ED Surge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Last year, I presented a paper on using technology in my Arabic class at the Ohio Foreign Language Association summer conference. At the end of my session, a Spanish language teacher opened the discussion by talking about students dismissing her work because it is not an essential subject in the state. This hurt her teaching time, and she wanted to know if I experienced the same phenomenon in my teaching career; without hesitation, I admitted to facing the same problem.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This blog series explores three projects inspired by the Mapping Civic Measurement report, examining how we can redefine “citizenship” in a modern context.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In California’s Central Valley, one innovative school district serves as a model for learner-led pathways, deep community involvement, and more.

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Sapiens

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As moose populations multiply in the Southern Rocky Mountains, decision-makers are questioning whether the animals are endemic or invaders. Archaeology can offer answers—and potential solutions. ✽ Along the twisting roads of Rocky Mountain National Park, visitors periodically encounter a unique type of traffic jam. Tourists park perilously close to steep roadsides, standing on the asphalt with heavy digital cameras and phones, and aiming their lenses at a nearby critter.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The post Designing With, Not For: How We Co-Designed a New Product Certification for Ethically Designed AI Tools appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Uncovering Tool Use in Early Hominins A recent study 1 into the hand bones of Australopithecus afarensis — the species that includes the famous "Lucy" — suggests that early hominins may have been adept at using tools more than 3 million years ago. Researchers from the University of Tübingen have found that australopithecine hands exhibited the necessary muscle attachments for complex object manipulation.

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Strange Maps

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Deep in the Blue Mountains of Oregon lives what is possibly the largest, oldest, and heaviest living thing on Earth: a giant mushroom dubbed the Humongous Fungus. The word “possibly” didn’t weasel its way into the previous sentence by accident. Estimates of this organism’s extent, age, and weight vary hugely. On either end of the scale, though, the numbers are impressive.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With a new school year now in full swing, educators are in a bind. They want to implement innovative edtech tools in the classroom but don’t necessarily have the time to research and evaluate solutions before procurement and classroom implementation. Enter the concept of curated online marketplaces — a potential game-changer in the edtech landscape.

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Another Wednesday means it's time for another Worldly Wednesday. I didn't have anywhere to head off to today so it was a day at home for a change. The first thing was to book for the Geography Teacher Educators' Conference 2025. This is taking place at St. Mary's University in Twickenham in south London. Details of the event are on a recent blog post, or by following the link here.

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Society for Classical Studies

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

CFP: Verses from a Campanian Tomb? Vergil and Silius Italicus’ Punica kskordal Wed, 11/13/2024 - 14:20 Image Verses from a Campanian Tomb? Vergil and Silius Italicus’ Punica 8–11 October, 2025 —Cuma, Italy: Villa Vergiliana Co-organized by Antony Augoustakis and Clayton Schroer Joseph Wright of Derby was no literary critic, but when he committed oil to canvas in the late 18th century, he unwittingly prophesied a reality faced by scholars of Silius Italicus today.

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Last night it was announced that the winner of the Booker Prize was Samantha Harvey for her book 'Orbital' which follows the lives of 6 astronauts on the International Space Station as they orbit the Earth. It's been described as a book about space but it's more of a book about Earth and human connections. The descriptions of the landscape are wonderful, and in some of the interviews I read when I posted about the book on my blogs a month or so ago, she describes how she watched the livestream​

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In Surrounding Fort Knox, Including Southern Indiana, Van Stockum indulges his readers (and himself) with a 730 page wander through multiple counties on the Kentucky and Indiana shores of the Ohio River, and even into the Kentucky interior. He astutely pairs unique tales of historical peoples with informative discussions of the landforms and waterways that make this area enticing to visit and explore.

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Living Geography

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This is a cross-posting from my dedicated blog which covers the events linked to my Vice Presidency of the Royal Geographical Society. One for those in the East of England particularly. If you are an RGS member or fellow, a discount applies on the ticket. RGS Winter Social Dec 5 on the theme of Geography and the Arts A quick reminder if you haven’t booked that the Eastern area RGS Winter Social event is coming up – on Thursday 5th December.

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentor Award is presented annually by the APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession to recognize the exemplary mentoring of Latino y Latina students and junior faculty each year. The award is named in honor of Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell, the first Latina to earn a PhD in political science. APSA was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Leading up to the election, registered voters of all parties made it clear in polls that they believe the child care system is broken. And last Tuesday, they overwhelmingly supported local measures focused on supporting children, many of which increase local funding for child care. These results underscore that Americans are passionate about the need for more help for kids and their families, especially in light of rising anxiety levels among children, more behavioral challenges, and, of course,

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

2024 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute (RBSI) Scholars APSA is now accepting applications for the 2025 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute. The RBSI is an intensive five-week program designed to introduce undergraduate juniors to the world of doctoral study in political science. The 2025 institute will be held May 25 – June 26 at Duke University. Students participating in the program take two courses for transferrable credit – one in quantitative analysis and one in race and American politics.

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