NCHE

APRIL 1, 2025

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). These regional grants will help fund projects that expand and explore innovative methods of teaching and learning with Library of Congress materials.

Library 130

Library Primary Sources Museum Historic Sites 130

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 30, 2012

These schools and educators, whether they realize it or not, are not only enhancing the teaching and learning process, but they are also providing their learners with essential skill sets pivotal for success in today’s society. To truly create an innovative culture of learning we must not fear failure either.

Education 383

Education Professional Development Educational Technology Pedagogy 383

Catlin Tucker

MAY 13, 2024

Second, teaching students how to engage with media in a meaningful way can free teachers from the front of the room. The reciprocal teaching strategy is one of my favorite ways to drive student engagement around media and provide peer support as they engage with information! Here’s How Reciprocal Teaching with Multimedia Works!

Teaching 155

Teaching Critical Thinking Cultures 155

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This hurt her teaching time, and she wanted to know if I experienced the same phenomenon in my teaching career; without hesitation, I admitted to facing the same problem. In my fifth year of teaching Arabic as a second language, I often reflect on how frequently my subject is undervalued.

Heritage 134

Heritage Cultures Teaching Critical Thinking 134

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 26, 2012

As a leader this is the type of teaching and learning culture that I want to foster and cultivate, one where creativity flourishes, students find relevancy and meaning in their learning, and teachers are given the support to be innovative. A teaching and learning culture powered by intrinsic motivation will achieve this.

Education 304

Education Artifacts Cultures Leadership 304

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

One of the central ideas was about keeping the human in the work: Technology skills are critical skills, but we need to keep in mind that technology has its role and place but it should not replace the teacher. We use technology as a tool to teach and learn. Another workshop discussed the productiveness of failure.

Education 144

Education EdTech Humanities Critical Thinking 144

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As a teacher, I know that the desire for building a culture of trust is strong — and mutual. These kinds of conversations were not possible when I began teaching in the district. This is a culture of fear, not of trust. These conversations are necessary in order to build a culture of trust.

Cultures 138

Cultures Advocacy Lesson Plan High School 138

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

“News literacy is fundamental to preparing students to become active, critically thinking members of our civic life — which should be one of the primary goals of a public education,” Kim Bowman, News Literacy Project senior research manager and author of the report, said in an email interview. “If

Civics 145

Civics Psychology Critical Thinking Teaching 145

Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

Teaching government at Hilliard Darby High School in Ohio (a suburb of Columbus), Amy Messick helps students understand how our constitutional system works. One former student who appreciates what he learned from Messick now serves on the school board for the district in which Messick teaches. Some of them encourage her.

Government 96

Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 96

TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This involves teaching them how to evaluate the credibility and relevance of information, prioritize quality over quantity, and set healthy limits on screen time. Critical Thinking Skill Emphasize the development of critical thinking skills to help children navigate the vast amount of information available to them.

Critical Thinking 282

Critical Thinking Professional Development Digital Resources Teaching 282

TeachThought

JUNE 5, 2024

If the ultimate goal of education is to teach students to think, then focusing on how we can help students ask better questions themselves might make sense, no? It is a visual and interactive tool to foster a culture of inquiry. Process Create the Space: Designate a section of a wall or a bulletin board as the Wonder Wall.

Critical Thinking 328

Critical Thinking Tradition Artifacts Cultures 328

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. Not only do students fight this technique at first, but so do parents.

Pedagogy 286

Pedagogy Critical Thinking Tradition High School 286

Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Anna Apostolidou PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology, Ionian University Given the history of our discipline, it seems rather peculiar that anthropologists are not more “naturally inclined” to employ multimodality in their research and teaching.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy 130

ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2025

They can start with mastering spreadsheets, coding languages like Python or teaching students to use AI chatbots. No school leader should think they have to do everything all at once. Districts arent only thinking about AI as part of teaching theyre exploring how it can help with a wide swath of jobs.

K-12 101

K-12 Education EdTech Lesson Plan 101

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 16, 2019

Tom Murray and I presented a call to action, highlighting the need to transform teaching, learning, and leadership in Learning Transformed to meet the demands and challenges inherent in the 4th Industrial Revolution. In the updated edition of Digital Leadership , I took it a step further.

Education 401

Education Leadership Critical Thinking Economics 401

TeachThought

APRIL 28, 2024

But beyond reading and writing skills, literacy is a gateway to critical thinking, effective communication, and holistic learning experiences. Literacy is crucial to any learning environment, from promoting comprehension to nurturing empathy and cultural understanding both inside the classroom and beyond.

Library 267

Library Critical Thinking History Cultures 267

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2013

In collaboration with my staff and the support of District leadership, my efforts have laid the foundation for an innovative teaching and learning culture that focuses on preparing all students for success. To this end, teachers and students are now routinely utilizing social media and other various Web 2.0

Leadership 291

Leadership Professional Development Educational Technology Critical Thinking 291

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.

Pedagogy 306

Pedagogy Professional Development Critical Thinking Cultures 306

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 26, 2013

Hundreds of educators from over ten different states and Canada descended upon my school last year to learn together and network in an effort to move their respective school cultures down an innovative path. We will explore how learning environments can be established to promote critical thought, inquiry, problem solving, and creativity.

