eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2019

For students with anxiety, the fear of the unknown, of potential judgement, and/or of failure is so intense that the solution is often to pull the pendulum as far back in the opposite direction as possible. However, for the ease with which math and science came to him/her, English and history did not.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2015

The early warning system must include the following indicators: attendance below 90 percent, suspensions, and course failure or a Level 1 score on state tests in English language arts or mathematics.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2023

Not to mention their further education when the time comes to write dissertations and other research papers: Afraid of poor grades and stipend loss, ESL students get tempted to plagiarize from others or use writing services from third parties to prevent failures and get the desired diploma.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

psychology, English/communication, etc) it may even be possible to embed these practices into assignments so that students have these skills before encountering a setback. link] The post Five Tips for Helping Post-Secondary Students Overcome Failure appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 23, 2023

psychology, English/communication, etc) it may even be possible to embed these practices into assignments so that students have these skills before encountering a setback. link] The post Five Tips for Helping Post-Secondary Students Overcome Failure appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

The only wrinkle I see in the land of interoperability is that the conversation is still too complicated, and school leaders still don’t have a go-to resource that helps them translate the techno-babble of open data standards into plain English. And now, I believe we are entering a new stage of “one-stop shop” solutions.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 14, 2018

In one NASEF class, English 9 and Game Design , participating students develop English-language skills by writing about topics covering the history of esports to comparing mythological heroes from literature to those in video games. Skills aren’t the only rewards for virtual athletes.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

After more than a decade of researching, writing and presenting, one of the many things he's learned is that course failures are major events for students. Research has shown that traditional variables like attendance and in-class behavior play a role in course failures. The answer? How can schools use your findings going forward?

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2024

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. Some ideas may include workshops, seminars, and other methods of training.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2019

Solution: I teach English, so I started using mini-lessons for essay writing to break down skills. Students are taking ownership of their writing and focusing on their improvements, not their failures. Instead of worrying about a single test score, I wanted my students to shift their focus on their day-to-day growth.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2018

I also teach remotely and write content for an app-based English language-learning product. You own your successes and your failures. Having taught English in Armenia, Spain and Malta, I have noticed that some children, particularly those who grow up learning other languages, are keenly aware of this from a very young age.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In addition to the language generated by the students themselves in their projects, I found that a huge amount of English was being generated as students shared tips, accessed online guides and built a common understanding. The game had given them a reason and a context, not only for using English, but also for activating 21st-century skills.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

There are four teachers that work in the evening that teach the courses for English, math, science, and social studies. The students move through their courses online and at their own pace, while physically attending school in the evenings in a lab setting.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2024

But there's a lot of variation in how schools decide who’s ready for algebra, leading to fewer low-income students, rural students or English learners taking this course in middle school. Not all students are ready for algebra in middle school, and so this can lead to “massive failure rates,” he says.

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Edsurge

MARCH 22, 2017

Two and a half million laptops later, some critics point out the project’s failures with its Western-centric approach and “technologically utopian” vision that hailed technology as the answer to difficult social problems. The app is currently available in Hindi and English with plans to add other regional languages soon.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Similar concerns have prompted community colleges to reconsider their own versions of entrance assessments: the placement tests they’ve traditionally used to determine whether students are “ready” for college-level learning or should instead start their pursuit of higher education in remedial math or English classes. The algorithm worked.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Lessening Grade Anxiety U-M Professor of Linguistics, English Languages and Literature Robin Queen has been using GradeCraft for several years in two courses she teaches that each have anywhere from 85 to 150 students. “I They can actually learn from failure, so there is really no cost to fail. We don’t want you to be a failure.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Amid growing demands and insufficient support, remember your why often feels like a way to shift responsibility for systemic failures onto teachers. As an English language learner in southern New England, she navigated linguistic and cultural barriers to build a life that nurtured her family and sustained her Portuguese heritage.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2022

Research The Oxford English Dictionary defines research as the systematic investigation of materials and sources to establish facts and reach new conclusions. We cannot in one breath condemn the prison-to-school pipeline and then create systems and structures that funnel to failure.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

