Critical Thinking, Cultures and Pedagogy

What You Really Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Concerns center on its potential to replace human interaction and critical thinking skills. While AI can provide data-driven insights and automate certain tasks, it needs a nuanced understanding of human relationships, cultural contexts, and complex decision-making processes essential for effective leadership.

Leadership

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Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

Relevant thinking in an educational context refers to connecting new knowledge and skills to real-world situations, making learning applicable to students' lives and future careers. It involves critical thinking directly related to personal experiences, societal issues, or practical applications.

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The Power of Collaboration

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 28, 2021

It goes without saying that together we are all better, and leveraging others' collective intelligence will only strengthen both individual practices and school culture. My week-long visit there was a follow-up from 2019, where hundreds of classroom walk-throughs were conducted with a focus on improving digital pedagogy.

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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

This observation speaks to the idea that different modes of communication and expression are fundamental to understanding and interpreting different societies and cultures and, consequently, that the semiotic complexity of human experience cannot be contained in plain text.

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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It fosters critical thinking, problem-solving skills and a deeper understanding of mathematical principles by placing students as active learners rather than passive recipients of information. It encouraged teachers to design learning experiences that engaged students in meaningful mathematical thinking and problem-solving.

Education

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Taking a Leap of Faith Toward Inquiry

C3 Teachers

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This blog post delves into the power of inquiry to transform traditional classrooms into dynamic spaces of discovery, fostering critical thinking and lifelong learning skills. Deeper learning : We talk about critical thinking a lot, but inquiry is that process, and it pays off for students outside of the social studies classroom.

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Raising the Bar on Learning

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 6, 2014

This technique typically makes students uncomfortable at first as they have become so conditioned by our traditional culture of education where they would rather be spoon-fed information instead of having to think. best practices inquiry New Milford High School pedagogy science Tahreen Chowdhury'

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The Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Freire

TeachThought

JULY 2, 2024

by TeachThought Staff Paulo Freire’s “The Pedagogy of the Oppressed” is a foundational text in educational theory. Through this lens, educators are inspired to forge collaborative and critical learning spaces, recognizing the agency and lived experiences of learners. Footnote #8: Sartre, op.

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Math Instruction Isn’t Working. Could Better Teacher Training Help?

ED Surge

MAY 8, 2023

It takes critical thinking and a sense for the numbers to even understand how or why a student’s approach might be wrong, Barclay says. That mindset reflects a broader cultural anxiety, and when teachers don’t like the subject it hinders student achievement. “I Barclay says. But that wasn’t immediately clear.

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Common Misconceptions of Educators Who Fear Technology

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 30, 2012

We are beginning to see some schools across the country take the lead in merging sound pedagogy with the effective integration of technology. These skill sets include critical thinking/problem solving, media literacy, collaboration, creativity, technological proficiency, and global awareness.

Education

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Rise of the Edupreneur

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 21, 2017

Individuals and organizations that embrace this mindset shift develop dynamic behaviors that impact their organizational culture while leading to school improvement. The digital world allows us to see thousands of bits of information that can be woven into new creative thinking for growing our edupreneurial thinking and leadership.

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Desire

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

With this in mind, a culture will be established that seeks to find solutions as opposed to focusing on just problems. Instruction Best Practices Pedagogy Opinion' Educators must diligently strive to eliminate the excuses, collaborate, and respect one another. I nnovation: Abiding by the status quo is not an option.

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The Best Ideas for Our Schools

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 18, 2012

These include creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking, technological proficiency, global awareness, media literacy, communication, and collaboration. The time is now for all of us to critically analyze our respective schools and take a stand against the status quo in order to do what is best for our students.

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OPINION: Early ed should adopt these 3 ideas from Montessori schools

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2019

This includes activities that emphasize exploration and cooperation as well as developing critical thinking skills. The federal investment highlights the importance of providing children with opportunities to excel. The United States cannot maintain its status as an economic powerhouse if we fail to focus properly on basic skills. .

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Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Often, the most powerful learning happens when students explore different perspectives, step outside of their typical environments, and are exposed to new ways of doing and thinking. Over the past two years, TDSB has taken significant steps to shift their culture of equity to better support all students to be their authentic selves.

