ED Surge
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. A new study of an unusually rich dataset in Maryland found that such efforts can have a significant impact when it comes to getting more students to go on to careers in coding, and in bringing more diversity to the field.
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The post Digital Promise Welcomes Rick Stephens as New Chair of the Board of Directors appeared first on Digital Promise.
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ED Surge
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Schools need to tap into the same sense of wonder that led early humans to seek unifying stories to explain their place in the world — and teachers need to do more to incorporate myths, jokes and riddles into curriculum and teaching practices, from the earliest grades up through high school. That’s the argument of Kieran Egan, a Canadian philosopher and longtime professor at Simon Fraser University who passed away in 2022.
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The post When Students Design Solutions to Protect Our Oceans appeared first on Digital Promise.
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The mysteries of Neanderthal life grow deeper as new research uncovers evidence of tuberculosis (TB) in these ancient hominins. Examining skeletal remains from Hungary, scientists reveal insights into the health challenges faced by our prehistoric cousins and the potential role of disease in their demise.
Sapiens
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
A multidisciplinary team of researchers explains historical, cultural, and ethical issues they considered while developing a 3D scan of a South African site to be shared with the world online. This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons. ✽ THESE DAYS, IF YOU want to visit remarkable archaeological sites, such as Great Zimbabwe or Petra in Jordan , you don’t even need to leave your house. 3D scanning technology has improved in leaps
Transcending Pedagogy
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Working with a dear colleague, I am thinking through what it means to share ideas in a professional and developing space. What it means to grow with colleagues. What it means to grow in a profession. Life-long learning at its best: with, for, about, and in service of peers and the ones we serve. Specifically, I’ve been working on a proposal for NCTE 2024, “Heart, Hope, Humanity.” It’s probably the most beautiful phrasing of a conference / convention theme I’ve ever
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Institute for Citizens & Scholars
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The college mission is to protect democracy argues Michael S.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Issued: February 5, 2024 Pitches due: March 4, 2024 Decisions: March 22, 2024 First drafts due: April 17, 2024 Anthropology News invites submissions for the fourth issue of 2024, which will explore the multifaceted concept of “treasure” through an anthropological lens. We seek to uncover the myriad ways in which treasures, both tangible and intangible, are perceived, created, sought after, and understood across different cultures and throughout time.
Anthropology.net
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Spanning over 1 million square miles, the Tibetan Plateau stands as the world's highest landmass, boasting an average altitude of 14,000 feet. Despite its formidable environment, humans have inhabited this region since ancient times. The Intersection of Farming and Herding: A Historical Overview Farming and herding have been integral to the Tibetan Plateau's economy since time immemorial.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Hi, we are this year’s members of the AAA’s Louise Lamphere Internship Program, Yue and Jasmin. We are writing this piece to tell about our experiences from this past summer. The Louise Lamphere internship allows interns to experience two different internships at the same time. For six weeks, we spent 40 percent of our time at the American Anthropological Association (AAA) office and 60 percent of our time at partner institutions: the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (CFCH)
Political Science Now
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Matiana Parra originates from Los Angeles, California. Her research examines how economic policies drive immigration out of the Northern Triangle countries and other states in Latin America as well as how other relevant factors cause migration, such as extreme poverty, widespread violence, and climate change/disaster. She hopes to continue this migration studies research to understand solutions to migration crises such as the mass migrations from Venezuela and Honduras.
Teaching American History
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. “You need to see how historical narratives are made.” To give students insight into the work of historians, Czarnecki assigns research projects in all of the courses she teaches at Bishop Seabury Academy in Lawrence, Kansas.
Anthropology News
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Ethnographers do not always have a choice in when and how research ends. Their complex identities are intricately tied to the places and people with whom they work, making it difficult to conclude a project and start anew. “Katie! I finally got a job teaching English!” I read the WhatsApp message on my phone from “Reyna,” a Nicaraguan English teacher who was part of my engaged ethnographic case study on Global English discourse and language-teacher education in Nicaragua’s rural north.
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