ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2022

These cameras would allow parents to livestream their children’s lessons throughout the school day. Meanwhile in Indiana, a bill would have required teachers to turn in a year’s worth of lesson plans in advance. Yes, I’m deviating from my lesson plans. The lesson plan would still be there.

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TCI

JANUARY 21, 2025

While games cannot replace classroom instruction, they can enhance learning when intentionally integrated into a lesson plan. Understanding the fundamental elements that make a game both engaging and educational will help you select or design games that enhance your teaching strategies.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 17, 2015

Notes from the UNI Education Summit in Cedar Falls, Iowa a couple of weeks ago… Website. I’m glad there are so many educators here; I always feel safer in a room of teachers! He said, “You’ve had a wonderful education. The city department of education sent me out as a substitute. My first day was in kindergarten.

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Education K-12 Anthropology Advocacy 91

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. EdSurge: How can educators prepare students for the future workforce and foster in-demand skills such as creativity and adaptability?

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

As I begin the new school year, I make a list of all my priorities: Lesson planning, grading, classroom setup, data analysis and new teacher mentorship. In recent years, with an onslaught of negative stories about teachers and educators, legislators have responded with new policy initiatives. Not all teachers have this luxury.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 17, 2016

Former educator colleagues have apologized to me for accidentally calling me a “vendor,” knowing that I spent 20 years working alongside them. It is a seminal moment in education. As educators, we feel the grave responsibility of making decisions with taxpayer dollars and our children’s future.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

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. That end-to-end process is creative thinking. How can we help educators overcome the fear of the unknown regarding AI?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Naysayers may think that project-based learning is progressive and it’s chasing butterflies in the backyard,” said Kristin De Vivo, executive director of Lucas Education Research, a unit of the Lucas foundation that commissioned outside researchers to conduct the evaluations. Kids like it.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 3, 2023

The introduction of generative AI into society shines a bright spotlight on these educators. So education leaders are investing in new training and professional development for teachers on the best use cases for AI. Educators may find their assignments and assessments become obsolete quickly,” he says.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 5, 2023

We published numerous stories about the plight of teachers today, including investigations into the experiences of educators whose mental health concerns are pushing them out of the profession and the lives of teachers who work multiple jobs to cover their basic needs. Educators Don’t Need To Cope. Thank you, as always, for reading.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Only half of Americans say their schools gave them strong critical-thinking skills, according to a study released this week by the Reboot Foundation, where I serve as executive director. The post OPINION: To fight online trolls, we must teach teenagers how to think like them appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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Teaching Psychology Lesson Plan Critical Thinking 111

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment! Washington University in St.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Why Science Education Matters in Your Elementary School Classroom Feb. 26, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Science is a critical part of elementary education. The most recent National Survey of Science and Mathematics Education published in 2018 found that elementary teachers taught science for just 18 minutes a day on average.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

They are most often associated with STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math). But really, they’re interdisciplinary, promoting important educational principles such as inquiry, play, imagination, innovation, critical thinking , problem solving and passion-based learning. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools.

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Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Between managing the chaos of lesson planning, keeping up with my students, and coaching, it’s been a whirlwind. Also, if you’re interested in how AI can be used effectively in education, check out an article I contributed to in EdWeek: Can AI Be Used Effectively in Class?

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Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 128

Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 17, 2015

The purpose of this workshop is to help administrators and teachers assess when higher-order thinking skills and student agency factors are (or are not) present in classroom uses of technology by students and teachers. Right now we are doing a poor job of helping educators with these tasks. Scott McLeod, J.D.,

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K-12 Leadership Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan 97

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift This summer, teachers around the country are planning these lessons and more, in professional development programs designed to answer a pressing need: preparing teachers to teach about the climate crisis and empower students to act. “I Related: Climate change: Are we ready?

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Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 95

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

How Schools Are preparing – and Not Preparing – Children for Climate Change,” reported by HuffPost and The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. The new standards emphasize scientific inquiry and critical thinking over recitation of facts.

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Controversial Topics Middle School Lesson Plan Teaching 111

ED Surge

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Philosophical qualms aside, supporters of skills-based hiring and education say it’s tantalizing to think of the potential that could be unlocked by breaking jobs down into their itty bitty parts—like mapping the human genome, one coil of DNA at a time—then applying that information to engineer new opportunities to connect people with employment.

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Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

I think something that holds a lot of teachers and librarians back is the belief that they have to know how to use every piece of tech and equipment and have scripted lesson plans incorporating everything before they can let students touch it. I bought a 3D printer without knowing how to use it.

