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Should High School Students Do Academic Research?

ED Surge

Pushing students to get involved in research early can also amplify inequities among those who don’t have access to expensive research programs or opportunities at elite institutions. That’s not to say that teaching research skills in high school is bad, though.

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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data. This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning.

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6 Degrees of Separation Game for History

Students of History

They encourage critical thinking, creativity, and research skills. Kennedy's brother, who selected Eleanor Roosevelt to lead a Presidential Commission on the Status of Women, who was FDR's wife. As you can imagine, are sometimes challenging, but fun for advanced or AP level history students.

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Defending the liberal arts: How my students took the higher-learning plunge, from the banks of the St. Lawrence

The Hechinger Report

These are questions of a sort every thinking person confronts every day. My students were starting to figure things out, using their critical thinking skills. Our first-year programs examine fundamental human questions; promote collaborative learning; and develop reading, writing, speaking and research skills.