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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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on December 10, 2018. There’s a new book out called Activating a Teaching-Learning Philosophy. To me that says “doing something about your teaching-learning philosophy.” taking a course intended to prepare them to teach. © Magna Publications.

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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 I prepared to teach my first educational videography course earlier this year, I found that we lacked a common vocabulary for talking about how we design learning with video in mind.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that students have had access to the information we teach prior to AI. We should embrace this role as we teach in the age of AI. 2001, University of Vermont) is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar and Professor of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University. Teaching of Psychology, 52 (1), 45-52.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on November 1, 2013. Teaching my students about goals has become something of a crusade. The student who was expecting me “to teach him a lot” missed the first lesson. Although I would teach him a lot, he had to be available to receive and apply that learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

In addition to introducing students to new music tools, my teaching philosophy involves introducing students to music at a very young age. I am fortunate that I teach my students beginning at age three, in addition to a Mommy and Me music class where I work with kids as young as age one.

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. 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.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2023

The ability to learn and grow is part of what made teaching dynamic and energizing for me. The way sessions were facilitated often contradicted research-based teaching strategies. Rationale: My students wanted to ensure teachers identified at least one way their training will impact their teaching moving forward.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

In the past, schools were reasonably homogenous in their approach to teaching. They varied in other ways (demographics, degree of focus on sports and the arts, religious affiliation) but these differences often did not impact the classroom; the methods of teaching were reasonably consistent. These may be websites (e.g.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2020

He also discussed his teaching style and why it’s important for educators to share vulnerability with their students. What message do you have for teachers and education leaders about how to appropriately teach students of all races and avoid inflicting harm? That’s going to come across in how we teach our students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

You’ve been teaching for five years and love what you’re doing. So, you don’t bother to keep your resume up-to-date or expand your teaching skills other than what is required for your position. Set up a digital portfolio that includes the following categories: Teaching philosophy. What to include.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2025

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. Early in my career as a teacher, I was asked to write my teaching philosophy. But we must also address teacher readiness to succeed.

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Education Academic Integrity Learning Fairness 142

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

He said that students have had access to the information we teach prior to AI. We should embrace this role as we teach in the age of AI. 2001, University of Vermont) is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar and Professor of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University. Teaching of Psychology, 52 (1), 45-52.

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 112

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.

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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? As we continue to evolve as educators and continue to transform our teaching practices, I invite you to share how you engage with learners and feedback to facilitate a dialogue.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

When teaching math, teachers need to create an engaging and memorable experience for all types of learners in their classrooms. During seven years as a teacher, Jessica served as a new teacher mentor and created curriculum to help new teachers adapt to teaching. Webinars are available at multiple times in August, starting on Thurs.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2016

When teaching math, teachers need to create an engaging and memorable experience for all types of learners in their classrooms. During seven years as a teacher, Jessica served as a new teacher mentor and created curriculum to help new teachers adapt to teaching. Webinars are available at multiple times in August, starting on Thurs.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Below, we share five things that we do to reduce our grumpiness during the grumpy time to make our teaching more engaging and fulfilling (see also Engage the Sage, 2022a): 1. having a supportive course structure that allows us to enjoy teaching more). Teach some amazing content. However, these challenges are not insurmountable.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2023

Annie Talley Ochoa has long known that she was meant to teach. Talley Ochoa is on track to earn her teaching credential next August, when she finishes her master’s degree in education. This year, she’s teaching U.S. And again, I'm like, ‘Oh, this is my thing: teaching. Did you ever reconsider a career in teaching?

