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Could AI Give Civics Education a Boost?

ED Surge

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.

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Bones of Contention: New Evidence of Cannibalism in Magdalenian Culture

Anthropology.net

The idea of prehistoric cannibalism has long been a controversial topic, with scholars divided between those who see it as a survival necessity and those who argue for its role in ritual or warfare. Human induced modifications on cranial and postcranial remains. This new study, however, brings a fresh perspective.

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Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

The Hechinger Report

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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Responding to a summer of riots: Principles for teaching about sensitive issues in the history classroom

Becoming a History Teacher

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.

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STUDENT VOICE: ‘I hadn’t realized I was allowed to have thoughts on politics and the world around me’

The Hechinger Report

I am no longer afraid to jump into uncomfortable conversations on controversial topics. Leave this field empty if you're human: The way I experience the world now can be overwhelming, but I am forever grateful that I no longer live in a space where I am afraid to have opinions or to express them. Sign up for our newsletter.

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How the science of vaccination is taught (or not) in US schools

The Hechinger Report

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.

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Sources Talking to Other Sources

C3 Teachers

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!