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 130

Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 130

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 75

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology 75

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

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 108

High School Tradition Critical Thinking History 108

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 97

History Humanities Critical Thinking Research 97

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.

Artifacts 82

Artifacts History Social Studies Lesson Plan 82

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 126

EdTech Junior High Geography Critical Thinking 126

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 130

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Economics 130

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 148

Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies 148

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2013

Students that participate in this experience travel to Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic as they learn firsthand about one of the most traumatic events in human history. Mr. Stipel took the group to the former Lostice synagogue and gave them the history of the Jews in Lostice. Lostice is a town of about 3,000 people.

Heritage 309

Heritage Artifacts History High School 309

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 121

Primary Sources History World History Digital Resources 121

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 138

Education Critical Thinking Teaching History 138

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 91

Sociology Education Political Science Pedagogy 91

ED Surge

JANUARY 31, 2022

Furthermore, within the vast scope of science history, men have continuously taken credit for women's intellectual work in science, a pervasive phenomenon known as the Matilda Effect. Numerous medical cures and breakthroughs, including the polio vaccine and recent developments towards an HIV vaccine, required HeLa cells.

K-12 101

K-12 Critical Thinking Humanities Cultures 101

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 Historic Sites Teaching Primary Sources 52

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 138

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Economics 138

Moler's Musing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

After contemplating options, I decided to put together some lessons on local history. Tuesday On Tuesday, I used the lesson I had developed over the summer about the history of Utopia, Ohio. I posed the question “Can humans ever achieve a perfect society?” Finally, the assessment was a Thick Slide.

Local History 52

Local History Economics History Critical Thinking 52

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 5, 2024

This not only makes learning fun but also encourages active participation and critical thinking. Students can ask questions and receive answers based on historical data, making history lessons more immersive and engaging. By providing diverse and thought-provoking topics, AI can stimulate deeper engagement and discussion.

Lesson Plan 40

Lesson Plan Critical Thinking History Humanities 40

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 101

History Critical Thinking High School Humanities 101

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Reading, writing assignments, presentations and discussions covered history, cultural difference, environmental manipulation and what was technically possible. And the confluence of language, history and economics on the Seaway provided an ideal – not to mention local – lens through which to view the liberal arts. Just as the St.

Economics 93

Economics History Humanities Critical Thinking 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Related: A study on teaching critical thinking in science. Not even the standards would have prepared teachers to address the biggest science issue this decade: They don’t mention infectious diseases or human immune systems. Only 7 percent reported feeling “very well prepared” to teach lessons about modern physics.

Middle School 114

Middle School Controversial Topics Geography Political Science 114

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 61

Sociology Psychology Humanities Cultures 61

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 97

Civics American History Elementary School Humanities 97

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 66

Civics Social Studies History Critical Thinking 66

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

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 90

Humanities History Critical Thinking Economics 90

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 58

Education K-12 Lesson Plan Critical Thinking 58

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 100

Humanities K-12 Civics Professional Development 100

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 86

Anthropology History Humanities Tradition 86

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

English teacher Justin Bilton and history teacher Jason Stark created and team-teach the class. At a Habitat for Humanity house being built in a nearby town, students were supposed to be installing a bathroom lighting fixture. It activates their critical thinking — when there’s a problem, how do you react to it?”

Economics 81

Economics Museum High School Charter School 81

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 121

Geography Political Science Sociology History 121

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 65

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 65

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 History Sociology 52

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.

Project-Based Learning 112

Project-Based Learning Tradition Middle School Social Studies 112

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.

Library 110

Library Psychology Primary Sources Humanities 110

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.

Tradition 107

Tradition Middle School High School History 107

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 American History Cultures 111