The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. These ideas have revived interest in E.D.

Teaching 138

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

That’s because “English AI Anchor,” as “he” is named, isn’t human. We are now living in a world in which robots do many of the jobs we once thought the preserve of humans. The future will leave room for human teachers. Consequently, students don’t have to spend hours memorizing formulas and moments in history.

Humanities 111

Humanities K-12 Civics Professional Development 111

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. I was always interested in history. history class and had always enjoyed my social studies classes. This month, we are featuring Caleb Brown.

History 131

History Museum Social Studies Geography 131

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The point is that the connections between humanities and science have been lost in today’s separation of disciplines. Indeed, a recent report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences discovered that humanities and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) training majors largely dwell in different silos.

Humanities 89

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology 89

ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

But even though Cote agrees that human grading is superior to what a bot can do, the reality is that teachers don’t have time to grade the number of essay assignments he thinks is really necessary to get kids fluent in the knowledge and critical thinking skills they’ll need to be effective citizens in our democracy.

Civics 135

Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 135

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

If AI-generated content can easily evade detection while human text is frequently misclassified, how effective are these detectors truly?” In ChatGPT’s first version, it wrote: “Plagiarism presents a grave threat not only to academic integrity but also to the development of critical thinking and originality among students.”

History 120

History Humanities Critical Thinking Research 120

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

JULY 21, 2022

Dear Bonni, I'll be teaching a course on the history of Ireland later this year. Seeing as how art has been such a big part of Irish history and culture, I was thinking about something artistic in some way, but how on earth do I grade something creative? What do I do? I feel weird about testing them on genocide.”

Primary Sources 127

Primary Sources History World History Digital Resources 127

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Furthermore, it can transport students to different times and places, making history and geography lessons more immersive and educational. It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity. It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity.

EdTech 132

EdTech Junior High Geography Critical Thinking 132

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

Now, based on the latest science and human behavior, I predict that on-campus classes will not be safe until late 2022. And we need it to function, not only for the nation’s economic future, but also to help students embrace critical thinking and diversity as we rebuild a society roiled by a pandemic, growing inequality and racial injustice.

Teaching 142

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Economics 142

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2024

High school curricula are meant to present a broad and foundational overview of the important tenets of each core field of knowledge: mathematics, science, literature, history and language. These stories, expressed through vivid works of literature, will, in turn, compel them to think critically.

High School 128

High School Tradition Critical Thinking History 128

Students of History

MAY 25, 2023

History is a tapestry of interconnected events, people, and ideas. Helping students to make connections in your curriculum is a powerful way to deepen their understanding of history and to see its connection to the world today. As you can imagine, are sometimes challenging, but fun for advanced or AP level history students.

History 52

History Middle School Critical Thinking Research Skills 52

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Finally, the we stage encourages participants to think about their observations, thoughts, and feelings in a broader social context. This could mean considering how a community or group (which could be as small as the classroom or as large as humanity) would perceive the subject or how it might affect or be affected by it.

Primary Sources 143

Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies 143

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!” Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. Czarnecki says.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Missouri Western State University eliminated majors, minors and concentrations in English, history, philosophy, sociology, political science, art and other subjects. A disproportionate number of humanities and science programs are being dropped. Subjects such as history teach about the past as a lens into the present, she said.

Geography 134

Geography Political Science Sociology History 134

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

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 135

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Professional Development 135

The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: A common complaint about personalized learning is that it takes autonomy away from the teacher, leaving students to be taught by computers that adapt to their skill level. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning.

History 111

History Critical Thinking High School Humanities 111

Anthropology 365

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Johnson, University of Texas at San Antonio As the human population continues to expand into what was once wilderness, people increasingly come in contact with wildlife. Living with Javelinas explores how humans and nonhumans can coexist in ways that respect the autonomy and agency of all beings involved.

Anthropology 40

Anthropology Humanities Cultures Geography 40

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Creative thinking leads the list, followed by analytical or critical thinking. Understanding context is a crucial human skill that is best taught through storytelling and real-world applications. . — Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027.

