eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

From STEM to general education, the lessons weve learned through student and instructor feedback have proved universal. The democratization of learning is closer than ever thanks to the tools being developed alongside the feedback from students and expertise of teachers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

During a panel on the importance of STEM education for women, she explained what it’s like to be a female student competing in a male-dominated program: “Not only were we the only all-girls robotics team,” she explained of a recent competition, “we were the only team that actually allowed girls to touch the robots.” or GoFormative quizzes.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The university has created a way for automated software to give students in large STEM courses feedback on their writing in cases where professors don’t have time to grade hundreds of essays. Unfortunately, we know that instructors don’t give enough feedback, often because the teacher-student ratio is such that they don’t have time.”

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2020

As the pandemic unfolded, our team at SMASH, a nationwide summer residential program for STEM education serving students of color, had to move an established, 17-year program into a virtual learning environment. STEM is relevant to a wide range of fields—even beyond STEM professions.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Using Kami, teachers can create assignments with their LMS, share class-wide, and offer feedback in real time. Teachers can turn static documents into rich learning resources, enhance learning and drive student engagement, and promote student choice. As a managed service, it’s no extra work for IT.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

Every new version of Microsoft PowerPoint allowed instructors to embed more and more media and wow students with visually appealing graphics. Including student voices as active and important features of course design is a key component of a classroom based on dialogue, and this is what it truly means to be an inclusive instructor.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Teachers who use Edthena are gifted with the opportunity to refine their craft by focusing on elements of their instruction, soliciting feedback from coaches or colleagues on that instruction and then making adjustments based on feedback. Defined STEM. Written by Russ, a media manager at a university in Delaware.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

MathCrunch offers a 360-degree tutor rating system, whereby tutors are reviewed both by students and by senior tutors who evaluate the tutors teaching performance on a nine-point system and provide in‐depth feedback. This mimics a virtual whiteboard for both students and instructors, creating for a more interactive and efficient dialogue.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For example, a new study published in the journal PNAS Nexus found that, among students who perform poorly in intro STEM classes, those who are underrepresented minorities are even less likely to end up earning STEM degrees than their white, male counterparts. And the pandemic may be exacerbating this situation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

The CoderZ professional development program introduces instructors to the concepts of teaching computer science and computational thinking using an online tool. The CoderZ professional development program has received a lot of positive feedback from teachers who have taken it.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Megan was one of seven high school students we worked with in a multi-year project called My STEM Story , a transdisciplinary collaboration led by scholars of media, education and psychology at the University of Oregon, University of Kentucky and an education research nonprofit called Inflexion. Our research felt even more urgent.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Students used peer feedback to create graphics and videos showcasing the many ways the library has impacted them. Adobe Spark allowed us to design, collaborate and get feedback easily among our group. Kelsey Ferguson, STEM Teacher, Seaborn Lee Elementary How do you think creative digital tools keep students engaged?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2023

He argues that the traditional lecture method for teaching physics and other STEM fields has been proven ineffective, and that shifts to more active methods can greatly improve learning outcomes to make sure the next generation of researchers can make the next Nobel-worthy breakthroughs. Broadly, what do you think should change?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The workforce has undergone significant changes, and today’s jobs require advanced skills and specialized training, particularly in STEM fields. Leaders in education now have the opportunity to leverage GenAI to accelerate the transformation of data into feedback for students across subjects.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Someone who wants to live out my values in practice There is a key difference between an educator saying they want to meet the needs of diverse learners and that instructor actually taking the actions that would meet that goal. Mitchell at Lafayette College provides instructors with information about the students taking their class.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A free online course from Rice University uses attention-grabbing videos, interactive lab activities, dramatic physics demonstrations, engaging instructors and a free online textbook to help high school students prepare for the Advanced Placement (AP) Physics 1 Exam. MOOC uses new AP Physics curriculum, could aid both students and teachers.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

Meredith Hoover, robotics instructor, Nicholas County (WV) Schools. Students work cooperatively to create paths and functions and receive immediate feedback from KUBO whether their path or function works. This is particularly beneficial for districts that have been unable to establish or expand their own robotics programs.”.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2020