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Social Studies Teaching Philosophy Coaching Learning Disabilities 144

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Experiential learning can also help instructors to teach more authentically, allowing further possibilities for aligning their teaching with their pedagogical priorities. link] The post We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 7, 2016

Start with an introduction and share your teaching philosophy along with some of what you’re expecting for the year. Share small tidbits about the class or the ongoing topics being taught and discussed. YouTube Videos. Create a YouTube channel and offer parents video updates.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 7, 2025

Experiential learning can also help instructors to teach more authentically, allowing further possibilities for aligning their teaching with their pedagogical priorities. link] The post We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

My Teaching Journey: Cultivating a Growth Mindset Through Ungrading For the past 11 years, I have been a professor of social studies education, working with both pre-service and in-service teachers. 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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Grades Social Studies Learning Feedback 93

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

Todd Burks teaches students to navigate the University of Virginia library. It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. It’s how associate professor Charlotte Matthews starts class, having learned the importance of such moments over 18 years of teaching adults at the University of Virginia.

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Scholarly Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Learning and Teaching: Teach HQ. Introduction Generative AI in higher education has been widely discussed following the record-breaking uptake of ChatGPT in November 2022 (Dwivedi et al., 2023; Gordon, 2023). Achievement motivation and academic dishonesty: A meta analytic investigation. Educational Psychology Review , 33 , 427–458.

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Ethics Multidisciplinary Course Design Confidentiality 102

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Below, we share five things that we do to reduce our grumpiness during the grumpy time to make our teaching more engaging and fulfilling (see also Engage the Sage, 2022a): 1. having a supportive course structure that allows us to enjoy teaching more). Teach some amazing content. However, these challenges are not insurmountable.

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Course Design Assignments Teaching Philosophy Instructors 98

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 30, 2019 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. In other words, the teaching and learning principles so many of us embrace call upon us to be learners. We need them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

You’ve been teaching for five years and love what you’re doing. So, you don’t bother to keep your resume up-to-date or expand your teaching skills other than what is required for your position. Set up a digital portfolio that includes the following categories: Teaching philosophy. What to include.

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Teaching Philosophy Knowledge Feedback Language 84

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 30, 2019 © Magna Publications. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. In other words, the teaching and learning principles so many of us embrace call upon us to be learners. We need them.

Learning Outcomes 59

Learning Outcomes Instructors Learning Teaching Philosophy 59

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2023

It is part of the curriculum in many other countries around the world, and there is a small but growing movement to have philosophy taught in American schools. Another upside is that when you teach philosophy in schools, you have the opportunity to cultivate norms of good conversations and good deliberations.

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Teaching Philosophy Teaching Failure Schools 218

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 14, 2025

On the best days, teaching is one of the most fulfilling careers you can find. But as we all know, not every teaching day is as rewarding as the last. Common causes of teacher burnout Although every teaching environment is different, the most common causes of teacher burnout are similar.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2019

NBC’s ‘The Good Place’ attempts to build a comedy around the topic of moral philosophy. But can a network sitcom accurately teach concepts like existentialism and the works of Plato and Kant? To try to get their facts straight, the show’s creators invited philosophy scholars into the writer’s room for the show. I have not.

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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

Or maybe it stemmed from the fact that anyone could get the gist of the teaching idea in the time it takes to rattle off a sound bite. teachers are currently flipping their teaching, and 35 percent would like training on the subject; 46 percent of principals want new teachers who know how to flip a classroom.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

“PEACE”, beyond being a wonderful word to describe the warmth and connection of a nurturing learning environment, is an acronym that specifies five foundations of excellent teaching: Preparation, Expertise, Authenticity, Caring, and Engagement (Saucier, 2019; Saucier, 2022; Saucier, Jones, Schiffer, & Renken, 2022). Saucier, Ph.D.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Approaching online course development from perspective of teaching philosophy in general (and not development) can be a more useful inroad for faculty.” -Ben Patricia O'Sullivan, Manager, Personalized Learning and Adaptive Teaching Program, The University of Mississippi. “We Olaf College. The future is adaptive. “We

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Learning Teaching Philosophy Discussions Culture 133

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 25, 2024

“PEACE”, beyond being a wonderful word to describe the warmth and connection of a nurturing learning environment, is an acronym that specifies five foundations of excellent teaching: Preparation, Expertise, Authenticity, Caring, and Engagement (Saucier, 2019; Saucier, 2022; Saucier, Jones, Schiffer, & Renken, 2022). Saucier, Ph.D.

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