eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program. Educators and administrators serve as judges for the first-round review of all nominees. “Their innovations stand to improve the teaching and learning experience for teachers and students here in the U.S. and globally.

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Educational Technologies Technology Peer Review Education 148

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

At least, that’s according to a randomized study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. It’s common for students who are used to learning math from lectures to be reluctant to think critically at first, learning assistants from the study say. Students majoring in biology saw the biggest bump.)

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

The SIIA CODiE Awards are the industry’s only peer-reviewed awards program. Educators and administrators serve as judges for the first-round review of all nominees. The winners were presented during a virtual awards celebration hosted on the NewSky XR secure online platform on June 22. Founder of BrainPOP.

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Educational Technologies Technology Peer Review Education 139

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

In some cases, according to Cator, the companies that didn’t get certified were able to point to peer-reviewed research but did not have that research readily accessible for users or potential customers. The product team shares the research behind the design publicly.”

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Education Peer Review Motivation Reading 173

Teach Thought

JULY 20, 2024

Math Integration: Use math lessons to teach statistics and probability, linking these concepts to how AI processes data. Peer Reviews: Foster collaborative learning through peer reviews of reflections and essays. Future Scenarios: Write scenarios of future daily life with advanced AI technology.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

Example: Two Teacher-Led Stations – Both Differentiated Math Standard: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.EE.B.3 In mixed-ability groups, peer review is incorporated, allowing students to give and receive feedback, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

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Teaching Writing Essay Discussions 395

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Edmentum was honored to have Marzano Research peer review a research project we conducted for our classroom practice and assessment program, Study Island; Marzano confirmed the effectiveness of using Study Island for online practice. Marzano-Validated Best Practices for Online Practice. Study Island New Game-Based Group Sessions.

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Testing Exams Peer Review Study 160

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2017

Michael Kennedy, an associate professor at the University of Virginia, was relatively sure he knew the answer to this research question: “When making, purchasing and/or adoption decisions regarding a new technology-based product for your district or school, how important is the existence of peer-reviewed research to back the product?”

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Peer Review Education Math Questions 147

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Students must be high achievers in middle school with recommendations from math and science teachers, in addition to high test scores. In that class, two students choose a peer-reviewed article and lead seminars every Friday. Unlike the typical public high school, this program is selective, meaning classes are much smaller.

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STEM Laboratory Peer Review Schools 141

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Research databases, including Google Scholar, ResearchGate and JSTOR can serve as resources for peer-reviewed studies. students gained 3 months’ equivalent of targeted math skills) or how much they have grown from similar kinds of interventions. Moreover, make sure the outcome—test scores, absence rates, etc.—is

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Study Testing Students Peer Review 216

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As an educator, Jared Cotton has worn nearly as many hats as Dr. Seuss’s Bartholomew Cubbins—elementary math and science teacher, assistant principal, principal, district director of assessment and accountability, assistant superintendent, superintendent. We feel that writing and math really complement each other,” he says.

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Writing Feedback Exams Middle School 121

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Doing so can be time consuming, but Millet thinks even the smaller changes, say the numbers in math problems, can help curb the problem. Incorporating peer review into their courses. If educators must test students, changing the questions can help foil potential cheaters as well, said Millet. One option?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2019

As a condition of receiving federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, each state is required to administer annual assessments in English language arts and math for grades three through eight, and at least once during grades nine through 12. We have 72 districts [statewide] that already use this product.

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Exams Peer Review Testing English 103

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Water is a unique discipline, it’s not like math or history or communication studies were major publishers put out multitudes of textbooks on,” she says. Reviews for relevancy and accurateness “went beyond the community college in that sense,” the instructor says. Using OER in those courses, she added, “really started out of necessity.”

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Textbooks Instructors Syllabus History 118

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 14, 2018

. “When we give them a diploma without ensuring that they have basic skills and they go to post-secondary education and they hit a brick wall – when they get into those English and math gateway courses, when they don’t have the necessary basic skills or preparation to get a job and take care of themselves,” he said.

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Skills Peer Review Secondary Education English 107

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

And just do the math." I hope they'll do their math," he added. (In And he shared his fears about the current FCC's directions, particularly the impact of moving to a per-pupil reimbursement policy. "I I have four questions to ask the current leadership," Wheeler said. Here's what Wheeler proposed the current FCC ask: 1.

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Technology Peer Review Math Internet 69

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

They must be peer-reviewable. And then publishing in peer-review journals, so the rest of the people can see the math. I didn't have the privilege of going to some high school that gave me lots of practice thinking about science and math the way that this institution is expecting me to.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

A developmental math instructor might direct students to ask, “Explain quadratic equations,” receiving tailored responses, freeing class time for conceptual exploration (Topol, 2019). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. link] Means, B., Bakia, M., & Murphy, R.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 88

Faculty Focus

MARCH 30, 2025

A developmental math instructor might direct students to ask, “Explain quadratic equations,” receiving tailored responses, freeing class time for conceptual exploration (Topol, 2019). Weapons of math destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. link] Means, B., Bakia, M., & Murphy, R.

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Faculty Development Teaching Instructors Academic Integrity 73

Teaching with a Mountain View

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

CUBES for Math : Circle, Underline, Box, Examine, Solve If you haven’t already, it’s time to really dig in to multi-step problems. Math Vocabulary : This post specifically covers domain-specific math vocabulary. It also includes a FREE PDF guide and extra practice for 145 math vocabulary terms !

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Testing Multiple Choice Questions Math Writing 52

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Just as pocket calculators, personal computers, and smartphones have posed threats to students learning math skills, AI (artificial intelligence) seems to be the new tool poised to undermine the use of writing assignments to assess student learning. Peer review. Conduct a peer review and/or class discussion of AI writing.

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Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 122

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 22, 2023

Just as pocket calculators, personal computers, and smartphones have posed threats to students learning math skills, AI (artificial intelligence) seems to be the new tool poised to undermine the use of writing assignments to assess student learning. Peer review. Conduct a peer review and/or class discussion of AI writing.

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Assignments Writing Plagiarism Instructors 98

Teach Your Kids

MARCH 8, 2025

. “ Research Shows Women Are Better Leaders During a Crisis ”, from the Harvard Business Review explores qualities like adaptability, empathy, and resilience , which are essential in both business leadership and founding new ventures, qualities that often give women an edge, especially in challenging environments.

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