Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our newest book, Shift Writing into the Classroom with UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I guide teachers in creating the time and space to support all parts of the writing process in the classroom. Not only has the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbots created concern about assigning writing, but myriad challenges exist when we send writing home with students. #1 Hard to Motivate After a Long Day at School After spending six to seven hours in a structured, often

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Psychology Interactive Learning Critical Thinking Education 183

NCHE

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Since 2021, the National Council for History Education has partnered with the Library of Congress’ Teaching with Primary Sources program on a nationwide program, “The Rural Experience in America”. This professional development opportunity for teachers encourages the exploration of students’ local history, immersing them in location-based learning to develop a deeper understanding of their places.

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Library Primary Sources Local History Professional Development 130

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As a former public-school teacher, I know that my students sometimes acted out when they didn’t receive the additional educational supports they needed. Too often they then faced a choice: Get your licks or go home. “Licks” meant an assistant principal beat their backsides with a paddle. “Go home” meant suspension. Those who chose the former would come back to class dejected, disengaged and depressed.

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High School Professional Development Education Policy Public School 134

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Feedback loops can help identify what a teacher needs and strategies to implement to achieve a better outcome and can offer a valuable solution to challenges they face.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The year was 2010, and Michael Gibson found himself on the first day of a research job at a hedge fund run by the controversial billionaire Peter Thiel. Gibson had little experience in finance. His major had been philosophy, and he had nearly completed a Ph.D. in it at Oxford University. At the time he was working as a freelance tech journalist. Through some friends, he had recently wound up at a party for a utopian organization called the Seasteading Institute, which helps people start alternat

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Economics Charter School High School Tradition 116

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Are you having trouble with difficult math homework? We want to know more about it. Math can be frustrating for students, parents and teachers. Our reporters want to hear about your math homework. Are there worksheets that have you stumped? Have you ever had an assignment that you couldn’t understand or that made you think you were not a “math person”?

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Education Elements

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As a kid, I loved designing and building things! All my dolls had their own custom- made furniture and Lego cars. I recently had the opportunity to design and build a maker space for educators to implement making and tinkering in their libraries and classrooms. Talk about a dream project-it was easy to get caught up in the fun of purchasing new equipment, gathering supplies, and designing experiences.

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Library Critical Thinking Education Leadership 94

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 12, 2023

At Teaching American History, we know teachers are hungry for resources that help their students understand the nuances of American civic behavior. For secondary and post-secondary government and political science educators, we are proud to recommend our CDC volume, Religious Liberty: Core Court Cases. Edited by Ken Masugi , Religious Liberty presents Supreme Court jurisprudence on the first guarantee of the Bill of Rights: freedom of religion, “the key element of republican citizenship.

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Teaching Civics American History Library 52