eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

Targeted assistance and adaptive feedback AI tutoring systems do an excellent job of delivering customizable support and feedback that align with student patterns in need. AI tutoring systems give students immediate feedback and guidance, addressing these problem areas before they become more severe.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Regular updates : Keep stakeholders informed about school initiatives, progress, and upcoming events through regular newsletters, emails, and social media posts. Feedback mechanisms : Create opportunities for students, staff, parents, and community members to provide feedback.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“By offering immediate feedback and engaging students through game elements, Quizizz promotes an active learning environment where students are motivated to learn from their mistakes” (Zhang & Crawford, 2023, p. During a social studies unit on the U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

These skill-building, multi-player games help students build critical skills in math, language arts, and social studies in a fun and entertaining way.   A new collection of compelling social studies and civics education resources from Sesame Workshop which can be found in the Discovery Education platform’s Sesame Learning Channel. 

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence in the nation’s schools. He has long argued that U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2015

If you’re doing it right, most project-based learning will hit every area of the curriculum, whether it’s social studies, math, reading, or even technology. A lot of the time they were asking for feedback: “Hey, I can’t get this to work. Project-based learning enhances and accelerates curriculum in this classroom.

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Learning Social Studies Students Feedback 267

eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It guides students from simple to complex skills, adapting to individual student needs and offering explicit instruction with real-time feedback. Additionally, students receive immediate corrective feedback after every missed question, enabling them to quickly understand their mistakes and progress.

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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.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The strategies span middle school to higher education contexts, across a variety of subjects including math, science, social studies, and literacy. Each strategy was created by an experienced educator, selected and supported by BetterLesson through their “Master Teacher Project” model.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

. — The vast majority of high school students are not financially literate but respond well to economics and personal finance courses that include digital tools in their curriculum, according to a new study by Project Tomorrow and Certell, creator of the Poptential family of free, award-winning social studies course packages.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Built-in instructional resources, including nearly 2,000 math video tutorials , step-by-step lessons and corrective feedback, assist students and give them confidence when working independently. About IXL Currently used by 14 million students and in 95 of the top 100 U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

The platform’s interactive exercises, step-by-step instructions and personalized feedback encourage users to build language skills while learning at their own pace. school districts, IXL is an integrated learning platform that supports personalized learning in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

As part of the collaboration, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system will now use IXL’s award-winning platform district-wide to boost academic achievement in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. About IXL Learning Currently used by 14 million students and in 95 of the top 100 U.S.

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Achievement English Math Art 246

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

Unfortunately, my students’ work — and the inkblots which carried my feedback — would never get into the hands of readers who could make change. As a high school social studies teacher, my job includes helping students learn to use evidence to present arguments, engage in civil discourse and take informed action to bring about change.

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Assignments Essay History Social Studies 205

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

Related: 20 ideas for teaching coding in math, science, social studies, and ELA. Students work cooperatively to create paths and functions and receive immediate feedback from KUBO whether their path or function works. Lesa Wang, STEAM teacher, Marymount Lower Middle School, New York, NY. They especially love dancing with him.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

Communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions; ? Prioritize student reading proficiency and content knowledge of science and social studies; ? MMSD’s investment will provide its teachers the ability to utilize the ELA curriculum to: ? Share assignments digitally; ?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Their definition of competency-based education is based on empowering students with agency, providing relevant and timely assessments and feedback and providing personalized learning with varied pacing.

