Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

Make every ELA concept as interesting as possible by incorporating fun activities and getting students participating from the first day of school. You don’t need to assign tests and quizzes to assess student learning. You’ll find that their participation and grades go up, along with more hands than ever before!

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

Observational Assessments The teacher’s observations of student behaviors, interactions, and work provide valuable qualitative data (or information that is descriptive and non-numeric) that complements quantitative assessments, like quizzes that produce numerical data.

Feedback 431

Feedback Quizzes Coaching Discussions 431

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2023

But I’m not referring to Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, quizzes, or virtual breakout rooms. And high levels of active participation directly correlate with positive academic outcomes. The projected growth of the edtech industry to $605.8 billion by 2027 is a testament to that. Let’s see how. What is student engagement?

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Student Engagement Quizzes Students Motivation 281

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2019

That is, instead of delivering content during class and giving exercises as homework, I had students learn the content at home by watching videos with embedded quizzes. The embedded quizzes enabled me to view student’s responses. Creating a safe environment for all students to participate in class discussions.

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Quizzes Learning Feedback Assignments 279

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2016

To participate in the Code-a-Thon, schools simply register to receive free access to EasyTech and EasyCode Basic. Schools are also encouraged to use #codeathon2016 on social media to share their progress and interact with other participants. Learning.com announces its first Code-a-Thon, a nationwide competition that will run from Nov.

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Skills Quizzes Middle School Middle School 279

Teach Hub

MARCH 4, 2024

How do we break this silence and boost student participation in our classroom? Here we’ll dive into strategies to encourage more active participation and examine why participation matters to students and educators. By involving students in the process, active learning can boost participation and engagement.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2021

If these kids went back, if they had a hybrid situation, all of the same functionalities, features, quizzes, polling, can be real-time, asynchronous. participation and correct responses,?offer . “A teacher can design these experiences for all the kids who sit in front of them in the classroom. offer just-in-time feedback, and?identify

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Quizzes Hybrid Learning Learning Feedback 282

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2025

Designing effective quizzes takes timeespecially when crafting well-balanced multiple-choice questions with plausible wrong answers to encourage critical thinking. Game Show : A front-of-class experience that turns quizzes into an interactive game show, perfect for review sessions and whole-class participation.

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Multiple Choice Questions Quizzes Technology Teachers 191

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2022

Students nationwide participate in the ASU course. The course uses Canvas to manage the online, asynchronous portion of learning – this includes recorded lectures by ASU faculty, along with weekly assignments and quizzes. To date, over 225 high schoolers have enrolled in the course.

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Quizzes Lecturing High School High School 246

eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) in early January announced 15 startup companies selected to participate in the inaugural AWS Education Accelerator. The participating edtech startups are focused on a wide range of solutions for PK-12, higher education, and workforce education customers. Quizard AI, Inc.

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Textbooks Education Intelligence Quizzes 288

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Here are three effective strategies: Think-Pair-Share : This strategy encourages active participation and collaboration among students. Interactive Lectures : Incorporating interactive activities like polls, quizzes, or discussions into lectures keeps students engaged and reinforces key concepts.

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Activities Critical Thinking Active Learning Lecturing 251

eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

It is a dynamic, interconnected space where knowledge flows freely, and learners are active participants in their educational journey. Classroom response systems for instant feedback and engagement through quizzes, polls, and surveys. The classroom of the modern era is no longer confined to four walls and rows of desks.

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Internet Critical Thinking Quizzes Teaching Methods 298

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2016

Nearly 60 percent of participating survey respondents said they enrolled in online professional learning in the past year. Seventy-five percent of participating educators said they enroll in online PL courses when they are personally interested in the subject and want to increase their knowledge in that area.

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Teachers Quizzes Hybrid Learning Classroom Management 186

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 15, 2024

These formative assessments can take the form of quizzes, short written responses, exit tickets, online discussions, and graphic organizers. This reduces the time teachers spend preparing for this lesson and encourages students to participate actively in the planning process.

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Metacognitive Skills Math Blended Learning Quizzes 344

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Most of us know what to expect in a face-to-face classroom: Students sitting in rows, facing instructors and listening to lectures, watching videos displayed on screens up front, or, in smaller classes, participating in lively discussion. Others find it enriching to participate in online chat and polling.

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Mobile Devices Lecturing Quizzes Participation 212

eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2021

Upon learning that private schools, like Juan Diego, and smaller rural schools could participate in the Statewide Online Education Program, Colosimo began forging relationships – first with the nearby Canyons School District and more recently with the Juab School District – to formulate more partnerships with ASU Prep Digital. “Our

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Education Schools High School High School 276

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

QuizGecko: Versatility and Innovation Among the leading AI-powered quiz generators, QuizGecko is a versatile tool that can transform text, documents, or URLs into captivating interactive quizzes. Riddle: User-Friendly Engagement A user-friendly quiz maker, Riddle offers an intuitive interface for crafting engaging quizzes.

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Quizzes Gamification Teaching Methods Feedback 148

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

The AI Class Assistant will also analyze the transcriptions and classroom materials to create instant quizzes for students to demonstrate their understanding as they learn. Students can wirelessly connect to the display and participate in quizzes from their personal devices.

