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. Rather than simply giving up, students will plan out their approach and use their background knowledge to find a way to solve the problem.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

We should be aiding our children and future generations in their journey of lifelong learning and equipping them with the skills they can transfer in any job or business they find themselves in. We all have different skills and talents. In my view, education should inspire a passion for things beyond our immediate circle.

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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] Paint a picture of growing skills and abilities.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 13, 2020

In the first installment of this series , we highlighted our belief that educators nationwide are unsure if the school year will begin with in-person instruction, remote learning, or a hybrid of both. Then immediately, students use that knowledge to calculate the surface area. Are we finding the surface area of a rectangular pyramid?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if a student doesn’t select a career in STEM, the soft skills they will learn at a STEM-focused school (critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and more) will serve them well in whatever they choose to do in life. All the while, they are also practicing life skills such as teamwork, leadership, and public speaking.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Academic acceleration is one strategy designed to focus on teaching students grade level-appropriate lessons, while efficiently and effectively reteaching only the skills and lessons from earlier grades that are necessary to understand new content. Offering Hope to a Generation of Students. We must give them hope for their future.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Part III: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part three of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. In the initial “I used to think…” stage, students reflect on their beliefs or opinions about a specific topic, subject, or issue.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Before enrolling, students have to consider their own skills, their career prospects, and their ability to thrive within the department at large. Interests Many students attend college with the knowledge that they’ll earn an average of $1.2 million more over their entire lifetime.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2015

The perception that good teachers reject textbooks and design their own curriculum has been a persistent belief of educators over the years. Revising this myth requires a careful look at the distinct contributions that well-designed [i] curriculum programs and skilled teachers offer to the enactment of instruction.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

By integrating real-world content relevant to their students’ lives, educators can bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and its practical application. That’s what every social media company understands all too well–the more relevant a piece of content is to a user, the more likely they are to consume and engage with it.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

She tapped into my untapped potential, fostering a profound sense of self-belief and cultivating my passion for learning. His goal: Creating a place where all students graduate from school with the skills, attitudes, and values necessary to anchor their success in work, life, and their social-emotional well-being.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

MindPrint assessments evaluate nine key cognitive skills in the areas of executive functions, reasoning, memory, and processing that influence performance across all academic subjects and impact standardized test scores. MindPrint identifies areas of giftedness as well as potential learning barriers.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

I am excited to share my knowledge of incorporating technology into the classroom and hope that it provides you with the support and inspiration you need. Furthermore, using interactive whiteboards can help students work together and practice social skills. These are just some basic ideas on how to use the interactive whiteboard.

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Beliefs Classroom Management Reading Elementary School 239

eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

He talked about how he dropped in on a calligraphy class, and from that knowledge he created the idea of different types of computer fonts some 10 years later. Our beliefs about what is “real learning” are clouded by our own personal experiences. In reflecting on this year of AI, I, too, have been connecting the dots.

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Quizzes Learning Testing Intelligence 311

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2020

At Open Circle, the evidence-based SEL program for school-age children that I direct, we work to develop children’s skills for recognizing and managing emotions, empathy, positive relationships, and problem solving. One of the core competencies we focus on, as a necessary foundation for the others, is self-awareness.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

However, after listening to a TED Talk featuring Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy , demonstrating the use of AI tutors in his school, I realized that my days of teaching traditional math content and language arts skills are numbered. That should scare me, but it doesn’t. I could worry about losing my job, but I also see an upside.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2023

It’s easy to fall into the belief that some choices are mundane, merely navigating the day-to-day operations of an organization. Understanding the potential consequences of seemingly routine decisions is not just an important leadership skill; it’s a necessity. There is a lot of community enthusiasm for the team.

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Schools Beliefs Grades High School 283

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

It can give suggestions for how to write a college application essay for those who lack writing skills, too. Pro-censorship groups do not represent the vast majority of parents or guardians in their beliefs about librarians, reading, education, and civil society.” ” Please review the complete survey findings at [link].

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Nothing excites you more than testing your skill, strength and resilience against some of the most extreme environments on the planet, and now you've decided to take on the greatest challenge of all: Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. You don't become a skilled mountain climber by just reading or watching others climb.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Belief that education needs to change. The person has to be prepared to set aside time to improve skills and understanding of what is required. As an example, many people believe they need to become fitter, yet are not prepared to act on this belief by actually taking part in a fitness program.