self-paced experiences with very little instructor engagement). You’ll be able to assess in new ways, ways that may help you provide better feedback. As we started to plan our teaching, we fell into old habits. We organized and sequenced our materials.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Right now I teach grades 1 through 9 at Lake Travis STEM Academy, just outside Austin, Texas. Then, by sharing their music online and enlisting feedback, they connect with their peers in a meaningful way. Taylor Haun is a music instructor at Lake Travis STEM Academy in Austin, Texas.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Additionally, AI can shorten the feedback loop on student work, allowing students to quickly identify any misunderstandings they may have. Immediate feedback also helps students develop self-efficacy. Learners will have the autonomy to guide their own learning experiences, marking a departure from instructor-mediated programs.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Will Instructors Heed It? When teaching math is fun, instructors can get skeptical that students are really learning, according to one researcher. Will instructors take notice? Will Teachers Listen to Feedback From AI? Evidence Is Mounting That Calculus Should Be Changed. Students Know What They’re Looking for Online.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Unlike the end-of-semester feedback, when gathering formative feedback on what’s helping or hindering student learning might be too late, mid-term analysis of our teaching and student learning may help motivate students and enhance their learning. Sound familiar? Adding small activities for engagement.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. With our system, you get feedback that tells you, say, only 5 percent of the class gets it, so you immediately shift gears and focus on the underlying learning. You can see how they learn: Are they doing their homework? Taking notes?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Students in this environment often have to offer critical, yet productive feedback to an authority figure (their teacher), a skill that is essential in higher learning and the workplace.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

This has meant conversations with us about streamlining feedback to teachers and increasing teacher-teacher collaboration. We’re discussing how to strategically implement video feedback “now” and replicate successful models from other districts. –Adam Geller, Founder and CEO, Edthena. . –Amy Gulley, M.Ed

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2020

What do these newly virtual classrooms look and feel like, for both the instructors and the students? And it highlights some of the issues that are coming up unexpectedly, for instructors and students, doing education online for the first time. College has suddenly moved online in the time of the coronavirus.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) is an innovative teaching approach where students and instructors collaborate to improve educational experiences ( Cavazos et al., Another resource that informs our program’s feedback to faculty members is Catherine Savini’s (2021) “10 Ways to Tackle Linguistic Bias in Our Classrooms.”

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Amazon WorkSpaces for Education is a cloud-based, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) solution that helps higher education institutions and K-12 school districts give students and instructors consistent access to teaching and learning software on their own devices. Watch the video to see how it works.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2023

It gives instructors great control over what is taught within a limited time, allowing them to explain complex concepts and clarify confusing points for students. The instructor can provide students with an outline of the lecture which lists major concepts. These strategies are adaptable for any length of lectures and easy to follow.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Robert Cleary, an adjunct instructor for various business courses at several universities. In addition, Dr. Cleary is a key member of the campus learning center at Keiser University, an active member of the Miami-Dade school system STEM advisory board, as well as a member of the Doral Chamber of Commerce.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2023

It gives instructors great control over what is taught within a limited time, allowing them to explain complex concepts and clarify confusing points for students. The instructor can provide students with an outline of the lecture which lists major concepts. These strategies are adaptable for any length of lectures and easy to follow.

Lecturing 97

Lecturing Instructors Minute Papers Students 97

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Unlike the end-of-semester feedback, when gathering formative feedback on what’s helping or hindering student learning might be too late, mid-term analysis of our teaching and student learning may help motivate students and enhance their learning. Sound familiar? Adding small activities for engagement.

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Student Engagement Lecturing Students Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 11, 2023

When recording I always include a video of the screen and myself as this dual approach has a more positive effect on learner outcomes than a static picture of the instructor (Zhang and Yang, 2022). Formative assessments are low-stakes or no-stakes learning opportunities where students receive feedback on their progress. Dweck, Carol.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

This has meant conversations with us about streamlining feedback to teachers and increasing teacher-teacher collaboration. We’re discussing how to strategically implement video feedback “now” and replicate successful models from other districts. –Adam Geller, Founder and CEO, Edthena. . –Amy Gulley, M.Ed

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Make everyone a writing instructor To support the journaling going on in every class, Cotton’s district has invested heavily in professional development to help all teachers—whether their subject is English or phys ed—become effective writing teachers. And useful feedback is crucial. There’s no place for Awkward or Unclear or Ugh!!!

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Writing Feedback Exams Middle School 121

Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Michael, a 5-year-old boy, and his mother Sasha, a 40-year-old dance instructor, exchanged enthusiastic high fives. In 2017, after receiving positive feedback from parents, DevTech embarked on a research project to better understand families’ experiences and nuances of parent-child interactions using different coding technologies.

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Learning Cognitive Development Language Languages 148

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

Have you seen your instructors' practices change? The teachers who have access to Vivi-enabled classrooms have been using more interactive tools to engage their students, so it's made them feel more confident in being able to quickly connect, share, show something, get feedback from students. Is the technology easy to use?

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