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Revolutionizing Student Learning and Teacher Support at Downers Grove North High School

The Scrible team is thrilled to showcase the remarkable transformation at Downers Grove North High School, where our platform has significantly enhanced student learning and teacher support.

The Challenge of Organizational Efficiency in Education

Downers Grove North High School, nestled in Downers Grove, Illinois, faced a pivotal challenge: disorganization and lack of support for student learning. The school was searching for an effective solution to streamline its educational processes and bolster student and teacher performance.

The Impact of Scrible

Enter Scrible. With its introduction, the school experienced a revolutionary change in its approach to education. The platform enabled teachers to provide more focused support to students, and students found a structured and efficient way to manage their learning.

The Transformational Results

The Library Department Chair, Allison Bava, shares the phenomenal outcomes: “With Scrible, we’ve been able to accomplish growth…in student learning, teaching, and support for teachers…it’s been awesome.” The school witnessed an 80% improvement in student performance, a 40% growth in departmental development, and a significant 60% reduction in teacher preparation time.

Scrible: A Tool Beyond Comparison

One key advantage Ms. Bava highlights is Scrible’s ability to integrate seamlessly into the school’s existing framework. “Scrible helps us do so much for our students and teachers,” she notes, emphasizing how the tool has become an integral part of their educational toolkit.

A New Era in Education

The story of Downers Grove North High School is a testament to the transformative power of Scrible in the educational sector. It’s not just about improving grades or streamlining processes; it’s about creating an environment where students and teachers alike can thrive.

Watch the Full Story

Watch Allison Bava’s insightful discussion to learn more about how Downers Grove North High School revolutionized its educational approach with Scrible.

Join us in celebrating the success of Downers Grove North High School, and stay tuned for more inspiring stories in our Scrible Spotlight series. Whether you’re a Scrible newbie or a seasoned user, there’s always something new to discover and ways to enhance your educational journey with Scrible. Let’s keep Scribling towards a smarter future!

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Color Coding: A Simple Tool for More Effective Academic Writing

The art of writing, particularly in academic settings, is a journey that can be both challenging and rewarding. One innovative approach garnering attention in recent years is using color coding in writing. This method, which involves assigning different colors to various elements of writing, has been shown to significantly enhance the effectiveness and organization of student writing (Ewoldt & Morgan, 2017; Room 213, 2019).

The Benefits of Color Coding in Writing

Color coding as a writing strategy offers a multitude of benefits. It helps organize thoughts and ideas, which makes complex writing tasks more manageable (Color Coding Your Writing, n.d.). According to the ZANCO Journal of Humanity Sciences (2021), color coding can improve academic writing skills, particularly in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classes. This approach allows students to clearly distinguish between different types of information, such as arguments, evidence, and counterarguments, thereby enhancing the clarity and coherence of their writing.

Moreover, research by Geigle (n.d.) highlights how color coding can positively affect students’ emotional engagement with writing tasks. By reducing anxiety and increasing interest, color coding makes writing more enjoyable and less daunting for students.

Implementing Color Coding in the Classroom

In practice, color coding can be applied in various ways:

  1. Structuring Essays: Assign colors to different parts of an essay – introduction, main arguments, evidence, and conclusion – to help students visualize the structure of their writing (Thierolf, 2024).
  2. Highlighting Different Source Types: In literature reviews, different colors can be used for primary sources, secondary sources, and review articles, aiding in source organization (Kruse, 2019).
  3.  Revision Process: Students can use color coding to identify areas that need improvement, such as grammar, argument strength, or evidence support (The Writer’s Palette, n.d.).

Academic Research Supporting Color Coding

Various studies have supported the academic benefits of color coding. Ewoldt and Morgan (2017) discussed using color-coded graphic organizers to assist students with learning disabilities in writing, demonstrating its effectiveness in enhancing organization and structure. Additionally, the study by Zainal Abidin et al. (2022) in the International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences highlighted the positive impact of color coding in online learning environments, where it helped reduce stress and improve organization in academic writing.

Color coding in academic writing is more than just a visually appealing strategy; it is a practical tool that enhances students’ understanding, organization, and engagement with writing tasks. As educators continue to seek innovative ways to support student learning, color coding emerges as a valuable and research-backed technique that can transform the writing experience in classrooms.

To see how Scrible facilitates color-coding in the classroom, read Elevate Your Writing with Color Coding.

References

Color-code Strategy for Improving Writing Academic Paragraphs in EFL Classes. (2021). ZANCO Journal of Humanity Sciences, 25(2). https://doi.org/10.21271/zjhs.25.2.15

Color-coding your highlighting when reading articles and book chapters. (n.d.). Retrieved January 19, 2024, from www.raulpacheco.org/2015/10/color-coding-your-highlighting-when-reading-articles-and-book-chapters/

Ewoldt, K. B., & Morgan, J. J. (2017). Color-Coded Graphic Organizers for Teaching Writing to Students with Learning Disabilities. TEACHING Exceptional Children, 49(3), 175–184. https://doi.org/10.1177/0040059916681769

Geigle, B. A. (n.d.). How Color Coding Formulaic Writing Enhances Organization: A Qualitative Approach for Measuring Student Affect.

