eSchool News

JULY 4, 2023

The challenge Aldine ISD faced at the beginning of the 2022-23 school year was to prepare their students for the redesign of the math State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR), which added non-multiple-choice questions to align with the deep critical thinking and conceptual mathematics learning students should be doing in class.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Following years of disrupted learning during the pandemic, the recently released Nation’s Report Card shows an overall drop in both reading and math scores, with math scores falling in nearly every state. They want to teach.” similar method exists for reading.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

I was excited to have the opportunity to have students in front of us and we still got to see the students who wanted to stay home,” says Merced Fletcher, a second grade teacher. Second grade in-person and virtual students in Angie Lee's classroom reflect on their daily commitment. Give them a real question to discuss.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Truly rare are those careers where employees advance based on their ability to regularly answer multiple-choice questions correctly! An ornithologist or an engineer, for instance, might use a videoconference to help teach a math lesson. Where and how do young people learn these skills?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

Math teachers: This is for you. Here are some great suggestions from efriend and math afficionado, Matt Kim: Before I was ever a high school math teacher, I was always a hardcore technophile. It really is an exciting time for technology in education and the tools available to us to use today in our math classes is no exception.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

To shed some light on the questions above, EdSurge talked to six educators to get their take. Here’s the big takeaway: Data doesn’t just come in the form of grades, attendance records and answers on multiple choice questions. loves the learning analytics available from Think Through Math program. “We

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

In a conversation with Education Week , Bdeir said schools need to find ways to make science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) education more fun, engaging, and accessible for students. “I I didn’t know that word when I was in the third grade.”. “We want to unleash the inventor in everyone,” Bdeir said.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The Texas Education Agency awards letter grades to schools and districts based on test scores and other student performance metrics. In addition to districts, schools in Texas are individually given A through F grades based partially on standardized test scores. For short-answer questions, they wrote on an index card.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Because these vary between subject area, grade level, and situation, you’ll need to talk with your team, and record these needs so you can revisit them later. Building critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in math. Tip 1: Choose apps that work across many different subjects and needs.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Then there are the psychometricians—the math savants who design tests and create complex algorithms that attempt to make them fair to all students. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? But notice, by the way, it mainly works when your questions are right/wrong. EdSurge: What might make a test unfair?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2017

Among the tools the district found was Teach to One: Math (TTO), a digital personalized learning program by New Classrooms , a New York-based nonprofit, that adapts to a student’s individual skills and gaps. High achievers can accelerate into above-grade level standards, while those move slower can get extra practice.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2025

They gave their takes on innovating in math and social emotional learning. When Teaching Students Math, Concepts Matter More Than Process By Nicola Hodkowski Researcher Nicola Hodkowski makes a case for moving beyond students memorizing the process of doing math and instead fostering a deep understanding of mathematical concepts.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. And finally, students are anxious about statistics courses because they aren’t good at math, don’t have the math background, and are convinced they won’t be able to run the tests or do the statistical calculations.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

The additional beauty in formative assessments is that we can use the data without always having to assign a grade to it. Expose your students to questions requiring higher order thinking skills and manipulation of TEI using a few of these tried and true techy apps. The free account also includes free writing and drawing options.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Currently, more than 25 percent of K-12 students are chronically absent and most students have ground to make up in math and reading. We will see more districts leveraging real-time data so families can understand more than just what their child’s grades are. AI may empower more students with greater independence in their education.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 2, 2024

The pressure to solve problems, answer multiple-choice question, and write essays on an exam scares them. And finally, students are anxious about statistics courses because they aren’t good at math, don’t have the math background, and are convinced they won’t be able to run the tests or do the statistical calculations.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

We recognize that there’s something fundamentally different about large-scale, externally mandated standardized tests that rely on multiple-choice questions. Tests also facilitate special education services, instruction, grades, reporting, placement, and more.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

SLAM for Multiple-Choice: Skim the question, Look for keywords, Analyze choices, Match evidence to your answer. CUBES for Math : Circle, Underline, Box, Examine, Solve If you haven’t already, it’s time to really dig in to multi-step problems. Here’s a set to get you started!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The startup focuses on educators in pre-K to 5th-grade classrooms. But what brought them together was wanting to give teachers an “extra pair of hands”—for instance, a teacher can ask the assistant to give the class a math problem so that she can momentarily divert her attention to one student.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

ChatGPT is only one example of how educators and learners can start to analyze and shift grading practices, allowing for more curiosity and interest in the industry. AI helps with automatic grading and assessment creation. Teachers spend between five to seven hours a week grading. With AI tools, grading becomes automatic.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Currently, more than 25 percent of K-12 students are chronically absent and most students have ground to make up in math and reading. We will see more districts leveraging real-time data so families can understand more than just what their child’s grades are. AI may empower more students with greater independence in their education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

And while many educators believe that word problems in math class are tougher for students to grasp than ones with mathematical notation, research shows that the opposite is true. More than 4 out of 10 college students wind up in remedial math or English courses, and those that do are even less likely than other students to finish college.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Kaymbu helps teachers, particularly in early grades, share snapshots of student work and learning with families. A sixth-grade math teacher, who is deeply dedicated to innovative learning practices, agreed to lead the effort. The materials, currently geared to grades 3 through 8, are available in Spanish and English.

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