eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Differentiation must play a key role in their teaching philosophy. By using the three practical, teacher-tested ideas below, educators can allow students to take ownership of their learning journey. However, teachers are busy people with an ever-growing list of responsibilities.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

You got a 90% on the test. Then, the teacher called up a second student: “It looks like you struggled on this test. One skit, for example, focused on data walls; the teacher called a student up to her desk and gave the student an anonymous pin for the data wall: “Great job! Go put your pin up on the data wall.” You got a 60%.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

You write that “racist policies are the cause of racial inequities” and that “policies determine the success of groups.” So let’s say for instance, if you’re a wealthier parent—and most people of wealth are disproportionately white—and let’s say in your city, a single test determines who gets into a prestigious public high school.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. They want to read and write and think. They write brief papers and give short oral reports, building skills and stamina they eventually will need to complete and present a capstone research project, their final assignment before they graduate.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 14, 2025

Move your desks into a pattern youve never used before, and write inspiring quotes on the board. Remember why you got into teaching in the first place, and embrace your teaching philosophy instead of getting buried under administrative duties. Change up your classroom organization to get a new lease on the school year!

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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. Teachers give a lot of bite-size assignments, or assignments that are done on the devices.

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