A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

There is a great deal on the plates of teachers and administrators. How many of us were initially trained doesn’t carry as much weight in a world where information is readily at our fingertips. Take lesson planning, for example. Many of us recall the days when lesson plans were a labor of love or a big waste of time. We spent countless hours crafting detailed outlines, complete with objectives, activities, assessments, and even a backup plan in case of inclement weather.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

50 Things You Can Say To Encourage A Child by TeachThought Staff There are many ways to encourage a child, but for students of any age, honest, authentic, and persistent messages from adults that have credibility in their eyes are among the most powerful. The National Center on Quality Teaching and Learning has put together the following list, 50 Ways To Encourage A Child.

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Photo by Andy Barbour on Pexels.com Are you, or have you been, an examiner for your subject? It seems like it’s an accepted truth that this is one of the best forms of subject-specific CPD you can do. It’s something that gets consistently recommended as something to help career progression and I’m reasonably sure that not having examiner experience was a strong contributing factor in at least one unsuccessful job interview.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Editor-in-Chief Alison is Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at the department of Anthropology, UCL. Her academic expertise is in education and pedagogy, and her research spans primary, secondary and higher education contexts in England. Her research focuses on the politics of education with a specific interest in alternative and progressive approaches to schooling and relational pedagogy.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The post Digital Promise Awarded $10 Million to Lead IES Research Center to Support English Learners’ Reading Skills through Generative AI appeared first on Digital Promise.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

What Is The Most Dangerous Phrase In Education? by Terry Heick I was speaking (tweeting) with Mark Barnes tonight, and he mentioned the idea of challenging existing forms and practices. And then someone tweeted the above image–a quote attributed to Rear Admiral Grace Hopper , according to the image source globalnerdy.com– and I was happy and favorited and saved and blogged. “We’ve always done it this way” implies legacy and tradition, which can be good.

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

I recently attended a researchED conference which was, as ever, a joy. What optimism it brings to see so many teachers giving up their Saturdays, sometimes travelling large distances to squeeze into cramped classrooms and listen to (often) total strangers geeking out about all things teaching. That so many within the education sector are so keen to further their own professional development (PD) suggests the future may be in safe hands.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Los datos ya llegaron, y revelan algo interesante sobre los estudiantes bilingües de los Estados Unidos. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. No need to hop over to Google Translate. Chances are good that if you were one of the 5.3 million English learners in public schools, you’d know the opening line explains that recent data has something interesting to reveal about the U.S.’s bilingual students.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Abstract Collaboration between teachers and principals is essential for creating thriving educational communities that enhance student achievement and teacher performance. This article explores the transformative power of a collaborative, unified approach, emphasizing the need for intentional, purpose-driven collaboration. It outlines strategies and principles for fostering a culture of mutual respect, trust, and shared vision, highlighting teachers and principals’ critical roles in studen

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Fifteen years ago, the Obama administration and philanthropic foundations encouraged more Americans to get a college degree. Remedial classes were a big barrier. Two-thirds of community college students and 40 percent of four-year college students weren’t academically prepared for college-level work and were forced to take prerequisite “developmental” courses that didn’t earn them college credits.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Editor Stacey is Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University, specialising in the analysis of archaeological human remains. Stacey’s current research foci include exploring the effectiveness of online practical training in biological anthropology, exploring the global dispersal of intentional cranial modification behaviours using spatial statistics, and investigating the biocultural impacts of large-scale social change in late prehistoric communities in Northeast Th

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Given the rapid advances in AI and the momentum in the education field to understand how these technologies can support teaching and learning, last year the Gates Foundation launched a pilot initiative to provide funding to test new AI ideas that are in support of equitable K-12 mathematics outcomes. This is the first in a series of five blog posts elevating key learnings from this set of investments.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

What is Duolingo? by TeachThought Staff Definition: Duolingo is a popular language-learning platform that provides free online courses in multiple languages. Audience: K-12 Teachers, Students It offers a gamified approach to language learning, making it engaging and interactive for users. Duolingo offers courses in over 40 languages, including widely spoken languages like English, Spanish, French, German, and Chinese, as well as less commonly taught languages like Swahili, Welsh, and Navajo.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Decades of research have shown that children who are born into low-income households have less access to opportunities like high-quality child care and afterschool activities. Now, a 26-year longitudinal study has quantified the severity of this opportunity gap for the first time, as well as the sizable impact this has on children as they grow into young adults.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Editor Sherry is the Associate Chair and Assistant Professor Teaching Stream in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto Mississauga, specializing in pedagogical research in biological anthropology, and community-engaged learning with the local Indigenous community. Sherry is currently involved in research investigating ways to utilize technology to implement problem-based learning experiences in biological anthropology.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The need was becoming dire. A school district in Brighton, in the Denver metro area of Colorado, was having a hard time keeping teachers. The salaries in the district, 27J Schools, were low for the region. And in Colorado, voters have to approve higher property taxes to send additional dollars to schools, including for salary bumps , but by 2018 voters had refused six straight times.

