Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In this final blog post about my flipped-ish approach to teaching , I will show you how I use a flipped classroom activity to re-engage students with these concepts while applying the anthropological adage of making the familiar strange and the strange familiar. It is familiar.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Archaeology Cultures Economics 130

Michelle Wood

JULY 14, 2021

Digital Version of AP Econ Notes Included For each AP Economics topic I include a pdf version to print, but also a digital version too! Other AP Economics Notes Check out all of my note sets for AP Macroeconomics here. Check out this blog post for more info. The post Want a Sample of My AP Economics Notes? Demand Notes.

Economics 52

Economics 52

Hayward "Blah, Blah, Blah" Blog

AUGUST 30, 2017

Labeling and characterizing particular countries economic systems based on how they are organized to allocate societies scarce resources can be a tricky proposition. People tend to insert their own biases in assessing the label. Here is a simple presentation of the "facts".

Economics 52

Economics 52

Geography Teacher Sharing

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The workshop influenced me in putting up questions with the photos or videos with the link to the source on my geographical issues update (olevelgeog.blogspot.com) rather than just information on the blog. link] Definitely intrigued by the use of fertile questions and would definitely like to develop that in my classes.

Geography 52

Geography Critical Thinking Economics High School 52

Digital Promise

MAY 12, 2020

When Josh Luukkonen’s school closed due to COVID-19, Luukkonen’s junior high social studies students were studying economics. Luukkonen grabbed his cell phone and drove to the landfill to film a video about the environmental impacts of economic decisions. Opportunities for Authentic Connections are Everywhere.

Junior High 133

Junior High Economics Library Middle School 133

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 28, 2010

Attached to his email was a document that contained his well thought out responses to comments on his blog post (see below). When I came up with the idea of inviting students to guest post on my blog I never could have imagined the profound impact that it would have on me.

Leadership 150

Leadership High School Economics Cultures 150

Living Geography

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A cross-posting from my RGS blog: 'At the Home of Geography'. Human geography, including economic activity including trade links, and the distribution of natural resources including energy, food, minerals and water. Big thanks to @SquireRachael , @DrKimPeters & @RHULgeography for your input in making these resources truly special.

Geography 52

Geography Economics Humanities Research 52

Passion for Social Studies

JUNE 30, 2024

There is such a fascination when learning how these two competed for political, economic, and ideological superiority. By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers! Students are also so eager to learn about the rivalry and hostility between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Grab this WWII resource!

Teaching 130

Teaching History Social Studies Economics 130

Becoming a History Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

He therefore thought the students should be considering how to categorise causes as social, economic, political and intellectual, as well as grappling with notions of short- and long-term causation.

Lesson Plan 68

Lesson Plan Pedagogy History Teaching 68

Digital Promise

MAY 16, 2019

Digital Promise’s Adult Learning initiative is thrilled to launch a new series of blog posts to highlight adult learner stories across the nation. Special thanks to Estella Gonzalez, Assistant Director of Economic Opportunity at BakerRipley , our partner organization in Houston, Texas, for sharing her family’s story.

Economics 120

Economics History Teaching Education 120

Political Science Now

AUGUST 23, 2024

Citation from the Award Committee: The 2024 APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award Committee has selected The Active Learning in Political Science (ALPS) Blog to receive the 2024 APSA-PSA International Partnership Award. The blog reflects an inclusive approach to voices and communities, focusing on empowering early career academics.

Political Science 49

Political Science Pedagogy Teaching Civic Engagement 49

Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

Digital Promise’s Adult Learning initiative launched Community Impact Stories, a new series of blog posts to highlight adult learner stories across the nation. We invite partner organizations and learners themselves to share their stories moving forward. Anyone can do it!

Economics 110

Economics Library Educational Technology Government 110

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Click here to revisit my first blog in this series on using the “I see, I think, I wonder” routine. Economics and Business Studies Connect: After studying an economic trend or business strategy, ask students how it mirrors or deviates from other models or periods they’ve studied.

Geography 133

Geography Economics Critical Thinking Cultures 133

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Decades of economic dependence upon coal jobs created a false security that dissipated during the recent decline of the coal industry. ” Check out this blog post and report to learn more about the application of computational thinking throughout education and the workforce.

K-12 124

K-12 Middle School Elementary School Social Studies 124

Digital Promise

AUGUST 29, 2017

According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 36 million adults in this country read at or below a third grade level — a staggering statistic. Supporting learners of ALL ages is important for sustainable economic development, national security, and a more equitable and just society.

Economics 91

Economics Advocacy Tradition Research 91

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

COVID-19 has laid bare a long-standing challenge to America’s economic landscape: an underpaid, underappreciated, and underprepared workforce that has recently faced the harshest of economic blows.

EdTech 152

EdTech K-12 Economics Professional Development 152

Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Technology that expands access to others… An ever-shifting, complex, hyperconnected information landscape… The ability to learn whatever we want at any time, in any place, on any path, at any pace… Global economic competition and cooperation… These are all seen as dilemmas. As I said in a long ago blog post , .

Economics 109

Economics Teaching Education Leadership 109

Digital Promise

AUGUST 7, 2019

Digital Promise’s Adult Learning initiative recently launched Community Impact Stories, a new series of blog posts to highlight adult learner stories across the nation. Interested in the latest ideas and technologies to improve adult learning and workforce development?

Artifacts 118

Artifacts Research Skills Economics Tradition 118

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 18, 2015

If ISLLC truly was interested in fostering innovative leadership practice, there would be greater recognition of and emphasis on the seismic transformations that are occurring in our information, economic, and learning landscapes. When it comes to educators and technology… ISTE Follow-Up 20: Principal blogs (THE PUSH 2014).

