The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

In 2023 and 2024, RAND surveyed more than 3,000 school principals and almost 1,000 math teachers across the country. A working paper analyzing some of the survey findings was released in October 2024. Slide from a RAND webinar, “Racial and Socioeconomic Divides in Algebra Teaching and Learning,” presented in November 2024.

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TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This investment represented a tripling of funds dedicated to these subjects in 2023, with continued allocation in the 2024 federal budget. Diverse Perspectives: HQIM represents diverse perspectives and experiences, providing tools for culturally responsive teaching. million to $23 million as grants available to states.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2025

It turns out that doing so will require a major reeducation effort for parents, students and teachers, argues Joshua Eyler, who has led teaching centers at several colleges, in a new book. But some teaching experts say tutoring should be reserved for humans who can motivate and understand the students they work with.

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Teaching Anthropology

MARCH 10, 2025

From September 2023 to April 2024, I mentored two students, Brendan Newton and Ellie Wan, as they completed their professional opportunities as Research Assistants in my lab (Complex Trait and Forensic Genomics Laboratory). The course culminated in conference-style poster presentations at Forensic Science Day (April 9, 2024).

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2025

As we look back at the K-12 stories that resonated the most with our readers last year, a trend quickly emerges: 2024 was the year of the personal essay. Here are the most popular K-12 stories of 2024. Columnists and EdSurge Voices of Change fellows clearly captivated our audience with their reflections both technical and emotional.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 31, 2023

From exploring the nuances of a post-COVID world to offering fresh perspectives on traditional teaching methodologies, each post has been a testament to my commitment to advancing educational discourse. Here’s to an amazing 2024! Without further ado, I hope you enjoy my top posts of 2023. I wish you all a happy and safe holiday season.

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Society for Classical Studies

DECEMBER 13, 2024

2024 Awards for Excellence in Teaching at the K-12 Level kskordal Fri, 12/13/2024 - 09:40 Image The Society for Classical Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Awards for Excellence in Teaching at the K-12 Level: Kathleen R. Durkin James T. Kathleen R. Kathleen is also an exceptional mentor.

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Studies Weekly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Making Social Studies Fun to Teach | Teacher Testimonial Nov 07, 2024 Video Transcript Speaker : Manda Rensel, 1st Grade Teacher, PA Tell us why you love Studies Weekly! Manda's Story In Manda Rensels 25-year teaching career, she never enjoyed teaching history. Studies Weekly has changed my outlook on history, she says.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The post How the Electoral College Works—And Why It Exists appeared first on Teaching American History. The Vice President of the United States, acting in his or her role as the President of the Senate, presides over the counting and announces who has been elected president and vice-president.

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NCHE

APRIL 1, 2025

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). These regional grants will help fund projects that expand and explore innovative methods of teaching and learning with Library of Congress materials.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Teaching with Primary Sources in Social Studies Feb. 25, 2025 Studies Weekly Its often difficult to connect students to the real-world, real-time applications of events from history and the real people who lived them. For example, most people over 30 can remember where they were on Sept.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

“To be a good member of your community, you really have to understand why people do the things that they do,” says Bryan Little, who teaches both on-level Government and AP Government at McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas. That’s why good teaching about citizenship involves students in an intentional study of human behavior.”

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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

Join APSA for our third webinar in a series exploring the 2024 U.S. How are political science educators bringing the 2024 U.S. What assignments or activities should political science educators use to help undergraduates understand the 2024 U.S. Event: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Engaging the 2024 U.S.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2025

Thats up from just 6 percent in 2024. They can start with mastering spreadsheets, coding languages like Python or teaching students to use AI chatbots. Districts arent only thinking about AI as part of teaching theyre exploring how it can help with a wide swath of jobs. The easy thing to do is develop a class.

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Teaching Anthropology

AUGUST 15, 2024

Deadline for abstract submission 16 th Sept 2024 Editors: Dr Natalie Djohari and Dr Gavin Weston, Bournemouth University. But as our teaching practices continue to change, a bigger question is emerging: how are these changes reconfiguring what anthropological knowledge is and how it is produced? Acceptance decision made by 23 rd Sept.

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Political Science Now

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Call for 2024 APSA Election Reflections is open NOW through January 15th! APSA is issuing a call for submissions for a series titled, “Reflections on the 2024 U.S. to an email with the subject line “Reflection on the 2024 U.S. Submissions should respond to one or more of the following questions (1000 words or less).

