ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Most teachers who work in education today have studied — or at least are familiar with — VARK , a learning theory first introduced by Neil Fleming in 1987. VARK suggests that students can best accelerate their knowledge acquisition via one of four core learning styles: visual (V), aural (A), read/write (R) or kinesthetic (K). It’s a wildly popular concept that has led to prevailing beliefs that students perform better if we cater to their natural learning styles.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Students at Bessemer Elementary School don’t have to go far to see a doctor. If they’re feeling sick, they can walk in to the school’s health clinic, log on to a computer, and connect with a pediatrician or a family medicine provider.

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Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Welcome to the Dispatch, a Heinemann podcast series. Over the next several weeks, we'll hear from Heinemann thought leaders as they discuss the most pressing issues in education today. In today's episode we hear from Heinemann author Liz Prather about the pressure of the teacher shortage and how we can support teachers who come to education through alternative certification.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2023. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Awards support basic research which is theoretically derived and empirically oriented.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Flipgrid and Studies Weekly Oct. 9, 2020 • Studies Weekly When studying a topic in Studies Weekly, you may want some discussion or even debate among your students. Currently, one of the best ways to promote that is to use Flipgrid. Flipgrid is an app that allows you, as the teacher, to create a topic. It then allows students to respond to that topic via video.

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O-Level Geography

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

What is CCUS? How does the Equatic process tap on the ocean's ability to store carbon dioxide? How does electrolysis break down water into its carbon negative hydrogen and oxygen constituents? How can the byproducts be used?

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lesson 5: Electing Congress and the President (Grades 4-5) Oct. 7, 2020 • Studies Weekly Objective for the Lesson: This lesson will examine how members of Congress and the president are elected and ask students to consider both the historical reasons for the electoral college and its modern implications. Weekly Summary: The method of choosing Representatives and Senators is set by the Constitution; the total number of Representatives was set in the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. 6, 2020 • Studies Weekly Grade Levels: 3-5 Strands: Civics and Government, Geography, Economics, History Why: (Purpose) Cooperative Learning Collaborative team-based tasks Encourages responsibility and self-management Deep Learning Collaborative learning Self-directed learning Effective communication Developing academic mindsets Higher Student Achievement Promotes critical thinking, reasoning, and summarizing Increases retention for “expert” material Greater Engagement Stude

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

An anthropologist delves into what the rising ranks of local firearm-touting militias in Virginia reveal about intensifying political polarization in the U.S.—and what these shifts might mean for the 2024 presidential election. ✽ Last year, the U.S. witnessed more than 650 mass shootings. Racially motivated acts of vigilante justice and hate crimes are on the rise.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lesson 12: Election and Electoral College (Grades K-3) Oct. 12, 2020 • Studies Weekly Background Knowledge for Teachers: In the beginning of the United States, the Founding Fathers didn’t want a direct election for the new president and vice president. At the time, many people lived in distant rural areas. News and other information took time to get to the people.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lesson 11: Our National Election (K-3) Oct. 12, 2020 • Studies Weekly Background Knowledge for Teachers: Political parties are not unique to America. Wherever there are governments, there are oppositional groups. Political parties are groups of voters who have different views on public issues. In elections, these parties support candidates who agree with their political goals and philosophies.

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