Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Teachers assign digital content tailored to each student. education system from scratch; it evolved through good intentions and shared beliefs. education system from scratch; it evolved through good intentions and shared beliefs. With McGraw Hill adaptive platforms in place, student data creates personalized learning pathways.

Beliefs 107

Beliefs Feedback Culture Math 107

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Being part of the leadership team at the school, we were handed a dream assignment—present on any tech-related topic that you think is important for school leaders. We could have shared some “cool new apps” or digital writing assignments or presented the case for student portfolios. Valentine and Dr. Reshan Richards.

Beliefs 162

Beliefs Schools Assignments Writing 162

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2021

The social presence is composed of three behaviors–a) expressing feelings, beliefs, and values, b) engaging in open and productive conversations, and c) feeling connected to the other members of the learning community. discussion of a text or collaborative assignment), I suggest teachers begin with a fun warm-up question to break the ice. #3

Beliefs 494

Beliefs Discussions Assignments Blended Learning 494

Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

Promotes a growth mindset and a belief in the potential for improvement. Teachers typically provide feedback on completed assignments, which may not significantly impact students’ conceptual understanding and skill development. Enhances metacognitive skills, such as self-regulation and self-monitoring.

Feedback 423

Feedback Metacognitive Skills Blended Learning Beliefs 423

Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

That belief has informed the way I define blended learning. However, they are unlikely to have the time or energy for this design work if they are overwhelmed by stacks of literal or digital assignments. The person doing the work in a classroom is the person doing the learning.

Blended Learning 521

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Online Learning 521

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. At the end of the day, it is our core beliefs about our students that make the difference. The secret to our success?

Beliefs 129

Beliefs STEM Laboratory Middle School 129

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

All students in a class should complete the same assignments. However, these beliefs about learning may stand in stark contrast to the mental models people have constructed based on their expeirences in school 10, 20, or 30 years ago. Learning happens in classrooms. Students move from class to class on a set schedule.

Mental Models 541

Mental Models Education Hybrid Learning Blended Learning 541

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Could students use generative AI tools like ChatGPT to cheat and cut corners on an assignment? However, if a student uses generative AI to help them edit their college admission paper or brainstorm a science fair idea, there’s a belief that it is dishonest. Did students cheat before AI was around? ABSOLUTELY.

Fairness 293

Fairness Beliefs Evaluation Essay 293

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Enhances Self-Efficacy Process feedback can bolster students’ self-belief and confidence. When they receive feedback that acknowledges their effective strategies and effort, it reinforces the belief that they can succeed. This ensures that they comprehend the destination or desired result of the activity or assignment at hand.

Feedback 363

Feedback Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Failure 363

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Because the tool can assist with assignments like generating essays from prompts, students quickly integrated these technologies into the classroom. A recent rapid review of research concluded that students’ motivation is impacted by their experiences in and out of the classroom.

Motivation 327

Motivation Essay Learning Beliefs 327

eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Our students’ belief that everything they need to know is online can, without the right skillset, leave them prey to misinformation. There’s a wealth of media within the platform to help you activate prior knowledge, develop assignments and create interactive lessons on any topic. You do not need to build a lesson from scratch.

High School 305

High School High School Skills Schools 305

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2025

Seesaw can be used as a platform for students to practice skills and concepts through assignments from the teacher, or can be used as a form of assessment for students to submit work when mastering content. Teacher beliefs about instructional choice: a phenomenological study. Resources Blended Learning Models. link] Flowerday, T. &

Blended Learning 272

Blended Learning Learning Assignments Beliefs 272

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

She tapped into my untapped potential, fostering a profound sense of self-belief and cultivating my passion for learning. For example, one of our high schoolers, James, isn’t doing his assignments in World History class. Pierre, my high school English teacher who embodied social-emotional mastery before there was such a thing.

Teaching 294

Teaching Students English History 294

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

One student may be an incredible public speaker but may wrestle with written assignments. Kids who feel brilliant at something–anything–carry that belief into their struggles. Human learning isnt smooth and predictable; its jagged. We all have areas where we excel and areas where we struggle.

Failure 313

Failure Math Achievement Beliefs 313

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Paymo provides a centralized workspace where teacher teams clarify roles within their group, assign tasks to individuals, and track progress over time. These insights promote a continuous improvement mindset that can help teachers strengthen their team’s collective efficacy, or belief in their joint ability to positively affect students.

Teachers 327

Teachers Feedback Evaluation Intelligence 327

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2020

As more colleges and school districts prepare to resume remote instruction for the fall, educators may worry how to prevent cheating when assignments and exams are held online. Part of the issue when designing assignments and exams to deter cheating is recognizing what cheating in 2020 looks like.

Exams 218

Exams Academic Integrity Plagiarism Assignments 218

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

I typically assign a hefty 20-page final project in my STEM course, but I decided to take a more playful and hands-on approach for this group of students.

Teaching 273

Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 273

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In fact, students recently told Hawkins about “doing science in math class,” referring to a nuclear decay and radioactivity assignment they’d completed for pre-calculus. This work is about commitment to beliefs and values rather than compliance with a mandate.

