Geogramblings

JULY 26, 2024

She studied human geography at the University of Leeds and has since worked in various sustainability-related roles, focusing on mental health, student engagement, and climate education. She is excited about the potential of the scheme to educate and empower individuals to take action against climate change.

Geography 68

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. These dangerous culture wars will wreak havoc on education and education policy for years to come. Teaching is inherently activist.

Civic Engagement 109

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His best-known writings challenged views in liberal economics about the origins of money, attempting to reconceive the historical relationship between debt and social institutions.

Anthropology 96

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Geography Education

MAY 1, 2024

’ This article highlights great, everyday examples that shows how cultural patterns and processes change and why they matter. Places and cultures are proud of what they see as their accomplishments that are foundational to their heritage. But perhaps we should reconsider our ideas about so-called ‘national dishes.’

Heritage 130

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2023

language education was published in 2017, with data from less than half of the country’s K-12 schools. While our understanding of language education is incomplete, we know that most K-12 students in American public schools do not have the opportunity to study an additional language to proficiency. Of the small portion of the U.S.

K-12 107

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For many rural students, higher education means waking up before the sun four days a week, then driving an hour through cornfields or pine forests to reach the only college for 100 miles. For the more than 33 million people living in education deserts, college-going can be a drastically different experience.

Education 130

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 4, 2021

No one goes into the education profession for accolades or to make big bucks, although I wish the latter were a reality. However, when the dust settles, educators can take solace in the fact that the actions they do take to help kids learn do make a difference in both the short and long terms.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The morning after the news broke, however, Asian American educators across the country largely had to show up for work as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Meanwhile, in a department meeting in a Boston-area high school, three Asian American educators “chose to be vulnerable because we needed to share.

Ancestry 131

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ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2023

This is the third in a three-part series of conversations with Latino educators and edtech experts. Before we get into the educator perspectives shared below, there’s something I have to explain about Latino culture. Read the first part here and the second part here. It would be worse to make waves and risk getting fired.

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ED Surge

APRIL 21, 2023

Families with social and economic capital tend to provide their children with more educational tools and opportunities, including enrichment activities, access to technology and familiarity with the learning process.

Education 104

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

I often tell audiences during keynotes and workshops that my role isn’t to tell anyone what to do, but instead to get educators to think critically about what they do. The fact for many in education is that we teach the way we were taught and lead the way we were led.

Pedagogy 423

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Credit: Manuel Orbegozo for The Hechinger Report California has been a leader in prison education programs, starting with a 2014 rule authorizing state funding for community colleges to set up programs for students who are incarcerated. Offering prison education programs is key to community safety.” I’m trying,” she tells them.

Education 102

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

These new roles could become the “blue-collar” jobs of the future — the positions that can promise middle-class security without necessarily requiring a traditional higher-education degree. But to train this workforce effectively, we’ll need to change the way we approach education. Higher Education. Sign up for our newsletter.

Economics 56

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As higher education leaders in California and Louisiana, we see the impacts of the changing climate across the communities we serve. Climate change will impact the entire system of higher education — its operations, facilities, fiscal model and mission. Our task force will create a road map for higher education’s expanded role.

Education 117

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Geography Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Growth and development are signs in the cultural landscape that show change in the economic landscape. As energy technology and local economics shifted, these mills no longer are used to serve their original purpose to manufacture light textiles. So too are decline and decay.

Economics 130

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2023

Over 40 years, she’s developed strong views on what’s wrong with American math education, but one problem has rankled her since she first walked into a classroom: unequal access to higher-level courses. one educator asked. That means challenging age-old assumptions that some people simply aren’t good at math.

Education 136

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2024

Board of Education, rejecting legal racial segregation of public schools. The decision appeared to pave the way for equal educational opportunities for every child and integrated classrooms where students from all backgrounds could prepare to thrive in their communities, careers and lives. The political landscape is shifting.

Economics 117

Economics Elementary School Cultures Public School 117

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2024

Higher education has finally come around to the idea that college should better help prepare students for careers. Related: Interested in innovations in the field of higher education? Subscribe to our free biweekly Higher Education newsletter. Subscribe to our free biweekly Higher Education newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2024

“So when you have a situation like these storms that continue to keep coming …” Now help is arriving from an unexpected source: The University of Vermont, or UVM, the state’s flagship higher education institution, has opened a new center to help rural communities like this one.

