Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

If I were to use Writable to create a rubric for writing and grading funding announcements of the type you might typically see on EdSurge , it might look something like this: The K-12 writing-support tool is not (currently) designed for publications covering startups and venture capital.

Writing 112

Writing Feedback Peer Review Plagiarism 112

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

Lexia® PowerUp® Literacy (PowerUp) has also been approved for intervention courses in grades six and above. Core5 and PowerUp underwent a rigorous review process before obtaining approval. Administrators can see a full picture of academic progress across a district, school, grade and class, down to the individual student.

Education 256

Education Blended Learning Learning Peer Review 256

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

The template features an intuitive layout and essential components such as a syllabus, clear assignment guidelines, feedback and grading policies, detailed discussion forums, and links to student support services. The course template is a key factor in the QM course review process as it ensures consistency in course design.

Feedback 114

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 114

Faculty Focus

MAY 7, 2024

The template features an intuitive layout and essential components such as a syllabus, clear assignment guidelines, feedback and grading policies, detailed discussion forums, and links to student support services. The course template is a key factor in the QM course review process as it ensures consistency in course design.

Feedback 105

Feedback Course Design Instructors Education 105

Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

When the Grading Stack Becomes Too Much As the classroom quiets and the last student heads out the door, you finally take a breathonly to be met with the overwhelming sight of papers piled high, waiting for your attention. If youve ever wondered whether you really have to grade everything the answer is no.

Students 52

Students Peer Review Math Assignments 52

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2018

With Writable, students learn to write to a prompt, provide and incorporate peer review effectively, and substantively revise their work based on feedback. At the end of a project, teachers can also have students evaluate peer feedback received. Grades : 3-12. Price : Free to try. Rating : 4/5.

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Peer Review Feedback Writing Evaluation 135

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

The Beauty of Freewriting Engaging in creative exercises such as freewriting, mind mapping, and storytelling can foster innovation and proficiency in essay writing skills, while seeking guidance from top essay writing services can offer valuable feedback and support in refining one’s craft to achieve academic excellence.

Essay 167

Essay Writing Skills Interdisciplinary 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

We sought feedback from our undergraduate students regarding their preferences for faculty use of the LMS. Their feedback yielded three major recommendations for how faculty can use the LMS to enhance the face-to-face learning experience:  1. Clarity is key: Provide crystal-clear instructions for assignments and grading criteria.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Aliza Strassman , a second-grade general education teacher, leveraged the educational technology specialist at her school and her knowledge of best practices under Universal Design for Learning (UDL, a framework for designing inclusive classrooms) to create a technology-based approach to creative writing, publishing and peer feedback.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Distance Learning Learning Students 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2019

Learning objectives include homonyms, synonyms, expressions and phrases, picturable words, tenses, affixes, compound words, analogies, idioms, derivatives, and more — all broken down by grade level. A recognized leader in organizing peer reviews is the free online platform called Peergrade. In W.O.R.D. Everyone wins.

Teachers 107

Teachers Peer Review Feedback Critical Thinking 107

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

We sought feedback from our undergraduate students regarding their preferences for faculty use of the LMS. Their feedback yielded three major recommendations for how faculty can use the LMS to enhance the face-to-face learning experience:  1. Clarity is key: Provide crystal-clear instructions for assignments and grading criteria.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

As a result, its new certification considers only whether a product is grounded in research, and not whether the company incorporates user feedback to improve the product or can point to evidence showing that the products leads to better outcomes. The premise may sound simple. The product team shares the research behind the design publicly.”

Education 172

Education Peer Review Motivation Reading 172

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, assessment is more than just grading and is often misunderstood. In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives.

Fairness 121

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 121

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 111

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 111

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Henry County students in grades six through nine participate in district-wide writing prompts three times a year. These prepare them for the state writing exams in eighth and tenth grades and help teachers across the district calibrate their scoring and expectations. And useful feedback is crucial. The writing helps.”

Writing 120

Writing Feedback Exams Middle School 120

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 4, 2019

The Chromebook App Hub will let users filter applications by grade level and content area, see peer reviews and comments for apps, and follow links to lesson plans that incorporate specific apps. . “It MORE–FROM–EDTECH: See how Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams can benefit K–12 classrooms. by Eli Zimmerman.

Peer Review 135

Peer Review Teaching Methods Blended Learning Evaluation 135

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, assessment is more than just grading and is often misunderstood. In order to provide useful information to instructors and students about student achievement, it must be understood that student assessment is more than just a grade because it should link student performance to specific learning objectives.

Fairness 107

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation 107

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Everyone knows that outside of the school building, creative writing workshops aren’t graded. Whether it’s a group of retirees who cluster in the back of your corner coffee shop or the so-called Ponzi schemes of MFA programs like the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, assessment comes in the form of peer feedback—marginalia and discussion.

Writing 108

Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 108

Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2023

More than 50 years after Don Rawitsch introduced Oregon Trail in his eighth grade class, the debate continues : Can games become a legitimate tool for learning? In fact, the JAMA Network just published a peer-reviewed report that “showed enhanced cognitive performance in children who played video games vs those who did not.”

