The Transformative Impact of Challenge Based Learning
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
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SUPERINTENDENT VOICE: As a Latina, my leadership sets me apart and gives me a chance to set an example
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
In the United States today, 9 out of 10 school superintendents are white and two-thirds are white men. When you think of a typical superintendent, the person you imagine probably doesn’t look like me. As a Latina, my leadership isn’t often expected, nor is it always welcome. Institutional biases block career advancement for educators of color , who constitute only 1 in 5 U.S. teachers and principals.
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Bridging the Literacy Gap: 4 Resources to Boost Adult Literacy for Social Mobility
Digital Promise
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
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How Greek surnames reveal their geographic origins
Strange Maps
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Michael Dukakis could have been the first Greek-American president. But in November 1988, the then-governor of Massachusetts lost the election to George Bush Sr. Perhaps the U.S. wasn’t ready yet for a commander in chief with an exotic surname and non-European heritage (Dukakis’ father was born in a small town on the coast of Asia Minor, now part of Turkey).
The Land of Dreams
Sapiens
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
In a dystopian short story, an anthropologist imagines an alternate world in which Kashmiris are forbidden to dream. Republished by permission from English Language Notes , 61(2): 15–18. Copyright 2023, Regents of the University of Colorado. All rights reserved. ✽ I SEE THE DEAD body of the young boy in my head. After the word got out that he had begun dreaming the military arrested and disappeared him.
Seeking Ever-Elusive Treasures: Reflections on Collective Memory and Spectrality of the Past
Anthropology News
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Treasure hunting is long associated with endeavors to unearth concealed artifacts, illustrated best by buried troves of gold left behind by past communities. Cryptic signs leading to invaluable treasures have inspired hunters to go on often dangerous quests to retrieve them. Hoping to unearth artifacts of long-gone communities, treasure hunters, we are told, descend into harrowing caves with foul air, wander into thick forests, or dig for days—all to get rich quickly.
Scaling Evidence-Based Solutions for Learning Recovery
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Since the pandemic, the urgency of designing and scaling evidence-based products to support learning recovery has become more pronounced. Educational institutions are grappling with unprecedented disruptions and widening achievement gaps , making the need for effective, research-backed interventions critical. The focus is not only on creating these products but also ensuring they are adopted and effectively implemented in schools and classrooms across the country.
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An AI tutor helped Harvard students learn more physics in less time
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A student’s view of PS2 Pal, the AI tutor used in a learning experiment inside Harvard’s physics department. (Screenshot courtesy of Gregory Kestin) We are still in the early days of understanding the promise and peril of using generative AI in education. Very few researchers have evaluated whether students are benefiting, and one well-designed study showed that using ChatGPT for math actually harmed student achievement.
Do These Disappearing, 100-Year-Old Schools Hold a Vital Lesson for American Education?
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Sometimes, it takes an unlikely friendship to change the world. For American education, one of those alliances started in the early 20th century. That’s when a ludicrously successful retailer-turned-philanthropist, Julius Rosenwald, met the prominent educator Booker T. Washington. The pair decided to work together, hoping to improve education for Black students in the segregated South.
Using Effective Teaching Strategies in Social Studies Instruction
TCI
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Creating lessons that truly engage students while meeting diverse classroom needs is a challenge every educator faces. Building a toolbox of teaching strategies can help educators meet the needs of students and bring social studies to life. Brian Thomas , a seasoned learning designer with over two decades of experience at TCI (Teachers’ Curriculum Institute), offers valuable insights into how educators can use effective, evidence-based strategies in the social studies classroom.
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