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

The Hechinger Report

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. Additional activities reinforced the lessons.

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A researcher said the evidence on special education inclusion is flawed. Readers weighed in

The Hechinger Report

This published article alone perpetuates harmful rhetoric that leads to the further exclusion and mistreatment of children with disabilities despite their legally mandated right to inclusion in the general education setting. This article is the first time Ive seen this complexity well represented. Inclusion is not my priority.

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The Timing Is Right for Anthro-Journo

Anthropology News

Courses in history, psychology, sociology, and political science are often part of the core curricula in journalism programs,” writes Paula Horvath in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. I reached out to the authors of these articles and other scholars from that time to ask just that. What happened?

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Psychology - background reading list

Jonathan Firth

What should you read to prime yourself for further study in Psychology? I’m often asked by new or prospective Psychology students (or their parents) if I can recommend some interest-based reading to extend their understanding or prepare for a degree. Image via Pixabay. Apparently so. A great primer ahead of studying psychopathology.

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The Power of Microcredentials and America’s Higher Education Dilemma

ED Surge

This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

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How to Encourage Viewpoint Diversity in Classrooms

ED Surge

So on the first day of my educational psychology class, I say … my job isn't to make sure that you're never uncomfortable. I didn't know about the history of Hawaii and what we had done to have it become part of the United States. They might have been in AP African American history.

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