Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Collaborative Learning Environments: Creating learning environments that promote collaboration and dialogue among students from diverse academic backgrounds can foster a culture of interdisciplinary learning.

Art 97

Art Curriculum Interdisciplinary Teaching 97

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Whether a student struggles with organization, time management, or test anxiety, this program provides the structured guidance necessary to close learning gaps and boost confidence. At the heart of AEFs teaching methods is the belief that learning should be engaging and accessible.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137

k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

When staff feel secure in their learning community, they are more likely to reflect honestly on their beliefs and biases. These efforts move students beyond surface-level awareness and toward informed advocacy. Eventually, critical consciousness becomes part of how both educators and students engage with the world around them.

Confidentiality 213

Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 213

k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

When staff feel secure in their learning community, they are more likely to reflect honestly on their beliefs and biases. These efforts move students beyond surface-level awareness and toward informed advocacy. Eventually, critical consciousness becomes part of how both educators and students engage with the world around them.

Confidentiality 130

Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 130

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Recently, I met with two education leaders to discuss how to improve teacher and student engagement through creativity. Sometimes, there is a belief that creative projects should be saved for the end of the week or even the end of the semester. Why does creativity matter?

Student Engagement 206

Student Engagement Teachers Students Beliefs 206

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

And almost every conversation I have with educators regardless of whether they are classroom teachers, instructional specialists or administrators is around student engagement. All of them are asking, with some urgency, about how we can boost student engagement under these difficult and fluctuating circumstances.

Student Engagement 218

Student Engagement Learning Students Middle School 218

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students. What students believe about themselves and their capabilities tremendously influences their learning motivation. [i] Students look for acceptance-affording cues.

Beliefs 116

Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 116

Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

Encourages engagement and active participation in the learning process. Promotes a growth mindset and a belief in the potential for improvement. Fosters effective communication and dialogue between teachers and students. Enhances metacognitive skills, such as self-regulation and self-monitoring.

Feedback 423

Feedback Metacognitive Skills Blended Learning Beliefs 423

Catlin Tucker

MAY 18, 2021

So, students should do the heavy cognitive lift of making meaning and applying their learning. That belief has informed the way I define blended learning. ” This definition is grounded in a constructivist perspective that positions the student at the center of learning.

Blended Learning 521

Blended Learning Feedback Learning Online Learning 521

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2023

Positive academic mindsets motivate students to learn Mindset science has uncovered actionable insights into the academic behaviors of students. What students believe about themselves and their capabilities tremendously influences their learning motivation. [i] Students look for acceptance-affording cues.

Beliefs 98

Beliefs Motivation Instructors Students 98

eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2022

Millions of students use Roblox and Minecraft to create characters and build entire worlds. As educators search for ways to boost student engagement as they inject real-world relevance into their lessons, finding creative reasons to use these platforms in the classroom becomes their goal. “Why Minecraft?

Teaching 300

Teaching Beliefs Student Engagement Learning Tools 300

eSchool News

JULY 24, 2024

Drawing from a national survey of 1,620 educators, alongside 12 focus groups and 12 interviews engaging over 75 district leaders, teachers, parents, and students, the report provides critical insights into the evolving needs and priorities of the education community.

Beliefs 275

Beliefs Education Communication STEM 275

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 11, 2021

Many leaders and educators acknowledge the value of student centered-learning, student agency, social learning, differentiated and personalized learning, and learner control over elements of their experience, like pace. I believe a backward design can help construct new mental models.

Mental Models 541

Mental Models Education Hybrid Learning Blended Learning 541

eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

Each spring, MIND sends out an annual survey to educators who use ST Math, a program created by MIND Education, to find out how the tool is delivering value, to guide future research and development, and to benchmark the understandings and beliefs of the teachers they serve. All brains, full stop.

Math 261

Math Education Beliefs Motivation 261

eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2022

5000 List of “America’s Fastest-Growing Companies” and one of the “Top 10 Integrators” by Systems Contractor News , Bluum is rooted in the belief that education is the single most vital step toward a more positive and equitable tomorrow. Recently named to the top half of the 2021 Inc.

Beliefs 254

Beliefs STEM Knowledge Communication 254

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Regardless of ability, all students are entitled to access the resources that help them develop a successful and fulfilling post-secondary plan. Special education students deserve the same opportunities as their general education peers, including the individualized support that their path may require along the way.

Special Education 305

Special Education Education Students Beliefs 305

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Our students’ belief that everything they need to know is online can, without the right skillset, leave them prey to misinformation. Let’s teach our students to steer through the online ocean of data to be both effective researchers and responsible digital citizens.

Reading 294

Reading Learning Beliefs Learning Styles 294

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

GoGuardian’s research team recently conducted a survey of educators from 40 countries to gather insights about the instructional practices that drive student engagement. Responses revealed that, when it comes to engagement, teachers value learning experiences that address the whole child—creatively, cognitively and emotionally.

