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. That includes everything from Common Core to the IB philosophy, from Depth of Knowledge to Project-based Learning. I confess, I found it frustrating. Or not occurring. charter schools.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2019

Ideally, knowledge acquisition as an end in itself would be socioeconomically equitable, but the pursuit of knowledge as an end in itself is mostly a tool of the privileged. Without pattern knowledge built on experience, we’re left with several ways to approach problems. The majority intend to train practitioners, not academics.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Growing up, an unsteady family life meant that I frequently moved from school to school, and such an upbringing left me with no desire to focus on schoolwork, feeling like a failure because I lacked the foundation a consistent education would have given me. Despite having only seven weeks to study for the exam, I passed with flying colors.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Once a technology plan is adopted, superintendents needs to make sure all constituents have a laser focus on implementing it as developed, evaluating successes and failures, and then discussing how to move forward. Instead of isolated lessons, students learn how to connect their studies with real-world problems.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Their time-based nature means that they were, in fact, built to embed failure for the majority. Science and social studies classes could integrate combinations of text, virtual reality, group discussion, and interdisciplinary projects that extend beyond what an individual teacher could sustainably plan for each day.”.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2018

According to the authors of a study on the privacy protections in children’s apps, perhaps not much. And in 2017, the New York Attorney General settled with the same organization , due to its “failure to adequately prevent illegal tracking technology from surfacing on some of the nation’s most popular children’s websites.”

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2024

Educators should examine the number of parents who are not knowledgeable about the various methods of communication that are available to them through their school district. First off, I would argue that educators need to work on improving the digital literacy of their students’ parents.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Instead of investing the time and effort required to study and prepare, they may turn to AI or other shortcuts to complete the task quickly. The pressure to perform well on assessments can create a situation where the grade becomes more important than the actual knowledge being gained.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

At least, that’s according to a randomized study recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Science. The study, which occurred over three semesters, randomly assigned students to either learning through lectures, the old-school way, or through “active” calculus instruction that emphasizes student engagement.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Here is one way teachers can use AI tools to curate an entire class’s flow, its study materials, and practice tests without the aid of an army of teaching assistants. By distilling a lecture’s knowledge into a set of handy flashcards, teachers can ensure their students’ progress and performance.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2021

Digital tech has changed other knowledge industries much faster than higher ed, but seismic shifts are still coming to colleges. Understand that the early failure of innovation and reform initiatives does not equate to a wholesale validation of traditional models.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2025

Only one in eight programs give elementary school teachers enough time to learn the math content they teach, according to a recent study by the National Council on Teacher Quality, which reviewed more than 1,100 teacher prep programs around the country. But even for teachers who get credentials, its complicated.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

But as Eyler warns readers at the outset, he’s not a scientist himself, but a humanist with a PhD in medieval studies. Some of it is not necessarily breaking a code or unlocking a secret, as it is there’s information and studies that have occurred in widely disparate disciplines that very rarely talk to each other.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2017

School used to be about gaining a shared body of knowledge. If you were clever, paid attention, had good memorization skills and could afford it, you could even progress to college and possibly to graduate school, where your agreed-upon knowledge would qualify you for a profession. Passing time in school no longer matters.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2016

He teaches 7th grade social studies in Highland Park, Illinois. Failure also motivates me. When I say we risk failure, I mean we’re trying our absolute best. If you’re honest, respectful, and you're persistent—if you risk failure—you’re really able to motivate each other to do amazing things. Chris Hull is a busy guy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2023

I teach in a college and career pathway program for the visual and performing arts in which students spend half of their school day studying the arts at an advanced level, while connecting their knowledge from core classes through multidisciplinary projects. They choose to be part of an intentional community that values the arts.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We have decomposed knowledge points to the super nano level,” says Li. “We While the student tackles subjects online, the AI generates ongoing analysis of the student’s state of knowledge. The greatest pain in traditional education is that every child is required to study at a fixed time and at a fixed rate,” he says.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A 2022 report published by that task force revealed that about 1,000 aspiring educators were unable to begin a preparation program each year due to their failure to pass the Praxis Core. States need to have guardrails in place to make sure candidates have the knowledge and skills to be effective with students,” says Peske.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Studies show that parental involvement in a student’s education is the most accurate predictor of academic achievement. Researchers at Columbia University went further to study the impact of weekly automated alerts to parents about their student’s missed assignments, grades and class absences. VIDEO: Smart Mobile Messaging.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

