A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Leading with clarity is not just about providing direction—it's about creating a culture where trust thrives, decisions are transparent, and every voice is empowered to contribute to the bigger vision. This creates a culture of open communication, where ideas and feedback flow freely, leading to innovation and growth. Avolio, B.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

The "U-shaped" happiness curve, where happiness levels are high in youth, dip during middle age, and rise again in later years, has been a popular theory in psychology. Instead of a consistent U-shaped curve, the researchers often found flat or even inverted U-shapes, with well-being increasing into middle age and declining in older years.

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Anthropology.net

MARCH 14, 2025

Credit: CC0 Public Domain A new genomic study, published in Frontiers in Psychology 1 , approaches the problem differently. By analyzing genetic divergences in early Homo sapiens populations, researchers argue that the biological capacity for language must have been present at least 135,000 years ago.

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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.

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Psychology Sorted

JUNE 28, 2024

Though the IB Diploma psychology is recommended as a two-year course , I know that some teachers have to fit it into one year! The HL extensions comprise the role of culture, motivation and technology in shaping human behaviour, and data analysis and interpretation. Here is a suggested two-year plan for your psychology course.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Thanks to discoveries in the fields of organizational psychology and neuroscience, we can gain a better understanding of what human traits or behaviors are best suited for leadership, and why they are of benefit to the organizations and teams these individuals lead. Take care of your people and they, in turn, will take care of you.

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ED Surge

MAY 5, 2025

He and his co-researchers have received several National Science Foundation grants over the years, indicating that the outcomes have succeeded in furthering scientific inquiry. Usually if a grant is terminated, it's because serious misconduct was done, like you misuse research funds or you manipulate data, Kalinec-Craig said.

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Maitri Learning

JANUARY 12, 2025

At the recent Montessori Schools of Massachusetts conference, I shared how cutting-edge brain research aligns with and validates core Montessori principles. Recent research by Gotlieb and colleagues (2022) shows that this drive for meaning has profound effects on brain development. Our classrooms and families are also forms of culture.

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Psychology Sorted

JULY 2, 2024

As stated in the subject brief, the content for the new psychology course comprises the three approaches – biological, cognitive and sociocultural – and research methodology. Students will need to give an example, but it does not need to be a psychological study. It can be a theory or a relevant example from life.

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Teaching Anthropology

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

ELIZABETH KEATING, Professor of Anthropology & Graduate Faculty, Human Dimensions of Organizations, The University of Texas at Austin Teaching through research is recognized as one of the strengths of anthropology. The students used questions I developed and used in my research project.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Human societies are built on layers of culture, law, and technology, yet beneath it all, some of the oldest instincts in the animal kingdom continue to shape our world. Modern consumer culture, Colombo suggests, is another expression of this primal drive. Related Research Sapolsky, R. Penguin Random House. DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13391

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Edthena

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Improving school culture is high on many school leaders’ lists of building priorities. But cultivating a strong school culture doesn’t happen without intentional thought and planning. Why is this key to improving school culture ? Check out the highlights of what we’ve been reading below, as well as links to the full resources.

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2024

That can be true with challenges like glitches in the federal financial aid forms or a student registration system, says Greg Walton, a psychology professor at Stanford University. Walton has spent decades researching how to foster a stronger sense of belonging in education settings.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Don’t Use Physical Education As Punishment contributed by Dr. Kymm Ballard, Executive Director for SPARK Think about any time you’ve seen “army boot camp” portrayed in pop culture — are you picturing the traditional drill sergeant, ordering his troops to do endless laps and push-ups, as punishment for their errors that day?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2019

“Grit,” a best-selling book by University of Pennsylvania professor Angela Duckworth, may have swept parenting and education pop culture but research scholars say they are finding mounting evidence that it doesn’t add up. The criticisms range widely, from statistical and methodological errors to bad survey questions.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Project Title:Exploring Indigenous Governance and Cultural Evolution in Oaxaca, Mexico Mauricio Fernndez Duque, Dartmouth College Mauricio Fernndez Duque is an assistant professor at CIDE and a visiting scholar at Dartmouth. Read about the funded projects. Read about the funded projects.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

And I have continued that line of research throughout my tenure at the University of Louisville. Right now, culture is probably the most important thing that leaders can be thinking about. McClure: How does engagement connect to a concept like workplace culture? And these facets of culture all live in a similar space.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Two meta-analyses on growth mindset were published online in the fall of 2022 in the journal Psychological Bulletin and arrived at opposite conclusions about one of the most popular ideas in education. How could two such studies come out within just three weeks of each other in Psychological Bulletin and arrive at opposite conclusions?

