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A study on teaching critical thinking in science

The Hechinger Report

A study of 2,500 middle school students finds that the acquisition of scientific reasoning skills produces stronger learning gains. In September 2019, I wrote about a review of the research on how to teach critical thinking by University of Virginia professor Daniel Willingham. Choose from our newsletters. Weekly Update.

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Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

The Hechinger Report

Middle school science teacher Kent Heckenlively has spent part of his time teaching, well, not science. Heckenlively works at Gale Ranch Middle School in San Ramon, California. middle-school science teachers have no scientific background. Related: A study on teaching critical thinking in science.

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Personalizing Language Arts Education With AI Tools: A Teacher's Perspective

ED Surge

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Molly Castner, a middle school ELA teacher who, intrigued by the prospect of providing real-time feedback to students and fostering critical thinking, embraced the integration of AI in her classroom. You are still a thinking and feeling human being!

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What Brain Science Says About How to Better Teach Teenagers

ED Surge

What her findings mean for educators, she argues, is that lessons for adolescents should be designed to lean into this period of human development. Adolescence is a time when young people are moving out into the world — think of the baby bird as leaving the nest,” she says. And it's important for them to be exploratory.

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OPINION: Students need more computer training for our increasingly digital world

The Hechinger Report

The end goal is not to just provide access to digital devices — it’s to develop the skills to use these tools for heightened learning, critical thinking and self-expression. There is a growing need to reframe computing in classrooms as an inherently social and learned set of skills.

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Celebrating Standouts in Verizon Innovative Learning schools

Digital Promise

Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, Kentucky (Cohort 5). The five Jefferson County Public Schools participating in the initiative—The Academy @ Shawnee Middle School, Frederick Law Olmsted Academy North, Lassiter Middle School, Newburg Middle School, and W.E.B.

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6 Degrees of Separation Game for History

Students of History

They encourage critical thinking, creativity, and research skills. They also enhance your students' ability to perceive the intricate web of human history. If you want to try the game with middle school or on-level students, there are accommodations you can make to make it fun for them.

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