A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 11, 2024

Personalization is the future of education because it recognizes that every student is unique, with distinct learning preferences, paces, and goals. This approach shifts away from the traditional one-size-fits-all model, allowing students to learn at their own rhythm and delve deeper into concepts that pique their interest. By creating experiences that make instruction personal and address individual needs, personalized learning enhances engagement, motivation, and ultimately, student achievemen

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2024

It was the start of my sophomore year at a new public high school in New York City. With its dark brick exterior and barbed wire on the roof, my school already resembled a small prison — and staff had just installed several metal detectors at the front entrance. As my classmates begrudgingly walked through security in packed lines stretching out to the street, I asked why.

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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. By oscillating between past and present, the essay explores themes such as spirituality, politics, and identity, grounding discussions in the tapestry of African experiences.

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Leah Cleary

AUGUST 11, 2024

Mastering CER Paragraphs in 2 Steps: A Smart Strategy for Secondary Literacy We’ve discussed the importance of beginning writing instruction at the sentence level –even for secondary students. The next step in scaffolding up is paragraph writing. If students are forming strong sentences, they’re ready to put them together into strong paragraphs. Most students will need a framework for doing this.

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Anthropology News

AUGUST 11, 2024

1929-2024 Leonard Glick Leonard Glick—educator, scholar, anthropologist, former psychiatrist, and wit—passed away peacefully at home with his family shortly after turning 94. Len was born and raised in Baltimore, and as son of an honored physician it seemed inevitable that he would be one, too. He received his MD degree at age 23. Some might think that the height of his medical career was when he gave draftee Elvis Presley his physical and psychological examination, but for Len it was his servic

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Living Geography

AUGUST 11, 2024

A new Climate Change and Sustainability Education report from the CCCSE at UCL. Today we launch our report Climate Change & Sustainability Education: A survey of students in England. Over 2400 students (11-14 yrs) told us about their perspectives, understandings & aspirations for CCSE in this important survey @UCL_CCCSE @IOE_London [link] — Professor Nicola Walshe (@GeoWalshe) August 6, 2024 Download the 46 page document as a PDF (5 Mb) from the link above.

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O-Level Geography

AUGUST 11, 2024

Which stage of tourism development is Singapore in? How do locals respond to development of Chinatown ad a tourist destination? What was done in Venice to manage overtourism?

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O-Level Geography

AUGUST 11, 2024

Why is Japan prone to earthquakes? How will a megaquake affect Japan as shown in the map below?

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Living Geography

AUGUST 11, 2024

you've seen 'em all. The late 50's saw the arrival of the malls off America. Victor Gruen was a scholar of these and his 'recipe' was: "Take 100 acres of suitable flat land. Surround it with 500 000 consumers who have no access to other commercial developments. Prepare the site and cover the centre with 10 million square feet of building. Fill with the best merchandisers selling quality products at a low price.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 11, 2024

The legislative branch has a lot to cover and is always taught first, meaning it can easily take time away from teaching the other two branches. But with a few targeted activities, you can cover both the structure and powers of Congress and the process for how a bill becomes law in just a couple of weeks. So included here are some of my favorite lessons and activities for teaching the legislative branch in my high school Civics and Government class.

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