Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

Anthropology modules appear in programs in three programs I have taught: Archaeology and Anthropology, Human Sciences, and Music. I first trialed active learning strategies while teaching at the University of Oxford, where one of the challenges of teaching anthropology is the diverse background of the students (Bastide, 2012). Lumpkin, A. &

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

700 attendees gathered at Ramapo College for Northern Ignite’s event, co-hosted with EdSurge, in 2016. While financial resources are not yet available, there is committed human capital to keep them going. The post Sparking a Culture of Innovation in Northern New Jersey appeared first on Digital Promise.

Cultures 72

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

For elective courses, he said, they will be able to choose from topics like conflict resolution, death and the meaning of life, the role of the military in the modern world, military psychology, human memory, social ethics, human behavior in crisis, political psychology and an array of other courses on specific wars.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In addition to providing needed heat, wood-hauling practices are an essential part of cultural identity. These values rest on the belief that humans are apart from natural systems rather than a part of these systems, creating tensions for federal land managers and residents. The BENM encompasses 1.36

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 14, 2024

The study, published in PLOS ONE 1 on December 11, 2024, uses bioarchaeological analyses to shed light on the diets, deaths, and cultural practices of this enigmatic population, linked to the Neolithic Cucuteni-Trypilla culture. What sets this site apart is the unusual presence of burnt human remains. Hofmann, R., Shatilo, L.,

Archaeology 73

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

The idea behind the Muñiz Academy, named for the longtime principal of Boston’s first dual-language elementary school (the Rafael Hernandez K-8 school), was that many Hispanic students would do better in schools that support their cultural background and, with it, the Spanish language. But not at the Muñiz Academy.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Subconsciously, we turn to our teachers to make us better human beings and we look forward to experiences that they will give us. I feel like school should be a place where I can learn about their culture and where they came from and for them learn about mine. You’re basically their second source of knowledge. Let me just quit.”

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Such tasks likely involved collaboration and the transmission of knowledge within the group, suggesting that these skills were culturally shared over generations. This discovery supports growing evidence that Neanderthals possessed the cognitive abilities and social structures necessary for cultural innovation. A., & Langejans, G.

Archaeology 73

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Every child deserves a high-quality education that recognizes and respects his or her dignity and humanity, and that relishes in the stories of school and community. By 2016, we were categorized in the top tier in the state’s accountability system , surpassing the district average in literacy and math MCAS scores.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2018

About forty years ago , criminal justice scholars and reformers in North America and Europe began exploring justice across cultures and studying the perspectives of perpetrators. Leave this field empty if you're human: And there’s evidence for that effect. Or as Evans points out: “We define restorative justice as a shift in culture.

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Becoming a History Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2024

8) for teaching controversial and sensitive histories (inspired by work from colleagues such as Mohamud & Whitburn, 2016; Mohamud & Whitburn, 2019; Elias & Spafford, 2021; Kerridge & Snelson, 2022) that provide a valuable tool for developing our approach to handling this challenge in the classroom. Grosvenor (2000, p.157),

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Biomechanics Testing: Unveiling Hidden Power Prior to this study, there was no existing research measuring human or weapon efficiency during strikes with hand-held weapons. While weapon design plays a critical role in efficiency, the ultimate factor remains the human behind the tool. Aboriginal Australian weapons and human efficiency.

Archaeology 74

Archaeology Humanities Cultures Tradition 74

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2018

14, 2016 — Former U.S. Teachers of color often hold students of color to higher expectations, more frequently use culturally relevant instructional practices, and have a greater likelihood of addressing racism and bias in their classrooms, which better prepares all students for a diverse world. Secretary of Education John B.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

By running the LDO, my colleagues and I have found a sense of purpose, humanity and true rehabilitation. This maintains a healthy power dynamic, combats infantilization, reaffirms the humanity of participants and gives us the opportunity to learn and practice leadership and organizational skills that will help us transition back into society.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 4, 2023

Over five academic years spanning 2016-17 to 2020-21, these districts recorded 5,800 transfers in a category for “specific discipline reasons.” As many as 3,700 of these could be expulsions. School districts are required to report expulsions to the state and to the public.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 16, 2018

Are you decorating your room in a manner that is representative of all cultures ? Educators also should work towards learning about the backgrounds of their students so they understand students’ cultural and social norms. We also have to avoid the pitfall of teaching about the same historical people from various cultures as well (e.g.,

Social Justice 96

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2017

A study by NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development found that students of color and white students viewed minority teachers more highly than white teachers. Is it because black teachers are better educators? Not necessarily, although research suggests that may be part of it.

Economics 67

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The culture of attendance is huge,” Burnett said. “If Leave this field empty if you're human: Besides the 26 percent of Alamosa students who are already chronically absent, Burnett’s data show that another 27 percent are considered at risk of becoming so. The culture of attendance is huge. Sign up for our newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2018

million students participated in secondary-level CTE nationwide in 2016-17, and more than 61,000 of them were in Massachusetts. English, humanities, and social science classes build these skills, as do projects and presentations in technical courses, where professors and peers provide feedback. Data show that about 2.79

Social Science 85

Social Science Critical Thinking High School Humanities 85

Anthropology 365

APRIL 11, 2023

Humans and Javelinas: Something Something… I need a title … This study is motivated by the broad pressing question: How do we live in a world full of difference? In these regions, their lives become entangled with those of the humans with whom they share these spaces.

