Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). While there’s been progress of late, it’s been “uneven” and Black, Hispanic and women workers are still underrepresented in some STEM fields. But getting to those careers means surviving the academic journey.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2021

CoderZ also offers a professional development program that introduces instructors to the concepts of teaching computer science and computational thinking using an online tool. We are extremely honored to have received this recognition from our industry peers,” said Ido Yerushalmi, CEO of CoderZ. “We About CoderZ.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I implemented writing reflections to help students recall their feedback from prior assignments and collaborated with a colleague to develop a teacher guided peer review system, which eventually yielded an app called Floop that made the peer review data visible and simpler to manage. She also found the work of U.K.-based

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

The university has created a way for automated software to give students in large STEM courses feedback on their writing in cases where professors don’t have time to grade hundreds of essays. After a writing fellow quickly reviews it, the score gets delivered to the student via the eCoach system.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) is an innovative teaching approach where students and instructors collaborate to improve educational experiences ( Cavazos et al., 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020). 2024; Montenegro & Jankowski, 2017; Tinto, 2017; Winklemes, 2016).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Make everyone a writing instructor To support the journaling going on in every class, Cotton’s district has invested heavily in professional development to help all teachers—whether their subject is English or phys ed—become effective writing teachers. Students must make the time to practice and to peer-review each others' work.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Subjects range from business and web development to photography and fitness, and the option to become an instructor is also provided. Khan Academy offers all free online courses and is focused mostly on STEM subjects, but also includes arts & humanities as well as test prep courses.

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