ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2024

COVID-19 was edtech’s big moment, and while digital tools kept learning going for many families and schools, they also faltered. A great deal of edtech purchases went unused , equity gaps widened , and teachers and students were burned out. Combined with sobering reports on the persistent lack of strong evidence for edtech , it’s no wonder why the notion of using technology to “fix broken schools” has fallen out of most startup pitch decks and education TED Talks.

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Passion for Social Studies

APRIL 12, 2024

President Kennedy was a remarkable individual. While he intended to attend Yale Law School, his decision changed after realizing the US would enter World War II. After this, he worked in the US House of Representatives and the US Senate. This helped lead him to the US Presidency, which he won in the 1960 election. During all of his government roles, Kenedy executed significant decisions.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 12, 2024

This year's spring cohort is embarking on a journey of collaboration, creativity, and community impact to transform education.

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Education 108

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

APRIL 12, 2024

The post Gen Z’s Take: Election Year Voter Roundtable appeared first on Institute for Citizens & Scholars.

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ShortCutsTV

APRIL 12, 2024

You know that thing they say about buses – you wait ages for one and then two arrive at once? Well, by what some might call a mysterious and inexplicable coincidence, the same seems to be true of PowerPoint Presentations on religion.

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Sociology 98

Political Science Now

APRIL 12, 2024

In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Irem B. A. Örsel , covers the new article by Alina Utrata, University of Cambridge, Engineering Territory: Space and Colonies in Silicon Valley As the countdown of a rocket launch, announcing “10, 9, 8, …,” excitement is in the air.

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Living Geography

APRIL 12, 2024

A BBC World series. Plenty of interesting food-related stories.

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Living Geography

APRIL 12, 2024

Earlier, I presented my session for GeoNight. It was attended by a small international group of attendees. Thanks to everyone who came. Particular thanks to Massimiliano Tabusi from EUGEO, one of the people behind the event. I was really grateful that he chose to attend my session out of all the ones that are going on. I presented an amended version of my presentation from the GA Conference 2024.

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Geography 52

Anthropology.net

APRIL 12, 2024

Unveiling a Mysterious Relic In a groundbreaking discovery, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) have unearthed a remarkable artifact near Be'er Sheva—a jar made of elephant ivory ritually buried over 6,000 years ago. This intriguing finding, uncovered during excavations at Horvat Raqiq, offers a tantalizing glimpse into the cultural dynamics of Chalcolithic Israel and its connections to ancient Egypt.

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Heinemann Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

Connecting current events to history through thematic teaching increases student engagement. China Harvey and Lisa Herzig offer some tips.

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Living Geography

APRIL 12, 2024

The Irish Times has a piece by Iris Moeller on a proposed new qualification in climate change and climate action. In it, she suggests we already have a suitable subject for this. it's called GEOGRAPHY. "Geographers never lose sight of the interconnectedness of everything – across space and through time. There is simply no better discipline for this.

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All Things Pedagogical

APRIL 12, 2024

Like a lot of people on this side of the world this week, I have been thinking about and writing about changes. With eclipses, and daytime darkness, necessarily comes the thought process of what disruption looks like in the different systems we are part of in the different aspects of our lives. These thoughts, coupled with more wonderful conversations with people I know in different ways and from different roles I have had at institutions, or through accessibility advocacy, has me particularly t

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