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Catlin Tucker
SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
Reading logs are a controversial topic. Some educators love them; others loathe them. I like to assign it as homework because I think it is essential that they are reading at home, but I also allow them to use silent reading time in class towards the requirements of the reading log. I occupy the middle ground on this one.
Catlin Tucker
AUGUST 22, 2023
Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “Connect, Extend, Challenge” routine. To recap, metacognition is a cognitive ability that allows learners to consider their thought patterns, approaches to learning, and understanding of a topic or idea.
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Dangerously Irrelevant
JANUARY 12, 2021
Following up on my previous post , I’m going to share a fantastic blog post from Michael Kaechele : I have grown weary of the call to avoid controversial topics and stay neutral. Educators should help students understand how oppressors justified their actions in history without giving credit to their arguments.
Dangerously Irrelevant
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
As I noted in a previous blog post , our information landscape is changing both rapidly and drastically. One critical leadership behavior is helping educators understand that information literacy is everyone’s job, not just that of the librarian or media specialist.
Becoming a History Teacher
AUGUST 15, 2024
This blog is jointly authored by Vic Crooks and Laura London based on a presentation we gave at the Historical Association Conference in May 2024. And critically, utilizing their expert knowledge to help their pupils to recognise the line between debating controversial topics and engaging in racist or bullying or even illegal behaviours.
C3 Teachers
JUNE 6, 2024
And that is simply because social studies education necessarily touches on those messy areas of human existence. This post will not spend time arguing why controversy needs to be taught in the classroom. Plenty of great educators have done this already (Diana Hess and Walter Parker anyone!?!). If you can, embrace them!
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 15, 2016
Embedding new words into classroom conversations and assignments pegged to topics teens care about. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. Education Reform in the American States. THE DESIGN OF WORD GENERATION.
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