Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2017

understand that every person brings their own beliefs, ideas, assumptions, and values to the table. How are your school leaders doing with these: which are they doing well and which could use some more attention? Both vocational and professional partnerships, internships, and mentorships are created. What would you add to this list?

Schools 167

Schools Beliefs Motivation Discussions 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Fuentes put it another way: “People filter the information through the lens of their past experiences; they reject contradictions to existing beliefs.” Yin Wah Kreher may have articulated it most poetically with this quote from Anaïs Nin: “We see the world as we are, not as it is.”

Attention 162

Attention Teaching Beliefs Questions 162

eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

However, despite this belief, 81 percent of parents either don’t believe or are not sure that AI is even part of their children’s curriculum. The survey notes that an overwhelming 88 percent of parents believe that knowledge of AI will be crucial in their child’s future education and career.

STEM 290

STEM Secondary Education Beliefs Ethics 290

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

“Driven by our belief that people collaborating with purpose-built AI can unlock previously unattainable human progress, Origin has been designed as a secure, locally-focused, and education-centric solution aimed at enhancing learning outcomes and advancing our objective of incorporating the latest AI advancements into education.”

Languages 250

Languages Language Quizzes Beliefs 250

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

But TikTok, and social media more broadly, continues to capture curiosity and attention, and it’s not all just dance videos–Indiana science teacher @ChemteacherPhil commands an audience of more than 3 million followers on the app. Is there a lesson in that?

Teaching Methods 306

Teaching Methods Lecturing Schools Beliefs 306

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This research was part of a yearlong study we led, examining how our sharply divergent attitudes and beliefs about climate change are shaped by news and information we encounter, curate, engage with and share. Our survey delved into why some students are distrustful or ambivalent while others still have hope in the midst of gloom.

Beliefs 198

Beliefs Attention Students Discussions 198

eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

These expanding learning gaps have brought more attention and resources to support districts and students, while the acceptance of K-12 online learning has also expanded rapidly in recent years. FEV Tutor has observed heightened demand for its solutions due to ongoing learning achievement and equity gaps.

Beliefs 280

Beliefs Achievement Online Learning Learning Outcomes 280

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2016

The approach is unconventional, to be sure, but it recently gained more attention when Tesla/SpaceX founder Elon Musk created a learning alternative for his children embracing unschooling, self-directed learning tenets such as exploration, choice, natural life experiences, and visits to real world learning centers (museums, zoos). .

History 190

History Schools Learning Beliefs 190

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

One of my students, who I previously thought wasn’t paying attention, pipes up, “That’s firme !” I also turned to a different kind of professional reading that shaped my beliefs about students, learning and the purpose of education. I didn’t realize it then, but I was placing my beliefs about who she should be onto her.

Beliefs 161

Beliefs Coaching History Attention 161

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

She tapped into my untapped potential, fostering a profound sense of self-belief and cultivating my passion for learning. With keen attention to the SEL needs of its students, Windsor has shown an impressive uptick in the proportion of students exhibiting typical to strong SEL abilities.

Teaching 294

Teaching Students English History 294

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2020

These feelings are both natural and toxic, because they represent our limiting beliefs that cause paralysis and fear instead of agency and action. Pay attention to the stories we take in as beliefs , who and what we listen to, and what we’re telling ourselves. Address this as an active practice.

Education 218

Education Beliefs Attention Activities 218

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2018

As scholars of totalitarianism have noted, the breeding ground of authoritarian movements is not belief, but cynicism. Because the goal of disinformation is to capture attention, and critical thinking is deep attention. The implications of this orientation towards truth are far more ominous than mere gullibility.

Critical Thinking 167

Critical Thinking Attention Beliefs Fairness 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

She learned to pay attention to others and practiced kindness, empathy and gratitude. Adaptive Educators By constantly adapting our curriculum, we have the ability to critically examine the culture we’re sharing and work to change the beliefs and messages schools transmit. Last year, I had two students come back to visit me.

Teaching 217

Teaching Beliefs Education Culture 217

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2024

Leaders like Du Bois and Love have shaped my belief that I can lead a school where students love themselves and succeed academically. One component of this rubric is dedicated to assessing the classroom environment and within this component, there’s something special we look for — we call it “belief and belonging.”

Beliefs 187

Beliefs Essay Schools Students 187

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The word “activating” caught my attention. 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.

Teaching Philosophy 122

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Learning 122

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

This belief is wrong. But it’s the earlier years that most need our attention. Change the belief that mathematical ability is inborn, focusing on parents’ attitudes and how they are communicated to children. It’s common to hear well educated adults declare themselves “not a math person,” sometimes proudly.

Math 167

Math Beliefs STEM Motivation 167

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. Pay careful attention to processes and systems that will support teachers and students.

Beliefs 180

Beliefs Learning Math Assignments 180

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

It’s a wildly popular concept that has led to prevailing beliefs that students perform better if we cater to their natural learning styles. Higher levels of cognition and increased attention are noted among young school-aged children with an increased level of this sleep-induced effect.

Technology 202

Technology Instructors Learning Styles Learning 202

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2021

In the last couple of decades, as online learning was steadily being recognized by millions of students as a convenient way to earn a highly prized academic degree, most senior officers at the nation’s colleges and universities paid little attention, dithered or dabbled. None of them partnered with OPMs.

