The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2024

Of 100 urban universities surveyed by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia, three-quarters included public service as part of their missions. The ‘town-gown’ dynamic,” said Dombrowski, a cultural anthropologist. We have names for it, right?

Economics 88

Economics Cultures Community Engagement Research 88

Anthropology.net

APRIL 8, 2024

The Blackfoot Confederacy, steadfast guardians of their ancestral territories and water resources, has long navigated the complexities of protecting their cultural heritage amidst encroachments from modern society.

Heritage 52

Heritage Archaeology Tradition Community Engagement 52

ED Surge

AUGUST 30, 2023

What started as a daunting task became a mission to reignite the passion and engagement of our students while strengthening our local community. This presentation resulted in the district adopting a new food program for our district that was culturally appropriate, appealing, and good for students.

Community Engagement 79

Community Engagement Advocacy Cultures Middle School 79

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2011

Over the past 2 years I have worked collaboratively with my staff to cultivate a culture of learning that engages students, is meaningful/relevant, promotes critical thought/problem-solving, and is flexible in that risk-taking is encouraged in order to promote innovative practices.

Community Engagement 223

Community Engagement Educational Technology Cultures High School 223

Anthropology News

JUNE 6, 2024

Anthropology News encourages submissions in a variety of formats to present compelling stories that make anthropological insights accessible to a wide audience. Think short-form magazine-style stories with scientific bite—low on jargon, high on storytelling—or compelling photo essays or multimedia pieces.

Anthropology 75

Anthropology Community Engagement Archaeology Cultures 75

ED Surge

MARCH 24, 2023

The use of SEL curricula or programs was more common among elementary teachers, whereas secondary teachers reported greater reliance on community engagement, teacher-student check-ins and student involvement in school decisions. The pressures put on young people to achieve, perform and produce, are greater than ever.

Elementary School 118

Elementary School Community Engagement High School Humanities 118

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2021

Our community finally was talking about racial disparities in a new way, and came up with five “D’s” toward dismantling inequities: Define what equity means to your school or district — To avoid “equity” becoming a cliche, you have to define what it means in your local context and agree on actions to support it.

Lesson Plan 110

Lesson Plan Community Engagement Cultures Public School 110

ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We talked with folks who strongly identify with their heritage ancestry, language and culture and others who navigate the complex nuances of diasporic reality. by 2060), they represent only 2 percent of educators in the U.S. We talked with educators who immigrated as children to the U.S.,

Ancestry 130

Ancestry K-12 Education Geography 130

The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2022

“It’s a powerful tool for community engagement. But a lot of messaging and communications work has to happen alongside it. Ultimately, segregation is a knotty political, cultural and social problem. “I think it can be helpful to show what’s possible,” Craven-Howell said.

Elementary School 96

Elementary School Economics Community Engagement Cultures 96

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2021

For example, PeerForward trains peer leaders to build a college-going culture in low-income high schools. Union Capital Boston (UCB) , a nonprofit working across low- and middle-income neighborhoods in Boston, is seeing positive gains among younger and older learners alike via its community engagement program.

High School 73

High School Community Engagement Tradition Research 73

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 22, 2020

Another Atherton alum, Delquan Dorsey, is now the district’s community engagement coordinator for the Department of Diversity, Equity, and Poverty Programs. With the teachers, it’s saying if you could get this cultural competency training down, your students are going to be great. I try to understand people’s self-interest.

Economics 122

Economics History Elementary School Community Engagement 122

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Anne Henderson, National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement. Out-of-school factors weigh heavily on student success, studies show, and research indicates family engagement can lead to higher grades and test scores, improved attendance and better behavior. “I

Research 145

Research Library Community Engagement Tradition 145

Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2016

Educators and leaders maintain ongoing conversations about digital responsibility, and create a culture of safety and belonging. Read this : “Four Steps to Building a Thriving Online Community for Every Teacher”. Continuous Improvement. Read this : “Making Professional Learning Count”. Powerful Use.

Community Engagement 71

Community Engagement Cultures Teaching Education 71

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The things they can really use — in-home and remote services — have become flashpoints in pandemic resource battles and culture wars. In the two brief weeks he was a part of their community, his teachers and school staff loved Krishna and made him feel like he belonged. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.

Education 113

Education Psychology Humanities Elementary School 113

Digital Promise

AUGUST 17, 2017

Local elected officials, business owners, religious and cultural leaders, and a myriad of community organizations, as well as students themselves, are all critical audiences with whom effective and progressive school leaders are seeking to engage in an effort to support the success of all learners.

