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The Evolution of Cooking: A Defining Moment in Human History

Anthropology.net

The largest drop in the size of the chewing teeth in the history of human evolution occurred around 1.8 At the same time, Homo erectus experienced a significant reduction in the size of their chewing teeth, another evolutionary marker indicating a dietary shift towards softer, cooked foods. Homo erectus : The First Cook? link] 5 Kaplan, M.

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Women’s History Month should have a place for teachers

The Hechinger Report

Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images. Given that teachers are charged with imparting the contributions of women to their students throughout Women’s History Month, a special place should be reserved during March for the women teachers who go unrecognized. The lack of credit shows up in lower pay.

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Katherine Thrailkill’s Mentor Led Her to MAHG

Teaching American History

Lindblom is the 2013 Arizona Teacher of the Year and a 2014 Graduate of the MAHG program. The course would prepare students for her fast-paced junior-level AP American History class. A study of Cherokee Indian removal during the 1830s would inform her on a part of history she knew little about.

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PROOF POINTS: Schools staff up as student enrollment drops

The Hechinger Report

When kids go to school right now there are more adults in the building of all types than there were in 2013 and more than when I was a kid,” said Marguerite Roza, director of the Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University, where she has been tracking the divergence between students and staff at the nation’s public schools.

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Drawing back the curtain: Supporting beginning teachers to make the most of their first few weeks on placement

Becoming a History Teacher

How they respond to the disruption of their preconceived ideas is critical for their ongoing development – their professional growth will be connected to the development of teacher dispositions such as humility, open-mindedness and self-awareness (Ogusthorpe, 2013). Teaching History 112, 6–14. References: Coe, R.,

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Call For Papers: Trauma Informed Anthropology

Teaching Anthropology

Anthropology has long since engaged with challenging topics, and indeed carries its own challenging histories, and researchers continue to generate key insights into the lived realities of trauma survivors.

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It used to be a notoriously violent prison. Now it’s home to a first-of-its kind education program

The Hechinger Report

In 2013, people incarcerated there staged a two-month hunger strike that spread throughout the state’s prisons to protest the excessive use of solitary confinement. Darryl Baca — the student who praised Mariscal after his classroom speech — epitomizes the entire history of Pelican Bay.

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