Faculty Focus

APRIL 6, 2023

Yes, ChatGPT could write it and it might look a little like this: My philosophy of teaching is centered on the belief that all students have the potential to learn and succeed. To tap into this potential, I adopt student-centered approaches that prioritize student voice, choice, and agency in the learning process.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This was especially true when we decided to implement the blended learning teaching philosophy. Regardless of teaching philosophy, you must discover which edtech resources will provide an authentic learning experience for your students and make the most effective use of teachers’ time.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2021

My teaching philosophy is that the content is no longer the commodity. I teach computer literacy at Digital Academy of Florida (DAOF) and I’ve found numerous ways to keep my students engaged in my short time there. I start by highlighting that it’s their class, not mine. They’re in the driver’s seat.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Key points: Personalized learning is a strong classroom strategy for achievement Agency and self-direction: Giving students a voice 3 simple strategies to supercharge student growth For more news on personalization, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub A one-size-fits-all classroom is a thing of the past.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

The way sessions were facilitated often contradicted research-based teaching strategies. It is also frustrating when pre-packaged PD sessions are disconnected from your specific school context and student population. The impact of substandard and irrelevant PD is also noticeable to students. Wait, we can DO that?”

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There’s a new book out called Activating a Teaching-Learning Philosophy. To me that says “doing something about your teaching-learning philosophy.” Unfortunately, our current use of teaching philosophy statements doesn’t usually contain that expectation. taking a course intended to prepare them to teach.

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Learning 122

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

Todd Burks teaches students to navigate the University of Virginia library. A dozen or so students are gathered virtually in a Zoom room, inhaling and exhaling and summoning their attention for a brisk lunchtime lesson filled with music and poetry. It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There’s a new book out called Activating a Teaching-Learning Philosophy. To me that says “doing something about your teaching-learning philosophy.” Unfortunately, our current use of teaching philosophy statements doesn’t usually contain that expectation. taking a course intended to prepare them to teach.

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Beliefs Learning 98

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 1, 2013. On the first day of classes two years ago, I had students in my professional and technical writing course send me an email with their goals for the semester. Teaching my students about goals has become something of a crusade. Language. “I

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

The way that books have nourished my teaching has been in the area of identifying and refining my teaching philosophy and general pedagogical approaches. I haven’t read many books that are focused strictly on online teaching. Sometimes that takes the form of becoming a student.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Balch & Blanck, 2025; Butulis, 2023; Parks & Oslick, 2024) and to provide their students with instruction and practice in using AI in productive and ethical ways (e.g., As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

My first foray into using video in my teaching involved a TV cart wheeled into my classroom, replete with a connected VHS player—and no remote. As a teacher or a student, you may remember a holiday-week screening of E.T. Introductory Paratext Let’s consider what might ease students into video-based learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

The hiring process should reflect this need to have the teaching philosophies of new staff align closely with its vision. It is no longer enough to look at only the traditional aspects of teaching — subject knowledge, interaction with students, organization, etc.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

These Back-2-School with Math professional development math webinars give teachers confidence and inspiration as they learn math strategies on planning a successful school year for students, and parent involvement using Mathematical Practice Standards. Teacher Trainers. She recently presented at the NCSM conference.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2016

These Back-2-School with Math professional development math webinars give teachers confidence and inspiration as they learn math strategies on planning a successful school year for students, and parent involvement using Mathematical Practice Standards. Teacher Trainers. She recently presented at the NCSM conference.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

Set up a digital portfolio that includes the following categories: Teaching philosophy. Based on your experience, come up with a short paragraph that describes your philosophy of teaching. An example might be: “Instruction is self-paced where possible, differentiated and responsive to student needs always.

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Teaching Philosophy Knowledge Feedback Languages 183

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Lesson plans, edtech tools and learning environments either create more equity among students of different races, or more inequity. He also discussed his teaching style and why it’s important for educators to share vulnerability with their students. In education, nothing is “neutral” when it comes to race.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2025

Yet, some educators still see AI only as a tool for efficiency and view student use as cheating. Students with teachers learning about new technologies and teaching methods are at an advantage over those who have teachers who continue to teach with traditional methods.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

AMERICAN FORK, Utah – YouScience ® ,the leading technology provider dedicated to solving the skills gap crisis for students and employers, is proud to announce the recipients of the esteemed YouScience Innovative Educator Award.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Students learn to think beyond the parameters of passing an exam. Throughout these years, I have learned that integrating technology can be a great way to enhance music and cross-curricular activities because it is an amazing tool, especially when it comes to music creation and music composition for younger students.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

And you’ve definitely assessed your students against them. They help ensure that we’re on the right track in fostering our students’ intellectual, emotional, and in some cases spiritual growth. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? We need them. My list addresses that risk.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 7, 2016

As you do a retrospective of what we hope was a great year, it’s not too early to think about new ways to use technology when students return from summer break. Teachers can take some short videos walking parents through their classrooms, showing them how they’re set up, and where students can find everything.

