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.

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Anthropology Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy 130

ED Surge

JANUARY 29, 2025

Despite some improvements notably in fourth-grade math the national results were pockmarked by widening gaps in student performance and declines in reading scores, including the largest share of eighth graders who did not meet basic reading proficiency in the assessments history.

Tutoring 82

Tutoring History Public School Education 82

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

Every teacher at her school, the Health Sciences High and Middle College, in San Diego, shares in the responsibility of teaching students literacy skills, regardless of the subject they teach. For decades, the primary methods for teaching students how to read in the U.S. It is mostly targeted on those early grades,” Neuman said.

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High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2024

Back when my mom attended Westwood in the early 80s, students made the typical walk from class to class, learning from one teacher in math and another for English or history or science. (My Flash forward a few decades, and in 2022, I observed four teachers and 135 freshmen – all in one classroom. It dates back to the 1960s.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

When we abruptly transitioned online in March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic, I thought the classes I teach at my flagship research university would resume in person in a matter of weeks — and for sure by the fall semester. My living room and personal MacBook Pro were no longer adequate. What did you buy, and how’d it work out?

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Teaching American History

MARCH 5, 2024

Anna Lenardson If you ask Anna Lenardson, a 2023 graduate of Ashland University’s Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program , why she enrolled in the challenging program, she replies, “I love to learn. I loved being with other teachers, talking about history and government.” I watch them spread their wings.”

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Teaching American History Government US Government 105

ED Surge

JANUARY 4, 2023

Listeners to the EdSurge Podcast like to learn about brains—and what research shows can best reach and teach them. Our two most popular episodes of 2022 addressed just that subject, exploring fresh findings in learning science and how educators can apply them. Inclusive Teaching Means Realizing That By Jeffrey R.

EdTech 96

EdTech K-12 Research Learning Science 96

NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

At the grocery store: “ Your students did such a great job documenting our local history! What’s the name of that young lady who did a history project about Dickson Mounds? These are just a few interactions I’ve had since my students and I shared our public history project, “The Oral History of Forgottonia.”

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Oral History Public History History Museum 100

ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in April. Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year So many times we hear that teachers are superheroes, and I really want to disagree with that, because I'm not a superhero. Photo by Rebeccca Koenig. I'm a human being.

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Museum Education Historic Sites History 140

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

NEW YORK — There’s a new look to history classes in New York City schools: a curriculum in Asian American and Pacific Islander history. history instruction include an Asian American and Pacific Islander K-12 curriculum. Now, they say, it’s time for their history classes, educators and textbooks to catch up. KELLEN ZENG.

History 113

History Heritage K-12 American History 113

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Sample question on the math section of the 2022 PISA exam. For more PISA questions, there are PISA practice questions on Khan Academy and publicly released questions from the 2022 test. Source: OECD PISA 2022. The tests were administered in 2022.) Source: OECD PISA 2022. Source: OECD PISA 2022.

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Economics Elementary School History High School 145

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Im teaching her! The food she prepares carries the essence of her familys history and her fathers ingenuity, encapsulated in every unmeasured pinch of spice. After decades documenting others migrations, I turned to my own familys food stories in 2022, when my uncle, Chandran, passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Heritage Tradition Anthropology History 98

ED Surge

OCTOBER 26, 2022

"BREAK MY SOUL", in particular, reflects my work as a public high school history teacher as I have had my own renaissance navigating the toxic landscape that further marginalizes educators struggling to hold on to their humanity while teaching. Our work is more than just the hours spent with young people in the classroom.

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Teaching Professional Development Humanities History 101

Facing Today

JUNE 17, 2022

“American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers” (1963) Over the last year, we have seen an explosion of debate within the public sphere about how to teach young people about the past.

Teaching 52

Teaching American History History Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

Teachers described their challenges in combining in-person and remote teaching in a University of California, Santa Cruz, study published in January 2022. Bartlett compared this sort of dual teaching to driving a car on a highway while simultaneously playing a race-car video game on a screen. It’s completely absurd.”.

Oral History 141

Oral History Geography History High School 141

Teaching Anthropology

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

ELIZABETH KEATING, Professor of Anthropology & Graduate Faculty, Human Dimensions of Organizations, The University of Texas at Austin Teaching through research is recognized as one of the strengths of anthropology. The students used questions I developed and used in my research project. References Keating, E.

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Research Anthropology Psychology Cultures 130

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2024

10: That’s the proportion of Black students learning in a school where more than 90 percent of their classmates were also Black , according to 2022 Department of Education data. Meanwhile, from 2000 to 2022, the percentage of white students attending a school that is 90 percent or more white fell from 44 percent to 14 percent.

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K-12 High School American History Public School 134

Teaching American History

AUGUST 13, 2024

We were sad to learn last week that Mike Bisenius , a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program, has passed away after a brief, intense illness. Last fall we ran a story about Mike, who’d been named 2023 North Dakota History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Foundation.

