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Ensuring academic integrity in the AI age

eSchool News

The following scenario is becoming more common for educators: You’re grading assignments, reading them one-by-one, until one of them catches your eye. If they worked in Google Docs, select File -> Version history -> See version history to see a full history of their writing process.

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5 online resources to beat the summer slide

eSchool News

NWEA research notes that students can lose up to two months of math skills over the summer, and reading abilities can also decline, particularly for students from underserved communities. Khan Academy : Khan Academy’s free online platform offers comprehensive lessons in math, science, history, and more.

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How Kai Cenat saved my high school English class

eSchool News

The number of hours I have committed to consulting AI-checkers and poring over Google Doc version histories is far more than I ever would have predicted or hoped. About halfway through my unit on The Great Gatsby , I started asking students to provide video responses of their reactions to the latest read chapter.

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From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy

eSchool News

She insisted on having the latest World Book Encyclopedia set every year, instilling in me a love of reading and inquiry. In a landscape where English proficiency and reading levels vary widely, it’s essential that we provide high-quality, credible resources that offer both language accessibility and academic rigor.

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AI tools that support learning–not cheating

eSchool News

Suitable for: All grade levels–from elementary children designing a poster about dinosaurs to high school students putting together a multimedia history project. It lets students listen to their reading instead of (or in addition to) consuming it visually.

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8 tips for school leaders seeking to innovate

eSchool News

When reading about what to do, it can sound so simple. To figure out what will work for your organization–that is, how many innovations of different types you can support so that you don’t get bogged down by initiative fatigue–look to and learn from your history. Let’s acknowledge the truth. But it’s not.

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Dusting Off an Old Practice to Make Reading Fun Again

Cult of Pedagogy

Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. My own brother — who is incredibly intelligent, younger than I am, and has already paid off his house (what?!?!) — once told me, “I never read anything unless I absolutely have to.” Every single day we seem to move closer to a society that simply doesn’t read.

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