Sapiens

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In early 2024, Spain’s culture minister announced that the nation would overhaul its state museum collections, igniting a wave of anticipation—and controversy. ✽ WHEN SPAIN’S CULTURE MINISTER, Ernest Urtasun, announced his intention to overhaul the nation’s state museum collections earlier this year, his plan “to move beyond a colonial framework” reopened old wounds and sparked heated debates about national identity and historical representation.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Only six weeks had passed since the start of this school year, and I was already feeling exhausted. On a Friday during one of those long, exhausting days, two birds flew into my classroom. It was comical and absurd — for sixty minutes, I watched my high schoolers run around the room, trying to catch these birds. I had to run after my students a couple of times when I saw them doing crazy things like standing on desks and chairs and window sills trying to catch them.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Engraved slate plaques from the Late Neolithic and Copper Age (3200–2200 BCE) Iberian Peninsula have long intrigued archaeologists. Found in tombs scattered across the region, these delicately carved, hand-sized artifacts bear geometric designs whose purpose has sparked debate for centuries. A recent study, published in the European Journal of Archaeology 1 , suggests these plaques may represent one of humanity's earliest attempts at recording genealogy—a non-verbal precursor to mode

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The post Secrets of Success: Insights from High Micro-credential Earners appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The Origins of Man’s Best Friend Modern dogs, the companions we cherish today, are the descendants of wolves domesticated in Siberia around 23,000 years ago. However, the journey to this unique bond between humans and canines was far from straightforward. A new study 1 suggests that in prehistoric Alaska, humans repeatedly domesticated and lived alongside not just dogs but also wolves, wolf-dog hybrids, and even coyotes.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

At its core, personalized learning is about recognizing that no two students learn exactly the same way. It moves beyond the one-size-fits-all approach by focusing on each student’s strengths, needs and learning pace. By creating more flexible, student-centered classrooms, personalized learning empowers students to take ownership of their education, developing the skills they need to thrive both academically and personally.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Discovering Emotion in Ancient Mesopotamia From the flutter of "butterflies in the stomach" to the weight of a "heavy heart," emotions are often tied to physical sensations in modern cultures. But how did ancient humans experience and describe these feelings? A groundbreaking study of Neo-Assyrian texts written in the Akkadian language has revealed how emotions were understood and expressed in Mesopotamia between 934 and 612 BCE.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The third blog in this series examines how we can redefine citizenship in a modern context through a literature review.

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Political Science Now

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Designing Politics and IR Assessments in the Era of AI: An Empirical Investigation into ChatGPT’s Output Across Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy By Matthias Dilling , Trinity College Dublin and Leah Owen , Swansea University ChatGPT (and generative AI in general) is often presented as doing for writing-based pedagogy what pocket calculators did for maths: automating lower-level tasks to free up time for higher-level learning.

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Living Geography

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Kate Stockings' blog has some thoughtful and useful content linked to her work as a Trust Lead for Geography, and an avid reader. She has previously posted useful information such as a review of a book with beans on the front cover. She has now posted a thoughtful blog on the GA's Response to the recent Call for Evidence for the Curriculum and Assessment Review.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Edthena is proud to be recognized in SmartBrief’s Innovation Awards for the AI Coach platform. This award recognizes standout solutions making the most of AI today and beyond. AI Coach was one of just eight products chosen for this award and the standout solution in instructional coaching. Revolutionizing Teacher Support AI Coach represents a breakthrough in education technology.

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Political Science Now

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Contributions by Scholars of Color Interview Series: Highlights from Dr. K.C. Morrison of the University of Delaware Dr. KC Morrison is a professor of public policy and administration at the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware. In this interview, Dr. Morrison reflects on his upbringing, introduction to political science, and various challenges he faced in his career, and additionally shares advice for young scholars in the discipline.

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Living Geography

DECEMBER 4, 2024

After a gap of a few years, I'm back working with European colleagues who I have worked with for many years. ERASMUS+ is sadly no more, but I've started working on a project which is funded by the Civics Innovation Hub. You can see what we've done so far on this project page on the Eurogeo website. Details of the project: The GEODEM-AI project aims to encourage a healthy, critical view of ethical issues related to the use of AI in Geography teaching and learning.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Hi, this is higher ed reporter Olivia Sanchez. For this week’s newsletter, my colleague Nichole Dobo interviewed our senior higher education reporter Jon Marcus about his story last week examining how and why rural colleges are closing programs and majors. What you need to know Jon partnered with reporters from the education news outlet Open Campus to write about what happens to rural students when their colleges have to cut programs (usually as a result of low enrollment and financial challenge

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Living Geography

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Another Wednesday means it's time for another Worldly Wednesday. There is only one more Worldly Wednesday after this before Christmas. I had no major project or event today but quite a bit of writing to complete - one project in particular to meet a deadline for passing to reviewers. I worked on a few things for most of the day, along with some ironing. - a chapter for a book for an international project - writing about resources - pleased with how it has turned out - working to finalise proofs

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