Society for Classical Studies

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Introducing the First Annual SCS Census kskordal Tue, 10/15/2024 - 11:56 Image This 10-minute survey, developed by the SCS Data Committee, aims to provide a picture of the field of Classical Studies in 2024—because we can’t know where we are going until we know where we are. Like the US Census, the SCS Census has the mission to provide timely, accurate, and actionable information about the field to its members, including decision-makers at all levels.

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The Effortful Educator

OCTOBER 15, 2024

For the past six or seven years I have started my class (almost) every day the same way…with retrieval practice. This is usually a quick review of information covered from the last class meeting or of information we’ve covered in past lessons that directly relate to what we will discussing today. Four or five multiple-choice questions, a short-answer question or two, labeling a diagram…the type of questions posed change from time to time, but the idea that students need to retr

History 108

History Research Education 108

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The post 5 Engaging Ways to Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Mountainous regions have long attracted early human populations, but the reasons behind this preference are becoming clearer thanks to new research. A recent study published in Science Advances 1 by scientists from the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University reveals that the diverse ecosystems within these terrains played a crucial role in human evolution.

Humanities 80

Humanities Archaeology Artifacts Research 80

Sapiens

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Anthropologist David Graeber’s celebrated theory of “b t jobs” continues to provide a critical window into why modern work is often so useless, soul-sucking, and absurd. This article was originally published at The Conversation and has been republished under Creative Commons. ✽ The late David Graeber was an American professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics.

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Anthropology Economics Sociology Archiving 65

ED Surge

OCTOBER 15, 2024

When Gina Petersen graduated with her associate degree from Kirkwood Community College two years ago, she described it as “the biggest accomplishment I have ever done.” As a returning adult college student, she had struggled to fit her studies in part time, online, while working as a trainer for a tech company. She had gotten that job through connections, and she hoped that a college degree would be a big help if she ever needed to find a new job in the future.

Economics 63

Economics Research Education Educational Technology 63

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The post Empowering Change at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy appeared first on Digital Promise.

Leadership 74

Leadership 74

Civics for All of US

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Happy 250th Birthday, America! Natalie Rocchio Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:18 Body This Civics for All of US distance learning program is available for groups of 10 or more students free of charge. Each program will be led by one of our educators located at National Archives sites, the Center for Legislative Archives, and Presidential Libraries across the country.

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Archiving Civics K-12 Library 52

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In today’s classrooms, using technology isn’t just a nice extra—it’s a must-have. With schools facing the challenges of remote learning, different learning styles, and changing dynamics, video teaching strategies have become an important tool for teachers. While watching videos can be passive, video teaching strategies engage students in active learning.

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Teaching Education K-12 Critical Thinking 52

Civics for All of US

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Natalie Rocchio Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:39 Body This Civics for All of US distance learning program is available for groups of 10 or more students free of charge. Each program will be led by one of our educators located at National Archives sites, the Center for Legislative Archives, and Presidential Libraries across the country.

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Archiving Civics Library Classroom Management 52

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In today’s classrooms, using technology isn’t just a nice extra—it’s a must-have. With schools facing the challenges of remote learning, different learning styles, and changing dynamics, video teaching strategies have become an important tool for teachers. While watching videos can be passive, video teaching strategies engage students in active learning.

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Teaching K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition 52

Civics for All of US

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Certain Unalienable Rights Natalie Rocchio Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:44 Body This Civics for All of US distance learning program is available for groups of 10 or more students free of charge. Each program will be led by one of our educators located at National Archives sites, the Center for Legislative Archives, and Presidential Libraries across the country.

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Archiving Civics Library Classroom Management 52

Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Lesson 8: Know Your Candidates (Grades K-3) Updated Oct. 9, 2024 • Studies Weekly Objective for the Lesson This lesson will provide some general guidelines and information to help students understand how citizens register to vote. Weekly Summary We understand that in order to vote, you have to be a citizen and at least 18 years old. What happens next?

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Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development Social Studies 52

Civics for All of US

OCTOBER 15, 2024

We Hold These Truths Natalie Rocchio Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:47 Body This Civics for All of US distance learning program is available for groups of 10 or more students free of charge. Each program will be led by one of our educators located at National Archives sites, the Center for Legislative Archives, and Presidential Libraries across the country. After submitting your program request, you will be connected to an available National Archives educator to confirm your reservation.

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Archiving Civics Library Classroom Management 52

ShortCutsTV

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Steve Bassett’s Channel consists of around 250 reasonably short (10 – 15 minutes mostly) “video lectures”, the last was made around 6 years ago.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 15, 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 Sienna Nordquist , covers the new article by Daniel Meierrieks and Daniel Auer, “Bribes and Bombs: The Effect of Corruption on Terrorism.” The World Economic Forum estimates that developing countries lose $1.26 trillion a year, and that the EU alone suffers economic losses of $132 billion per year from corrup

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Political Science Economics Government Research 45

Teaching American History

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In the next few days, those who have completed all coursework for the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program may begin writing their qualifying exams, so as to graduate with their degrees this December. The next iteration of the exam, which is offered three times a year, will be released on Friday, October 18. For most teachers, the end of MAHG coursework brings a mixture of pride, relief, and wistfulness.

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American History Primary Sources Government History 52

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Nominations are now open! Deadline: December 18, 2024 at 11:59 PM ET. The Lowi Award honors the author of a first book in any field of political science that exemplifies qualities of broad ambition, high originality, and intellectual daring, showing promise of having a substantive impact on the overall discipline, regardless of method, specific focus of inquiry or approach to subject.

Political Science 31

Political Science Human Rights Humanities 31

ED Surge

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Despite the historic funding that was funneled into the field in the wake of the pandemic, early care and education continues to be one of the most beleaguered occupations in the United States. Early childhood educators earn, on average, $13.07 per hour, a wage that puts them in the bottom 3 percent of workers nationally. (Elementary and middle school teachers, by comparison, earn an average of $31.80 per hour, and U.S. workers, across occupations, earn about $23 an hour.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2024

When my 8-year-old started asking questions about the world, it hit me that there wasn’t a lot out there to guide parents in teaching their kids about being active, engaged citizens. Manifestations of this gap are even more glaring in my college classroom, where many of my students do not know how to vote, haven’t read the Constitution and are unaware of the state and local political offices responsible for many of our quality-of-life decisions.

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Civics Teaching K-12 Social Studies 84

Political Science Now

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Guest Editor: Anja Neundorf, University of Glasgow Guest Editor: Robert Pape, University of Chicago Guest Editor: Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University In recent years, universities around the world have been at the center of political controversies. In this call for papers of Perspectives on Politics , we invite political scientists to use their expertise to explain what is and ought to be happening at institutions of higher education.

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Political Science Government Tradition Research 46

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2024

What do you think of when you hear the word “civics”? For most adults, civics likely conjures distant memories of a high school course in which they memorized the three branches of government and other constitutional trivia. Unfortunately, that experience of civics hasn’t changed much. What has been missing from civics education for decades is deep civic learning, in which students come to understand what a good democratic government looks and feels like and deeply connect with their own capacit

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