Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Then there are the psychometricians—the math savants who design tests and create complex algorithms that attempt to make them fair to all students. Mark Moulton : Here that whole question is, what does fair mean? It makes the test more fair because it guarantees that everyone is being measured with the same degree of precision.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

So my first step toward empowering them to drive their learning was to include them in the process of figuring out how to rebuild the positive classroom culture we had lost.

Feedback 167

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

This fall, my computer science class will follow the new AP Computer Science curriculum framework while also including culturally responsive instruction that makes use of students’ interests, community settings, and cultural and ethnic backgrounds. in effect transferring local knowledge into the realms of math and computing.

Culture 112

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

For districts to thrive, they need more than a way to clean up data, they need a cultural shift toward quality data,” Betts added. This allows every person in the district who enters data to understand the importance of what they are entering and give them a sense of pride that they are contributing to something much bigger than themselves.

Fairness 256

Fairness English Motivation Evaluation 256

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We want all children to attend a public school where there is a nurse, the arts, band, orchestra, novels, field trips, technology and daily classes in the “untested subjects” (such as science and social studies). Teachers want fair funding for all schools. It’s time to return the education field to the educators.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2022

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. This demonstrates a sincere effort to connect, empower and make them feel welcomed.

Education 213

Education Fairness Schools Language 213

Edsurge

MAY 17, 2019

How about fair use? Carson Arias /Unsplash Incorporating listicles into your teaching allows you to discuss the four elements of fair use. So my students are just making or finding funny pictures? Giphy Whether you’re team GIF (as in gift) or GIF (as in JIF peanut butter), you can find GIFs at giphy.com and gifer.com.

Fairness 160

Fairness Teachers Internet Culture 160

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. If students are required to make clear when and how they’re using AI tools, should educators be too? Should they disclose that to students?

Teaching 217

Teaching Education Ethics Instructors 217

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. The technology powering the ability to connect or “hop on a call” or “jump in a Zoom” is fairly seamless, given the load it is handling.

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Attention Essay Fairness Communication 205

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2023

For the technically inclined, pivoting to a job in the education technology industry seems like a natural fit. I think that's fair for teachers — they buy granola bars for students out of their own money, so they want to give stuff away — but others are good at it.” Many think about being a trainer, and then sales,” Brown says.

Coaching 185

Coaching Fairness Culture Middle School 185

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

There has also been an outlash of criticism on curriculum , coursework and materials, with efforts to restrict what educators teach, that has put racial, cultural and historical identities under attack. America’s young people are feeling the weight of it all. high school students.

Disabilities 218

Disabilities Schools Study Beliefs 218

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

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 156

Education Fairness Culture Communication 156

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2019

In 2012, as a new teacher, I recognized what I believed to be a lack of positive campus culture. I wanted to better understand the roots of these issues, so when a group of students put together a new spirit council to address a negative campus culture, I volunteered to be their sponsor.

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Students Fairness Culture Coaching 166

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.

History 212

History Culture Science Fairness 212

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

These tournaments and leagues are the evolution of decades of player and fan culture. At the start of the 2000s, the whole industry was being turned on its head by games like StarCraft and Counter-Strike, which created a new form of online game competition culture. What does all this have to do with education? in an old arcade.

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Students Culture Internet Participation 167

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2022

Linda Smith, director of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Early Childhood Initiative Baesler explains that culturally relevant curriculum at the early childhood level makes a difference in the later success of Native students. Baesler has seen firsthand the impact that culturally relevant curriculum has on older students.

Culture 162

Culture Fairness Curriculum Accessibility 162

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

For our nearly 200 kindergarten to fourth-graders, we believe developing a positive school culture is equally—if not more—important to the impact we have on our students’ academic, social, and emotional growth. Along with the principles laid out in our Culture Guide , we hold weekly data conferences with each and every student.

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Culture Elementary School Elementary School Students 138

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

The culture she saw at these jobs was very different from what she remembers 20 years ago when she scooped ice cream for minimum wage as a teenager. She supports “ fair workweek” laws that have been proposed to protect against unfair scheduling. Learn more at ed.unc.edu/meite, on IG @UNCmeite , and Twitter @unc_Meite.

