eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Here are just five alternative assessment strategies teachers can try in their classroom: 5-Word Challenge: Challenge students to summarize their learning in 5 words or less (this can be on video or on paper or other mode of communication). Here is an example of a Present and Defend protocol used in science investigations.

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Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 303

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

As Google for Education presenter Drea Alphonso told the group of about 50 educators, “Devices are powerful and change school culture, but that’s not the end of it.” A more practical imagining came from Ann Makosinski , a Canadian who as a teen invented a flashlight powered by body heat as part of a Google science fair.

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Middle School Middle School Schools Fairness 278

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Here are just five alternative assessment strategies teachers can try in their classroom: 5-Word Challenge: Challenge students to summarize their learning in 5 words or less (this can be on video or on paper or other mode of communication). Here is an example of a Present and Defend protocol used in science investigations.

Metacognitive Skills 252

Metacognitive Skills Critical Thinking Fairness Testing 252

eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Make it known that we desire their feedback, because by doing so, we implicitly communicate to them that we trust their needs. The mind of a young student is wired to sniff out fairness, or lack thereof. Your leadership leads to student buy-in, which then spawns culture. Partners are also accountable to each other.

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Students Learning Feedback Testing 245

Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2022

It was such a challenge to not be able to communicate and relate to anyone. It is imperative that we try to understand their cultural experiences by engaging them openly, and trying to understand their way of life. For this reason, it is important to review and ensure that hiring practices are fair, reasonable and equitable.

Education 213

Education Fairness Schools Languages 213

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

The technology with which we are handling all of our communication, culture-building and collaboration might be tools we have, up until now, used solely for transactional purposes. This is especially true now, when we have all moved online quickly, not by choice, and under challenging professional and personal circumstances.

Attention 212

Attention Essay Fairness Communication 212

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The biggest challenge is communicating the savings in opportunity costs that SaaS affords,” said Hinson, “and the advantages of being able to deploy a smaller number of people in a more synchronous alignment with your core mission.” At first blush, cloud computing appears to be a budget-conscious way to acquire new software.

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Education Mobile Devices Fairness Middle School 239

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2018

I did not give it much thought at the time—perhaps parents didn’t want to give out their email and wanted to rely on phone for school communications. I have always maintained that involving parents in the educational process is essential to building a strong classroom culture. This was a problem of practice that needed to change.

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Culture Communication Internet Fairness 150

k12 Digest

APRIL 3, 2025

Nikki Henry is the Chief Communications Officer for Fresno Unified School District, leading public engagement for over 70,000 students and 10,000 employees. A strategic leader, she has transformed the districts communications from reactive to proactive, fostering transparency and trust. Equity in education is a growing conversation.

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Schools Beliefs Fairness Testing 190

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2024

It’s a fair question given the widespread concern in the field about students using AI to write their essays or bots to do their homework for them. At colleges and universities, there's a culture of professors grabbing materials from the web without always citing them. Should they disclose that to students?

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Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. We saw that communication between parents and educators soared during and after the shutdown. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. –Manan Khurma, Founder, Cuemath.

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Languages 363

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Join us at one of our jobs fairs! Expect a Little Culture Shock Step inside any startup and the differences are apparent immediately. It’s normal to experience some culture shock. Find Your Dream Job at EdSurge’s Jobs Fairs Network with top edtech companies in: SF (10/10), Boston (10/16) and NYC (10/17) Learn More 5.

Education 162

Education Fairness Culture Communication 162

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

When they do, we need to have trained experts who are capable of seeing multiple sides of the problem and who can communicate solutions effectively across histories, cultures, identities, and—crucially—disciplines. We do not know what future challenges face us, but we do know that one day they will arrive.

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Interdisciplinary Laboratory Cognitive Development Students 186

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

There’s a critical need for more funding for schools, including fair pay for teachers. One of the silver linings to come out of the pandemic is that parents and communities now have a renewed respect and appreciation for the invaluable role teachers play in our kids’ education. Collin Earnst, CEO, LearnWell.

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Distance Learning Hybrid Learning Accessibility Culture 362

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Transitioning to student self-evaluation of learning is a cultural and instructional shift for everyone–administrators, teachers, students and parents. Administrators must balance state accountability requirements with formative instructional approaches and communicate that balance in a way that parents and the community will embrace.

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Evaluation Teaching Learning Students 165

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

And one of the things that she's found is that in a study done at Stanford, she took over a small room in the computer science department and in one condition, she populated this room with these artifacts of geeky masculine culture, like a Star Trek poster and Diet Coke cans. Kids who are misbehaving are threatening to that.

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History Culture Science Fairness 212

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Furthermore, managing disruptive behavior while maintaining a positive classroom climate requires skillful use of behavior management strategies and interpersonal communication. Managing a disruptive classroom involves employing a combination of proactive strategies, effective communication, and consistent discipline.