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eSchool News

JULY 24, 2023

Boasting over 100,000 exercises and 200 exercise types, it contains interactive elements, feedback, games, and explanations aimed at supporting and engaging young people in learning. It covers English, math, science, social studies, languages, and music, following set lessons with exercises in each topic.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

For instance, in social studies class discussing renewable energy can lead to academic discussion or projects where students research about local initiatives in their community. Provide ongoing feedback: Providing constructive feedback is essential for helping students identify their strengths and areas for improvements.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Social studies teacher Ben McCray had a similar experience: “I've learned to have things available by doing a recording, a screencast, something that is captured for later.” Give them spaces where they can work at their own pace and teachers can offer support and targeted feedback.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2020

Meanwhile, teachers deliver individualized feedback and support to students. For writing, students apply what they learned to interest-driven writing projects, meanwhile sharing their work with their peers and getting meaningful feedback in the process. This can all take place during distance learning, too.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

They could prototype their designs and present them live to the class or as a submitted project for others to review, and then give each other feedback on their concepts. Expand this exercise by challenging students to research a community issue they could address.

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Student Engagement Learning Students Middle School 218

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

Quizzes and adaptive learning software give students opportunities to review content and practice basic skills with immediate feedback. Top priority activities include things like class discussions, group collaboration on projects, feedback on higher-order thinking, and targeted instruction to address misconceptions.

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Blended Learning Learning Schools Quizzes 216

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

I am a social studies teacher who got introduced to game design as a result of trying to motivate students to study history. I am a social studies teacher who got introduced to game design as a result of trying to motivate students to study history and then be excited to share their learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2019

Recently, Education Week published an article describing culturally-questionable activities and language found in Studies Weekly , a social studies curriculum used by more than 13,000 schools across the country. Create Feedback Loops Our team spends countless hours vetting every source and activity.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For social studies educators, a presidential election year is a big deal. I’ve always relished these times because they’re part of what makes social studies special. Social studies teachers must support their students as they encounter: Major attacks on journalism. Feedback on the game has been enthusiastic.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Feedback from experts and peers is essential for an active and practice-rich professional learning model.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Brunswick City educators in grades K-12 will accelerate the creation of authentic digital classrooms by integrating Discovery Education’s Science Techbook into instruction, while middle school educators will begin integrating Discovery Education’s Social Studies Techbook into teaching and learning. Read more.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

In 2013, the STEM and Computer Science (STEM+CS) team was created to implement an interdisciplinary grades K-12 STEM program outside the grade-level core disciplines of ELA, math, science and social studies, and separate from the standard Career Technical Education (CTE) programs to reach all students.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

My Teaching Journey: Cultivating a Growth Mindset Through Ungrading For the past 11 years, I have been a professor of social studies education, working with both pre-service and in-service teachers. Feedback-Only: No Points I do not attach points to any assignments. Instead, I provide rich feedback. Why or why not?

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Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 93

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. Magazine covers demonstrating understanding of various social studies topics.

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Instructors Education Social Studies Coaching 168

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

I am able to give them encouragement and support on a daily basis and provide feedback. I used the science and social studies curriculum from Kids Discover to make the connection between social studies and STEM throughout the school year. What worked and what didn’t? Describe how you used the product.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

According to national social studies teacher education guidelines , infusing technology into instruction should: Extend learning beyond what could be done without technology. Include opportunities for students to study relationships among science, technology, and society. Introduce technology in context.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2016

Kids Discover , a provider of engaging science and social studies curriculum, announced that its interactive digital library, Kids Discover Online, now includes custom assessment capabilities. The Assessments feature includes more than 5,000 pre-built questions covering more than 1,200 science and social studies topics.

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Social Studies Exams 108

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2016

The Odeum games focus on Social Studies, Language Arts, and Foreign Languages for grades 6 through 12. At the same time, it will allow educators to increase engagement, provide appropriate level challenges for students at different levels and receive instant feedback,” said Ian Natzmer, the founder and CEO of Odeum Learning.

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Failure Schools Social Studies Elementary School 133

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Moving the Needle My perspective as a history teacher is that service learning and social-emotional learning are competing initiatives. Social studies teachers also need more coaching and feedback to become effective service-learning facilitators.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

After a while, we began to film both ourselves and our students, shared the videos and tagged particular teacher/student moves in the classroom, and offered critical feedback. In addition, students share their written essay work via Pathbrite , an e-portfolio platform perfectly designed for classrooms through their unique feedback tools.

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