Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves. iii] Moreover, there is considerable evidence that changing teachers’ instructional practices could improve students’ mindsets. [iv] Dialog brings out knowledge that students hold, sometimes unconsciously.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 116

eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The survey notes that an overwhelming 88 percent of parents believe that knowledge of AI will be crucial in their child’s future education and career. 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.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Our goal should be to ensure students leave school literate and passionate, with access to a full life and knowledge of their true selves. At Ulster, we have designed our services around the belief that the student must be at the center of their educational experience. Building Community Around Each Student.

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Special Education Disabilities Education Beliefs 324

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

i] Beliefs are called mindsets when they filter how we make sense of the world and ourselves. iii] Moreover, there is considerable evidence that changing teachers’ instructional practices could improve students’ mindsets. [iv] Dialog brings out knowledge that students hold, sometimes unconsciously.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 98

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

We began providing accommodations through differentiated instruction and teachers figured out what to change or modify to accommodate “disabled” learners. Although this allowed students to access knowledge, they weren’t empowered to become learners and make choices for themselves.

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Disabilities Universal Design Essay Beliefs 280

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. As a 6th grade math teacher I would add components to lessons that address the characteristics of quadrilaterals.

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Beliefs Schools Grades Math 260

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Having never viewed myself as an expert and periodically believed I’m an imposter just waiting to be found out, I went a long time without worrying about the so-called curse of knowledge. But I also held fast to the belief that if they simply did the work, it would be easy for them as well. What should I do?

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Knowledge Beliefs Communication Feedback 101

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2022

Students of all races, genders, religions, languages, abilities, interests, and beliefs should have opportunities to have affirmative literary experiences, where they see themselves reflected in the books they’re reading. These opportunities still do not exist today for many children.

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Accessibility Beliefs Disabilities Students 255

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By creating bridges between students’ knowledge and classroom content, educators who employ CRT practices aim to affirm identities and values. The educational landscape calls for teachers to be well-versed in the role of culture in learning to address the needs of students from diverse backgrounds.

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Culture Education History Learning Styles 302

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Yes, TikTok has become the new American pastime of millions and public enemy number one of many teachers, parents, and some lawmakers across the country. Meanwhile, 80 percent of teachers across the nation are reporting critically low student engagement, signifying a lack of connection with the material, the methodology, or both.

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Teaching Methods Lecturing Schools Beliefs 315

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. 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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Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I read an interesting article in EdSurge last week about how current educational technologies do little to move learners beyond rote recall of knowledge and it caught me off guard. It was not the belief that technology has yet to be harnessed to its highest potential that surprised me.

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Teachers Feedback Knowledge Beliefs 167

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Building Teacher Capacity. Historically, teacher shortages have been the result of both declines in the number of candidates entering the teaching profession and high rates of teacher turnover. Both have been exacerbated by the pandemic, and unfortunately, teacher turnover has a cost. Preparing Students for Their Future.

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Achievement Beliefs History Blended Learning 286

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2017

Bismarck Public Schools (BPS), here’s what some had to say to their teachers about what they need : “Give me more time to explore my interest.”. “I As it turns out, these students’ insights also match what we would like in our own development as teachers. Start by involving teachers in the design. Why not ask them directly?

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Teachers Feedback Participation Beliefs 146

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With the belief that STEM skills are best acquired starting at a young age, we start building foundational skills early in elementary school. You must have enough teachers, the right technology, and lessons that infuse STEM into all classes including history and English/language arts, just to name a few.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Schools Fairness 323

eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

While your students, who have grown up in the Information Age and think they already know everything, any classroom teacher knows that our students need help more than they think. Our students’ belief that everything they need to know is online can, without the right skillset, leave them prey to misinformation.

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High School High School Skills Schools 315

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. If a math teacher gives you a set of problems to solve, why not leverage Khanmigo to help you solve them? What is our role as a teacher?

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Quizzes Learning Testing Intelligence 311

eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As a parent, guidance counselor, or teacher, you can help students navigate college majors by doing a little research of your own. Interests Many students attend college with the knowledge that they’ll earn an average of $1.2 This will help you guide students toward a major that is both enjoyable and financially rewarding.

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Students Beliefs Motivation Lecturing 270

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

This type of commitment is not only rare, but it is also a testament to the mutual alignment of values and core beliefs that makes this partnership longstanding. I will also look to identify, empower, and mentor young teachers and administrators to pursue positions of influence so that they, too, can advocate for all students.”.

