Active History Teacher
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
It’s crunch time… otherwise known as STAAR review time! I get asked all the time how I review for STAAR and what makes my students so successful. Although nothing takes the place of solid instruction, I believe a good, solid review strategy is critical to student success. Basics: I firmly believe you should be reviewing all year long. If you are interested in how I do this, check out my top ten secrets !
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Credit: Murtaja Lateef Souk al-Shorja, Baghdad’s oldest market, summer 2023. During a brief visit to Iraq in the heat of summer 2023, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, declared , “The era of global boiling has indeed begun.” It was an assertion that no Baghdadi would dispute. In the Iraqi capital, summers extend over seven months , characterized by a hot, arid climate with intense sunlight and temperatures that can exceed 50°C (122°F).
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ED Surge
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
As I drove down the lengthy driveway of Mercy Montessori Center, I called my great aunt from Athens, Georgia, whom we lovingly call Aunt Puddien. Aunt Puddien is like another mother to me and I trusted her wisdom. She always introduced me to a relative or friend of the family as the teacher to which they responded with praise and affirmation. To them, loving and teaching our youth was a great honor despite the devaluation educators often experience.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
By Yāmāl Collective (Elaheh Habibi, Ahmad Moradi, and Zohreh Moradi) Standing in the shade at the waterfront historical pearl market of Laft, we were struggling to look at the sea, squinting against the glaring sun. Laft, an ancient coastal village in Iran’s south renowned for its windcatchers ( bādgir ), was once a bustling and vital port connecting the Persian Gulf to far-flung corners of the world.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
South Carolina’s sweltering summer months are often the busiest time of year for the Lowcountry Food Bank, an organization that gives meals to children year-round. When school lets out in June, the group opens nearly two dozen U.S Department of Agriculture-funded feeding sites in Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Yemassee and other coastal communities where low-income families can bring their children for a meal during the day.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
By Alyssa Kitt Hanley, with photography by Ash Marinaccio Credit: Ash Marinaccio Case Study A 34-year-old woman presented to a neurologist in Sydney, Australia, in April 2021 after experiencing a first occurrence of severe facial paralysis overnight. The neurologist (mis)diagnosed the patient with Bell’s palsy following an “unremarkable” computed tomography (CT, or CAT) scan of her cranial nerve, and suggested that the patient “meditate to reduce stress.
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
The post Why You Should Teach Your Students About Learner Variability appeared first on Digital Promise.
Social Studies Network brings together the best content for social studies educators from the widest variety of thought leaders.
ShortCutsTV
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Free online Introductory Sociology Flipbook aimed at GCSE students.
Heinemann Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Editor's note: This post was originally published in October 2023.
Living Geography
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Originally started by David Rogers , with support from Richard Allaway, Matt Podbury and myself, the GA Teachmeet has now become a regular part of the full GA conference programme - transitioning from a fringe event in nearby pubs. If you would like to take part in this year's event, the sign up form is here. Sign up before the 8th of March. The GA Annual Conference TeachMeet is now open for proposals!
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists have uncovered a sophisticated Iron Age blacksmith's workshop in Oxfordshire, England. Dating back approximately 2,700 years, this find provides a rare window into the dawn of Britain's metalworking era. Unearthing History The excavation, led by DigVentures , revealed the remains of a master blacksmith's forge, offering a captivating glimpse into the region's ancient craftsmanship.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
This article accompanies a short film COOL TECH , which was produced as part of the Cool Infrastructures research project. Shot over ten days of summer in Delhi, India, COOL TECH looks at how weather and technology come together to configure life and labor in the city, particularly from the perspective of people who make, sell, or repair cooling technologies.
Living Geography
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Teaching about Iceland's geothermal and hydropower energy mix today. For comparison, I will show the current state of the UK's energy mix, using this National Grid dashboard. I hope students appreciate the massive difference between the UK and Iceland's energy mix.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Credit: Charon Henning For most of the world, El Niño has transformed our thinking about the consequences of rising global temperatures from “climate change” to “weather change,” and the experience in Delhi, where I live, is no different. Delhi has been long known as the melting pot of culture in India because so many different cultures and communities reside together—but it’s also melting in a different way due to its dense population, poor air quality, increasing humidity, and precarious weath
Living Geography
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Some of you may know that I have a number of blogs in addition to this one. You can see them listed on my profile page in the right hand column of this page. My GCSE Natural History blog was started over a year ago. Earlier this week it passed 10 000 page views, which is a nice little milestone (although I've occasionally had that many views in a day on this blog).
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
“Could you imagine heat like this without a fan?,” people in San Juan del Cesar ask rhetorically, while sweating. As a municipality in the southern part of La Guajira, Colombia, San Juan del Cesar is one of the sunniest and hottest places in the tropical country, with temperatures that exceed 30°C (86°F) every day of the year. The sky in San Juan del Cesar is clear during most of the daylight hours, so objects seem to melt in the constant light; fresh air from a sporadic breeze always feels like
Sapiens
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Once considered a uniquely human activity, tool use has been spotted across diverse species. It’s time to rethink what tools reveal about their users’ intelligence and evolution. ✽ A tiny blanket octopus , floating in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, holds venomous jellyfish tendrils along its arms for protection. A macaque on a Thai beach smashes shellfish open with a stone.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Cancerous Heat in the Body In the embodied experience of a person with cancer, heat plays a critical role. Hot flashes and night sweats afflict many patients. Sudden-onset surges of intense warmth followed by profuse sweating can be triggered by chemotherapy, radiotherapy (or radiation), hormone therapy, steroid use, or surgery to the reproductive organs that prompt hormonal changes.
ED Surge
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning. AI's ability to provide instantaneous, tailored feedback can revolutionize how educators evaluate and enhance academic performance. However, as the educational community navigates these innovations, it becomes essential to address ethical considerations to ensure the responsible and effective integration of AI.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Note: this piece contains strong language and sexual content. “Cruising” for Chacales in La Cantina “They are, but are not. There are many, but not so many,” Enrique explains to me after I ask him, “Are chacales gay?” We are drinking over fresh chicharrones with two other queer individuals in La Cantina Tobahalá—or just La Cantina—in Oaxaca City, Mexico.
Political Science Now
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Leonardo Moraveg graduated from Brown University with honors in June of 2022 with a BA in international and public affairs as he wrote a senior thesis that examined the extent to which Mexico underwent democratic backsliding from 2000 to the present. During his time at Brown, Leonardo wrote for the Brown Political Review , the Democratic Erosion Consortium, and interned with the US Department of State under the Office of Mexican Affairs.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
Author’s note: “Aeroroute” is a composite term I introduce in this article to capture the unique material character of what Stuttgart locals call Frischluftzufuhr, Frischluftschneise, Kaltluftschneise, or Luftleitbahnen, all of which refer to a passage through which fresh and cool airs flow. Route—a space created from movement—is one of four types of spatial figure in sociology of space (as proposed by Martina Löw and Hubert Knoblauch ).
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