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New psychology curriculum – concepts, content and contexts

Psychology Sorted

In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a new IB Diploma psychology curriculum coming soon. All Year 1 Diploma psychology students will be studying it from September 2025. The new psychology guide won’t be published until Feb/March 2025, but teachers don’t need to wait till then to start preparing.

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Two-year teaching plan for the new psychology curriculum

Psychology Sorted

Though the IB Diploma psychology is recommended as a two-year course , I know that some teachers have to fit it into one year! Here is a suggested two-year plan for your psychology course. Remember, this will not be taught until September 2025. Tomorrow I will provide a one-year plan for teaching SL students.

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When Did Humans Start Talking? Genomic Evidence Pushes Language Back to 135,000 Years Ago

Anthropology.net

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new genomic study, published in Frontiers in Psychology 1 , approaches the problem differently. Frontiers in Psychology , 16. Traditionally, scholars have debated linguistic origins based on indirect clues—symbolic artifacts, brain size, or the complexity of tool-making. 1 Miyagawa, S., DeSalle, R.,

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

A ‘Knowledge Revival’ A 2025 book by 10 education researchers in Europe and Australia, Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival , makes the case that students cannot learn the skills of comprehension and critical thinking unless they know a lot of stuff first. Weve all been there.

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Apply Now for 2025 APSA Dissertation Workshops | Deadline: April 27, 2025

Political Science Now

All applications must be submitted by Sunday, April 27, 2025. The post Apply Now for 2025 APSA Dissertation Workshops | Deadline: April 27, 2025 appeared first on. Each full-day workshop includes six PhD candidates who present a dissertation chapter, along with two faculty members who lead the workshop and moderate discussions.

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Ancient Instincts, Modern Power Struggles: How Evolution Still Shapes Human Society

Anthropology.net

Education, he suggests, must go beyond academic knowledge and address the psychological and neurological roots of human behavior. While science and technology have advanced, the biological and psychological forces that shaped early human societies remain largely unchanged. Pantheon Books. DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.04.001 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2014.00239.x

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2025 Dissertation Workshop on Black Politics in the United States | Deadline: April 27, 2025

Political Science Now

This dissertation workshop cohort will meet virtually, June 16 – Jun 30, 2025. Co-Leaders: Periloux Peay , University of Maryland, College Park Jenn Jackson , Syracuse University Deadline: Sunday, April 27, 2025. Click here to apply Workshop Description Many scholars of black politics find themselves at a troubling crossroads.