The Hechinger Report
JULY 21, 2022
Researchers and scientists shared the ways different economic, infrastructure, and environmental factors are altering Louisiana’s coastline. Hollander said climate and environmental education is still considered a controversial topic in Louisiana, with an economy that revolves around oil and gas.
Dangerously Irrelevant
SEPTEMBER 16, 2017
School leaders also must create safe spaces for teaching and learning about controversial topics. 5 videos on connected learning from the Digital Media and Learning Research Hub [VIDEOS]. Information literacy has been a hot topic of recent conversation. cross-posted at Front and Central ]. Related Posts.
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The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Free speech is tied to academic freedom — the autonomy to teach and research ideas without the consequence of retaliation. Colleges defend professors’ rights to pursue controversial topics of discussion such as climate change, police brutality, charter schools and pornography.
Becoming a History Teacher
AUGUST 15, 2024
Levstik’s research highlighted that teachers often seek ‘safety in silence’ when confronted with such complexity, but silence and censorship can exacerbate the feelings of powerless disenfranchisement that so often sits behind negative and incendiary behaviours such as those witnessed this summer.
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 15, 2016
Embedding new words into classroom conversations and assignments pegged to topics teens care about. Research shows that many adolescents in the United States struggle with reading, and one key reason is their limited vocabularies. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 11, 2018
Ultimately, we can’t prepare children for living in a rich, diverse democracy if we don’t expose them to the controversial topics inherent in our democracy.”. When I ask them to take part in inquiry, research or exploration, they don’t know how to do that.”.
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 22, 2016
Embedding new words into classroom conversations and assignments pegged to topics teens care about. Research shows that many adolescents in the United States struggle with reading, and one key reason is their limited vocabularies. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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