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Quizzes Knowledge Participation Discussions 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

We need to participate, verbally and through projects, to show what and how we’re learning. Engageli, which is targeting higher ed users, organizes students into “tables” of up to eight participants each. We want to interact, not just listen to lectures. Teachers can glide between the groups, checking in as need be.

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Learning Mobile Devices Students Quizzes 216

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

News Literacy Project The News Literacy Project , a nonpartisan national education nonprofit, provides programs and resources for educators and the public to teach, learn and share the abilities needed to be smart, active consumers of news and information and equal and engaged participants in a democracy.

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History Students Quizzes Participation 218

Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2022

According to researchers from the foundation, the participants in the study described problems with online trainings that were incompatible with screen-reading software or visual adjustments like changing the font size, with quizzes that didn’t work with a keyboard and with educational images and videos that weren’t verbally described.

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Online Learning Disabilities Quizzes Learning 184

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Students are required to complete online chapter quizzes based on the course objectives and textbook for the course within D2L. During the first semester the course was online, and we decided to offer 13 shorter quizzes. During that first semester, all quizzes were due on the same date at the end of semester.

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Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 126

eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework. By analyzing patterns in students’ grades, attendance, participation, and other behavioral indicators, AI algorithms can predict potential academic risks and learning disabilities.

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Teaching Gamification Feedback Intelligence 314

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2017

Last week it was picked as one of 11 companies selected to the Disney Accelerator , which makes an undisclosed equity investment in each participant and provies guidance from its network of entertainment, technology and business executives. The web-based platform was used primarily in the classroom—until now.

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Quizzes Participation Assignments Communication 134

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

“By uniting the Promethean Planet and ClassFlow teacher communities, we can empower educators globally with thousands of high-quality interactive teaching resources that can ensure the active engagement and participation of every student in the classroom.”.

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Mobile Devices Quizzes Lecturing Assignments 173

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“We are excited to help students practice for the National Civics Bee through quizzing and conversations with Khanmigo,” said Kristen DiCerbo, Khan Academy’s chief learning officer. Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in participating states are invited to submit a 500-word essay addressing a community issue.

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Math Middle School Middle School Essay 258

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2021

While we have been able to use these tools in that way, most educators would readily point to what is missing from the current video platforms that could improve online teaching: tools to better facilitate student interactions, including enhanced polling and quizzing features, group work tools, and more.

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Education Quizzes Internet Art 208

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Engage students actively for deeper learning and enhanced academic outcomes Enhance learning through active participation, collaboration, and critical thinking skills Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention.

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Active Learning Activities Critical Thinking Quizzes 137

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

Providing the Spark Jenessa Peterson, director of learning engineering at the Learning Agency, touched off the discussion in a Google Group run by her organization with the question: Is A/B testing between two benign conditions without participants' knowledge OK? Peterson wondered at the concern over the test expressed in media coverage.

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Ethics Knowledge Testing Learning 207

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2024

From virtual reality field trips to interactive quizzing platforms, these 12 tools offer diverse ways to bring lessons to life. Interactive Quizzing Platforms Interactive quizzing platforms are revolutionizing the way educators assess understanding and retention in the classroom.

High School 167

High School High School Gamification Quizzes 167

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Some students are hesitant to participate in discussions and activities, so be deliberate about using synchronous time to foster participation by all learners. Students remember more and experience less mind-wandering when lectures are interpolated with other learning activities, such as short quizzes.

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Lecturing Disabilities Learning Assignments 218

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

Founded in 2012, Kahoot offers a web-based platform that allows anyone to create multiple-choice quizzes and groups of players compete to get the correct answer in the shortest amount of time (usually seconds). Rather, they enter a PIN code shared by the teacher into their device, and participate using a nickname of their choosing.

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Activities Quizzes Social Studies Participation 146

Edsurge

MAY 25, 2017

There was one exception: students who had prior knowledge of physics concepts were not thrown off by the clicker quizzes). So she was surprised to discover that in a physics course she studied, students who were given factual questions with clicker systems did more poorly on conceptual questions afterward.

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Study Multiple Choice Questions Peer Review Quizzes 155

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

When we examine what are active learning teaching strategies, these strategies empower educators to create interactive classrooms where students actively participate, collaborate, and apply knowledge to real-world situations. This strategy encourages active participation and collaboration. What are active learning teaching strategies?

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Active Learning Activities Teaching Critical Thinking 130

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Students are required to complete online chapter quizzes based on the course objectives and textbook for the course within D2L. During the first semester the course was online, we decided to offer 13 shorter quizzes. During that first semester, all quizzes were due on the same date at the end of semester.

Quizzes 111

Quizzes Teaching Learning Feedback 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

This doesn’t stop with quizzes, tests, and memorizing facts. Sometimes it derives evidence of learning from anecdotal observation, watching students apply prior learning, working in groups, or participating in classroom discussions. Quick Quizzes. that students think creatively with their new information.

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Authentic Assessment Quizzes Knowledge Discussions 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2019

Participants make real-world money management decisions like paying bills, saving for retirement, and managing cash flow to avoid paying bills late and then share evidence of their comprehension on periodic quizzes. Financial Literacy Quizzes. Each year, over 11,000 students organized into teams participate.

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Quizzes Testing Knowledge High School 126