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.

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Teaching Beliefs Education Culture 217

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The truth is, when it comes to navigating the interpersonal conflicts that tend to arise in schools—shaped by trauma, cultural and racial tensions, and broken trust—there is no quick fix or 1-2-3 protocol to follow. One of my students, who I previously thought wasn’t paying attention, pipes up, “That’s firme !”

Beliefs 161

Beliefs Coaching History Attention 161

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2024

More recently, in 2020, Bettina Love published a framework and guiding questions for creating classrooms that affirm Black, Latino and Indigenous children, which I’ve used to broaden my own understanding of how to create the conditions where love and acceptance flourish within our school’s culture.

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Beliefs Essay Schools Students 187

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

JANUARY 3, 2019

Such a model assumes a deficit of knowledge in other parts of the world and a belief that non-Western parts of the world have less or even nothing to contribute to online learning. This excludes vast amounts of people, and the potential for a truly pluralistic global knowledge base vanishes to colonial and imperial languages and cultures.

Lecturing 167

Lecturing Languages Language Knowledge 167

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From the very beginning of the course, it is essential to establish a civil classroom culture by setting clear ground rules. Laying the foundation for a civil classroom culture will go a long way toward making challenging discussions less stressful and more productive. Fear of judgment should have no place in classroom discussions.

Discussions 119

Discussions Instructors Beliefs Education 119

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Each week, Allen co-hosts a chat to discuss the journey to shift the culture at their school. “As Although the FOMO (fear of missing out) might help the app get more attention because of the exclusivity, it isn’t the only issue. It gives you time to reflect on the knowledge shared and get multiple perspectives.”

Education 216

Education Beliefs Participation Attention 216

Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

One of the most insidious causes for the difference in achievement is a stubborn culture of low expectations by the adults in their schools. Although the two go hand-in-hand, it might be beneficial to explore their distinctions because there are nuances that command attention to better identify potential solutions.

Math 167

Math Accessibility Education Knowledge 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2024

Through understanding motivation, educators will discover various sophisticated techniques to attract attention and instill a love for learning among students for life. Establishing a classroom culture that cultivates the positive values of the need to try, be strong, and work as a team is the key to encouraging motivation.

Motivation 174

Motivation Students Feedback Achievement 174

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

From the very beginning of the course, it is essential to establish a civil classroom culture by setting clear ground rules. Laying the foundation for a civil classroom culture will go a long way toward making challenging discussions less stressful and more productive. Fear of judgment should have no place in classroom discussions.

Discussions 111

Discussions Instructors Beliefs Education 111

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

In many schools, including ours, there has been a shift of how student behaviors are regulated—moving away from rules-based standards to ones driven by a set of values determined by the desired climate and culture of each school. This concept of the “ Cultural Iceberg ” was introduced in 1976 by Edward T.

Schools 167

Schools Culture Middle School Middle School 167

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. That means the instructor can also cut in with a note to pay special attention to some detail or theme in the next section.

Teaching 190

Teaching Instructors Teaching Philosophy Education 190

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2024

Unfortunately, the culture is quite polarized at present, so many formerly ripe areas for humor, such as politics, are now off limits. Professors should evaluate the use of humor in their classes to ensure that marginalized and underrepresented students are not singled out or given unwanted attention. personal opinions.

Beliefs 111

Beliefs History Culture Attention 111

Faculty Focus

MAY 30, 2024

Unfortunately, the culture is quite polarized at present, so many formerly ripe areas for humor, such as politics, are now off limits. Professors should evaluate the use of humor in their classes to ensure that marginalized and underrepresented students are not singled out or given unwanted attention. personal opinions.

Beliefs 109

Beliefs History Culture Attention 109

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The online program offers a solution to families seeking alternative ways to have students educated, while maintaining the core belief that traditional schooling is valuable and not easily replaced. His dedication to excellence and steady support have created a culture of achievement and growth at Clover High School.

Education 290

Education Math Reading Secondary Education 290

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2018

But researchers following school districts who have implemented such practices, note that SEL practices hold “limited promise” for changing trends in school discipline because notions inherent in much of the pedagogy don’t consider power, privilege and cultural differences. There has to be a great deal of intentionality.

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Schools Learning Culture Beliefs 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Core to the charter network’s vision is a belief that students can be empowered to make choices that direct their learning, with guidance from teachers and access to real-time data. And inside the classroom, educators still wrestle with behavior issues, short attention spans and all the distractions that come with online tools.

Beliefs 136

Beliefs Schools Assignments Grades 136

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2019

She instead suggest a three-pronged approach: arts education, arts and cultural offerings, like museum visits, and then integrating the arts into teaching other subjects. Teachers' belief systems, what we call efficacy beliefs, is mapped to student achievement tighter than almost any other construct." No," she says.

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Art Learning Beliefs Achievement 167

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2017

And that’s when my attention began to shift away from the clergy and theology to story telling and performing arts. I learned at a very early age how important it is for people to see themselves reflected in the popular culture. And Whoopi maintained her belief in herself and her destiny and proved everyone wrong—because she believed.

