ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

AI Literacy applies 21st-century skills , including communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. It builds on years of work in Digital and Media Literacy and Computational Thinking , including elements of computer science, ethics and additional areas beyond science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Education 136

Education K-12 Educational Technology Critical Thinking 136

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift But those same students don’t have many of the math skills that professors think they actually do need. Yet, in many K-12 classrooms, statistics is the proverbial end-of-the-year unit that you may or may not get to. I felt that it really gave me breadth as a human being.”

High School 143

High School K-12 Social Science Humanities 143

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Deploying these tools in that way assumes that quick, iterative feedback drives critical thinking — when what students really need are deep conversations that will pull them in unexpected directions, Aguilar says. As part of his role at the center, Aguilar conducted research into how teachers think about AI in classrooms.

K-12 131

K-12 EdTech Tutoring Humanities 131

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2019

Others point to the kinds of skills students learn in the arts that are generalizable across subject areas, such as critical thinking, collaboration and communication. When you are an artist, you connect to that part of you that is most human. Related: A summer program uses the arts to combat the achievement gap.

Humanities 109

Humanities Critical Thinking High School Cultures 109

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. Squinting at my 16” laptop screen 12 hours every day while communicating with students and grading their papers was growing painful, so I bought a 34” curved ultra-wide external monitor ($570).

Teaching 142

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Economics 142

ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Defining the Integration of Artificial Intelligence Integrating AI refers to the incorporation of machine-driven intelligence into various applications and processes, enabling tasks that mimic human cognitive functions like learning from data, problem-solving and recognizing patterns. But are teachers provided the support to do so?

Education 143

Education EdTech K-12 Humanities 143

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

In a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit, a research group affiliated with the weekly magazine, many K-12 educators said they want to retool their teaching to match workforce needs but feel limited by meager budgets and inadequate access to technology. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

K-12 102

K-12 Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Humanities 102

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. AI can’t replace teachers; it lacks the human connection.

Pedagogy 134

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Professional Development 134

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2020

Teaching kids abstract critical thinking skills is unlikely to help them think critically. Leave this field empty if you're human: The results were “sobering,” according to a March 2020 report, “ Learning by Scientific Design; Early insights from a network informing teacher preparation.”

Learning Science 145

Learning Science Critical Thinking Research Teaching 145

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Next, and perhaps most importantly, the 162 students who made the cut attended a five-day boot camp in which they learned crucial workplace skills such as goal setting, effective communication, teamwork, public speaking, conflict resolution and critical thinking. “It Where they’re struggling is to correct some of the behavior issues.”.

K-12 111

K-12 High School Elementary School Critical Thinking 111

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The Vermont College System was losing $8 million to $12 million a year. A disproportionate number of humanities and science programs are being dropped. Humanities graduates have critical thinking, communication skills and a lot of other things that are important in the workforce.”. million and climbing.

Geography 132

Geography Political Science Sociology History 132

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2018

Automation will boost demand for science-and-tech skills as well as soft skills such as critical thinking, according to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit. Those that are have long had a clear focus on human capital development. Gretchen Ertl for The Hechinger Report.

Education Policy 110

Education Policy Government Critical Thinking Humanities 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. We have 55 million students in K-12 today.

Education 67

Education K-12 Lesson Plan Critical Thinking 67

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

JUNE 10, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: “We see a lot of spending everywhere on tablets, computers, counting the ratio of computers per student,” said Helen Lee Bouygues, who founded the Reboot Foundation in 2018. . ” Reboot aims to increase the teaching of critical thinking in schools and by parents at home.

Research 112

Research Critical Thinking Educational Technology Economics 112

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: The survey found that instead of moving bright kids ahead to more advanced topics, gifted classrooms are preoccupied with activities to develop critical thinking and creativity, such as holding debates and brainstorming. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning.

Critical Thinking 112

Critical Thinking Elementary School Research Leadership 112

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2016

If our K-12 and postsecondary institutions haven’t prepared this current generation of young students of color to compete for tech and engineering jobs, the whole nation will suffer. In addition to money, black people need the human capital that comes along with the college degree. The black rate is exactly double at 8.6

K-12 80

K-12 Economics Critical Thinking Cultures 80

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Here, we take a look at jobs that, to the extent that workforce and automation research can predict the future, will continue to depend largely on uniquely human skills, thus remaining relatively robot-proof. Less than 5 percent of jobs, McKinsey says, will disappear completely in that period. Related: Out of poverty, into the middle class.

