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Personalize: Meeting the Needs of ALL Learners

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2024

In March of 2022, I worked with a school system in Provo, Utah. During a roundtable discussion, I was asked to discuss key aspects of personalized learning that are critical to successful implementation. The rest is now history. Fate has a funny way of bringing together people with similar views and passions.

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TEACHER VOICE: My students are bombarded with negative ideas about AI, and now they are afraid

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2024

Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, educators have pondered its implications for education. Our role as educators is to cultivate critical thinking and equip students for a job market that will use AI, not to intimidate them. My students took longer than I expected to discover generative AI.

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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Anna Apostolidou PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology, Ionian University Given the history of our discipline, it seems rather peculiar that anthropologists are not more “naturally inclined” to employ multimodality in their research and teaching. Smith (eds.), Handbook of Visual Communication (pp. Levi-Strauss, C. The Savage Mind.

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Anthropology Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy

OPINION: I’m one of the professors spending thousands of dollars to teach from home

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

Now, based on the latest science and human behavior, I predict that on-campus classes will not be safe until late 2022. And we need it to function, not only for the nation’s economic future, but also to help students embrace critical thinking and diversity as we rebuild a society roiled by a pandemic, growing inequality and racial injustice.

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. After sending the essay to the Chronicles of Oklahoma in late 2022, she forgot about it. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!” Czarnecki says.

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The Missing Piece in Literacy Instruction: Why Social Studies and Science Matter

TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

The latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores reveal a troubling trend: the average reading scores for both fourth graders and eighth graders were two points lower than in 2022 and five points lower than in 2019.

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Why Educators Should Lean in to AI to Better Support Students

ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As humans, we’ve always had a somewhat complicated history with invention. Upon the release of ChatGPT in the fall of 2022, we noticed that some of our students had suddenly become “experts” at synthesizing research and organizing their term papers, often resulting in perfect scores on their written assignments.

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OPINION: With a skeptical public, higher education must do a better job explaining why college is worth the investment

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Reflecting the pressures on campuses today, a recent study indicates eroding confidence in higher education: In late 2022 only 55 percent of Americans surveyed said that “colleges and universities were having a positive effect on the way things were going,” compared with 69 percent in early 2020. dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g.,

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Theme Panel: Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference I, II and III

Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

What experiential learning and civic engagement activities promote critical thinking about what it means to live under a democracy? In this Author Meets Critics roundtable, we explore these questions through the lens of Engaging Citizenship.

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College Uncovered: The Revenge of the Humanities

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2025

We hear from Richard Utz, interim dean at Georgia Tech, and Joy Connolly, president of the American Council of Learned Societies, who argue that humanities graduates bring some of the most in-demand skills to the workforce: communication, critical thinking, collaboration and the ability to navigate ambiguity. How about you?

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Colleges rebrand humanities majors as job-friendly

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Nationwide, between 2012 and 2022 the number of undergraduate degrees awarded in the humanities English, history, languages, literature, philosophy and related subjects fell 24 percent , according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. But its become an existential one.

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy. It fosters an awareness of these critical issues and encourages students to think critically and develop well-informed solutions. million to $23 million as grants available to states.

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How Oklahoma’s superintendent set off a holy war in classrooms

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

Speaking about the courts stay, Walters, through spokeswoman Grace Kim, said in a statement: The Bible has been a cornerstone of our nations history and education for generations. But nothing is simple about the history of the Bible in Americas schools. It protects the religious freedom of students.

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STUDENT VOICE: Humanities are in trouble in the state of Florida. We need a shift in culture

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. The law was paused indefinitely after the 2022 survey. Such bias is often attributed to the humanities.

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Students at U.S. Government Schools Fight Book Bans

ED Surge

APRIL 22, 2025

District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, arguing that the Defense Departments actions infringe upon the students First Amendment rights to obtain information, particularly about their own identities and history. Black History Month was canceled. Books were pulled from libraries. Health courses were canceled.

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TEACHER VOICE: My students are bombarded with negative ideas about AI, and now they are afraid

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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

The Missing Piece in Literacy Instruction: Why Social Studies and Science Matter

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OPINION: With a skeptical public, higher education must do a better job explaining why college is worth the investment

Theme Panel: Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference I, II and III

College Uncovered: The Revenge of the Humanities

Colleges rebrand humanities majors as job-friendly

Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

How Oklahoma’s superintendent set off a holy war in classrooms

STUDENT VOICE: Humanities are in trouble in the state of Florida. We need a shift in culture

Students at U.S. Government Schools Fight Book Bans

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