Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

It is an online platform that focuses on providing a culturally-affirming identity development classes for African-American young people. That is the question that I was asking myself over and over again, and I shared this idea with Roland Fryer. I think that the formal space is actually hungry for more culturally relevant content.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The faculty must work together to make this difference, and communication at the level of impact implies a sense of trust and belief in the competence of the others who work with you. Consider how you ask questions when you do ask one wait for the person to respond. How do we create this climate of trust?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

And not long ago, legislation passed in the Indiana House , prohibiting teaching or assessments that may “affect the student’s attitudes, habits, traits, opinions, beliefs, or feelings without parental consent.” Previously, it had been questioned not by the political right but by the left.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As educational AI research tries to keep up with AI development, questions remain surrounding the impact of AI use on student motivation and overall learning. These questions are particularly significant for students of color, who consistently encounter more systemic barriers than their white peers ( Frausto et al.,

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

This lack of belief in Black students potential can lead to a self-fulfilling prophecy. This narrow role was exhausting and disingenuous. I found myself dialing down my teacher self, showing up in ways that neither reflected nor respected my commitment to teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2019

We needed to foster a growth culture that fostered high expectations and support for the whole child. The foundational belief that intelligence is malleable and that each child’s “true potential is unknown and unknowable.” Growth mindset is now woven tightly into our school culture.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

In the initial “I used to think…” stage, students reflect on their beliefs or opinions about a specific topic, subject, or issue. This encourages cultural sensitivity and open-mindedness. This helps students understand the impact of their learning better and how their ideas have developed over time.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2024

While 89 percent of teachers reported in a recent survey that they believe generative AI will have an impact on teaching, recent reporting in the Wall Street Journal and The74 have rightly identified some of AI’s limitations in education, questioning the technology’s ability to serve as, for example, an effective tutor.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Phenomena-based learning involves leveraging real-world scenarios and observations in learning to help students better understand their environment and uncover the steps necessary to solve problems and answer complex questions. This leads to a culture of experimentation, creation, and inquiry. Or, if you’re Maynard Kereke (Hip Hop M.D.),

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Traveling Science Workshops (TSW) are state curriculum-aligned, small group, in-classroom workshops that use simple, everyday materials and a hands-on approach to allow students to be scientists: exploring, observing, asking questions, and sharing discoveries. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. About MathWorks.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2017

He was motivated, in part, by the September opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture on the Washington Mall, just 30 minutes away from Dominion High. But if you search for designs related to identity, history, or culture,” he says, you find nothing. That was something that made this pretty powerful.”.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

For others, the new restrictions have so far mostly raised questions. One is cultural, says Yong Zhao, author of the book “Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?: Parents push for intense studying out of the belief that even a single point on these exams can make a difference in their child’s fortures, Hu says.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Our goal is to shift pedagogy toward a “culture of thinking” that supports more student agency and more effective use of the learning space itself. Now, we know it’s not all butterflies and unicorns, but we feel really optimistic and hold a strong belief that change has to start somewhere.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible. Creating an empowering learning environment starts with a school culture built on structure, consistency, and emotional support. Small class sizes ensure that every student receives the individual attention they need.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The question is: How do I empower our white teachers to be their most authentic selves while creating culturally responsive experiences for our students of color? Questions to ponder in reflection may include: What were your initial reactions to the passage? However, this is an integral part of the process.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Hoffman & Zhang (2022) explain that many people also avoid intercultural communication because they struggle to simultaneously maintain their culture and respect others’ cultures due to different cultural interpretations/meanings ascribed to verbal and nonverbal communication (e.g., eye contact as aggressive or respectful).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Students’ growth is measured in four areas aligning with the ACT college readiness standards for science: Evaluating scientific questions Formulating hypotheses Analyzing evidence Justifying conclusions We’re happy to report that our students show definite growth in those areas throughout their time at Mercy.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Hoffman & Zhang (2022) explain that many people also avoid intercultural communication because they struggle to simultaneously maintain their culture and respect others’ cultures due to different cultural interpretations/meanings ascribed to verbal and nonverbal communication (e.g., eye contact as aggressive or respectful).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Recently, Liu Huang answered questions from EdSurge via email, addressing a range of questions about her background, concerns over student privacy and the kinds of projects she’s most interested in funding. Efforts that allow me to combine interests in technology, education and bridging cultures are especially appealing.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 24, 2019

