laboratory Fairness High School 271

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

Serving about 1,100 students in grades 6-12, our school has built up its course offerings without having to add headcount. We allow students at our school to take any course they wish, as long as the course doesnt require students to download new software or files. Not everyone learns the same way.

Schools 232

Schools Online Learning High School High School 232

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2018

But by exposing them to different career paths, we can get them thinking about their life after high school before it’s too late. Opening up a World of Possibilities At Kankakee Public Schools in Illinois, we’ve introduced 16 different career paths to about 70 percent of our K–5 students using Defined STEM’s career wheel.

Grades 147

Grades Lecturing Assignments Study 147

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

By explicit instruction, I am speaking of the I-do, we-do, you-do strategy, where the teacher models a concept or skill, engages students in targeted practice, checks and corrects understanding, and then gives students more independent practice, with more checking for understanding and corrective feedback.

Students 281

Students History Feedback Physical Education 281

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

“TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Pearson Edgington, a high school senior who piloted TeachTap, shared his experience: “TeachTap made studying for my AP exams actually fun and interesting. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

Exams 143

Exams High School High School History 143

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Students, especially in the middle and high school years, have more opportunities than ever to cheat using AI tools, such as writing assistants or even text generators. More focus on grades than learning When students are preoccupied with grades, they often lose sight of the learning process itself.

Academic Integrity 206

Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 206

eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Nick Baskwill works with hundreds of elementary, middle, and high schools across Nova Scotia to drive technology integration and the adoption of innovative tools for tech and computer science education. – Provide training at the beginning and throughout implementation to ensure teachers feel supported and confident.

Science 330

Science Education STEM Feedback 330

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2018

As the supervisor of instruction in Haddon Township School District in New Jersey, I would love to be able to give my teachers feedback every week. Feedback is a crucial factor for growth and progress, especially for teachers, who are often starved for outside input on their classroom practice.

Teachers 218

Teachers English Feedback Coaching 218

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

ChatGPT is likely the first to come to mind, but AI is woven into so many tools and helps automate tedious tasks, connects student progress with personalized recommendations, and improved PD feedback. There’s a lurking concern that AI is just going to help students find mindless shortcuts for cheating their way to good grades.

Ethics 298

Ethics Education Internet Essay 298

eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In high school, wrote one student on an anonymous survey I give at the start of the semester, I stayed far away from the tool because it was emphasized to me as a way of cheating rather than a study tool. It can help with everything from brainstorming to outlining to feedback. Feedback Am I making the right argument?

Teachers 246

Teachers Writing Critical Thinking Feedback 246

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2022

From the beginning, we have always relied on student and teacher feedback to help us build and improve Paper,” said Philip Cutler, Paper co-founder and CEO. Included in the Paper ESS at no additional cost, Paper Math helps improve math comprehension and confidence for students of all grades. Launch your Career with Paper Hired.

Essay 257

Essay Feedback Math Assignments 257

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

In my mind, the purpose of learning was to get good grades. Grades were everythingsymbols of success and a source of validation. This fear intensified in high school, where frequent tests ranked students publicly. I continued this pattern in college, focused solely on grades and making my parents proud.

Grades 98

Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 98

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I have a vivid memory of a co-worker visiting me in the library at school to mention that my older son Gus had fallen out of his desk in class. I also love how the quiz feature automatically provides feedback and tracks student progress to make it easier to monitor and adjust.

Quizzes 314

Quizzes Learning Styles Lecturing High School 314

eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2022

It’s still tough, but we’re getting through it together, as a school district and as a community. If we truly want to prepare students for life after high school, we’re going to have to change high school. We’ve been doing school the same way for a century, and it no longer works for many students and families.

Education 304

Education Learning High School High School 304

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

We needed a space where we could have multiple grade levels in a space at once, with up to 15 children in one space and 15 in another at any given time. We looked at spaces in two other schools and took pictures of a similar space at the high school level. Check out similar spaces.

Learning Spaces 332

Learning Spaces Learning Study Feedback 332

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

According to Code.org, the majority of Americans want schools to teach computer science , but only 35 percent of high schools teach it. And even though 15 states have adopted a policy to give all high school students access to computer science courses, universities prepare way fewer computer science teachers than we need.

Elementary School 279

Elementary School Elementary School Science Social Studies 279

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Connect to students through your heart My daughters 5th grade substitute teacher stepped in this past fall, when the school had a last-minute vacancy to fill. 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 234

Learning Students Feedback Testing 234

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Aperture’s student-facing portal offers a new DESSA Middle School Student Self-Report to capture student voice regarding their social and emotional skills and deliver gamified activities to build student’s competence, guiding them through self-paced key growth areas designed specifically for grades 6-8.

Middle School 245

Middle School Middle School Education Students 245

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

Gaps in foundational knowledge, especially in early grades and exacerbated by continued pandemic-related learning loss, can make advanced topics more difficult to grasp later on. To overcome these challenges, schools must emphasize early intervention, interactive teaching strategies, and the use of engaging digital tools.

Coaching 261

Coaching Math Students Assignments 261