Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

As much as the sentiment of students standing up to the powers that be warms my punk rock heart, it’s hard to balance my beliefs in authority with the need to always be the leader in control at the front of the classroom. They are for everyone.

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Multiple Choice Questions History Students Beliefs 115

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Central to our discussion is the assertion that a “one-size-fits-all” approach to AI adoption is inadequate for educational institutions, whose missions and values differ significantly. His work is grounded in a belief that great design and strategy should serve access, equity, and outcomes.

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Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 117

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Conduct a casual formative assessment during a class discussion or group activity, and regularly check in with students who need more support. Give second (and third) chances For many reluctant learners, one school failure is enough to reinforce their belief that they’re poor students.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

It takes the right strategies, thoughtful planning, and a belief that every learner can grow and succeed. You can spotlight a few responses or guide discussion using sentence starters. As they work, have them discuss their ideas and use sentence frames to explain their thinking: Both and have. with guided questions.

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Languages Language Participation Writing 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

Central to our discussion is the assertion that a “one-size-fits-all” approach to AI adoption is inadequate for educational institutions, whose missions and values differ significantly. His work is grounded in a belief that great design and strategy should serve access, equity, and outcomes.

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Ethics Education Evaluation Fairness 74

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible. Multi-sensory learning techniques, such as hands-on activities, visual aids, and interactive discussions, further enhance understanding and retention. But communication isnt just about updatesits about meaningful conversations.

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k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

When staff feel secure in their learning community, they are more likely to reflect honestly on their beliefs and biases. Others may lead discussions on how disciplinary disparities mirror broader issues in the justice system. Build in time for reflection and discussion as part of regular faculty meetings or PLCs.

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Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 213

k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

When staff feel secure in their learning community, they are more likely to reflect honestly on their beliefs and biases. Others may lead discussions on how disciplinary disparities mirror broader issues in the justice system. Build in time for reflection and discussion as part of regular faculty meetings or PLCs.

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Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2025

Having said that, here’s a granular list of teacher-approved books to keep you busy this summer: What Great Teachers Do Differently by Todd Whitaker What are the beliefs and behaviors that set great teachers apart? In this internationally renowned bestseller, Todd Whitaker reveals 19 keys to becoming more effective in the classroom.

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Reading Education Classroom Management Intelligence 92

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2025

A Supreme Court ruling at the end of June handed a major victory to parents who want to opt their children out of lessons that run counter to their religious beliefs, part of a push for parental rights over the finer details of what goes on in classrooms that has gained strength in recent years.

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Schools Writing Beliefs Accessibility 114

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Try these 7th grade writing prompts for journaling, group discussion, or formal essays: Which is better for connecting with friends: TikTok or Instagram? How do the characters’ beliefs and values come through in their actions or words? They also complement cross-curricular themes in middle school sociology discussions.

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Writing Grades Essay Middle School 52

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow parents to pull their children out of classroom discussions around books covering LGBTQ+ and other themes that may conflict with their religious beliefs could embolden efforts to restrict more titles. The challenges reported to the ALA in 2024 alone targeted 2,452 titles.

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Accessibility Participation Reading Beliefs 211

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2017

The good news was that she was reconsidering her beliefs and was now convinced that she had been underestimating her students. When I showed examples of how teachers around the country were challenging students to design and find solutions to their own problems, she immediately saw the benefit of shifting her thinking.

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Beliefs Schools Culture Knowledge 283

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 24, 2017

The value of discussions can hardly be overstated. Despite my passionate belief that discussions are an integral part of the learning process, early in my teaching career I failed at generating successful equitable discussions in class. This asynchronous environment provides something in-class discussion can’t: time.

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Discussions Beliefs Blended Learning Students 419

eSchool News

JULY 25, 2024

” Discussions around AI are just getting started: “A vast majority of educators, over 80 percent, feel like AI will play a “very significant” or “somewhat significant” role in education in the next 5 years.

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Beliefs Education Ethics Middle School 297

eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

In this video , Hattie discusses collective teacher efficacy in greater depth. Understand Learning Beliefs. To develop collective teacher efficacy, it’s important for educators to take time to dig into their own learning beliefs by answering questions such as: What are your beliefs about learning? How do you learn best?

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Beliefs Teachers Students Coaching 322

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2021

We also discussed the challenges of building community when learning is happening in part, or exclusively, online. The social presence is composed of three behaviors–a) expressing feelings, beliefs, and values, b) engaging in open and productive conversations, and c) feeling connected to the other members of the learning community.

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Beliefs Discussions Assignments Blended Learning 494

Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2018

How do my background and beliefs potentially bias my work as an educator? While race is, of course, a major factor in these discussions, I approach equity as a much broader construct. What do I truly believe is possible in terms of student achievement? Many educators have an image of equity in their minds that only relates to race.

