Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

This year, students were assigned states and asked to write an eight-measure melody corresponding to their assigned states. Digital Magic in the Cloud Many music educators have commented to me that our students spend too much time staring at computer screens and that they do not need to do this in music class.

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Teaching Teaching Philosophy Assignments Exams 132

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

They are not actively participating in their own education. Since the act of goal-writing necessitates an overall understanding of the course and its assignments, along with an analysis of their own strengths and weaknesses, students have to take an active part in their learning from the beginning of the course. Responsibility.

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Writing Teaching Assignments Essay 116

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

To provide you with a little bit of context, I think it’s important to rewind the story all the way back to when I first entered the field of education. As a bit of a too-long-didn’t-read (TLDR), I worked as a K-12 educator, an instructional developer, and a post-secondary instructor. Lastly, I communicated consistently.

Feedback 111

Feedback Secondary Education Teaching Philosophy Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This ranges from our syllabi to our course structures and policies, to our assignments and assessments. Use engaging and efficient activities and assignments. Building on our previous suggestion, we also intentionally schedule engaging and compelling activities and assignments during the grumpy time of the semester. Saucier, D.

Course Design 142

Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 142

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Generative AI is changing the landscape of higher education, in both good and bad ways (Balch, 2023). In higher education, we see our students use AI in many ways, to provide both authorized and unauthorized aid in their completion of assignments. Chronicles of Higher Education. The Age of AI is Upon Us. Schoeder, 2024).

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 111

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. It’s designed for students new to the University of Virginia—but not entirely new to higher education. She took questions on how not to feel lost in the dark The professor explains the next assignment for the course. The course is called Transformations.

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Students Art Essay Interdisciplinary 178

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

They told me a good education would guarantee a bright future. Didn’t my parents tell me a college education would ensure a bright future? One day, I came across The Importance of Living by Lin Yutang, who critiqued the Chinese education system. In that moment, I knew I wanted to become a teacher educator.

Grades 90

Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 90

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This ranges from our syllabi to our course structures and policies, to our assignments and assessments. Use engaging and efficient activities and assignments. Building on our previous suggestion, we also intentionally schedule engaging and compelling activities and assignments during the grumpy time of the semester. Saucier, D.

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Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 98

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 14, 2025

Learn all about symptoms, tips for turning things around, and how teacher burnout can have a major effect on the entire educational profession. Over 40% of teachers in K-12 education experience burnout , the highest rate in United States professional industries. Teacher burnout is a reason more educators quitting teaching completely.

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Teachers Teaching Philosophy Grades Assignments 52

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2023

EdSurge recently connected with Hershovitz to hear why he thinks it’s important to nurture philosophy in kids throughout school and college, and what advice he has for educators about how to do it. What kind of mindset is required for educators and others who deal with kids to be able to raise children as philosophers?

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Failure Schools 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

And we also checked in with an administrator at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas who assigns the show in a first-year seminar she leads. For this week’s podcast, we talked first with Todd May, that professor helping to advise The Good Place. Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge podcast.

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Ethics Syllabus 167

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

It’s often said that teaching and learning doesn’t always take place in the classroom—some of the most important lessons are learned on the playground, in the street, on the job or somewhere else. The same is true for educators, whose teaching philosophies are often shaped by moments that happened when they weren't in front of the classroom.

Coaching 148

Coaching English Students Teaching Philosophy 148

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

It was fulfilling to read about how they connected to the content we learned together, the activities we engaged in, and the missions and assignments they completed. important and/or intriguing content and skills) and engaging activities and assignments. Renken, M.S. L., & Jones, T.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 111

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

It was fulfilling to read about how they connected to the content we learned together, the activities we engaged in, and the missions and assignments they completed. important and/or intriguing content and skills) and engaging activities and assignments. Renken, M.S. L., & Jones, T.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Instructors Activities Teaching Philosophy 98

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In higher education, a content disclosure (also referred to as a content notice or trigger warning) is an “explicit statement that alerts a group of learners that certain content explored or discussed in a learning environment may contain potentially distressing material” (see Bryce et al., Teaching and Learning in Medicine , 30(1), 5-14.

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Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

In higher education, a content disclosure (also referred to as a content notice or trigger warning) is an “explicit statement that alerts a group of learners that certain content explored or discussed in a learning environment may contain potentially distressing material” (see Bryce et al., Teaching and Learning in Medicine , 30(1), 5-14.

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Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

So in terms of instead of assigning a paper, is there another way that a student can demonstrate their learning of whatever objective that you have, that isn't a traditional research paper. All this because I had my own context going through higher education—in my case without being in poverty, not really knowing that it's even possible.

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Teaching Textbooks Teaching Philosophy Ethics 97