The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Parents and their students aren’t defining this demand in terms of the critical-thinking and leadership skills that broadly educated individuals gain. The demand for colleges and universities to justify their existence is greater than ever before. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update. Higher Education.

Economics 97

Economics Critical Thinking Leadership High School 97

Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2016

Vista Unified School District’s (VUSD) mission is “to inspire each and every student to persevere as critical-thinking individuals who collaborate to solve real-world problems.” Vista Unified School District. The district serves 21,104 students, with 67 percent of the population identifying as Hispanic.

Middle School 91

Middle School Elementary School Critical Thinking Social Studies 91

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The years between 2000 and 2015 saw the number of instructional coaches in U.S. Coaches can be important thought partners for teachers as they facilitate cooperation and dialogue for productive reflection, critical thinking, meaning-making, innovation, and well-being. Today is International Coach Appreciation Day!

Tradition 104

Tradition Elementary School Cultures Professional Development 104

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2018

In his 2015 book “The Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future,” Martin Ford suggests that the spread of A.I. In his 2015 book “The Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future,” Martin Ford suggests that the spread of A.I. ” It also entails critical thinking and data analysis.

Critical Thinking 100

Critical Thinking High School Humanities Education 100

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

In 2015, the Idaho state legislature approved 19 incubator programs to explore the practice inside its schools. Under the federal education bill passed in 2015, states are permitted to forgo single end-of-year subject tests and use more nuanced measures instead. Related: Column: To err is human – and a powerful prelude to learning.

Middle School 110

Middle School High School Tradition History 110

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Brewer uses case studies to teach the science of vaccines; last year she used the example of a 2015 measles outbreak linked to Disneyland. The new standards emphasize scientific inquiry and critical thinking over recitation of facts. The NGSS was released in 2013.

Controversial Topics 120

Controversial Topics Middle School Teaching Lesson Plan 120

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

In a 2015 study, researchers analyzing PISA results and responses on student surveys about what kind of math topics they are taught have discovered that students from less affluent backgrounds in all participating countries are taught less difficult math and typically perform worse on the assessment.

Elementary School 0

Elementary School Economics Cultures Tradition 0

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

And that’s worse than the humanities, English and finance degrees in the U.K. A report in 2015 found that level four apprenticeship. And these include learning how to learn, critical thinking, independence, improved social skills and general skills such as working in teams and developing good working habits.

Cultures 98

Cultures EdTech Economics Critical Thinking 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

million public school students were identified as gifted in 2015-16, about 6 percent of the total school population, according to the federal Department of Education. percent, were considered gifted in 2015-16. School administrators often see gifted education as a frill. Nationally, 3.3 The Hechinger Report’s analysis of U.S.

Education 145

Education Elementary School High School Public School 145

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In November 2015, middle-school students from Westchester County, New York, found themselves on a windswept field in Southern Sudan mingling with a crowd of refugees fleeing civil war. The power of VR to stoke empathy is the focus of research at Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, led by communications professor Jeremy Bailenson.

Teaching 105

Teaching Middle School Humanities Professional Development 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

High School 105

High School Geography Middle School Critical Thinking 105

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

Lessons like these help students gain critical thinking skills and give them an opportunity to learn about workers’ rights and labor history, subjects that are often missing from classroom discussions, educators say. But really it is totally ignored.”. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

Education 90

Education Economics Civics History 90

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Instead, they’re working, socializing or partying and, as a result, show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education. Maitland Jones: Well, I don’t think it’s supposed to be that transactional. Catherine Epstein: This is the 2015-16 catalog. Maitland Jones: I was fired.

Critical Thinking 88

Critical Thinking Humanities History Cultures 88

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2020

We should treat it more like a classroom setting where we’re allowed to ask questions and use critical thinking skills.”. Last year, Northeastern University partnered with the Cambridge Police Department to open a police academy for recruits from across Massachusetts, based on a philosophy of valuing people and human life.

Education 139

Education Cultures Critical Thinking Government 139

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The humanities add some color into that.”. It’s a fast-spreading skepticism that has resulted in significant drops in the number of students majoring in the humanities on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian The proportion of students who major in the humanities has fallen from a high of nearly one in five to one in 20.

Humanities 102

Humanities History Cultures Sociology 102

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

A high school social studies book, also used in Texas, says of rising temperatures, “Some critics say that this warming is just part of the Earth’s natural cycle,” though, in truth, there’s overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that the current warming is due to human activities.

Teaching 138

Teaching Middle School Humanities High School 138

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2019

Black Americans weren’t even considered fully human under the Constitution. At a 2015 campaign event, then-candidate Trump shared his thoughts on how Mexican immigrants affect the U.S. In schools, exposing young people to a variety of experiences and outlooks improves critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Critical Thinking 77

Critical Thinking History Leadership Economics 77

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2017

Eight transgender people have died this year, and 22 transgender people died last year in the United States because of violence , according to the Human Rights Campaign. The 2015 call from a number of national groups proposes just that. People are dying at the intersections of ignorance, gender, race and sex.

Social Justice 67

Social Justice Advocacy Human Rights Critical Thinking 67