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Discussions Beliefs Achievement Disabilities 165

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

There are times when course material can unexpectedly ignite charged classroom discussions that leave both students and teachers feeling unprepared and overwhelmed. It is incumbent upon instructors to approach these types of discussions with care by creating a classroom atmosphere based on respect, open dialogue, and active engagement.

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Discussions Instructors Beliefs Education 119

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves. iv] Four positive mindset beliefs and how to support them Four characteristics of positive academic mindsets have been identified and are presented from a college student’s point of view. [v] Students look for acceptance-affording cues.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 116

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 3, 2023

There are times when course material can unexpectedly ignite charged classroom discussions that leave both students and teachers feeling unprepared and overwhelmed. It is incumbent upon instructors to approach these types of discussions with care by creating a classroom atmosphere based on respect, open dialogue, and active engagement.

Discussions 111

Discussions Instructors Beliefs Education 111

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

And although I live in California, a left-leaning state, I teach students from across the state whose core beliefs fall all along the political spectrum. At the start of each session, I provide several rules for students about how we will discuss upcoming topics. As an online instructor at a statewide public school, I’ve taught U.S.

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Beliefs Instructors Culture Communication 270

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves. iv] Four positive mindset beliefs and how to support them Four characteristics of positive academic mindsets have been identified and are presented from a college student’s point of view. [v] Students look for acceptance-affording cues.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 98

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This year, with a news cycle that never sleeps and a student body with the internet at their fingertips, discussion of sexual harassment, hate, bigotry, prejudice, and oppression will be inevitable—and that’s a good thing. It is important for teachers to make themselves vulnerable by discussing how these conversations affect them.

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Beliefs Students Discussions Intelligence 279

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. Reading a Story: After reading a story with a surprise ending, the teacher could guide students to discuss how their predictions evolved as they read.

Ethics 331

Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become a large part of the discussion around what belongs in classrooms, mainly because putting SEL in classrooms opens up a door to new opportunities for students to learn how to support themselves and others.

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Beliefs Discussions Skills Curriculum 249

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

For my math students, having a growth mindset—the belief that intelligence can be developed through application—removes the idea that some students are good at math and some students never will be. At the beginning of each school year, I fuel a discussion with my students about the differences between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.

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Beliefs Math Intelligence Students 253

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

As November 8 th approached, I made sure to leave extra class time to allow my communications students to discuss the upcoming presidential election, hoping to align their discussions with topics on my syllabus. Next page: Facilitating online resource aggregation for post-election discussions).

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Syllabus Teachers Counselling Beliefs 248

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. That disparity highlights a pressing need to raise awareness of and increase parental involvement in AI discussions, and advance the implementation of AI in American primary and secondary education.

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STEM Secondary Education Beliefs Ethics 292

eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2018

First, Berry-Jones discussed culture—the values and beliefs students bring to the classroom. Culture is a social construct, not genetic, and most students have at least three: home, peer, and school.

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Culture Beliefs Languages Language 248

eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2019

As principal of a middle school, I meet weekly with teachers and school counselors to discuss team and department progress of our students. It’s fairly standard belief that professional development (PD) must go deeper than the one-and-done workshop; it must be more sustained, more relevant, and offer tangible takeaways.

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Failure Beliefs Fairness Middle School 252

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It can be as micro as a class observing a bag of popping corn or as macro as tying recent weather events to a discussion on climate change. We do that by ditching the lectures and embracing experiments, multimedia, discussions, and hands-on activities that resonate with most learners. Or, if you’re Maynard Kereke (Hip Hop M.D.),

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Teaching Methods Lecturing Schools Beliefs 309

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2019

Building social and emotional-learning (SEL) skills such as curiosity requires face-to-face interaction, meaningful discussion, and reflection. Set aside time for students to play and tinker with ideas, tools, emotions, beliefs, and materials in the classroom. Take action.

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Activities Beliefs Internet Math 279

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The feedback is listed in three easy-to-read columns, which helps make even complex discussions easy to digest. These insights promote a continuous improvement mindset that can help teachers strengthen their team’s collective efficacy, or belief in their joint ability to positively affect students.

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Teachers Feedback Evaluation Intelligence 329

eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

This mindset and belief system could not be further from the truth. Utilizing digital learning tools to help improve and support meaningful student participation in math discussions is a key way to bridge this gap. Excel in math and you can pursue a wealth of STEM and other rewarding careers.

Languages 333

Languages Language Math Culture 333

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Enhances Self-Efficacy Process feedback can bolster students’ self-belief and confidence. When they receive feedback that acknowledges their effective strategies and effort, it reinforces the belief that they can succeed. This increased self-efficacy can lead to improved performance and a willingness to tackle more complex tasks.

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Feedback Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Failure 363

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

For instance, when discussing natural resources in geography, I pose a thought-provoking question: What is something you cannot live without? As students investigate everyday items, I emphasize that most of these products originate from nature at some point, prompting a discussion on the true cost of these goods. link] Moser, K.

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Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Peer Review Discussions 232