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TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Innovative Methods in Language Learning: How Technology is Transforming Education Learning a new language is kinda like standing before the ruins of the Tower of Babel, tasked with rebuilding it. The stones are so large… so many. They look so heavy. Where do you start? What’s the best way to make progress? Good news! Language learners today can access countless methods to make it manageable — even fun.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

More than a year after the Supreme Court restricted race-conscious admissions in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, a clearer picture is starting to emerge of how some incoming classes have changed. MIT announced a sharp drop in its number of Black, Hispanic, Native American and Pacific Islander students, and other elite schools are also experiencing drops.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Editor Stacey is Lecturer in Biological Anthropology at the Australian National University, specialising in the analysis of archaeological human remains. Stacey’s current research foci include exploring the effectiveness of online practical training in biological anthropology, exploring the global dispersal of intentional cranial modification behaviours using spatial statistics, and investigating the biocultural impacts of large-scale social change in late prehistoric communities in Northeast Th

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ShortCutsTV

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

If you don’t subscribe to the British Sociological Association’s “Discovering Sociology” newsletter you’re missing-out on the free “journal corner” offering of “curriculum friendly summaries of papers published in the BSA journal Sociology” (which presumably means cutting-out all the dull bits and just moving straight to exam-friendly stuff – I could be wrong).

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Women's History Network

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Pascal Theatre Company announces a free online talk: Dr Helen Boyle: Pioneer in Mental Health Care for Women by Mary Chapman Tuesday 26 November 6.00-7.15pm online Mary Chapman brings to life the experiences of women in psychiatry in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Strange Maps

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

In August, Australia’s environment minister Tanya Plibersek approved the construction of the Australia-Asia Power Link. The $30-billion project, AAPowerLink for short, has the scale and ambition to redraw the world’s sustainable energy map. Three stand-out superlatives Several superlatives stand out about the project: AAPowerLink will build the world’s largest solar farm on the remote inland of Australia’s Northern Territory.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Editor-in-Chief Alison is Associate Professor in Social Anthropology at the department of Anthropology, UCL. Her academic expertise is in education and pedagogy, and her research spans primary, secondary and higher education contexts in England. Her research focuses on the politics of education with a specific interest in alternative and progressive approaches to schooling and relational pedagogy.

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Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

This week, I took a hard look at my teaching approach and realized I had been falling into a pattern of overloading my lessons with too much traditional content. After reflecting and talking with Jon Corippo, I refocused my energy on using student-centered protocols that would both engage my 8th graders and keep the content academically rich yet accessible.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

One of the lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic was that many families didn’t have reliable internet access at home. As schools closed and classes moved online, educators rushed to improvise solutions for families without robust connections, setting up mobile Wi-Fi access points in school buses, sending home portable hot spots to those who needed it and more.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

A new study 1 challenges long-held beliefs about the origins of horseback riding, casting doubt on the Kurgan hypothesis, which claims that humans first began domesticating horses as early as the fourth millennium B.C. Archaeologists from the University of Colorado Boulder have explored the skeletal remains of ancient humans, shedding light on whether physical changes in bones can definitively reveal the early use of horses for transportation.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

As schools gear up for the new academic year, buzz around artificial intelligence-powered educational tools is reaching new heights. There’s also a strong undercurrent of skepticism, as evidenced by debates about whether cell phones should be banned in classrooms altogether. With schools grappling with tighter budgets, packed schedules, stubborn achievement gaps and critical youth mental health challenges, educators face a critical question: Which part of valuable instructional time should be de

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Digital Promise’s new report shares findings from nearly 200 responses to a Request for Information to understand the current and upcoming landscape of AI in education.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Each fall, every teacher must wage a few key wars with a new class of students. In my classroom, one battle is around bathroom usage. Another is assigned seats. A third is side conversations—especially during our first few weeks of class community building. Increasingly, though, the biggest fight that never seems to end is around phone usage. This year, the Pew Research Center reported that 9 in 10 American adults own a smartphone.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

In the vast desert plains of southern Peru, the enigmatic Nazca glyphs have long puzzled archaeologists and anthropologists alike. Etched into the arid plateau, these massive geoglyphs—visible only from the sky—are composed of intricate designs and symbols that span kilometers. Since their discovery in the 1940s, researchers have sought to decode their purpose and origins, with little concrete evidence as to why the ancient Nazca people created them.

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Education Week - Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Teachers largely use nonpartisan resources, and want to provide multiple perspectives.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The post Celebrating Teachers as Co-Designers: A Look at Their Journey appeared first on Digital Promise.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has left a lasting impact on students’ social-emotional well-being. As schools return to in-person learning, educators face the challenge of addressing the diverse emotional needs of students who have experienced unprecedented disruptions. Research shows that the pandemic has heightened feelings of anxiety, loneliness and uncertainty among young learners , making social-emotional learning (SEL) more critical than ever.

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Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Recent archaeological research 1 in northeast Germany has revealed new insights into Europe’s oldest known battlefield, the Tollense Valley, dating back 3,250 years. Using detailed analysis of arrowheads and human remains, researchers are reconstructing the story of this violent confrontation. Findings suggest that this ancient battle marked the beginning of large-scale, organized warfare in Europe.

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Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Another Wednesday came around yesterday, and it was time for another Worldly Wednesday. This week, the main event was a talk I was going to give to the GA Gloucester branch. I spent the morning writing answers to a questions in a textbook I'm writing and preparing two chapters for review. In the afternoon I joined Emma Espley who had organised an event for the GA Gloucester Branch.

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O-Level Geography

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

What is Singapore’s population size in 2024? How has the demographic composition changed in recent years? Why is it necessary to increase foreign workers in Singapore? Which sector sees the highest increase in the need for foreign workers?

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

“Don’t do that.” Those were the words out of Dr. Richard DuFour’s mouth more than a decade ago as I was excitedly and passionately explaining how my district was going about our work. DuFour and Dr. Robert Eaker are the two co-founders of the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at Work movement. Needless to say, I was taken aback, disappointed and a bit hurt.

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