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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Teaching Anthropology

When I consider multimodality, my mind always travels back to Gregory Bateson’s take on communication and the use of multiple modes of mediation in social interaction. This can provide a more immersive and engaging experience for readers, allowing them to more fully understand the cultural practices and experiences being conveyed.

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

ED Surge

And in a survey administered by the National Education Association in 2022, 55 percent of teachers and support professionals who responded indicated they are thinking about leaving the profession earlier than they had planned. The teacher pipeline is no longer leaking. That is not easily replaced.

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As Safety Threats Rise in Schools, Could SEL Programs Help?

ED Surge

There were 46 school shootings in 2022. There has also been an outlash of criticism on curriculum , coursework and materials, with efforts to restrict what educators teach, that has put racial, cultural and historical identities under attack. Previous SEL research combined these constructs into a general category of social outcomes.

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Renowned HBCU creates a ‘safe haven’ for Black feminist and queer studies

The Hechinger Report

The women’s college received 13,614 applications for the fall of 2022 – a 48 percent increase over the 9,179 who applied in fall of 2019, according to a spokesperson for the college. Enrollment over the same time period rose by about 12 percent, and the number of students who are majoring in women’s studies has remained steady.

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Intersectional Anthropology as an Avenue Toward Praxis, Pedagogy, and New Anthropological Horizons

Anthropology News

I’ll start with a confession: I am not a cultural anthropologist. I call this a “confession” because “ (bio)archaeologists ” like me—scholars who identify with archaeology, biological anthropology, or both—are not necessarily known for centering social theories like Intersectionality in our subdisciplines. Intersectional Anthropology.

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How Teach for America Crushed My Passion for Teaching

ED Surge

As a junior in college, TFA’s "mission” of ending educational inequity appealed to students like myself: hardworking and passionate about the intersection of social justice and education. In December 2022, I decided to leave the classroom.

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Curricular Innovations in Political Science at Community Colleges: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Community Colleges Virtual Workshop Series

Political Science Now

A tenured Professor at the College of Southern Nevada, Professor Levy teaches courses in American Politics and Government, American Public Policy, Political Philosophy, Social Justice Movements, Minority Politics and Women in Politics. in the Global Politics Classroom in 2024.