TeachThought

AUGUST 20, 2024

Critical thinking is the ongoing application of unbiased analysis in pursuit of objective truth. Although its name implies criticism , critical thinking is actually closer to ‘ truth judgment ‘ based on withholding judgments while evaluating existing and emerging data to form more accurate conclusions. Critical thinking is an ongoing process emphasizing the fluid and continued interpretation of information rather than the formation of static beliefs and opinions.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 20, 2024

DURANGO, Colo. — For three dozen high schoolers, summer break in this southwest Colorado city kicked off with some rock climbing, mountain biking and fly-fishing. Then, the work began. As part of a weeklong institute on climate and the environment, mountain researchers taught the students how to mix clumps of grass seed, clay, compost and sand for seedballs that they threw into burned areas of the Hermosa Creek watershed to help with native plant recovery.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 20, 2024

As someone who views cooking and baking as hobbies, not chores, I follow a lot of food bloggers and recipe developers on social media. I subscribe to many of their newsletters. I, well, make and eat a lot of their food. Yet I’ve only come across one who devotes back-to-school season to easing the financial burden on educators. Deb Perelman, the best-selling author and food blogger behind Smitten Kitchen, has been running the Classroom Wishlist Project for three years now.

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Elementary School Humanities Public School Teaching 132

Digital Promise

AUGUST 20, 2024

The post Unlocking the Secrets: Best Practices in Micro-credential Implementation appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Maitri Learning

AUGUST 20, 2024

How do we help young children crack the code of benchmark tests? The sixth step is enhancing Word Reading Fluency. In the sixth video of our "Crack the Codes" series, our literacy expert shares two straightforward ways to help young readers master high-frequency words—sometimes called puzzle words, sight words, or red words. You'll see how to map these words to boost recognition and practice them with a fun game that makes learning feel like play.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 20, 2024

Project Title: Can facts about the persistence of a racial wealth gap increase support for reparations? Anil Menon Anil Menon is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Merced. Previously, he was a Klarman postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University. He received his PhD in political science from the University of Michigan in 2022.

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Political Science Economics History Research 38

Zinn Education Project

AUGUST 20, 2024

Artwork by Ricardo Levins Morales , available as a poster. To prepare for local and national elections in November, teach outside the textbook about voter suppression. This is connected to efforts to limit what children learn. As Kimberlé W. Crenshaw said on her recent #BooksUnbanned Tour : You’ve heard about gerrymandering our vote and gerrymandering our districts.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 20, 2024

This summer marks the sixtieth anniversary of a watershed season of civil rights organizing across the state of Mississippi. Referenced internally as the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project and advertised as the Mississippi Freedom Project , this period has since been memorialized as Freedom Summer. The effort sought to democratize the state that Roy Wilkins, executive director of the NAACP, called “the most savage uncivilized state in the entire fifty states.

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