eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2019

These are the questions that matter to our administration because they matter to teachers and the learners who we want to prepare for lifelong success. We knew there were a lot of free apps that teachers swore were responsible for raising test scores and lots of others that I believed were actually hindering results. How is it unique?

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. The Preparatory Programs support students who thrive in a structured setting without the added stress of homework or standardized testing.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Phenomena-based learning involves leveraging real-world scenarios and observations in learning to help students better understand their environment and uncover the steps necessary to solve problems and answer complex questions. Inquiry-based learning encourages students to ask questions, seek answers, and explore the world around them.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

It’s interesting to hear how common it is for people to answer that question in finite terms — that they either have a mind for it or they don’t. This perception of intellectual “haves” and “have nots” is one that Lang Chen, a postdoctoral fellow in cognitive psychology and neuroscience at Stanford University, recently tested.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

We want the assessment that goes with that teaching approach to be formative, where teachers are able to assess kids as they do this important work, not only in a short test at the end. Because if you’re giving me questions that have one method and one answer, then, as a learner, I can’t really see a way to grow and learn. It’s a lot.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2019

And for those who have closely followed the international test, which is delivered to 15-year-olds in developed countries every three years, the top-line results won’t offer many surprises. Compared to the previous test in 2015, the scores stayed flat. The latest PISA scores are out. coming in 10th.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As more and more students were educated with their peers, we started to realize that having all students read the same book and take the same test doesn’t work. The UDL framework starts with the belief that every student is different and that’s the norm. We call these differences “variability” and we embrace it.

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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. Well-designed materials are based on research findings and undergo rounds of field testing and revision. This map is informed by knowledge of content and research on learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Honing STEM acumen Mercy’s test scores are consistently ahead of state and national averages. This work is about commitment to beliefs and values rather than compliance with a mandate. The interventionist’s presence mentally prepares the students to do math.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Brainly’s student population relies on the app for help when they can’t understand a teacher’s explanation, for additional information on a topic or to double-check their test prep. They can get the help they need to understand a concept from class or delve deeper into subjects and figure out how to solve questions independently.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2016

With the onset of the so-called “new economy,” much of our educational systems is being questioned. By design, unschooling questions the relevance of standard curriculum and instructional approaches, as well as elements that will often impede learning such as grading. Unschooling is reaching way beyond the homeschool crowd.

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History Schools Learning Beliefs 190

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Their developing brains observe and question the new, unfamiliar or confusing in an effort to understand the world and their place in it. Schools and districts are tasked with many challenges—from classroom management and test scores to student safety and emotional well-being. Such exploration is key to learning. Recommended Resources.

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Learning Outcomes Beliefs Student Engagement Feedback 217

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

But one word in that phrase often raises a host of questions: What counts as “data”? To shed some light on the questions above, EdSurge talked to six educators to get their take. Here’s the big takeaway: Data doesn’t just come in the form of grades, attendance records and answers on multiple choice questions.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2016

In Boston, conference-goers heard how higher-ed tech will affect teaching and learning in years to come, questioned the values and assumptions behind those predictions, and learned predictive techniques to apply to their daily lives. The challenge left at least one head “spinning” (in a good way)!

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Questions Beliefs Change Management Learning Outcomes 103

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

After these discussions, I posed a question to my students: “Do you all want to lead a training for us–your teachers–focused on how we could do better?” Underpinning this skepticism was the core belief, reinforced by schools, that young people are exclusively the learners and adults are exclusively the teachers. Wait, we can DO that?”

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Teaching Philosophy Students Beliefs Feedback 212

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

As the reality sinks in that the shift to online education will continue indefinitely—and some of it permanently—now is a particularly good time to re-examine our beliefs about effective teaching. But very few of these training programs teach faculty how to test and interrogate the principles themselves. Solve a linear equation?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

During tricky situations in the new PBS KIDS show “Elinor Wonders Why,” a curious rabbit directs a question to viewers, pausing to give them a chance to answer. Coviewing—parents sitting with kids and watching and asking questions while they watch—can have a positive impact on skill development. A child reading with the agent partner.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2019

Even popular culture, where robot teachers and wired students have been a staple of science fiction for decades, demonstrates our tendency to project current beliefs that schools should “leverage” (i.e., be built around) those technologies perceived as representing the latest form of modernity. An “Age of Achievement” (1983-?)

