eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Key points: Digital literacy is a key skill–but it remains a challenge for U.S. students Enhancing media literacy skills in the age of AI 5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub U.S. This is the second time that U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2025

Because PLCs predate national and state standards, teams used to devote a great deal of time to asking and answering the question, What do we want students to learn? Instead, they can focus on other questions, starting with, Where are we going in students learning journeys? What can they do with educational support?

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 3, 2021

UDL recognizes that every class comprises a wide range of learners with various needs, skills, experiences, knowledge, and interests. Every student, regardless of variability, deserves the best opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge regardless of the learning landscape. It was an exhausting and often frustrating experience.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2020

Provide students with an agenda and a list of discussion questions ahead of time. If teachers provide the discussion questions ahead of time, students who need more time to process the questions have time to do so. Ask students to generate their own discussion questions. Use the chat window strategically. .

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

For more than a decade, University of Kansas researchers have been developing a virtual reality system to help students with disabilities, especially those with autism spectrum disorder, to learn, practice and improve social skills they need in a typical school day. Right now, the closest we can come to that is training peers.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The teacher has to do the lion’s share of the work compiling a list of items to include on the study guide or creating questions for a game. A study guide is unlikely to inspire much interest in students, and a single game does not provide enough repeat exposure to vocabulary, concepts, or skills. Student-created Kahoot!

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Too often, a teacher’s questions in a video conferencing session are met with long silences. ” First, it is important to remember that participating in a real-time discussion is scary and feels like a risk for students who are shy, anxious, or need more time to process the questions. Facilitating Online Discussions.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A daily review helps students to master concepts and skills by shifting that information or those skills from controlled processing to automatic processing. A present–pause–discuss format allows the teacher to focus on introducing one concept or skill at a time. I do, We do, Groups Do, You Do: Interactive Modeling Session.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

These arent just soft skills–they are essential for navigating school and life. In many schools, SEL is integrated into daily instruction through explicit lessons or classroom routines that focus on self-awareness, emotional management, and relationship skills.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 24, 2020

As teachers prepare for a new school year, many are brushing up on their video production skills. Teachers can present students with an unfamiliar problem or prompt to pique their interest, ask them to generate questions about a topic, or assess their prior knowledge. Video has several benefits in a blended or online course.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

What will students understand (content knowledge) or be able to do (skills) at the end of the lesson or learning cycle? What questions or wonderings do you have about this topic? This model is ideal for offering differentiated small group instruction to address a wide range of skills and abilities.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

In todays technology-rich classrooms, digital literacy is becoming a foundational skill–students are learning to navigate devices, use educational software, and collaborate online. Do they know how to question a graph they see on social media? They can explore questions like, What trends do we see in this data?

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

I could not answer a single question about the content of what I read. Yet, reading is like any skill that we can improve with practice. Their approach contrasts with classic reading comprehension questions, which students typically respond to after completing a reading assignment. My mind was a million miles away.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

The framework prioritizes the importance of human skills, including as critical thinking, creativity, and emotional intelligence, and offers higher-ed institutions structured guidance around creating AI literacy approaches that will equip individuals with key foundational AI competencies and industry-specific applications.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Its about time that schools dragged math into the modern world, so that it imparts useful skills, Henderson says. That includes how job skills play into math paths for students. When would I ever use this?

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

Students learn that human emotions are important as AI grows Its also important to remember the limitations of AI, Taubman said, noting that students need the basic understanding of how AI works in order to question it, identify any mistakes, and use it accordingly in their careers.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

Key points: Students need more than digital access; they need guidance 5 AI tools for classroom creativity A new era for teachers as AI disrupts instruction For more news on navigating AI, visit eSNs Digital Learning hub Finding accurate information has long been a cornerstone skill of librarianship and classroom research instruction.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

” I disagree, especially when it comes to assignments designed to provide students with opportunities to review concepts and practice specific skills. Ask them to work together to check, correct, and capture their questions. What did they learn about their skills from assessing their work?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2020

