Remove Civic Engagement Remove Cultures Remove Economics
article thumbnail

This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

ED Surge

Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but.

Cultures 125
article thumbnail

OPINION: Educators must be on the frontline of social activism

The Hechinger Report

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Recent politics has made it hard to extend that work.

educators

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Rebuilding the Transatlantic exchange on Learning & Teaching: The Active Learning in Political Science (ALPS) Blog Receives the 2024 APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award

Political Science Now

The APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award, jointly supported by the Political Studies Association of the UK and APSA , honors political scientists engaged in collaborative and productive cross-national partnerships that make a significant contribution to the discipline in the areas of teaching, research, or civic engagement.

article thumbnail

Teaching the Truth about George Floyd — and Our History

ED Surge

The post-Civil War era then ushered in the advent of “Black codes,” described as laws that “criminalized every form of African American freedom and mobility, political power, [and] economic power.” These students will be our next leaders, from judges and law enforcement officials to educators and everything in between.

History 91
article thumbnail

How to Start a School Design Project

Digital Promise

Wilson co-leads a summer institute called Learning Environments for Tomorrow (LEFT) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education — bringing together researchers, architects, designers, and educators to explore how learning spaces can support various goals, such as playfulness, collaboration, and civic engagement. Prioritize equity.

article thumbnail

What happens when students are given a say in school budgets?

The Hechinger Report

The process, known as participatory budgeting, was meant to ignite student interest in democracy and civic engagement. Related: In New York City, some schools are embracing culturally responsive education. For weeks, the momentum favored the greenhouse project. Related: Inside New York City’s segregated high school system.

Civics 105
article thumbnail

The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

In fleeing the dustbowl conditions of the Midwest, the migrants had “left behind many of their material possessions,” Czarnecki writes, but the folklore collectors “reasoned that they brought instead an intangible cultural heritage in their stories and songs.” Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement.