Announcing Our Exclusive Webinar for August 2023: Introducing QuickSchools for Teachers

Are you a dedicated teacher who is looking to streamline your teaching and administrative tasks? We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming webinar, Introducing QuickSchools for Teachers, where we’ll provide you with an overview of the teaching-related modules available in QuickSchools. We’ll show you how QuickSchools is designed to simplify the way you manage your classroom.

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Level Up Your Learning: The Positive Power of Gamification in Education

The Positive Power of Gamification in Education

In recent years, a paradigm shift has occurred in the realm of education, where traditional teaching methods are being complemented and enhanced by innovative approaches. Previously, we talked about Empowering Students for Success with the Rise of AI in Education. Another method gaining significant popularity is “gamification in education.” Gamification harnesses the power of game design elements and mechanics to transform the learning experience, making it more engaging, motivating, and effective for students of all ages.

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Teaching with ChatGPT: 4 Effective Ways to Avoid Student Misuse

Teaching with ChatGPT, 4 Effective Ways to Avoid Student Misuse

As teachers embrace the power of artificial intelligence (AI) models like ChatGPT in lessons, ensuring that its integration in the classroom remains effective and responsible is crucial. Allowing the usage of ChatGPT in teaching practices offers exciting opportunities. However, it is important to consider responsible use and mitigate potential student misuse. Hence, establishing guidelines and effective strategies to avoid student misuse of technology is vital.

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New Release – July 24, 2023

Today’s release for an accelerated 2-week Sprint is primarily to improve our Importer for the Orchestra Master Scheduler via SFTP. We’ve included some miscellaneous bug fixes and improvements as well.
Here is a list of the latest QuickSchools improvements:

Master Scheduler

  • Performance Improvements for Import via SFTP
  • SFTP Import support for Homeroom
  • Improve support for Duplicate Course Requests (Beta)
  • Bug Fix Step 3 Constraints for excluded Courses 

General Bug Fixes / Improvements

  • Allow Advanced Discipline incidents without violations
  • Bug Fix when sending mass emails to All Students
  • API Improvements for Mobile
  • Security Improvements on Login Page

Beta Improvements

  • New “Tests & Assessments” App

How to Make Parent-Teacher Conferences More Fruitful

A teacher speaking to his student and parent

Parent-teacher conferences are one of the most important events in the school year. They offer a great opportunity for parents and educators to communicate and dig deep into the individual educational needs of each child. 

But it’s not always plain sailing. With growing class sizes, the time allowed for these conversations is shrinking. It can be hard to cram in all the vital information you need about each child.

Falling behind schedule is a common problem. One over-enthusiastic parent too many and teachers can easily overrun, often to the frustration of those still waiting. Inadequate planning can also leave teachers with too much or too little to talk about—and quickly turn the meeting into an awkward encounter that’s of little benefit to anyone present.

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