eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

For years, educational publishers and edtech companies have offered tools to help ease teachers’ administrative burden, automating tasks like grading and attendance. Balancing technology with human connection: Teaching is deeply personal; there’s no substitute for the empathy and intuition a teacher brings to a classroom.

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Teachers Technology Ethics Classroom Management 318

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 9, 2017

However, there are three reasons I’d argue we should NOT spend our time outside of class grading: Our prep time is better spent designing creative and engaging lessons. Real-time feedback and assessment are way more effective. We don’t get paid for the time we spend grading outside of class.

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Blended Learning Feedback Lecturing Coaching 412

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2024

I didn’t think PDF annotation grading tools would work, not even a little but, so when my colleague, George, introduced them in his online history class, I watched amazed at how seamlessly George could highlight key points, strike through errors, and add personalized feedback on student assignments. x Interested? x Interested?

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Assignments Grades Feedback Evaluation 166

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The platform’s curriculum for grades PK-2 is designed according to research-based best practices for effective early literacy instruction and focuses on systematic, structured phonemic awareness and phonics instruction.

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Secondary Education Grades Art Language 258

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

After all, its easy to imagine how technologies such as AI tools, robots, VR headsets , and computers, for example, can be used to support learning in these settings. Tech as a tool to facilitate movement-based learning Using technology to support learning is a core priority at West Baton Rouge Parish Schools. Start small.

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Technology Learning Math Elementary School 281

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

York found that TeachFX listened to her very carefully, and generated a detailed feedback report on her specific teaching style. I rarely ever get feedback on my teaching style. And the data usually boils down to student grades,” York explains. TeachFX is easy to use, York says. It’s as simple as switching on a recording device.

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Feedback Teachers Language Languages 218

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 30, 2017

I emphasized the role technology can play in helping teachers to get more eyes on student work and, as a result, motivate students to do their best work. I want to provide my students with meaningful feedback, a live audience, and a fresh perspective. Feedback from each teacher and the panel will be incorporated into their grades.

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Feedback Students Motivation Grades 419

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

A perennial question as technology improves is the extent to which it will change—or replace— the work traditionally done by humans. Then again, we wondered, could an AI scoring and feedback system really help students as much as teachers could? Related Articles Teaching Partner, Grading Assistant or Substitute Teacher?

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Grades Essay Teachers Feedback 186

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It’s exciting to see so many teachers trying this blended learning model and creating opportunities for small group instruction, real-time feedback, collaboration, and differentiated learning. 2) Switch up your groups! ” 9) Give yourself permission NOT to grade everything kids do in stations. I don’t grade practice.

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Teachers Feedback Blended Learning Grades 418

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2023

ChatGPT adds to the suite of AI tools that might be encountered in an ELA classroom, along with automated essay scoring, writing evaluation and feedback. As with all emerging technologies, it is critical to understand how we relate to these technologies in order to best leverage them for student learning.

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Grades Teaching Teachers Essay 173

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

And the way the grading system in education works has long bothered him. After that, this professor vowed never to use traditional grades on tests again. As Talbert soon discovered, there’s a whole world of so-called alternative grading systems. Robert Talbert is a math professor, so numbers are his thing.

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Grades Exams Feedback Testing 201

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Instead of collecting homework or practice activities and grading that work for accuracy, teachers can encourage pairs or small groups of students to spend time assessing their work using an answer key or exemplar and rubric. Teachers can use a weekly feedback from to streamline feedback and make this practice a sustainable part of each week.

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Blended Learning Feedback Coaching Achievement 506

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 28, 2020

I want students to understand that their grades are a reflection of their skills, and they are capable of improving those skills at any time. I want students to know that their teachers are there to support them as they work because learning is a process and everyone needs feedback and help to improve. It is exhausting.

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Blended Learning Feedback Learning Communication 343

eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

After seven years in the classroom teaching middle and high school students, I transitioned into instructional technology, where I currently serve as a digital integration specialist for South Carolinas Anderson School District Five. The result is a deeper understanding of each word.

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Technology Middle School Middle School Assignments 229

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

They are excited about the potential of leveraging this technology to create more dynamic, differentiated, and student-centered learning experiences. Real-time coaching also presents coaches with an opportunity to provide feedback on the lesson. Feedback is easier to give when coaches are using a blended learning rubric.

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Blended Learning Coaching Learning Feedback 540

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 29, 2016

This year I transitioned from teaching English classes in isolation to co-teaching English, science, and technology with another teacher in a pilot program called N.E.W. I’m in my fifteenth year of teaching and I’m credentialed in English and technology. We approach feedback and assessment as a team.

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Teaching English Feedback Assignments 386

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Teachers are freed from orchestrating a lesson and able to conference with learners about their progress, provide feedback on work in progress, or conduct side-by-side assessments. Conferencing about student progress Pulling students for real-time feedback sessions Conducting side-by-side assessments. Designing Choice Boards.

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Blended Learning Feedback Activities Universal Design 546

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

How many hours each week do you spend on creating, sharing, monitoring, evaluating and providing feedback on student activities? One survey found teachers average more than 10 hours weekly on planning and grading , and another study reported that about a third of teachers spend at least 2 hours daily on pre- and post-instruction activities.