Humanities 40

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2019

“Grit,” a best-selling book by University of Pennsylvania professor Angela Duckworth, may have swept parenting and education pop culture but research scholars say they are finding mounting evidence that it doesn’t add up. “As a human, the criticism doesn’t feel good,” Duckworth said. Choose as many as you like.

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Research Psychology Elementary School Humanities 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Department of Education: One was administered as part of the 2016 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for eighth grade music and the other focused on all fine arts and was administered during the 1999-2000 school year. That figure jumps to 96 percent in wealthier districts, according to the 2016 NAEP survey.

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ED Surge

MARCH 24, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services in 2022 found that between 2016 and 2020, the number of children ages 3 to 17 diagnosed with anxiety grew by 29 percent, and those diagnosed with depression grew by 27 percent. And there are increasing reports from adolescents of anxiety, stress and mental health challenges.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In contrast, Onalaska’s population rose from 731 residents in 2012 to 772 residents in 2016, according to U.S. We have worked hard to create an inviting and positive culture in our community,” Murphy said. He points to an empty field; students will eventually build a human sundial there. Kinsman graduated in 2016.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2017

At the same time, the historic and cultural nature of art provides students a great platform to explore traditions of their own and others so they’re encouraged to learn how ancestral narratives and artifacts influence beliefs and dispositions.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

percent decline in course offerings between 2013 and 2016. For many, the case for language learning is simply about being able to interact with people from other cultures. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning. Yet college language course enrollments are plummeting. It is every day.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

Online credit recovery programs were a big driver of improving high school graduation rates, which soared from under 70 percent in 2007 to over 84 percent in 2016. Researchers documented that students were often learning a lot less through these prepackaged online courses compared to repeating the class with a human instructor.

High School 95

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 4, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: But after years working seasonal jobs sorting equipment at the local Ford plant and dealing blackjack at nearby casinos, Perez wanted to rise to a management position — and she couldn’t without a bachelor’s degree. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning. Census Bureau.

Social Justice 110

Social Justice High School Tutoring Advocacy 110

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2019

Black Student Union students say the school tells them durags perpetuate gang culture, but they say the durag ban unfairly continues the criminalization of black men. Durags are used to create the wave hairstyle. Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images.

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Charter School Human Rights Government High School 105

ED Surge

JULY 1, 2024

In 2016, Wood and other Black mothers were looking for a place to voice their rage and sadness over police killings, including of Michael Brown and Freddie Gray. And so the milestones provide a space for them to grow, a space for them to be seen as human, as validated,” she says. Almost all of the students and teachers are Black.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2020

” Here, we have embraced the goal of “humanizing” school and returning joy to our classrooms. Then in 2016, Missouri launched a trauma-informed schools initiative to realize, recognize, respond to and resist the impacts of trauma. “When students come in feeling crummy, they know that someone will be there to help.”

Middle School 80

Middle School Humanities Teaching Cultures 80

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Nationally, 18 percent of teachers are people of color — including African-Americans, non-white Hispanics, Native Americans and Asians — according to the authors of an August 2016 report published by the Brookings Institution. Research has documented other ways that a teacher’s race can impact student performance. Photo: Jamie Martines.

Social Justice 108

Social Justice Charter School High School Public School 108

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: Neal got her start in Teach for America in 2002 and founded a charter high school in Chicago in 2008 that became one of the city’s best. It will emphasize the development of social and emotional skills and cultural competency as part of the curriculum. Choose as many newsletters as you like.

Education 105

Education Charter School Public School High School 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2018

In 2016, 47 percent of Americans held a certificate or better, according to the Lumina Foundation, which tracks this. Leave this field empty if you're human: The state also sent posters to local job-training centers and college access groups. But as those deadlines approach, most states are struggling to meet their goals.

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Library High School Economics Tradition 82

ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2023

Code Next was launched by Google in 2016 in response to the stubbornly low numbers of people of color working in tech — only 3 percent of Google’s tech employees were Black or Latino back in 2014. It’s a cultural hub and one of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods. And that in turn affects people’s career choices.

Education 93

Education Social Justice Tutoring Advocacy 93

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 9, 2018

The 15 universities and colleges nationwide that responded to the expansion of legalized gambling by rushing to add programs in casino management, for instance, produced all of 34 graduates in 2016, or about two graduates per program, an analysis by the education consulting firm Eduventures found. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

Social Justice 107

Social Justice Economics Government Humanities 107

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

In the 10 years ending in 2016, in fact, the proportion of annual faculty hires who are black fell slightly, from 7 to 6.6 Here are two ways to move toward a more diverse faculty, and with it a campus culture that works for all of us. If you’re serious about doing better, it takes more than talk, good intentions or even funding.

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