Thu.Oct 10, 2024

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Throwback Thursday: Primary sources and personal stories = awesome sauce

History Tech

I got the chance this week to chat a bit with my kids – both now in Minnesota. And during the convo with the youngest, we ended up talking about a letter written by a Norwegian ski instructor in 1943.

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Confronting Social Dogma with Anthropological Op-Eds: An Interview with Mark Mansperger, Darby Stapp, and Victoria Boozer

Anthropology News

Op-eds are an important vehicle for anthropologists to bring their ideas and arguments to a broader audience. Over the past 20 years, Mark Mansperger (professor, Washington State University-Tri-Cities) has published more than 45 op-eds in the Tri-City Herald , on topics ranging from politics to economics to the environment. The Journal of Northwest Anthropology (JONA) has just released Mark’s memoir, My Ideological Battle: Confronting Social Dogma with Anthropological Op-Eds.

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Praise for Mister Doctor Henning!

Life and Landscapes

PRAISE FOR MISTER DOCTOR HENNING A Washington D.C. Lawyer: “My jaw is still dropped. It was fantastic! I have my seat belt fastened, and I am ready for the rest of the ride… I know authors are supposed to let their writings speak for themselves, but one of the things I find remarkable about your book, … is your nonchalant insertion of multiple rhymes throughout.

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If Smart Glasses Are Coming, What Will That Mean for Classrooms?

ED Surge

When Meta held its annual conference at the end of September, the tech giant announced it is betting that the next wave of computing will come in the form of smart eyeglasses. Mark Zuckberberg, Meta’s founder and CEO, held up what he described as the first working prototype of Orion, which lets wearers see both the physical world and a computer display hovering in the field of vision.

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You don’t need it, but it helps: Why Teacher Training applicants find work experience helpful

Becoming a History Teacher

Photo by Monstera Production on Pexels.com Throughout my time in ITE (Initial Teacher Education) one aspect of the interview process has remained the same – that moment when the candidates smile from their eyes as they speak fondly of a teacher who made a difference in their life. These teachers inspired them to study a particular subject or bolstered their confidence and made the student sat before me feel seen and valued.

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Raj Vinnakota on the Remaking Tomorrow podcast

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

Rajiv Vinnakota, president of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, joins Gregg Behr to talk about the work that needs to be done to help young people become informed, active, and committed citizens.

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'Absolute Gains or Relative Gains' Kind of Misses the Point

Steven V. Miller

Why are we doing this? (Image: UNSW eLearning) Students in my department spend a lot of time comparing/contrasting the two biggest “-isms” (so-called realism and liberalism) and the debate about whether states pursue “absolute gains” or “relative gains”. The “liberal” camp argues that states pursue “absolute gains” that benefit them overall, or words to that effect.

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Dynamic Learning: Procrastination 3: Facing the Fear

ShortCutsTV

A major cause of procrastination is fear: Of failure. Of criticism. Of not reaching the high standards we’ve set for ourselves. But while it’s one thing to admit this, it’s another to understand how to overcome it.

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Climate Change and Tropical cyclones

O-Level Geography

Why are there more hurricanes/typhoon/tropical cyclone (extreme weather) from climate change? How does tropical cyclone affects the natural and human systems?

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Dynamic Learning: Procrastination 2: Prevention Strategies

ShortCutsTV

If procrastination is a problem, how do we prevent it? While the conventional advice is to focus on the future rewards of studying, this doesn’t actually solve the pressing problem of present procrastination. This film looks at strategies you can use to overcome this problem.

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The Best Science Podcasts

TeachThought

The Best Science Podcasts by TeachThought Staff Today, there is a wealth of content out there that’s both educational and entertaining, including some pretty amazing shows on scientific topics that are equally interesting to the layman and the professional. Whether you’re just getting into listening to science podcasts or are looking for a few new shows to add to your weekly collection, we’ve highlighted what we think are some of the best science podcasts out there right now.

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Dynamic Learning: Procrastination 1: Avoidance and Denial

ShortCutsTV

Most of us try to avoid doing things we don’t particularly like. But for students, research has shown procrastination can have particularly serious consequences, such as increasing stress levels and lowering grades. And the first step to preventing procrastination is to understand the techniques of denial we use that allow it to continue.

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How Did School Infrastructure Get So ‘Dire’?

ED Surge

WASHINGTON — Lewis Ferebee, chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools, stands at the top of a staircase at John Lewis Elementary when he’s approached by a couple of his constituents for handshakes. He has to reach down a bit — the third-grade boys only stand about waist-high to Ferebee. The school got a face-lift three years ago. The renovations transformed the noisy, open-concept hallways — relics of the Open Education Movement from the ’60s and ’70s — into individual classrooms.

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Dynamic Learning: Context-Dependent Memory

ShortCutsTV

If you’ve ever returned somewhere and found your mind suddenly filled with memories, you’ve experienced what psychologists call context-dependent memory. Research has shown that our recall of information is much stronger when it’s done in the environment where it was learned.

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Meet Yulenni Venegas-Lopez, 2024 Fund for Latino Scholarship Recipient

Political Science Now

Yulenni Venegas-Lopez is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Washington where she also serves as the Graduate Assistant for the Washington Institute for the Study of Inequality and Race (WISIR) and Director of the POLS/JSIS/LSJ/GWSS Writing Center. Yulenni’s research centers Latino identity and how Latinidad’s intersections across gender, race, and immigration status influence Latino’s engagement with political institutions.