Critical Thinking 111

Critical Thinking High School Research Teaching 111

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. Leave this field empty if you're human: Reading has always been a vital pleasure for a very small minority. Sign up for our newsletter. Weekly Update.

Civics 105

Civics American History Elementary School Critical Thinking 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Instead of staying with the same two teachers in the same room for most of the day, students have one teacher for a combined science and math class and another for a humanities class that brings language arts and social studies together.

Project-Based Learning 112

Project-Based Learning Tradition Middle School Social Studies 112

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 110

History Critical Thinking High School Humanities 110

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Leave this field empty if you're human: “Playing a game of insults, that’s all well and good,” said Jennifer Dean, an educational consultant and former English teacher who has a Ph.D ” Sign up for Jill Barshay's Proof Points newsletter. Choose from our newsletters. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education.

High School 123

High School Pedagogy Research Professional Development 123

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2018

Many high-school graduates haven’t acquired the critical thinking and math skills necessary to train for nursing jobs, educators say. ” It also entails critical thinking and data analysis. But the path to nursing isn’t easy — and already technological advances are making it tougher. Sign up for our newsletter.

Critical Thinking 100

Critical Thinking High School Humanities Education 100

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

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Social studies is typically considered the most suitable subject area for developing citizenship skills and knowledge. This requires skills of political critique, skepticism, critical thinking, consideration of alternatives, weighing of evidence and recognition of complexity.

Civics 86

Civics Social Studies Critical Thinking History 86

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

A so-called collaborative robot, programmed to work with humans at the Prent Corporation, a packaging company, it looked cute, not intimidating. And “that kind of worker is now going to get you the 10-, 12-dollar job that doesn’t pay the bills.”. JANESVILLE, Wis. — That kind of work environment doesn’t exist any longer,” he says.

Pedagogy 111

Pedagogy High School Economics Humanities 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The new standards emphasize scientific inquiry and critical thinking over recitation of facts. Prior to that, states followed their own unique standards, sometimes causing substantial differences between curriculum across state lines.

Controversial Topics 117

Controversial Topics Middle School Lesson Plan Teaching 117

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

Jane Robbins, a lawyer and senior fellow at the American Principles Project who has written critically about mastery-based education, said she finds the checklist nature of the system anti-intellectual. While it may work to improve math skills, it is unlikely to help students advance in the humanities, she said.

Middle School 110

Middle School High School Tradition History 110

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Republican Senatorial candidate Roy Moore waits to be introduced to speak about the race against his Democratic opponent Doug on December 12, 2017 in Montgomery, Alabama. Chalking up voting behavior as purely a function of partisan politics and not a reflection of critical thinking is a mistake. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images.

Education 83

Education Charter School Critical Thinking Cultures 83

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: “Teachers said, ‘If this is good for kids, why not bring it to all of them?’ ” said Steiner. In fact, Steiner’s plan is to start this coming fall with a week devoted just to SOPs and other “soft skills,” such as critical thinking. Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

The largest population of students of color are Hispanics, at about 12 percent. 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?” Xerras said afterward.).

High School 90

High School Economics Museum Charter School 90

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

These skills, including critical thinking and communication, are now covered in special education classes and in general education classes, district officials said. They settled on four skills to focus on in the classroom and for students to practice in internships. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like. Weekly Update.

High School 96

High School Advocacy Teaching Critical Thinking 96

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2016

In larger schools, they may also pick an area study – like science and mathematics or humanities. Those results aren’t made publically available, though; Estonian students are tested once every three years and school level results are only published at the end of 12 th grade.

Elementary School 0

Elementary School Economics Cultures Tradition 0

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

Social Studies 141

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 141

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

She said, “Let’s give them the data points to critically think and draw conclusions.” Bang, who is partly of Ojibwe descent, said she looks at different mental models of the relationship between humans and the natural world — do we see ourselves as apart-from nature, or part of nature? That doesn’t motivate action or change.”

Teaching 95

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 95

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The power of VR to stoke empathy is the focus of research at Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, led by communications professor Jeremy Bailenson. By bringing in the perspective of human beings living through this, it might make you, as a fellow human being, reconsider the topic through someone else’s eyes.”.

Teaching 104

Teaching Middle School Humanities Professional Development 104