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.

Teachers 289

Teachers Middle School Middle School Failure 289

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments? Additionally, teachers can integrate discussions on the value of learning and integrity into the curriculum, using tools like student reflections and peer feedback to reinforce these values. This approach reduces the fear of failure and minimizes the need for cheating.

Academic Integrity 206

Academic Integrity Failure Students Culture 206

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

#ICE18: Rushton Hurley Discusses Tactics for Leading a Digital Media Revolution. When I was a teacher, I assigned video projects and I was amazed at how much more quality students put into their work,” says Hurley, who is an opening keynote speaker at the #ICE18 educational technology conference in Schaumburg, Ill. meghan.bogardu….

Discussions 124

Discussions Gamification Failure English 124

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Students earn points by completing a much wider variety of assignment and assessment pathways than what is typically seen in most higher education courses today. Students also have autonomy to choose what they want to do within that wide variety of assignments and assessments. We don’t want you to be a failure.

Failure 166

Failure Assignments Quizzes Motivation 166

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. Synchronous learning is best for class discussion, small group work and social-emotional learning exercises.

Learning 218

Learning Internet Writing Failure 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. I know from my discussions with faculty that there’s this very real phenomenon of initiative fatigue and fatigue over these fads that I think can distract from the more productive conversations that we could have about, “Okay, what do we know works?

Art 167

Art Science Teaching Failure 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

In fact, the authors made the surprising conclusion that many instances of flipped learning involve more time spent on passive learning than the traditional lecture model, because some professors both assign short video lectures and spend some time in class lecturing to prepare for class activities.

Lecturing 213

Lecturing Learning Instructors Failure 213

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Key points: When it comes to K-12 innovation, change isn’t a consideration–it’s an imperative Students know best when it comes to transforming education Schools must embrace these 4 innovative focus areas to avoid failure For more news on K-12 transformation, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Across the U.S.,

Education 309

Education Internet Interdisciplinary Testing 309

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

But failure is the whole point of the exercise. Branch is known for his logical, easy-to-grasp course design, for his engaging assignments like The Armchair Anthropologist, and for the way his classes seem to fly by—which doesn’t happen by accident. Tell me about your Armchair Anthropologist assignment. Source: Course Hero.

Quizzes 167

Quizzes Failure Culture Students 167

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.

Assignments 167

Assignments Teaching Assistants Motivation Failure 167

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

My hesitation was rooted in three main assumptions I made about my students: They lack the focus needed to complete self-directed assignments. Some are unmotivated to do an assignment without direct guidance. For most assignments, about 60 percent of students turn their work in.

Learning 161

Learning Assignments Students Motivation 161

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

The kids’ teachers did a good job of telling us what assignments or activities were most important, from their perspective. This meant that when the pandemic struck, the current events were able to flow much more regularly into our class discussions. I modified the final assignment to be a manifesto.

Teaching 199

Teaching Assignments Ethics Grades 199

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2016

I want my students to be able to have differentiated assignments and to be able to find the one that is most interesting. Failure also motivates me. When I say we risk failure, I mean we’re trying our absolute best. Otus Cofounder Chris Hull. Twitter: @otusHull / @otusk12. Website: www.otus.com. And not steal in a bad way.

Failure 161

Failure Motivation Writing Culture 161

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). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 116

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 116

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Vrain Valley School District, we will continue to provide our teachers with ample opportunities to collaborate, discuss, and share resources and strategies to enhance their understanding of AI and the potential benefits of AI tools. This year at St. The most time consuming or emotionally taxing items can be processed via prompts.

Schools 338

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 338

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Tie-ins: Use this not only for holidays but any academic class by creating an artistic image of the topic being discussed. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist.

Activities 172

Activities Learning Art Attention 172

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Ken Bain, the author of “What the Best College Teachers Do,” talks about this a lot—this idea that failure is a part of learning. So there should be failure in all of our classes. I learned things that] I would never have found out—these things about my students that are kind of ancillary to the assignment.

