eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2023

Some college courses simply provide a curved score for students to lower the failure rate or to stratify student performance. A rubric that shows what criteria students must meet to earn an A-F grade communicates clear goals and standards. Exams that do not reflect that criteria may have been poorly designed.

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Grades Teachers Instructors Exams 269

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Learning management systems send alerts to parents about missed assignments and grades. And that can make it hard for students to get used to solving their own problems and learning from the small failures that are meant to happen in school, says Devorah Heitner, an author who advises schools on social media issues. How do you mean?

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Failure Assignments Communication Middle School 210

eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

To fix the problem, I planned amazing lessons that would flop because the kids would either stare at me without paying attention or refuse to turn in assignments. I could not believe my eyes because this woman looked exactly like a fifth grader from my first teaching assignment. I remember being so frustrated and ready to quit.

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Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 324

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? Solution for teachers : Teachers can foster a culture of integrity by establishing trust and open communication. This anxiety can lead students to seek out AI tools as a quick and easy solution to avoid failure or mitigate their stress.

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Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 203

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

To fix the problem, I planned amazing lessons that would flop because the kids would either stare at me without paying attention or refuse to turn in assignments. I could not believe my eyes because this woman looked exactly like a fifth grader from my first teaching assignment. I remember being so frustrated and ready to quit.

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Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 285

Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

More specifically, institutions can practice psychologically attuned communication, especially in formal letters and communications with students such as letters informing a student that they are on academic probation (Brady et al., Communicating bad news in a way that is more sensitive to students’ experiences (e.g.,

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Failure Students Achievement Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

More specifically, institutions can practice psychologically attuned communication, especially in formal letters and communications with students such as letters informing a student that they are on academic probation (Brady et al., Communicating bad news in a way that is more sensitive to students’ experiences (e.g.,

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Failure Students Achievement Motivation 98

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. My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. I’m excited to see how these tools enhance the learning process.

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 277

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In the case of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) , when the district began a huge leap to personalized learning, its leaders consciously began designing a communications strategy to bring together students, teachers and families. But that communications strategy went beyond just sharing stories with families and teachers.

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Communication Coaching Learning Elementary School 125

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

As long as the digital divide remains, it stands as a failure of national will that translates into greater educational inequities,” the former Education Secretaries write in the foreword. Asynchronous learning is better for independent study and when students are completing their individual assignments.

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Learning Internet Writing Failure 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Unsurprisingly, concerns over the expected “COVID slide” began to take shape almost as quickly as the emergency response plans, with the learning loss projected to be especially dire for those students already at risk of failure. Of course, this relies heavily on both community engagement and appropriate technology.

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Participation Communication Failure Hybrid Learning 216

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Researchers at Columbia University went further to study the impact of weekly automated alerts to parents about their student’s missed assignments, grades and class absences. The alerts reduced course failures by 27 percent, increased class attendance by 12 percent and increased student retention. Recommended Resources from AllHere.

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Failure Communication Study Change Management 174

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

She agreed that something should change: Drop-outs and failures were high in the 200-person class—at about 13 percent. For example, Bruff teaches a statistics course where he uses an infographics assignment that he adapted from Sidneyeve Matrix, an associate professor at Queen’s University, in Canada. “In

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Teaching Portfolio Teaching Syllabus Peer Review 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

suffer on the no-internet side of the digital divide , according to the Federal Communications Commission. Failure to do so will only compound the disparities present, particularly with our low-income communities. This is especially true for students from lower-income families. Roughly 21 million people in the U.S.

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Education Failure Students Exams 205

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Communicate major assignments and assessments in advance and give students opportunities to plan their time and effort. In a classroom focused on avoiding errors and completing tasks, students may see the purpose of a math assignment as completing items 1-17 without any errors so it can be checked and graded.

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Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 88

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

It’s easier to provide a syllabus with structured projects and assignments that have assigned due dates and clear grading parameters. I wanted them to reflect on their digital innovation idea, share it beyond our classroom community and consider the next steps for implementation. There were my guidelines.

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Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2022

Once they sign up for courses, an assigned mentor is supposed to check in on them regularly—sometimes even weekly—through a call or text or video meeting. Maybe we need to communicate more clearly, need to advise more proactively, and need to be responsible for helping students navigate bureaucracy,” Renick says.

