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Edtech tactics for both success and failure

eSchool News

In this episode of Getting There: Innovation in Education, with Kevin Hogan: How a more equitable school-home communication system helped one district 3 ways to better engage remote students Exclusive interview with Carl Hooker on his new book Ready, Set, Fail!

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Educator-parent communication doesn’t have to be a struggle

eSchool News

Educators should examine the number of parents who are not knowledgeable about the various methods of communication that are available to them through their school district. In my school in particular, I have many parents who don’t speak or comprehend English and rely solely on their children to translate for them in order to communicate.

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Let Students Learn From Failure

Ask a Tech Teacher

Too often, students–and teachers–believe learning comes from success when in truth, it’s as likely to be the product of failure. Here are ten ways to teach through failure: Use the Mulligan Rule. The teacher won’t be surprised by a failure or a question they can’t answer. Revise your mindset.

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Lessons From Flipped Classrooms and Flipped Failures

Edsurge

It isn’t foolproof though, and in a new book Talbert gives a frank look into his classroom experiences, and his tips on how to avoid flipped failure. If you read the book, I describe kind of a large amount of failure with implementing that class in the first place, not because of the structure, but because of the way that I had approached it.

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5 helpful hacks for managing a STEM classroom

eSchool News

Effective communication skills are vital for creating an inclusive atmosphere where every voice is heard and valued. Encourage students to embrace failure as a part of the learning process. Things are bound to be extra noisy and energetic. This isn’t a bad thing–it’s “the sound of learning,” as a coworker of mine once put it!

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Will Existing Mental Models Threaten Post-pandemic Progress in Education?

Catlin Tucker

Failure to identify and name the mental models driving our actions and decisions will undermine any effort to make long-term change in a system. Encourage communication and collaboration among students. Our mental models communicate that a scene playing out in a classroom is either positive or negative.

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Research Shows Autistic People Have No Communication Deficit

Lab to Class

Autism is widely associated in daily circles with people who are socially awkward, have a different way of thinking, and are generally less effective communicators. What they found was that communication levels were about the same for the autistic and non-autistic groups, but the scores were lower on both sides in the mixed-group rooms.