Professional Development 238

Professional Development Critical Thinking High School Leadership 238

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

E nergy: " To teach is to touch a life forever" - Anonymous As educators we must exhibit a passion for what we do because each day we have the opportunity to positively impact the life of a child. With this in mind, a culture will be established that seeks to find solutions as opposed to focusing on just problems.

Pedagogy 272

Pedagogy Critical Thinking Tradition Cultures 272

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

They do this by mapping courses and activities to institutional competencies: critical thinking, analytical thinking, communication, social awareness and responsibility, creativity and innovation, and leadership and collaboration. “We Communication is vital to creating a successful program.

Civic Engagement 121

Civic Engagement EdTech Civics Leadership 121

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Does the meaning in someone’s opinion really matter or is it more about the outcome as it pertains to the learning culture of our schools? Maybe I am off base with my thinking here, but I try to find the value in many of the words listed above as I can see how they can relate to a positive school culture.

Critical Thinking 245

Critical Thinking Cultures Teaching Research 245

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Hundreds of educators from over seven different states and Canada will once again descend upon my school to learn together and network in an effort to move their respective school cultures down an innovative path. Design of authentic learning experiences to enhance critical thought, inquiry, problem-solving, and relevancy in the classroom.

Professional Development 222

Professional Development Critical Thinking Leadership Educational Technology 222

ED Surge

JANUARY 8, 2025

Affinity groups have the power to strengthen the voices of our students and help them think critically about the world, their experiences and their education. By practicing their critical thinking skills and learning to trust themselves, they can develop tools that help them combat the effects of internalized racial stress or bias.

Heritage 122

Heritage Critical Thinking High School Humanities 122

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

After just one year, research suggests the DLP is changing school culture, as teachers are more collaborative and more open to trying new things in their classrooms. I’ve seen the staff sharing ideas, working on projects collaboratively, showing interest in what others are doing, and teaching one another how to use new tech tools and devices.

Cultures 94

Cultures Middle School Critical Thinking Teaching 94

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. Instead of being limited to my teaching and our textbook, we’d have access to an entire planet of experts.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2017

Since this was a violation of school policy I immediately confiscated the device, as this is what I thought I was supposed to do to ensure a school culture free from distraction and solely focused on traditional learning. The hard, but needed, work is taking a critical lens to our work before and after embracing a mindset shift.

Leadership 228

Leadership Critical Thinking Tradition Cultures 228

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Mark’s blog post about teaching empathy mentions both the refugee VR video and one about the lives of police in Flint, Michigan. “In The post Can Virtual Reality “teach” empathy? This story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

Teaching 102

Teaching Middle School Humanities Professional Development 102

ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence in the nation’s schools. He has long argued that U.S.

Civics 135

Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 135

ED Surge

MAY 5, 2022

I recently picked up “ Fact vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News ” by Jennifer LaGarde and Darren Hudgins (2018). While these skills will require plenty of teaching, and it’s not as simple as “just do these things,” it certainly brings into focus the work ahead.

Cultures 115

Cultures K-12 Library Critical Thinking 115

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. The conversation around math instruction suggests that not that much is really known about how to teach K-12 math. Barclay says. But that wasn’t immediately clear.

K-12 136

K-12 Critical Thinking Middle School Pedagogy 136

C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

It became clear that we needed a core resource that was rigorous and culturally relevant and accessible to our student population. Teachers grew as facilitators of inquiry, fostering discussions, debates, and deep analytical thinking** among students. IDM does just that.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Public School Primary Sources Civic Engagement 40

Passion for Social Studies

AUGUST 12, 2024

So, it is essential to teach students about forming political individualities while respecting other viewpoints. This examines several factors, such as culture, religion, demographics, media, friends, and family. Teaching about the U.S. People are often very opinionated and want others to understand their viewpoint.

Lesson Plan 130

Lesson Plan Government Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

TeachThought

JULY 2, 2024

Its enduring significance stems from its profound critique of traditional teaching and learning methods. From the outset, her efforts must coincide with those of the students to engage in critical thinking and the quest for mutual humanization. Here, no one teaches another, nor is anyone self-taught.

Pedagogy 271

Pedagogy Humanities Social Justice Cultures 271

Dr. Shannon Doak

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The infographic that highlights the 65 jobs least likely to be automated, taken from The US Career Institute really drives home the importance of skills that only humans can offer—things like emotional intelligence, empathy, creativity, and cultural competence. Extended Essay (EE): Requires independent research and critical analysis.

Teaching 59

Teaching Critical Thinking Leadership Cultures 59

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Tonya Clarke, the coordinator of K-12 mathematics for Clayton County schools, and her colleagues shared the Cardi B lesson at a math convention earlier this fall as an example of a culturally relevant lesson that can lure students into thinking about math in a way that is engaging and exciting. The process is implementable.

K-12 127

K-12 Cultures Critical Thinking Middle School 127

Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

Marilou Polymeropoulou, University of Oxford, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Active learning is a well-established pedagogical strategy in secondary and tertiary education where independent learning and critical thinking are nurtured.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Sociology Archaeology Museum 130