A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 10, 2018

2016) found that video made the reflection experience more authentic and meaningful for both student and teacher. The University of Sydney: School of Teaching and Curriculum Studies. All of the videos are then easily accessible for review on a grid. In their research, Rose et al. Hatton, N., & & Smith, D.

Pedagogy 402

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Becoming a History Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2024

Photo by Mathias Reding on Pexels.com We both began our teaching careers shortly after the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. As always it is helpful to come back to the discipline of history and what it means to teach sensitive histories well. It also constitutes really good history teaching.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

To them, educators should teach significant topics like the 1950s and 1960s civil rights movement with more depth and breadth. history, education leaders have started to reckon with how to comprehensively teach history with an antiracism lens. And school districts are working to expand their curricula on race.

Teaching 145

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

New Jersey is set to become the first state in the nation to mandate teaching media literacy to students of all ages as a bill with the requirement heads to Gov. Spikes, director of Teach for Chicago Journalism at Northwestern University and co-founder of the Illinois Media Literacy Coalition. Subscribe today!

Teaching 136

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Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

They wrote about Abena—and Akaina, a young girl in Eastern Africa living 3,000 years from today—to help teach K–12 students about possibilities for a sustainable future. As Logan wrote in a 2016 American Anthropologist article , “chronic food insecurity is a condition that was made rather than a condition that has always been.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2021

Now, simple AI-driven tools like these chatbots, plagiarism-detecting software and apps to check spelling and grammar are being joined by new, more powerful – and controversial – applications that answer academic questions, grade assignments, recommend classes and even teach. David Weiss, co-founder, Assessment Systems.

Teaching 145

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 14, 2025

The ability to use complex language would have given early Homo sapiens a crucial advantage, enabling cooperation, teaching, and planning in ways that no other species could match," Miyagawa explains. The researchers propose that language might have played a key role. Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins. Berwick, R.

Humanities 96

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

Clair School since 2016, is hardly alone in worrying about maths. In New Zealand, where schools operate far more independently than traditional public schools in the United States, it would be the job of principals like Rodgers to determine how best to teach the countrys math standards. Not any more.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 20, 2015

USC Rossier School of Education’s online teaching degree is shining a light on that gap, calling on teachers and members of the education community to demonstrate what today’s classrooms need to become inclusive spaces.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2017

It has been quite the ride since I changed my perspective on teaching, learning, and leadership eight years ago. Even though this was gratifying work there was still something missing that I could not put my finger on until early in 2016.

Leadership 292

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Over the past 15 years, Dr. Sconzo has developed and implemented strategies that fulfill the district’s mission of teaching the well-rounded student—not to the standardized test. Remind your teachers that you believe they are far more capable than teaching to a test. Taking Bold Measures: Are You Ready?

Leadership 252

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 17, 2012

This is extremely relevant as about 1/3 of Americans and 760 million people globally will own a tablet in 2016. Additionally, features could be added where anyone with the app could touch specific areas of the image and receive detailed information about how certain forms of technology are used to enhance the teaching and learning process.

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Education Artifacts Private School Educational Technology 274

Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Ray Tyler was the 2014 James Madison Fellow for South Carolina and a 2016 graduate of Ashland University’s Masters Program in American History and Government. Ray Tyler The post The Sand Creek Massacre appeared first on Teaching American History. Ray is a former Teacher Program Manager for TAH and a frequent contributor to our blog.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

I teach at the only all-girls school in the state of Minnesota. I applied for the position, and because of my experience studying and minoring in women’s studies during college, I was given the opportunity to teach the course. Over time, the course has become a student favorite.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2019

But survey results in 2016 showed that while three-quarters of science teachers said they included lessons about climate change, they devoted little time to it and faced an array of obstacles. The science behind climate change is complicated and evolving, and most teachers aren’t prepared to teach it well.

Teaching 110

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

where I teach. Since 2016, the women-led Rolex Initiative has held an annual festival to celebrate the Ugandan Rolex and the street vendors who made it world famous. As Jonathan Okello, owner of The Rolex Guy, an upmarket Kampala restaurant, explains : Weve always had that saying: Here you dont wear rolex, you eat it.

Cultures 130

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 9, 2021

2007; Klassen, Perry & Frenzel, 2012; McIlveen & Perera, 2016; Perera, Granziera, et al., It suggests the importance of relationships and human connection in the teaching profession. Many aspects of a teacher’s work can function to increase or decrease their engagement.

Humanities 213

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

In the fall of 2016, increasingly frustrated by his inability to motivate his students despite his energetic teaching style and popularity inside the classroom, he was drawn to the idea that addressing emotional barriers might help them. In 2016, a mere 37 percent of the school’s test-takers passed. Sign up for our newsletter.

Teaching 110

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Hilary Ervin (left) teaches special education in the Paradise school district and her husband, Mike Ervin (right), is the Paradise High School principal. This nine-part series explores how we’re teaching through climate change. Related: Teaching global warming in a charged political climate.