Game-Based Learning 184

Game-Based Learning Learning Critical Thinking Peer Review 184

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 96

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 96

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

For example, a course that has two big tests worth 80 percent of a student’s grade can create anxiety because the stakes are so high. Incorporating peer review into their courses. Another step is giving students more detailed feedback on their work, spelling out what a student did and did not do well. One option?

Academic Integrity 142

Academic Integrity Exams Assignments Instructors 142

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

That’s quite an advantage since copied materials often come from peer-reviewed articles. Moreover, there’s an AI grading tool embedded in this system, but not many experienced teachers would be ready to use it. Then you can save time you could spend grading the unoriginal work or googling “ Turnitin alternative Reddit.”.

Plagiarism 158

Plagiarism Essay Instructors Peer Review 158

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The program fosters student agency in learning through solidarity, creates a sense of belonging and self-efficacy for students and instructors, integrates teaching approaches responsive to students’ learning needs, and builds a culture of openness to student feedback (Cavazos, 2024; Cavazos & Chapa, 2023; Cavazos et al.,

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Languages 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Freddy has been studying how kids learn to read for four decades and has written more than 100 peer reviewed articles on the subject. The study looked at US students ranging from 7th to 12th grade taking the Big History Project course. Elfrieda “Freddy” H. Hiebert and Kirill Kireyev. This isn’t something BHP invented.

History 139

History Writing Social Studies Peer Review 139

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

And lastly, we should also consider the assumptions we hold about our student audiences—their grade level, motivations, abilities, goals, backgrounds, and more. Share former students’ feedback about the course. Informally, survey students anonymously for feedback about your communication style in the classroom.

Culture 121

Culture Communication Languages Language 121

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

In classrooms, AI’s trajectory is evident: 1980s grading software evolved into 2020s virtual tutors, shifting from peripheral aids to central tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003). Algorithmic bias in grading systems can exacerbate inequities, disproportionately affecting marginalized learners (O’Neil, 2016). 2023; Topol, 2019).

Faculty Development 87

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 87

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

Our literacy coach and English teacher, Heidi Crocker, found a product from Turnitin – Revision Assistant – that used a powerful technology to assess writing and would turn the data it uncovered into feedback that students could apply to their essays immediately. We decided to give it a try.

Testing 82

Testing Essay English Writing 82

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Some common expectations students have shared with me include: “Please grade my work in a timely manner.” “I I would love for you to provide feedback on my graded assignments.” “I Jones has presented at numerous state and national conferences and her research is published in several peer-reviewed journals.

Instructors 105

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 105

Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Some common expectations students have shared with me include: “Please grade my work in a timely manner.” “I I would love for you to provide feedback on my graded assignments.” “I Jones has presented at numerous state and national conferences and her research is published in several peer-reviewed journals.

Instructors 103

Instructors Disabilities Culture Syllabus 103

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

And lastly, we should also consider the assumptions we hold about our student audiences—their grade level, motivations, abilities, goals, backgrounds, and more. Share former students’ feedback about the course. Informally, survey students anonymously for feedback about your communication style in the classroom.

Culture 92

Culture Communication Languages Language 92

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

In classrooms, AI’s trajectory is evident: 1980s grading software evolved into 2020s virtual tutors, shifting from peripheral aids to central tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003). Algorithmic bias in grading systems can exacerbate inequities, disproportionately affecting marginalized learners (O’Neil, 2016). 2023; Topol, 2019).

Faculty Development 71

Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 71

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Faculty can also have students use the evaluation criteria to evaluate an example assignment or complete a peer review. We have seen an increase in students completing assignments on time and having higher grades. The practice of seeking feedback from students on challenges experienced when completing assignments is powerful.

Assignments 52

Assignments Students Peer Review Evaluation 52

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

If none exist, explore national opportunities for mentorship within your discipline or, if appropriate, ask your departmental leader or senior colleagues to take on the role, meeting with you regularly and providing feedback and guidance. Making the Grade What do I need to do to get tenure? Is this enough?

Faculty Development 60

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 60

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

If none exist, explore national opportunities for mentorship within your discipline or, if appropriate, ask your departmental leader or senior colleagues to take on the role, meeting with you regularly and providing feedback and guidance. Making the Grade What do I need to do to get tenure? Is this enough?

Faculty Development 52

Faculty Development Peer Review Achievement Lecturing 52

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2018

Some of those tasks, like grading, can be time-intensive, and drain a teacher’s productivity and emotional energy. Grading these assignments assignments requires time, especially in larger class sizes, and teachers do not always have the capacity to assign ample writing practice. Take writing, for example.

Technology 167

Technology Assignments Peer Review Special Education 167

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

At worst, instructors with this mindset could resign themselves to grading work written by AI and hope most students are still writing their own papers and learning from feedback. Peer review. Conduct a peer review and/or class discussion of AI writing. What is AI incapable of doing in its writing?

Assignments 122

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

At worst, instructors with this mindset could resign themselves to grading work written by AI and hope most students are still writing their own papers and learning from feedback. Peer review. Conduct a peer review and/or class discussion of AI writing. What is AI incapable of doing in its writing?

Assignments 98

Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 98