Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

When I started teaching data science and artificial intelligence in Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, I was frustrated by how little insight I actually felt I had into how effective my teaching was, until the end-of-semester final exam grades and student assessments came in.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming video as they did in person. Many are unaware that teaching online can actually open new possibilities to innovate their teaching practice.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

In other words, some of its textbooks are now sold with coaching on how to teach with OER more effectively. Announced this week, the new offering was made possible because Lumen Learning purchased the higher education assets of a coaching company for instructors called Faculty Guild.

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2021

The top 5,000 instructors are making the vast majority of the revenue,” the Udemy CEO says, noting that that’s out of more than 70,000 instructors. Some make just a few dollars, and plenty of Udemy instructors give away their courses for free. Some popular instructors on Udemy also teach for traditional institutions.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2025

This edition, which surveyed over 3,000 higher-ed students and instructors and over 1,000 K-12 teachers and administrators, found similarities among higher-ed instructors and K-12 teachers optimism for GenAI specifically.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2022

These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), or as school PD. The 21 st Century teacher blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Teach Writing with Tech. Today: Classes. The Tech-infused Teacher.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Students go through a guided, asynchronous course experience, monitored by course coaches and student success champions, that is designed to move students through their coursework efficiently. It helps instructors deliver cohesive learning experiences through structured content and interactivity.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Now in his 10th year of teaching , John’s students have gained national recognition as champions for children and immigrants like them through music videos and other digital content they create and share across platforms as @9thEvermore (on YouTube and Twitter/X ). Topics range from immigration to kids without fathers.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2017

One problem with college teaching is that professors see themselves as, well, professing— declaring what they know and believe. That’s not how good teaching works, argues Jose Bowen, president of Goucher College. The best teachers have more in common with fitness instructors, he argues. The fitness coach can’t exercise for you.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The program will utilize federal funds under the Every Student Succeeds Act, Title II and feature CORE’s Online Elementary Reading Academy (OERA), as well as individualized coaching sessions for each participating teacher. Instructors will provide support to participants through feedback and dialogue. Portland, Ore., Oakland, Calif.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

An instructional coach for K-5 math teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools in Wisconsin, Robinson can find herself zipping around several of the schools she works with in the city to assist teachers, give workshops or try to help vice principals grasp the nuances of math instruction. Thats why Robinson says she feels like a math therapist.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2018

A part of that workforce has long been a staple in higher education, where adjunct professors teach full-time but with few benefits. Joining them are professionals from other industries who teach at nontraditional educational programs. That designation meant they were not eligible for overtime pay, paid lunch and rest breaks.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. Brain-based learning is an educational framework that informs teaching methods by leveraging scientific knowledge about how the brain learns and develops. References: Caine, R.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2019

Video coaching with Edthena provides us with a sustainable and scalable professional development model. Being able to leave timestamped comments has allowed us as coaches to create conversations at the specific point in time that we want the teacher to reflect on. Kristen Koeller, RTI instructional coach, Livermore, Calif.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Back-to-school is getting closer and closer, and as it approaches, stakeholders and ed-tech vendors are working to create research and products that identify educational needs and truly improve teaching and learning in the classroom. K-12 classroom instructors, instructional coaches, and educational administrators are invited to enroll.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

She discovered multiple studies on the efficacy of peer feedback when well-guided by an instructor, some with numerous tips to be mined and applied. In her research, she found a noteworthy amount of attention paid to coaching mentors, but an absence of training provided to mentees. She also found the work of U.K.-based

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Here’s an inconvenient truth about inclusive teaching: there are no quick fixes. In other words, we need to take the time to create inclusive learning communities if we’re going to make the most of teaching and learning. A big part of my job of coaching faculty is to ask them to pause for a second and explore the problem.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2020

In many schools, few teachers can teach coding. To be clear, this isn’t a case of lazy teaching or administration. Having previously leaned toward large-group lectures, we began using small groups to teach straight coding to our campers. There are rules to follow and you need to learn those rules from a good coach, not a game.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

This model has become more common in the past year as a result of the pandemic and as colleges look for different ways to reach their students while teaching remotely. All too often, they would wind up needing to ask their instructor a question about the assignment but had no time to receive an answer before the deadline passed.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

–Michael Arquin, Founder, KidWind The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has presented districts everywhere with new teaching and learning opportunities. This helps our teachers strengthen their practices and participate in ongoing, reflective coaching at their own pace. This year at St. Happy new school year!

