Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 24, 2023

And so it begins… I am on sabbatical in Spring 2023, unpacking deeper learning in elementary and middle schools. If there is an inquiry- and problem-based learning school that serves grades K-8 that you think I should try and visit, or if you’d like to learn more about what I’m doing and learning, please get in touch!

Middle School 86

Middle School Leadership Advocacy Critical Thinking 86

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. Thank you to everyone who has read and commented on my weekly stories about education data and research. A study on teaching critical thinking in science.

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Research Tutoring Education Critical Thinking 119

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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Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Developer: Michigan State University Research. Developer: University of Michigan and Michigan State University Research. Developer: Stanford University Research. High school Advanced Placement. Developer: University of Washington Research. Curriculum. 2nd grade social studies. Curriculum. 6th grade science.

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Project-Based Learning Middle School Social Studies High School 145

TCI

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Research shows that active learning increases student performance, reduces failure rates, and fosters deeper critical thinking. In the 1980s and 1990s, research confirmed the effectiveness of active learning , leading to its integration into modern teaching methodologies across K-12 and higher education.

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K-12 Education Critical Thinking Tradition 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Whether focused on media literacy or data literacy, research suggests a need for this type of education in general. A 2016 study by the Stanford Graduate School of Education found that significant numbers of middle schoolers, high schoolers and college students could not adequately judge the credibility of online information.

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K-12 Civics Critical Thinking Middle School 145

ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

Researchers pulled data for two years (the 2017 and 2018 academic years) from Missouri’s state-wide teacher evaluation system, in which students rated teachers’ effectiveness. Problem-solving and critical thinning: Encouraged problem-solving and critical thinking. As it turns out, yes.

Teaching 125

Teaching Critical Thinking Middle School Research 125

Digital Promise

JANUARY 15, 2019

Rather than taking a traditional multiple choice test at the end of their unit on weather, sixth grade students at Gilbert Middle School in South Carolina created their own live weather reports—complete with green screens and fake snow.

Middle School 134

Middle School Critical Thinking Tradition Teaching 134

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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K-12 Critical Thinking Middle School Pedagogy 135

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

More schools signed up than the program could handle. 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. To the researchers, that was good news. In the schools without art, 14.5

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Teaching Museum Elementary School Critical Thinking 145

Psych Learning Curve

JANUARY 31, 2020

Researchers say that reducing the burden of teaching experienced by so many teachers is critical to improve student success — both academically and behaviorally. The outsize influence of your middle-school friends (The Atlantic) The intensity of feelings generated by friendship in childhood and adolescence is by design.

Middle School 52

Middle School Psychology Critical Thinking Cultures 52

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Aubrey is the Research Director at Digital Promise. Kelsey is the Research Communications Manager at Digital Promise. Across the country, schools are adopting new approaches to teaching and learning in order to prepare students for life in a technology-rich world. You can reach her on Twitter at @aubreyfrancisco.

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K-12 Education Civics Middle School 120

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.

Education 126

Education Pedagogy Critical Thinking Middle School 126

ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Assessing Drivers of Student Interest and Engagement Amazon Future Engineer , Amazon’s global philanthropic computer science education program, recently commissioned research from Gallup to better understand student interest and engagement in the computer science field.

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K-12 Economics Critical Thinking Middle School 143

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The increasing politicization of social studies was a concern shared by many educators, education leaders, researchers and advocates at last week’s annual NCSS conference in Nashville. Glenn Youngkin.

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Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 141

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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K-12 Elementary School Museum Critical Thinking 138

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.

Middle School 121

Middle School Critical Thinking Humanities High School 121

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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Cultures Middle School Critical Thinking Teaching 95

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2019

. – A group of about 40 sixth graders at Stony Brook School here has been trying to figure out when and where the next earthquake will hit outside of North America. 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.

Project-Based Learning 112

Project-Based Learning Tradition Middle School Social Studies 112

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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Education Middle School Critical Thinking Teaching 98

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. 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.

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Teaching Middle School Humanities Professional Development 104

ED Surge

MAY 21, 2024

In the past, Galinsky says, researchers and educators have focused too much on portraying the emotional turmoil and risky decision-making that is typical in adolescence as negative. 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.

Teaching 141

Teaching Humanities Critical Thinking Middle School 141

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

Schools began implementing the organization’s shared inquiry method 50 years ago, but national and state standards increasingly reflect the concepts and skills this approach has emphasized. Working effectively with other people requires activating emotional intelligence as well as these critical thinking and collaborative skills.

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K-12 Critical Thinking Middle School Cultures 107

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2014

We expanded the League of Innovative Schools , our national network of forward-thinking school districts, and partnered with middle schools to create innovative learning environments. League of Innovative Schools. League of Innovative Schools. ” Melissa Gedney. ” Aubrey Francisco.

Education 108

Education Civics Pedagogy Lesson Plan 108

Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2018

According to the Future of Jobs Report by the World Economic Forum, creativity is one of the top three most important skills for future workers, along with complex problem solving and critical thinking. They can research art, history, nature, foreign countries, science fiction – and the list goes on. If so, how?

Middle School 80

Middle School Critical Thinking Economics History 80

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

“Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied,” said Tony Jackson, vice president for the Center for Global. Bessborough Drive Elementary and Middle School is a dynamic neighborhood school that uses technology predominately to redefine learning.

Middle School 102

Middle School Social Justice Cultures Professional Development 102

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Researchers at Georgetown University have been studying the impact of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s program for two decades. While the working papers focused on children who are now in their early 20s, additional research from Georgetown is tracking a group of Tulsa children who finished third grade last school year.

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Elementary School Classroom Management High School Public School 110

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Video Courtesy of Redwood City School District. We have made great strides to level the technology playing field in education, but unfortunately the digital divide still exists between those who have the tools to research, learn and collaborate online at home, and those who don’t. About the Literacy Initiative. Accessed 29 Sep.

Professional Development 88

Professional Development Leadership Critical Thinking Middle School 88

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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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

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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Controversial Topics Middle School Teaching Lesson Plan 116

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.

Charter School 98

Charter School Leadership Critical Thinking Middle School 98

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.

Economics 101

Economics High School Critical Thinking Middle School 101

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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Teaching Education Psychology High School 106

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Positive parental help could make the difference between students being excited about math or falling behind during the pandemic, said Jennifer Bay-Williams, co-author of “Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally” and professor of education at the University of Louisville. 127 = 12 tens and 7 ones.

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Elementary School High School Tradition Teaching 137

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 Research suggests Desjarlais was right to be concerned.

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K-12 High School Elementary School Critical Thinking 111

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

It was great to see them apply their critical thinking skills to a visual source, reinforcing the concept of mercantilism and its connection to colonization. It was harder than they expected—many of the clues were tricky, and they had to really dig into their critical thinking skills to figure them out.

Geography 122

Geography Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 122

The Hechinger Report

MAY 19, 2022

Schools in Philadelphia are following a new bell schedule this year due to a bus driver shortage, and Williams’ first period algebra class started at a yawn-inducing 7:30 a.m. Research shows that whether students finish high school is largely determined by their first year. West had tried to adapt.

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High School Oral History Middle School Charter School 125