Community Engagement 85

Community Engagement Teaching Cultures Public School 85

Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

They are connecting across cultural and national borders to promote global awareness and tolerance. Students are designing, making, coding, composing, animating, and publishing. They are experimenting and tackling the challenges of food, water, housing, and energy.

Primary Sources 127

Primary Sources Library K-12 Geography 127

The Hechinger Report

JULY 16, 2018

Students need to learn to communicate about cultural differences in the broadest possible sense, including those usually grouped together as “diversity” issues like gender, race and power relationships. They must learn to recognize their own often-unconscious assumptions.

Geography 59

Geography Community Engagement Economics Government 59

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2024

In 2016, she received a grant from the Pasadena Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division to present “Loma Alta: Tales of Desegregation,” a talk at a public library that featured her and two other district alumni sharing their experiences. “We

Private School 75

Private School Public School Elementary School High School 75

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Superintendent Pat Deklotz and Assistant Superintendent Theresa Ewald have worked with their team to create a culture that empowers teachers and students to be thoughtful critics and advocates of their own learning and to explain and advocate for their experiences with the community.

Education 93

Education Advocacy Professional Development Middle School 93

Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Some start with pilots to show proof points, and others begin with community engagement to generate support. Though they have similar goals, school districts across the country take a broad range of approaches to competency-based education (CBE). Is there a right way to approach CBE? Participants will walk away with new ideas!

EdTech 71

EdTech K-12 Middle School Leadership 71

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2024

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. There was nothing like this.

Charter School 107

Charter School Heritage K-12 Education 107

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 26, 2018

It was this shift that got me thinking about how tools could be used to amplify the fantastic work of my teachers, administrators, and students to showcase efficacy in improving school culture. It all comes down to this. If you don’t tell your story, then someone else will. How good is your current strategy at taking advantage of this?

Artifacts 377

Artifacts Leadership Cultures Community Engagement 377

Sapiens

MARCH 19, 2024

Other objects, including fragments of African ceramics and a cowrie shell, show the perseverance of cultural traditions among the enslaved workers. In official circles, cultural heritage is equated with Tchiloli —a theater tradition performed with masks, music, and dance. Community engagement and participation also proved difficult.

Archaeology 89

Archaeology Heritage History Government 89

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 2, 2017

We showed that embracing innovative practices aligned to a sound pedagogical foundation could create a learning culture rooted in meaningful learning and relationships. And the great disruptors of our time are shaping the culture itself in innovative ways. If you want to change education, change the story being told."

Leadership 212

Leadership Cultures Community Engagement History 212

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

The School Site Councils examine school policies; support social-emotional learning instruction and extracurricular programs; develop schoolwide focus areas, goals and ways to address achievement deficits; and build a positive school climate and culture. Khadijah Williams, a survivor of homelessness, is the D.C.

Elementary School 113

Elementary School Humanities Public School Community Engagement 113

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This stuff doesn’t happen overnight,” said Amy Carroll-Scott, co-lead of policy and community engagement in Drexel University’s Urban Health Collaborative. These students come from a wide variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Charter School 95

Charter School Economics Project-Based Learning High School 95

Political Science Now

JULY 17, 2024

Bunche Award for the best scholarly work in political science that explores the phenomenon of ethnic and cultural pluralism Recipient: Melvin Rogers, Brown University Title: The Darkened Light of Faith (Princeton University Press) Robert A.

Political Science 62

Political Science Civics Civic Engagement Archiving 62

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2017

The arts and cultural sector are no stranger to budget cuts. Vermont Performance Lab is a nonprofit arts organization that supports the arts and Vermont’s rural communities through artist residencies that link artists’ creative research and community engagement. percent of the annual gross domestic product and 4.8

Oral History 53

Oral History Civics Economics Tradition 53

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2020

“I can tell you, in less than a decade, it has become more diverse and open,” said Tori Albright, who coordinates the world languages program at the Sioux City Community School District, one of the largest employers in town. “No No matter where you go, you see people from all different cultures and heritages.”.

Middle School 91

Middle School Cultures Tutoring High School 91

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

As an Afghan American, I often encounter perceptions that radicalization and political instability in Afghanistan are intrinsic to Afghans or Middle Eastern “culture.” But the reason extremist organizations successfully recruit among the disenchanted is not because of a shared, unchanging cultural heritage among their members.

Heritage 102

Heritage Archiving Cultures Government 102