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TCI

AUGUST 8, 2024

Discover the latest updates from the past month designed to make your teaching experience smoother and more efficient. The post TCI Monthly Recap: July 2024 appeared first on TCI. Here’s what’s new: New Back-to-School Courses and Sessions: Start the school year strong with our Foundations 2.0

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

According to Microsofts 2024 Work Trend Index , 75 percent of knowledge workers use AI, double the percentage of just six months before. The conversation should shift toward leveraging our teaching and learning approach and harnessing this new technologys potential. Education is no exception. educators about their attitudes toward AI.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In the days leading up to the 2024 presidential election, the news was filled with partisan language and misinformation about the basic ways our country functions and how elections work. Compare those rates to 2024, when polls show that only 22 percent of Americans currently trust their government.

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Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. One former student who appreciates what he learned from Messick now serves on the school board for the district in which Messick teaches. Some of them encourage her.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada My Introduction to Anthropology course concludes with a unit on sustainability, which covers topics like globalisation, food security, and diet. This mattered to me as I teach at a Canadian institution. Taylor & Francis.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Example of detailed group answer from March 2024: “They were omnivorous – they consumed large animals like pigs and cows as evidenced by the bones found in the fire hearth. Image: Group work banner image by StockSnap from Pixabay The post An Archaeological Adventure first appeared on Teaching Anthropology.

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Education Week - Social Studies

JULY 25, 2024

As the presidential campaign heats up and school starts soon, social studies teachers weigh in on whether and how to cover it in class.

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Teaching Anthropology

MARCH 7, 2024

About the Authors Shelene Gomes (she/her), PhD teaches Social Anthropology and the Sociology of Culture at the University of the West Indies, St. She is a 2023-2024 Visiting Scholar in Residence at the University of Cape Town’s Department of Anthropology. Lara Watkins (she/her), PhD teaches Anthropology at Bridgewater State University.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In the following, you will conduct an interview with a human respondent to find out the participant’s motivations and reasoning regarding their voting choice during the legislative elections on June 30, 2024, in France, a few days after the interview.”

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Becoming a History Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2024

This blog is jointly authored by Vic Crooks and Laura London based on a presentation we gave at the Historical Association Conference in May 2024. Photo by Mathias Reding on Pexels.com We both began our teaching careers shortly after the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001. Teaching History 185 , 10–21.

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Thrive in Grade Five

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Before we dive in, I’d love to share the Election 2024 Map that I’m using with my students. That’s a great aspiration to have, but the founding fathers included guidelines in the Constitution detailing the requirements for presidential candidates. Save this image to your teacher Pinterest board!

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Related: One state is poised to teach media literacy starting in kindergarten In 2023 alone, New Jersey and California passed laws requiring that students be taught media literacy skills. Media literacy teaches students how to access and evaluate all types of communication. In 2024, let’s expand this work in schools and at home.

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APSA Educate

JULY 23, 2024

July 16, 2024 | How are political science educators bringing the 2024 U.S. What assignments or activities should political science educators use to help undergraduates understand the 2024 U.S. What tools can faculty use to … The post Teaching the 2024 U.S. election into their classrooms?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Students spend less time on foundational numeracy compared with what they spend on reading; elementary teachers often receive less training in how to teach math effectively; and schools use fewer interventions for students who need extra math support. Many American students struggle in math. They didn’t have the number sense, really.

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The latest book by geography teacher Richard Bustin was published by Crown House Publishing in October 2024. They need to be experts in the subjects they are teaching." So what knowledge we teach now will retain its power during the students' life time - let alone beyond. USA 2025-2028 is not a serial I am looking forward to.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Michael Brintnall Teaching and Learning Award supports faculty attendance at the Teaching and Learning Conference and is named in honor of former APSA Executive Director Michael Brintnall, who was deeply committed to advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning in the discipline.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 6, 2024

Staff and faculty members at Teaching American History have heard from our teacher partners that they want nonpartisan election resources that elevate classroom discourse beyond political bickering and horse race coverage. 2024 marks the 60 th time that Americans have gone to the polls to elect a new president.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 4, 2024

“Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election” Webinar Highlights Summary by Samantha Chapa The 2024 presidential election is shaping up to be an historic event, with far-reaching implications for domestic and international politics. King (Old Dominion University), and Juan Carlos Huerta (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi).

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ED Surge

JANUARY 16, 2025

Id wanted to get a kids perspective on brain rot, Oxford University Press 2024 word of the year that describes both low-quality video content and what seemingly happens to the mind after watching too much of it. The Baldwin school district is also teaching students not to take everything they see on social media at face value.

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

JUNE 11, 2024

Firstly, that we may be confined to rehearsing only the behavioural aspects of teaching, the visible ‘moves’ that a teacher makes such as how they script their instructions or ask questions to the class. The more we zoom in, the more precise we can be, but the further removed from the context of an actual teaching episode it becomes.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 14, 2025

Those programs primarily cater to individuals who lack expertise and experience in working with young children and want to upskill quickly, qualifying them for more senior and better-paying classroom teaching roles. Jarvis entered the program as a lead teacher in a preschool classroom at a Boston-based early childhood center.

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