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.

Teachers 166

Teachers Intelligence Coaching Failure 166

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2018

Yet, after seeing data from the California School Dashboard and learning that close to one-fifth of McClymonds’ students were not graduating, he mentally shifted some accountability to the school, seeing a systemic failure to meet the needs of all students. 126 on the waiting list. According to the state data dashboard , only 7.98

Local Government 140

Local Government Schools English Exams 140

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

That will continue the cycle of failure. For those of us tasked with overcoming massive learning gaps and bringing success to at-risk students who have known nothing else but failure, this type of compromise might be the only way to do it. Suddenly there were silver linings. After a few semesters, clear trends emerged.

Failure 105

Failure Learning Testing Assignments 105

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Or, in an Italian Studies class, students could create an open access eBook that teaches younger students about the Italian language and culture (see “ Empowering College Students to be OER Creators and Curators ”). Students can often learn more from productive failure than from success (Sinha & Kapur, 2021).

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

Or, in an Italian Studies class, students could create an open access eBook that teaches younger students about the Italian language and culture (see “ Empowering College Students to be OER Creators and Curators ”). Students can often learn more from productive failure than from success (Sinha & Kapur, 2021).

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? These opposing mindsets created “different psychological worlds” (Dweck, 2008).

Teaching 116

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 116

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 1, 2023

The launch of the artificial intelligence (AI) large language model ChatGPT was met with both enthusiasm (“Wow! Should you change the way you give exams and design assignments? Banning the use of technology for exams can create an inaccessible, discriminatory learning experience.

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Plagiarism Exams Syllabus 98

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Schoolzilla claims its tools help address issues like absenteeism, course failures and disproportionality in suspensions. Today, Schoolzilla’s data-driven dashboards use multiple sources of student data, including attendance, suspensions and grades, to monitor progress toward school and district goals. schools and more than 90 countries.

Schools 94

Schools Failure Exams Learning 94

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. It may be a Canva templates, Storyboard That!, Students love this game.

Activities 122

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 122

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. In my confusion, I began reading for curiosity rather than exams. I have never used traditional tests in my classes because I dont believe that teaching ability can be measured through exams. Lin, Yutang.

Grades 86

Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 86

Faculty Focus

APRIL 25, 2023

As educators in the field of higher education today, we are led towards several questions, the most important of which is: Is there a failure to understand the crucial and circular cause-effect relationship between emotions, cognition, and academic success? These opposing mindsets created “different psychological worlds” (Dweck, 2008).

Teaching 98

Teaching Failure Instructors Motivation 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. It may be one like Storyboard That! Pixton , or another that you prefer.

Activities 75

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 75

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

It’s equally appropriate for fiction and nonfiction and does a solid job of reinforcing Common Core standards related to writing, literacy, and language. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. It may be one like Storyboard That! Pixton , or another that you prefer.

Activities 75

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Attention 75

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

You can't raise somebody in a closet so that they don't learn a language, right? And so, even though students hate cumulative exams, those are the ones that actually force them to keep encountering the material repeatedly over the course of a year in order to make sure that it gets in there. You can't break people.

Teaching 148

Teaching Laboratory Motivation Testing 148

k12 Online Schools

MAY 6, 2025

Parental Pressure We often feel guilty when our kids are bored, interpreting it as a failure to engage them. In highly structured, exam-focused systems, any form of “free time” is viewed as wasted time. Instant Entertainment Access to tablets, phones, and TV makes fixing boredom too easy. Not all boredom is useful.

Intelligence 52

Intelligence Evaluation Interdisciplinary Writing 52