ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2024

Providers of some of the most popular standardized tests are rethinking their offerings as new AI tools are challenging traditional techniques for finding out what students know — and allowing new ways to give and score tests. Think about how hard we’ve worked to sort of address inequality in standardized testing,” she says.

Tradition 137

Tradition Critical Thinking Government Education 137

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Creative thinking leads the list, followed by analytical or critical thinking. Traditional education has often taught students to swim in a controlled pool. It’s not just about repetition and efficiency; it’s about adapting to shifting conditions and engaging in creative thinking.

Advocacy 123

Advocacy Project-Based Learning Tradition Economics 123

C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

These pilot experiences were invaluable we observed firsthand how students engaged in compelling questions, analyzed primary sources, and developed their own interpretations of historical events. 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

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2022

At West-MEC, unlike a traditional school district, residents are not automatically considered part of the district based on their location but need to formally opt-in through a ballot. During this period of their lives, learners are still developing critical thinking abilities and prefer active learning.

Middle School 132

Middle School Elementary School High School Critical Thinking 132

Moler's Musing

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Each protocol helped keep the energy high while pushing students to think critically about the events leading up to the American Revolution. It’s a fun and creative way to get them thinking beyond the text, and I was hoping it would engage their imaginations a bit more than traditional worksheets.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources History Government Critical Thinking 126

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. At Digital Promise, we saw tremendous growth in 2014. ” Melissa Gedney.

Education 114

Education Civics Pedagogy Lesson Plan 114

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

But traditional internships are not universally accessible. “At Not everybody is a traditional 18- to 22-year-old student,” Churches said. It was remote, roughly 10 hours a week for eight weeks, and consisted of researching and helping plan an event in the U.S. Virgin Islands to increase awareness about cybersecurity.

Government 139

Government Tradition Professional Development Critical Thinking 139

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 4, 2024

Without understanding students’ background knowledge and experiences, teachers may fail to provide the critical context needed for students to make meaningful connections and fully grasp new material. Too often, the teacher ends up doing the majority of the thinking and cognitive work in the classroom. .

Tradition 78

Tradition Critical Thinking Teaching Education 78

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Now, kids are encouraged to think: Wait a minute, that’s really just 4 x 25, which is 100, plus 4 x 2, which is 8. The school typically holds similar events in person each year, but tailored this year’s online content in response to parents’ questions that arose with virtual learning. “We Take 4 x 27. The answer is 108.).

Elementary School 138

Elementary School High School Tradition Teaching 138

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms.

K-12 69

K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 69

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Last week I sat on a panel as part of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the education think tank Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE). The event brought more than a hundred people to Seattle, Wash., to discuss how public education will adapt to a rapidly changing world.

Humanities 111

Humanities K-12 Civics Professional Development 111

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This week, I took a hard look at my teaching approach and realized I had been falling into a pattern of overloading my lessons with too much traditional content. It was great to see them apply their critical thinking skills to a visual source, reinforcing the concept of mercantilism and its connection to colonization.

Geography 122

Geography Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 122

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2017

Institutions including Lebanon Valley College face demographic shifts, constrained family incomes, student preferences toward professionally oriented majors over some of the traditional liberal arts, and rapid technological change. Chamber of Commerce Foundation as saying that “employers have ‘less and less confidence’ in traditional degrees.”

Tradition 66

Tradition Leadership Government Critical Thinking 66

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 24, 2023

If there is an inquiry- and problem-based learning school that serves grades K-8 that you think I should try and visit, or if you’d like to learn more about what I’m doing and learning, please get in touch! Grades K through 8 are where all of these movements come together!

Middle School 86

Middle School Leadership Advocacy Critical Thinking 86

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. They encourage students to critically analyze the causes and effects of historical events beyond dates and facts. Explore key events: the storming of the Bastille, the Reign of Terror.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. They encourage students to critically analyze the causes and effects of historical events beyond dates and facts. Explore key events: the storming of the Bastille, the Reign of Terror.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms.