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

The challenges we face are complex and multifaceted, and our decision-making is impacted by the communities we serve and the students we teach. What questions do you have about these challenges in the context of your own teaching experience? It’s important to note that there are no simple answers in education.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

According to Code.org, the majority of Americans want schools to teach computer science , but only 35 percent of high schools teach it. Code.org ’s free online courses teach programming languages or how to create games, apps, and websites. Related: 20 ideas for teaching coding in math, science, social studies, and ELA.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2020

Ryan Bravin has reported to his classroom every day for the last few weeks to teach English to ninth and 10th graders at his school, located in Vance County in Eastern North Carolina. It’s not quite the experience Bravin had envisioned when he applied to join Teach for America during his junior year of college.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

For teachers to feel empowered and to be successful means providing them a wide range of strategies, tools, resources, and opportunities to enhance their skills, knowledge, and teaching practices. It also allows educators to spend less time disciplining and more time teaching.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

I can teach him, Mom.” Of the two dozen online educators I spoke to for this story, about a third said they had never seen a single instance of abuse, even after teaching as many as 1,500 classes. And on June 20, another instructor wrote, “I do not like the verbal abuse and the threats of beatings with a broom.”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The startup pieces together calendar, communication, payment and other tools needed to manage students instructors and otherwise operate an online educational program. Instead, the company targets entrepreneurs who want to teach specific trades and skills, like podcasting, or skills specific to industry jobs. “We

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2023

Some students became questioners, trying to monopolize instructor attention. As an instructor, I was going to need to adapt. Reflecting on each area, here are the classroom management changes I utilized to facilitate positive peer-to-peer and peer-to-instructor relationships. Wow, what mistaken assumptions!

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2023

Some students became questioners, trying to monopolize instructor attention. As an instructor, I was going to need to adapt. Reflecting on each area, here are the classroom management changes I utilized to facilitate positive peer-to-peer and peer-to-instructor relationships. Wow, what mistaken assumptions!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

And we did not teach to the test. MATHia works hand-in-hand with MATHbook, reinforcing what students are learning from their instructors. Howard Street Charter School in Salem, Oregon, is a project-based institution that pushes students to achieve excellence in all areas of study. We just used Carnegie Learning Math.”

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

Teaching isn’t a simple one-way exchange. Often there are lessons to be learned from the very act of teaching, whether it’s an instructor finding new ways to reach—or not reach—students, to watching students grow before your eyes to discovering what makes collaborative learning so successful.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 20, 2024

Because teaching is first and foremost about communication, these principles apply just as well to teaching, especially to online teaching with videos. I have a module about how teaching is like coaching. When I started teaching, I thought teaching was lecturing.” Both images are striking.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 20, 2024

Because teaching is first and foremost about communication, these principles apply just as well to teaching, especially to online teaching with videos. I have a module about how teaching is like coaching. When I started teaching, I thought teaching was lecturing.” Both images are striking.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 1, 2013. Teaching my students about goals has become something of a crusade. The student who was expecting me “to teach him a lot” missed the first lesson. Although I would teach him a lot, he had to be available to receive and apply that learning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Key points: AI, well-being, and career readiness take top billing for educators Back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year 4 educator reflections on the 2023-2024 school year For more news on teaching trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub With a new school year comes new priorities for educators and students alike.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

As a long-time music teacher and instructional technology coach, modeling has been key to my work for over a decade. Why is it so hard to teach K-12 educators how to promote student agency and to provide choices around content and pacing—why is it so hard to teach educators how to personalize learning?

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

It has renewed my excitement for teaching because my students feel connected to the material. Amato, K12 Coalition–Teaching Channel As the 2023–2024 school year winds down, I find myself thinking about how educators are models for students, whether or not they are in a classroom. She can be reached at apence@hbuhsd.edu.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

La’Toya works as an adjunct instructor for Mississippi State University, teaching Digital Tools for Learning to future teachers. Additionally, La’Toya is the Assistant Boys and Girls Powerlifting Coach for THEE Meridian High School. Outside of education, La’Toya is a four-time World Powerlifting Champion.

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