Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Studies show that information and computer-assisted learning boosts academic achievement, improves learner engagement and reduces teacher burden by shaving time off the day. For teachers, technology can help create engagement and a more immersive learning experience. But not all edtech is equally effective.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

That puts such tools out of reach for most teachers looking for new ways to provide their students with personalized support. “No A thousand hours is about how long it took Goel and his team to create Jill Watson, an AI teaching assistant chatbot that can answer student questions. See the tool in action here.

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MAY 16, 2018

They started the company to solve a challenge that they both knew well: how to provide fast and actionable feedback to writing students. As a teaching assistant, Ramirez wound up grading more than 100 papers a semester and realized that students weren’t getting adequate feedback.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Let’s see what the Ask a Tech Teacher team says: Pros And Cons of AI in Education Artificial intelligence (AI) is making major inroads into education. AI tutors, virtual assistants, and adaptive learning platforms are being adopted by schools, colleges, and universities around the world.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Reflecting on what has kept me going when so many others have left, I realize that it is the relationships I’ve built with other teachers that have sustained me. While the importance of teacher-student relationships is often emphasized, it is the bonds I’ve formed with fellow educators that have sustained my commitment to teaching.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Number of users: More than 20 million teachers and students globally. Core Features: Teachers can create and share assignments. Streamlines feedback on student work. Stream , a communication channel for teachers and students, and notifications to nudge students about upcoming assignments and due dates. Price: Free*.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

Meanwhile, research is also being conducted today to understand how chatbots can be used as teaching assistants. In one study , students were not told which of their teaching assistants were humans and which were robots—and findings suggested students struggled to differentiate the two. (I

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In addition to full slideshow lessons, Curipod has interactive activities such as co-writing a fairy tale with AI, getting feedback from a historical figure, a “convince the evil AI ruler” prompt, brain breaks, and more! It offers a resource generator, teaching assistant, feedback bot, and AI chat. Eduaide.ai

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Teachers will need to learn and refine their online teaching skills and find new opportunities for working from home, allowing them a better work-life balance. This will help them focus on the quality of their lessons without the heavy financial strain that many teachers deal with today. –Dr.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2022

After all, while some students might write in to their teacher for help, more-reserved students—perhaps more likely to be female students—might hang back or try to figure it all out by themselves. She called her startup Piazza. The system is now in place at around 2,000 colleges, and her company has raised more than $15 million.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2020

Don Murphy, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Technology at Hauppauge Public Schools, which serves almost 4,000 students, says his district faced the same struggles as many others. It was tough to find time slots that work with teachers' schedules and space to accommodate PD sessions. We should just do this!"

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In addition to full slideshow lessons, Curipod has interactive activities such as co-writing a fairy tale with AI, getting feedback from a historical figure, a “convince the evil AI ruler” prompt, brain breaks, and more! It offers a resource generator, teaching assistant, feedback bot, and AI chat. Eduaide.ai

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

While in schools, graduates slowly go from observing a K-12 teacher in a class to taking over that class as the primary teacher. Under the residency program, participants work alongside a full-time licensed teacher in the classroom. Ariana Garcia on the right and licensed classroom teacher on the left.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

I wish there were better ways of sharing my concerns other than at the end of the semester when you fill out those [teacher evaluations]. Law: Given that most evaluation forms are filled out at the end of the semester, a lot of students feel like, "Well even if I provide that feedback, it doesn't really benefit ourselves in that scenario."

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

However, they were more open to having their teaching assistants try new approaches. So he implemented new approaches with teaching assistants for an introduction to biology course. Molinaro says he tried approaching faculty, but found they were hesitant to change.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

