ED Surge

JANUARY 15, 2025

The lights dimmed, and the audience fell silent. It was a cold January afternoon in 2007, and I was sitting in a crowded auditorium in Providence, Rhode Island, nervously thinking about the week ahead. In just a few days, Id travel across the world and step into a classroom for the first time as a student teachera dream years in the making that suddenly felt overwhelming.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2025

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand Many students in New Zealand have a story to tell about streaming being grouped into separate math classes based on their perceived ability to master the subject. Manaaki Waretini-Beaumont, now 18 and an environmental science major at the University of Canterbury, learned about the downside of streaming when she enrolled in Avonside Girls, a 1,000-student high school in Christchurch.

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HistoryRewriter

JANUARY 15, 2025

Working with gifted students can be challenging and time-consuming. Creating tiered assignments that offer varying levels of rigor is not easy. Allowing students to work at their own pace can become a complicated juggling act. On Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 9 pm ET/6PT Adam and I welcome Kelly Bellar to The Social Studies Show to talk about using EduProtocols with Gifted Students.

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World History Teachers Blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Here is an excellent 14-minute clip about the Meiji Revolution from the Pacific Century, the 1992 PBS 10-part documentary about the rise of the Pacific Rim. Part two, from which the attached clip comes, is about the Meiji Revolution. It is dated but still does a good job. It begins in 1868 when Mutsuhito became the Meiji Emperor.

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Living Geography

JANUARY 15, 2025

Not a new post - a few years old - but relevant today when teaching about the geography of our consumption and the impact it has on the planet. Visual Capitalist has produced a striking visualisation of which parts of the planet have been most affected by human activity.

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Political Science Now

JANUARY 15, 2025

Best Practices and the Need for Research on MA Degree Programs in Political Science By Jennifer L. De Maio and Alexandra Macias , California State University, Northridge Recent research suggests that masters (MA) education in the United States could be restructured to better meet the expectations of students who seek nonacademic careers. This article considers the state of terminal MA degree programs in political science to assess whether they are preparing students to enter the workforce.

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Society for Classical Studies

JANUARY 15, 2025

Blog: Greek Myth, Martha Graham, and the Society for Classical Studies: Classicists, Archaeologists, and the Public in Philadelphia Enthralled by Martha Graham Dance Company Performance Ronnie Ancona Wed, 01/15/2025 - 11:39

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Geography Teacher Sharing

JANUARY 15, 2025

The AI analysis in ITT function is already integrated. Simple to use to filter the responses. AI will generate the analyse but the downside is it cannot be saved so I had to screenshot. It is simple to use - just click on the icon which I circled here. Then type in what you want AI to filter and analyse.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 15, 2025

2025 marks an exciting journey into AI-powered learning! Use these AI tools and activities to deepen AI understanding, spark student curiosity and foster impactful classroom experiences. Click here to see the full infographic. HP AI Spotlight Schools are innovative secondary schools in the United States that are committed to powerful teaching and learning with technology, especially artificial intelligence.

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Living Geography

JANUARY 15, 2025

Another term-time Wednesday means it's time for another Worldly Wednesday I started the day somewhere I've spent quite a bit of time over the last few years: in the dentist's chair. It was a foggy start and drive into town and back. Relatively pain free (apart from on the wallet) The publication of a Substack newsletter was the next thing. #2 was published this morning.

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