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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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

In his 21 years of teaching, Jesse Stommel says he has never put a grade on a piece of student’s work. What I actually found was I changed my own grading approach significantly in the midst of the pandemic. They offered some variation of pass/fail rather than letter grades, with the objective of cushioning the impact on students’ GPA.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2022

Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? Do I grade a student lower if she/he isn't able to write a song or create some kind of representative artistic element? What do I do?

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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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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

But pulling off these “assignment makeovers,” as some instructors are calling them, turns out to be challenging, and what works differs significantly depending on the subject matter and type of assignment. Some of those instructors are using tools that attempt to detect text written by bots, such as GPTZero and a new tool by Turnitin.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2025

CTE teachers were the most likely of all grades 9-12 public school instructors to be newer to the profession, with 10 percent having less than three years of teaching experience. percent), Before going into teaching, 65.5 percent of public CTE teachers worked in the private sector. percent), Before going into teaching, 65.5

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

This time of year sees email in boxes filled with information about how to prepare for the next year, reminders that grades are due, and papers await grading. An October 2021 NPR report showed that 80,000 aspiring nurses were turned away from nursing schools due to a lack of adequate nursing instructors.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here’s a look at each winner: Winner: John Arthur, 6th Grade Teacher, Meadowlark Elementary School Nominated by: Follett John Arthur was the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and one of four finalists for 2021 National Teacher of the Year. In grades 3-5, students completing at least 16 skills had the biggest improvement overall, growing 8.7

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Subsequently, instructor facilitated classroom conversations intended to enhance understanding of course content may stagnate and falter. The frame of content engagement can look different based on course, instructor and level of student. Stalnaker, J., Hubbard, A., H., & Bailey, E. Briggs, W. Sullivan, N., & Towler, 2005).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Our middle school integrated arts instructors faced a different set of challenges, namely due to the rotation of their classes throughout the school year. The platform is adaptable for different schools and grade levels. Teachers had to create their own distribution lists, which weren’t always current.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2022

AI and ML are being used at every step of the student and educator journey to: Build statistical models of student knowledge, evaluating student achievement and instructor proficiency Streamline recruiting and reduce unconscious bias Create a digital “paper trail” for audit purposes Organize and optimize learning materials, and continually update them (..)

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

So, then it may influence your academic performance and reflect on your grades.”. In another survey , this one from 2020, more than 80 percent of students said that the thing they missed most in online learning was being able to see and collaborate with other students and their instructors in person.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The CoderZ platform provides a research-based, pedagogically-advanced approach to teaching STEM and computer science for grades 3-12. The RoboX curriculum delivers fun and interactive game-based learning that can be student-paced, or instructor led. For more information go to: www.intelitek.com

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

But that advice also applies to online instructors. grade 10 papers). So, if you don’t enjoy grading, get it out of the way first; then you can focus your mental energy on the more enjoyable aspects of online teaching. Monday 9:00–9:45 a.m.: Put the worst first. There are some teaching tasks we love. and others that we hate.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

is a real manufacturing line and training system that gives students hands-on experience with industrial-grade equipment and applications within a school lab environment. system, provide training for the instructors and support the system in the future. The SmartCIM 4.0 Intelitek and Learning Labs, Inc.,

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2023

The new initiative is designed to address math learning gaps among students in grades 6-9 across the state. Carnegie Learning’s tutoring program provides a perfect combination of high-quality instructional resources with tutor instructors who are certified teachers and passionate about what they do,” said CEO Barry Malkin.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

Founded by Aadhav Prabu and Akshar Raikanti, The Steam Foundation is a California-based nonprofit with a mission to make STEAM education equally accessible to all students in kindergarten through 12 th grade. To do that, they’ve recruited and trained students from previous camps to become the new instructors.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Demand for high-dosage tutoring is growing among students in all grades at Gadsden ISD, led by elementary-age students, who are reaping the benefits of one-on-one and small-group tutoring. A third-grade student expressed delight about their tutor, who is a certified teacher like all Carnegie Learning tutors: “I have the best teacher ever!”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Reveal Math for K-5 joins Reveal Math for grades 6-12, which is currently used in hundreds of schools nationwide, creating a comprehensive K-12 curriculum. Math Is…” Units, the first unit of every grade level, focus on the classroom environment, from modeling mathematical ways of thinking to setting classroom expectations as a class.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2021

