eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Embracing setbacks as vital parts of the process, rather than as failures, enables leaders to cultivate the mindset needed to lead with courage and optimism. By actively supporting female colleagues, male leaders not only promote fairness but also drive better outcomes for their organizations.

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Education Coaching Failure Fairness 300

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Basically they argue that students should be challenged with a problem even if they can’t properly solve it because they haven’t learned the material yet, and then the failure to solve it will motivate them to watch the lecture looking for the necessary information. I didn’t think that was fair to people practicing flipped learning.”

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Lecturing Learning Instructors Failure 213

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2023

This is a failure of leadership. You and your educators deserve more systemic and strategic supports and investment than this. ? I’m tempted to say that, with this little time, it really doesn’t matter what you do because the likelihood of it being impactful is fairly low? This isn’t the poor coach’s fault.

Technology 141

Technology Coaching Peer Review Failure 141

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2022

There’s a lot to be learned from failure. Here’s more detail on how students learn fro m failure. For example, if you use Google images in the classroom, let students know this is legal because of the concept of ‘fair use’–and explain what that is. I’ll give you ideas. There are too many.

Skills 167

Skills Failure Learning Knowledge 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Students serve as the editors of a publishing platform and must make quick judgment calls on what is accurate and fair, but also popular. And she figured that games are not only fun and engaging, but they allow for greater agency and more room for failure, according to Dubé.

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Failure Fairness Participation Writing 159

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This reflective practice enhances self-awareness and encourages a growth mindset, where students view challenges and failures as opportunities for improvement. Rubrics and guidelines can help maintain consistency and fairness in evaluation. Students critically assess their strengths, weaknesses, and growth over time.

Student Engagement 126

Student Engagement Motivation Students Failure 126

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2016

When schools and technology providers attempt to work together without understanding each other, the result can be a costly failure. Give them fair feedback on their price. Perceptions matter, and empathy is a two-way street. Companies blame the schools for not devoting enough resources or implementing tools with fidelity.

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Education Feedback Failure Fairness 138

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The climate anxiety international survey found that “a perceived failure by governments to respond to the climate crisis is associated with increased distress” among youth. Overall, Lowe explained, the number of college students who say they’re experiencing climate anxiety is fairly low.

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Students Failure Fairness Study 195

Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

The problem is that as an educator, my natural inclination is to provide these students more direct instruction, increased support and even hand-holding at times—but in a society that values individuals who are motivated, persistent self-starters with initiative, that’s not fair.

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Learning Assignments Students Motivation 160

Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2022

I often thought mistakes meant failure. I think it’s fair to say that ungraders would like there to be no game (or grades) at all. I think that this is a fair goal for grades as well: To provide just enough structure to encourage learning and growth, without getting in the way of it.

Feedback 184

Feedback Fairness Grades Assignments 184

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2023

Failure to do so would have dire consequences, causing widespread economic impact and exacerbating the existing strain on the child care system. Normally, I prioritize paying my employee, but now I can ensure fair compensation for my own efforts.” Blackmon added: “These grants have enabled me to compensate myself as well.

Failure 148

Failure Fairness History Culture 148

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.

Language 78

Language Languages Failure Fairness 78

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

Make failure fun. A note: Any time students use the internet, start with a discussion on how to use it safely. This is especially important with multi-player games like Minecraft (you will close the system at school, but that may not be the case in the student’s home). Encourage this rather than entering an unknown server-world.

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Writing Reading Teaching Evaluation 199

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Repeated failures without the opportunity to improve can impact students’ self-esteem and confidence in their abilities. It may not be fair to give a student a second chance if other students have submitted their assignments on time. The second chance guidelines must be included in the course policy to be fair to every student.

Student Engagement 98

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 98

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Privilege, opportunity and happenstance led to my first encounter with TFA at a career fair during my junior year of college, where I was eventually recruited. Thanks to TFA, you can leave after a few years and they’ll find a new young, energetic and inexperienced person to fill the spot. Is This the Best We Can Do?

Teaching 166

Teaching Culture Failure Fairness 166

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2019

George Siemens: There’s a fair bit of change going on in the university sector, and I think you and your readers or listeners are well informed on that, because we see that with the amount of attempted new projects and innovations and so on in the learning process, more and more of those are driven from the corporate end. Learn more here.

Failure 167

Failure Curriculum Fairness Teaching 167

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This reflective practice enhances self-awareness and encourages a growth mindset, where students view challenges and failures as opportunities for improvement. Rubrics and guidelines can help maintain consistency and fairness in evaluation. Students critically assess their strengths, weaknesses, and growth over time.

Student Engagement 97

Student Engagement Motivation Students Failure 97

Faculty Focus

JULY 30, 2023

Repeated failures without the opportunity to improve can impact students’ self-esteem and confidence in their abilities. It may not be fair to give a student a second chance if other students have submitted their assignments on time. The second chance guidelines must be included in the course policy to be fair to every student.

