ED Surge

APRIL 8, 2025

The list of explanations ranges from a math-avoidant culture to schools difficulties hiring and keeping talented teachers, a job that seems to have become harder postpandemic. Ultimately, the National Council on Teacher Quality report recommends programs dedicate 150 instructional hours to math content and pedagogy.

Elementary School 128

Elementary School Pedagogy K-12 Professional Development 128

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 10, 2020

The lessons learned from this crisis can empower us all to chart a new path to create cultures of learning that provide kids with the competencies to succeed in a post-COVID19 world. The purposeful use of technology and sound pedagogy that empowers kids to think through relevant applications should be the drivers.

Leadership 512

Leadership Education Pedagogy Cultures 512

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 21, 2022

At the International Center for Leadership in Education (ICLE), we developed a relationships model in partnership with Dr. Stephanie Jones at the Harvard EASEL Lab that we utilize with administrators and teachers to create vibrant learning cultures. Students want purpose in their learning.

Pedagogy 470

Pedagogy Classroom Management Leadership Cultures 470

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

While AI can provide data-driven insights and automate certain tasks, it needs a nuanced understanding of human relationships, cultural contexts, and complex decision-making processes essential for effective leadership. While AI can support these efforts, it should be seen as something other than a substitute for human leadership.

Leadership 403

Leadership Pedagogy Humanities Library 403

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

Cultural and Social Awareness : Integrating relevant social and cultural issues into the curriculum can promote empathy, respect for diversity, and an understanding of global interconnectivity. Educators should use the framework as a dynamic tool to scaffold instruction and assessment while moving to more personalized pedagogies.

Critical Thinking 466

Critical Thinking Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Cultures 466

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We live in exciting times as unprecedented access to knowledge, research, and effective strategies at our fingertips can assist educators in creating meaningful experiences for students that align with both needs and strengths. This is yet another testament to the culture of learning that has been established.

Junior High 485

Junior High Pedagogy Professional Development Leadership 485

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 18, 2024

Pedagogical leadership focuses on numerous responsibilities and roles that work to ensure a vibrant learning culture that helps to meet the needs of all students. This question focuses on immediate needs that require immediate attention and significantly impact student outcomes. If not, where do we begin and why?

Leadership 375

Leadership Pedagogy Cultures Research 375

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2018

Research on the underlying elements that drive student motivation validates how essential it is to establish relevant contexts. Sara Briggs sums it up nicely: "Research shows that relevant learning means effective learning and that alone should be enough to get us rethinking our lesson plans (and school culture for that matter).

Pedagogy 389

Pedagogy Lesson Plan Cultures Teaching 389

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

A ‘Knowledge Revival’ A 2025 book by 10 education researchers in Europe and Australia, Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival , makes the case that students cannot learn the skills of comprehension and critical thinking unless they know a lot of stuff first. Weve all been there.

Teaching 141

Teaching Charter School Social Studies Geography 141

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2015

It is first and foremost a school culture issue, which falls on the shoulders of leaders. With any learning activity, with or without technology, effective pedagogy is key. Students do this all the time when dictator-like policies and rules govern technology use. The behavior argument that many make is flawed.

Pedagogy 418

Pedagogy Classroom Management Leadership Government 418

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 25, 2019

Over the years, I have not shied away from discussing the need to align ideas and strategies to research as well as evidence that shows in some way that there is an improvement in student outcomes. Some guiding questions that might help are below: How have instructional design and pedagogy changed? How has the learning culture changed?

Leadership 335

Leadership Pedagogy Professional Development Cultures 335

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

By looking at the rapid pace of change due in large part to advances in technology, past and present research on what actually works, and evidence of the impact that purposeful innovation can have on learning outcomes, has given me valuable insight on what learners genuinely need.

Pedagogy 412

Pedagogy Middle School Leadership Cultures 412

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 19, 2018

This is a sound investment indeed, but research from the Wallace Foundation empowers schools to expand support to a group that is most often left out – leaders. Image credit I encourage you to take a look at the links to the research from the Wallace Foundation for more detail on the why and how of coaching leaders.

Leadership 365

Leadership Professional Development Pedagogy High School 365

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 14, 2024

If there is anyone whose voice has been most persistently in my ear about making more space for librarians on Cult of Pedagogy, it’s Barbara’s. ” Research Partnerships When you assign a project to students that requires research, you don’t have to navigate it all on your own. I am the loudest one.'”

Library 360

Library Pedagogy Advocacy Professional Development 360

Political Science Now

JANUARY 2, 2025

The Journal Club Module: A Co-Learning Tactic for Demystifying Academic Research and Building Classroom Culture in Undergraduate Courses By Nancy B. The post The Journal Club Module: A Co-Learning Tactic for Demystifying Academic Research and Building Classroom Culture in Undergraduate Courses appeared first on.

Cultures 48

Cultures Political Science Research Pedagogy 48

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Marilyn Price Mitchell shared the following in an article for Edutopia: Research has since established resilience as essential for human thriving and an ability necessary for the development of healthy, adaptable young people.

Project-Based Learning 527

Project-Based Learning Humanities Cultures Teaching 527

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Though some argue that mathematics is culturally independent, I can say from experience that it is anything but.

Cultures 134

Cultures Civic Engagement Civics Pedagogy 134

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 14, 2018

Having a set of beliefs that align with professional values can be a tremendous asset when it comes to creating a vibrant learning culture primed for success. Research has shown that classroom design (furniture, layout, temperature, color, acoustics, lighting) impact learning. A push for efficacy benefits all.

Pedagogy 309

Pedagogy Cultures Research Teaching 309

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 30, 2018

During the past year, I attempted to connect more research to either further validate my thoughts or illustrate how educators were implementing proven strategies with an innovative angle into practice. With and without technology, it is crucial to create a thinking culture.

