Geography Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

“The historic Hope Mill in Scituate will soon be torn down after it was deemed unsafe. The long-vacant mill, which officially shut down in 2006, and has been slowly decaying ever since. The former textile mill sits along the Pawtuxet River in the Hope Village Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.” SOURCE: WPRI This story about this old mill being demolished (which is less than 2 miles from my residence) definitely hits close to home.

Economics 130

Economics Cultures 130

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. — Carrie Rodgers gestures toward the silver medallion sitting atop her fridge, then waves it off. It’s nothing really, she shrugs. Still, she reaches for the disc and sets it on the kitchen counter for a closer look. Two roofs and a pair of windows are etched into its center. Encircling the outline of those homes, the badge reads, “MAKE COLORADO AFFORDABLE 2022,” and below it, “IN GRATITUDE FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.

Education 127

Education Leadership Educational Technology 127

Edthena

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Coaching is a core element of supporting teacher learning and growth. Whether provided by a principal after a classroom observation or district curriculum specialist leading a PLC, instructional coaching best practices are important for consistent coaching. For school leaders and administrators thinking about the most effective coaching for their teachers, there’s a lot to consider, including: which teachers, from new to veteran, can benefit from coaching, obstacles, such as “teacher resis

Professional Development 105

Professional Development Education 105

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Tempers get short. Test scores suffer. On the worst days, schools close, and students lose days of learning while parents’ schedules are disrupted. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Yorkwood Elementary in Baltimore, before it finally got air conditioning last year, was subject to closure by the district on any day the forecast hit 90 degrees by 10 a.m.

Professional Development 99

Professional Development Public School High School Education 99

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The post How Designing Personalized Micro-credentials Can Support Adult Learners’ Journeys appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Strange Maps

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Philip Sclater should have stopped writing in 1858. That’s when he published one of the foundational texts of biogeography, the science that studies the distribution of species and ecosystems across space and time. Lemur fossils in Madagascar and India But there was one little primate that didn’t neatly fit into Sclater’s division of the world into six biogeographical realms.

Museum 52

Museum Humanities Government History 52

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Usually, when I begin writing an essay, I’m hopeful, or at least determined. Not this time. I’m making myself write this essay, even though it scares me. Writing about bodies – about my body – scares me. Our bodies are so sexualized and commodified that talking about them in school or in relation to school feels almost forbidden. When we talk about our bodies, especially bodies perceived as feminine, many people immediately think about sex.

Cultures 92

Cultures High School Teaching Education 92