Economics 101

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Yet such nondegree certifications aren’t new to higher education: Colleges already offer certifications in everything from digital marketing and data analytics to cosmetology. Certificate programs multiplied too, particularly after the development of continuing education units in the late nineteenth century.

Education 137

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As education leaders continue to engage in conversations on transforming assessment and accountability for our nation, they must prioritize elevating voices excluded from past education change efforts, including voices of young learners, especially those from communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities.

K-12 105

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TeachThought

JUNE 18, 2024

Relevant: Your objectives should match your overall educational or employment goals. Understand the cultural, social, and economic factors in history. How many practice essays will you write? Achievable: Aim high but stay realistic. Overly ambitious goals can be discouraging. Time-bound: Set a deadline.

History 195

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2022

Those few words also help explain a principal reason many states are boosting their budgets for public higher education more than at any time since 2008 and proposing even higher allocations down the road. The connection between education and the workforce has become more explicit, and the urgency has become much greater,” Harnisch said.

Education 97

Education Economics K-12 Government 97

The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Credit: Image provided by Aimee Hollander.

Controversial Topics 97

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I was raised above all else to not only revere education, but to literally show respect to educators and elders by being a dutiful, quiet, listening and obedient learner. You can’t interview Asians because they won’t say anything substantive due to the norms of their culture,” she said. Growing up in the U.S. Wait, what?

Education 87

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2021

We’ve seen that clearly when it comes to student success — and, ultimately, social and economic mobility. Higher education has to get comfortable with trial and error. When we see our work through a pass/fail mindset, we often miss the most significant learning, improvements and insights that could benefit higher education as a whole.

Education 99

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Back in 2019 , I took to an EdSurge column to share my opinion — a sounding call for more attention to be paid to the role social capital plays in education and workforce training. In tandem, educators often have the ability to purchase or acquire materials that students do not have access to at home or otherwise.

Sociology 135

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. EdSurge: How can educators prepare students for the future workforce and foster in-demand skills such as creativity and adaptability?

Advocacy 102

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Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The scheme aims at planning their socio-economic development in a comprehensive manner while retaining the culture and heritage of the community by adopting habitat development approach and intervening in all spheres of their social and economic life, so that a visible impact is made in improvement of the quality of life of PVTGs.

Heritage 100

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2018

We wanted to see what the United States could learn from an education system that consistently receives top marks from UNICEF , the OECD and the World Economic Forum. states are similar in population size and demographics to Finland, and education is largely run at the state level. Related: We’d be better at math if the U.S.

Education 112

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TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. From the rugged landscapes of the Andes to the bustling cities of Japan, students will learn about the cultural and geographical aspects that make each region unique. The much-loved Geography Alive! With Geography Alive!

Geography 59

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2023

Over and over, we read news stories and research studies demonstrating that Black learners face huge barriers in attending and completing college and gaining a strong economic foothold. Some estimates, including one from Citi , find that the racial economic divide has cost our country $16 trillion over the last two decades.

Economics 113

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2024

My grandparents knew education was the pathway out of low wages and difficult working conditions, hence why my grandfather decided to work as a janitor at a public school to land a steady job. It’s no coincidence, then, that I am an educator and, as such, I think about how to present and process the American Dream with my students.

Heritage 100

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Anthropology for Beginners

MAY 17, 2021

Thus Merida was a modern city populated with many individuals who participated in national and international affairs, were relatively free to make social and economic decisions, and had modern worldviews. Its population is relativelv homogeneous in culture of origin. These centers became the centers of a) Primary urbanization.

Anthropology 130

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

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. The inherent versatility of this routine ensures its applicability across many subjects and educational levels. playing soccer on sand vs. grass).

Geography 146

Geography Economics Cultures Critical Thinking 146

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Lindsay also faced a huge cultural obstacle — geography. That’s a problem because the data don’t lie: Two-thirds of all jobs and 80 percent of all “good” jobs (paying a median wage of $65,000) demand a postsecondary credential, according to research by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce. She closed, at 1 a.m.,

Education 143

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

When I was a student, as the child of Mexican immigrants, I felt pressure to leave my own stories and experiences outside to fit into my classrooms’ cultures. I did what I was asked in the way I was asked because I knew I was expected to adapt to the educational environment around me, not the other way around. Learning is personal.

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