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MARCH 6, 2024

Theoretically, a diploma indicates that you have learned a broad variety of information and skills across many disciplines and that you are in some ways prepared for life and work after compulsory schooling. Passing these exams is especially difficult for our students who are recent immigrants and are still learning English.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them? This technology will transform education by personalizing learning and meeting various student demands.

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Too often, students–and teachers–believe learning comes from success when in truth, it’s as likely to be the product of failure. As teachers, it’s important we reinforce the concept that learning has many faces. Some won’t, but those who do will learn much more by the process. Everyone has them.

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JUNE 28, 2024

It presents your main argument and sets the direction for your paper. Each section should flow logically from one to the next, ensuring that your argument builds progressively. Use Relevant and Credible Evidence Support your arguments with credible evidence. Make sure your thesis is specific, debatable, and concise.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

The purpose of critical thinking is to inform our behaviours, actions, decisions and to "improve our ability to reason and generate strong arguments" (Hanscomb, 2016, p. In this non-critical state, the mind becomes a warehouse of facts, a receptacle of unfiltered ideas and arguments. Critical questions are precursors of deep learning.

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JANUARY 29, 2025

It allows you to convey ideas, opinions, or arguments easily. Most experts suggest that online learning guides are reasonable solutions for such problems. Remember : You need to express freely, to learn from your mistakes. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Not only dissertations. What Can You Do?

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Mills doesnt necessarily disagree with that argument, in theory. It helps us, are you kidding me, its great, says Chechitelli, who finds such social media posts the easiest way to learn about techniques and alter their products accordingly. We can see which ones are getting traction.

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JUNE 10, 2024

Innovative STEM programming requires a willingness to adopt emerging tools and technologies, as well as methodologies like project-based learning. We saw an opportunity to use Minecraft Education as a project-based learning tool in computer science, which is how Level Up Los Angeles was born.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

One award-winning teacher has changed his lessons and the way he teaches to try to help students learn to focus better even reserving class time for quiet reading away from distraction of phones. That was the argument of philosopher Kieran Egan, whose educational ideas have recently gotten attention. How Should Higher Ed Respond?

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OCTOBER 1, 2022

A few years ago, it seemed like social-emotional learning was rocketing into the mainstream. Many schools were adopting social-emotional learning programs and frameworks, weaving practices that support social and emotional development into various parts of the school day and reporting material improvements in student behavior and outcomes.

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JANUARY 16, 2023

A 3D immersive environment fosters healthy social interactions while reducing learning barriers. But Kevin Chu, director of ViewSonic, purports a 3D immersive environment fosters healthy social interactions while reducing learning barriers for any kind of learning that happens online.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Wuori’s arguments throughout the concise, 101-page book are premised on what he calls “The Three Simple Truths of Early Development”: Learning begins in utero and never stops. There are these important kinds of early forms of language learning. Those are two totally free and “simple changes” he proposes to the field.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

From the presidential campaigns to local races, Democrats and Republicans both acknowledged that our early care and learning systems are not functioning for families, educators or their communities. Heres what we learned. Grant said the argument is simple: Parents cant go to work if their kids cant go to school.

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JUNE 24, 2024

This approach not only captured students’ attention but structured arguments more clearly. Use generated paper to learn and improve your writing skills, and forget about the countless hours spent rewriting several drafts. Your conclusion should summarize your main points and reinforce your argument or narrative.

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MAY 15, 2023

Her diverse background in teaching writing, science and coding positioned her well to participate in the Project Topeka pilot, a multifaceted AI program that gave real-time feedback to students to support the development of argumentative writing skills. And using AI tools makes personalized learning more obtainable.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Personalized learning is the latest buzzword in an education environment bursting with new ideas but this one is impressive. In a sentence, personalized learning: “tailors instruction, expression of learning, and assessment to each student’s unique needs and preferences.” Why switch to personalized learning?

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MAY 18, 2023

It is worse for distance learning since no one is around to offer guidance. But even the pros and cons of remote learning are intertwined. Talk about related arguments from your course and use another section to educate readers beyond the course. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

They gave their takes on innovating in math and social emotional learning. Social-Emotional Learning Strategies Don't Work for Every Student. Columnists and EdSurge Voices of Change fellows clearly captivated our audience with their reflections both technical and emotional. Here's What Does.

