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The Power of See, Think, Me, We

Catlin Tucker

Teachers can leverage the power of thinking routines developed by Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education to help students develop their metacognitive muscles. Students could discuss topics like the importance of friendship or how birthdays are celebrated differently in various cultures.

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Could the U.S. Soon See a Federal Minimum Salary for Teachers?

ED Surge

“This is an issue that’s always been present,” she tells EdSurge in a written response, “but we are at a crossroads, and we can choose to take this issue head-on or lose America’s teachers and have the education of our students severely impacted.” Jamaal Bowman , another former educator, and seven other members of the House.

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As Humanities Fight for Support, New Journal Aims to Celebrate Their Role in Public Life

ED Surge

A scholarly book or article about history or philosophy counts. So does a local oral-history project, an art exhibit, or a dinner-table conversation about books, movies, or music. Across the Atlantic, Bulaitis had been researching the changing value of higher education and the raising of tuition fees in the U.K.