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Embracing a growth mindset when reviewing student data

eSchool News

As novice sixth grade math and English teachers, weve learned to approach our mid-year benchmark assessments not as final judgments but as tools for reflection and growth. This perspective transforms data analysis into an empowering process; data is a tool for improvement amongst our students rather than a measure of failure.

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How to help ESL students improve writing skills

eSchool News

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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96 edtech predictions for K12 in 2019

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This is a good thing, because it will take motivation from all sides to achieve simpler data connections between systems. The continuing failure to meet the needs of a growing number of students will demand different approaches and practices taught in Colleges of Education.

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Five Tips for Helping Post-Secondary Students Overcome Failure

Faculty Focus

This essay provides tips which are backed by empirical research to help students who are facing challenges to stay motivated and focused when “Plan A” does not work out as planned. By customizing these students’ goals and planning, the students can increase their motivation and engagement in learning. In many classes (e.g.,

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Five Tips for Helping Post-Secondary Students Overcome Failure

Faculty Focus

This essay provides tips which are backed by empirical research to help students who are facing challenges to stay motivated and focused when “Plan A” does not work out as planned. By customizing these students’ goals and planning, the students can increase their motivation and engagement in learning. In many classes (e.g.,

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How we turned around our students’ confidence and scores

eSchool News

Solution: I teach English, so I started using mini-lessons for essay writing to break down skills. Before, students were mostly concerned with getting the work done; now, they are motivated to reflect and improve. Students are taking ownership of their writing and focusing on their improvements, not their failures.

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University of Michigan Turns Courses Into Games

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GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. Gameful learning has a strong focus on students’ self-motivation. They can actually learn from failure, so there is really no cost to fail. We don’t want you to be a failure. Gameful Design. That is a key part of this.”

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