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What Future Teachers Can Tell Us About Why People Enter the Profession Today

ED Surge

For the last year, EdSurge has been showcasing students enrolled in teacher preparation programs to understand who is going into teaching today — and why. In each profile, we hand the mic over to an aspiring educator, letting them explain, in their own words, what drew them into this career path and why they’ve stuck with it. The series, called “ America’s Future Teachers ,” comes at a time when the teaching profession is in turmoil.

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What aspects of teaching should remain human?

The Hechinger Report

ATLANTA — Science teacher Daniel Thompson circulated among his sixth graders at Ron Clark Academy on a recent spring morning, spot checking their work and leading them into discussions about the day’s lessons on weather and water. He had a helper: As Thompson paced around the class, peppering them with questions, he frequently turned to a voice-activated AI to summon apps and educational videos onto large-screen smartboards.

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Summer Professional Development Opportunities with TCI

TCI

Summer is the perfect time for teachers to rest, recharge, and get inspired. This summer, take advantage of TCI’s professional development opportunities to brush up on the latest teaching strategies and earn professional hours. 2024 Back to School Summit Don’t miss the 2024 Back to School Summit on Thursday, July 25, at 9:00 am PT! With engaging and dynamic sessions, our Summit will get you excited and prepared for the new school year.

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Dr Lottie Whalen explores the lives of the Greenwich Village ‘smock colony’

Women's History Network

Please do join us TOMORROW for a fascinating paper from Dr Lottie Whalen on ‘the smock colony’. Identifiable by their patterned smock dresses, sandals, and bobbed hair, this community of creative women lived, worked, and agitated for change in Greenwich Village in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Can AI Be Ethical? Understanding What This Means for the Education Sector

Digital Promise

The post Can AI Be Ethical? Understanding What This Means for the Education Sector appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Neolithic Egalitarianism: A Unique Society of Dietary Equality

Anthropology.net

Recent archaeological findings 1 challenge the long-held stereotypes of ancient societies, revealing evidence of a Neolithic community where men, women, and immigrants enjoyed equal access to food. This discovery, based on the remains of a society in what is now Valais, Switzerland, offers a glimpse into a community practicing dietary equality, a stark contrast to other known Neolithic societies.

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The Nationwide Reading Struggle

Studies Weekly

The Nationwide Reading Struggle Jan. 19, 2023 • By Studies Weekly Even before the start of the pandemic, national reading scores were dropping. Now, with schools back in-person, many teachers are seeing the toll the pandemic took on students’ reading abilities. The 2022 Stanford National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that math and science reading test scores dropped significantly between 2019 and 2022.

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Preparing College Students for Civic Life

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

Rajiv Vinnakota talks with host Lucas Willard about the work of College Presidents for Civic Preparedness in preparing students for civic life.

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Blog: Contingent Faculty Series: A Conversation with Dr. Reema Habib

Society for Classical Studies

Blog: Contingent Faculty Series: A Conversation with Dr.

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Clarifying the “People Like Me”: Racial Efficacy and Political Behavior

Political Science Now

Clarifying the “People Like Me”: Racial Efficacy and Political Behavior By Davin L. Phoenix , University of Michigan and Nathan K. Chan , Loyola Marymount University Political efficacy, or a sense of confidence that “people like me” can understand politics and receive responsiveness from government, is central to the study of political behavior. However, the reference group that respondents view as “people like me” is not always immediately clear.