Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Assessing Effectiveness: KPIs for AI Initiatives To ensure that AI initiatives are achieving their intended outcomes, institutions must establish clear metrics for success. His work is grounded in a belief that great design and strategy should serve access, equity, and outcomes.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

There was no fanfarejust a vision, a small classroom, and a deep belief in what girls could achieve when given the right environment to grow. At the heart of this vision is a simple but powerful belief: joyful learning changes lives. And not just livesit can change the world.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Assessing Effectiveness: KPIs for AI Initiatives To ensure that AI initiatives are achieving their intended outcomes, institutions must establish clear metrics for success. His work is grounded in a belief that great design and strategy should serve access, equity, and outcomes.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Give second (and third) chances For many reluctant learners, one school failure is enough to reinforce their belief that they’re poor students. ” Check in with students regarding their goals, and reinforce to reluctant learners that every small achievement adds up to big success.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This program helps students turn frustration into achievement by teaching them how to manage tasks effectively and approach learning with a problem-solving mindset. At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2025

Having said that, here’s a granular list of teacher-approved books to keep you busy this summer: What Great Teachers Do Differently by Todd Whitaker What are the beliefs and behaviors that set great teachers apart? In this internationally renowned bestseller, Todd Whitaker reveals 19 keys to becoming more effective in the classroom.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

How do the characters’ beliefs and values come through in their actions or words? Describe a goal you’ve worked hard to achieve or are still working on. What impact do the characters’ choices have on the tone and outcome of the story? In what ways did you personally connect with the novel? Compare this story to another you’ve read.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2017

The good news was that she was reconsidering her beliefs and was now convinced that she had been underestimating her students. If we are to tap the potential of emerging tools and the web to increase student achievement, we need to better prepare our leaders and teachers to understand the emotional side of change.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

K-12 teachers, counselors, and other front-line educators all need an effective framework with a set of tools to assess, intervene, and empower our students to see and achieve their own unique potentials, whether in the classroom, guidance counseling sessions, student orientation, or community service opportunities.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

They are distant during class, uninterested in engaging with the material, and their beliefs confirmed every time they get a question wrong – “I can’t do math.” How can teachers combat this belief? Furthermore, research suggests that having a positive attitude toward math can boost math achievement. Make math relevant.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

Educators who believe in student growth and achievement are the reason students grow. Understand Learning Beliefs. To develop collective teacher efficacy, it’s important for educators to take time to dig into their own learning beliefs by answering questions such as: What are your beliefs about learning?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2021

Three years ago, we implemented an SEL curriculum that’s not only helped students overcome some of life’s natural barriers, but has also given both our teachers and students the mental framework they need in order to achieve high performance both in and out of the classroom.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves. Students’ academic mindsets directly impact their behavior and achievement in your classroom. [ii] When students feel accepted, they form a belief about belonging, leading to their choices to engage and persist.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

Feedback is one of the most powerful tools a teacher has to support students in achieving standards-aligned goals. Promotes a growth mindset and a belief in the potential for improvement. How can pulling feedback into the classroom help students develop confidence and improve their self-regulation skills?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Many of our students entered the school year below grade level, and while achieving grade-level mastery is challenging, a growth mindset allows us to see their potential, celebrate progress, and plan for further successes amongst our students. A growth mindset is the belief that abilities grow through effort and persistence.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

At Newington Public Schools (NPS) in Connecticut, the belief in all students is at the heart of every decision we make. Believing in every student, and enacting initiatives that demonstrate that belief. In part, it's because of the diverse group of students we serve. The secret to our success? Let me explain.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

Key points: Students who feel supported feel empowered to learn and achieve 3 critical areas necessary to boost student motivation Expanded learning can improve student well-being For more on student achievement, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub Every student should get to feel brilliant at school. But too often, they dont.

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Failure Math Achievement Beliefs 316

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2019

Student SEL is the process of deep change—changing beliefs, assumptions, and paradigms of reality. The focus of this article is not on these methods, but instead on how to understand if you are indeed using SEL effectively and achieving your vision and expectations for SEL.

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Beliefs Motivation Achievement Teachers 278

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Across the nation, the pandemic has taken a toll on our children’s mental and physical health, behavioral development, social and emotional well-being, academic achievement, and plans for their future. It challenges student achievement and school improvement efforts. Prioritizing Academic Acceleration and Achievement.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Dweck’s work compares the effects of how a fixed mindset, or the belief that skills, talents, and intellect are unchangeable, to that of a growth mindset—the belief that skills, talents and intellect can be developed through hard work and persistence. The power of words. The student replied that he would’ve felt bad if he gave up.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2018

Emphasize that they each have their own beliefs and opinions that they can bring back and share in their classrooms. Instill that attitude is just as important as ability to achieve success. They will see that they can achieve success too. Build students’ self-esteem.