Student Engagement 92

Student Engagement Instructors Fairness Assignments 92

Cal Matters

JUNE 18, 2025

Students for Fair Admissions, the national group whose lawsuit resulted in the US Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions, has joined a lawsuit recently filed by Tennessee’s attorney general against the U.S Targeting funding to colleges that provide them with extra support and services is fair, he said.

Fairness 77

Fairness Failure Culture Math 77

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

That's been the guiding mantra of fairness in our system. In this world, would there be such a thing as failure? Imagining taking little kids who have a passion for something into school for the first time and giving them decent environments.It’s hard to imagine that those kids would not care or that you’d have a lot of failures.

Intelligence 144

Intelligence Failure Science Beliefs 144

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2016

Failure is a valuable part of the process, and your attitude toward failure will shape the attitude of your students. Ask students to help you present at fairs and carnivals, school events and parent nights. Provide leadership opportunities for a diverse group of students currently enrolled in your classes.

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Science STEM Failure Middle School 108

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2023

That was sort of her first one really looking at the failure of early reading instruction. But thank goodness for the amazing journalism of Emily Hanford. We listened to her first podcast about four-and-a-half years ago called “Hard Words.” Is it evidence-based? Is it working for all of our kids?

Reading 161

Reading Failure Fairness Testing 161

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.

Language 60

Language Languages 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.

Language 60

Language Languages 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.

Language 60

Language Languages 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.

Language 60

Language Languages Failure Fairness 60

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2018

The historic Celeste Bartos Forum in the New York Public Library buzzed with ecstasy and creativity recently at the 10th annual Emoti-Con , a fair for students to showcase the projects they’ve been working on all year. Additionally, they got to listen to keynote speakers who shared their successes and failures in the world of technology.

Failure 85

Failure Students Fairness STEM 85

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 9, 2015

At some point the stresses on the system will cause it to break but for now they can continue to push on the edges, knowing that our schools’ eventual failure will occur during someone else’s political cycle. But our ability to make do with less makes it easier for Iowa policymakers to continue to starve our schools.

Questions 111

Questions Schools Fairness Failure 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2016

That might work for adults, but it’s a prescription for boredom and failure with K-8 students. Teaching kids keyboarding isn’t about finding the perfect online website or downloaded software and setting students lose on a year-long self-directed journey of progressive lessons hoping their speed and accuracy improves. Nitro Type.

Students 100

Students Failure Fairness Discussions 100

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. Fair, Honest Product Valuation When a developer has built a new edtech product with blood, sweat and tears, it’s easy for her to see its worth.

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Evaluation English History Failure 89

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

If they fail at the Science Fair, they’ll fall in love with art instead. In a Fixed Mindset your failures define you like, “I’m no good at dancing!” As soon as they enter school, they figure out the habits and patterns that will help them get through successfully. A fixed mindset never changes. My growth mindsets can change!

Critical Thinking 86

Critical Thinking Evaluation Failure Fairness 86

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2017

There’s a lot to be learned from failure. Here’s more detail on how students learn from failure. For example, if you use Google images in the classroom, let students know this is legal because of the concept of ‘fair use’–and explain what that is. I’ll give you some ideas. There are too many.

Skills 73

Skills Teachers Failure Learning 73

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2017

And it is, without question, our biggest failure in nine years. I spend a fair amount of time on our company culture. That turned out to be one of those moments when sticking to your focus is a really good idea.[Going But we learned ton. We believe that it taught us a lot about approaching that market. We’ll be careful with undergrad.

History 96

History Culture Failure Fairness 96

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Be responsible for failures. In looking back at your years at LAUSD and in other districts, you’ve worked a fair amount with bringing technology into the classroom. Also, do your absolute best to work with your board—realize that sometimes you won’t agree, and you have to go back to that first spot of “be true to yourself.”

Languages 68

Languages Language Failure Fairness 68

EAB

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Interestingly, Students for Fair Admission also requested that the Court overrule 45 years of precedent that found the educational benefits of diversity to be compelling. And I don’t think that's a fair, balanced, or constructive read of what we know about federal law. The Court actually refused to do that.

Art 64

Art Evaluation Questions Fairness 64

Edsurge

JULY 12, 2022

So he’s pointing out that while we might think the employer-based health care system is fair because anyone can compete for those jobs, a different design would be better from a moral standpoint because it would separate this basic need from a competition for jobs? But neither’s success depends on the other one's failure. That’s right.

Fairness 167

Fairness Ethics Failure Lecturing 167

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

And while Google vastly improved its scanning technology as the project went along, it wasn’t ultimately able to resolve a persistent cultural challenge: how to balance copyright and fair use and keep everybody—authors, publishers, scholars, librarians—satisfied. That work still lies ahead.

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Fairness History English Internet 167