The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

More than 80 percent of middle schoolers couldn’t tell the difference between sponsored content and actual news stories. The middle school exercise was almost not included in the study because researchers thought it was too easy, said Sam Wineburg, Stanford professor and lead author of the report. “We

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

This middle school project-based instruction was tested on more than 100 students in high-poverty schools in California. It’s the kind of learning that’s going to propel students who have been further from opportunity forward at a more rapid rate with the kinds of critical thinking and problem solving skills that they need.”.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. It fosters critical thinking, problem-solving skills and a deeper understanding of mathematical principles by placing students as active learners rather than passive recipients of information.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

Problem-solving and critical thinning: Encouraged problem-solving and critical thinking. Researchers say that positive teacher-student relationships tend to start declining after first grade, with the lowest drop in middle school, before evening out in high school. “Our

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

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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ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2022

School is not the problem. This statement was shared by a former middle school student of mine during his freshman year of high school. John* was getting all A’s and one B in stark contrast to the B’s, C’s, and D’s received in middle school. Students are the problem.”

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ED Surge

MAY 8, 2023

That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public Schools in Virginia. It takes critical thinking and a sense for the numbers to even understand how or why a student’s approach might be wrong, Barclay says.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2020

What stands out for me is how readers remain interested in basic research into how kids learn, from reading to critical thinking to collaborating with peers. A study on teaching critical thinking in science. A well-intended effort to invest in education after the 2008 recession left many Americans in debt without degrees.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2021

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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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Broad access to computer science resources is a critical enabler positively impacting the economic mobility of students. The study also uncovers that middle school and high school students overwhelmingly recognize the value of computer science knowledge in the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

Researchers randomly assigned 21 elementary and middle schools to receive arts education first and watched what happened to 8,000 of their students in grades three through eight. They compared them with 8,000 students at 21 other schools that had to wait and didn’t get the extra arts for at least a couple years.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“At its core, it needs to really help students critically think and accelerate learning. Do the word problems pose questions that help students think critically about themselves or the data that they’re using? That’s what I look at when I look at lessons.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2023

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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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Remember that heavy feeling you sometimes got as a kid heading into yet another school day? Middle school Guidance Counselor Rachelle Vallon remembers the feeling, too. But she doesn't want that to be how kids experience school going forward.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While mastering technical skills is essential, students must also develop soft skills like communication, collaboration and critical thinking to thrive beyond the classroom. In our tech-driven world, the value of human connection can’t be overstated. It addresses the common student question “Where will I ever use this?”

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Students who participate in guided collaborative projects improve critical thinking and social skills needed for college and careers ( P21 , 2015). This includes non-cognitive skills such as self-discipline and collaboration, as well as academic knowledge and critical thinking ( Hewlett Foundation ).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2023

These and similar scenes from public schools around the country are more than just young learners having fun with recycled materials. This is STEM education in action: Hands-on projects help students develop critical thinking skills while sparking interest in science, technology, engineering and math.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

The arts provide dimension and perspective, and they help students develop the critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills they will need to succeed in school, work and life. This week marks National Arts in Education Week , a time for us to highlight the transformative power of the arts in education.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2016

Inside its borders are two of the nation’s best school districts — Cajon Valley Union School District and Vista Unified School District — that are working to provide students with the highest caliber of education possible. Vista Unified School District.

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TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

History in elementary and middle school; also require at least one year of U.S. History and one semester of civics in high school. Emphasis on Social Studies Practices: Materials emphasize inquiry-based learning, analysis of primary and secondary sources, and the development of critical-thinking skills.

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ED Surge

JULY 17, 2023

As technology becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, schools are recognizing the importance of equipping every student with a personal device to facilitate digital learning. EdSurge: What was the device rollout planning process like for Newburg Middle School? When you explain the why to people, they are all in.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

Their school schedules don’t make distinctions among the four core subjects, which are co-taught by two teachers in an interdisciplinary, project-based environment. After piloting it last year, the public middle school expanded the concept to seventh grade, too, though it looks a little different with the older students.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In November 2015, middle-school students from Westchester County, New York, found themselves on a windswept field in Southern Sudan mingling with a crowd of refugees fleeing civil war. Cayne Letizia, middle school English teacher, Valhalla, N.Y. “We Photo courtesy Global Nomads Group.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Ryan Ren, 14, loves the soccer fields around his middle school in Arcadia, California. But Ryan, now a student at Dana Middle School, hasn’t been to Guangzhou in a while. Dana Middle School is located in the Arcadia Unified School District, home to over a thousand students learning English.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

They also prepare students for life in college, careers, and beyond, helping improve these essential skills: Critical thinking and problem-solving using evidence from the text. Working effectively with other people requires activating emotional intelligence as well as these critical thinking and collaborative skills.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. Maybe my students would write their own textbooks like those at Beachwood (OH) Middle School. I could garner ideas from the City University of New York’s American Social History Project.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The new standards emphasize scientific inquiry and critical thinking over recitation of facts. And topics that are listed in the standards, like DNA, lend themselves to teaching about vaccines, said Mike Fumagalli, principal at Glenn Westlake Middle School in Illinois and a former high school biology teacher.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

After just one year, research suggests the DLP is changing school culture, as teachers are more collaborative and more open to trying new things in their classrooms. The DLP seems to have taken hold and has been embraced by everyone,” said Teresa Engler, technology coach at McGuffey Middle School in Pennsylvania.

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ED Surge

MAY 21, 2024

And then critical thinking, like making a decision on the basis of what you think is valid and accurate information and going forth in implementing that decision. In middle school, everyone's pressuring you to be ready for high school. In high school, everyone's pressuring you to be ready for college.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2022

Related: OPINION: Career planning in middle school prepares students for better workforce choices. So, we redesigned the high school experience, allowing incoming freshmen to learn about career pathways that would guide their coursework for the next four years.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2014

But concepts like deeper learning, critical thinking, collaboration, and the like are inherently subjective and qualitative. In today’s high-stakes, bad-faith atmosphere, and in a global context, the subjective judgment of teachers, students and school leaders on “is our children learning? These were good results.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 11, 2018

When these kids go off to college there have been lots of studies that say they’re not prepared with the communication, critical thinking and collaboration skills they need,” said Denise Pope, a senior lecturer at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education and a co-founder of Challenge Success, a nonprofit education advocacy group.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 21, 2023

These tech teams offer a unique opportunity for students to take on leadership roles and develop valuable skills like problem-solving, teamwork, communication and critical thinking, in addition to increasing their technical know-how. And when the high school joined the one-to-one setup, there were an additional 1,800 devices.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In high school, I participated in Teacher Cadets , a program that allows high school students to explore the education field as a possible career, in part by having them go into local elementary and middle schools and by serving and observing in the field.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The previous research on Tulsa’s preschool program did show small advantages on math test scores into middle school, but those gains are not as significant as the other benefits, Gormley said. “As They have pulled it off brilliantly in Tulsa.”.

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TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Instead, video activities should demand interaction, critical thinking, and creativity. Enhances Critical Thinking Effective video teaching goes beyond just showing content; it integrates active learning elements that push students to think critically.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The school visit demonstrated how they integrate culturally relevant pedagogy, differentiated instruction, and varied assessments to highlight Black brilliance in mathematics. Bessborough Drive Elementary and Middle School is a dynamic neighborhood school that uses technology predominately to redefine learning.

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