The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A dashboard from the Canvas learning management system is displayed to students in this college lecture hall. A University of Michigan study finds that students with last names at the end of the alphabet are penalized when instructors grade in alphabetical order, a default setting in Canvas and other widely used learning management systems (LMS). Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images If your last name starts with an A, that could mean that you’re also more likely to score an A on a test.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Encouraging students to complete work outside of class has always been a struggle. But many college professors say it has gotten even harder in recent years as students prioritize their mental health, have trouble adhering to deadlines and are more skeptical of the purpose of homework. One cause is the pandemic, and how it disrupted middle and high school for today’s traditional-aged college students.

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History Tech

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It’s been a few years. Way back in 2011, as part of an every seven years legislative requirement, Kansas Department of Education Consultant Don Gifford started the process of reviewing the state social studies standards.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Today’s students will enter careers that haven’t even been imagined yet. With AI and automation reshaping entire industries, the skills employers once valued are being overtaken by the need for creativity, adaptability and technological fluency. But how can schools equip students with these essential competencies? Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at A

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Ben Newmark

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Six years ago, my wife and I learned our then one-year-old daughter Bessie had been born with a rare genetic condition called Williams Syndrome – it’s fascinating and you should look it up. It means with some very distinctive and charming personality features, Bessie lives with a life-long learning disability. This is not something gone wrong. It is not a problem.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 7, 2024

The post SEERNet Welcomes 6 New Research Teams Advancing Digital Learning Insights appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 7, 2024

A free online webinar by SAPIENS Editor-in-Chief Chip Colwell to learn about how to write for the magazine and its peer publications. Ask SAPIENS is a series that offers a glimpse into the magazine’s inner workings. ✽ The first step in writing for many English-language general audience outlets is “the pitch”—a short proposal to editors about what you would like to write.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

OCTOBER 7, 2024

In a world where AI and automation are transforming industries left and right, it’s becoming more obvious that our education systems need to catch up. The infographic that highlights the 65 jobs least likely to be automated, taken from The US Career Institute really drives home the importance of skills that only humans can offer—things like emotional intelligence, empathy, creativity, and cultural competence.

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Women's History Network

OCTOBER 7, 2024

During my PhD research on the role of professional archaeologists on BBC radio, one of the first files I accessed from the BBC Written Archives at Caversham was that of archaeologist Dina Dobson.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Hope Martinez is a third-year Ph.D. student in the Doctoral Program in the Department of Political Science at Georgia State University. Her primary research focuses on U.S. Indigenous law and politics with a broad interest in judicial politics, quantitative text analysis, and the effects of colonialism. Hope’s dissertation will identify the mechanisms states use to limit Native sovereignty in Indigenous law cases at the U.S.

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Play-Based Learning Activities to Try This Fall Oct. 7, 2024 • By Debbie Bagley Play-based learning is a teaching method that gives children opportunities to explore and engage in joyful hands-on activities. It provides ways for them to problem-solve, practice concepts and skills, figure things out about the world around them, and get excited about learning!

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Life and Landscapes

OCTOBER 7, 2024

SURROUNDING THE STEAMBOAT CABIN THEATRE Time, like a river, flows with only one leaning. For time, there is only the future. And for water, all of its movement is always downriver. But rolling waters spin off on its edges, playing like errant children, creating swirls of convolutions. Seeking a moment’s hesitation within which water-based life can again flourish before resuming its race to the final destination and obliterating its history.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Applications for the 2025-2026 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program are now open! The fall application cycle provides financial support to undergraduate seniors, recent graduates, or other individuals who are currently in the process of applying to political science PhD programs for Fall 2025 admission. Fellows will receive $5000, disbursed over two years.

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Education Week - Social Studies

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Teaching about the Israel-Hamas war can feel impossible, but two guardrails offer a path.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As is so often the case, education largely has been left out of the spotlight in this year’s presidential election. But many of the topics candidates — and voters — are talking about directly affect and involve schools and colleges. The Hechinger Report has covered many of the key election issues, including abortion, the economy and immigration. Read our coverage of some of the biggest topics on this year’s campaign trail.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As a political scientist with a background in policy analysis, I used to approach questions about policy plans in terms of which had data behind them and which didn’t — along with what such evidence might mean for decision-makers. However, no question about what a new Donald Trump administration would mean for U.S. education can be answered strictly with a debate about facts and figures.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Predicting the future is often compared to reading tea leaves. In the case of forecasting what education policies Kamala Harris might pursue as president, though, a more apt analogy might be reading her mind. Frankly it’s anyone’s guess what her education policies would be given how few clues we have. It wasn’t always this way. Previously, presidential candidates laid out detailed plans for schools.

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