Sapiens

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics. His best-known writings challenged views in liberal economics about the origins of money, attempting to reconceive the historical relationship between debt and social institutions.

Anthropology 96

Anthropology Economics Sociology Archiving 96

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

School leaders are increasingly turning to organizations like the World Economic Forum and analyzing data on the most in-demand skills for the next five years. Brian Johnsrud The latest World Economic Forum Jobs Report highlights the top skills that will rise in importance by 2027. How is AI changing teaching and learning strategies?

Advocacy 97

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

However, the scale of ochre extraction and the evident skill involved at Lion Cavern marks this site as a unique focal point in the history of human creativity and ritual. This extensive ochre extraction reveals not a simple, one-time usage, but a complex tradition of quarrying, refining, and transporting the mineral across great distances.

Archaeology 77

Archaeology Humanities Cultures Tradition 77

Anthropology for Beginners

MAY 17, 2021

The long history of ethnographic research especially because of the dominant paradigm of functionalism, scholars have been of the perception that villages were self sufficient units that doesn’t really have a strong connection with the urban centres. These two communities represented the most and the least developed types.

Anthropology 130

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Anthropology for Beginners

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

i] History of the usage: The word “peasant” appears in English in late medieval and early modern times, when it was used to refer to the rural poor, rural residents, serfs, agricultural laborers, and the “common” or “simple” people. [ii]

Anthropology 100

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ED Surge

MARCH 23, 2023

This semester, the Community College of Aurora rolled out the first microcredentials in its history. Arrington, in 1860 the economic value of enslaved peoples in the U.S. With such industrial, technological, infrastructural, societal and economic growth occurring in the country, higher education became seen as a key pathway to success.

Education 121

Education Sociology Economics Tradition 121

Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Southeast Asia’s Ancient Cultural Heritage Beyond East Timor and Sulawesi, Australia holds some of the oldest continuous cultural heritage sites globally, reflecting its Indigenous populations' long history. Archaeological evidence in Australia dates back at least 60,000 years, highlighting the ancient roots of Aboriginal cultures.

Humanities 68

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Stacie Johnson Leader of Professional Development at Khan Academy Johnsrud: The World Economic Forum this past year reported that creative thinking is the number-one skill needed across industries globally in the next five years. Johnsrud: We have a lot of history of technology in the classroom that we can learn from.

Pedagogy 124

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Professional Development 124

Anthropology for Beginners

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

The category includes archaeological remains, buildings and structures, landscapes and places, towns and neighborhoods, objects, historical documents, folk traditions, and other things associated with and valued by people. Naturally, intangible cultural heritage is more difficult to preserve than physical objects. Deborah M.Pearsall (Ed.)

Archaeology 130

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

In the last few years, the American education system has been bludgeoned by changes that have upended decades of progress toward better academic, economic and social outcomes for all. The states’ actions provide a smoke screen for efforts to limit discussion of race and racism and disenfranchise the Black community.

Civic Engagement 110

Civic Engagement Civics Education K-12 110

Teaching American History

JUNE 11, 2024

Tina Boudell will read American Colossus by HW Brands, which chronicles the rapid industrialization of America in the latter half of the 19 th century and Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era , by Thomas Leonard.

American History 77

American History History Library Economics 77

Anthropology News

AUGUST 11, 2024

Through an audio essay, inspired by John Akomfrah’s documentary “The Last Angel of History,” attention is drawn to South Africa’s evolving visual scene and its engagement with cultural nuances within the NFT AI space. In 1995, filmmaker John Akomfrah crafts and experimental film essay titled Last Angel of History.

Cultures 80

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Anthropology for Beginners

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The American expression of the new archaeology, advocating high-level generalization and a crosscultural comparative perspective, 'asserts the unimportance of national traditions. and of anything that stands in the way of American economic activity and political influence' (Trigger, 1984, p.

Archaeology 130

Archaeology Museum Cultures Economics 130

TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. case studies, students explore geography alongside economic, political, and cultural concepts to provide a comprehensive understanding of our world. Watch this video that introduces the Monsoon Asia unit.

Geography 59

Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

The co-management plan recognizes the deep cultural legacies of Indigenous peoples and establishes a legal basis for ceremonial and traditional practices such as gathering medicines, food, and firewood. In many ways, ecologically driven traditional firewood harvest practices are inherently in keeping with this law.

Cultures 74

Cultures Tradition Anthropology Humanities 74

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

But taking money from Meta to build campus-specific metaverses is just the latest in higher education’s grand tradition of letting others profit off its inventions. Universities have a long history of innovating and then giving away the value they create.

Economics 139

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Anthropology News

AUGUST 21, 2024

Jesús belongs to Bolivia’s Criollo middle-class, and the land he bought up for Paradise Farm is located upon the traditional homelands of several Indigenous Guaraní, Ayoreo, and Chiquitanos communities. Such orders perpetuate a derisive, exclusionary category of the human whose forms of life (and sources of meat) must be protected.

Anthropology 96

Anthropology Humanities History Economics 96

Teaching American History

JANUARY 5, 2024

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. He did his student teaching in a traditional classroom. Moreover, any realistic account of history covers economic and financial factors.