The program is designed for our employees to build knowledge of what actually happens in classrooms, as well as an understanding of the deep tensions and issues with our educational system. Knee: A set of case studies about some of the biggest edtech failures, with amazing lessons for current companies.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

As part of a long-term study on the school, a team of researchers at NYU, led by Richard Arum, decided to look at other metrics, including a performance-based test called the College and Work Readiness Assessment, which is designed to measure various problem solving and reasoning skills. The studies that showed the most success (i.e.,

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Skills Critical Thinking Game-Based Learning Failure 168

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

A new case study by Entangled Solutions illustrates how that is unfolding at Arcadia Unified School District in California, which serves 9,500 students across its 11 schools. The mantra “learn from failure” turned out to be particularly important, although challenging to implement. Learning models eat education software for breakfast.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2022

We cannot in one breath condemn the prison-to-school pipeline and then create systems and structures that funnel to failure. Study how children of color experience schooling in the United States. Study how children of color experience schooling in the United States. Honor and implement the knowledge gained from Black scholars.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

Instead, educators described making as an approach to teaching and learning that puts students at the center; that encourages what educators variously termed “supported failure,” “controlled struggle,” and “failing forward”; and that teaches resilience, perseverance, empathy and problem-solving. How does this look in practice?

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Effective study habits, a positive mindset, and time management skills must be added to the mixture, and do not forget to sprinkle a proactive attitude on top to improve academic performance and increase the overall college experience. Develop effective study habits Developing effective study habits is crucial for academic success.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2015

Murphy & Beland’s recent study is making the rounds online, particularly among those who are eager to find reasons to ban learning technologies in classrooms. ’ That’s an indictment of our failure to differently imagine learning and teaching. if they did, how sad is that?). That’s not teaching students ‘grit.’

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2023

Effective study habits, a positive mindset, and time management skills must be added to the mixture, and do not forget to sprinkle a proactive attitude on top to improve academic performance and increase the overall college experience. Develop effective study habits Developing effective study habits is crucial for academic success.

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Failure Students Lecturing Feedback 97

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Students in the 21st century enter the classroom armed with a vast array of knowledge just a swipe away on various digital devices. These efforts resulted in a vast array of innovative teaching methodologies, yet many students need help to develop the necessary knowledge to succeed academically.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2019

Even when it happens individually, having a supporting community can provide learners with the motivation and opportunities for applying and connecting knowledge. Q2: For our new-trad students who are often first gen, hearing our human stories of failure and challenge is critical to building trust. We have to gain trust.”.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2021

One study by TNTP and Zearn Learning shows that students who experienced instructional strategies based on acceleration struggled less and retained more than students who experienced instruction based on mostly remedial strategies. Move to a competency-based focus.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

12 The reviews find that many studies lack scientific rigor. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse for literacy does not contain any study that has a significant positive effect on broad reading achievement for this group. 13 Positive effects only show in narrow areas such as alphabetic knowledge in younger students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Transfer of knowledge is critical. For example, word study is no longer about memorizing vocabulary, but knowing how to decode unknown academic and domain-specific words using affixes, roots, and context. Failure is a learning tool. Or a spreadsheet instead of a slideshow? Differentiation is the norm.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2015

A study released last year by the National Council on Teacher Quality found that nearly half of the nation’s teacher training programs failed to insure that their candidates were STEM-capable. But it turns out too often, no one is tasked with providing that knowledge. A lot of learning is accomplished by failure.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

It stands for: Transparency Real World Applications Universal Design for Learning Social Knowledge Construction Trial and Error Transparency refers to making the purpose and requirements for the assignment as clear as possible. Yet, many college assignments lack the opportunity for students to construct knowledge with others.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

It stands for: Transparency Real World Applications Universal Design for Learning Social Knowledge Construction Trial and Error Transparency refers to making the purpose and requirements for the assignment as clear as possible. Yet, many college assignments lack the opportunity for students to construct knowledge with others.

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