TeachThought
MARCH 11, 2024
Though it is perhaps not intuitive, Richland et al. (2009) found that error generation is positively correlated to enhanced memory. The post What Is Mistake Literacy? The Research Of Learning Through Failure appeared first on TeachThought.
Catlin Tucker
MARCH 11, 2024
At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction. This inquiry always prompts me to reflect: How many educators gather pre-assessment data before crafting their lesson plans? Such preliminary insights, whether through pre-assessments, diagnostics, or activities aimed at accessing prior knowledge, can illuminate the diverse range of skills, abilities, and needs within a classroom.
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TeachThought
MARCH 11, 2024
Tips for improving family engagement through home-school communication include goal setting and consistent communication. The post Tips For Improving Family Engagement Through School-Home Communication appeared first on TeachThought.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 11, 2024
A growing chorus of education researchers, pundits and “science of reading” advocates are calling for young children to be taught more about the world around them. It’s an indirect way of teaching reading comprehension. The theory is that what we grasp from what we read depends on whether we can hook it to concepts and topics that we already know. Natalie Wexler’s 2019 best-selling book, The Knowledge Gap , championed knowledge-building curricula and more schools around the country, from Baltimo
Teaching American History
MARCH 11, 2024
As Publications Manager at Teaching American History , I frequently hear the following from our teacher partners: I love teaching with primary sources! But which one should I use? Your website is great! But I feel overwhelmed when I look all the documents. My district has dropped our textbook and we are switching to primary sources. Where do I even start?
Sapiens
MARCH 11, 2024
A poet-historian from Manipur, India, shapes tensions between violence and beauty into an allegory, calling residents and readers alike to stay awake. “Fishing for Dust” is part of the collection Poems of Witness and Possibility: Inside Zones of Conflict. Read the introduction to the collection here. ✽ They keep knocking, asking her for a ransom for her long hair and the sum of that very gold she lost as a young bride to the fire.
Living Geography
MARCH 11, 2024
A useful few tweets. Thanks to @CampbellGeog for the tipoff. It refers to this report here. ?? British people are now the 2nd most miserable people in the world Previous happiness studies are based on income, wealth and healthcare quality, simply putting Western countries on top always, very very biased The new Mental State of the World report is the first happiness… pic.twitter.com/orFVumNLD2 — @levelsio (@levelsio) March 10, 2024 And here it is on Nomad List, the countries with the most happy
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Studies Weekly
MARCH 11, 2024
How Studies Weekly Uses Scientific Principles to Innovate Science Teaching Mar. 11, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Explore Science is Studies Weekly’s newest K-5 science curriculum. Filled with hands-on experiments and direct exposure to natural phenomena, Studies Weekly built Explore Science to spark wonder and curiosity in students and instill in them an early love of science.
Political Science Now
MARCH 11, 2024
In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Irem B. A. Örsel , covers the new article by Diane Bolet, Fergus Green, and Mikel González-Eguino, How to Get Coal Country to Vote for Climate Policy: The Effect of a “Just Transition Agreement” on Spanish Election Results?
Living Geography
MARCH 11, 2024
Some people don't take Eric Idle's advice to "always look on the bright side of life". See previous post. This article explains why.
Political Science Now
MARCH 11, 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.
Society for Classical Studies
MARCH 11, 2024
SCS Board of Directors Endorses AHA Letter to Indiana Legislature Opposing SB 202 kskordal Mon, 03/11/2024 - 09:24 Image The SCS Board of Directors has joined the ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies) in endorsing the American Historical Association’s letter to Indiana Legislature opposing Senate Bill 202.
ED Surge
MARCH 11, 2024
Gen Zers, born between 1997 and 2012, spend a lot of time online, consuming and creating digital content. Ninety-two percent check social media daily. But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library use and media consumption released by the American Library Association last fall.
Anthropology 365
MARCH 11, 2024
Abstract This dissertation investigates the coexistence of humans and javelinas in Texas. Through a blend of traditional ethnography, ethology, and GIS mapping, the study explores the dynamics of interactions at three primary sites across Texas, emphasizing the mutual shaping of shared spaces and the significance of negotiation. The dissertation argues that convivial human-javelina relations in Texas emerge from the negotiation of encounters—a form of intersubjective politics—leading to stable s
Political Science Now
MARCH 11, 2024
Democracy, Public Support, and Measurement Uncertainty By Yuehong ‘Cassandra’ Tai , University of Iowa , Yue Hu , Tsinghua University , and Frederick Solt , University of Iowa Do democratic regimes depend on public support to avoid backsliding? Does public support, in turn, respond thermostatically to changes in democracy? Two prominent recent studies (Claassen 2020a; 2020b) reinvigorated the classic hypothesis on the positive relationship between public support for democracy and regime survival
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