ED Surge

APRIL 16, 2024

Remember all the hype around the metaverse in education? Just two years ago it seemed like a 3D virtual realm for education was imminent: Facebook had changed its name to Meta , to signal its giant bet on the VR space, and it had launched TV ads showing classes happening in new immersive worlds; several college campuses started building replicas of their physical campuses in VR spaces , in part with money from Meta; and think tanks were issuing reports on how to best harness VR spaces for educat

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2024

When educators participate in PLNs, they can enhance skills and keep up with the latest education trends.

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Anthropology News

APRIL 16, 2024

I have become the guy who takes photos of tacos. I never expected to be this person, but writing my dissertation on success, adaptation, and identity for Oaxacan chefs in Columbus, Los Angeles, and Oaxaca City, I have become enmeshed in this culture of capturing my dish before digging in. This has allowed me to capture the food’s brilliant colors: the reddish-yellow of the birria consomé , the yellow of the piece of pineapple on top of the pastor pork, the verdant green of the artfully streaked

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Education Elements

APRIL 16, 2024

Nation-wide, building literacy in our children is a persistent challenge. So much of a challenge that according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, more than 60 percent of American fourth graders are not proficient readers. Other research has shown that 95% of students are cognitively capable of reading proficiently , which indicates that lacking literacy isn’t the result of students’ capabilities; it’s the consequence of instruction failing to access and amplify students’ potent

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ED Surge

APRIL 16, 2024

The number of Latino students who are going to college is on the rise, and they don’t all fit the profile of what institutions might consider the typical freshmen on campus. They’re more likely to be first-generation, working to support themselves and caring for dependents than other college students, according to a new analysis by Excelencia in Education.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2024

Okay, so you’re going to college. But will the college you pick still have its lights on by the time you get to graduation? It’s a question more and more families are asking as universities and colleges face financial and enrollment challenges, close or merge. We’ll tell you what schools are doing to stay alive, what happens to students when they shut down and how to check on the financial health of colleges.

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Living Geography

APRIL 16, 2024

It's always worth following authors. David Wallace Wells shared this story earlier. Fascinating story: "The reason websites continue to load, bank transfers go through, and civilization persists is because of the thousand or so people living aboard 20-some ships stationed around the world, who race to fix each cable as soon as it breaks.

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Living Geography

APRIL 16, 2024

The Economist has an Educational Foundation which shares ideas for how teachers can engage with selected articles from the magazines's output. It's also worth following the magaine on various social media accounts for all updates on content and useful articles. Topical Talk resources are a new feature. They are slightly more developed resources and include a powerpoint and some related materials.

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Society for Classical Studies

APRIL 16, 2024

2024 Guggenheim Fellows in Classics kskordal Tue, 04/16/2024 - 09:39 Image Congratulations to the 2024 Guggenheim Fellows in Classics , Gretchen Reydams-Schils (University of Notre Dame) and Andrew M. Riggsby (University of Texas at Austin)! In 2024, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the appointment of 188 Guggenheim Fellowships across 52 fields.

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Heinemann Blog

APRIL 16, 2024

For so long, history has been taught chronologically, but does it have to be and should it be? China Harvey and Lisa Herzig would argue that it does not and it should not. They are authors of the brand new book Teaching Beyond the Timeline: Engaging Students in Thematic History. And today we'll hear about their innovative approach to teaching history thematically.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 16, 2024

In recognition of National Undergraduate Research week, APSA is pleased to highlight contributions from political science students, faculty, and departments who have conducted or showcased undergraduate research projects in the discipline below: Watch Webinar: Researching with Undergraduates: Strategies and Best Practices In 2023, as part of National Undergraduate Research week, APSA and Pi Sigma Alpha hosted a webinar featuring political science experts to discuss best practices, unexpected cha

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Sapiens

APRIL 16, 2024

An archaeologist explains his motivations and strategies for appearing on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast with a purveyor of misinformation about the ancient past. ENTERING THE FRAY I agreed to discuss archaeology with pseudoarchaeologist Graham Hancock on the mega-popular but controversial podcast the Joe Rogan Experience. Celebrity author Hancock has made a fortune writing sensationalized books that claim a “lost” ice age civilization once existed—without any direct evidence for this society.

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Teaching American History

APRIL 16, 2024

Primary documents give us unexpected perspectives on history. Landen Schmeichel sees this often when using documents in his Advanced Placement US History course at Legacy High School in Bismarck, North Dakota. During a unit on the Progressive movement, he asked students to read an excerpt of Justice David Brewer’s 1908 ruling in Muller v. Oregon. It upheld an Oregon State law prohibiting women from working more than 10 hours in a day.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 16, 2024

Under the Veil of Democracy: What Do People Mean When They Say They Support Democracy? By Hannah S. Chapman , University of Oklahoma , Margaret C. Hanson , Arizona State University , Valery Dzutsati , Southern Illinois University , and Paul DeBell , Fort Lewis College Scholars have expressed concern over waning support for democracy worldwide. But what do ordinary citizens mean by the term “democracy,” and how do their definitions of democracy influence their support for it?

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