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Library Middle School Lesson Plan Tradition 110

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

On windswept fields outside Fargo, North Dakota, a bold experiment in education has begun. Some school leaders insist that competency-based education can survive and even thrive within grade levels, or a modified version of them. Educators wanted students to engage more and apply their learning in meaningful ways.”.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw, along with building content knowledge encourages students to discover more about their peers while contributing to a common educational task such as reading or researching. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Jigsaw Strategy Oct.

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Moler's Musing

AUGUST 5, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has rapidly become an invaluable tool in education, transforming how teachers plan, instruct, and assess their students. Here’s an in-depth look at how AI can serve as a personal assistant for educators and the importance of editing and the 80/20 rule in maximizing its effectiveness.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Take advantage of your resources like lesson plans, teaching strategies, printables, and more. Your Studies Weekly Online classroom contains digital versions of your publications and more online resources like digital lesson plans, videos, and presentations you can project to the whole class.

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Artifacts Primary Sources Lesson Plan Social Studies 52

Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

18, 2023 • Studies Weekly When taught efficiently, science lessons can foster critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and a deeper understanding of the natural world. However, as educators, we often face the challenge of limited time and resources when it comes to teaching science.

Teaching 52

Teaching Museum Interactive Learning Lesson Plan 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2017

Within Idaho, Wilder is one of nine districts in a state pilot program, said Kelly Brady, the director of the state’s Mastery Education program. You have to ensure [personalized learning] doesn’t exacerbate equity challenges,” said Betheny Gross, a senior research analyst with the Center on Reinventing Public Education.

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Elementary School High School Middle School Lesson Plan 77

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

With political topics as polarizing as they are right now, it is understandable for teachers to want to try to avoid them and just stick to the lesson plan. But external pressures have permeated classrooms like never before, from book bans to critical race theory debates to mask mandates. Asking questions to understand?

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Lesson Plan Critical Thinking Cultures Teaching 115

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

With thousands of teachers using Zinn Education Project lessons each year, we hear amazing stories about the impact these lessons have in the classroom. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few. History students.

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History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Our worksheets are perfect for helping students with reading comprehension, preparing for the Regents review or state assessment, pairing with a video like the Crash Course US History series, or with your lesson plans throughout the school year. This makes them easy to differentiate for special education students with accommodations.

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History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

Moler's Musing

JANUARY 10, 2025

To keep the focus on critical thinking, I didnt include answer choicesstudents had to come up with their responses based on their prior knowledge. Heres how the activity worked: Read Aloud : I read each question aloud, giving students time to think and respond. The Lesson Plan 1. citizenship test.

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Lesson Plan Government Critical Thinking Middle School 115

ED Surge

JANUARY 28, 2025

By addressing these topics, we validate their experiences and foster a more inclusive and engaging educational environment. My mentors warnings, echoed by other educators, instilled in me a fear of mentioning religious or political terms in the classroom. The limitations of avoiding taboo topics became glaringly obvious.

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Multicultural Education Heritage Cultures Critical Thinking 92

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2014

This past year was eventful in education – we saw new measures to connect schools around the country , concepts like maker spaces, design thinking, and coding make their way into the mainstream, and teachers become more tech-savvy and connected. Looking to 2015, what will the new year bring for the future of education?

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Education Civics Pedagogy Lesson Plan 108

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Walberto Flores EdTech Coordinator, Highlands International School San Salvador Artificial intelligence has entered our classrooms — sometimes invited and other times not — leaving educators to ask essential questions about its implementation and impact. Walberto Flores: How might we redefine teaching and learning?

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2025

Educators play a vital role in shaping meaningful and impactful learning opportunities for students through emerging technologies like AI. These schools are working to equip educators and students with essential skills to harness the power of AI in an increasingly modern technological world.

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Education Lesson Plan Pedagogy Critical Thinking 69

TCI

MARCH 6, 2025

With so many options available, its important to find one that not only meets educational standards but also engages students and supports teachers. For teachers, the curriculum simplifies lesson planning and delivery, allowing them to focus more on teaching and less on preparation.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Middle School Artifacts Lesson Plan 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

The collective bargaining simulation was organized by the DePaul University Labor Education Center, which runs the exercises in roughly 10 high schools a year to introduce students to economic justice and the negotiating power of unions. CFT, which represents roughly 120,000 educators, is lobbying for $2.7 Higher Education.

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Education Economics Civics History 83

Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

They also help students use critical thinking and other communication skills to play with friends. If you don’t want to use real food, you can make pretend food made of cardboard or paper, glitter glue, and beads. Teacher Advocates are only available for classroom teachers currently using Studies Weekly materials.

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