I remember feeling intense pressure to have the “right answer” when students asked questions. Should they bring specific pieces of work or come with questions? If they request a 1:1 coaching session, they should have work they are struggling with or questions about specific content or skills they want to focus on.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2020

Once they have decided on the question they would like to investigate, they self-pace through the parts of the project and use the slide deck below to document their learning. This project is designed to drive higher-order thinking, develop research skills, and encourage reflection.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Practical Strategies for Classroom Application The research consistently tells us that the application of brain-based learning principles leads to increased academic achievement, better behavior, development of appropriate social-emotional skills, and increased motivation. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Competence: Students may not feel confident in their writing skills generally or their ability to answer a particular question specifically. If there is only one pathway provided, students may question their ability to complete a writing task successfully. Technology access can be another barrier. Pre-order Available!

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 10, 2023

It is also a cognitively challenging task since it requires thinking about the key concepts in a unit or learning cycle and producing a collection of questions to guide students in recalling information and developing a deeper understanding of the material. Generating high-quality review materials and engaging review games takes time.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

While their ambition is inspiring, it raises important questions for educators, such as: What are alternative careers in a students field of interest? Not just general practitioners–these middle schoolers aimed high and discussed specialties like cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, plastic surgery, and anesthesiology.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers regularly use technology, not just to teach, but to help students think deeper, ask better questions, and tell their own stories. These arent just digital skillstheyre life skills. Students explore big ideas through play, questions, and reflection. Classrooms are equipped with Apple TVs. The result?

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Designing for Deeper Learning The sign of deeper learning is the ability to transfer or apply knowledge and skills to new and novel contexts. Cognitive The cognitive domain refers to the content knowledge and skills students must acquire to engage in deeper learning. These internal skills are vital to cultivating expert learners.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 13, 2024

Shifting from teacher-led to student-led learning requires that teachers equip students with the skills necessary to assume responsibility for specific learning activities in the classroom. In addition to those questions, teachers may not want students staring at a screen all class period (legitimate concern!).

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Teaching Critical Thinking Discussions Questions 392

Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

While one group engages in a discussion or attempts to solve a problem, the second group observes and captures their observations, questions, and comments. Once students know what group they are in, the teacher presents group A with a discussion question or a problem to solve and sets the timer (e.g., What questions do they have?

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

For those struggling with the basics, the teacher can tailor instruction and learning activities to focus on foundational concepts and skills necessary to solve equations while also providing more scaffolds and support. generate a list of 5, 10, or 15 questions they can include in their pre-assessment. MagicSchool.ai

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Learning Students Knowledge Math 457

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The variety of products they create causes many teachers to question how they should assess this work since it takes many forms. If the learning objective is for students to craft a strong argument, you can provide them with different levels of support and different ways of demonstrating that skill.

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Blended Learning Essay Feedback Writing 521

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Below is an image of teacher responses to the following questions: What are the benefits and challenges of the whole group, teacher-led model from your perspective? What: Teaching techniques designed to meet the needs of a diverse group of learners with varied needs, skills, abilities, and language proficiencies.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Many teachers already are rethinking assessments and assignments to shift the question from how students will use AI to cheat, to how students can learn to use AI responsibly. Students analyze, evaluate, and critique the technology’s answers in order to build strong information literacy skills.

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Plagiarism Education Assignments Essay 330

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 28, 2023

I began our synchronous session by addressing frequently asked questions about this model. In this post, I will share answers to some of those questions. The “must-do” activities are critical to mastering grade-level content and skills. Q1: How Long Should Students Work on a Playlist?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

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Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Education Knowledge 265

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

These are great questions! The goal of a playlist is to move students from point A (where they currently are in relation to content knowledge, skills, or a multi-step project or process) to point B (firm learning goals). They can facilitate review and practice, giving students repeat exposure to key concepts, vocabulary, and skills.

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