One of our activities with Zac was using the Question Formulation Technique to unpack teachers’ and students’ beliefs about school culture and climate. Then in small groups we can brainstorm questions like crazy without any self-censoring. Zac was amazing, which is no surprise to anyone who knows him. No related posts.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

When Dr. Jo Boaler started her teaching career in inner-city London—in a culturally diverse school population with roughly 250 different languages spoken—she was tasked with teaching math to students assigned to the bottom track. It’s not just answering number questions. They are given questions only for the sake of doing questions.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2021

According to a new research paper , the answer to both questions is yes. Despite strong beliefs among some parents and advocates, there’s only limited research about whether recreational screen time is itself bad for kids, according to Hartshorne. Parents are less anxious and depressed. That was a pretty solid finding.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

You can pose a question for a future column here. Reader Question: Dear Bonni, I know it is important to be able to address the needs of diverse learners. Espoused Values and Beliefs The first source of information ought to come from your espoused values and beliefs. How long has it been since you reviewed it?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

But one word in that phrase often raises a host of questions: What counts as “data”? To shed some light on the questions above, EdSurge talked to six educators to get their take. Here’s the big takeaway: Data doesn’t just come in the form of grades, attendance records and answers on multiple choice questions.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

We should learn from experiences, particularly if those experiences show our previous beliefs to be untrue. So why are people so easy to fool when it comes to beliefs about learning? But those beliefs persist. Beliefs about science can become entangled with our self-identities, even if they didn’t start out that way.”.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Every classroom is filled with students who bring their own strengths, quirks and questions to the table. Mancuso: When I became superintendent in 2018, I met with every teacher and asked one key question: Do you feel the district is being progressive? Once we had a shared vision, our teachers and leaders built it from the inside out.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2024

In the midst of his presentation, he posed a question to the group that deeply resonated with me: Are you comfortable leading a school where kids love themselves but fail academically? Yet, the question lingered, even after I left the retreat. At this year’s retreat, Lester Young Jr.,

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Beliefs Essay Schools Students 191

Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2022

These questions swirled around my head like leaves blowing in the wind. I spent days pinpointing various times that I contradicted my beliefs. One example of “best” practice is the widespread popularity of SLANT—Sit Up, Listen, Ask Questions, Nod, and Track the Speaker. What was I negotiating?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Their developing brains observe and question the new, unfamiliar or confusing in an effort to understand the world and their place in it. At GoGuardian , our philosophical belief is that students are inherently curious, and it’s a matter of supporting teachers and schools to enable the right set of educational experiences.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Everett Collection/Shutterstock At the same time, I also recognize that my privileged experience in Hawaiʻi was forged by settler culture , the effects of which still persist in the state educational system. Conversely, I also have settler students who push back and say “it is not their culture.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It Starts in the Community I grew up in northeast Denver — a place rich in Black history and culture where the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education enacted the Black Excellence Resolution. Recognizing her potential as a math scholar, I encouraged her to ask questions, embrace mistakes and find motivation in difficult tasks.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Its AI-enabled features are built to give every student access to personalized learning, enabling them to receive verified and tailored answers to their homework questions and help with test prep. Students can seamlessly switch between an AI Tutor and Live Experts for 24/7 learning assistance.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2022

For professors designing virtual reality versions of Shakespeare’s plays, that is the question. The creators of both systems also share the belief that acting out a scene from a play is a natural form of active learning. These are the kinds of questions that the creators of extended reality learning tools are thinking about.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I’m working as fast as possible to answer as many math questions as I can in 60 seconds. In a particularly jarring study by Sian Beilock, girls in first and second grade classrooms with female teachers high in math anxiety had lower achievement in math and held more stereotyped beliefs about girls' abilities. Tick tick tick.my

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2019

One can see school reform, and actual schools, continue to reflect society’s dominant cultural tropes regarding modernity. Even popular culture, where robot teachers and wired students have been a staple of science fiction for decades, demonstrates our tendency to project current beliefs that schools should “leverage” (i.e.,

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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. These beliefs determine the mindsets that prepare us for the critical moments of conflict that teach us the most.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2024

Of course there are many factors, but in this same period of time there have been a growing number of messages in popular culture giving highly skeptical views of college. This is the third episode of a podcast series we’re calling Doubting College , where we’re exploring: What happened to the public belief in college?

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