The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2024

When I asked them about ChatGPT in February 2023, many had never heard of it. 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.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

the Stanford scientists wrote in a July 2023 paper , published under the banner, “ opinion ,” in the peer-reviewed data science journal Patterns. In ChatGPT’s first version, it wrote: “Plagiarism presents a grave threat not only to academic integrity but also to the development of critical thinking and originality among students.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

All were Harvard students taking an introductory physics class in the fall of 2023, so the findings may not be widely applicable. PS2 Pal was also instructed to encourage students to think and give it a try themselves before revealing the answer. It’s a small experiment, involving fewer than 200 undergraduates.

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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. Apply here by May 18 for the 2023 T-Mobile Changemaker Challenge. Thriving Planet ideas are focused on helping improve the health of our planet. Finalists will be announced in July.

Critical Thinking 109

Critical Thinking Education Educational Technology 109

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. By actively engaging with the material in this way, students are able to develop critical thinking skills and a deeper understanding of the subject matter. I have a thorough World History PBL packet that can be used in any unit.

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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.” 26, 2023 session of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics annual conference in Washington D.C.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2024

Education is meant to broaden horizons and encourage critical thinking. Megan Thiele Strong is a sociology professor at San José State University and a 2023-24 Public Voices fellow at the The OpEd Project. When paradigms are shifting, they rarely go without resistance.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But it’s not because students aren’t good at critical thinking, argues Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. There wasn't suddenly a massive decline in critical thinking,” Caulfield says. Most people think, ‘Oh, well, I'm looking at a local newspaper.’

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Teachers cannot sit idly by and watch states pass laws that restrict our ability to promote critical thinking and literacy in the classroom. John Fredericks is the ninth and 10th grade ELA and AP English Literature teacher at West Tallahatchie High School in Webb, Mississippi and is a 2023-2024 Teach Plus Senior Writing Fellow.

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Strange Maps

APRIL 18, 2024

Total newspaper circulation declined from more than 50 million in 2005 to just over 10 million in 2023. In 2023, it was two and a half. Compared to 20 years ago, there are now 3,000 fewer newspaper titles in the U.S. and 43,000 fewer newspaper journalists. The decline is still accelerating.

Critical Thinking 93

Critical Thinking 93

ED Surge

APRIL 24, 2023

Kumar has been a teacher for 19 years and is passionate about creating a learning environment that fosters critical thinking, collaboration and creativity among her students.

Critical Thinking 132

Critical Thinking Public School Research Education 132

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

Credit: Image provided by The Washington Center Nationwide, slightly more than 60 percent of students graduating in 2023 completed an internship during college, according to survey data collected by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Micro-internships like Nabeel’s are another relatively new option.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

You have to show students how [generative AI] is just a tool and let them know that this is not supposed to replace their own critical thinking, creativity and all these skills they need,” says Poth. Graham Glass In May 2023, the U.S. But are teachers provided the support to do so?

Education 143

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ED Surge

JANUARY 5, 2023

In 2023 we seek to unpack these complex, persistent challenges—and unearth some hopeful solutions, too. The truth, she realized, is that she often deviates from lesson plans and works outside her job duties, to prepare her students “to change the world, to navigate the unpredictable with critical thinking and resilience.”

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

Further, in the debate about the return on investment for a college degree, arts and sciences deans need to better communicate and market our critical value to students and to the public. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), thus far in 2023, the unemployment rate in the U.S. First, generally: According to the U.S.

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Sociology Education Political Science Pedagogy 104

Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

18, 2023 • Studies Weekly When taught efficiently, science lessons can foster critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a deeper understanding of the natural world. Teaching Science with and without Resources Using Studies Weekly Oct.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Here are some of my favorite resources from my Teacher’s Edition: Weekly Essentials Every week in the TE includes: Summary notes Essential questions and critical thinking questions Learning objectives Vocabulary Comprehension questions Assessments All of these things are already done and ready for you to use.

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Artifacts Primary Sources Lesson Plan Social Studies 52

Political Science Now

APRIL 12, 2024

Rather, it is an invitation to critically think about our ambitions and their impacts. Additionally, Utrata’s analyses challenge traditional views, seeing space colonialism as a completely different concept from territorial colonialism. In conclusion, Utrata’s article is not only a critique and examination of space colonization.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Create Hexagonal Thinking Displays This is a favorite higher-level processing activity before a summative assessment. Have students work in small groups to lay them out, touching them to show a critical thinking connection. Put the government names, adjectives, and examples on cut-out hexagon shapes.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

fribing FRI Spring 2023 here we come! These little videos can perpetuate mythology, incorrect information , slanted views and actually discourage critical thinking," educational consultant Paul Bennett told the CBC News, in an article they wrote about Pomerantz’s experiment.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 24, 2023

And so it begins… I am on sabbatical in Spring 2023, unpacking deeper learning in elementary and middle schools. If there is an inquiry- and problem-based learning school that serves grades K-8 that you think I should try and visit, or if you’d like to learn more about what I’m doing and learning, please get in touch!

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Sapiens

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In December 2023, I attended an online seminar featuring the anthropologist Ghassan Hage , a leading expert on race and migration. In Israel, attacks on educators and students critical of the state have intensified since October 7, 2023. Unfortunately, Hage’s experience is far from unique right now.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

That has helped boost undergraduate and graduate enrollment in Georgia Techs Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts by 58 percent since 2019, to 1,884 students in 2023 the most recent period for which the figure is available. Before then, we were doing almost nothing to explain the value of the humanities, said Richard Utz, interim dean.

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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. This investment represented a tripling of funds dedicated to these subjects in 2023, with continued allocation in the 2024 federal budget.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

Anthropology News

JUNE 27, 2024

In the first semester of 2023, we started with one intern. The Discourse Analysis Program was now fully standardized, and these term-long projects could fit together into a longer, overarching study like a relay race, helping us run the length of AI discourse over the course of 2023.

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Humanities Artifacts Anthropology Research 96

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Instead, they’re working, socializing or partying and, as a result, show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education. Josipa Roksa: And so the data shows that, you know, many students are not making much progress on the critical-thinking skills over the first two years.

Humanities 89

Humanities Critical Thinking History Cultures 89

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

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. Hunger (2023). 2023, December 14). 2023, [link]. As such, there are references throughout to other parts of the chapter. References Wilson, H.,

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

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.

Political Science 55

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement K-12 55

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

7, 2023, Hamas attacks — but the unfolding genocide, including the destruction of Gaza’s public health infrastructure and the intentional creation of famine, must be condemned. Swift, hosted by Black Women Radicals on Oct 22, 2023. No doubt, there is a long history of violence in the region — including the Oct.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

Geogramblings

JANUARY 31, 2025

Panama Canal Drought 2023 : explores the drought affecting the Panama Canal, discussing the reliance on freshwater from Gatn Lake, the impacts on shipping, and the broader consequences. Eastern Canada Wildfires 2023 : covers the wildfires in Eastern Canada, examining the causes, the spread of smoke, and the impacts on both places and people.

Education 74

Education Economics Critical Thinking Humanities 74

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In 2023, President Joe Biden tried to forgive more than $400 billion in student loan debt, but was blocked by the Supreme Court. Ted Mitchell] I think that the good news for higher education is that this is what we do. We support the development of critical-thinking citizens who can identify threats to democracy and act on them.

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K-12 Education Economics Education Policy 105