Leadership 92

Leadership Economics Education 92

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2019

National Center for Education Statistics blog, December 2018. More details can be found in this blog post by the National Center for Education Statistics. It’s unclear if the recent increases in school funding during the economic recovery will necessarily lead to gains in student achievement again. Weekly Update.

Education 87

Education Economics Government Humanities 87

Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2021

The education system needs to consider a grander vision of success that includes economic stability and positive life outcomes. We need to move all students further down the pathway from early learning through economic mobility, making sure the poorest kids and students of color have access to great programs of study and great jobs.

Economics 174

Economics Psychology Learning Science Research 174

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “Claim-Evidence-Question” routine. We: The class discusses wider applications of the concept in fields like engineering or economics and its societal impact.

Primary Sources 143

Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

In a state with 96 percent of its teaching staff being white, choosing teaching was to be no different,” the 27-year-old high school teacher in Minneapolis wrote in her blog this winter. Her post about her resignation received more than 10,000 views, from people all over the world — the highest ever for her blog, she said.

K-12 145

K-12 Middle School High School Cultures 145

World History Teachers Blog

JULY 30, 2022

But self-rule did not mean economic independence. Haiti gained independence from the French in 1804, becoming the first independent black republic in the world. That's because France forced Haiti to pay reparations to descendants of slave masters or face another invasion. How was Haiti able to pay reparations?

World History 130

World History Economics Government History 130

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

With everything happening, I decided to take my weekly activities, add a quick description, and let AI handle the blog writing. Between managing the chaos of lesson planning, keeping up with my students, and coaching, it’s been a whirlwind.

Primary Sources 128

Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 128

CORE Econ

AUGUST 22, 2024

This blog was originally published on the Centre for Teaching and Learning Economics website. The activity built on Unit 2 of Doing Economics , with some adaptation by my lecturer Prof Cloda Jenkins. of The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics. In all, the in-lecture flood defence games were exciting and fun.

Economics 69

Economics Teaching 69

A Psychology Teacher Writes

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

So running some PD on questioning techniques because you’ve read a few great blogs or books on it is pointless unless you’re pretty sure that almost everyone else in the room is going to actually benefit from it. That means finding something that hits home whether you teach A level Economics or KS3 Music, and everything in between.

Professional Development 130

Professional Development Psychology Classroom Management Teaching 130

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

AHS eventually buys a ceiling-mounted ‘GCam’ for every classroom, which captures video, sound (through an area microphone), and screen capture into unified ‘GCasts’ that can be uploaded to the AHS Learning Management System, which also contains RSS feeds, blogs, and Google Docs-like environments for every course.

Library 85

Library Economics High School Education 85

Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2018

As an ESL student and a child from an immigrant, economically disadvantaged family raised in blue-collar northern Ohio, I know first-hand the power a good book can have on a child who feels different and inferior from everyone around him. Students who are economically disadvantaged, black, Hispanic, and have IEPs (i.e.,

Library 123

Library EdTech Charter School Economics 123

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 30, 2015

STEM in Iowa’s Re-Envisioned Economic Development Roadmap (2014 Battelle Report) , Kathryn Kunert & Carrie Rankin. instead of being openly accessible via a blog, web site, wiki, etc. Local chambers of commerce and economic development organizations are nice resources for career / workforce information, speakers, data, etc.

Pedagogy 94

Pedagogy Archaeology Leadership Economics 94

Digital Promise

JUNE 30, 2020

WIOA funding catalyzed regional collaboration and focused data collection efforts, and in turn, spurred deeper discussions about the economic future of the Taos community. Instead, she researched long-term, sustainable solutions that were specific to economic health and development of the entire community.

Economics 118

Economics Government Leadership Research 118

Living Geography

APRIL 22, 2024

I referenced a few things that might be helpful: - an article I wrote for Primary Geography talking about our work in KS2 - Kate Raworth's Doughnut Economics work - including work in Amsterdam - RMetS Heatwaves resource for KS2 - my KS2 blog -

Geography 52

Geography Economics 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

Chicago-based Parker Dewey, which launched in 2016, facilitates short-term contract projects, such as blogging, social media or data cleanup, that typically are done remotely, require 10 to 40 hours of work total and pay $20 to $25 per hour. About a quarter of interns receive offers to extend or get hired full time, Holroyd Pearce said.

Government 136

Government Tradition Professional Development Critical Thinking 136

Digital Promise

APRIL 18, 2017

Their guiding question was: “How can we structure the economics of micro-credentials to provide value beyond professional development to educators?”. To learn more about Kettle Moraine’s micro-credential program, check out this blog post.

Professional Development 66

Professional Development Economics Cultures Research 66

Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2021

These partners were selected as part of our landscape research on how micro-credentials may be used to promote economic recovery among rural learners impacted by poverty, particularly for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous communities. The five selected partners are: Developing educator-industry partnerships.

K-12 152

K-12 Pedagogy Learning Science Professional Development 152

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2018

-based research organization, is planning to calculate “demographically adjusted” scores for each state later Tuesday, showing how each state would stack up if it educated a similar mix of students with the same racial and economic backgrounds. Related: Is it time to update NAEP? Concerns over computers.

Education 111

Education Charter School Private School Economics 111

ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Unsurprisingly, the United Nations asserts that quality education is not only a fundamental human right but also a crucial catalyst for economic growth and development.

EdTech 111

EdTech Education Library Project-Based Learning 111