Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2019

Dan Levy had long considered himself an equitable instructor in terms of calling on students to participate in class discussions. The data disproved his belief: He’d only heard from female students around one-third of the time, even though they made up nearly half his class. The difference may be more pronounced in science classes.

Lecturing 161

Lecturing Participation Instructors Beliefs 161

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The teaching experts who sponsored the training hope it will prepare college instructors to become “advocates,” empowering them to explain and defend the rigor of this way of teaching calculus to skeptical scientists from other departments. This idea is what drew instructors to sweaty Cambridge in July. the instructor asked.

Math 218

Math Instructors Science STEM 218

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2023

In the early days of online education, I imagined that virtual classrooms would follow the same basic model as in-person ones, with an instructor leading the same number of students typical in a campus class. One of my colleagues at New York University disagreed, cautioning even decades ago, that the belief was “pretty naive.”

Teaching 177

Teaching Instructors Syllabus Assignments 177

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

In the spirit of that acknowledgment, I’ve started developing my own list of instructor learning outcomes. Those statements, such as “The instructor conveyed course content clearly” and “The instructor graded fairly,” allow students to assess what the instructor has already done. New York, NY: Dutton.

Learning Outcomes 64

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 64

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2024

She’s also director of the Center for Teaching Excellence there, which provides faculty with support for instruction, edtech, course design, classroom management and grading. Some schools do, but a lot of schools generally leave absence management up to individual instructors. Do you find that professors take attendance? It depends.

Students 203

Students Instructors Lecturing Participation 203

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

In the spirit of that acknowledgment, I’ve started developing my own list of instructor learning outcomes. Those statements, such as “The instructor conveyed course content clearly” and “The instructor graded fairly,” allow students to assess what the instructor has already done. New York, NY: Dutton.

Learning Outcomes 59

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 59

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This observation led my colleagues and me to reflect on the importance of maximizing the LMS’s potential (a belief that we held prior to the pandemic). Students seek clear and concise assignment descriptions, well-defined due dates, and transparent grading scales. Avoid confusing instructions.

Syllabus 126

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 126

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

. — Edson Barton, CEO, YouScience The Science of Reading continues to gain momentum in changing how educators approach reading instruction, particularly in foundational skills for Grades K-3. For some, this may be a struggle to embrace due lack of access or belief that paper is better.

Schools 338

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 338

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. This practice helps to keep students engaged, allows them to test their knowledge without impacting their grades , and provides Dr. Perumal with valuable insights into what material students are struggling with. Chickering and Zelda F.

Study 165

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 165

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. At the time, I go over any written assignment, I provide students with clear and detailed instructions, as well as the rubric I will use for grading their work.

Syllabus 132

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2023

If anyone knows the importance of belonging, it’s Columbia University instructor Marcelle Mentor, who grew up as a Black child under apartheid in South Africa. Mentor is now part of the faculty at the university’s Teachers College, where one of her research areas is education equity. Middle School Blues It’s not just your imagination.

Middle School 175

Middle School Middle School Schools Students 175

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 15, 2023

This observation led my colleagues and me to reflect on the importance of maximizing the LMS’s potential (a belief that we held prior to the pandemic). Students seek clear and concise assignment descriptions, well-defined due dates, and transparent grading scales. Avoid confusing instructions.

Syllabus 111

Syllabus Instructors Peer Review Lecturing 111

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2021

“It felt like a safe haven sometimes,” says Richard, a recent graduate of the program and a new fifth grade teacher. Maybe, the math instructor hopes, simply by standing at the front of the classroom, he changes the equation. It’s guys going after the same mission—same vision—as you.” An investiture ceremony for graduating Misters.

Teachers 194

Teachers Beliefs Elementary School Elementary School 194

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2019

The announcement, from The Minerva Project, enters a longstanding debate about whether online education can drastically cut the cost of education by reducing the number of instructors needed to teach. We can’t allow for any would-be critics to be dismissive” because of a belief that students aren’t receiving attention from professors.

Lecturing 162

Lecturing Beliefs Attention Participation 162

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Most often we do that with points and grades, and that does get most students moving. They want the grades and the degree so they can get on with their lives. “We Although they don’t often call it self-efficacy, most teachers regularly see how beliefs about ability affect behavior. Miller says students must be “enticed.”

Motivation 116

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

As an adjunct instructor, your time on campus and ability to meet with students might be limited, but there are things you can do during your class to build relationships with your students to help them succeed (and make the work more meaningful for you). Co-create classroom norms with your students. Utilize the Wise feedback model.

Teaching 119

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 119

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

Instructors are equally susceptible to the deeply counterintuitive nature of learning. satisfaction, engagement, grades, mindsets, attitudes, persistence, views, logins, clicks, etc. Self-regulated learning: beliefs, techniques, and illusions. prefer instructional formats that produce inferior learning outcomes.

Education 159

Education Evaluation Failure Essay 159

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., What to avoid: Grading active learning activities as if they were summative assessments is inappropriate. Revise and resubmit: Allow students to revise and resubmit work for a higher grade and additional feedback. Brookhart, S.

