Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2023

Recognizing the need to reimagine student engagement in social studies inquiry writing, Frank McCormick , an instructional technology coordinator from Sunnyside School District in Tucson, Arizona, embarked on a transformative journey.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For the past 13 years, I have been a social studies teacher at the middle school level. Many believe they need to succeed immediately and that any failure they encounter will be devastating. AJ Bianco is a middle school social studies teacher at Harrington Park School District in Harrington Park, New Jersey.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2020

CBA, while it doesn’t provide explanations of why or solutions, does help to identify issues and measure the success or failure of selected strategies. A new resource guide from Kiddom: Standards-based Grading for ELA and Social Studies. More on standards-based grading. What is Standards-based Grading? Easy CBM.

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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. I studied relentlessly under immense pressure, and my hard work paid off when I was accepted to my desired university. Williams is Professor of Social Studies Education at the University of South Dakota (USD).

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Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 90

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2015

No matter the class, that teacher–be s/he history, literacy, social studies, math, reading, writing, or tech–reminds students of the right way to keyboard. A lot of learning is accomplished by failure. Try, fail, try again. Make this a strategy in the classroom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Schoolzilla claims its tools help address issues like absenteeism, course failures and disproportionality in suspensions. In 2017, an independent researcher discovered a flaw in how Schoolzilla stored personal information including test scores and social security numbers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2023

She enrolled in an online undergraduate program to pursue her bachelor’s degree, with plans to become a high school social studies teacher. I felt kind of like a failure. Four years ago, after moving back to Alaska with her husband, who got a job at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, an opportunity presented itself.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Gaming actually celebrates failure rather than punishing it. Fifty percent of all the social studies teachers in the country use it. Gaming actually celebrates failure rather than punishing it. This paradigm could lead to deeper learning, creativity, more equity and more chances for poor kids to get 21st century skills.

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Teaching Game-Based Learning Intelligence Failure 120

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

Tier 6: Test Pulling Nate When I was in high school, I cheated on a social studies test. I was a pretty good student but was not prepared for the test and had an immense fear of failure. Students who regularly do poorly on tests do not want to feel that failure. Of course, I denied it.

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Math Testing Learning Failure 112