Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 1, 2024

The Bond Between Nature and Culture in Borneo The lush rainforests of Borneo are more than just biological treasure troves; they are cultural cornerstones for the island’s indigenous communities. Beyond its economic role, the tualang holds profound cultural and spiritual significance for many indigenous groups. Credit: T.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Others are applied more broadly, like mentorship programs or culturally responsive curriculum. Culture Change When Cole-Ochoa was assigned to the junior high campus more than two years ago, it was with the directive to turn around its academic performance. I always think of it as Maslow's.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 30, 2023

Since 2019 there’s been a growing number of attacks — both verbal and physical — against teachers, administrators, school board officials, librarians and even students, particularly those who are LGBTQ+, Black, Hispanic or Asian. Roy Cooper created a task force in 2019 to add more teachers of color across the state.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 30, 2018

With and without technology, it is crucial to create a thinking culture. Here’s to a fantastic 2019! By using the Rigor Relevance Framework as a guide, we can begin by asking learners better questions with the goal being that they start to formulate questions on their own.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2019

A 10th grader, above, answers a question in one of those classes, which offers black history and culture along with social-emotional lessons and academic and college advice. The first rigorous evaluation of one of the larger programs came out in October 2019 and found some promising results. “It shows that it works.”

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This observation speaks to the idea that different modes of communication and expression are fundamental to understanding and interpreting different societies and cultures and, consequently, that the semiotic complexity of human experience cannot be contained in plain text. Summer is just around the corner -enjoy! Apostolidou, A.

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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. Kozowyk, P. Poulis, J.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

“We are a friendly state when it comes to taking any sort of refugees, or anyone who enters our state, so we have Spanish-dominant [English learner] students who come at any age, from being little to being youth,” says Valtierrez, the department’s director of language and culture. Texas and Illinois did not provide information that year.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

What is new is that we are calling them badges and microcredentials and using them primarily to certify specific skills, such as cross-cultural competency, welding and conversational Spanish. . Today, they are even more common at two-year schools: In 2019, community colleges granted 852,504 associate degrees and 579,822 certificates.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

Tailored Garments and Human Expansion The production of tailored garments with closely stitched seams was a key cultural innovation that enabled early humans to survive harsh climates. Source: Journal of Archaeological Science , 2019. Source: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports , 2020. Source: Quaternary Science Reviews , 2020.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2021

That year, 2019, the district changed its policies to allow Indigenous students to wear cultural items along with their caps and gowns. They argue that the practice of policing Indigenous students’ graduation attire is symptomatic of an education system woefully ignorant of, and insensitive to, Native culture.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

schools frequently marginalize these students’ languages and cultures, but they tend to host ineffective educational approaches. schools continue to fail to make their community communications multilingual and culturally responsive. Not only do U.S.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Similarly, during the 2019-2020 school year, San Antonio Union School District (California) created the first-ever student board member position. Since introducing the role, the district has seen increased attendance at school board meetings, contributing to a more welcoming and inclusive culture.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Cave art has long been a touchstone for understanding the cognitive and cultural worlds of ancient humans. Their simplicity belies their profound significance as one of the earliest forms of human visual culture. Journal : Journal of Archaeological Science , 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.anthro.2023.102975 DOI : 10.1016/j.jas.2019.105001

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Discovering Emotion in Ancient Mesopotamia From the flutter of "butterflies in the stomach" to the weight of a "heavy heart," emotions are often tied to physical sensations in modern cultures. Towards a Universal Understanding of Emotions This study opens new doors to understanding whether emotions are universal or culturally specific.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2019

After the release of the latest 2018 rankings by the Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA , earlier in December 2019, there was considerable hand wringing and consternation but the result wasn’t much different. Those results, released in October 2019, also found that U.S. Why the U.S.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 14, 2019

Digital Promise is excited to announce 14 new districts will join the ranks of the League of Innovative Schools for the 2019-2020 school year. Please join us in welcoming the new 2019-2020 cohort of the League of Innovative Schools! The League is a powerful network of forward-thinking school district leaders. Chesapeake Public Schools.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

My journey as an immigrant from a small town in Africa’s smallest mainland country, The Gambia, to the biggest city in the United States, with its many diverse cultures, has given me a unique perspective. This experience gave me an opportunity to recognize my own cultural myopia. I’m a better teacher because of it. A Muslim lens.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

