A Principal's Reflections
JUNE 12, 2022
Is there such a thing as a “small” win? I think we can challenge this notion as the overall impact is in the eye of the beholder. Jude King shared the following: Small wins can be as important or even more important than the big ones. And there are two main reasons why. First, without the small wins, the big one likely won’t happen — we give up in disappointment and frustration before we get to the big win.
World History Teachers Blog
JUNE 15, 2022
Here is an excellent 10-minute clip about the Swahili city-states by Stefan Milo. He outlines the origin of the states and how they eventually adopted Islam. He notes three reasons: traders became familiar with Islam, some may have converted because it gave them protection from slavery, and finally it offered major political, legal, and commercial benefits.
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Pedagogy to Share
JUNE 12, 2022
As a pedagogical advisor at the Oranim College of Education , I accompany groups of pre-service teachers (hereinafter referred to as students) in their practicum in a primary school. The second and third-year students are at the school one or two days a week throughout the school year. I have been at the Beit Zeev school a day a week for four years now.
ED Surge
JUNE 15, 2022
As educators, mental health professionals, and authors of a new book on helping students cut through stress and pave the way to purpose, we’ve spent our careers supporting students to manage their mental health and reach their potential. We’ve created award-winning high school programs , re-imagined college courses and leveraged technology to meet the ever-growing mental health needs that have been exasperated by the pandemic.
Digital Promise
JUNE 15, 2022
The post Announcing a New Ciena Solutions Challenge, Open to Students and Educators Worldwide appeared first on Digital Promise.
World History Teachers Blog
JUNE 15, 2022
Teaching Buddhism or imperialism? Here is an excellent Twitter thread by the art-crime professor, Erin Tompson, at John Jay College. Thompson notes that in 1903 the British led a force into Tibet and killed over 600 Tibetian soldiers with Maxim machine guns. The forces looted monasteries and then burned them to the ground. Examining primary sources about the looting, Thompson notes that one soldier wrote his mother that in one monastery " I got rather a nice gong which no doubt you will find use
Edthena
JUNE 14, 2022
This spring, we asked you to nominate the best teacher leaders making an outstanding impact… and you answered! Here are the four honorees of our second Teacher Leader Impact Award. Each educator below is making a difference to students and in their communities, and we are excited to celebrate them for their hard work. Honoree Donna McDaniel reflected, “I am humbled and honored to receive this award.
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The Hechinger Report
JUNE 13, 2022
A May 2022 study of children with disabilities found that Black and white children who posted the same low test scores were equally likely to be removed from a general education classroom and placed in a separate special ed classroom. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images). Across the nation, 13 percent of Black students were diagnosed with disabilities at school, far higher than the 9 percent disability rate among white children, according to the most recent tally o
World History Teachers Blog
JUNE 14, 2022
Here are two great resources to help students understand the similarities and differences in the Middle Ages in different parts of the world, including the Americas. One called the Global Middle Ages includes twenty projects from around the world. Two projects from Asia include the discovery of a Tang shipwreck, which takes you to an exhibit at the Singapore Museum , and a Story Map follows the early thirteenth-century travels of Yelu Chucai and Wugusun Zhongduan, who travel from north China to
Dangerously Irrelevant
JUNE 13, 2022
This year there are not one… not two… but THREE 4 Shifts Protocol sessions at the annual InnEdCO conference ! I do a basic introductory workshop on Monday. Gina and Robbi have created a fabulous workshop and I can’t wait to see their session in action on Tuesday. Then I will try and extend all of this work even further during my Wednesday workshop. Descriptions are below… .
ED Surge
JUNE 14, 2022
Who gets to learn about computer science in school? While a growing number of schools offer some form of computer-science class or after-school program, such offerings are still far more common in well-resourced districts than those that primarily serve underprivileged students, and more boys take them than girls. It’s an issue that two researchers at UCLA, Jane Margolis and Jean Ryoo, have been digging into in their scholarly work—a phenomenon they call “preparatory privilege.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 13, 2022
As young people, families and educators near the end of yet another hectic pandemic school year, new research studying the early impact of remote learning offers a sobering look at experiences and outcomes, including interrupted and incomplete learning. The latest study from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research is based on testing data from 2.1 million students across the country.
