Teaching Anthropology

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To his point, I find the current slew of handwashing videos on YouTube and other sites to be excellent resources for anthropology class projects, and utilize several in an activity that nurtures introductory students’ skills in critical thinking and observation. Human hygiene is taken as an example.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Sociology Cultures Psychology 130

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Part V: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part five of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “Claim-Evidence-Question” routine.

Primary Sources 143

Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies 143

Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

It seems that our recent (timid) interest in cultivating multiliteracies in anthropological work follows directly from his early 20 th -century view that human communication involves not only linguistic or verbal exchanges, but also non-verbal cues and gestures, such as tone of voice, facial expressions, and body language.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy 130

Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

Marilou Polymeropoulou, University of Oxford, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Active learning is a well-established pedagogical strategy in secondary and tertiary education where independent learning and critical thinking are nurtured.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Sociology Archaeology Museum 130

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The power of VR to stoke empathy is the focus of research at Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, led by communications professor Jeremy Bailenson. Mark’s blog post about teaching empathy mentions both the refugee VR video and one about the lives of police in Flint, Michigan. “In

Teaching 102

Teaching Middle School Humanities Professional Development 102

Anthropology 365

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Johnson, University of Texas at San Antonio As the human population continues to expand into what was once wilderness, people increasingly come in contact with wildlife. Living with Javelinas explores how humans and nonhumans can coexist in ways that respect the autonomy and agency of all beings involved.

Anthropology 40

Anthropology Humanities Cultures Geography 40

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This blog post will discuss the importance of coaching for teachers from a new perspective: neurobiology. Coaches can be important thought partners for teachers as they facilitate cooperation and dialogue for productive reflection, critical thinking, meaning-making, innovation, and well-being. Thanks for all you do, coaches!

Tradition 102

Tradition Elementary School Cultures Professional Development 102

C3 Teachers

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This blog post delves into the power of inquiry to transform traditional classrooms into dynamic spaces of discovery, fostering critical thinking and lifelong learning skills. Complexity: Inquiry gives students experience with the realistic messiness and complexity of human interaction.

Critical Thinking 52

Critical Thinking Social Studies Civics Pedagogy 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. I could incorporate Stanford University’s amazing library of historical critical thinking assessments at Beyond the Bubble.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2016

Vista Unified School District’s (VUSD) mission is “to inspire each and every student to persevere as critical-thinking individuals who collaborate to solve real-world problems.” Vista Unified School District. The district serves 21,104 students, with 67 percent of the population identifying as Hispanic.

Middle School 91

Middle School Elementary School Critical Thinking Social Studies 91

Digital Promise

AUGUST 17, 2016

Today’s innovators and educational leaders have an unprecedented opportunity to change the world and unleash human potential on the greatest scale in history. Engaged students are the most powerful source of adaptive critical thinking in classrooms. It is a seminal moment in education.

Education 69

Education K-12 Lesson Plan Critical Thinking 69

Psych Learning Curve

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Writing a strong resumé for robot and human readers (Eye on Psi Chi) Thus, many companies have turned to automated software to help them discriminate among resumés. Daniel Willingham Blog) Over the weekend the New York Times published an article on the front page about the teaching of reading.

Controversial Topics 52

Controversial Topics Psychology Elementary School Pedagogy 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

This helps me keep this blog running. Students have the thinking; they just need a word bank! Critical Thinking Skills – Use your wall to support additional skills you develop over the year. These Critical Thinking Skills Poster kit work for any social studies classroom.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Sociology History 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

I typically try to stay out of politics on this blog, given that I’m trying to work with a wide variety of teachers, administrators, policymakers, and community members to transform learning environments for students. Teach students higher order or critical thinking skills? The declining economic value of routine cognitive work.

Social Justice 106

Social Justice Economics Critical Thinking Humanities 106

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. It fosters an awareness of these critical issues and encourages students to think critically and develop well-informed solutions.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

They are fundamentally values of human rights that are shared amongst vast numbers of the world’s population. Looking through the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), you can find relatable wording to each of the seven objectives summarised above. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. online] GOV.UK.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This exercise pushed students to consider the treaty from multiple viewpoints, fostering empathy and critical thinking about the complexities of peace negotiations. This reflection aimed to connect students emotionally to the historical content, fostering empathy and critical thinking about the inequities that shaped early America.

History 97

History Local History Critical Thinking Middle School 97

Geogramblings

JANUARY 31, 2025

The first worksheet, “No it really is greenhouse gases,” focuses on the role of greenhouse gases in climate change, emphasising human activities that contribute to their increase. consequences of climate change Helps students understand the global economic and social impacts of climate change.

Education 74

Education Economics Critical Thinking Humanities 74