Teaching 52

Teaching Education K-12 Critical Thinking 52

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition 52

Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

The traditional content-heavy curriculum, obsessed with low-level content mastery and memorization, no longer fits the bill for our rapidly evolving society. For instance, in a history class, instead of merely memorizing dates and events, students could analyze historical patterns and their impact on current societal issues.

Education 58

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 58

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

The event was new, too. Instead, the companies are working with edX and others to provide what they say are the educations that all of their employees require in common, including such abilities as critical thinking and collaboration. And the pace with which they’re intervening has been picking up.

Humanities 105

Humanities History Critical Thinking Teaching 105

Political Science Now

APRIL 12, 2024

Utrata connects these contemporary ambitions on space to historical events and the logic of colonization, indicating how these ambitions are rooted in a long tradition of exploiting new lands for the benefit of others. Rather, it is an invitation to critically think about our ambitions and their impacts.

Political Science 62

Political Science Government Social Science Tradition 62

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2016

You can gain the same skills — critical thinking, civics, writing — through different content that feels more relevant.”. We don’t have the traditional view that we’re somehow ‘letting these kids in’ to be influenced by us.”. The post Are traditional admission policies increasing racial inequality?

Tradition 100

Tradition Sociology Civics Critical Thinking 100

TeachThought

JULY 2, 2024

Its enduring significance stems from its profound critique of traditional teaching and learning methods. Freire’s work critiques traditional pedagogical practices and offers a compelling vision for a more just and participatory education system. In either event, it is threatened by the specter of reaction.

Pedagogy 273

Pedagogy Humanities Social Justice Cultures 273

Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

I was also fortunate to find colleagues and peers who challenged me to try new things that, from the outside, had nothing to do with traditional librarianship or my background in English and history. We have free Maker Events after school once or twice a month. First action steps: build off your own skills!

Library 110

Library Middle School Lesson Plan Tradition 110

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

So we urgently need to equip young people with those skills — critical thinking, problem-solving and communication.”. So we urgently need to equip young people with those skills — critical thinking, problem-solving and communication. In a turn of events that has perhaps surprised Amber most of all, she loves her new job.

High School 105

High School Geography Middle School Critical Thinking 105

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

In lieu of a traditional exam for one of my U.S. History I strive to make sure my students understand that so many of the events in “history” were not that long ago, and so much of what has happened in our nation continues to shape what happens today. History I and II to 10th and 11th graders, respectively.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Further tolerance and harmony between different cultural traditions by enabling students to acquire an appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures and encourage respect for other people. If COVID-19 has taught us anything, then it is that key workers who work for public services deserve the highest of respect.

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2025

For example, instead of saying they took a speech class, they can break down the specific skills they learned or had to use, such as public speaking, critical thinking and research. It also allows learners to pause and restart their learning journey, providing flexibility that traditional pathways often lack.

K-12 101

K-12 EdTech Tradition Critical Thinking 101

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2021

Events of the last year, heightened still further by those of the last week that are moving toward a second impeachment of President Donald Trump have me worried about what’s been termed a legitimacy crisis in our country, one that risks finally severing our confidence in the nation’s ideals. This seems hard to do.

History 129

History Civics American History Library 129

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Her take on recent events surprised me because she sees some good that could come from them. Using these materials and others like it will continue to strengthen students’ growth and critical thinking skills. She recently wrote about this same question in a piece for EdWeek.) Attention is the first step in learning.

Teaching 183

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice 183

ED Surge

APRIL 22, 2025

Now, a dozen students from six families are suing the department for sidelining books, curriculum and cultural awareness events that conflict with the presidents goal of excising gender ideology and diversity, equity and inclusion from public life. Specific chapters were pulled from curricula, specific modules were withdrawn.

Government 81

Government K-12 Library Psychology 81

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

[Maria Flynn] What are the alternatives that can give someone that post-secondary education and training that they need, but in ways that can also kind of get them into the labor force and earning for themselves and their family in ways that traditional paths really don’t designed for? We’re just going to stay the course.

K-12 114

K-12 Education Economics Education Policy 114