ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

Local History 128

Local History Civics Lesson Plan Social Science 128

Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Applying Research to Truly Personalize Learning. One critical aspect of personalized learning is too often missing: the use of learning sciences research to best understand and reach each learner. Putting Learning Science Research to Work. Can Students Create VR? Short Answer: Yes!

EdTech 96

EdTech K-12 Middle School Leadership 96

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2016

In many universities, humanities requirements exist in engineering schools and department, but are fairly modest. At Northwestern University, seven quarter-long courses in social science or humanities are required for engineers. In science education, cultural origins and ethnic diversity are not marked as topics of discussion.

Teaching 68

Teaching Social Science Cultures Humanities 68

Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

What we now know in learning science is that learning is complex, often unpredictable, and a socially developed phenomenon.”. If we want schools to support human development and learning, Wilson says, we need to begin to question some of what we’ve inherited. Adults use these spaces too!

Pedagogy 83

Pedagogy Civic Engagement Civics Economics 83

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Research shows links between language learning and other enhancements — more flexible thinking, greater empathy, protection against age-related cognitive decline — although findings are hardly robust. Weekly Update. Higher Education. In some academic fields research is going global.

Heritage 90

Heritage Global Studies Advocacy Psychology 90

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Such pursuits are increasingly unusual in today’s standardized testing culture, especially in schools that serve low-income populations (roughly three-quarters of Elm City children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a standard measure of poverty). “The It’s a hard thing to measure, but learning science suggests that this is the case.”.

Charter School 90

Charter School High School Learning Science Tradition 90

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

Katrina Stevens, Director of Learning Science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, also shared a vision for how mature EdClusters can collaboratively design, evaluate, and scale promising tools and practices. Kim Smith details a re-calibrated vision for #edclusters and League of Innovative Schools. REPORTS FROM THE FIELD.

EdTech 77

EdTech Education Social Justice Research 77

ED Surge

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It literally speaks to my soul, not only because it acknowledges my humanity but also in the way it pays homage to the intersections of Black and Queer artistry. We design environments for and with young people where human learning occurs in complex ways across identity, sociopolitical realities and lived experiences.

Teaching 101

Teaching Professional Development Humanities History 101

ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Chatbots that leverage AI are going to be a kind of intermediary a translator, says Zachary Pardos, an associate professor of education at the University of California at Berkeley, who is one of the editors on a forthcoming special issue of the Journal of Learning Analytics that will be devoted to generative AI in the field.

Tutoring 133

Tutoring K-12 Humanities Learning Science 133