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Feedback Motivation Evaluation Education 162

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

” The school successfully trialed Metrasens Ultra, an advanced metal detection technology with touchless and radiation-free screening. Metrasens has earned acclaim for providing a mobile and efficient security solution, receiving positive feedback from BHS administrators and the community. For more information, visit [link].

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High School High School Technology Laboratory 255

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2024

Managing a technology rollout for littles felt tough, but the real challenge didn’t hit me until I had to engage with some of the apps intended for our students. Managing a technology rollout for littles felt tough, but the real challenge didn’t hit me until I had to engage with some of the apps intended for our students. Imagine that.

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Technology Feedback Learning Styles Achievement 194

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. Amira Learning is only one of a slew of edtech companies that have leveraged the advancements in voice-based AI to help improve foundational reading skills for learners from kindergarten right up to fourth grade. A digital avatar Amira, clad in olive green, is listening.

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Reading Technology Teaching Feedback 191

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2018

I regularly work with teachers who like the idea of trying new teaching strategies, blended learning models, and technology tools, but they don’t have the time or energy to experiment. After hours of grading and providing thoughtful feedback, there is little incentive for students to revise or improve that piece of writing.

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Blended Learning Learning Students Feedback 419

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

” “Students will only do the work if I grade it.” This skill-building can happen at any grade level. Education and Information Technologies , 22 (4), 1395-1454. “Students don’t do the asynchronous work.” ” “Students don’t work unless I am monitoring them.”

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Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Learning Motivation 543

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Workflow Shift #1 From Transfer of Information to Student Discovery Workflow Shift #2 From Whole Group Teacher-led to Small-group Student-led Discussion Workflow Shift #3 From Reading as Solitary Endeavor to Reading for Connection Workflow Shift #4 From an Audience of One to an Authentic Audience Workflow Shift #5 From Teacher Created to Student-Generated (..)

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Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Teachers Feedback 466

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has made it clear that educational technology has become an integral part of classrooms, influencing teaching methodologies, student interactions, and the overall educational landscape. What is one positive effect technology has had on education?

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Technology Education Textbooks Learning Styles 220

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

The situation is made even more challenging by the lack of suitable feedback mechanisms to help teachers understand who is struggling in class and to help them quickly find the root cause of the student’s challenges. The answer is far faster than we have previously seen technology impact education. First, outside-in. Then, inside-out.

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Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence 326

Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

Jenn is a first-grade teacher at Desert Sands Unified School District. in Instructional Technology. I also field a lot of questions from elementary teachers who are curious about how they can integrate technology into their lessons in a meaningful and developmentally appropriate way. She has her M.A. What are EduProtocols?

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Writing Feedback Learning Spaces Activities 383

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

As an Apple Distinguished School, Elmwood integrates technology in ways that feel seamless and empowering. But here, technology isnt a shiny extra. Technology at Elmwood is not a mere add-on, says Matt Perreault, Director of Technology. Technology doesnt get in the way here either. Its a bicycle for the mind.

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Schools Culture Interdisciplinary Art 222

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

3 Onboard Students to Class Routines and Technology Tools. Teachers who are using blended learning models and technology tools with students must onboard, onboard, onboard! We cannot expect students to know how to navigate new instructional models or technology tools. What are you spending time providing feedback on?

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Metacognitive Skills Schools Blended Learning Evaluation 367

Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

This statement has guided the Feedback Loops work at Digital Promise over the last two years as we’ve explored ways different communities can collaborate to improve education. The feedback loop concept is a systems-thinking way of approaching collaboration between communities, focused on mutual benefit through capacity building.

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Teaching Technology Feedback Learning 173

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2023

BOSTON – As part of its human-centered approach to AI in K-12 education, learning technology company HMH today announced new OpenAI-powered integrations within Writable , its award-winning writing practice and assessment solution for grades 3-12. This saves valuable time teachers can use to invest in student connections. “At

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Plagiarism Teachers Feedback Essay 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Have you considered how assistive technologies like text-to-speech can be tailored to individual needs? Understand Individual Needs Understanding the unique needs of each student with special needs is the first step in effectively using technology to support their learning. Don’t forget to involve the students in this process.

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Technology Assistive Technology Learning Styles Students 172

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2020

Revising in response to formative feedback is a cornerstone of effective writing instruction. Automated writing evaluation (AWE) systems offer a promising approach to relieving the burden of giving formative feedback to students on their writing. Related content: 10 distance learning writing lessons.

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Evaluation Writing Essay Teachers 265

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 5, 2017

being a student in a student-centered classroom is hard & some kids just don't want to work that hard Click To Tweet I teach 9th and 10th grade, so my students have been in school for 10 years before they walk through my classroom door. I believe this is the best way to prepare them for life. However, the truth is that.

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Teaching Learning Coaching Blended Learning 420

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

One of the primary benefits of education technology in K-12 is its ability to cater to diverse learning styles. Students can work together on digital platforms, sharing ideas and feedback in real-time, while teachers can provide immediate, constructive feedback, which can enhance student engagement and motivation.

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Educational Technologies Technology Education Quizzes 130

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Teachers enter this profession determined to do it all – design and facilitate lessons, communicate with parents, monitor and track student progress, provide timely feedback, and grade everything. We talk about the potential of technology to connect learners as opposed to isolating them. How do you currently use technology?

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Blended Learning Culture Coaching Discussions 366

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.

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Teaching Ethics Education Teaching Methods 330