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How do I prevent plagiarism as a teacher?

César de León, M.Ed.
Educational Leadership Consultant
César de León is an Educational Leadership Consultant and currently serves as an Assistant Principal for the Austin Independent School District in Austin, TX. César specializes in education program development, curriculum improvement, student mentorship, social justice, equity leadership, and family and community engagement. He is passionate about eradicating inequities in schools for all children, especially those who have been historically underserved and marginalized. César holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Biology from Texas State University and a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership from The University of Texas at Austin.

César de León, M.Ed.

Educational Leadership Consultant

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The best way to prevent plagiarism is not just to detect it, but to also teach students about it. That's our job as teachers. We don't want to be punitive and penalize students, we want to find out why they're doing it and how they can avoid it. They need to learn how to cite the work of someone else and why it's important to cite their work.

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How can I detect what chunks of the text have been plagiarized?

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Feed the text through a good plagiarism checker online, such as Grammarly. It will highlight the parts that are plagiarized and show the source the material was copied from.

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How do I detect if my poems have been plagiarized online?

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You could try Googling the complete poems and checking the results coming up. it's the simplest check teachers use to see if the students' essays have been copied from the internet, you could see if your poems are cited on sites they shouldn't be.

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What can I do if I really suspect a student but am not sure?

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If you suspect a student of plagiarism, confront them (but don’t be accusatory toward them). Tell them that you have some concerns about the last paper they wrote, and make sure they are aware of the consequences of plagiarism.

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