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Sitting for long periods affect on teens’ mental health, resumés for robots and more in the news roundup

Psych Learning Curve

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

In education, there are many buzzwords about effective pedagogy including real-world connection, critical thinking, and employing student voice. Mindfulness transforms culture at high-needs elementary school (NPR) A struggling elementary school in East Nashville, Tenn.,

Controversial Topics

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Most English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and other sites are ‘mediocre’ or ‘not worth using,’ study finds

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

A curriculum expert who reviewed the pedagogy explained to me that the unit was “weak” and does not meet Common Core standards as the creator claimed. Some of the quality ratings are subjective — just as movie critics have different opinions. Such a lifesaver!” ” There’s just one problem.

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10 First Day of School Activities that aren’t Cheesy

Letters and Ink Blog

JULY 25, 2022

STEM Competitions Get students energized and ignite their competitive side with a variety of critical thinking competitions! You might be ready to take your community building to the next level with 5 proven steps to maintaining a positive classroom culture ! My Hexagonal Identity Graphic Organizer 2.

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Other Anthropology Schools: Translating Disciplinary Treasures for “Undisciplined” Minds

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These programs painstakingly endeavor to elevate what Chinese academic environments have long downplayed : liberal education, humanities disciplines, and skills like critical thinking. They draw a diverse student body in terms of ages, places of origin, and education levels.

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Transitioning with Grace and Gratitude

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

I worked alongside teachers within an engaged ethnographic case study to reflect on their circumstances and take ownership of their pedagogy through observations of their teaching and teacher-training workshops, which included co-designing a curriculum.

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Practicing What We Preach: Using Inquiry to Design a Social Studies Methods Class

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

To support this claim, preservice teachers might bring up the inherently political components of language preservation projects, food sovereignty, linguistic justice, abolitionist teaching, and/or culturally relevant pedagogy (Nickman, 2009; NK 360, 2018; Lyiscott, 2014; Baker Bell, 2020; Love, 2019; Ladson Billings, 1995; 2014).

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The Fallacy of Best Practices

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 21, 2024

They offer a seemingly foolproof formula, eliminating the need for critical thinking and tailored solutions. It encourages experimentation, research-based pedagogy, and data-enhanced decision-making. This fosters a culture of innovation, where solutions are not copy-pasted but thoughtfully crafted.

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What 2015 Holds for the Future of Education

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2014

More importantly, I'd like to see those competencies focus on the skills needed in a globalized, information-rich economy – skills like empathy, collaboration, information literacy, critical thinking, resourcefulness, communication, and creativity.” ” Melissa Gedney. League of Innovative Schools. Project Manager.

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Stop trying to reform the reforms; adopt an education philosophy centered on black and brown people

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

And Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, said in her remarks at the DNC (pdf) that Hillary Clinton will “reset education policy to focus on skills like creativity and critical thinking, not more testing.”. Expulsion and suspension were a necessary evil in order to develop a positive school culture.

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OPINION: Our schools must figure out a way to teach this presidential election

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Schools are afraid of dividing and triggering their students amid the fraught, frenzied, hyperpartisan, superpolarized and downright ugly political culture of our country right now. I understand — but urge these schools to reconsider. They must figure out a way to teach this election, rather than limiting their students’ education.

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What You Really Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

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The Power of Collaboration

Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

Taking a Leap of Faith Toward Inquiry

Raising the Bar on Learning

The Pedagogy Of The Oppressed Freire

Math Instruction Isn’t Working. Could Better Teacher Training Help?

Common Misconceptions of Educators Who Fear Technology

Rise of the Edupreneur

Desire

The Best Ideas for Our Schools

OPINION: Early ed should adopt these 3 ideas from Montessori schools

Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Sitting for long periods affect on teens’ mental health, resumés for robots and more in the news roundup

Most English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and other sites are ‘mediocre’ or ‘not worth using,’ study finds

10 First Day of School Activities that aren’t Cheesy

Other Anthropology Schools: Translating Disciplinary Treasures for “Undisciplined” Minds

Transitioning with Grace and Gratitude

Practicing What We Preach: Using Inquiry to Design a Social Studies Methods Class

The Fallacy of Best Practices

What 2015 Holds for the Future of Education

Stop trying to reform the reforms; adopt an education philosophy centered on black and brown people

OPINION: Our schools must figure out a way to teach this presidential election

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