Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

In the classroom, this might mean that the more we try to avoid “failure” or enforce rigid learning outcomes and preferred behaviors, the more we may create resistance or disengagement. Such ironic effects are most likely to occur when we are stressed, under cognitive load, time pressure, or trying to suppress specific behaviors and thoughts.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 29, 2025

In the classroom, this might mean that the more we try to avoid “failure” or enforce rigid learning outcomes and preferred behaviors, the more we may create resistance or disengagement. Such ironic effects are most likely to occur when we are stressed, under cognitive load, time pressure, or trying to suppress specific behaviors and thoughts.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

They encouraged me to embrace active learning, to create space where students become participants rather than passive listeners. Her example helped me see failure not as defeat, but as an essential part of learning. Be Innovative I was lucky to be mentored by educators who challenged me to move beyond traditional teaching methods.

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Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 22, 2025

I don't have any pictures of them, but it's a common enough preschool activity that I'm sure most of my readers know what I'm talking about. Not once had I seen a sign of frustration or failure. I didn't like the feeling of failure the exchange gave me, even as I knew I'd not failed. she said, "That's what's supposed to happen.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 12, 2025

They encouraged me to embrace active learning, to create space where students become participants rather than passive listeners. Her example helped me see failure not as defeat, but as an essential part of learning. Be Innovative I was lucky to be mentored by educators who challenged me to move beyond traditional teaching methods.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

"(L)earning is the human activity which least needs manipulation by others. The failures of school are taken by most people as proof that education is very costly, very complex, always arcane, and frequently impossible task." Most learning is not the result of instruction. for their own good."

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Vulnerability leads to inclusive groups, deeper friendships, a high level of creative collaboration and a willingness to “fail forward” (or to learn from failure). In order to learn from failure, we must reflect on the flaws in our ideas, so that we don’t repeat the same mistake. Vulnerability enables us to see the flaws in our ideas.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

They all worked for a while and then, maybe when the novelty wore off, I was back to the same Bell curve of successes, failures, and those in between. The success or failure of my students’ learning is about what I do or don’t do. The same could be said of Standards and curricula adopted in my varied teaching gigs. Or not occurring.

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Cook County EM Blog

APRIL 4, 2025

mV progressing to 1 mV depression in leads V4-V6, and non-specific inverted/biphasic T- waves in leads aVL, V1, upright/biphasic T-wave in III The cath lab was activated. Does the Aslanger pattern warrant a cath lab activation? The patient was found to have a right coronary artery (RCA) occlusion (Figure 2), and a stent was placed.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning methods and activities, and spaces that let students feel a sense of ownership over the classroom, demonstrably affect how well students learn. Through active learning, the teacher gradually releases control to the students, encouraging them to become independent learners.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Over the last five years, I have worked hard to teach my students that failure is a gift. This isn’t a new idea, but we still struggle with the idea that failure is a necessary component of success. Embracing failure can seem counterintuitive to students. They are loud, chaotic, and full of failure and growth.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2017

And class time is used for more interactive activities that encourage students to apply what they’re learning while the professor is there to step in and help if necessary. It isn’t foolproof though, and in a new book Talbert gives a frank look into his classroom experiences, and his tips on how to avoid flipped failure.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2025

Historically, student activity funds have posed serious issues for school districts, despite their low monetary value relative to the total budget. Despite the balances maintained in typical student activity accounts, mismanagement of student activity funds can have an outsized impact on students, educators, and administrators.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

The use of design thinking can foster a healthy relationship with failure within students. Research by Dorland (2023) shows that design thinking training may enable students to embrace, rather than struggle with failure in their work. Design thinking also has a positive impact on the overall motivation and engagement of students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2021

The site operates on a culture of inquiry, curiosity, and remaining open to failure. Is active 4. Allows for failure 8. In all, 8 principles guide the learning offered on Brilliant. Effective learning: 1. Cultivates curiosity 3. Is applicable 5. Is community driven 6. Doesn’t discriminate 7. Sparks questions.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Living through a pandemic, by its very nature, has been traumatic for everyone and it is important to debrief and reflect on the failures and successes of our educational practices during this time. Though prevalent, it can also be silent in that it is not always a visible or known quantity.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2025

