Teacher Mood

MAY 25, 2025

As the final bell rings and the classroom lights flick off for summer , many teachers feel a strange mix of exhaustion and hope. For most of the year, teachers are caught in survival mode. What did I learn about myself as a teacher? Some teachers post them on their bathroom mirror. Youve made it. Youve given your all.

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Schools Classroom Management Beliefs Grades 69

Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

It takes the right strategies, thoughtful planning, and a belief that every learner can grow and succeed. Whether you’re new to working with MLs or just looking for a few fresh ideas, these five teacher-approved strategies are here to help boost participation, build language, and make learning meaningful for all.

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Languages Language Participation Writing 52

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible. Teachers use direct, explicit instructionbreaking down complex concepts into manageable stepsso students can grasp new ideas without feeling lost or overwhelmed.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

During his 29 years as an educator, Dr. Harris has had a wide range of experiences as a teacher, coach, principal, district administrator, adjunct professor, speaker, writer, and consultant. When staff feel secure in their learning community, they are more likely to reflect honestly on their beliefs and biases. Who is left out?

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Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 215

k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

During his 29 years as an educator, Dr. Harris has had a wide range of experiences as a teacher, coach, principal, district administrator, adjunct professor, speaker, writer, and consultant. When staff feel secure in their learning community, they are more likely to reflect honestly on their beliefs and biases. Who is left out?

Confidentiality 130

Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2025

My X friends gave me great suggestions, but first: A comment on the selections : I did get more than I could list so I avoided books with hot-button subjects teachers are divided on and focused on positive and uplifting reading. Utilize reflection questions to help you think through which strategies worked — and which didn’t.

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Reading Education Classroom Management Intelligence 94

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

How do the characters’ beliefs and values come through in their actions or words? Should teachers allow students to listen to music while working? It includes two passages, a teacher’s guide, a question breakdown, question sets, and an answer key. All your teachers have become animals.

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Writing Grades Essay Middle School 52

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

Every classroom is filled with students who bring their own strengths, quirks and questions to the table. Mancuso: When I became superintendent in 2018, I met with every teacher and asked one key question: Do you feel the district is being progressive? This led to our Portrait of a Graduate and a focus on modern classrooms.

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Beliefs Feedback Culture Math 105

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

The Supreme Court’s recent ruling to allow parents to pull their children out of classroom discussions around books covering LGBTQ+ and other themes that may conflict with their religious beliefs could embolden efforts to restrict more titles. Limits of Privacy The types of censorship librarians are experiencing is also true of teachers.

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Accessibility Participation Reading Beliefs 211

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I always love redesigning instructional activities with teachers and school leaders. In the afternoon we looked at a variety of innovative schools from around the world and tried to answer the twin questions of ‘What is going on in these schools that’s different?’ compared to those in more traditional schools]. emphasis added].

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Schools Beliefs Motivation Discussions 167

eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

Focus on Collective Teacher Efficacy. Professor John Hattie defines “collective teacher efficacy” as “the collective self-perception that teachers in a given school make an educational difference to their students over and above the educational impact of their homes and communities.”. Understand Learning Beliefs.

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Beliefs Teachers Students Coaching 319

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2017

A principal or teacher could take any of the above and apply that lens to focus efforts for the school year. As such, we all—regardless of community, economy, demographic, age or any other data point—are compelled by one factor: belief. Next page: 4 questions for developing your district’s vision). Whats’ the Goal?

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Questions Beliefs STEM Culture 275

eSchool News

MAY 28, 2020

Culturally responsive teaching before COVID-19 and after should focus on keeping students’ cultural norms and beliefs in mind and putting time into relating to students who have different life experiences, languages, and values than your own. Tackling the overwhelm. Related content: How we turned around our ELL program.

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English Culture Teaching Beliefs 361

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Key points: Edtech tools can provide an important bridge between teachers and their goals Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? Schools can also use tech and AI tools to enhance the success of teacher teams and professional learning communities (PLCs). Technology is here to help bridge the gap.

Teachers 327

Teachers Feedback Evaluation Intelligence 327

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2021

Last week, my class of teacher candidates explored the topic of building an online learning community. As teachers in a blended or online learning landscape, it’s our responsibility to help students to develop their social presence or the ability to assert their social and emotional selves online. 1 Set Agreements as a Class.

Beliefs 494

Beliefs Discussions Assignments Blended Learning 494

Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 24, 2017

Ask questions. Even the opportunity to ask questions can help students to begin to deconstruct challenging ideas or concepts. Despite my passionate belief that discussions are an integral part of the learning process, early in my teaching career I failed at generating successful equitable discussions in class. Make connections.

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Discussions Beliefs Blended Learning Students 419

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

I fear schools will revert to what is comfortable and what aligns with existing mental models instead of questioning the status quo, taking inventory of the lessons learned this year, and paving a new path forward. Teacher training programs likely reinforced those mental models. The teacher is the expert. Stagnation or Progress.