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

I also turned to a different kind of professional reading that shaped my beliefs about students, learning and the purpose of education. In her book “Other People’s Children,” the author Lisa Delpit writes that, “We do not really see through our eyes or hear through our ears, but through our beliefs.” It is not always easy to do.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The college essay is more important than ever, with the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on affirmative action and the move toward test-optional and test-blind admissions. We regularly poll our students and one question we ask is for them to identify what feels most daunting about the college essay writing process.

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Essay Writing Beliefs High School 181

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

I’m working as fast as possible to answer as many math questions as I can in 60 seconds. In fact, there is a great deal of research support for consistent retrieval practice and self-testing to build automaticity with number facts. Tick tick tick.my mind is a large block of ice. I take deep breaths to try and stay focused.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2019

Alexa is a virtual assistant developed by Amazon where users verbally ask questions and the AI responds with an answer. Suguey created a skill that allows English and Spanish-speaking immigrants to get answers to questions related to their rights. For example, users may ask Alexa, “Am I allowed to get my driver’s license?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

It is continuously tested as new ideas are added, either causing long-held beliefs to evolve or be replaced. Traditional classes include prescribed assessment where constructivism calls for the elimination of grades and standardized testing. Constructivism is not a pedagogy or a theory. Guiding Principles of Constructivism.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

The most recent results of the Collegiate Learning Assessment Plus (CLA+) test—a standardized testing initiative designed to measure college students’ critical thinking skills—are not encouraging. But before diving into the potential solutions, it’s worth spending a few moments digging deeper into the results and the test itself.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Google classrooms were rarely used, and laptops, while ubiquitous, were primarily used during standardized testing season. Ultimately, when put to the test, the edtech boom in 2020 fell far short of its hype. Between early adopters and strident naysayers, most teachers fell in the middle.

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Schools Beliefs Testing Student Engagement 191

Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2017

Some Purdue alums questioned the move to put Kaplan University under the Purdue name. The sale to Purdue does not include Kaplan's test-prep or publishing units. Justin Morrill established the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, and Daniels stressed that he saw the new university as a new way to fulfill the land-grant mission.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

Are you asking candidates the right questions? The problem is not that they question change but rather they continue to question the change long after explanations, guidance, and support have been provided. All of the normal interview questions should remain. How could interviews change?

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Technology Blended Learning eLearning Teaching Philosophy 189

Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2021

Hold firm to your beliefs and foundational product knowledge while learning from push-back. By the time we started the fundraising process, we had already spent four years conducting research, pouring over best practices and beta-testing products with students. That was anathema to our approach, to our beliefs.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2019

So in 2014, the senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government decided to test that assumption. 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.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

There were no records beyond state standardized testing data available for me to review. Besides these test scores, I had no idea who Jason was as a student or what his needs were. The question was, how? My investigation led me to one simple conclusion: The lack of a coherent system failed him. We had to do better.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

They take evidence-based questions and look for information that will convince them which side is right. Explain that some students might be debating positions opposite to their beliefs. Create a list of five research questions to guide inquiry including where to find the answers. Divide into ‘pro’ and ‘con’. Enjoy the research.

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Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 202

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2019

At the time, our state test was based upon performance assessment, and learning the thinking skills framework. Our research question was, Is teaching with arts integration the same as or better than traditional instruction? So we were just testing memory [after] 10 weeks out, which is similar to the summer slide. No," she says.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2023

Yes, it can be, according to two groups of researchers who have tested how programs aimed at fostering belonging have impacted students’ academic performances. meant it as a casual greeting rather than a true question of concern about her well-being. “I So in my culture, I would answer the question,” Mentor recalls.

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Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2022

New research published this week by the Society for Human Resource Management aims to address those questions. This calls into question the value alternative credentials have for job seekers. Putting Alternative Credentials to the Test Asking people about their beliefs doesn’t always yield insight about how they act.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2018

If we accept this constant, the necessary follow up question is: What can we do to provide students with what they need in order to be successful? We recognize that a single test is not an exhaustive diagnosis of a student's ability and offer teachers the opportunity to monitor and adjust academic goals over the course of the year.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

Reasons to Assess A key question is why assess student SEL? What to Assess The next question is what, exactly, to assess. Self-control has elements of thinking, doing, and self-beliefs. Instructional planning becomes the time to design experiments that test those hypotheses.

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Beliefs Evaluation Ethics Achievement 108

Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Fred Singer: The question that struck me was, ‘how could it be that kids—born to a generation in which smart phones and laptops are a part of their everyday existence—have to sit in a classroom where someone just talks to them?’ He effectively provides his students with what he refers to as “low-stakes” testing. Taking notes?

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