Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2023

I found myself burning out and I didn’t have the language to advocate for my needs, let alone hold that space for the staff I was responsible for. Observing a peer isn’t the same as being able to provide a thorough evaluation. I had immense guilt as a parent and partner and overwhelming feelings of failure — and I felt isolated.

Teachers 198

Teachers Failure Schools Coaching 198

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.

Failure 166

Failure Assignments Quizzes Motivation 166

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

Failure to adapt in a way that puts student learning needs first could cause irreparable setbacks for children who already face their fair share of challenges.

Languages 78

Languages Language Failure Fairness 78

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.

Reading 168

Reading Failure Motivation Study 168

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Squirrel—so named because, like the furry, nut-gathering rodent, it is fast, agile, plans ahead and “cracks tough nuts,” according to founder and CEO Derek Haoyang Li—uses an AI adaptive learning system and human instructors to give students a personalized education on subjects ranging from Chinese language to physics. Source: Squirrel AI.

Teachers 167

Teachers Intelligence Coaching Failure 167

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

The jobs of this century require grappling with complex multidisciplinary problems, analyzing data on a grand scale, evaluating sources and synthesizing those deemed are relevant. Instead, take a moment to stop and watch so you can see and hear the words and body language of someone nearby. We are made to triumphantly fail forward.

Failure 162

Failure Multidisciplinary Testing Skills 162

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

Back then, the Chinese language program at Latin had begun piloting a proficiency-based model, which is structured differently from a traditional grade-based model. Course scheduling, for example, becomes more complicated with school-wide, mixed-grade language classes. On that front, we were lucky to have the school’s back.

Grades 129

Grades Essay Language Languages 129

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

Even lengthy evaluations by specialists have all the same limitations. For example, the Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen (Yale) is a survey that asks teachers to make judgments on how often they think a student displays problems in their language behaviors such as oral expression. Dyslexia was later proven to be language-based.)

Disabilities 130

Disabilities Learning Disabilities Evaluation Special Education 130

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

They learned about neuroscience, shared personal examples and watched videos of famous failures. We need experienced educators pushing and documenting their practice, more tools to support this skill-building (where I’m focusing my effort), and more research to evaluate and quantify impact. At my last school in San Jose, Calif.,

Beliefs 159

Beliefs Failure Feedback Math 159

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 5, 2015

give as little policy attention as possible to the known educational needs of students who live in poverty or don’t speak English as their primary language (and thus struggle academically), even as those student and family populations increase markedly within the state.

Failure 89

Failure Education English STEM 89

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2015

Their motivation is often failure, and taking the wrong path again and again. In the face of mounting evidence, education experts accepted a prescriptive fact: student success is not measured by milestones like ‘took a foreign language in fifth grade’ or ‘passed Algebra in high school’ but by how s/he thinks.

Critical Thinking 140

Critical Thinking Knowledge Failure Communication 140

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2020

Failure to adapt in a way that puts student learning needs first could cause irreparable setbacks for children who already face their fair share of challenges.

Languages 60

Languages Language Failure Fairness 60

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2020

Failure to adapt in a way that puts student learning needs first could cause irreparable setbacks for children who already face their fair share of challenges.

Languages 60

Languages Language Failure Fairness 60

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2020

Failure to adapt in a way that puts student learning needs first could cause irreparable setbacks for children who already face their fair share of challenges.

Languages 60

Languages Language Failure Fairness 60

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2020

Failure to adapt in a way that puts student learning needs first could cause irreparable setbacks for children who already face their fair share of challenges.

Languages 60

Languages Language Failure Fairness 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

Metacognition and Evaluation: The ability to think critically about what one is doing and evaluate many potential choices. The most important part of exploring innovative ideas is sharing your successes (and failures) with your peers so that your ideas can be duplicated, built upon and customized to work in other environments.

History 138

History Critical Thinking Learning Interdisciplinary 138

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

They all worked for a while and then, maybe when the novelty wore off, I was back to the same Bell curve of successes, failures, and those in between. His eight mindframes for teachers include: My fundamental task is to evaluate the effect of my teaching on students’ learning and achievement. Or not occurring. I am a change agent.

Learning 209

Learning Failure Evaluation Feedback 209

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2017

When it comes to our children’s education, there’s no room for failure—fast or slow—and layers of bureaucracy and tight budgets often make big changes impossible. A case in point: New York City, where the nation’s largest district, experimented with fast and effective edtech adoption through its iZone Short Cycle Evaluation Challenge (SCEC).