Pedagogy 292

Pedagogy Cultures Research Education 292

Digital Promise

JUNE 27, 2017

Since the fall 2016 meeting of the League of Innovative Schools , superintendents from around the country have connected with leading researchers in the field of maker learning. With the help of this four-part framework, the researchers identify issues of equity and suggest clear steps educators can take to address potential problems.

Research 105

Research Pedagogy Cultures Learning Science 105

Edthena

AUGUST 12, 2021

Many educators have heard of culturally responsive teaching, but do they really know what that entails? The term is often incorrectly used interchangeably with other classroom pedagogies and practices such as trauma-informed care. Culturally responsive teaching is a framework and approach for how to teach.

Cultures 111

Cultures Teaching Pedagogy Education 111

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Pedagogy has been at the forefront of my thinking and work as of late. Decades of solid research have laid the foundation for current studies that bring to light how we can improve teaching, learning, and leadership. During my work as a principal, I wanted to transform the learning culture of my school.

Pedagogy 266

Pedagogy Professional Development Leadership High School 266

Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Just this month, a group of researchers published their findings on the impact of district capital projects and used test scores to draw conclusions. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

Pedagogy 250

Pedagogy Project-Based Learning Library Research 250

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

I’ll start with a confession: I am not a cultural anthropologist. and, in the context of international research, has United States citizenship. Rachel Watkins noted , “There is a longer history of a critical mass of people of color being involved in bioarchaeological research as subjects … than as knowledge producers.”

Anthropology 98

Anthropology Pedagogy Archaeology Social Justice 98

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

In his meta-analysis of over 300 research studies, John Hattie found that direct instruction has above average gains when it comes to student results, specifically an effect size of 0.59. Technology, the pursuit of innovation, and advancements in research have fundamentally changed the learning culture in many schools for the better.

Lesson Plan 363

Lesson Plan Project-Based Learning Classroom Management Research 363

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 21, 2017

Individuals and organizations that embrace this mindset shift develop dynamic behaviors that impact their organizational culture while leading to school improvement. The characteristics of entrepreneurial thinking go well beyond just that of innovation. Be a continuous and curious learner This is a no-brainer for educators.

Leadership 235

Leadership Pedagogy Professional Development Critical Thinking 235

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 24, 2018

So why and how should one incorporate backchanneling during workshops, presentations, faculty meetings, after hours, or in classrooms?

Tradition 374

Tradition Cultures Research Pedagogy 374

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

While the edtech market continues to grow with innovative ways to engage students, not many companies provide products rooted in three decades of cognitive research that continue to provide solid returns on investment. So research, data and learning science have always been at the core of what we do. I am very proud of that fact.

Research 101

Research K-12 EdTech Middle School 101

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Research shows that by combining physical activity with words, there is greater retention, so use this to your advantage! On each floor they have to get out, find a creature that belongs to that depth and put it in their research backpack. The post Four Theater Games that Make Learning a Blast first appeared on Cult of Pedagogy.

Geography 279

Geography Social Studies Pedagogy Library 279

Digital Promise

MAY 6, 2019

With support and collaborative input from the LEGO Foundation, Project Zero embarked on an exploration of the pedagogy of play in 2015, in partnership with the International School of Billund in Denmark, which has made play a key part of its approach to learning. It’s possible to play with a purpose.

Pedagogy 110

Pedagogy Cultures Middle School Research 110

Teaching Anthropology

DECEMBER 16, 2023

In preparation for a class based my 2022 article in Teaching Anthropology, Toward a Pedagogy for Consumer Anthropology: Method, Theory, Marketing , I provided ChatGPT with the following prompt: Use the research findings below to create 12 marketing ideas for Duncan Hines cake mix.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Teaching Pedagogy Cultures 130

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2024

Entrepreneurs and developers try to make the best possible drug to treat students, while administrators and researchers (myself included) stand guard, testing and validating the treatments. Even our pedagogies model this thinking. According to Papert: “The content for human development is always a culture, never an isolated technology.”

EdTech 141

EdTech Cultures Pedagogy Humanities 141

ED Surge

MARCH 17, 2022

As I searched for the “why” behind my contradictions, I thought about research and best practices and found a disconnect between the standards expected of “urban” schools—code for schools that serve predominantly Black and Brown students—and schools that are considered “elite” and exemplar.

Pedagogy 120

Pedagogy Charter School Cultures Library 120

ED Surge

JUNE 14, 2022

It’s an issue that two researchers at UCLA, Jane Margolis and Jean Ryoo, have been digging into in their scholarly work—a phenomenon they call “preparatory privilege.” EdSurge: Why did you turn your research into a graphic novel? EdSurge: Why did you turn your research into a graphic novel? A culture shift?

Pedagogy 117

Pedagogy Cultures Tradition Research 117

ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

For the past four years, applied learning pedagogies, including digital tools like game-based platforms, have been explored within LAUSD to build math, literacy and social-emotional learning competencies using applied learning pedagogy. Celebrate and showcase students’ achievements and learning outcomes.

Project-Based Learning 125

Project-Based Learning Pedagogy K-12 Research Skills 125

Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Anna Apostolidou PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology, Ionian University Given the history of our discipline, it seems rather peculiar that anthropologists are not more “naturally inclined” to employ multimodality in their research and teaching. which are becoming increasingly user-friendly and flexible (Apostolidou, 2023).

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Teaching Social Justice Pedagogy 130

Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2019

Memorizing formulas and drilling in the “proper” approach through repetition too often take precedence over conceptual understanding and experiencing multiple strategies, both of which are important according to research. How can we make students feel like they belong in the math classroom? Tips for Promoting Math Engagement.

Heritage 133

Heritage Pedagogy Psychology Cultures 133