Geigle, B. A. (2014). How Color Coding Formulaic Writing Enhances Organization: A Qualitative Approach for Measuring Student Affect [Humphreys College]. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED554555.pdf

Jacobs, E. (n.d.). Color Coding Your Writing. Https://Www.Brandeis.Edu/. Retrieved January 19, 2024, from www.brandeis.edu/writing-program/resources/faculty/wi-instructor-resources/color-coding.htmlColor Coding Your Writing. (n.d.). Retrieved January 19, 2024, from www.brandeis.edu/writing-program/resources/faculty/wi-instructor-resources/color-coding.html

Kruse, M. (2019, January 29). 11 Ways to Use Color-Coding Strategies in the Classroom – . Reading and Writing Haven. www.readingandwritinghaven.com/ways-to-use-color-coding-strategies-in-the-classroom

Rizky, W. (2018). THE EFFECT OF COLOR CODING STRATEGY IN STUDENTS’ WRITING PROCEDURE. State University for Islamic Studies.

Sherah. “The Writer’s Palette: Color-Coding as a Revision Strategy.” Https://Cambridgecoaching.Com/, blog.cambridgecoaching.com/the-writers-palette-color-coding-as-a-revision-strategy. Accessed 19 Jan. 2024.

Supporting Organization in Persuasive Writing. (n.d.). TWO WRITING TEACHERS. Retrieved January 19, 2024, from twowritingteachers.org/2014/04/07/supporting-organization-in-persuasive-writing/

The Research Is In — Color-Coded Writing Instruction Works | Essaypop Help Center. (n.d.). Retrieved February 16, 2023, from https://intercom.help/essaypop/en/articles/5330969-the-research-is-in-color-coded-writing-instruction-works

Thierolf, M. (n.d.). Rainbow it Up! The Color-Coded Essay. The Educators Room. Retrieved January 19, 2024, from theeducatorsroom.com/rainbow-color-coded-essay/

Visualizing Essay Elements: A Color-Coded Approach to Academic Writing | Essaypop Help Center. (n.d.). Retrieved January 19, 2024, from https://intercom.help/essaypop/en/articles/5330969-visualizing-essay-elements-a-color-coded-approach-to-academic-writing

“Visualizing Essay Elements: A Color-Coding Approach to Teaching First-year Writing” | Manifold @CUNY. (n.d.). Retrieved January 19, 2024, from cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/visualizing-essay-elements-a-color-coding-approach-to-teaching-first-year-writing-5e1beee3-eb79-410c-9ca7-9a3af4a3e636/section/ff7f752a-532c-46c6-8d86-4b144e132fc6

Zainal Abidin, N. S., Rahmat, N. H., Razlan, Z., Soon Sim, M., Adam, S., & Kamarulzaman, M. H. (2022). Colour Your Writing: The Case for Online Learning. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12(7). https://doi.org/10.6007/ijarbss/v12-i7/13930

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Salt Lake Center for Science Education Battles AI Plagiarism and Improves Student Writing with Scrible

In this Scrible Spotlight, we’re excited to feature Kelly Haakenson, a dedicated social studies and college and career prep teacher at Salt Lake Center for Science Education. Through her insightful video interview, Kelly shares her experiences with Scrible, highlighting its role in combating plagiarism, enhancing the research process, and fostering authentic student work.

Tackling Plagiarism with Scrible

Kelly emphasizes the challenge of plagiarism in education, both intentional and unintentional. She also highlights the importance of teaching students about academic integrity. Before Scrible, tools to check plagiarism were cumbersome and not consistently effective. With Scrible, Kelly found a more dynamic approach. The platform allowed her to monitor the students’ project processes, making it easier to spot authentic work and prevent plagiarism.

Scrible’s Role in the Writing Process

Kelly notes how Scrible has been instrumental in housing students’ documents, enabling her to observe their outlining processes and the development of their essays. This visibility ensures the authenticity of their work, reducing the reliance on AI-generated essays. She recounts an incident where a student compared an AI-generated essay to their work on Scrible and chose to submit his original work, recognizing the value of authenticity.

Balancing AI and Academic Integrity

Addressing the balance between AI use and academic integrity, Kelly describes how she empowers students to use AI productively while maintaining honesty in their work. She encourages using AI for feedback. She also emphasizes the importance of students conducting their research and outlining in Scrible, ensuring the originality of their essays.

Simplifying the Research Process

Kelly’s approach to teaching research involves starting with traditional methods like annotated printouts and then transitioning to Scrible for organizing and annotating digital sources. This method combines old and new, leveraging Scrible’s capabilities to simplify and streamline the research process.

The Intuitive Nature of Scrible

With Scrible’s user-friendliness, Kelly highlights its intuitive nature for teachers and students. This ease of use quickly converts skeptical students, who find that Scrible simplifies the research and writing process, making it more engaging and manageable.

