ED Surge
MARCH 26, 2024
But even though Cote agrees that human grading is superior to what a bot can do, the reality is that teachers don’t have time to grade the number of essay assignments he thinks is really necessary to get kids fluent in the knowledge and critical thinking skills they’ll need to be effective citizens in our democracy.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 15, 2022
Related: Helping science teachers tackle misinformation and controversial topics. One of the top subjects for those emergency credentials is middle school science: The state issued 83 emergency credentials in the topic in 2020. “The Some states have experienced epic teacher shortages for years.
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Becoming a History Teacher
AUGUST 15, 2024
And critically, utilizing their expert knowledge to help their pupils to recognise the line between debating controversial topics and engaging in racist or bullying or even illegal behaviours. This means being familiar with their school’s policies around racism and bullying.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 11, 2018
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The Hechinger Report
MAY 23, 2020
Kristin Rademaker, an instructional facilitator at the middle school and a science consultant, said that over the years she has heard kids speculate on the safety of vaccines and even debate each other on the topic.
C3 Teachers
JUNE 6, 2024
See my first post on The Building Blocks of Inquiry here If you made a list of the top 10 challenges social studies teachers would say they face in the classroom, you may get the list of usual suspects: lack of time, political squabbles over standards, trying to cover all of human history in a semester. If you can, embrace them!
C3 Teachers
JUNE 6, 2024
If you made a list of the top 10 challenges social studies teachers would say they face in the classroom, you may get the list of usual suspects: lack of time, political squabbles over standards, trying to cover all of human history in a semester. This post will not spend time arguing why controversy needs to be taught in the classroom.
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