Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2020

PSI involved having students read through material at their own pace rather than go to lectures, and move on to the next part of the material after they had passed a test on the previous section. Even Keller admitted it was a failure, calling it a “flash in the pan.” But almost as quickly as it emerged, the practice faded.

Teaching 150

Teaching Failure History Lecturing 150

Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 27, 2018

Unless you teach high school math, chemistry, or history and do so using a very traditional approach – it probably isn’t relevant, important, or useful. That “those” kids “need” a test-prep education so they can get higher test scores and close our “achievement gap.”. The soft bigotry of low expectations.” via [link].

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Testing Failure Achievement History 91

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2021

And the most successful were those that shared their work—their successes and their failures—as well as those who were empathetic and learned from others. Sensing the Future – being open to new ideas, solutions, and processes, and testing them quickly. This requires flexibility in thinking and a willingness to admit mistakes.

Coaching 218

Coaching Schools Failure Testing 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here are some you can look into–and all online: Easy CBM Educreations –video a whiteboard explanation of how students are completing a task (app) Edulastic –formative assessments; work on any devices (app) Flip — record a video question from your desktop; add attachments; students respond from the app with their answer Flubaroo (app) (..)

Quizzes 158

Quizzes Peer Review Failure Essay 158

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

They will not need to pass multiple choice tests or regurgitate facts to be successful in 2035. The future of work and embracing innovation Cathy Davidson , CUNY professor and expert at the intersection of technology and history, offered the conservative prediction that 65% of our students will end up in careers that have yet to be invented.

Failure 162

Failure Multidisciplinary Testing Skills 162

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2023

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington and walked through an exhibit that highlights the history of the building as well as former President John F. I watched as the focus on academic subjects tied to standardized tests eliminated elective slots in student schedules. How Did We Get Here?

Art 218

Art Education Multidisciplinary Students 218

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

It just means that many of us struggle to operate simultaneously inside and outside of a system that was only built to test content-knowledge in a very standardized way. While this performance demonstrates that our model works on many levels, these test scores alone are not good enough measures for our students.

History 138

History Critical Thinking Learning Interdisciplinary 138

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Even as Anderson excelled in his coursework at Jackson State University, he struggled to pass one of the licensure tests required in Mississippi to gain full admittance into the teacher preparation program at his school. In 2015, 25 states required teacher candidates to pass a basic skills test for admission into a preparation program.

Exams 196

Exams Teachers Testing Math 196

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

During my initial moments of reflection, I vividly recalled receiving my COMPASS and ACCUPLACER scores at my local community college years ago, and hearing for the first time that I tested at developmental levels for math. From there, the seed was planted in my mind that one day I could become a college president—and the rest is history.

Failure 162

Failure Textbooks Learning History 162

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. They also show improved assessment and high-stakes test scores. Reading skills are the gateway to success in every classroom subject.

Reading 168

Reading Failure Motivation Study 168

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

You’re not taking English or history or pre-calculus; the sign on the door says “Obstacles.” New Mexico has a history of being last in the nation by many traditional measures of success, such as graduation rates. They don’t blame students for failure, and they don’t blame themselves or the system either.

Education 167

Education Schools Art History 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

She didn’t try to be my best friend and she didn’t make excuses for my third-grade failures. His parents approached me at Open House to thank me for allowing their child to experience that time in history in ways that suited their family values. They are knowledgeable. I had a 4th grader once.

Teachers 141

Teachers Failure Quizzes Knowledge 141

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Failure is a learning tool.

Critical Thinking 163

Critical Thinking Textbooks Gamification Knowledge 163

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

This reference to a “Jap cook” gives me an opening to talk about the history of anti-Asian sentiment in the West. I felt like a failure. I didn’t need to lecture about the anti-Asian history of California. Learners, especially adolescents, test boundaries and try on new identities and personalities. We must let them.

Beliefs 162

Beliefs Coaching History Attention 162

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

For example, in an Ancient History class, students could design social media videos to excite interest in the topics they are studying (see “ Teens Are Going Viral With Theatrical History Lessons on TikTok ”). Students can often learn more from productive failure than from success (Sinha & Kapur, 2021). The Conversation.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

For example, in an Ancient History class, students could design social media videos to excite interest in the topics they are studying (see “ Teens Are Going Viral With Theatrical History Lessons on TikTok ”). Students can often learn more from productive failure than from success (Sinha & Kapur, 2021). The Conversation.

Failure 98

Failure Academic Integrity Assignments Universal Design 98

Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2023

Name : Sarah Cardoza Age: 29 Location : Eagle River, Alaska College : University of Alaska Fairbanks Area of study : History and secondary education Hometown : Homer, Alaska EdSurge: What is your earliest memory of a teacher? History] class my senior year of high school, and my teacher was fantastic. I felt kind of like a failure.

Teachers 148

Teachers English History High School 148

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

There are a couple of bad guys in the history of our field and he's one of them. His compromise [in education] was around how much time should we give people to take standardized tests. In this world, would there be such a thing as failure? I'm guessing you're not a fan of his. Not really. But that's my personal opinion.

