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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Catlin Tucker

Option 1 Science: Design a new experiment to test a scientific hypothesis Science: Write a research paper on an environmental issue Math: Solve a set of problems and explain your solutions in a video tutorial Math: Develop a math game that helps others learn about a mathematical concept or process English : Write an essay analyzing the symbolism in (..)

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OPINION: As the coronavirus drives students apart, one college devises a course to keep them together

The Hechinger Report

Along with weekly discussions, we crafted assignments to help students understand their roles in creating what will be the history of this moment. Each week, students submit a found “artifact” — an image, an object, a news story, a meme — that encompasses both their learning in the course and their personal experience of the coronavirus.

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OPINION: How best do we teach kids about Holocaust horrors? Show them what it was like

The Hechinger Report

One even said she had “never wanted to learn history’’ before. A high school teacher who shared feedback on the project said, “The VR brings history to life in a really different way.”. The teachers believe that the hands-on, independent nature of virtual reality will bring reluctant students to the study of history.

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Why Our Students Aren’t (and Can’t Be) Historians

4QM Teaching

That rubric defined “rigor” as student engagement with primary source texts and artifacts. In other words, that’s what they expected to see in a high-functioning social studies class. Jon and I believe very strongly that students in social studies classes should engage with meaningful artifacts created by the people we’re studying.

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Puberty in Ice Age Adolescents: Insights into Ancient Growth Patterns

Anthropology.net

Our research humanizes these teens in ways that go beyond just studying their tools or artifacts.” Nowell said, “It can sometimes be difficult for us to connect with the remote past, but we all went through puberty, even if we experienced it differently. 1 Lewis, M. French, J. Rossoni-Notter, E., Moussous, A., Sparacello, V.,

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