American History 111

American History Government History Teaching 111

ASHP CML

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In July 2022, ASHP/CML hosted the first LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States summer institute for k-12 teachers. Three educators describe specific materials and topics that were presented during the 2022 Summer Institute, LGBTQ+ Histories of the United States, which they have incorporated into their own teaching.

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Primary Sources K-12 History Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2024

For some subjects, like history, teachers say it’s hard to find comprehensive curricula that not only includes histories of marginalized communities but also includes a state’s local communities. Is deviating too far from a scripted curriculum provided by a school district really so bad? Does it potentially cause more harm than good?

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History Cultures High School Research 139

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Today, courses at all grade levels include Indigenous history, numeracy, land-based science and language classes in Keres, Lakota, Navajo, Tiwa, Spanish and Zuni. Last year, nearly 80 percent of graduates enrolled in college, up from 65 percent for the class of 2022. Credit: Sharon Chischilly for The Hechinger Report.

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Charter School Heritage Education K-12 139

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Four meta-analyses conclude that it’s more effective to teach phonemic awareness with letters, not as an oral-only exercise. The oral lessons are popular because they are easy to teach and fun for students. Phonemic awareness has a complicated history. And that’s the source of the current debate.

Tutoring 145

Tutoring K-12 Research Teaching 145

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. To give students insight into the work of historians, Czarnecki assigns research projects in all of the courses she teaches at Bishop Seabury Academy in Lawrence, Kansas.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

Political Science Now

DECEMBER 6, 2024

First of all, I made an early conscious decision that I wanted to teach at a HBCU… And so, I made a conscious decision to stay at the University District of Columbia… it was just an opportunity for me to give back so much of what had been given to me through my career.

Oral History 52

Oral History Political Science History Teaching 52

Life and Landscapes

MARCH 24, 2025

The 50th Anniversary of the Louisville Grotto’s “Speleofest” held in Hart County, Kentucky, at their Lone Star Cave Preserve, Memorial Day Weekend, 2022. Here is a virtual tour of the cave’s interior!

History 84

History Teaching 84

The Hechinger Report

MAY 17, 2024

Credit: Wells College Even as administrators were assuring faculty that the college was in good shape, Wells was already making arrangements as early as last November with other institutions for them to become what’s known as a “teach-out” partner. million between 2020 and 2022 from pandemic-related federal funds.

Teaching 141

Teaching Leadership History Humanities 141

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Schools need to tap into the same sense of wonder that led early humans to seek unifying stories to explain their place in the world — and teachers need to do more to incorporate myths, jokes and riddles into curriculum and teaching practices, from the earliest grades up through high school.

K-12 136

K-12 Education Psychology Humanities 136

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

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Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 125

ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Last year, I had the privilege of learning and leading as the 2022 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and a CCSSO National Finalist. Teachers of Color After student teaching on the US continent in a high school, I felt so isolated as the only Asian adult on campus. As I traveled across the nation, teachers shared their stories with me.

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Ancestry Heritage Cultures History 135

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2023

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. Rotramel said that they, like most educators, teach theories, and students do not have to agree with every single thing they teach.

K-12 144

K-12 Social Justice American History History 144

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. Lindblom based it on a summer seminar she attended in the early 2000s: the Presidential Academy, a forerunner of Teaching American History’s current programs.

American History 98

American History History Civics Political Science 98

Zinn Education Project

JULY 24, 2024

As an interdisciplinary scholar, he specializes in 19th and 20th century African American history, history of education, and theories of race and power in education. Woodson and the Art of Black Teaching. Givens is the author of Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. We designed the sessions for teachers and other school staff.

Pedagogy 92

Pedagogy Archiving American History History 92

ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Fellows will become part of a community of educator fellows and have their voices amplified to drive important conversations about teaching and learning. How are school models, instructional practices and other aspects of teaching and learning changing to meet educators and students where they are? Still have questions?

Education 101

Education Professional Development Economics Teaching 101

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 10, 2024

Finland is now one of the leaders in using digital devices at school, ranking sixth overall in the 2022 PISA study. Predictably, digital distraction is high: The 2022 PISA data revealed that over 80 percent of Finland’s 15-year-olds said that digital devices distracted them, at least sometimes, while in math class.

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K-12 Charter School Government History 112

Doing Social Studies

JANUARY 27, 2022

This network of professionals has helped transform my teaching practice and feeds my teacher soul. As a member and current president of the Kansas Council for Social Studies, the working relationship between the professional Social Studies organizations in Kansas is one that I deeply cherish and am proud to be a part of. just a reminder.

Social Studies 67

Social Studies Primary Sources Geography Economics 67

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In 2022, only 26 percent of all eighth grade students scored proficient or above in mathematics. These experiences and perceptions are not isolated incidents; in fact, the majority of these responses are from Black people in my community, some of which I grew up with — and now, I teach their children.

Teaching 142

Teaching History Public School Cultures 142

Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country. Teachers afraid of this may steer an unnecessarily wide path around painful history that needs to be discussed.

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Education Library American History Education Policy 98