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The Problem with AI Prompt Feedback (and How to Solve It)

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter My students are writing a collaborative writing document following the principles I share in my book Reinventing Writing. Yesterday I demonstrated how to get AI feedback. I want you to see my issues and how I proceed at each step of the process.

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Personalizing history for more impactful student learning

eSchool News

Students also need practice with primary and secondary sources before diving in and analyzing and finding their own. They need access to a rich variety of secondary and primary sources beyond the textbook to set them up with the skills necessary to succeed in their own deep dive.

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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Historical Events: Students make claims about the causes or impact of historical events, provide evidence from historical documents or images, and ask questions about the events that are still unclear or confusing.

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How to Introduce Historical Thinking Skills to Your Students, and Why You Should

Waterford

Essentially it includes the reading, analysis, and writing necessary to tell historical stories—not just what we know about the past, but how we know about it.[1]. Knowing who wrote something, when, why, and what their perspective was gives much-needed context to historical documents. Which documents are most reliable?

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Plagiarism Prevention: Best Practices with Urkund

The CoolCatTeacher

Urkund only partners with secondary districts and post-secondary education institutions. However, if you do not have an LMS, you may also have students submit work via the Urkund web portal or via email. Once submitted, you send the paper to Urkund and receive a report back like the one shown below. to deceive the system.”

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Friday 5: How esports engages students

eSchool News

How can schools create esports programs and teams? Conversations around the benefits of esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, but recently, the conversation has expanded to include elementary esports, too. Here’s how to get started. The benefits of esports are well documented.

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What to do with all that graded work: A functional filing system for secondary teachers

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Over time, however, especially after the experience of participating in the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek , my wheels started turning about how I could apply Angela’s strategies to my own secondary classroom. For years I struggled with how to manage graded student work.