eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Any teacher hoping to meet their students where they are and help them grow into active learners cannot rely on a one-size-fits-all method of instruction. Personalization must play a key role in their teaching philosophy. Teachers must rely heavily on technology to keep up with vetted content in these ever-emerging fields.

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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. The word “activating” caught my attention.

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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. The word “activating” caught my attention.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

As a classroom teacher, I always tried to improve my practice by reading academic and practice-based articles, attending trainings and connecting with fellow educators to share resources and troubleshoot challenges. The ability to learn and grow is part of what made teaching dynamic and energizing for me. I love learning.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 7, 2016

How about flipping “Meet the Teacher Night”? Teachers can take some short videos walking parents through their classrooms, showing them how they’re set up, and where students can find everything. Start with an introduction and share your teaching philosophy along with some of what you’re expecting for the year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

I’m wondering if you might recommend what top three books would you suggest I read outside of ‘Urgency for Teachers,’ ‘Pedagogy of the Oppressed,’ ‘The New Education?’ The way that books have nourished my teaching has been in the area of identifying and refining my teaching philosophy and general pedagogical approaches.

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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. I still remember one teacher I had pointing to his TV cart and saying, “that’s the busy teacher’s best friend.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

You’ve been teaching for five years and love what you’re doing. Most of the teachers at your school have been there years — even decades — and you have no doubt that, too, will be you. Set up a digital portfolio that includes the following categories: Teaching philosophy. Here’s my profile.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

Graph 1: A typical school population before technology is added to enhance learning and teaching. The percentages of teachers in each category will vary, but each group is likely to be represented. The hiring process should reflect this need to have the teaching philosophies of new staff align closely with its vision.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2016

Singapore Math publisher Marshall Cavendish Education has introduced a new, professional development webinar series for teachers of grades K-5 scheduled throughout August. Teachers can interact with the trainers and each other. Teacher Trainers. Webinars are available at multiple times in August, starting on Thurs.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

Marshall Cavendish Education , publisher of the Singapore Math curriculum, introduced a new online professional development series for teachers of grades K to 5 scheduled throughout August. Teachers can interact with the trainers and each other. Teacher Trainers. 5 for the West Coast. More opportunities are available on Aug.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

You’ve written about your experiences in classrooms and at education institutions where teachers and the broader learning environment and the culture of the community either affirmed or racially abused students. Does the book reflect your own teaching style or teaching philosophy? Is that how you teach?

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2025

GenerationAI Coalition Partners: Center for Black Educator Development Computer Science Teachers Association Indigitize Latinos for Education National Education Association Playlab A focus on equity and fairness must thoughtfully address the circumstances and backgrounds of all the students in our schools.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

During my 20 years as a music teacher and band director at Far Hills Country Day School, a Pre-K through 8 independent school in Far Hills, New Jersey, I have had wonderful success integrating music across multiple curriculums, including history, math, science, writing, PE, art and world languages.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2023

Talley Ochoa is on track to earn her teaching credential next August, when she finishes her master’s degree in education. Already, though, her first year as a teacher is underway. This year, she’s teaching U.S. For Talley Ochoa, becoming a teacher represents a dream fulfilled and a call to service answered. Then what?

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

With over 20 years of teaching experience, Darren Zink, along with Megan Holloway (3 years) and Paige Kanaly (5 years), share a group of 90 students and help them connect what they’re learning in the classroom with the real world. Thank you for your exceptional contributions to education and for setting a high standard for others to follow.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 14, 2025

So what do you do when you start to feel the tell-tale signs of teacher burnout? Learn all about symptoms, tips for turning things around, and how teacher burnout can have a major effect on the entire educational profession. Table of Contents What Is Teacher Burnout? Lean into your teacher community 3.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

If students evaluate teachers on how well they believe the teacher has accomplished the course objectives, then helping them decipher goals and objectives is not just a useful assignment for their learning; it is also about how teachers are assessed. I have made teaching goal-writing to my students my new goal.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

How have my various experiences influenced my teaching philosophy, and which principles do I rely on to inform my interactions and collaboration with learners? I also engaged in student-teacher conferencing and solicited feedback through stop/start/continue surveys, and I met individually with groups or one-on-one with students.

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Feedback Secondary Education Teaching Philosophy Assignments 111

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This invigorates our students about the value of the content, empowers them to demonstrate their learning in personalized ways, and fulfills and inspires us as teachers to see these wonderful applications of their learning. Applied Economics Teaching Resources , 4 , 1-11. Provide catch-up days and mental health days. Saucier, D.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently stated in an interview that advances in AI will mean the humans will no longer be needed for most things, and stated that doctors and teachers in particular could be replaced by AI (CNBC, 2025). Applied Economics Teaching Resources, 4 (4), 101-111. References Balch, D. 2023, August 25 th ).

