Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It Starts in the Community I grew up in northeast Denver — a place rich in Black history and culture where the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education enacted the Black Excellence Resolution. Recognizing her potential as a math scholar, I encouraged her to ask questions, embrace mistakes and find motivation in difficult tasks.

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Math Beliefs Students Failure 214

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

It counts when an essay expands from one unclear sentence to three paragraphs of of compelling narrative, even if three paragraphs doesn’t cut it on the rubric. I tried desperately to motivate him to do his classwork but he refused and always had an excuse: he was tired, his computer wasn’t working or he just wasn’t in the mood.

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Testing Essay Writing Motivation 137

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

He passed away the other day, and you can read an essay looking back at his life and work that we published at EdSurge. Maloney: Part of it is recognizing that higher ed has had a history of change throughout its entire existence. We also have an opportunity not to get mired in that long history.

Education 207

Education History Art Essay 207

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Though the motivations and tools used to introduce computer science concepts in kindergarten differ significantly from those at the undergraduate level, I was surprised to find three key takeaways that are universally compelling for CS education across all ages and especially for our early learners.

Science 218

Science Education Learning Art 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

It doesn't encourage you to expand your movie watching habits by suggesting movies you may not like but are seminal in cinematic history. Keeping learners motivated and confident when faced with these cognitive challenges means connecting with learners on a personal level. Netflix just wants you happy and watching more movies.

Education 159

Education Evaluation Failure Essay 159

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. He avoids assessing creative writing altogether by assigning his students to write critical essays about their own short stories. It also helps break down the barrier between critical and creative thinking.

Writing 113

Writing Essay Feedback Instructors 113

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam. food, water, warmth, rest, and security).

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Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 132

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

They have to frame their thoughts as a response to some of the finest college application essay prompts, inspired by the very same ones that high school seniors are feverishly working on now! If you could take a class taught by anyone in the world, from history or present day, who would it be and why? Baruch College, CUNY).

STEM 112

STEM Essay Math History 112

Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2022

Using these tools, schools can filter web content; monitor students’ search engine queries and browsing history; view students’ emails, messages and social media content; and/or view their screens in real-time. Parents have become increasingly wary of this practice.

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Schools Counselling Students Internet 162

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2023

It was a podcast version of the BBC radio show In Our Time, where a panel of academics discussed the history of ideas. To research the volume, he interviewed 101 podcasters in education, asking them about their motivations and views on the craft. Some people just switch out a written assignment for an audio assignment.

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Teaching Peer Review Essay Knowledge 148

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Using Wakelet, school librarians can work with librarians in their district–or even across the state or country–to draw attention to important resources in the library, offer research tips, and motivate students. Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English. As the U.S.

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Schools Languages Language Reading 246

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Now, students are wondering why they have to do assignments that AI chatbots could do for them, especially when AI could do the work, like write an essay or research paper, in just a few seconds. Students are rarely told why they have to do papers, projects, essays, discussion forum posts, or other assignments other than “to get a good grade.”

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

Though the motivations and tools used to introduce computer science concepts in kindergarten differ significantly from those at the undergraduate level, I was surprised to find three key takeaways that are universally compelling for CS education across all ages and especially for our early learners.

Science 148

Science Education Learning Art 148

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Since adult learners are motivated to learn independently, consideration should be given to planning for the use of educational technology that can further increase learner motivation while also helping learners to understand more problem-solving-oriented content tied to real-world problems (Knowles, 1980). link] Pearsall, E.,

Online Learning 111

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 111

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Learning About, For, and Through Enterprise Pittaway and Edwards (2012) provide classifications in forms of enterprise and entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship education is presented as an academic discipline, much like history or sociology, with teaching, learning, and assessment methods aligned accordingly, such as lectures and essays.

Education 122

Education Beliefs Study Essay 122

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

Active Learning 98

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. Quizizz , or Google Forms.

Active Learning 96

Active Learning Achievement Activities Quizzes 96

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Presenting the findings to a real audience motivates students to understand their work process so that they are ready to respond to audience questions. Instead of traditional reporting through oral presentations or written essays, they can be given the chance to present it through a poem, sketch, story, song, painting, mind map, or cartoon.

Authentic Assessment 133

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 133

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. For example, before an exam, I discuss how and why I would prepare differently for a multiple-choice versus an essay exam. food, water, warmth, rest, and security).

Syllabus 93

Syllabus Exams Students Motivation 93

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 4, 2024

Since adult learners are motivated to learn independently, consideration should be given to planning for the use of educational technology that can further increase learner motivation while also helping learners to understand more problem-solving-oriented content tied to real-world problems (Knowles, 1980). link] Pearsall, E.,

Online Learning 98

Online Learning Learning Tools Instructors Learning 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Learning About, For, and Through Enterprise Pittaway and Edwards (2012) provide classifications in forms of enterprise and entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship education is presented as an academic discipline, much like history or sociology, with teaching, learning, and assessment methods aligned accordingly, such as lectures and essays.

Education 104

Education Beliefs Study Essay 104

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Presenting the findings to a real audience motivates students to understand their work process so that they are ready to respond to audience questions. Instead of traditional reporting through oral presentations or written essays, they can be given the chance to present it through a poem, sketch, story, song, painting, mind map, or cartoon.

Authentic Assessment 111

Authentic Assessment Counselling Learning Outcomes Faculty Development 111

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When ChatGPT was first released, questions swirled around higher ed about it stoking an increase in plagiarism, promoting a lack of critical thinking, and what the future would hold for classic functions like the college admission essay. History class, we are studying Reconstruction. But with AI in schools, that is simply not the case.

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Plagiarism Education Intelligence Textbooks 130

Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

So when they experience success, it really motivates them to continue. As part of the class, she has to study a career, write a short essay about it and present it at a career fair. That celebration of culture is a direct response to a history of adversity, Lamas said. Chaidez disagrees. She picked intellectual property law.

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Middle School Middle School Counselling Schools 95

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Dopamine release during gaming motivates repeated effort, turning repetitive tasks into enjoyable ones. Minecraft Education Edition: Useful for collaborative projects in history, science, and architecture. Autonomy activates intrinsic motivation, the kind that sustains long-term curiosity and effort. The result?

Schools 52

Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

For example: A history teacher might ask students to analyze how major historical events are portrayed in YouTube shorts versus textbooks. Instead of writing an essay on climate change, a student might create a short documentary and post it on YouTube. 30-day STEM challenge or History fact chain).

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52

EAB

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

Without recourse to such plans, they may resort to camouflage--for example, encouraging applicants to write of their cultural traditions in the essays they submit." ( source ). Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Paraphrase from her dissenting opinion in Gratz v. Diversity” as suboptimal workaround. What can enrollment leaders do?

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Discussions Counselling Art Essay 52

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

Some educators and education experts have philosophical objections to the idea, or wonder whether the concept is motivated more by the possibility of profits than the best interests of students.

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Skills Learning Testing High School 217

Teacher Toms Blog

MARCH 28, 2025

As writer and filmmaker Carol Black points out in her brilliant essay A Thousand Rivers , much of the data we collect on human learning has come from studies of children in schools, which is to say, children in captivity. This makes sense. When we study animals in captivity most of what we learn is how that species responds to captivity.

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Study Essay History Science 53

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 30, 2025

There is a very long and very clear history of scholarship that shows that many common approaches have minimal or no effect on student writing growth, and it is so widely disliked by students and ignored by many teachers that Brock Haussamen (2003) famously called it the skunk at the garden party of the language arts (p.

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Languages Language English Writing 69