eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2016

This belief is a myth. A couple of years ago, I taught a student in an online creative writing class. These failures discouraged him, so he stopped trying completely—which caused his already low skill set to deteriorate even further. His writing was riddled with so many errors that it was difficult for me to read.

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Teaching Writing Reading Feedback 189

eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Researchers often bemoan finding a failure in their theory. Growth mindset is the belief that one can improve one’s abilities through effort, learning, and persistence. But anomalies are actually good news because they allow researchers to say, “There’s something else going on here.” And that is what leads to better understanding.

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Study Failure Beliefs Achievement 261

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

I felt like a failure. I also turned to a different kind of professional reading that shaped my beliefs about students, learning and the purpose of education. In her book “Other People’s Children,” the author Lisa Delpit writes that, “We do not really see through our eyes or hear through our ears, but through our beliefs.”

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Beliefs Coaching History Attention 163

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Over the summer, academics debated the impact of growth mindset, the belief that one’s intelligence can be developed with hard work and effort, and whether it can move the needle on academic performance. They learned about neuroscience, shared personal examples and watched videos of famous failures. Gupta, I get it.

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Beliefs Failure Feedback Math 157

Teach Thought

JULY 17, 2025

The short answer is that a culture of learning is “a collection of thinking habits, beliefs about self, and collaborative workflows that result in sustained critical learning.” Show them Model the “thinking habits, beliefs about self, and collaborative workflows that result in sustained critical learning.” Can you cause this to happen?

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Beliefs Culture Students Critical Thinking 95

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Those who research in this area write for others working in the area. So, when someone writes an informative, engaging overview filled with examples of how what’s known about motivation can be applied in face-to-face and online courses, it’s a gift—to be appreciated and used! “We She writes what she knows with commitment.

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Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Penalizing mistakes undermines trust and discourages effort.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 122

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2020

Taking the time to find these individuals, critically analyze and internalize what they write, and even reach out with thought-provoking questions will pay dividends. Build Something You Care About School is just the beginning. Find that one thing that is meaningful to you and relentlessly chase the goals associated with it.

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Students Failure Beliefs Skills 156

Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Students need to learn that when they encounter a negative belief, they must think back to their past for something that will help them believe it will turn out okay. Instead of seeing a bad grade as a failure, frame it as an opportunity to learn and improve. Help them understand that failure is part of learning.

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Failure Beliefs Students Math 82

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reflective teaching is examining one’s beliefs about teaching and learning and determining the alignment of those beliefs with what happens within your courses (Reflective Teaching, 2021). Use of the FATE-aligned tool The FATE reflection tool (Appendix) consists of seven writing exercises and four plans for improvement.

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Teaching Beliefs Instructors Participation 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Those who research in this area write for others working in the area. So, when someone writes an informative, engaging overview filled with examples of how what’s known about motivation can be applied in face-to-face and online courses, it’s a gift—to be appreciated and used! “We She writes what she knows with commitment.

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Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Reflective teaching is examining one’s beliefs about teaching and learning and determining the alignment of those beliefs with what happens within your courses (Reflective Teaching, 2021). Use of the FATE-aligned tool The FATE reflection tool (Appendix) consists of seven writing exercises and four plans for improvement.

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Teaching Beliefs Instructors Participation 111

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Educational innovators might: Write a book - publish on Kindle or iTunes. Michael Matera, a 6th grade world history teacher in Milwaukee, used his expertise in gamification to write a top selling book, Explore Like a Pirate. They might sell some content they created, write a book, or build an app, for example.

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Gamification Game-Based Learning Art Education 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2015

Pedagogic experts have spent an enormous amount of time attempting to unravel the definition of ‘educated’ It used to be the 3 R’s–reading, writing, and ‘rithmetic. Their motivation is often failure, and taking the wrong path again and again. Strive to be clear when speaking and writing.

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Critical Thinking Knowledge Failure Communication 135

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

The first time a declaration along similar lines was made by a student visiting the writing studio, I was taken aback. “Of Students in the latter group would see mistakes and failures as a demoralizing reflection of their limited ability and as a signal to give up. Of course, not,” I answered. What makes you think that?”

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Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Active Learning: From Fear to Engagement Fear of failure can stifle creativity and learning. Low-stakes practice: Use frequent formative assessments such as polls, quizzes, games, or writing and discussion prompts to reinforce and retrieve essential concepts. Penalizing mistakes undermines trust and discourages effort.

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Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

Rather than compare achievement or intelligence to a single number, Rose writes that a multidimensional perspective can set us all up for success. In this world, would there be such a thing as failure? Remember that infamous “bell” curve, where a select few are measured “above” the grade and others “below,” is a myth. Who benefits?

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Intelligence Failure Science Beliefs 146

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

The first time a declaration along similar lines was made by a student visiting the writing studio, I was taken aback. “Of Students in the latter group would see mistakes and failures as a demoralizing reflection of their limited ability and as a signal to give up. Of course, not,” I answered. What makes you think that?”

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Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

For some, this may be a struggle to embrace due lack of access or belief that paper is better. Even in the face of new generative AI tools that can write code, understanding how computers work and how we can communicate with them through code will still be vitally important.

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Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 333

Teacher Mood

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Self-efficacy , on the other hand, is a little differentits a students belief in their ability to succeed at a specific task. I often use peer-editing sessions during writing assignments, where students give each other feedback. Its more about, Can I do this? rather than, Do I feel good about myself?

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Students Feedback Failure Beliefs 52

EAB

JANUARY 5, 2023

Both approaches, however, can set institutions up for failure, either by setting impossible-to-measure targets or building a to-do list that doesn’t amount to a coherent strategy. Spotlighting Pitfalls to Avoid in Institutional DEIJ Plan Design and Writing. November 16, 2022. August 2, 2022. June 17, 2021. May 26, 2021.

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Assignments Communication Evaluation Activities 64

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

I’ve had to develop a guide for myself to teaching and loving children knowing you may lose them and grappling with the white savior beliefs and practices that made me believe I could save them. It has not been possible for me to continue to teach unchanged by these losses and the structural reality that ensures they will continue.

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Teaching Students Failure Beliefs 168