STEM 273

STEM High School High School Schools 273

eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Such a position can help frame classroom assignments as interdisciplinary tasks and projects that require knowledge from other classes and other subjects. We believe, however, that it is crucial for students to understand that every discipline informs and is connected to each other. What could we all gain from that additional investment?

Skills 264

Skills Interdisciplinary Middle School Middle School 264

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

We've branded our district with the belief that there’s no average student; every student has a jagged learning profile. We've branded our district with the belief that there’s no average student; every student has a jagged learning profile. Joseph Mancuso How has McGraw Hill helped you use student performance data better?

Beliefs 182

Beliefs Learning Math Assignments 182

eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Four years ago, district leaders at Redwood City, California-based Summit Public Schools found themselves unsatisfied with commercial learning management-like systems and decided to develop a homegrown, online Personalized Learning Plan (PLP) platform to deliver content, assignments, and other materials online. But they didn’t go it alone.

Learning Tools 279

Learning Tools Learning Beliefs Critical Thinking 279

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Our approach is rooted in the belief that all families, regardless of circumstance, can benefit from coaching. We are—thankfully—not alone in this belief. The program is offered at our school in East Palo Alto, California, where most of the community is low-income. The root cause may be more complicated (e.g.,

Coaching 218

Coaching Beliefs Local Government Schools 218

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Collective efficacy, coined by Albert Bandura in the 1970s, is a shared belief that a school’s staff and faculty can positively impact student learning and achievement. Teachers are constantly supporting each other — and school leaders should provide as many opportunities as possible for them to collaborate formally and informally.

Teachers 273

Teachers Beliefs Coaching Achievement 273

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

Jo Boaler started her teaching career in inner-city London—in a culturally diverse school population with roughly 250 different languages spoken—she was tasked with teaching math to students assigned to the bottom track. As far as the school system was concerned, this was the group destined for low-level achievement.

Math 217

Math Curriculum Beliefs Achievement 217

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

This lack of belief in Black students’ potential can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy, where students internalize these low expectations and perform accordingly. Her journey is a testament to the power of support, resilience and belief in one’s potential. Now, she is thriving and on a promising career pathway in behavioral health.

Math 215

Math Beliefs Students Failure 215

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There’s strong motivation to construct the philosophy statement that anticipates what the reviewers want to read, as opposed to one that reflects actual belief. Every teacher should have mindfully considered the beliefs and values that are at the heart of what they do. What kind of policy supports that belief?

Teaching Philosophy 122

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Learning 122

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2016

This belief is a myth. These issues made it extremely difficult for me to decipher his thoughts and grade his assignments. Using this approach with John, I first told him something good about his assignment, which was often problematic because of the difficulty I had when reading his work. The path to success.

Teaching 189

Teaching Writing Reading Feedback 189

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

What kind of introductory text, video or activity might lead everyone into the assigned video without overwhelming them? So it can be helpful for teachers to talk about what kind of viewing they expect for a given assignment—and whether it’s ok to skim, or even skip, parts of a video.

Teaching 191

Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 191

Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

In a secondary English language arts class, rather than assigning a single text to the entire class, teachers can provide a curated list of books or short stories, each highlighting different themes or literary styles. Students can choose a book or story that appeals to their interests or curiosity.

Blended Learning 229

Blended Learning Learning History English 229

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. If you are a student who is performing at or above grade level, setting goals in relative terms can be innocuous enough.

Achievement 201

Achievement Students Beliefs Grades 201

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

One of my colleagues at New York University disagreed, cautioning even decades ago, that the belief was “pretty naive.” Classes don’t start and end according to an academic calendar, but begin when a student clicks “start course” and gets assigned a faculty member. It turns out he was right.

Teaching 176

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 176

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

He sees that few of the students in the course have bothered to do the interactive exercises they were assigned for homework. He jokes that he usually uses an app on his smartphone to randomly assign groups, since all human decisions involve bias. He doesn’t sweat it, though, since he has a plan to get everyone back on track.

Textbooks 127

Textbooks Lecturing Beliefs Assignments 127

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

When I look towards 2019, I hope to see not only continued focus and development of students’ social-emotional learning, but also for teachers and staff members to seek out their own educational development surrounding their own identities and beliefs.

Beliefs 167

Beliefs Intelligence Learning Culture 167

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

After witnessing the many hurdles they confronted all while facing a global pandemic, that belief has been confirmed for me. I didn’t realize I would be deemed an ‘essential worker’ working at The Home Depot” one student revealed as he tried to explain why he had fallen behind on several assignments.

Assignments 162

Assignments Internet Beliefs Students 162

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Applying this concept to edtech, the belief is that a “trickle-down effect” solution will initially widen gaps, but as it scales it will benefit many (if not all) in the long run. Start with a niche product sold to an elite segment of early adaptors. Next, develop products for aspirational consumers to adopt. Costs decrease.

English 218

English Language Languages Beliefs 218

Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2019

We talk about the importance of showing up and being punctual, of doing every homework assignment just like every rep in practice, of remembering to reach out and rely on one another. To me, it’s a belief that with hard work, faith, and community, anything is possible. Some of my student athletes come onto the field dealing with a lot.

Coaching 159

Coaching Teaching Beliefs Attention 159

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. Students must understand why the assignment is important, what is expected, and how the quality of their work will be judged.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132