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Classroom Management Learning Disabilities Disabilities Communication 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Reports from investment banks that cover Instructure called the deal fair to the company, and they do not expect a bidding war during the 35-day shopping period. The biggest challenge, Goldsmith said, will be communicating the changes clearly to customers. They are also watching the future of the Bridge product closely. “We

Fairness 168

Fairness Communication Questions Culture 168

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The modern university has roots before the 18th century, but a lot of it is shaped from that kind of culture, basically of optimism, that you could study the world and improve it by studying it.” Bringing different types of people together to learn from each other and “communicate across differences” might also help.

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Fairness Participation Study Activities 178

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

My TFA training didn’t set me up to communicate effectively with families. This begs an important question: When schools know that they’re on the receiving end of that supply, what need is there for meaningful, lasting change to the school’s culture or approach? Neither did my experience as a student. Is This the Best We Can Do?

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Teaching Culture Failure Fairness 168

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. We saw that communication between parents and educators soared during and after the shutdown. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. –Manan Khurma, Founder, Cuemath.

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Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Languages 297

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

They can administer culture and belonging surveys that measure how students and staff experience and perceive their community. Who’s in your religious community?’” Palette is a startup focused on fostering more communication across students’ support networks. That’s not to say schools fly entirely blind.

Schools 211

Schools Coaching Counselling Science 211

Teacher Toms Blog

APRIL 24, 2025

In fairness, there were a few commenters who pointed their fingers at modern schooling itself, but they were few and far between. In preschool, we say that behavior is communication. Perhaps not you or me, but our behavior as a culture is communicating, and what I hear it saying is "I am human, too!"

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Middle School Middle School Fairness Culture 109

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

In which that remote technology, the need for communications between students and teachers, quite possibly the need for communications and collaborations between students, the much higher level need for sharing of resources and using them and really interactive way. How are those things applied in a remote setup?

Learning 130

Learning Discussions Gamification Technology 130

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

Part 1 of this series is available here: [link] This is the second article on Teaching through Translation, based on material adapted from the work I presented on in, Teaching across Cultures (Shaw 2021, used with permission). If they communicate with you in your language, you may be excluding the rest of the class. Dahlfred, K.

Teaching 111

Teaching Lecturing Languages Language 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2024

Part 1 of this series is available here: [link] This is the second article on Teaching through Translation, based on material adapted from the work I presented on in, Teaching across Cultures (Shaw 2021, used with permission). If they communicate with you in your language, you may be excluding the rest of the class. Dahlfred, K.

Teaching 110

Teaching Lecturing Languages Language 110

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Assignment: Exploring Leadership Through Superheroes In this assignment, students are asked to compare five leadership styles—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire (sometimes called free-rein style), transactional, and transformational—with the leadership qualities of at least three superheroes.

Assignments 115

Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 115

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This scene is the result of a national, coordinated program to provide safe, structured play to students and, in effect, instill in them foundational social-emotional skills such as conflict resolution, fairness, leadership and communication. For Chappell, the answer might just be yes.

Coaching 159

Coaching Fairness Elementary School Elementary School 159

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018). These concepts apply to both the curriculum or content and the environment.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JUNE 16, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018). These concepts apply to both the curriculum or content and the environment.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Course Design Fairness 111

Faculty Focus

JULY 7, 2024

The UDL requires that a learning environment includes multiple methods of engagement, multiple methods of representation to encompass a variety of learning styles, and multiple types of expression and communication tools (CAST, 2018). These concepts apply to both the curriculum or content and the environment.

Learning 111

Learning Universal Design Fairness Course Design 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The Assignment: Exploring Leadership Through Superheroes In this assignment, students are asked to compare five leadership styles—autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire (sometimes called free-rein style), transactional, and transformational—with the leadership qualities of at least three superheroes.

Assignments 105

Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 105

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

Additionally, non-native English speakers and students with language and learning disabilities often turn to these tools to support their thinking, communication, and learning. This is not fair” (Syed, 2023). Also, consider what happens if a student submits content that looks or is identified by a detector as AI-generated. oral exam)?

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

The relationships can mean a clash of cultures. Our undergraduate Commerce School was in a partnership with an OPM provider that we have terminated prematurely because of a communication guffaw. Palmer: Yeah, if you do go down the OPM route, you really have to make sure that there’s a cultural DNA match with your partner.

Culture 120

Culture Communication Fairness Discussions 120

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Last week we looked at how algorithms have changed the culture of low wage and service work in recent years. If you think about our K-12 system, our post-secondary system, our workforce training systems, they have functioned in this way where they're not really communicating or working together in service of the learner.

Fairness 148

Fairness Skills History Art 148

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In response, universities and educators strive to create and nurture virtual relationships and communities that foster positive relational school cultures, understanding student behavior within a social context (Manassah, Roderick, and Gregory 2018, 39). These groups can provide a sense of belonging and peer support.

Accessibility 105

Accessibility Disabilities Education Culture 105

Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

When I am in spaces where people talk about solutions to some of our biggest problems — poverty, crime, addiction, environmental decline — one theme that comes up often is community. And so the power is really in reflecting on that and just sitting with it before we continue with the traditional ways of communicating with families.”

Schools 118

Schools Communication Languages Language 118