Failure 149

Failure Feedback Students Exams 149

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Tie-ins: Use this not only for holidays but any academic class by creating an artistic image of the topic being discussed. Comics can be used to tell a story, carry on a discussion, provide a sequenced how-to, or write an essay. For example, they may decide to assign experts on each category or make everyone a generalist.

Activities 174

Activities Learning Failure Essay 174

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. A lesson in the effect of railroads on opening up the American West may morph to a discussion on the Underground Railroad. It was a challenge to correct her without having her shut down, declare herself a failure, and move on.

Teachers 141

Teachers Failure Quizzes Knowledge 141

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?’

Feedback 119

Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 119

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. By placing the structure in the purpose of the assignment, I opened up more possibilities. Redesigning this course is going to be a journey of reflection and possible failure, but I am hopeful.

Teaching 163

Teaching Education Learning Syllabus 163

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. This helps with executive functioning and improves motivation.

Failure 98

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. This helps with executive functioning and improves motivation.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

MAY 23, 2024

There are all sorts of ways in which go out and ask that question, and it inevitably generates discussion. One of the easiest ways is simply to use the discussion tool in any learning management system (LMS). Students can share those results on the discussion board or talk in small groups. Now, how do they bring it back?

Laboratory 98

Laboratory Failure Assignments Instructors 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.

Failure 98

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Instructional technology may take the form of software that can be used to complete homework assignments, or serve as a primary content-delivery and assessment system in fully online or blended online classes. Online videos (e.g. Course management technology organizes and presents course structure and materials on an electronic platform.

Technology 155

Technology Education Syllabus Counselling 155

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). 2014; Agarwal, 2019).

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 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.

Failure 95

Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 95

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

That will continue the cycle of failure. For those of us tasked with overcoming massive learning gaps and bringing success to at-risk students who have known nothing else but failure, this type of compromise might be the only way to do it. No meetings, no discussions, no impact on instruction. Flash forward five years.

Failure 111

Failure Learning Testing Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

I was fortunate because a large majority of the students showed a genuine interest in this assignment. From those 20 ideas, the groups narrowed it down to three, which they discussed in detail, considering both research-based and personal experiences. Each group member took notes to guide the next stage of the project.

Collaborative Research 97

Collaborative Research Writing Failure Students 97

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2016

to, “I can tell you worked hard on that assignment!” Specifically, in my classroom, we use the texts to analyze character traits and character motivation, and to discuss how characters’ actions affect outcomes. Provide students with the opportunity to discuss through student-led literature circles.

Science 113

Science Failure Teachers History 113

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2023

Advance expectations for the course : include anticipated challenges, and discussion of assessment deadlines and features. Another important discussion is time management for the assessments—how and when to start thinking about assessment prep. Inform your students about laptop use and possible warning signs of technical failure.

Lecturing 104

Lecturing Instructors Assignments Failure 104

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?’

Feedback 98

Feedback Reading Disabilities Assignments 98

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

To determine placement in college-level or remedial courses, the students were randomly assigned either to a control group that used standardized exam scores—the normal procedure—or to an intervention group that used an alternative method: an algorithm. But the results were more impressive for English classes than math classes.

Exams 174

Exams English Math Instructors 174

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Miller, a psychology professor, teaches an online introductory psych course in which she begins the discussion of motivation with these questions: “Why did you even get out of bed this morning? Among the theories discussed in this section are self-determination and the work of Edward Deci on intrinsic and extrinsic motivation.

Motivation 116

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 116

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

However, Mosley was starting from scratch on all the features from paperless assignment workflows to mark-ups, materials, folders and class discussions. This reframes failure as an opportunity to learn and builds a culture of being willing to try and fail. Consider a “Golden Plunger” award given out at staff meetings.

Schools 130

Schools Culture Failure Teaching Methods 130

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

I was fortunate because a large majority of the students showed a genuine interest in this assignment. From those 20 ideas, the groups narrowed it down to three, which they discussed in detail, considering both research-based and personal experiences. Each group member took notes to guide the next stage of the project.

Collaborative Research 81

Collaborative Research Writing Failure Students 81