Education 168

Education Fairness Art Assignments 168

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

There are many things educators can do to help inspire students to evaluate their own learning, but there are three non-negotiable: Encourage realistic expectations. Transitioning to student self-evaluation of learning is a cultural and instructional shift for everyone–administrators, teachers, students and parents.

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Evaluation Teaching Learning Students 160

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Meanwhile, almost 40 percent of the American public still contest the results of a free and fair election, and with the 2024 federal election around the corner, political polarization in the United States seems neverending, leaving democracy in an arguably fragile state.

History 195

History Education Social Studies Essay 195

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2018

I have always maintained that involving parents in the educational process is essential to building a strong classroom culture. However, our school’s digital culture and my own lack of awareness meant that a significant number of families were being frozen out of critical and empowering information.

Culture 149

Culture Communication Internet Fairness 149

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.” It’s very easy to do a service learning experience but not learn that we don’t have free and fair elections in some parts of this country.

Fairness 178

Fairness Participation Study Activities 178

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

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? Thanks to TFA, you can leave after a few years and they’ll find a new young, energetic and inexperienced person to fill the spot.

Teaching 168

Teaching Culture Failure Fairness 168

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2024

This variation reflects the diverse historical and cultural priorities of different states. We wanted social studies standards to have the flexibility to speak to culturally responsive pedagogies and, on the other hand, not let the federal government tell local or state governments how curricula should be created.

Social Studies 182

Social Studies Study Learning Laboratory 182

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

We wanted them to better empathize with them so as to ease cultural clashes and facilitate integration. I hope that it’s used to provide greater access to high quality educational content and tools. How has AWS EdStart helped your company to succeed in education?

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Textbooks History Fairness Study 217

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

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

They can administer culture and belonging surveys that measure how students and staff experience and perceive their community. That’s not to say schools fly entirely blind. Schools can keep track of which students are paired with what teachers. They can assign advisors or mentors to students who are struggling. Who’s in your neighborhood?

Schools 211

Schools Coaching Counselling Science 211

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

Colleges and universities often boast of their nonprofit status as putting them above the profit-making motives of the private sector, and edX and its members have touted the academic culture they’ve brought to their course platform. The decision to make edX open source epitomizes that ethos.

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Fairness Course Design Motivation Internet 206

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. One thing that everybody likes about Canvas and Instructure is the culture,” he said. They are also watching the future of the Bridge product closely. “We

Fairness 168

Fairness Communication Questions Culture 168

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

It’s a time when students begin questioning rules and the world around them, becoming increasingly focused on fairness, equity and forming closer, yet fewer relationships. That’s why I designed a model that leverages research about the adolescent brain to create a culture of social action and service learning.

Middle School 194

Middle School Middle School Fairness Elementary School 194

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

A nascent, Rhode Island-based organization called Diversity Talks wants to change that by giving K-12 school districts and higher education institutions student-led professional development on approaching culturally sensitive topics. LaQuanda Carpenter, principal of Lee A.

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Fairness Students Culture Grades 135

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

Does it deliver a network of social and cultural capital that’s necessary to be successful in the world of, “It’s who you know, not what you know”? Changing campus culture. Is it measurable and data-driven? Does it respond to the needs of all students? Faculty are at the front lines. Source: Craig Huey Photography).

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Culture Fairness Curriculum History 166

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

But how well do these education-as-a-benefit programs work, and who do they work for? Last week we looked at how algorithms have changed the culture of low wage and service work in recent years. I think there's a movement around fair scheduling that's really important.

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Fairness Skills History Art 140

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

VIPKid, she says, allowed her to continue doing what she loved—what she felt she was best at—without stopping her from immersing herself in a new culture. Some worry, too, about foisting their values on another culture. All global tech platforms must learn to adapt to a wide array of legal and cultural norms. Who cares if it is?

Teaching 167

Teaching English Instructors Culture 167

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

EdSurge is hosting a series of spring fairs this April! Following them online can also give you insight into the company culture and whether or not you’d be a good fit. Learn about how to use social branding and social networking to jump into a new industry, boost your call-backs and find a career you love. San Francisco, April 10th.

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Fairness Attention Culture Language 130

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

I became assistant principal in 2018, but served as dean of culture at Westgate for three years prior. We set norms and ground rules, we gave each person involved a fair opportunity to speak and we followed that darn script. Peer mentoring has without a doubt shifted our school culture.

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Counselling Confidentiality Middle School Middle School 165