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Mental Models Education Hybrid Learning Blended Learning 541

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

We started as we often do—with a question. Sketchnote from Belief #5 about Mission, illustrated by Brad Ovenell-Carter. We looked for where and how teachers and school leaders were learning most actively, most intensely, most vividly. Blending Leadership: Six Simple Beliefs for Leading Online and Off by Stephen J.

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Beliefs Schools Assignments Writing 161

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2021

In a busy room full of energetic five-year-olds, it might be tempting as a teacher to walk by David and say, “Keep up the great work!” or ask a quick question such as, “What happens to the shadow when you move the lamp?” These questions spark deep thinking that ensure durable learning. and then respond “Interesting!”

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Questions Learning Beliefs Students 218

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This inspired me to incorporate KIBO into my STEM course for pre-service teachers. Embracing change with a hands-on approach to STEAM learning With my usual 20-page final project firmly in the rearview mirror, I instead instructed my pre-service teacher students to play and explore.

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Teaching Teachers STEM Syllabus 273

eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

They are distant during class, uninterested in engaging with the material, and their beliefs confirmed every time they get a question wrong – “I can’t do math.” How can teachers combat this belief? Picture this: a student enters your classroom, a negative attitude at the ready.

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Culture Math Beliefs Achievement 301

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2015

Expecting teachers to go it alone hurts school improvement. The myth that good teachers have the Midas touch and therefore don’t need curriculum programs has been around for decades. This myth paints teachers as curricular experts who are best positioned to create instructional plans tailored to particular students.

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Curriculum Teachers Textbooks Knowledge 273

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

How can teachers pull feedback into the classroom to ensure it is timely and actionable? 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.

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Feedback Blended Learning Metacognitive Skills Failure 363

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] We hope these suggestions spark your creative approaches to strengthening student mindsets.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 116

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Personalized learning defines a learning experience for the student and teacher that is intrinsically motivated and student empowered/owned. True personalized learning occurs when the student is a partner with the teacher, not only in student voice and choice, but a partner in content and curriculum creation as well.

Beliefs 327

Beliefs Learning Students Motivation 327

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

At Newington Public Schools (NPS) in Connecticut, the belief in all students is at the heart of every decision we make. Believing in every student, and enacting initiatives that demonstrate that belief. The home-grown system is used by teachers and administrators to inform instructional decisions. The secret to our success?

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Beliefs STEM Laboratory Middle School 128

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Stereotypes aside, good teachers do not fall prey to student labels. Long before Carol Dweck’s work defined the benefit of nurturing a growth mindset, good teachers remained committed to finding ways to squeeze every ounce of potential out of the most resistant student, especially the one who bought into a self-defeating label.

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Beliefs Grades Languages Language 279

eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2024

While 89 percent of teachers reported in a recent survey that they believe generative AI will have an impact on teaching, recent reporting in the Wall Street Journal and The74 have rightly identified some of AI’s limitations in education, questioning the technology’s ability to serve as, for example, an effective tutor.

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Teaching Essay Teaching Methods Intelligence 319

eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2020

With more screen time comes the risk of increased exposure to inappropriate content and online predators–not to mention heightened feelings of isolation, stress, and depression brought on by physical separation from friends, peers, and teachers. Register for this free event, scheduled for Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. 7 at 2 p.m.

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Learning Beliefs Students Middle School 281

eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

As educational AI research tries to keep up with AI development, questions remain surrounding the impact of AI use on student motivation and overall learning. These questions are particularly significant for students of color, who consistently encounter more systemic barriers than their white peers ( Frausto et al.,

Motivation 327

Motivation Essay Learning Beliefs 327

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] We hope these suggestions spark your creative approaches to strengthening student mindsets.

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Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 98

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Moving from the classroom into the role of a teacher leader and a coach was a transition, to say the least. The use of voice in collaboration, coaching, facilitation and leadership is something I focus on in my consulting work and is a piece of what each leader and teacher does daily. The Use of Voice. Collective Efficacy.

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Culture Teachers Coaching Communication 189

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 306

eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2019

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, found that brain activity increased when participants were more curious about certain questions, resulting in greater quick recall as well as long-term memory. Set aside time for students to play and tinker with ideas, tools, emotions, beliefs, and materials in the classroom.

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Activities Beliefs Internet Math 279

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

The first thing I noticed when we returned to school after remote learning was that my conversations with teachers got real deep real fast. So I listened as teachers reflected on their time teaching online and, in my listening, I heard the common desire for authenticity and an unwillingness to return to the status quo.

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Teachers Coaching Schools Counselling 218

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Teachers must make themselves vulnerable. It is important for teachers to make themselves vulnerable by discussing how these conversations affect them. I had to respond honestly to that question by acknowledging my male privilege and then bring it back to the conversation at hand.

Beliefs 279

Beliefs Students Discussions Intelligence 279

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 12, 2023

In his Letters to a Young Poet , Rainer Maria Rilke urged the younger correspondent to learn to love questions, even those that were unanswered. This admonition has stuck with me for several decades, especially in times when I am seeking answers to seemingly tough questions. The most important questions: Who are you?

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Questions Beliefs Lecturing Knowledge 105