Plagiarism 118

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 118

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 18, 2024

As an adjunct instructor, your time on campus and ability to meet with students might be limited, but there are things you can do during your class to build relationships with your students to help them succeed (and make the work more meaningful for you). Co-create classroom norms with your students. Utilize the Wise feedback model.

Teaching 110

Teaching Syllabus Feedback Instructors 110

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

For every class, they'll have anywhere from one to three guided study sessions, which are 50 minutes long,” says Alicia Goodwin, the guided study instructor for the Newport Beach campus. There is no such requirement for tests and quizzes though—so overall grades can certainly be lower than a B.)

Teachers 161

Teachers Schools Students Study 161

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT) is an innovative teaching approach where students and instructors collaborate to improve educational experiences ( Cavazos et al., 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020). 2024; Montenegro & Jankowski, 2017; Tinto, 2017; Winklemes, 2016). 2024; Montenegro & Jankowski, 2017; Tinto, 2017; Winklemes, 2016).

Teaching 98

Teaching Instructors English Language 98

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2023

Most often we do that with points and grades, and that does get most students moving. They want the grades and the degree so they can get on with their lives. “We Although they don’t often call it self-efficacy, most teachers regularly see how beliefs about ability affect behavior. Miller says students must be “enticed.”

Motivation 98

Motivation Beliefs Students Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

This does not suggest handholding, developing a psychic sense, or grade inflation. 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.

Teaching 116

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. At the time, I go over any written assignment, I provide students with clear and detailed instructions, as well as the rubric I will use for grading their work.

Syllabus 96

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 96

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2018

There’s always something new I discover to help me better live out my beliefs about teaching. We have talked about grading and assessment , digital literacy , open education , caring for students , cultural competence , how people learn , and productivity. (You can read more about my background and university role here.)

Art 115

Art Science Teaching Mobile Devices 115

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

These activities encourage participation without the anxiety of high-stakes grading (Freeman et al., What to avoid: Grading active learning activities as if they were summative assessments is inappropriate. Revise and resubmit: Allow students to revise and resubmit work for a higher grade and additional feedback. Brookhart, S.

Plagiarism 98

Plagiarism Syllabus Ethics Feedback 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I’m handing back graded papers to my students and as I make my way to the back of the room, I can’t help but notice a dejected student, Ben*, who has just received a failing grade on his latest assignment. What about for the instructor? Picture it: Fall semester on a suburban college campus in a dimly lit classroom.

Assignments 92

Assignments Exams Motivation Grades 92

Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

TPS is also a lower-stake activity than most group work, since the learning takes place in an environment that the teacher controls, where the students are encouraged to share their communal learning with the whole class under the direct supervision of the instructor.

Lecturing 98

Lecturing Active Learning Activities STEM 98

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Instead of hearing only from the same six students, instructors get feedback from many more. This practice helps to keep students engaged, allows them to test their knowledge without impacting their grades , and provides Dr. Perumal with valuable insights into what material students are struggling with. Chickering and Zelda F.

Study 100

Study Lecturing Assistive Technology Exams 100

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

This does not suggest handholding, developing a psychic sense, or grade inflation. 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.

Teaching 98

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

We taught sixth-grade students ancient history through an archaeology simulation we developed on black-and-white Macintosh computers. For most of this next generation of learners, higher education won’t just be about learning for learning’s sake, or an anachronistic belief that a college degree on its own will guarantee gainful employment.

Education 133

Education Knowledge History Science 133

Edsurge

JULY 12, 2017

Tesoriero has developed this belief over the past 10 years in the classroom—and she attributes much of it to her involvement with the New York Hall of Science (NYSCI). “We The course—developed to build 21st century skills like problem solving and innovative thinking—has scaled to two to three classes per grade level.

Science 145

Science Learning Schools Gamification 145

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Total assessment Formative assessment, by definition, is designed to provide both students and instructors with evidence that helps them understand how to proceed as they move through learning content. Rather than treating assessment as endemic to grades or any other static category, assessment should prioritize movement.

Feedback 126

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 126

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

This commitment to data stems from the organization’s belief in making data-driven decisions. Stringing Together Data Systems Like Mardi Gras Beads Like New Visions, ReNEW Schools also professes a belief in helping educators make data-informed decisions.

Ethics 115

Ethics Beliefs Exams Culture 115

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

The answer is you have to make it really easy for the typical instructor to be able to bring their course online and then manage it online. You could begin to do grading and different kinds of instructional tools. But my belief is that a learning management system is like an operating system for education.

Quizzes 107

Quizzes Beliefs Distance Learning Culture 107

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Total assessment Formative assessment, by definition, is designed to provide both students and instructors with evidence that helps them understand how to proceed as they move through learning content. Rather than treating assessment as endemic to grades or any other static category, assessment should prioritize movement.

Feedback 111

Feedback Course Design Assignments Evaluation 111

Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Students bring pre-existing attitudes, beliefs and interests into the classroom, but situational factors can influence whether or not students develop interest in new material that is presented to them in an educational context (Durik, 2003). The weight of each graded item should mirror the importance of the activity.

Course Design 60

Course Design Students Active Learning Activities 60