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Testing For What?

A Principal's Reflections

The NJ Spotlight piece points this out with a little history lesson in NCLB: "NCLB was a dismal failure in raising academic performance or narrowing gaps in opportunity and outcomes. A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that “challenging standards-based exams reduce graduation and increase incarceration rates.”

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Using Snorkl to Deepen Historical Thinking in the Classroom

Moler's Musing

One of the biggest challenges in history education is engaging students in meaningful analysis while encouraging collaboration and critical thinking. Big Idea: What lasting impact did this have on history? Timeline Construction History is all about connections. Compare two different events and their outcomes.

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OPINION: I’m one of the professors spending thousands of dollars to teach from home

The Hechinger Report

At the same time, ensuring that college students are getting the best learning experiences possible is urgent, to prevent a steep drop in graduation rates as the country grapples with economic crisis. in history and teaches women’s, gender, and sexuality studies; religious studies; and English at the University of Houston.

Teaching 141
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How Creative Technology Can Help Students Take on the Future

ED Surge

School leaders are increasingly turning to organizations like the World Economic Forum and analyzing data on the most in-demand skills for the next five years. Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027.

Advocacy 125
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The Power of See, Think, Me, We

Catlin Tucker

By moving through these four phases—See, Think, Me, We—participants engage in a comprehensive thinking process that takes them from initial observation to personal connection and social relevance. Teachers often use this routine to deepen students’ engagement with material and to foster complex, critical thinking skills.

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

ED Surge

Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.

Pedagogy 134
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The Power of Connect, Extend, Challenge

Catlin Tucker

This routine fosters critical thinking and enhances the meaningful integration of new learning into an individual’s cognitive framework. Extend: Encourage them to speculate on how a different outcome in history might have affected the present.

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