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Beliefs Failure Schools Blended Learning 189

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

Letting Go of Grades There is a long standing belief that grades are important because they motivate students to do the work. Schools must provide students the opportunity to learn new skills. A good place to start would be to help students identify the skills , they are motivated to learn and master.

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Motivation Grades Students Essay 218

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a society ever more reliant on technology and STEM-based careers, we must shatter the myth that math skill is inborn and reinforce that it is the result of intention and practice. This belief is wrong. Change the belief that mathematical ability is inborn, focusing on parents’ attitudes and how they are communicated to children.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

In my work helping teachers to shift from whole group, teacher-led lessons to differentiated small group student-centered learning experiences, I am asked questions that seem grounded in the belief that students cannot learn without the teacher. They are modeling strategies, processes, and skills.

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Critical Thinking Knowledge Beliefs Participation 195

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In career-connected learning, employee volunteers like internship supervisors or guest speakers typically see their role as providing students job-specific knowledge and skills. In conclusion, it’s time that employers’ roles in career-connected learning go beyond imparting skills.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

By the conclusion of the unit, students will participate in a debate, utilizing their research skills to argue for or against deforestation, exploring its implications for resources and products in relation to their daily lives. Teachers Beliefs and Practices in Technology-based Classrooms: A Developmental View. According to Moser et.

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Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Peer Review Discussions 207

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Because new information is blended into prior knowledge, the result is – of course – subjective, heavily dependent upon the personal lens of each learner. That, in turn, is dependent upon their society, culture, past knowledge, personal experiences, and more. Students constantly build new understanding on old knowledge.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

VARK suggests that students can best accelerate their knowledge acquisition via one of four core learning styles: visual (V), aural (A), read/write (R) or kinesthetic (K). It’s a wildly popular concept that has led to prevailing beliefs that students perform better if we cater to their natural learning styles.

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Technology Learning Styles Instructors Learning 204

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In order to get to that point, I had to do a lot more than simply teach students the skills to engage in a conflict resolution dialogue. We discussed how restorative justice as a philosophy and set of practices more closely aligns with Indigenous knowledge systems than dominant criminal justice approaches in the U.S.

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Beliefs Motivation Classroom Management Culture 194

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Before the pandemic hit, a growing movement in corporate America was focused on increasing economic mobility by removing bias in hiring, through the embrace of skills-based hiring practices that eliminate a blind reliance on degrees as gateways to jobs. In a 2018 national survey , we found that half of U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

The workforce has undergone significant changes, and today’s jobs require advanced skills and specialized training, particularly in STEM fields. The importance of identifying and instructing students at any grade who cannot reach fluency and comprehension because of gaps in foundational skills cannot be overstated.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 3, 2025

Rather than asking for help, I sought knowledge relentlesslyreading leadership books, earning my master’s in public administration, and building a network of mentors who helped shape my growth. That belief fuels my passion for driving change in education. Championing women in leadership is personal.

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Schools Beliefs Fairness Testing 190

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

When considering students as individuals and trying to identify the root causes of their perceived disengagement I find it useful to consider the variables of performance success—knowledge, skills, an environment conducive to learning and the motivation to learn.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2017

When knowledge and skills are not specific to the geographical location of children, we best serve our children by developing policy that does not limit the conversation to only those within state lines. Respect their knowledge, learn from them.” ” Video: Nye’s speech.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2018

Decades of attempts at closing the persistent (and perhaps even widening) achievement gap, along with the knowledge that this is an immense and deeply historical issue to address, make it feel as if the task may be impossible. How do my background and beliefs potentially bias my work as an educator? What do we do with this knowledge?

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Discussions Beliefs Achievement Disabilities 166

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. identifying bias.

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Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 202

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Our current industrial model is rooted on the belief that there is an average student,” Rose said. “In Take IQ: While two students could test as having the same IQ, the specific elements of what make up that IQ—knowledge of vocabulary, reading comprehension, quantitative skills—can, and always is, different.

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Science Textbooks Beliefs Knowledge 165

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

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. Students who are connected to, and feel supported by, their teacher are more likely to develop a growth mindset and improve their social-emotional skills.

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Learning Outcomes Beliefs Student Engagement Feedback 217