In a TEDx talk titled The Super Mario Effect–Tricking Your Brain into Learning More , Mark Rober highlighted how video games like Super Mario can motivate people to achieve their goals by viewing failures as learning opportunities. Theyre encouraged to embrace mistakes, stay motivated, and deepen their understanding of the material.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But the demands of all my other classes and activities rarely afforded me the time to take him up on his offer. Grades from individual classes then get averaged together, semester by semester, into GPAs that permanently carry the marks of any prior failures and shortcomings in a students’ learning. The outcome?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A great option also is to program one of the widgets for an Hour of Code activity. classes This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic. Here are favorites: Berenstein Bears Give Thanks (app) Canadian Thanksgiving Online/Offline Thanksgiving activities Plimoth Plantation –a field trip of a Pilgrim’s life.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2019

In the classroom, it can be as straightforward as transforming learning activities into games or a more subtle application of game-design principles to learning tasks. One of the most amazing shifts I noticed was my students’ response to failure. Gamifying your classroom can be as simple or as complex as you choose to make it.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

It promotes ownership of learning, motivating students to be more engaged, active participants in their education. It creates an environment where mistakes are seen not as failures but as opportunities for growth and exploration. The beauty of self-assessment lies in the empowerment it provides learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A great option also is to program one of the widgets for an Hour of Code activity. This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic. The Crossing – student attempts to cross a gorge and experiences failure as well as success. Team Challenge. Time required: 1.5

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Reduces Fear of Failure When students receive feedback that focuses on the process rather than just the end result, they are less likely to fear failure. This ensures that they comprehend the destination or desired result of the activity or assignment at hand. The second question is, How am I going there?

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

Failure to identify and name the mental models driving our actions and decisions will undermine any effort to make long-term change in a system. What learning activities successfully engaged learners? ” Unearthing Our Mental Models. The first step in changing a mental model is to unearth and understand it.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2021

Living through a pandemic, by its very nature, has been traumatic for everyone and it is important to debrief and reflect on the failures and successes of our educational practices during this time. Though prevalent, it can also be silent in that it is not always a visible or known quantity.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Early STEM exposure–and successes or failures in STEM learning–can often make or break a child’s willingness to participate in STEM learning. “Our job is to arm teachers with tools so they can introduce young students to authentic, engaging, fun activities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2024

Jump ahead 19 years, and we were experiencing inconsistent startups (30-40 second blackouts before the generator would start and provide power) when power failure events happened. Through collaboration with facilities, we captured multiple data points about what was happening from the point of failure until the generated power was active.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Through hands-on experiments and activities, students learn to think critically and apply scientific principles to real-world situations. Through early exposure to STEM, students come to understand that failure is an integral part of the learning process. STEM education encourages children to inquire, observe, and seek solutions.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

“One of the stipulations I had when taking this role was I still want to be actively involved in the classroom,” Nesloney said. Technology is involved, especially when used to help kids actively create something, but it’s not necessarily a part of everything. I don’t want to be stuck in an office.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2018

While older students may pause and analyze success and failure in between solutions, younger children tend to move more quickly from one solution to the next. Exploring materials and methods : This is a great hands-on activity for preschoolers and kindergartners.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2019

Metal detectors, panic alarms, and active school shooter drills are often what come to mind when the education community first thinks of school safety. When we consider the studies showing the relationship between bullying, personal failure, and anger to school violence, we must pause and reflect on our own schools and classrooms.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2024

Combining PBL with makerspaces (also called maker education) gives educators an infinite number of projects, assignments, and activities that engage students and truly immerse them in learning. If you don’t have failure built into your maker education and your PBL system, just forget it. The best part?

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Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

Postsecondary faculty can support students’ use of this strategy, either by simply informing them about it, or by more actively engaging with students to articulate these intentions. Promoting Positive Student Outcomes: The Use of Reflection and Planning Activities with a Growth-Mindset Focus and SMART Goals. Elsevier Academic Press.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

Postsecondary faculty can support students’ use of this strategy, either by simply informing them about it, or by more actively engaging with students to articulate these intentions. Promoting Positive Student Outcomes: The Use of Reflection and Planning Activities with a Growth-Mindset Focus and SMART Goals. Elsevier Academic Press.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

As schools are adopting and using more digital tools, they are looking for solutions that not only consolidate functions to reduce the risks of privacy or security failure, avoid confusion among teachers and parents, and also better connect and engage school communities. Dr. Becky A. Jamie Candee, CEO, Edmentum. •

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

With robots in general, and especially with virtual robots, students are more likely to try stuff without fear of failure because it’s just a robot—or, in our case, it’s just a collection of click-and-drag images. You just want to get the conversation going and have tools to help connect the activity back to your curriculum.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2024

They’re limited in their ability to provide diverse social interactions, extracurricular activities, and specialized support for unique educational needs, making them an unproven and un-enticing option for many families. Today’s microschools aren’t for everyone. So what’s the takeaway?

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