Education 153

Education Reading Beliefs Culture 153

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

As these Harvard training sessions took place, the California State Board of Education finally approved a new framework that sets out to make math more culturally responsive and inquiry-based. The solution? It’s an attempt to respond to some of the pressures Weissman identified by kindling students’ math interest.

Math 218

Math Instructors Science STEM 218

k12 Digest

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Fahad Altuwaijrys journey from academia to executive leadership is a testament to his belief in educations transformative power. “Our goal has always been to nurture students who are not only academically strong but also culturally aware and globally competent,” says Dr. Altuwaijry.

Education 130

Education Culture Evaluation Beliefs 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

So we’ve been wondering: What happened to the public belief in college? That movie, which everyone in Silicon Valley and in the culture at large was talking about, was “The Social Network,” depicting the contentious creation of Facebook. And how is that impacting the choices young people are making about what to do after high school?

Beliefs 195

Beliefs Knowledge Writing High School 195

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, findings from Carol Dwek’s research emphasized that a mindset focused on the brain’s ability to grow with repeated effort was a stronger predictor of ongoing academic success than a belief in the high level of one’s innate intelligence. These opposing mindsets created “different psychological worlds” (Dweck, 2008). As Tyng et al.

Teaching 116

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

For example, findings from Carol Dwek’s research emphasized that a mindset focused on the brain’s ability to grow with repeated effort was a stronger predictor of ongoing academic success than a belief in the high level of one’s innate intelligence. These opposing mindsets created “different psychological worlds” (Dweck, 2008). As Tyng et al.

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Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

That means higher attention spans and deeper retention. Popular Example: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichies TED Talk The Danger of a Single Story is used in classrooms worldwide to teach students about bias and cultural narratives. Echo Chambers: Seeing only content that confirms existing beliefs can stunt critical thinking. Bottom line?

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Online Learning Lecturing Learning Textbooks 52

EAB

MAY 23, 2023

Strategic priority 2: Navigating a hostile cultural context U.S. One example is the growing belief that a four-year degree is simply career preparation. The goal is to help you reflect, in a structured way, on your level of preparedness and triage your attention across potential responses. Ready to find out more?

Failure 52

Failure Beliefs Testing Study 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

That was already true before the start of this turbulent year, thanks to the advent of the smartphone, the rise of social media and the growing dominance of internet culture in daily life. Posts that directly state any intentions to harm themselves or others obviously require immediate attention.

Teachers 216

Teachers Culture Students Beliefs 216

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Hyper-stimulating media pervades their worlds, social media culture makes them feel inadequate, and existential pressures of economic, community and environmental decline hover over their futures. The solution will be to figure out how technology can support attention, relaxation, community and hope. What prediction never panned out?

Internet 200

Internet Attention Beliefs Culture 200

eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2025

We have seen much shorter attention spans, less ability to focus, and new behavioral issues that have come as a result of inappropriate content being so readily available to them.” ” Fisher and Frey said this data-driven approach enables schools to tailor support systems, enhance counseling services, and foster a culture of care.

Education 208

Education Learning Beliefs Counselling 208

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. He co-founded the company in 1999 with Maria Machado, who also got her start in the semiconductor industry before turning her attention to education. It’s a refrain among many working in learning engineering.

Education 218

Education Learning Textbooks Instructors 218

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2024

struggles with math instruction, there’s interest in cultural perceptions about who possesses strong math abilities. Frequently, when I interviewed experts about why math students around the country are struggling, those experts would comment that part of the problem lay in the culture. But within a short span, Holifield would be dead.

Math 182

Math Beliefs Teaching Assistants Culture 182

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2023

A report published in Transforming Education in 2019 examined what happens when school leaders establish a culture of trusting relationships. When principals acknowledge the efforts of teachers and celebrate our successes, it can boost morale, leading to a more positive and collaborative school culture.

Special Education 161

Special Education Schools Motivation Beliefs 161

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

I am doing the work of building a relationship with my body that is authentic to my values and beliefs and not my conditioning. Doing so within schools and institutions that have been used to uphold and pass on predominant cultural norms and values for centuries has been challenging, to say the least. I want more for them, for us all.

Essay 174

Essay Students Schools Discussions 174

Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2017

I hated coming to work and was losing my belief that I was doing something worthwhile. Opinions were flying across the room and students were arguing about the structure of relationships, gender norms, and socioeconomic status—all things that had been included in my articles, but had failed to get their attention. they would ask.

Blended Learning 121

Blended Learning Learning English Beliefs 121

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

There’s also something else he brings up—his beliefs, specifically his concerns that educators across the U.S. What happens is that our students begin to accept the idea that the realities of their community are somehow static or concrete, or innate to who they are culturally or genetically or racially. What do you think about that?

Technology 121

Technology History Learning Writing 121

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Morale can absolutely be improved in higher education, but it requires the type of sustained attention necessary to shift organizational culture. Low morale, like demoralization, means a group is struggling to maintain belief in an institution or goal, especially when times get tough.

Ethics 218

Ethics Culture Beliefs Questions 218

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Along with all that attention, though, came plenty of criticism. You want to create an atmosphere that allows students, faculty and staff to exist askew from society, from the general culture, so that they can learn how to create some distance and reflect upon what's happening in the world around them. You just can't avoid it.”

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Culture Intellectual Development Attention Essay 167