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Teaching Philosophy Teachers Discussions Teaching 75

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

And you’ve definitely assessed your students against them. They help ensure that we’re on the right track in fostering our students’ intellectual, emotional, and in some cases spiritual growth. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? We need them. My list addresses that risk.

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Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Students 59

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

I really wanted to be able to engage in a conversation with my students rather than just provide them with feedback and move on to the next thing. How have my various experiences influenced my teaching philosophy, and which principles do I rely on to inform my interactions and collaboration with learners?

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Feedback Secondary Education Teaching Philosophy Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

It is usually about two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through the semester when we (and our students) start to feel a little grumpier. We work hard to proactively and intentionally infuse empathy in our courses and to understand and help our students through the challenges they may be facing. Teach some amazing content.

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Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 142

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Experiential learning is on the rise (Roberts & Welton 2022), perhaps because it can be a pathway to increased student engagement. To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students.

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Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 111

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Experiential learning is on the rise (Roberts & Welton 2022), perhaps because it can be a pathway to increased student engagement. To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students.

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Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy Knowledge 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

My Learning Experience: From a Model Student to Getting Lost I grew up in China in the 1980s as the only child of factory workers. This fear intensified in high school, where frequent tests ranked students publicly. To accompany this teaching philosophy, I adopt ungrading 2 in all my courses.

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Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 98

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2023

In our Future Teacher series , we feature students in teacher prep programs on the cusp of having their own classrooms to find out why they want to enter an embattled profession that many are leaving. I think maybe it's because I'm an older student. In this installment, we are focusing on Annie Talley Ochoa. That's what gives me pause.

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Social Studies Teaching Philosophy Coaching Learning Disabilities 142

Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Relevance According to a global survey in five countries, nearly 74% of university students indicated that they planned to use ChatGPT for academic tasks (Ibrahim et al., Generative AI tools can identify grammatical issues and provide tailored suggestions to edit students' writing. 2023; Gordon, 2023). 2023; Sallam, 2023).

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

It is usually about two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through the semester when we (and our students) start to feel a little grumpier. We work hard to proactively and intentionally infuse empathy in our courses and to understand and help our students through the challenges they may be facing. Teach some amazing content.

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Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Set up a digital portfolio that includes the following categories: Teaching philosophy. Based on your experience, come up with a short paragraph that describes your philosophy of teaching. An example might include: “Instruction is self-paced where possible, differentiated and responsive to student needs always.

Teaching Philosophy 75

Teaching Philosophy Knowledge Feedback Languages 75

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 14, 2025

On the best days, teaching is one of the most fulfilling careers you can find. You get to inspire students, collaborate with other professionals, and impact the future of your community every day. But as we all know, not every teaching day is as rewarding as the last. Anything different is the goal!

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Teachers Teaching Philosophy Grades Assignments 52

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2023

Another upside is that when you teach philosophy in schools, you have the opportunity to cultivate norms of good conversations and good deliberations. So you teach people that we're going to take turns — we're gonna listen to each other. Is that something you see in the college students you teach?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

This is a course for students starting off their university experience, so you might think they’d have more academic material. What are the benefits of doing this over reading a philosophy text, say? Shreve: The reason why I think the show works so well is because it helps them visualize the consequences of ethical decisions.

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Ethics Syllabus 167

Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

It’s often said that teaching and learning doesn’t always take place in the classroom—some of the most important lessons are learned on the playground, in the street, on the job or somewhere else. The same is true for educators, whose teaching philosophies are often shaped by moments that happened when they weren't in front of the classroom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

It was the early days of YouTube (then two-years old), and it was getting cheap and easy to make and post videos, so the two teachers—Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams—proposed shifting lectures to videos students would watch at home, and asking students to come to class prepared to problem solve with their peers.

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