The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

I was so excited to teach this class, I spent the summer collecting articles and artifacts from the local library and historical society. Researchers have found that culturally relevant education can increase grades, participation and critical thinking skills and can lead to higher graduation rates.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Deploying these tools in that way assumes that quick, iterative feedback drives critical thinking — when what students really need are deep conversations that will pull them in unexpected directions, Aguilar says. These days, Kohn thinks of a chatbot as a sort of a TA-plus. They also run an AI review of their writing, Kohn says.

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ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2022

He suggested that instead of changing traditional school systems, guidelines and practices, I should be working toward helping students learn how to be successful within the current school environment. When he first entered middle school, John was used to a more traditional learning environment.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 3, 2023

creativity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, resiliency) and crosses multiple disciplines (e.g. And, regrettably, when it comes to education, they remain constrained by tradition. Making games cultivates a range of hard skills (e.g. coding) and soft skills (e.g.

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Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This week, I took a hard look at my teaching approach and realized I had been falling into a pattern of overloading my lessons with too much traditional content. It was great to see them apply their critical thinking skills to a visual source, reinforcing the concept of mercantilism and its connection to colonization.

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Geography Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 122

Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. But really, they’re interdisciplinary, promoting important educational principles such as inquiry, play, imagination, innovation, critical thinking , problem solving and passion-based learning. Read the original article.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In October, Czarnecki’s article “Migrant Music” was published in The Chronicles of Oklahoma. Probing the Historical Portrait of Migrant Farmworkers Czarnecki’s article examines the popular portrait of midwestern farmworkers who migrated to California in the 1930s, a portrait drawn by historians, folklore collectors, and Steinbeck’s novel.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

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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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Whereas traditional, standardized teaching models work for motivated students, they often leave less motivated or struggling students behind, he says. “A Still, because of the degree of customer interaction, complex problem-solving and critical thinking involved in the job, it is relatively automation-proof and pays $64,190 per year.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The reading materials were also too simple—intermediate learners, for instance, would read articles with sentences like “I like popcorn. Also, look for a curriculum that encourages critical thinking. Comprehension questions should not merely require students to scan the material for details—they should also make students think.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Let’s Review the Characteristics of Effective Feedback In an article for ASCD, Grant Wiggins identifies key elements that make feedback particularly effective in enhancing student learning. This tool serves as a catalyst for critical thinking, enabling students to extract maximum value from the feedback they receive.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 25, 2024

The rapidly changing demands of the workplace and life require individuals who are self-motivated, adaptable, and capable of critical thinking and problem-solving. Students become dependent on teachers for direction and approval, hindering their ability to develop crucial problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.

Critical Thinking 78

Critical Thinking Project-Based Learning Psychology Tradition 78

Political Science Now

APRIL 12, 2024

Örsel , covers the new article by Alina Utrata, University of Cambridge, Engineering Territory: Space and Colonies in Silicon Valley As the countdown of a rocket launch, announcing “10, 9, 8, …,” excitement is in the air. This piece, written by Irem B. This situation is like the days when corporations were players in claiming new lands.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2017

Institutions including Lebanon Valley College face demographic shifts, constrained family incomes, student preferences toward professionally oriented majors over some of the traditional liberal arts, and rapid technological change. In a recent Hechinger Report article titled “ Is the college degree outdated ?”

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C3 Teachers

AUGUST 25, 2024

Student engagement is the cornerstone of effective teaching, particularly in inquiry-based classrooms where curiosity and critical thinking take center stage. Successful inquiry thrives on this engagement. Successful inquiry thrives on this engagement.

Critical Thinking 52

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

They emphasize the “4 Cs” of creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking, and are distinguished by the extent to which they are driven by student interest, engagement, and design. Technology is also able to support the 4Cs of education (Critical Thinking, Communication, Creativity and Collaboration).

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Psych Learning Curve

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The new PhD (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Many doctoral students will not go on to tenure-track professorships, so why should they devote their grad school years to producing a traditional dissertation mainly of value inside academe? ” I thought some background for people like my friend might be useful. .

Controversial Topics 52

Controversial Topics Psychology Elementary School Pedagogy 52

C3 Teachers

AUGUST 25, 2024

Student engagement is the cornerstone of effective teaching, particularly in inquiry-based classrooms where curiosity and critical thinking take center stage. Successful inquiry thrives on this engagement. Successful inquiry thrives on this engagement.

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Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. This can deepen your students’ understanding of historical events and enhance their research, critical thinking, and public speaking skills. Have students assist in this generation.

Library 52

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Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. This can deepen your students’ understanding of historical events and enhance their research, critical thinking, and public speaking skills. Have students assist in this generation.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

She and a colleague published a journal article about their experience last year, called “ TikTok: An Emergent Opportunity for Teaching and Learning Science Communication Online. ” “It is the ethical responsibility of researchers to disseminate findings with the public in a timely way,” the paper concludes. “I

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In lieu of a traditional exam for one of my U.S. I started by reading the article and lesson aloud to my students. After reading the article we did a number of activities to help students learn more about climate change and environmental activism. History I and II to 10th and 11th graders, respectively.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

The more I think about it, the more I realize you may not have to change as much as it might seem. When I look over the years of articles and podcast episodes I have done in the service of supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion, so many of the practices we’ve learned about here would never get flagged by these directives.

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