Watch Kelly Haakenson’s Interview

To dive deeper into Kelly Haakenson’s innovative use of Scrible at Salt Lake Center for Science Education, watch her interview below. 

Whether you are new to Scrible or a power user, we’d like to invite you to start Scriblin’ and stay connected for more inspiring stories in our Scrible Spotlight series!

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Transforming Research at Ruben A. Cirillo High School

The Scrible team is always excited to showcase how educators and students use Scrible to revolutionize their learning (and teaching!) experience.. This feature highlights the story of Ruben A. Cirillo High School in New York, where Scrible has significantly streamlined the research process.

The Challenge of Research in Education

Research projects can be daunting, especially for younger students. Ruben A. Cirillo High School faced this challenge head-on, seeking a solution to make research more manageable and less intimidating for their 9th graders. 

Andrew Barresi, an English teacher at the high school, introduced Scrible to his students. The platform transformed how they approached research projects. It offered a one-stop solution for organizing sources, making notes, highlighting critical information, and simplifying the citation process.

The Impact of Scrible

The results speak for themselves. Students and teachers have significantly reduced time spent and frustration levels. The built-in citation tool has been a particular highlight, making the referencing process more efficient and less error-prone.

“Scrible has definitely made my life easier as an educator,” says Mr. Barresi. His sentiment echoes the positive feedback from students, who have found the research process much easier with Scrible.

Join the Conversation: Share your experiences with Scrible on LinkedIn using #PracticallyGenius, #StopBigPaper, or #Scrible. Let’s share and celebrate the impact of innovative technology in education together!

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Institute for Education Innovation Announces Finalists for the Third Annual Supes’ Choice Awards

NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/

The Institute for Education Innovation, a national school superintendent think tank that serves as the bridge between district leaders and the K-12 industry to develop solutions to the greatest challenges in education, today announced the finalists for the third annual Supes’ Choice Awards. The Supes’ Choice Awards honor the most innovative education products and solutions, and are the only education industry awards judged exclusively by school district superintendents.

“Now in its third year, the Supes’ Choice Awards have become known in the education industry as one of the top honors recognizing forward-thinking edtech companies,” said Doug Roberts, founder and CEO of the Institute for Education Innovation (IEI). “Judged by the country’s most innovative superintendents, the awards provide edtech company founders and CEOs with valuable insights to help them create more meaningful and impactful learning experiences for students. In fact, students and teachers alike benefit the most when edtech companies partner with administrators on the front lines of K-12 education to perfect their products and solutions.”

Finalists for the Supes’ Choice Awards are chosen based on a demonstrated commitment to student outcomes, innovation and ingenuity, client support, interactivity, and engagement. The finalists for each category include:

  • AI-Powered Education Solution: Scrible, Navigate360
  • Best Gamification in Learning: Giant Steps, ExploreLearning – Reflex
  • Excellence in Special Education: Stages Learning – Language Builder: Academic Readiness Intervention System (ARIS), TouchMath
  • Tutoring Platform: FEV Tutor, Tutor.com and The Princeton Review
  • College and Career Readiness Solution: Find Your Grind, Credentialate by Edalex
  • Communications and Family Engagement: AllHere, TalkingPoints
  • Equity Champion: Clayful Health, Raz-Plus Espanol by Learning A-Z
  • K-12 Newcomer: Kognity for High School Science, FrenalyticsEDU
  • Keeping Kids Safe: Navigate360 – ALICE, Navigate360 – P3 Campus
  • Learning Management System: Jupiter, D2L – Brightspace
  • Literacy Instructional Solution: NoRedInk, Phonics, Reading, and Me, Read Naturally
  • Math Instructional Solution: TouchMath, Magma Math
  • Most Innovative PD Solution: Lexia LETRS, Lexia Aspire Professional Learning and thinkLaw
  • Operations/Finance/HR Solution: Operoo, Upbeat and iiQ Facilities
  • SEL Solution of the Year: Sown to Grow, Care Solace
  • STEM/STEAM Instructional Solution: Kide Science, ExploreLearning Gizmos
  • Virtual Instructional Experience: Proximity Learning, Tutored by Teachers

Winners will be revealed at the 2023 Supes’ Choice Awards Gala taking place on Friday, December 8 in New York City. The Gala is a celebration honoring the finalists and winners that includes dinner, an awards ceremony, and live entertainment. For more information, please visit http://www.supeschoice.com.

About the Institute for Education Innovation
Superintendents are defenders of our children’s right to a high-quality public education, and lead their teams toward effective, sustainable solutions to age-old problems. They must be at the center of discussions around when, where, and how innovation will affect teaching and learning. Many education solution providers, funders, researchers, and thought leaders are mission-driven: they do what they do to improve student outcomes. The Institute for Education Innovation bridges gaps between the individuals and organizations committed to seeing students succeed in school and life, creating a safe space for constructive problem-solving and innovative thinking. http://www.instituteforedinnovation.com.

Media Contact

Sarah Williamson, Institute for Education Innovation, 5033493548, sarah@swpr-group.com

SOURCE Institute for Education Innovation

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