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

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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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

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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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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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

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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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

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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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

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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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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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 9, 2018

Seventy-four percent of teachers from high-SES districts and 64 percent from low-SES districts reported their schools had cut the amount of time scheduled for child-directed activities in recent years. . Of course the benefits of active learning are apparent beyond the kindergarten sector.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

The issue is not just that K-12 education lacks challenging work; its that the system actively discourages failure. This wasnt a sign of failure; it was an essential part of learning. The emphasis on grades instead of growth fostered a fear of failure, making students hesitant to take risks.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Just as Dallman-Weiss and McNay complement each other’s abilities on the water, creating environments where diverse voices are not only heard but actively encouraged is a game-changer in any field. By actively supporting female colleagues, male leaders not only promote fairness but also drive better outcomes for their organizations.

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2023

According to a recent study , grading is one of the least stressful activities early career teachers have to complete. Some college courses simply provide a curved score for students to lower the failure rate or to stratify student performance. For instance, are teachers allowed to reduce grades for late work?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Truly active and empathetic listening is, in its own way, an innovative practice. Create a culture of agency where both students and teachers are empowered to take risks, be creative, and learn from failures. But this doesn’t mean that change shouldn’t be influenced by the perspectives, experiences, and voices in your community.

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Throughout the year, I saw students evolve, gain confidence in their public speaking skills, and enhance active listening skills when myself or others were speaking. I would much prefer students to try something and risk failure than always play it safe. Student choice is essential to help students discover their passions and flourish.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

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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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2024

According to an article from Screencastify , “a Columbia University study showed a 12 percent increase in attendance and a 27 percent decrease in course failures when parents received weekly texts about student progress.” Something as simple as text messages has the power to be highly effective in reaching those busy parents.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

I hear over and over that the main thing students are excited about is belonging to something: 40 percent of GSE athletes don’t participate in any other school activities but find community and belonging in esports. About 97 percent report making a new friend.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2019

As a result, she adapted her teaching by breaking down the process into smaller projects and activities centered on each phase of the design thinking process. Overcoming the Fear of Failure Ironically, one of the biggest hurdles in utilizing design thinking is something that is integral to the process: accepting failure.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

And while listening and reading aren’t that difficult to conquer (both are passive skills about consuming the language, so they are easier for students to handle), active skills like speaking and writing are another thing: Why is writing so critical for students to master?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

One of the things that is apparent as you start to read about the lecture-versus-active learning debates is that everyone is defining those terms in very different ways. For some, it would be talking from minute one till the end of class, but for others it would be mostly talking, some activity, some other kind of mix.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2021

Many classrooms are existing in a concurrent model, where students who are home are watching a live stream of the classroom activities happening in school. It’s especially scary when we consider that our failures can equate to student failures. This is not what online and blended learning should look like. Change is scary.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Students often learn best by doing and by being active participants in the learning process. Ironically, students seem to enjoy the failures even more than the successes.). Focus on hands-on learning While taking notes is often needed when introducing and teaching new concepts, it is not necessarily fun.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Since the pandemic, more instructors at schools and colleges appear to have embraced “flipped learning ,” the approach of asking students to watch lecture videos before class so that class time can be used for active learning. Another surprise, Hattie said, was that the more active learning done in a flipped classroom, the worse the outcome.

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