As a result of Boseman’s untimely death, my morning meetings with students are centered around discussing current events and providing culturally affirming spaces to discuss what is on their minds. The goal will be to develop self-worth and cultural competence. Related: Black teachers matter, for students and for communities.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Researchers from the China National Silk Museum and the Sichuan Research Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology have confirmed that silk played a significant role in sacrificial rituals conducted by the Shu State during the late Shang Dynasty (1600–1100 BCE). Credit: Scientific Reports (2024). Ge, J., & Hu, Y. Langford, H.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2021

In Chicago, only 42 percent of public school graduates enrolled in four-year colleges in 2019. Dominican launched the Center for Cultural Liberation in 2020 to provide students of color with a place to gain a sense of belonging. The remaining 58 percent represent an untapped resource for higher education.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Europe's First Mega-Settlements: A Case Study To address this, the researchers turned to the Cucuteni-Trypillia culture, a prehistoric society flourishing between 5050 and 2950 BCE in what is now Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine. PDF available Introduces a process-oriented approach to interpreting material culture. Teixeira, Í B.

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Edthena

MAY 30, 2019

Schools foster collaboration among teachers, between students and teachers, and with community members, emphasizing cultural and social ties with a clear focus on learning. The post Resources for Teachers & Instructional Coaches – May 2019 appeared first on the Edthena blog - video coaching and instructional coaching resources.

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Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

2019) and at raising learner satisfaction as they enjoy their courses more (Lumpkin et al., Learners’ engagement, active participation, and reflection are situated at the core of active learning. Previous studies have shown that this strategy has been successful at reducing failure rates in STEM courses at university (Talbert et al.,

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

These humanities fields are down to unprecedented levels,” said Rob Townsend, director of humanities, arts and culture programs at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. It’s worrisome.”. Pure sciences like physics and chemistry are included in the liberal arts and sciences but not the humanities. “It’s

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Education Elements

DECEMBER 29, 2020

In their book, they predicted that by 2019, 50% of all high school courses will be online in some blended learning model. Even as of May 2019, there were people pointing out the failure of this prediction.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Whether through shared resources, companionship, or experimentation, the early relationships between humans and canids reveal a dynamic interplay of culture, survival, and adaptability. Journal : Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , 2019. Journal : Nature Ecology & Evolution , 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.jaa.2019.101081

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Students performed better in 2019, with 18 percent meeting state standards for ELA and just under 12 percent meeting standards for math. We are always constantly trying to build a stronger school culture," she said. "In She said in Mexican culture it's the mother's responsibility to take care of children.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In spring 2019, we collected nearly 350 survey responses from stakeholders working in all levels across public schools. These top challenges all fall under the school culture, climate and safety theme. Overall, three challenges ranked as highest-priority by all respondents: Mental health and trauma (#1). Social-emotional learning (#2).

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ED Surge

MARCH 12, 2024

By 2019 that had fallen to just 41 percent. Of course there are many factors, but in this same period of time there have been a growing number of messages in popular culture giving highly skeptical views of college. So what is happening here?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

The researchers persuaded 81 parents of three-year olds to take cellphone videos of their children brushing their teeth every night for 16 days during 2019 and early 2020. We know praise differs by culture,” Leonard said. “And so how kids respond to that should very much differ by culture.”. Cuteness abounded.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2021

Additionally, while teachers reported having less say into the educational technology they use now than in our fall 2019 survey, those who have this input are much more likely than those without it to see their online classes as effective. The knowledge of these tenets will then be infused into other core content areas as appropriate.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2021

percent since fall 2019, compared to a 5.3 While basic needs insecurities threaten students regardless of gender, a 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study of the pandemic’s impact on undergraduates found that females had greater difficulty than males accessing food or paying for food and finding stable and safe child care.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 27, 2021

We interviewed leaders at 30 different ‘deeper learning’ schools around the world in 2019 and 2020. A culture of “Yes, try that!” There were high expectations of professional conduct and student learning outcomes, but those were embedded deeply within a culture of trust and respect.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 2, 2024

government’s campaign to break up Native American culture, language and identity by forcing children into abusive boarding schools. The work is guided by cultural success coaches — school employees who help families address the kind of challenges that keep students from coming to school. AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin Credit: Ross D.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. The charter school, NACA, opened its doors in 2006.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Still, despite these challenges, I believe my story is important — not only to create a better understanding of Muslim culture and Muslim women’s identity, but also to build a more welcoming educational environment for Muslim educators and students. The hijab and what it represents in Islam is often misunderstood and unfairly stereotyped.

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