Intelligence 147

Intelligence Failure Science Beliefs 147

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2018

The GDPR will go into effect on May 25, and failure to comply could result in fines of 20 million euros or 4 percent of the entity’s global annual revenue, depending on what is greater. We don't have an enforcement history to look back on,” he says. “A A lot of provisions are open to interpretation.”

Instructors 113

Instructors Failure History Questions 113

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

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. Scientists test their ideas about the world around them and there is always a method to their efforts.

Motivation 147

Motivation Students Special Education Math 147

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

I’ve seen a number of tools that pass the privacy tests and offer tutoring on specific national and state standards and exams which are very attractive to schools if the price is right. The excitement comes from the possibility of both success and failure. Play, by its very nature, invites us to embrace challenges and uncertainties.

Schools 338

Schools Coaching STEM Evaluation 338

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Working as an entrepreneur, executive, philanthropist and investor over the past few decades, at some of the very organizations Watters bemoans, I’ve had a unique vantage point for observing numerous successes, failures and—most importantly—long-term trends that make me optimistic about the next wave of education innovation.

Educational Technologies 166

Educational Technologies Technology Education Internet 166

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

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

Marie Cini is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maryland University College, which has a high number of nontraditional college students and has a long history of serving that population. It's the highest of any nation in history. The conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Gamification 116

Gamification Art Beliefs Achievement 116

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. The Crossing – student attempts to cross a gorge and experiences failure as well as success. Thanksgiving information –history, more. Students love this game. If I had time, I’d play it every grading period.

Activities 76

Activities Learning Critical Thinking Failure 76

k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Minecraft Education Edition: Useful for collaborative projects in history, science, and architecture. Higher test scores and better historical analysis in essays. It can be baked into how we teach science, math, language, and even history. It reframed failure as part of progress and made every learner feel seen.

Schools 52

Schools Motivation Gamification Essay 52

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2023

This is a thought that recurs throughout history — this question of how do we tell what's real? Lots of little kids play around with the boundaries between reality and dreams, reality and make believe, in just the way that philosophers have throughout history. And Rex isn't uncommon. And Rex isn't uncommon.

Teaching Philosophy 218

Teaching Philosophy Teaching Failure Schools 218

Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2022

It protected health and mental stability and delivered the confidence that you had some control over human failure, at least within your own four walls. Then, space was needed for new computer labs, and finally, new testing standards could not be applied to knowing how to feed a family. It taught civilian survival and resilience.

Teaching 162

Teaching Failure Students Skills 162

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Emphasize the Journey Despite the changing educational landscape, there are some learning experiences that remain constant: reading landmark literature to study trailblazing individuals and pivotal moments in history. In fact, whatever you’re already reading in English, science or history may showcase incredible acts of resilience.

Failure 142

Failure Motivation History Learning 142

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

For much of the conversation with Jackson, he drew from his own checkered history at school to loose a quiver full of criticisms on where schools should do better. That idea then reminded Kutcher of how bad schools were at the twin goals of helping kids find purpose and dealing with failure.

Failure 165

Failure Schools History Motivation 165

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

From his records, I knew he had a history of drug abuse and drug-related crimes, but most of the information I had was non-specific. I OD’d on some prescription medications during state testing. Confident that Ray could pass the state test, I asked if he was up for taking it in the next few weeks.

Schools 153

Schools Students Testing Coaching 153

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

For its failure to communicate the uncertainty and relevance associated with research findings, like Value-Added Measures for teachers, in ways that practitioners can understand. Yet history suggests the impetus for this change is unlikely to originate from within academia.

Education 156

Education Failure Study Communication 156

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

You test it the evening before, several times, just to be sure. Because to many, ‘tech problem’ equates to the mind-numbing, bone-chilling feeling of ‘I have no idea what to do’ In a word: Failure. Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. Winston Churchill).

Technology 130

Technology Failure Internet Classroom Management 130

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2019

It exposes so many personal failures that it feels like ripping the bandage off a deep wound. We have a total crash-and-burn failure out of the gate. We test, hone and iterate our curriculum, and see major improvements. Below is our story. At first, I was hesitant to write it down.

Failure 120

Failure Testing Language Languages 120

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

Through it, she and others are encouraging educators to share resources to that could be useful to start conversations on everything from the history of racism to conversational tools to talk about the subject. Tools for Testing Bias. Researchers point out that downloading a resource or curriculum model is only one step, however.

Quizzes 133

Quizzes Failure Students Critical Thinking 133

Cal Matters

APRIL 15, 2025

So test me, Kaiser! The union cites a recent 88-page report from the state Department of Managed Health Care, which notes that Kaisers failures to remedy 19 of the 20 violations in 2022 led to $200 million in state fines. I feel hungry for equity. I feel hungry for change. How is this any different?

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Failure Participation History Testing 87