Evaluation 93

Evaluation English History Failure 93

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. Others don’t necessarily come in with those values but understand that they need to do better, based on a complaint, evaluations, or an improvement plan of some sort. Use warm-toned and success-oriented language. A quick-guide on how to respond to microaggressions.

Teaching 122

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 122

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2023

That podcast investigates a few educators and a publisher who have made a small fortune selling an approach to reading instruction based on a concept called Whole Language, which has been proven ineffective for many children. That was sort of her first one really looking at the failure of early reading instruction.

Reading 162

Reading Failure Fairness Testing 162

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

Playful Learning Image Credit: Sean Arnold There are a number of reasons I use games for instruction , but the most compelling is the power games have to shift student incentives and redefine failure. If you walked into my classroom today, you’d likely hear us using language from the diagram during lessons and one-to-one conferences.

Motivation 147

Motivation Students Special Education Math 147

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Use rubrics as a shared language of the route that teachers and students can use formatively to navigate the path toward high-quality work rather than as a summative tool to justify grades. Or a policy might say failure to properly cite sources is plagiarism. Evaluating the detectability of AI-generated texts among student essays.

Academic Integrity 88

Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 88

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

But this came with a constant fear: the fear of failure, of disappointing my parents, and of falling short of expectations. How do you evaluate your preparation for them? How many assignments have you completed, including peer evaluations? Beijing, China: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, 1998. Lin, Yutang.

Grades 90

Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 90

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

For international students, this act of showing respect is vital, as they fear failure in the course if their communication style is perceived as disrespectful. Adapting to Autonomy in the Classroom Cultural backgrounds and language barriers contribute to international students hesitance to participate vocally in class.

Feedback 92

Feedback Culture Learning Students 92

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 24, 2023

Language for the disability statement in their syllabus. Others don’t necessarily come in with those values but understand that they need to do better, based on a complaint, evaluations, or an improvement plan of some sort. Use warm-toned and success-oriented language. A quick-guide on how to respond to microaggressions.

Teaching 98

Teaching Syllabus Instructors Disabilities 98

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

It was not uncommon for Shawn to throw chairs, push over desks, or shout “colorful language” at his peers and teachers. I wouldn’t point blame or send him to the office; instead, I would allow him to talk out what he was feeling, re-evaluate how he reacted, and create a plan for the next time he felt upset. you’re awesome.

Math 112

Math Testing Learning Failure 112

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Some reasons include a lack of prior knowledge, poor grasp of the content, language barriers, personal issues or stress, and difficulty comprehending complex instructions. Repeated failures without the opportunity to improve can impact students’ self-esteem and confidence in their abilities. Learning environment becomes stressful.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 13, 2025

For international students, this act of showing respect is vital, as they fear failure in the course if their communication style is perceived as disrespectful. Adapting to Autonomy in the Classroom Cultural backgrounds and language barriers contribute to international students hesitance to participate vocally in class.

Feedback 83

Feedback Culture Learning Students 83

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Some reasons include a lack of prior knowledge, poor grasp of the content, language barriers, personal issues or stress, and difficulty comprehending complex instructions. Repeated failures without the opportunity to improve can impact students’ self-esteem and confidence in their abilities. Learning environment becomes stressful.

Student Engagement 92

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 92

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! Or, an English language learner who relies on an app to translate words as they write essays. This tool can write as well as humans”) and fear (“Wow…this tool can write as well as humans”).

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! Or, an English language learner who relies on an app to translate words as they write essays. This tool can write as well as humans”) and fear (“Wow…this tool can write as well as humans”).

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Disabilities 98

k12 Online Schools

MAY 6, 2025

Executive Functioning Skills When kids decide how to occupy themselves out of boredom, they activate executive functions like decision-making, goal-setting, and evaluating outcomes, skills essential for leadership, learning, and life success. This is where some of our most important thoughts originate. Not all boredom is useful.

Intelligence 52

Intelligence Evaluation Interdisciplinary Writing 52

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

We can’t—in a rapidly changing world, where rapidly changing technology means rapid obsolescence—set people up for failure with short-term training.” It offers 20 credits in courses that teach “digital and human skills,” including the programming language Python and persuasive writing.

Skills 128

Skills Secondary Education Students Knowledge 128