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Reading Beliefs Culture Motivation 274

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves. Students’ academic mindsets directly impact their behavior and achievement in your classroom. [ii] When students feel accepted, they form a belief about belonging, leading to their choices to engage and persist.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 98

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2019

The foundational belief that intelligence is malleable and that each child’s “true potential is unknown and unknowable.” I’ll overhear students chatting about their neurons, their potential and the goals they’re setting to achieve great heights. Dweck, 2006). We began this work by starting with the adults.

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Beliefs Ethics Achievement Culture 279

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are three ways to help special education students engage in the college and career planning process: Identify goals Establishing goals is a critical first step for all students in the post-secondary planning process, as this provides a clear vision of what they want to achieve, and begins to create a road map of how to get there.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

A positive school culture is characterized by strong, healthy relationships among students and staff members; core beliefs and values that are taught and reinforced throughout the school environment; and high expectations accompanied by robust support systems.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2015

“Everyone who uses data to help students achieve should adhere to and build upon these 10 principles.”. “This is a very critical effort by the education community to work together to articulate core beliefs and commit to building transparency and trust. .

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Beliefs Ethics Students Achievement 263

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Teachers must employ cultural scaffolding to help diverse students use their backgrounds to enhance academic achievement, including collaborative learning opportunities that empower students to participate actively in decision-making processes. Additionally, deficit thinking by teachers may contribute to misconceptions about students (i.e.,

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Culture Education History Learning Styles 300

eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2025

Despite this growing belief, 97 percent of surveyed teachers say they lack the necessary resources to integrate emerging technology like AI and concepts like entrepreneurship into their curriculum. Samsung Solve for Tomorrows second The State of STEM Education survey, conducted in partnership with DonorsChoose , polled1,039 U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2018

First, Berry-Jones discussed culture—the values and beliefs students bring to the classroom. There is a connection between the poverty level a student grows up in, the educational achievement of the students’ parents, and language. Also, educators need to think about students who don’t “speak the language of school.”

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Culture Beliefs Language Languages 250

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2018

Hope is critical to greatness but not the strategy to achieve it. Hope is the belief that things can get better and is the foundation upon which motivation is built. Hope is not wishful thinking—as in “I hope I win the lottery.” It is the core for developing pathways and thinking tactics (strategic planning).

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Beliefs Motivation Achievement Activities 239

eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

At Tutor Doctor, were committed to helping students achieve academic success by understanding not just what they are learning but how they learn best, said Frank Milner, President of Tutor Doctor. Now with offices internationally, the Tutor Doctor vision is becoming a reality, positively impacting students and their families worldwide.

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Learning Beliefs Motivation Teaching Methods 253

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2019

I know that teachers—tasked with helping students achieve and dealing with adolescents—can quickly become energy depleted , even disenfranchised, seeing slow progress for the most at-risk and time-consuming among our students. This can feel overwhelming and make the most positive teacher feel less enthusiastic.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

FEV Tutor has observed heightened demand for its solutions due to ongoing learning achievement and equity gaps. Under Anirudh and Ryan’s leadership, FEV Tutor has a demonstrated track record of success in closing achievement gaps and delivering quality outcomes for students.

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Beliefs Achievement Online Learning Learning Outcomes 286

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

We often hear from our teacher communities about needing to achieve more with less. Among those who haven’t adopted the technology, 68 percent are likely to try AI for curriculum and planning, with kindergarten and elementary teachers most likely (72 percent). Teaching stress is complex and can’t be solved with any one tool.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

Each spring, MIND sends out an annual survey to educators who use ST Math, a program created by MIND Education, to find out how the tool is delivering value, to guide future research and development, and to benchmark the understandings and beliefs of the teachers they serve.

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Math Education Beliefs Motivation 268

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Our students’ belief that everything they need to know is online can, without the right skillset, leave them prey to misinformation. While your students, who have grown up in the Information Age and think they already know everything, any classroom teacher knows that our students need help more than they think.

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Reading Learning Beliefs Learning Styles 306

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2020

It is rooted in a testing paradigm that reflects the now defunct concept that students fall along a Bell Curve—that some will always be behind—rather than a belief that all students can reach proficiency. Replacing grade-level achievement goals with relative growth goals undermine the mission of equity that our schools promise to uphold.

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Achievement Students Beliefs Grades 203