Learning Outcomes 217

Learning Outcomes Beliefs Student Engagement Feedback 217

eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

A recent report found that this wanes somewhat throughout middle school, and, by the time students reach high school, many schools subscribe to the belief that the need for school-to-home communication diminishes. Students engaged through inclusive dialogue feel supported and empowered to overcome hurdles preventing daily attendance.

High School 282

High School High School Counselling Communication 282

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Students today are more distracted and disengaged than ever, all while they’re spending an average of 95 minutes every single day on TikTok alone. 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.

Teaching Methods 300

Teaching Methods Lecturing Schools Beliefs 300

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

This helps students understand the impact of their learning better and how their ideas have developed over time. In the initial “I used to think…” stage, students reflect on their beliefs or opinions about a specific topic, subject, or issue.

Ethics 331

Ethics Metacognitive Skills Culture Critical Thinking 331

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

These insights promote a continuous improvement mindset that can help teachers strengthen their team’s collective efficacy, or belief in their joint ability to positively affect students. Research has shown that mindset matters: collective teacher efficacy has a strong and positive correlation to student achievement.

Teachers 322

Teachers Feedback Evaluation Intelligence 322

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

This interaction helps students connect the dots, understanding that the products they use have origins in distant places, such as the Amazon rainforest. Despite it being thousands of miles away, I challenge students to consider why they should care. Teachers Beliefs and Practices in Technology-based Classrooms: A Developmental View.

Interdisciplinary 228

Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Peer Review Discussions 228

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Students engaged in the lesson, and I left the room excited to debrief my model with Daniel. What beliefs or values do you hold that may show up in unproductive ways during instruction? How will you respond to strong feelings your students may have about the content?

Beliefs 195

Beliefs Culture Education Students 195

eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

ESAs are popular among people with different political beliefs. This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. But they have largely been passed in right-leaning states to this point.

Schools 294

Schools Beliefs High School High School 294

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Espoused Values and Beliefs The first source of information ought to come from your espoused values and beliefs. When you go back and revisit your writing on the subject, how well does it align with your beliefs now? Ultimately, we want to determine how effectively we articulate our beliefs and in what contexts.

Syllabus 155

Syllabus Teaching Beliefs Instructors 155

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Our vision statement is, “We inspire students to become STEM innovators and responsible global citizens.” With the belief that STEM skills are best acquired starting at a young age, we start building foundational skills early in elementary school. We also offer summer STEM camps, after school clubs and Saturday activities.

STEM 309

STEM Interdisciplinary Schools Fairness 309

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

There is also a very strong belief in our society that you can do maths or you can’t—that you're kind of hardwired to be good at maths or not. When you combine those beliefs with stereotypes about who can be successful within a system that is all about right and wrong answers, then it’s disastrous.

Math 217

Math Curriculum Beliefs Achievement 217

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Our survey delved into why some students are distrustful or ambivalent while others still have hope in the midst of gloom. This research was part of a yearlong study we led, examining how our sharply divergent attitudes and beliefs about climate change are shaped by news and information we encounter, curate, engage with and share.

Beliefs 198

Beliefs Attention Students Discussions 198

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning.

Culture 206

Culture Math Science Beliefs 206

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2016

Course Hero supplements our efforts outside the classroom by providing students with on-demand access to study materials and online tutors and now also provides us with a place where we can collaborate with each other, discover new ideas and save time developing new materials to keep our teaching fresh and our students engaged.”.

Teachers 153

Teachers Beliefs Education Learning Styles 153

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Even students, the “digital natives'' whom many of us assumed would be much more facile with technology, eventually got tired of juggling so many different platforms.

Schools 192

Schools Beliefs Testing Student Engagement 192

Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

Blended learning seamlessly weaves together online and in-person learning experiences to boost student engagement and meet the unique needs of a diverse class by providing flexible pathways through learning experiences. The post 3 Pillars of High-quality Blended Learning appeared first on Dr. Catlin Tucker.

Blended Learning 229

Blended Learning Learning History English 229

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Participants in VEX Robotics World Championship 2019 (Source: REC Foundation) Girls in STEM: the Landscape The strategy seems simple: Include more female students in STEM subject areas like engineering and computer science, and positive changes will happen naturally over time, right?

STEM 167

STEM Beliefs Participation Culture 167

k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

A daily religion block ensures students engage deeply with their faith, while weekly Mass brings everyone together in worship. Faith extends beyond structured moments of worship and shapes the way students interact with one another. That belief creates a school culture built on respect, kindness, and forgiveness.

Knowledge 137

Knowledge Beliefs Schools Art 137

eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

But evidence of belief in the technology enhanced paradigm should also be present (more on that below). They should preferably have created “playlists” of resources, or courses, for use by students. Ideally, a member of the eLearning team should be involved in assessing resumes and in interviewing prospective staff.

Technology 189

Technology Blended Learning eLearning Teaching Philosophy 189

Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2023

We’ve heard more students say they don’t want to be in school and we’ve seen more students engaging in self-harming behaviors and reporting suicidal thinking. And it’s not just the students, more staff are retiring early or leaving the education system altogether.

Counselling 200

Counselling Teachers Schools Middle School 200