Failure 201

Failure Attention Beliefs Lecturing 201

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. Edtech by Whom?

English 217

English Languages Language Beliefs 217

Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2024

Across the United States, an estimated two-thirds of preschool programs are segregated — a reality that may directly contradict the widely held belief that preschool, and all high-quality early learning experiences, is a great equalizer. All of this stuff really draws teachers’ attention. Some of them are new to preschool in general.

Attention 203

Attention Reading Beliefs Fairness 203

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Our current industrial model is rooted on the belief that there is an average student,” Rose said. “In Just look at the example of Norma,” Rose says, calling attention to a controversial 1943 statue created by a man of science—obstetrician-gynecologist Robert Latou Dickinson—as an example of the “average female form.”

Science 164

Science Textbooks Beliefs Knowledge 164

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

But it’s a sign that at least more men are starting to pay attention to the fact that many boys aren’t performing well in school even as there are few men — especially men of color teaching younger grades — in American schools. Low college enrollment rates for men have also drawn attention to men’s struggles.

Learning 207

Learning Schools Attention Beliefs 207

Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2019

We pay close attention to the quality of our form. To me, it’s a belief that with hard work, faith, and community, anything is possible. I work with big groups, everyone at the same time, and alternate movements like lunges, planks and bridges, with quick feet and hops back and forth or side to side.

Coaching 159

Coaching Teaching Beliefs Attention 159

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Letting Go of Grades There is a long standing belief that grades are important because they motivate students to do the work. To facilitate competence, schools need to shift the attention from specific content students should learn, to focusing on helping them build the skills they are motivated to learn.

Motivation 218

Motivation Grades Students Essay 218

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2016

Yet Reading Rainbow quickly proved to be more than a summer program and instantly captured young audiences’ attention and motivated children to read. Initially the show was launched as an experiment, a summer pilot, to address the “summer slide” in which student’s lose important reading skills when they are not in school.

Reading 190

Reading Elementary School Elementary School Beliefs 190

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

That traction helped us get attention and meetings with potential investment partners. Hold firm to your beliefs and foundational product knowledge while learning from push-back. That was anathema to our approach, to our beliefs. They are invested in both the potential business opportunity and social impact.

Coaching 176

Coaching Beliefs Communication STEM 176

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

For students who struggle, including children of poverty, telling them to pay attention or try harder isn’t going to accomplish much if their brains are not working effectively or efficiently. Instead of telling students what to do—like “pay attention” or “work harder”—teach students how to do it. Cognitive capacity is a core skill.

Cognitive Development 155

Cognitive Development Learning Attention Students 155

Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

While equity and access in math education have received much attention lately, in part because of the pandemic, it is worth noticing that equality of opportunity is often conflated with equality of outcome. It can begin with three immediate actions : Cultivate a belief among all adults that ALL students can succeed.

Accessibility 167

Accessibility Math Education Knowledge 167

Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2017

An often overlooked barrier is belief systems: teachers' unconscious biases about their students, dominant-group students’ assumptions about their peers, employers’ beliefs about women and people of color, andstudents’ beliefs about themselves can discourage girls and underrepresented minorities from pursuing careers in STEM.

Science 145

Science Beliefs Exams STEM 145

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Instead, they may sit quietly, avoid teacher attention, or decide socializing is more fun than struggling through math assignments they don’t understand or believe they can successfully complete. They tend to be our most motivated and engaged learners. The students who need the most urgent support often do not ask for it.

Math 195

Math Attention Beliefs Knowledge 195

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Their job is to steer the conversation but avoid pushing their own beliefs onto students. Teachers should listen attentively to what students are saying, even if opinions differ from their own and especially if the discussion becomes emotionally charged. Instructors should always stay neutral and objective during classroom discussions.

Discussions 119

Discussions Instructors Beliefs Education 119

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Although the FOMO (fear of missing out) might help the app get more attention because of the exclusivity, it isn’t the only issue. Each user is given a set number of invites to share when they first get into the platform and a few more each week. Accessibility and lack of platform choices are both significant barriers.

Education 216

Education Beliefs Participation Attention 216

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The word “activating” caught my attention. 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.

Teaching Philosophy 98

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Learning 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 20, 2017

Research shows that educators play a profound role in promoting students’ social-emotional skills and beliefs. Even teachers who encourage students to try harder may end up being reinforced in their beliefs that intelligence is fixed. Today, schools and districts are making social-emotional development a priority, and with good reason.

Beliefs 126

Beliefs Teachers Intelligence Elementary School 126

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2023

Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a Protecting Youth Mental Health advisory which called public attention to the urgent mental health matter and provided recommendations for how families, communities, educational institutions, health care organizations, companies and more can take meaningful action. In 2021, U.S.

Counselling 200

Counselling Teachers Schools Middle School 200

eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2016

This belief is a myth. John’s story ideas were something akin to movie plots, and these unique plots captured your attention. One teacher learns that the secret to good online teaching is all in the approach. With non-stop action and unexpected twists and turns, you never knew from the beginning how a story would end.

Teaching 189

Teaching Writing Reading Feedback 189