ED Surge

JULY 21, 2022

In his book, " How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching ," Josh Eyler reminds us that: “In order to learn something, we must first wonder about it.” Another resource for further exploration is the Harvard University Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero’s Visible Thinking project.

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Moler's Musing

AUGUST 23, 2024

” Under the “define” heading, I had AI create a sentence that could be used to help students use context clues to create a definition. I provided a sentence created by AI to help them use context clues to create a definition. Next, I included a Frayer with the word “continuity.”

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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. The course was thus designed to be “anti-definition.” I framed anthropology as a way of seeing, understanding, communicating, and living.

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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. web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 13, 2020

I also keep in mind the definition of educational technology as defined by The Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). If we take this definition into consideration, we can see that technology resources and processes are applied to assist learning. This is where the other symbols come into play.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

These skills, including critical thinking and communication, are now covered in special education classes and in general education classes, district officials said. The transition going from high school to college was definitely difficult,” he said. The transition going from high school to college was definitely difficult.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

And that’s worse than the humanities, English and finance degrees in the U.K. And these include learning how to learn, critical thinking, independence, improved social skills and general skills such as working in teams and developing good working habits. Kay thinks all we want when we finish high school is to make more money.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Despite a century of research, definitions of giftedness are fuzzy. Psychologists later poked holes in that definition. A clear definition of giftedness is elitist while a broad definition is useless. One disadvantage is that — human nature being what it is — sometimes such programs get tagged as second-best.

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Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Instead of resisting, we need to rethink lesson design, focus on critical thinking, and embrace strategies that make learning more interactive, meaningful, and student-driven. These strategies go beyond recall and require students to think, create, and engage , ensuring that AI remains a toolnot a replacementfor deep learning.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Lowell’s amped-up program goes a step beyond typical enrichment offerings, with coursework intended to prepare kids for continuing education and jobs in local and state industries that are actively hiring and projected to grow. It’s definitely difficult at home sometimes. Weekly Update.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Instead, they’re working, socializing or partying and, as a result, show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education. Maitland Jones: Well, I don’t think it’s supposed to be that transactional. So what’s really happening inside classrooms? At least I would hope it isn’t.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The humanities taught me I could do it. The simple message that majoring in the humanities pays off is being pushed aggressively by this university and a handful of others; they hope to reverse decades of plummeting enrollment in subjects that teach skills employers say they need from graduates but arent getting.

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

I would definitely recommend this article and lesson to other educators who are looking for a way to teach their students about climate change. This approach not only enriched the learning experience but also empowered students to develop critical thinking skills essential for navigating the multifaceted dimensions of global issues.

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Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

This built their analytical skills and brought out critical thinking as they explored motivations and biases. Students rewrote a definition in their own words, listed characteristics, and found a symbolic image. They carefully planned a way to explain why they wanted to be free and what they believed about human rights.”

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The humanities add some color into that.”. It’s a fast-spreading skepticism that has resulted in significant drops in the number of students majoring in the humanities on both sides of the U.S.-Canadian The proportion of students who major in the humanities has fallen from a high of nearly one in five to one in 20.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

She said she supported it as long as the classroom teacher was careful and encouraged critical thinking. Normans Pride organization participated, with its human angels wearing wings lit up in rainbow colors. One teen recounted tearily how, during class the previous week, a friend had drawn a swastika on her paper as a taunt.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2019

Black Americans weren’t even considered fully human under the Constitution. Not seeing the interrelatedness of our struggles precludes us from finding solutions that combat this narrow definition of America and raise everyone up. I typically responded by reminding them that there have been many populations in the U.S.

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