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5 Ways to Create Relevant Cultures of Learning

A Principal's Reflections

The benefits speak for themselves, which compels all of us to ensure that this becomes a mainstay in pedagogy as well as learning environments. Success lies in a shared ownership approach to design relevant cultures of learning. Herein lies the vital role leaders play in designing relevant cultures of learning. Ormrod, J.E.

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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

Hirsch, a professor emeritus of education and humanities at the University of Virginia, argues that democracy benefits when the citizenry shares a body of knowledge and history, which he calls cultural literacy. Now its a cognitive science argument that a core curriculum is also good for our brains and facilitates learning.

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Making School Better for Gender-Expansive Kids

Cult of Pedagogy

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. It’s kind of a cultural moment where educators know what’s best for kids but then they’re sometimes prohibited from following those recommendations by either their school district policies or by state law.

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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

ED Surge

You can understand someone else's culture, what they celebrate, what they honor and what they believe in, without personally asking. The Science of Reading : Imagine Learning's core, supplemental and intervention products that bridge the gap between pedagogy and classroom instruction. Are they culturally relevant for our kids?

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How Belonging and Productive Struggle Can Motivate Students in Math

Digital Promise

Gotto Chair in Child Development and professor of psychology and human development at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. Many teachers have been trained to think of belonging as only a product of classroom culture and student social relationships, that ultimately students have to learn to negotiate and navigate. and Antonio M.

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With Stressed-Out Students in Challenging Times, Faculty Must Embrace Caring Practices

ED Surge

So I explored the notion of caring pedagogy and discovered, to my surprise, that it goes all the way back to the 1930s and ‘40s, to the pioneering work of Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky, noted in learning-science circles among the founders of social constructivist theory. But perhaps the greatest barrier is departmental culture.

Pedagogy 107
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OPINION: Early ed should adopt these 3 ideas from Montessori schools

The Hechinger Report

The concepts that shape the approach are rooted in the ideas of Maria Montessori. Montessori schools have a distinguished record of placing the focus on a student’s overall development. Last summer, I spent time working closely with new and experienced Montessori educators. Public school teachers should observe a high-fidelity Montessori classroom.

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