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The Vanishing Traces of Our Earliest Ancestors in Indonesia

Sapiens

erectus , but theres limited physical evidence documenting their presence. erectus geography but not in the way we expected. However, theres very little evidence of the species between these two far-flung locales. In Southeast Asia, researchers have suggested some dental remains and putative tools associated with H.

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Learning Shouldn't Stop When the Last Bell Rings

A Principal's Reflections

I also downloaded an sat vocabulary app and a geography quizzes app to brush up on knowledge. Whenever I''m away from home but I want to get work done, I activate the app and continue typing up any documents. Mr. Jeff Fiscina wrote: I have downloaded many apps that assist with notetaking, document sharing, and organization.

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

The Hechinger Report

More schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lessons to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics.

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RGS-IBG response to the Curriculum and Assessment review

Living Geography

In our response we signal the value of a geographical education for all young people, the strengths of the current provision, and areas in need of attention for the geography curriculum. The call for evidence was necessarily a long document and our response goes into detail on all relevant points.

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Bits and Bytes Don’t Leave Bones

Anthropology News

Whether shifting across geographies, languages, or systems, migration determines what knowledge endures and what is left behind. A government agency digitizing census records might preserve official documents while disregarding handwritten notes. The Migration Imperative Migration is a defining force of continuity and change.

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Supporting Non-Specialists in the Geography Department

Dr. Preece

With the teacher recruitment offering worrying times for schools and ITE providers alike , it’s already quite common – and likely to become more important – that HoDs and Departments have a considered approach to supporting non-specialists with teaching in Geography. Geography has a lot of Tier 2/Tier 3 words.

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TAH Multiday Prompts Discussion of Partisanship, Then and Now

Teaching American History

The next day, he thoroughly enjoyed discussing primary documents with these new friends. In the next sessions we got to relate what we saw to what we read in the documents. Lohrding, who is the only junior high social studies teacher at his rural, K 12 school, has few opportunities to share ideas with colleagues.