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OPINION: Studying humanities can prepare the next generation of social justice leaders

The Hechinger Report

Since 2008, those of us who are champions of the humanities have offered a simple yet profound truth: Studying humanities endows students with a capacity for critical thinking, a skill essential to individual accomplishment and crucial to societal well-being. But that simple truth doesn’t seem to be changing anyone’s mind.

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How AI Can Foster Creative Thinking in the Classroom and Beyond

ED Surge

This approach not only boosts engagement but also prepares students for a future where creative thinking and problem-solving are indispensable skills. At the same time, creativity and creative thinking are also in high demand. For students, this means having AI skills can level the playing field with more seasoned professionals.

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How Creative Technology Can Help Students Take on the Future

ED Surge

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027.

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OPINION: Colleges have to do a better job helping students navigate what comes next

The Hechinger Report

While some progress has been made since then, institutions can still do a better job connecting their educational and economic mobility missions; recent research indicates that college graduates are having a hard time putting their degrees to work. Make coursework-career connections a campuswide priority. see College Scorecard ).

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

ED Surge

Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.

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Theme Panel: Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference I, II and III

Political Science Now

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. Trojahn et al.

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.