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How to Create a Classroom That’s a Safe Space for Failure

Edsurge

Over the last five years, I have worked hard to teach my students that failure is a gift. This isn’t a new idea, but we still struggle with the idea that failure is a necessary component of success. Embracing failure can seem counterintuitive to students. They are loud, chaotic, and full of failure and growth.

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Breaking the bell curve: Creating more pathways so every kid gets a big win

eSchool News

In many classrooms, success still depends on how well a student fits onto a single, familiar bell curve–the one measuring traditional academic achievement in subjects like math, reading, and writing. The reality of jagged learning paths Students arent afraid of hard work–theyre afraid of failure without purpose.

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How and When to Give Feedback

Catlin Tucker

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. add a comment to a digital document or write it on a Post-it).

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Why Students Can’t Write — And Why Tech is Part of the Problem

Edsurge

Writing is more important than ever, but many of today’s students are lousy at it. Warner has been teaching writing at colleges for more than 20 years. And he’s written two books on the topic, including his most recent, called “ Why They Can’t Write. John Warner has some ideas about why that is, and how to fix it.

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Getting pre-service teachers comfortable using and teaching with STEAM tools

eSchool News

After a semester where I threw out the syllabus, I was left with an inspiring question: How can I make my future courses more practical and still keep the academic writing and the academic requirements intact? This is a key consideration as I continue refining my courses for future educators.

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Good online teaching is often just plain good teaching

eSchool News

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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Controversy on whether growth mindset works will strengthen the theory

eSchool News

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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