This pathway outlines CS opportunities at every grade level while providing students with the skills, facilities and options they need to become professional developers. Blackbird’s integrated LMS enables instructors to easily track student progress, review code and make direct comments.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2022

Within a couple of months of teaching online with FLVS, I witnessed how intentional the instructors were when serving our students’ individual needs, and I knew this was the place for me. According to the Pew Research Center, 61 percent of teens suffer from increased anxiety due to pressure to get good grades.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

The “must-do” activities are critical to mastering grade-level content and skills. The “may-do” activities are useful for mastering grade-level content and skills but not essential. This allows students to work at their own pace and provides them with a range of activities to choose from.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

But that advice also applies to online instructors. grade 10 papers). So, if you don’t enjoy grading, get it out of the way first; then you can focus your mental energy on the more enjoyable aspects of online teaching. Monday 9:00–9:45 a.m.: Put the worst first. There are some teaching tasks we love. and others that we hate.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Ask any teacher what his/her biggest “pain point” is related to teaching and the majority will report “the take home” or “the grading.” ” Sharing the load with my co-teacher has made a world of difference. Marika and I use Google Classroom to assign and manage our students’ work.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2023

Three years later, Malekpour, who teaches in Queens, doesn’t think twice about assigning and grading in-class work that requires a device. Before the pandemic, U.S. history teacher Travis Malekpour hesitated assigning his students work in the classroom that required a computer. He knew not every student had a laptop or tablet.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Create spaces specific to grade levels. Based on specific grade levels, those kits of parts were designed to support active learning and engagement in the classroom. The kits were designed to meet the specific developmental requirements of grade level bands. Get teachers onboard and acclimated early.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2023

times more likely to say that they get excellent grades and do well in school See related article: MDM solutions and gamification make perfect interactive learning partners In the past decade, students have been inundated with more and more distractions. times more likely to say that they get excellent grades and do well in school.

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eSchool News

MAY 22, 2024

One of my biggest goals as a technology instructor is to teach my students skills and provide them with tools that I feel will best stoke their curiosity and prepare them for the world outside of the classroom. It was a massive hit with my third-grade students!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The flexible, individualized and 100% online learning experience is open to learners aged 18 or older who have completed 9th grade. It helps instructors deliver cohesive learning experiences through structured content and interactivity. McGraw Hill Connect® is a complete course platform.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Since the pandemic hit, his research findings are more relevant than ever, as instructors look for guidance on what works as they move their teaching online. 4, meaning that “it would improve your grade by probably half of a grade point—to say, boost you from a B to a B+.” 1 most productive educational psychologist in the world.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2021

CoderZ is a powerful, self-paced virtual learning platform for grades 4-12 that teaches computer science integration by gamifying NGSS and CSTA-aligned curriculum. CoderZ also offers a professional development program that introduces instructors to the concepts of teaching computer science and computational thinking using an online tool.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

For example, because virtual instructors aren’t physically present in a classroom, their qualifications and expertise can come into question. And while online learning has more than proven itself to be both an alternative to and complementary offering for traditional classroom instruction, some misconceptions still persist.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started teaching data science and artificial intelligence in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, I was frustrated by how little insight I actually felt I had into how effective my teaching was, until the end-of-semester final exam grades and student assessments came in. This is where machine learning comes in.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

In my mind, the purpose of learning was to get good grades. Grades were everythingsymbols of success and a source of validation. I continued this pattern in college, focused solely on grades and making my parents proud. What would it be if you were to give yourself a grade right now? But when I graduated, I felt lost.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Enacting equity pedagogy as an essential component of multicultural education (Banks & Banks, 1995) requires instructors to become change agents. Examine course syllabi to make sure policies (late work, absence, participation grades, etc.) Hartman is an Instructor-ABD in the Special Education Department at Niagara University.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2024

“The winners of the 2024 Education Technology CODiE Awards represent the pinnacle of creativity and excellence in providing products and services that connect diverse learners with educational resources and instructors,” said Chris Mohr, president of SIIA. “We

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2022

How do we get students to do pre-class work without giving a grade to everything? Instructors first need to consider how we use grades in our teaching—and then explore what kinds of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations exist and persist for our students. You can pose a question for a future column here.

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