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MAY 15, 2023

A Sparring Partner in Forging an Argument A third use case for an AI chatbot is as a “naysayer” or “critic” — not necessarily a role that a university explicitly employs like tutors or editors. Oftentimes, when writing or describing or designing, it helps to hear feedback, especially when there is argumentation involved.

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Let’s get our learning hats on and explore the exciting landscape of teaching critical thinking through essay examples! Transforming Analysis into Action: Elevating Learning But hold your horses. How does this argument hold up under scrutiny?” You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Why Essays?

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JULY 21, 2023

You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Here are popular online resources to teach about Civics and Government.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Some have countered Haidt’s arguments, however, by pointing out that while young people face growing mental health challenges, there is little scientific evidence that social media is causing those issues. And he has a strong reaction to Galinsky’s argument. “We We don't let kids smoke in school,” he points out.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

That’s the argument of Kieran Egan, a Canadian philosopher and longtime professor at Simon Fraser University who passed away in 2022. The argument in Egan’s book is hard to summarize, but the thrust is that the way schools teach has become too disconnected from the way young people are wired to learn.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Communication dynamics between educators in the realm of education, the art of constructive argumentative communication is crucial for the holistic development of students. It's not just about conveying information - it’s also about fostering a positive atmosphere conducive to growth and exploration.

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JUNE 14, 2023

We wondered about the role of AI in one specific teaching practice: assessing student learning. We recently completed an evaluation of an AI-equipped platform through which middle school students could draft, submit and revise argumentative essays in response to pre-curated writing prompts. Figure 1: Teacher v.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

History in 2021 grades every state on their civics and history standards that guide teaching and learning in these content areas. Read on… For more websites that teach civics for MS and HS, check out these: Argument Wars. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Civics games. How Laws are Made.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

And if we are serious about student well-being, we must change the systems they learn in. While it’s likely that homework completion signals student engagement, which in turn leads to academic achievement, there’s little evidence to suggest that homework itself improves engagement in learning.

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JULY 24, 2023

AI-driven tools may signal the integration of technology into learning in profound ways; however, the long trajectory of edtech has not yet changed the fundamental organizing structure between teacher and student. Each prompt offered aligned information sources, and instructional materials and other teacher supports accompanied the tool.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Paige Smothers, the owner and director of Sprouts Early Learning Academy in Carlisle, Iowa, has been filling out the vacancy form every month since May, she says. These systems could also, Smigielski points out, help state leaders make an argument to the federal government that they need more funding.

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OCTOBER 11, 2023

Typically, civics is synonymous with learning about overtly political topics such as government structure and voting, but what if good citizenship goes beyond our nation’s history and political processes? To reach every student in the U.S., we must reprioritize history education as a whole, not just in parts.

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APRIL 15, 2024

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials carefully crafted to meet the needs of diverse learners and facilitate meaningful learning experiences.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

How often do we demand that students apologize after an argument with a classmate? It demonstrated to my students that learning is a lifelong process that includes humility and accountability. It helped humanize my classroom, reinforcing the idea that mistakeson both sidescan lead to deeper learning.

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MAY 29, 2018

Here’s a fascinating article by Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, James Lovelock, discussing the balance between rote drills and integrated learning in teaching keyboarding: As a pre-service teacher, I have always found the arguments around different forms of teaching and learning to be highly frustrating.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Back then much of today’s crucial technology for living and learning had not yet been invented — including smartphones, social media and AI chatbots. Now that schools are back open and pandemic relief funds are expiring , there’s a risk this gap will quickly widen unless policymakers take a fresh look at the nation’s connectivity.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

We caught up with Shirky for this week’s episode of the EdSurge Podcast, to dig into his arguments and talk about what he sees as important transformations at colleges these days. EdSurge: What is it that you think is misguided about some of the discussion of how online learning might change higher ed?

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

It has become increasingly possible to personalize learning–adapt resources and assessments to student skills and needs and differentiate lessons that are pushed out to individual students or small groups ( read: Shifting my Teacher Mindset with Micro-credentials ). What are Micro-credentials? personalized. Who is Digital Promise?

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MAY 2, 2024

The argument against AI-powered tools remains the same: any content produced by artificial intelligence can be viewed as plagiarism. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. This is the same concern that has been posed about essay writing services and the people who use them.

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