Advocacy 128

Advocacy Project-Based Learning Tradition Economics 128

ED Surge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As humans, we’ve always had a somewhat complicated history with invention. Critical thinking comes into play as students must locate, read and determine the legitimacy of each original source. 1 The ancient philosopher was speaking, of course, of the latest technology in the B.C. era: hand-written scrolls.

Education 141

Education Critical Thinking Teaching History 141

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

in particle physics — has the School of Humanities and Sciences. dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g., English and other languages, history, religious studies), the social sciences (e.g., dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g., Colleges of arts and sciences are the beating hearts of many universities.

Sociology 109

Sociology Education Political Science Pedagogy 109

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2018

Unlike other species, humans use language as a kind of operating system for our big brains. That’s why advanced reading correlates so highly with critical thinking skills. But even back when every school taught civics and American history, very few students attained adult literacy. Sign up for our newsletter.

Civics 105

Civics American History Elementary School Critical Thinking 105

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 23, 2024

I was ready to move into content and the question of “Why do we study history?” For my original lesson on “Why do we study history?” I linked the section from the textbook and asked, “Why do we study history?” This took about 20-25 minutes. We followed this up with another Gimkit on states.

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Artifacts History Social Studies Lesson Plan 100

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2018

From Greensboro lunch counters to Tiananmen Square, youth have led significant campaigns for social and political change throughout history. Leave this field empty if you're human: Social studies is typically considered the most suitable subject area for developing citizenship skills and knowledge. Sign up for our newsletter.

Civics 91

Civics Social Studies Critical Thinking History 91

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. beyond human ) and transformed its methodology, and that anthropologists were trained to open their body-mind during ethnographic work.

Anthropology 98

Anthropology History Humanities Tradition 98

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

This single assignment asks students to master science, math, history and language arts standards, which is par for the course for these sixth graders. But as the second year of the program starts to wind down, Amity Baldwin, the seventh-grade humanities teacher, sees a lot of positives.

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Project-Based Learning Tradition Middle School Social Studies 112

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Businesspeople need to understand human nature more than ever before. Sometimes, executives need to break the rules and think outside the proverbial box. Still, to understand human nature, leaders need to do more than crunch numbers. But they will be rendered meaningless without the human touch. Weekly Update.

Sociology 78

Sociology Psychology Humanities Cultures 78

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

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. A cookie-cutter course is not going to solve the need for creating thinking in the future. Choose as many as you like.

Humanities 105

Humanities History Critical Thinking Teaching 105

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Mastery-based learning, of course, has its critics. Amy Slaton, a professor at Drexel University in Philadelphia who studies the history of science and engineering in education, worries that the method is frequently adopted to save costs. Related: Column: To err is human – and a powerful prelude to learning.

Middle School 110

Middle School High School Tradition History 110

Digital Promise

AUGUST 17, 2016

Today’s innovators and educational leaders have an unprecedented opportunity to change the world and unleash human potential on the greatest scale in history. Engaged students are the most powerful source of adaptive critical thinking in classrooms. It is a seminal moment in education.

Education 67

Education K-12 Lesson Plan Critical Thinking 67

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In Alabama, a whopping 68 percent of white voters supported Republican candidate Roy Moore, who, upon being asked when was the last time America was “great,” replied , “I think it was great at the time when families were united — even though we had slavery — they cared for one another…. Our families were strong, our country had a direction.”

Education 88

Education Charter School Critical Thinking Cultures 88

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. That they devote days, years, lifetimes to understanding a sliver of biology, physics, history. You’re also part of this big thing, this human endeavor—that’s kind of cool.” Todd has focused his own research on art history.

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Library Psychology Primary Sources Humanities 115

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

For US History, that can be reading (or even listening to) this short article on the stock market crash of 1929 and then organizing the important parts of the article into their interactive notebook: This allows students to be hands on with their learning and easily combine a digital resource with a paper/pencil activity.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

Founding Document Posters – Post poster-sized replicas of key founding documents related to your US History and Civics classes. Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes. World Flags – You may also love displaying flags from around the world if you teach World History or Current World Issues.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Sociology History 52

Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

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. These traditional assessments often fail to measure essential life skills and the 4Cs of education: Critical thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity.

Education 58

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 58