Additionally, providing alternative avenues for communication, such as writing on sticky notes or offering anonymous feedback options, can offer students a sense of safety and anonymity when expressing their thoughts. Feedback and Revising International students may not be familiar with the process of feedback and revising their work.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But even the most astute teacher, with the best intentions, has limitations. It doesn’t replace the teacher but augments their insights, offering a richer tapestry of student understanding from which to draw. A teacher presents a concept, offers examples, assigns homework, and then reviews the assignments once submitted.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Another master teacher of large classes is Michael Wesch. His teaching assistants have engaged with students in the class from places such as Ethiopia, Northern Ireland, Guatemala, Samoa and Vietnam. Exploring many different applications of the same concept.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Demonstrate our enthusiasm for teaching the course. Share former students’ feedback about the course. Informally, survey students anonymously for feedback about your communication style in the classroom. Communicating with the online student: The impact of email tone on student performance and teacher evaluations.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

Additionally, providing alternative avenues for communication, such as writing on sticky notes or offering anonymous feedback options, can offer students a sense of safety and anonymity when expressing their thoughts. Feedback and Revising International students may not be familiar with the process of feedback and revising their work.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Teachers will need to learn and refine their online teaching skills and find new opportunities for working from home, allowing them a better work-life balance. This will help them focus on the quality of their lessons without the heavy financial strain that many teachers deal with today. –Dr.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

As a teacher, mathematician and cyclist, TrueShelf CEO and founder Dr. Shiva Kintali knows from experience that not everyone moves at the same pace when learning—whether inside the classroom or out. TrueShelf is aimed at giving students, teachers and parents an adaptive learning platform that intelligently automates this entire process.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 14, 2023

But even the most astute teacher, with the best intentions, has limitations. It doesn’t replace the teacher but augments their insights, offering a richer tapestry of student understanding from which to draw. A teacher presents a concept, offers examples, assigns homework, and then reviews the assignments once submitted.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

Demonstrate our enthusiasm for teaching the course. Share former students’ feedback about the course. Informally, survey students anonymously for feedback about your communication style in the classroom. Communicating with the online student: The impact of email tone on student performance and teacher evaluations.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

These strategies can make classroom time more engaging and meaningful for students and teachers alike. One study found that students perceived the phone polls as engaging, making them think and providing feedback on their learning (Voelkel & Bennett, 2014). How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

These strategies can make classroom time more engaging and meaningful for students and teachers alike. One study found that students perceived the phone polls as engaging, making them think and providing feedback on their learning (Voelkel & Bennett, 2014). How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

An LMS — Learning Management System — is a digital tool that tracks a wide variety of student-teacher interactions such as homework, grading, sharing of resources, parent communication, assessments, and more. It allows teachers to create, distribute and track class materials anywhere, on any device. CanaryLearning .

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Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

LAs also took on tasks such as leading short sections of class, helping with course content design, and grading/providing feedback. One participant shared what they were learning from observing their mentor teachers, explaining, I was listening to the way [the instructors] explained subjects to students. Gomez Johnson, K.,Jakopovic,

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2017

Just as professors wouldn’t bring in a teaching assistant they couldn’t talk to or collaborate with, they shouldn’t adopt interactive tools that are mysterious and locked. We've all had a great teacher—someone who may have even changed our lives with some inspiring moment in the classroom. And the "us" being faculty or teachers.

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Whiteboard Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

For instance, introducing an AI teaching assistant like Jill Watson , developed by Georgia Tech, can start in a single course before expanding school-wide. Monitoring and Evaluation Effectiveness Assessment : Regular feedback sessions with stakeholders can help evaluate AI tools impact. Q: Can AI replace teachers in UK schools?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

They’re exhausting,” says Beth Carlson, an English teacher at Kennebunk High School, in Maine, who says she occasionally does 15-minute-each oral assessments for students in the school’s IB program. “I The student developers have visited local high schools and put the word out on social media to get teachers to try their tool.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A respected math teacher at a K-12 public charter school in Apple Valley, California, Holifield was in steep physical decline. At first, he stumbled and, his hands weak, relied entirely on teaching assistants to write equations on the board for him. Their own feelings about math could be influenced by a teacher.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

During the event, the ten entrepreneurs from Camelback’s second class took to the mic to present their startups, many of which sought to support and empower underserved groups such as special education students, male teachers of color, and black millennials. Brothers Empower 2 Teach was founded by teacher Larry Irvin, Jr.

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