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Sapiens

APRIL 29, 2025

Yejoo Kim uncovers how residents have been surviving through decades of sonic violence and propaganda, and explores recent developments in such long-lasting psychological warfare. Yejoo Kim is a sociocultural anthropologist researching the political economy of the Korean DMZ. She is a Ph.D.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2021

It resulted in psychological distress for many. “We Researchers plan to survey students again this fall. Their findings aligned with the American Psychological Association’s Stress in America study : Gen Z adults ages 18 to 23 reported significantly higher stress levels than other generations.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

A team of eight researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are trying to find the keys to motivation and persistence and they’re beginning in an unlikely place: a toddler’s mouth. But the researchers were actually most interested in what the parents were saying off screen. We know praise differs by culture,” Leonard said.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Unlike bones and tools, words do not fossilize, leaving researchers to scour DNA for clues. Research suggests that mutations in the human NOVA1 gene may have played a role in the development of language. Research suggests that mutations in the human NOVA1 gene may have played a role in the development of language.

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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. and Antonio M. How can we make students feel like they belong in the math classroom? Tips for Promoting Math Engagement.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2018

Anne Gregory, an associate professor of psychology at Rutgers University, recalls just such a scenario when an angry high school student shouted an expletive (“F— off!”) Furthermore, research reveals that punishing offenders may not necessarily meet victims’ needs. Photo: Jim Vaiknoras for The Hechinger Report. Higher Education.

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Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

By contrast, ethnography is the systematic description of a single contemporary culture, often through ethnographic field. This stands in contrast to interviews that take place in isolated settings in which the interviewee knows the interviewer only as a researcher, and not as neighbour, friend, co-er, or perhaps, (fictive) kin.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 21, 2024

You can understand someone else's culture, what they celebrate, what they honor and what they believe in, without personally asking. Are they culturally relevant for our kids? It makes me empathize with other people.” As a result, teaching students how to read is a complex and challenging endeavor — that’s why it takes years.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Working in Indonesia and Peru, we also use this research, and our close partnerships with local communities and organizations, to spur action that supports gender equality and the basic human right to water. After participating in our research project, Martha realized that water bridges people.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2020

Leave this field empty if you're human: Dahl describes himself as a developmental scientist, practicing in a field that combines many subjects such as neuroscience, psychology and medicine. Dahl pointed to research that found that these circuitry brain maps for younger children, ages 8 to 10, are fairly similar. Early Childhood.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

By recruiting and then mentoring new teachers of color, listening to these teachers’ requests, supporting the development of culturally responsive curricula and promoting educators of color into administrative and district leadership positions, Phoenix Union is getting steadily closer to aligning its teacher and student populations.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2019

In this third post, we explore how Powerful Learning is collaborative and connected, share research that grounds these two principles, and provide resources to support your own learning and teaching practices. Knowledge is built through social interactions 1 in a collaborative culture 2. Annual Review of Psychology, 49, 345–375.

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ShortCutsTV

APRIL 24, 2025

The next set in the Collections series covers both Sociology and Psychology and covers a mix of PowerPoint Presentations, some of which Ive lifted for the Web but most of which Ive created. These, as you might expect, are not your conventional list of bullet-points on a white screen Presentation and so may not be […]

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Anthropology for Beginners

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Worldview Worldview is the set of cultural and psychological beliefs held by members of a particular culture; the term was borrowed from the German Weltanschauung. In Redfield’s book The Folk Culture of Yucatan (1941), he expressed an embryonic concern with the concept of world view.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2024

The event provides leadership development skills, offers a psychologically safe space to process our experiences and nurtures the spirit of brotherhood and community needed to sustain our worth and our work. At this year’s retreat, Lester Young Jr.,

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Research on the physical, psychological and academic benefits of outdoor learning for kids is well-established, and is now informing the development of climate education. Her watchwords are “cultural humility, cultural relevance and the cultural landscape.” Here in Albuquerque there’s different cultures.

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All Things Pedagogical

JUNE 22, 2024

And the difference between the folk who can or choose to only see positive, and those who see and experience those barriers to connecting, engaging, or even sharing in spaces like conferences or classrooms or meetings, is psychological safety. We like to use phrases like "this is a safe space" when we in fact can never guarantee this.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

One of the biggest challenges to making communities that are overall better for youth mental health is the very way the issue is talked about, says Nat Kendall-Taylor, CEO of the FrameWorks Institute and a psychological anthropologist. What Motivates the Adolescent Brain?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Research suggests that black students thrive when they have black teachers. Research shows that teachers stay in the classroom when they feel supported,” Maye said. He advocates tackling the “systemic and cultural barriers” that can create roadblocks for teachers of color.

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