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Curriculum Beliefs Middle School Middle School 236

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Pierre, my high school English teacher who embodied social-emotional mastery before there was such a thing. She tapped into my untapped potential, fostering a profound sense of self-belief and cultivating my passion for learning. The district encouraged parent-teacher home visits that focused on relationship building.

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Teaching English Students History 304

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2016

“As Educators and students, we live in a world that is increasingly online, personalized and collaborative,” said Arthur Levine, President of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and a former president and professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Teachers Beliefs Education Learning Styles 133

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Pro-censorship groups do not represent the vast majority of parents or guardians in their beliefs about librarians, reading, education, and civil society.” This shortcoming means that, every year, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they are ready to teach reading.

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Essay Exams Testing Reading 274

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. A few examples illustrate this premise: As a high school principal, a science teacher gave a student a final grade of F. The student had earned 69.7 percent in the course.

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Schools Beliefs Grades High School 283

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2022

They can’t read Shakespeare —a teacher told me when they found out I was starting a unit on William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with my ninth-grade students— do you even know them? The moment a teacher decides their students can’t do something, then the battle has already been lost to the monster of educational inequity in our country.

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Teachers Culture Education Beliefs 168

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2017

At one of my recent workshops, I was approached by a teacher who had never redesigned her lessons to take advantage of edtech’s potential to transform learning. The good news was that she was reconsidering her beliefs and was now convinced that she had been underestimating her students. A Common Dilemma.

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Beliefs Schools Culture Knowledge 290

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As a preschool teacher with five years of experience at Emerson Elementary School, I understand the challenges new educators face. As a preschool teacher with five years of experience at Emerson Elementary School, I understand the challenges new educators face. As a new preschool teacher, it can be overwhelming at times.

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Beliefs Classroom Management Reading Elementary School 239

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Notably, the survey confirms what parents and teachers experience daily: Mathematics is the most challenging subject, with 45.2% Ginny, Brainly’s AI guide, lets students enhance their learning experience using its curated Knowledge Base of over 250 million answers to ensure they receive reliable and precise academic support.

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Education Schools English High School 246

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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Beliefs Local Government Knowledge Lecturing 170

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

It provides learners with the opportunity to synthesize knowledge by exploring topics and ideas through multiple lenses. By fostering these connections, students are encouraged to think critically and appreciate the interrelated nature of knowledge. Teachers Beliefs and Practices in Technology-based Classrooms: A Developmental View.

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Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Peer Review Discussions 207

Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2021

For some teachers, this feels like pressure. since 2016, when the city approved policies to eventually require child care center directors to have a bachelor’s degree, lead teachers to have an associate degree and other educators to have a CDA. But it matches her belief that early learning is “the bedrock of everything else.”

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Teachers Schools Beliefs Fairness 182

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Below are some of the highlights of what we learned from following the data and the ways we’re applying that knowledge to improve access to literacy and help more students discover the excitement of reading. The solution also allowed us to ease into the use of digital content at our own pace and within funding availability.

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Reading English Beliefs Language 270

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The arrival of AI gives us an opportunity to talk about what teachers do that goes beyond learning content and practicing skills. What Matters in My Classroom Embracing the identity of every student is central to what I do as a teacher. This is another way that human teachers are essential.

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Teaching Beliefs Education Culture 217

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2023

Other members of the team - the instructional coach, the band teacher and a sixth grade teacher - were only in their second year at our school. While some of these staff are newer to teaching, most are experienced educators who have come from other schools, bringing their own backgrounds, beliefs and ideas to the table.

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Teachers Culture Knowledge History 147

eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2018

As a new teacher, I worked hard to deliver concise lessons at the front of the room, and I became resentful when students asked questions or did not understand. In my first few years as a math teacher, students cried often in my class. Early in my career, I got upset and disappointed when students made mistakes in class.

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Teachers Beliefs Knowledge Math 111

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. How are they connected or related to one another?

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Critical Thinking Knowledge Beliefs Participation 195

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

This belief is wrong. Reforming these perceptions needs to be a priority for teachers, parents, and creators of new learning tools that align to the way these digital-savvy students learn. Change the belief that mathematical ability is inborn, focusing on parents’ attitudes and how they are communicated to children.

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Math Beliefs STEM Motivation 167

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Everest Knowledge Through Experience The influence of constructivist theories has been instrumental in shaping PBL, from Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which argues that knowledge is constructed through experiences and interactions , to Leslie P. One main stumbling block is a lack of teacher training in PBL methods.

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Problem-Based Learning Math Education Learning 196