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Should High School Students Do Academic Research?

ED Surge

A growing number of high school students are looking for opportunities to do academic research, hoping to add ‘published author’ to their list of achievements when they apply to colleges. But experts say that the trend of high school research, while well-intentioned, has plenty of pitfalls. They may be playing sports.

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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. Encourage your students to be creative and think critically. Step 3: Research Allow students to work together (I like pairs or groups of 3 for this activity) and give them time to research and explore the vocabulary terms.

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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.