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

An Examination of Teacher Authenticity in the College Classroom. Experiential Learning Design: Theoretical Foundations and Effective Principles. Taylor & Francis. Proquest Ebook Central. Johnson, Zac D. and LaBelle, Sara. Communication Education 66 (4): 42339. doi:10.1080/03634523.2017.1324167. Muir, S., & Oliver, Y.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

An Examination of Teacher Authenticity in the College Classroom. Experiential Learning Design: Theoretical Foundations and Effective Principles. Taylor & Francis. Proquest Ebook Central. Johnson, Zac D. and LaBelle, Sara. Communication Education 66 (4): 42339. doi:10.1080/03634523.2017.1324167. Muir, S., & Oliver, Y.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

In that moment, I knew I wanted to become a teacher educator. I wanted to help future teachers see education for what it truly isa journey of growth, curiosity, and empowerment, not just a pursuit of grades. I have never used traditional tests in my classes because I dont believe that teaching ability can be measured through exams.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

You’ve been teaching for five years and love what you’re doing. Most of the teachers at your school have been there years — even decades — and you have no doubt that, too, will be you. Set up a digital portfolio that includes the following categories: Teaching philosophy. Here’s my profile.

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Teaching Philosophy Knowledge Feedback Languages 79

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

This invigorates our students about the value of the content, empowers them to demonstrate their learning in personalized ways, and fulfills and inspires us as teachers to see these wonderful applications of their learning. Applied Economics Teaching Resources , 4 , 1-11. Provide catch-up days and mental health days. Saucier, D.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

It sends an implicit message that our classrooms consist of two groups, each with fixed roles: those who teach and those who learn. They are meant to be developed by the individual, prompting them to reflect on what they need to learn to become a better teacher. Instructor learning outcomes, however, are highly personal.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

It sends an implicit message that our classrooms consist of two groups, each with fixed roles: those who teach and those who learn. They are meant to be developed by the individual, prompting them to reflect on what they need to learn to become a better teacher. Instructor learning outcomes, however, are highly personal.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

That year, she had a teacher who used to be a sailor. “He She’s trying to show them her teaching philosophy, she explains. About how a teacher back in high school told her that a teen mom would never succeed in college. When it comes to research, the professor says, “We’re always entering into the conversation.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2023

That’s the surprising argument made by Scott Hershovitz, a professor of philosophy and law at the University of Michigan. And he worries that too often, teachers and other adults brush off or ignore kids when they ask things like, “Are we all just a figment of someone else’s dream?” There, you are in the role very much of teacher.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Ten years ago two Colorado chemistry teachers unleashed a brash concept on a K-12 landscape where few questioned the age-old formula of lecture, homework, assess, repeat. Whatever the cause, it was a hit with teachers everywhere. Simple designs work well, and simplicity makes things happen.”. Jon Bergmann.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

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. That was the case for four teachers featured on this week’s episode of Teachable Moments, a four-part series about why teachers teach. And it crushed him.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

Saucier is also the Faculty Associate Director of the Teaching and Learning Center at Kansas State University and offers a YouTube channel called “Engage the Sage” that describes his teaching philosophy, practices, and experiences. Applied Economics Teaching Resources, 4 (4), 101-111. Renken, M.S. Saucier, D. Miller, S.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

Saucier is also the Faculty Associate Director of the Teaching and Learning Center at Kansas State University and offers a YouTube channel called “Engage the Sage” that describes his teaching philosophy, practices, and experiences. Applied Economics Teaching Resources, 4 (4), 101-111. Renken, M.S. Saucier, D. Miller, S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2025

On my first day as an Arabic teacher, my school mentor sternly advised me, "Avoid the three taboos: sex, politics, and religion. When I started teaching Arabic in a public school, I inherited the curriculum and materials from the previous teacher.

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Discussions Culture Languages Language 136

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Saucier is also the faculty associate director of the Teaching and Learning Center at Kansas State University and offers a YouTube channel called “Engage the Sage” that describes his teaching philosophy, practices, and experiences.  Teaching and Learning in Medicine , 30(1), 5-14. References Beverly, E. Prokopakis, K.

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Syllabus Course Design Instructors Teaching Philosophy 119

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Saucier is also the faculty associate director of the Teaching and Learning Center at Kansas State University and offers a YouTube channel called “Engage the Sage” that describes his teaching philosophy, practices, and experiences.  Teaching and Learning in Medicine , 30(1), 5-14. References Beverly, E. Prokopakis, K.

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