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Student Engagement Instructors Hybrid Courses Exams 201

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

This does not necessarily make MOOCs a failure. Learners in our programs who pay their own tuition are almost two times more likely to keep up with assignments in a course, compared to those whose seats are underwritten by a philanthropic funder. In many MOOCs, students feel like their assignments end up being submitted into a void.

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Assignments Teaching Assistants Motivation Failure 167

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Some of these tasks might include replying to parent emails without emotional interference, creating differentiated assignments with ease and expertise, and creating interactive lesson components and higher order questions that probe thinking patterns. The COVID effect has impacted students’ communication, critical thinking, and motivation.

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Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 337

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Failure to achieve those rates could have led to price increases on course materials. McGraw-Hill and Pearon emphasized that instructors retain the freedom to decide whether to assign bundled materials to students in their classes, and those students can then choose whether to opt out.

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Textbooks Accessibility Confidentiality Instructors 168

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Journal of Intelligent Communication , 3(2) , 2031.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 118

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

She didn’t try to be my best friend and she didn’t make excuses for my third-grade failures. It was a challenge to correct her without having her shut down, declare herself a failure, and move on. Top teachers know excelling is less about assigning a grade than what is learned. I had a 4th grader once.

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Teachers Failure Quizzes Knowledge 141

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Ralphie’s case resulted in long-term suspension and assignment to Marietta Alternative Program and Services (MAPs), an alternative program within his local high school in Marietta, Ga., He was 14 years old. that provides increased academic, social-emotional and behavioral support for students who aren’t thriving in traditional settings.

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Counselling Students Failure Motivation 189

Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2023

Judith identifies improved communication as a crucial skill she is developing through the internship, overcoming previous challenges in this area. Iracema appreciates the ability to effectively merge her ideas with others, recognizing the collaborative nature of the internship and the importance of open communication.

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Education Writing Students Social Studies 168

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

Avoid the roulette of school models by engaging all stakeholders in the beginning: Collaboration and communication between schools within a given district must be factored into the district’s overall vision. Include experiences to build empathy among parents: When it comes to building a community vision, family matters.

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Failure Learning Elementary School Elementary School 130

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

I do not understand how to do assignments.” As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? I solved everyone’s problems.

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Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Some essential study habits include: Time management: Allocate specific time slots for studying and create a schedule that accommodates coursework, assignments, and personal commitments.

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

I was fortunate because a large majority of the students showed a genuine interest in this assignment. Two Positive Ideas to Embrace in 2025 Two ideas to embrace in the new year that can jumpstart your positivity are evaluating how you think about failure and the control of your future. Think of failures as learning opportunities.

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Collaborative Research Writing Failure Students 99

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

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Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. Students want to know why they are being asked to do what you have assigned them to do.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Showing up to lectures and completing class assignments are essential ingredients for success in most college courses. Some essential study habits include: Time management: Allocate specific time slots for studying and create a schedule that accommodates coursework, assignments, and personal commitments.

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 96

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

Your child has three missing assignments.” What he found was that the right messages, delivered at the right time, can boost attendance and reduce course failure, as results published in The Journal of Human Resources in 2019 showed. Course failures dipped by 28 percent. convey a punitive tone.

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Failure Students Assignments Beliefs 112

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

However, in conversations with faculty, many discuss that although they take the time to write or discuss explicit feedback with their students, the students may not read it or if they do read it, they don’t apply the feedback given to future course assignments which can lead to frustration from faculty leading to a ‘what’s the point then?’

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Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 119

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Journal of Intelligent Communication , 3(2) , 2031.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2023

Creating such an environment is the responsibility of the lecturer who should establish certain parameters for communication. Create communication channels, both private and public for students to reach you easily. Knowing these exist provides students with the reassurance that the stress of missing assignments can be alleviated.

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Lecturing Instructors Assignments Failure 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

I do not understand how to do assignments.” As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? I solved everyone’s problems.

Teaching 98

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

A new way to write their course policy on academic integrity or late assignments. I want them to take ownership over their learning and their time and assignments.” “I Introductions and low-stake interactions in the syllabus, in your communications, and in class can reduce intimidation and help students get ready to learn.

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Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122