Teaching 123

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Law enforcement agencies reported 7,175 hate crimes in 2017, up from 6,121 in 2016. . According to the 2018 Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program’s annual Hate Crime Statistics report , law enforcement agencies reported 7,175 hate crimes in 2017, up from 6,121 in 2016. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Teaching 99

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

A reference point for this is Michael Gove's 'infamous' and deluded claim from 2016 that people had 'had enough of experts' though a recent visit to a private dentist for complex root canal treatment confirmed that I'd rather have asked him than a local plumber. They need to be experts in the subjects they are teaching."

Geography 52

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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

Event: Teaching the 2024 U.S. King, Old Dominion University Juan Carlos Huerta, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (Moderator) Michelle Allendoerfer, American Political Science Association Please direct all questions to teaching@apsanet.org. The post Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Engaging the 2024 U.S.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

I teach in a small 6-12 independent school with my colleague and friend, Nate Wolkenhauer. Nate teaches Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders. In 2016, I started encouraging my students to stand on their chairs when they were addressing the class. This teaches them that they can learn anything.

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Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

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). Three challenges in teaching anthropology. Teaching Anthropology 1 (2), pp. References Bastide, H. Bierema, L.

Anthropology 130

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

It’s a scientific projection using data from employers and state agencies to help determine which subjects colleges should and shouldn’t teach and steer students to the highest-paying occupations that the state most needs to fill. Use this information to help you make your own decision. With unemployment at 3.7

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Teaching Government Economics Psychology 105

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

West, an associate professor, and Professor Carl Bergstrom teach “Calling BS: Data Reasoning in a Digital World” (although the actual course listing uses the more colorful language). Related: Can we teach our way out of political polarization? We’re teaching web credibility as if it’s 2002,” he said.

K-12 145

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

In a 2016 survey by Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research, 94 percent of middle school math teachers said they analyzed student performance on tests in the prior year, and 15 percent said they spent over 40 hours on this kind of data analysis. Teachers are spending a lot of time talking about student data.

Research 145

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This might play out differently dependent on the level of experience and expertise of each individual teacher: More novice teachers may lack awareness because they literally don’t see things in their classrooms that more expert teachers do (Wolff et al, 2016) and/or because they lack the mental models to analyse and interpret what is happening.

Professional Development 130

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Digital Promise

JULY 15, 2021

In response to COVID-19, OTAN was uniquely prepared to ramp up their digital professional development, offering weekly Zoom office hours for adult educators who suddenly found themselves teaching and supporting learners remotely. We all learn about each other’s programs, teaching situations, and hardware/software in use.

Leadership 118

Leadership Education Professional Development High School 118

Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

Research has shown that the way furniture is arranged in a classroom can significantly impact student behavior and learning outcomes (Granito & Santana, 2016; Parks, Corno & Cozzone, 2017). Teachers can easily move around the U-shape to provide targeted instruction and support as needed.

Leadership 191

Leadership Teaching Research Education 191

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2020

Andrea Queeley teaches her course about societies and cultures of the Caribbean at Florida International University. The crisis begs the question: When there’s only so much money and only so many students, how should universities decide what to teach and not teach? If you close that program down, you lose all that other revenue.

Anthropology 144

Anthropology Social Science Sociology Humanities 144

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I don’t like to be alarmist, or give too much weight to any one test result, but last week’s release of 2016 reading test scores around the world is now the third major proof point that something is awry. And we need to look at places where good [teaching] practices are occurring.” Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report.

Education 112

Education Research Teaching K-12 112

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Over the last several years, many of us have had the uncomfortable realization that there is a gap between how we teach and how scientific findings suggest we should teach. A 2016 study found that not one textbook in commonly used teacher-training programs adequately covered the science of learning.

Middle School 145

Middle School Psychology Classroom Management Learning Science 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Officials at Alcorn say they are seeing progress, which is reflected in the test scores: During the 2016-17 school year, about 44 percent of third grade students scored proficient on the state reading assessment, up from around 36 percent during the 2014-15 school year. What has the district done to boost scores?

Humanities 111

Humanities Teaching Education K-12 111

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The program was first announced in 2016, and the launch is expected this summer—though it was delayed early this year because of a lack of critical workers. During the pandemic, broadband access became more pressing than ever for education, as schools and colleges suddenly shifted most teaching online.

K-12 145

K-12 EdTech Government Teaching 145

Zinn Education Project

OCTOBER 13, 2024

In almost 30 years of teaching, the best anyone could come up with was: “Indians.” 21, 2016, to protest police violence against Standing Rock Water Protectors. So who did he supposedly discover?” I brushed that answer away: “Yes, but be specific. What were their names? Which nationality?” I never had a student say, “The Taínos.”

History 143

History Social Studies Humanities Cultures 143

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 25, 2016

I posed that question in my recent TEDx talk during the 2016 Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools meeting in San Diego. How can educators lead, teach and support innovation? Do you see librarians as part of the future? Courtesy Mark Ray Mark Ray is the Chief Digital Officer for Vancouver Public Schools.

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