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40 Of The Most Commonly Misspelled Words

TeachThought

What are some of the most commonly misspelled words? Harass, tomorrow, accommodate, and Kaleidoscope. And Rhythm, too. The post 40 Of The Most Commonly Misspelled Words appeared first on TeachThought.

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Promoting Creative Use of Technology for Student-Led Social Change

Digital Promise

The post Promoting Creative Use of Technology for Student-Led Social Change appeared first on Digital Promise.

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To Get Serious About Games, Teachers Experiment With Play in the Classroom

ED Surge

Every week at the Nysmith School in Herndon, Virginia, Philip Baselice breaks out a game to teach his class about key world events. Baselice teaches history to middle schoolers, and game-based simulations have been part of his teaching arsenal for the last nine years, ever since he first tried it. “I used a game to teach my students about the causes behind the start of the First World War.

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Making Queer History Public Episode 3: Preserving Queer History in Classrooms with Dr. Lori Burns and Kate Okeson

ASHP CML

Making Queer History Public Episode 3: Preserving Queer History in Classrooms with Dr. Lori Burns and Kate Okeson Wednesday, December 6, 2023 - 12:40 The third episode of Making Queer History Public features interviews conducted in 2020 with educators and activists Dr. Lori Burns and Kate Okeson, who have been on the frontlines of preserving queer history and topics in our classrooms for years.

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Breaking Barriers to a Foundational Early Childhood Education

ED Surge

A solid early education serves as a cornerstone for a child's future. It shapes their physical, cognitive, social and emotional development while setting them on a path to success in both their academic journey and overall life experiences. However, many young children have limited access to high-quality educational opportunities because of socioeconomic factors and technological barriers.

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‘There’s Nothing More Critical’: California Makes Schools Teach Kids to Spot Fake News

Stanford History Education Group

‘There’s Nothing More Critical’: California Makes Schools Teach Kids to Spot Fake News kerrd Wed, 12/06/2023 - 10:10 12/05/23 [link]

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Why I Teach Women's Studies at an All-Girls Catholic School

ED Surge

I teach at the only all-girls school in the state of Minnesota. We are also a devoted Catholic community, founded by the Visitation Sisters to educate young women in virtue, intellect, mind and heart. To build on our founders’ mission, the school began offering a women’s studies elective titled “Women and Society”, which I have proudly taught since 2014.

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The Most Difficult Semester

All Things Pedagogical

I am not the type of person to speak in absolutes, especially since the work that I do is the kind of work that always reminds folk that context is a thing. However, the conversations that I have been having with instructors, students, graduate students, and other people tangentially connected to higher education, including parents, suggest that this semester has been the most difficult semester for so many.

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The Revised AP African American Studies: What's Been Changed and Why

Education Week - Social Studies

The new framework, published Dec. 6, will be used for the course's official launch next fall.

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

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AP African American Studies: What's in the Newly Revised Course Framework

Education Week - Social Studies

The new framework comes after public debate from both political leaders and scholars over what topics should have been included or excluded.

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