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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

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Now they are demanding a greater role in school policy and the decisions that shape their educations. They are also seeking to use this moment to educate teens about elections and voting and turn them into lifelong voters. Andrew Brennen, National Geographic education fellow. Credit: Alison Yin for The Hechinger Report.

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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

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In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. In my 20 years as an educator, I have seen firsthand how service-learning engages students as they become leaders in their communities.

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One state is poised to teach media literacy starting in kindergarten 

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Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. It’s about civic responsibility,” Polites said. “I Subscribe today! Phil Murphy’s desk for a signature. .

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Inviting Community College Students to See Themselves as University Researchers

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But when one of her professors announced an opportunity for students to participate in a research internship to study young people’s well-being and civic engagement in the Coachella Valley, her interest was piqued. Me being a first-generation student, I've never had the resources to be able to step into education. She signed up. “Me

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To Address Climate Anxiety, Consider How Students Get Their News on the Issue

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There’s good news in findings like these for educators looking for opportunities to affect change. Higher education faculty and administrators have a critical role to play in helping students gain a sense of agency as we confront a global climate challenge. The classroom may be the best place for faculty to start.

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To Serve All of Our Students, 'We Have to Do Something Different'

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Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

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PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

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” Credit: Photo provided by Jo Boaler Jo Boaler is a professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education with a devoted following of teachers who cheer her call to make math education more exciting. Ted Cruz on social media. But despite all her fans, she has sparked controversy at nearly every stage of her career.