The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Related: OPINION: Banning tech that will become a critical part of life is the wrong answer for education This approach might even drive test scores higher. A 2021 study estimated that students whose curricula included KIA, a project-based learning approach, would be 8 percent more likely to earn a passing score on AP exams.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

A 2021 study showed that the pandemic disproportionately impacted Black students, prompting a heightened distrust of education. In 2021, mid-pandemic, the exact same proportion of students gave this positive response. And there is every reason to expect disruptions in student learning post pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2020

Teaching kids abstract critical thinking skills is unlikely to help them think critically. It plans to compare these baseline scores with future student responses in 2020 and 2021 to see if efforts to teach learning science are successful. The length of lectures often exceeds children’s attention spans.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2024

Our role as educators is to cultivate critical thinking and equip students for a job market that will use AI, not to intimidate them. Nonetheless, this basic activity was enough to spark curiosity and critical thinking about AI. Yet course descriptions include bans on the use of AI. The stakes are high.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

Linking Gifted Program Participants to Achievement and Nonachievement Outcomes,” is slated to be published in May 2021 in the journal of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Grissom at Vanderbilt University, presented their study in April 2021 at a session of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

Elementary School 145

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Impactful technology use is the ability of educators to use technology to develop their students’ skills in six imperative categories: agency, collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and ability to select relevant technology tools.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Martin said that the survey showed that high schools should stress “reasoning and critical thinking skills, decrease the emphasis on specific mathematical topics, and increase the focus on data analysis and statistics.” But that’s maybe 20 percent. The other 80 percent, what about them?” Majors that require calculus were excluded.

High School 143

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Advocates say that hands-on projects motivate students to learn, think critically, solve problems and work collaboratively with their peers. Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. But it’s an open question whether students can learn every subject this way. We know it works.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Since January 2021, 44 states have proposed legislation or sought other means to restrict the ideas teachers can present in the classroom. Teachers cannot sit idly by and watch states pass laws that restrict our ability to promote critical thinking and literacy in the classroom. Not all teachers have this luxury.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“At its core, it needs to really help students critically think and accelerate learning. Do the word problems pose questions that help students think critically about themselves or the data that they’re using? The district’s efforts are in harmony with Georgia’s 2021 revision of its math standards.

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ED Surge

MAY 1, 2023

Teachers can help by encouraging students to leverage their critical thinking and creativity to think outside of the box. Khloe Kares was one of the winners / finalists in 2021. The 2021 winners’ lookbook can be downloaded here. The 2019 winners' lookbook can be downloaded here.

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ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen provided testimony to Congress in 2021, where she explained how the company has failed to stop the spread of misinformation, is aware that apps like Instagram cause harm to teenagers, and has algorithms that are constantly tweaked to deliver engaging but problematic content.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 5, 2023

By Jennifer Yoo-Brannon When a proposed bill in Iowa suggested putting cameras in classrooms, teacher and 2021-22 Voices of Change writing fellow Jennifer Yoo-Brannon wondered what such devices would actually capture. In this piece, she describes what parents and lawmakers would really see inside her classroom. Teaching Broke My Heart.

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ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2022

We've already been disrupted,” said Cardona, who worked as an educator and administrator in Connecticut before becoming Secretary in early 2021. “So The high school student, Gesenia Alvarez from Travis High School, said she would “change the way teachers teach” so that it de-emphasizes rote memorization and encourages critical thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 7, 2022

There was much more emphasis on critical thinking and primary source investigation. Frank McCormick, at the time the district’s coordinator for social studies instruction, said those inquiry-based standards were a radical shift from the content-based standards that most students and teachers were used to.

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TCI

JANUARY 21, 2025

A 2021 study highlighted a positive relationship between gamified learning and student motivation from 2015 to 2020. The three critical elements of a good game are strategy, chance, and design. A well-defined plan or method to achieve victory not only adds depth to the game but also encourages critical thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

During Hurricane Ida in the summer of 2021, floodwaters had poured into vents set inches above ground level. While 95 percent of 58,000 primary and secondary teachers in 2021 felt that teaching climate change is important, just 32 percent felt they can explain climate change in their local context.

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Civics High School Critical Thinking Social Studies 107

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

About 71 percent of Oklahoma’s 4-year-olds, and about 61 percent of 4-year-olds in the Tulsa region, were enrolled in pre-K in 2021. In contrast, about 71 percent of Oklahoma’s 4-year-olds, and about 61 percent of 4-year-olds in the Tulsa region , were enrolled in pre-K in 2021. They have pulled it off brilliantly in Tulsa.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

workers with a college degree in 2021 was approximately $69,000 per year; those with just a high school diploma earned roughly $42,000 annually, according to BLS. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), thus far in 2023, the unemployment rate in the U.S. for civilians over the age of 25 with only a high school diploma was 3.9

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 13, 2021

What are their aspirations for greater technology integration and engagement in 2021-22? How did superintendents leverage strategies learned from the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools program across their districts? Applying lessons learned for district-wide impact.

Elementary School 91

Elementary School Professional Development Critical Thinking Middle School 91

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

It was the fall of 2021. Virtual Internships’ survey data shows that supervisors’ perceptions of the interns’ abilities on core career-readiness skills like communication, critical thinking and teamwork increased substantially during the internships. Micro-internships like Nabeel’s are another relatively new option.

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Government Tradition Professional Development Critical Thinking 138

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

I was teaching for critical thinking. This was 2021, and Iowa had just passed its history censorship law. Gregory Wickenkamp , educator and Iowa City event host A few years ago I was pushed out of K-12 teaching when politicians scapegoated my teaching practice. T hey accused me of indoctrinating students.

Teaching 86

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Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

Murray, Weber State University (Presenter) Allison Rank, SUNY, Oswego State Session Description: Democratic erosion in the United States—rendered vivid in the events of January 6, 2021—as well as the global decline of democratic regimes should push us to reflect on how we introduce politics to students.

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Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 55

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

Preston-west Philadelphia 05: Like many non-selective high schools in Philadelphia, West Philadelphia High has a relatively low graduation rate, 67 percent in 2021. The graduation rate remained steady, and even rose to 67 percent in 2021. Credit: Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report. West had tried to adapt.

High School 127

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C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

In support of this argument, preserves teachers might point to the idea that disciplinary thinking relies on carefully selected sources that propel students towards critical thinking (Muetterties, 2019). than to disclose their perspective on abortion.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Social Justice Controversial Topics Pedagogy 52

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

For instance, in 2021 for the first time in its 200-year history the UK Census allowed people the option to state their sexual orientation and gender identity. PSHE topics that focus on topics such as key historical events, religious holidays etc can utilise such claims as a stimulus for discussion and critical thinking.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Controversial Topics Humanities 40

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Inquiry-based or active learning experiences can have a stronger impact on students and help them develop critical thinking and other necessary skills. A National Investment in Social Studies In 2021, the Thomas B. To tackle these multifaceted issues, a multidisciplinary approach is essential.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For example, as conferences moved to an online format, a Nicaraguan colleague and I were able to co-present a paper on decolonizing critical thinking in English teaching at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference in 2021.

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Tutoring Anthropology Pedagogy Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

STEM is often deemed more difficult, and can be, but the humanities add depth through the study, and creation, of art and laws, philosophy and moral and ethical codes, which foster critical thinking and orient our society. In 2021, Gov. Difficulty is something to be valued, but depth is just as important.

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Cultures Humanities American History Critical Thinking 65

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Using these materials and others like it will continue to strengthen students’ growth and critical thinking skills. In a 2021 article and interview with her co-author Mirko Chardin, Katie Novak presents Universal Design as a tool for teaching more equitably.

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