The need to read is not limited to English Language Arts classes; literacy skills are essential in math, history and all other content areas. Literacy is the foundation of overall educational success. Reading skills are the gateway to success in every classroom subject. Beyond the classroom, literacy is an essential daily life skill.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2020

It may also give schools a chance to pilot working with small groups and with special populations, such as English learners and special education students, she adds. If you’re getting an incomplete, even if it’s not a failure, you still don’t have the credit that you would need to graduate,” says Gill.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Panel at NY Edtech Week At Success’ 46 schools in the New York area, students perform at the top 5 percent on math, English and science state exams, and Moskowitz’s words carry weight in the city. Yet what failure looks like, and how that can be accepted in schools where the collateral is students, led to debate.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Psychologist Harriet Lerner, who authored a book all about apologies , has argued that “I’m sorry” are the two most important words in the English language because, as she explained in an interview with Forbes , “a good apology is deeply healing while an absent or bad one can compromise or even end a relationship.”

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2017

In her early teaching years, Wanny Hersey learned how hands-on projects—which would eventually become known as “making”— could engage and motivate her English students like nothing she’d seen before. In the rapid prototyping step, students quickly try things out in order to find out what works and learn from failures.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

In fact, educational leadership experts say that culture is always at play in a school’s success or failure. The picture at the top of this article is a 1997 band photo of my husband who is now a high school English teacher. There are so many dehumanizing workplaces.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Key points: When it comes to K-12 innovation, change isn’t a consideration–it’s an imperative Students know best when it comes to transforming education Schools must embrace these 4 innovative focus areas to avoid failure For more news on K-12 transformation, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Across the U.S.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2017

I think that writing English might seem mundane compared with writing a iPhone app, but it really gives you a leg up on people who have just the technical skills. I know we teach that failure should be embraced, because that way, you uncover more successes… Sometimes in those failures, you reveal your biggest triumphs, too.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I asked my English language learners to create films. Did we have failures? And I realized I’m the one who is going to teach them these skills. I integrated project-based learning and technology in all kinds of ways. I asked them to create websites. I asked them to create blogs to interact through blended learning. Absolutely.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

As a Hispanic and former English language learner, my path to success was not easy. Additionally, low-income, first-generation, and English language and adult learners lack the financial resources to attend college and often believe that college is not for them, despite community colleges’ unrestricted open-door policies.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We have divided mathematics, Chinese, English and physics learning into a large number of abilities, and we hope to help students not only to improve grades but also cultivate their inquiry, critical thinking and other skills through our innovative Modes of Thinking, Capacity, and Methods (MCM) model.” More information about Squirrel AI.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

While growth is happening across the district, certain groups of students, including English Language Learners and low-income students, are experiencing less success than others. Even for students with the most basic English skills, she feels “i-Ready is effective.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2022

Teachers have broken down in my office sharing that this year, they felt like failures, they felt like first year teachers all over again and that this year, they contemplated leaving the profession. When I left the classroom to become an instructional coach, I was explicitly tasked with helping teachers support their English learners.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

You’re not taking English or history or pre-calculus; the sign on the door says “Obstacles.” They don’t blame students for failure, and they don’t blame themselves or the system either. Imagine yourself back in a classroom. You do, and then as you step back, the teacher steps forward and smashes your creation.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Socratic Seminars, a group discussion technique popular in English classes, were turned into Socratic Smackdowns, where students earned points based on how well they structured arguments. minimizing failure and providing immediate feedback for students. But make no mistake: game design is very important for learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2023

My mom didn't finish her education degree until I was in elementary school, but then she became a [high school English teacher]. And at that time, my sister — she's four years older than me — was in her third or fourth year of school to become an English teacher. I felt kind of like a failure. There was a specific moment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2017

His teacher noted he had taken 9th grade English three times, failing each of the previous semesters. Three weeks later, Jimmy would demonstrate mastery of all content standards and successfully pass 9th grade English. Now, let’s flashback to the present. See their face. Reflect on their circumstances.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2020

Murphy: Over my career, I've learned that taking a top-down approach to implementation without acknowledging other perspectives and inviting key stakeholders leads to failure—no matter how fantastic your initiative is. We heard comments like…‘It would be incredible if I could do it from home.’

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