Civics U
JUNE 16, 2022
A prefatory note: The ideas in this article are not new or original. But they may be so familiar that they are taken for granted and thus neglected, and therefore warrant review and renewed attention. Civic education commonly teaches and equips people for engagement in governmental and political processes at national, state, and local levels. Such engagement includes activities such as voting, running for office, participating in public forums, attending city council meetings, contacting or writ
Maitri Learning
JUNE 11, 2022
A few months ago, I got together with Céline Guerreiro my new friend in France who has a podcast about child development and neuroscience. Her work aims to support "everyone who contributes to the full emotional and cognitive development of children. My goal is for every child to develop to their full potential. Montessori education is highlighted in many episodes.
ED Surge
JUNE 13, 2022
On May 24, the unfathomable happened. Again. Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in Uvalde, Texas, and 17 more wounded, in the sanctuary of an elementary school. A natural human reaction is to defend, to protect and to guard—which translates into “hardening” schools. School hardening proposals include protecting school entrances and windows, adding metal detectors and armed security on school premises, or even equipping teachers with guns.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 14, 2022
Last fall, I started talking to people about school discipline after reading about the behavior challenges educators were describing with the return to in-person learning. I wondered how schools were going to approach exclusionary discipline after the whole country had spent the last year talking about how important it is for students to be in schools.
Facing Today
JUNE 17, 2022
“American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” —James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers” (1963) Over the last year, we have seen an explosion of debate within the public sphere about how to teach young people about the past. From antebellum slavery to contemporary manifestations of racism and other forms of injustice, communities remain divided on the question of whether and how to introduce these dimensions of histor
ED Surge
JUNE 15, 2022
Monitoring student activity online has become a hot button issue for districts, schools and parents alike in the digital age, where information is often shared freely and copiously via email, social media and other channels. In response to these trends, the Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT), a nonprofit organization that works to shape tech policy and architecture with a focus on democracy and the rights of the individual, says there’s been widespread adoption of software that monitors s
ED Surge
JUNE 17, 2022
Following the murder of George Floyd two years ago, we saw a national mobilization that challenged the beliefs and institutions that sanctioned the behavior of his murderer and accomplices. Yet despite nationwide protests, financial commitments from corporate America, legislative pushes, and bias training —police killings and the disproportionate burden borne by Black Americans has not changed.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 16, 2022
Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Subscribe today! A new study from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) explores some of the positive influences of tax credits on child wellbeing as policymakers debate whether to expand them.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 15, 2022
As a school principal, I’ve seen my fair share of student showcases. Last week, when our students performed the song “When I grow up” from the musical “Matilda,” was different. In front of a sold-out crowd of families, staff and friends, they performed with poise, confidence and enthusiasm. After over five months of rehearsals and an unwavering commitment that neither Covid nor quarantines could squelch, their young faces truly illuminated the stage.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 15, 2022
Our reporters have spent the last 10 months speaking with students, parents, teachers and school district leaders around the country about what this pandemic school year has been like. CHOOSE A LOCATION. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS. FREMONT COUNTY, WYOMING. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND. REDMOND, OREGON. CLEVELAND, OHIO. GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.
ED Surge
JUNE 13, 2022
Early in my career, I taught at a school with a very progressive inclusion policy. Within my completely integrated classroom, a diverse group of learners had the beautiful opportunity to experience one another’s strengths and different ways of learning. Core to the spirit of an IEP is each student having a sense of belonging, being known in an affirmative way and supported to succeed at school.
ED Surge
JUNE 14, 2022
The tech giant Meta, widely known under its previous name Facebook, seems to be eyeing a way to allow users to offer video classes. Since at least last year, Meta has experimented with Facebook Classes, a program designed to make online instruction through its platform smoother. A consultant recently noticed a company announcement about the features in the U.K. version of the platform and shared a screenshot on Twitter.
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