Assignments Grades Teaching Philosophy 
Faculty Focus
APRIL 6, 2023
If we simply took this philosophy of teaching and moved ahead into practice, I would imagine that through higher education our college and university classrooms would be much different. However, we all can determine that by reading that AI-generated philosophy, we would need to tweak and edit it.
Faculty Focus
APRIL 6, 2023
If we simply took this philosophy of teaching and moved ahead into practice, I would imagine that through higher education our college and university classrooms would be much different. However, we all can determine that by reading that AI-generated philosophy, we would need to tweak and edit it.
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Faculty Focus
APRIL 17, 2025
In my mind, the purpose of learning was to get good grades. Grades were everythingsymbols of success and a source of validation. I continued this pattern in college, focused solely on grades and making my parents proud. To accompany this teaching philosophy, I adopt ungrading 2 in all my courses.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Whether a feature film or an instructional video, the ‘80s and ‘90s were a ‘press-play’ culture that expected students to sit still, absorb and retain, while the educator sat in the back grading. What kind of introductory text, video or activity might lead everyone into the assigned video without overwhelming them?
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 18, 2017
Music Beyond Borders With my third grade students, I integrate the study of America into our music class. This year, students were assigned states and asked to write an eight-measure melody corresponding to their assigned states. In our school, we use Chromebooks in grades three and up and iPads in grades PreK-2.
Faculty Focus
OCTOBER 13, 2022
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. The student who was expecting me “to teach him a lot” missed the first lesson.
Faculty Focus
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
How have my various experiences influenced my teaching philosophy, and which principles do I rely on to inform my interactions and collaboration with learners? I focused on creating personalized assignments as well as experiences by using a few different tools that invited learners to share their goals for the course.
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