Teaching 52

Teaching Project-Based Learning American History Historic Sites 52

ED Surge

MARCH 2, 2023

Instruction at WGU discards key elements found in traditional colleges, with no physical classrooms and no fixed course schedule. Some traditional professors have opposed the model as too great a departure from the classic liberal arts college. WGU offers us a vision of the university without intellectuals,” wrote Johann N.

Teaching 91

Teaching Tradition Economics History 91

Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

Approaches: Ethnographic fieldwork tradition has a long history and it is rooted from the 19 th century enlightenment philosophy. Roughly the ethnographic approaches can be divided into the following traditions. It is considered to be the hallmark of traditional anthropological field research.

Anthropology 130

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ACRE

JUNE 9, 2023

The history of Dyess Colony, along with the Cash family, hold many stories and learning opportunities. Exhibits describe the development of the Dyess colony & other planned housing developments throughout the state as a part of a New Deal economic recovery project.

K-12 52

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2024

It also cut English chemistry, math, history, finance, accounting, art and other majors — 21 of them in all, or a third of everything it used to teach. Jon: But the decline in college opportunity for rural high school graduates is only widening social, economic and political divides between rural America and the rest of the country.

Education 112

Education Government High School Economics 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2020

Schools hold the history and culture of a place through yearbooks, trophy cases, and photo archives. School traditions often connect one generation to the next, providing a sense of community stability and cohesion. We use schools as polling stations and for neighborhood association meetings.

Archiving 136

Archiving Economics Tradition Government 136

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 14, 2014

One just has to refer to the history books to see how this has played out across the world since the beginning of time. Where there still is forced change turmoil, economic instability, and mistrust run rampant. This is a great example of forced change. Forced change rarely works. Is this the environment we want for our kids?

K-12 349

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Civics U

JULY 18, 2022

THE DRIVE FOR PROGRESS In American history early colonists’ and settlers’ desire and drive for progress was necessitated by the need to organize ways to survive, and fed by the opportunity to use the new territory that they took and occupied. The impacts are not only economic but are also cultural.

Civics 52

Civics American History Economics Cultures 52

Anthropology News

JUNE 18, 2024

Call centers have a long history of regulating, surveilling, and assessing operators’ conversations in order to achieve the same levels of performance as Grace. Language now challenges traditional skills like physical and cognitive abilities in terms of importance on the labor market. OpenAI Whisper, Eleven Labs) and write (e.g.,

Humanities 69

Humanities Economics Anthropology Tradition 69

Sapiens

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As this happens, more people will encounter a confluence of water-related challenges , including substantial disease risks, constrained economic opportunities, and political instability. Scientists predict that by 2050, more than half of the global population will live in areas that suffer from water scarcity for at least a month each year.

Anthropology 96

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Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. Socratic Seminars bring history to life. It’s an approach that fosters a deeper, interactive engagement with history, making it more impactful and memorable.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. Socratic Seminars bring history to life. It’s an approach that fosters a deeper, interactive engagement with history, making it more impactful and memorable.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

At first, some Shuar people were hopeful about the economic opportunities promised to them. Since then, most of the promises that investors and government leaders made have soured; very little economic growth is visible among Shuar communities. But only we can make history when we fulfill our visionary dreams.”

Economics 81

Economics Government Leadership History 81

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2019

I was trained and licensed to be a music teacher in the traditional American way. I took multiple semesters of musical technique, history and theory as well as music education methods. Almost all of what I just described was traditional. Incredibly traditional. My classes included all varieties of instruments.

Cultures 111

Cultures Education Middle School Tradition 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

A new book by Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt asks, How will America’s colleges and universities adapt to remarkable technological, economic and demographic change? New degrees like the Sister of Arts and Mistress of Arts receded into history. No matter what we are calling them, they may be here to stay.

Education 138

Education Museum Economics Tradition 138

Political Science Now

APRIL 12, 2024

Thinking about the destination of the rocket, the things they may do, and all the possibilities, they are witnessing the history of science. She highlights how historical colonial ventures generally saw corporations like the British East India Company as economic entities. Would they believe in the possibility of a space colony?

Political Science 59

Political Science Government Social Science Tradition 59

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Will history repeat? The combination of the three — the health pandemic, the economic recession and racial unrest — influenced many individual decisions about whether to take summer college courses. Students at four-year institutions are more likely to be traditional age, between 18 and 24.

Tradition 139

Tradition Economics Research History 139

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

“This study shows that a well-designed project-based curriculum might be more effective than traditional instruction.” It’s a lot more involved than tacking on a project to a traditional unit of study by assigning students, for example, to make shoebox dioramas about a book they’ve read.

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Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When Cante donned her purple ribbon skirt, a traditional garment worn by some Native women, to commemorate Indigenous Peoples Day in October, another student approached her. It wasn’t until she picked up a traditional lacrosse stick in seventh grade through the Twin Cities Native Lacrosse league that Nina finally found her sport.

Tradition 134

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Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

The traditional content-heavy curriculum, obsessed with low-level content mastery and memorization, no longer fits the bill for our rapidly evolving society. For instance, in a history class, instead of merely memorizing dates and events, students could analyze historical patterns and their impact on current societal issues.

Education 61

Education Project-Based Learning Critical Thinking Geography 61