Cult of Pedagogy
JANUARY 8, 2025
Listen to this post as a podcast: Sponsored by Alpaca and Brisk Teaching Every January for the last ten years, we have chosen a small collection of tech tools we think are worth checking out. That will be the same this year. But something else will be different: Traditionally, when we put out this list, we do it to coincide with the release of our annual Teacher’s Guide to Tech.
World History Teachers Blog
JANUARY 9, 2025
Here are some great StoryMaps from Esri's GIS Systems Their software includes story maps for over a dozen titles in World and US history, including the Age of Exploration, the First Crusade, Ancient Greece, the Black Death, the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire, Egyptian Funerary Practices, and many more. The story maps are engaging and include images, maps, graphs, and primary sources presented in an engaging manner like the excerpt below from the First Crusade story map.
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Zinn Education Project
JANUARY 8, 2025
The climate crisis is not in some distant future. It is being felt around the world with heatwaves, floods, and most dramatically with the wildfires in Southern California. Our hearts go out to the residents who face the tragic loss of lives, homes, and entire communities. #TeachClimateJustice : Invite students to listen to news about the fires and come up with their own terms for the disaster, such as fossil-fueled disaster or climate change disaster.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 6, 2025
Students who were chosen to receive tutoring in Washington, D.C., had missed more than 30 days of school, on average. A Stanford study showed that tutoring could improve their attendance by about one day. Credit: Staff photo by Derek Davis/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images In early 2024, initial reports indicated that tutoring might not only help kids catch up academically after the pandemic but could also combat chronic absenteeism.
Sapiens
JANUARY 9, 2025
An anthropologist and poet reflects on a journey of return that tells a larger story about human connection, acts of Indigenous solidarity, and the potential for repair within anthropology. I HELD MY CARRY-ON BAG close to me apprehensively, waiting for the prearranged special security screening at OHare International Airport in Chicago en route to the Republic of Vanuatu, an archipelago in the South Pacific.
World History Teachers Blog
JANUARY 5, 2025
Here are several resources that remind us of the global nature of World War I. The first resources explain the role of China in the war. Eileen Cheng-yin Chow, Director of the Shewo Institute of Chinese Journalism, notes in this Twitter thread that China contributed much to the war effort and outlines the untold story of over 140,000 Chinese laborers who fought on the European frontlines beside French, Russian, and British troops.
TeachThought
JANUARY 8, 2025
Whether you're using data to personalize learning or refine curriculum, the ability to easily check for understanding is critical to your teaching.
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Sapiens
JANUARY 7, 2025
Amsterdam, like other European cities, hosts growing populations of non-native parakeets. An anthropologist unpacks what shifting attitudes toward these birds reveal about humans. When I came to Amsterdam as a graduate student in 2012, I was surprised to find the citys parks teeming with vibrant green feathers, red beaks, and bluish tails. The birds, which looked to me like parrots, were hard to miss.
ED Surge
JANUARY 8, 2025
In affinity, we find kinship. Our shared interests move us toward one another and give us opportunities for connection, deep empathy and shared experiences. Our worldviews collide, and we are no longer alone; we are in a community. One of the first times I felt like I was in community was in my high school jazz band as a teenager. I auditioned to be a part of the Ravinia Scholars , joining a group of teenage musicians from high schools all over Chicago.
Anthropology.net
JANUARY 6, 2025
Beneath the sandstone massif south of Paris lies the Ségognole 3 cave, a site that may redefine our understanding of Paleolithic innovation. Researchers have uncovered an extraordinary engraving on the cave floor, suggesting it may be the oldest known three-dimensional map. Dating back more than 20,000 years, this artifact provides a fascinating glimpse into how Ice Age hunter-gatherers perceived and interacted with their landscape.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 6, 2025
DUNEDIN, New Zealand When Principal Jen Rodgers took a 10-week sabbatical in 2021, she was on a mission to find a way to improve mathematics instruction at the primary school she leads here in one of the countrys oldest cities. Rodgers, who has led the 420-student St. Clair School since 2016, is hardly alone in worrying about maths. Mathematics scores on international tests have been stagnating or falling for years in New Zealand and many other countries, with the exception of a few Asian natio
Digital Promise
JANUARY 7, 2025
The post Introducing the Teacher Leader Corps Toolkit: Advancing Digital Equity through Teacher Leadership appeared first on Digital Promise.
ED Surge
JANUARY 9, 2025
As we look back at the K-12 stories that resonated the most with our readers last year, a trend quickly emerges: 2024 was the year of the personal essay. Columnists and EdSurge Voices of Change fellows clearly captivated our audience with their reflections both technical and emotional. They gave their takes on innovating in math and social emotional learning.
Anthropology.net
JANUARY 8, 2025
Wallacea, the sprawling chain of islands in eastern Indonesia that includes Timor-Leste, has long been a crossroads of cultures, languages, and genetics. A recent study sheds new light on its human history, highlighting the deep impact of migrations from New Guinea into this region approximately 3,500 years ago. The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1 (PNAS), combines insights from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology to paint a more complete picture of Wallac
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 6, 2025
Parents can be tricky for teachers and administrators to manage. They love their kids dearly, but the way that love gets expressed to teachers and school leaders can sometimes be less than constructive. Teachers often report that managing parents is among their least-favorite parts of the job. But just like students who behave badly because they dont know how to manage their emotions, parents sometimes behave badly because they feel powerless to help their child succeed.
Digital Promise
JANUARY 6, 2025
Teachers have the power to grow student agency through interactive dialogue in their classrooms, one proven strategy is through Socratic Circles.
Living Geography
JANUARY 8, 2025
Was interested to read about the impact of a new TV drama on Danish television made by Thomas Vinterberg who has previously made some very high profile films including the excellent 'Another Round', which won the Oscar in 2020. Familier som vores (Families Like Ours) a drama which depicts a flooded Denmark shut down and evacuated has been viewed nearly 1m times and become a national talking point.
Anthropology.net
JANUARY 7, 2025
Along the banks of the Jordan River, near northern Israel’s Hula Valley, a fascinating chapter of human history has emerged. Recent research at the 780,000-year-old Acheulian site of Gesher Benot Ya’akov reveals that early humans relied heavily on starchy plant foods, challenging long-held assumptions about the dominance of animal protein in prehistoric diets.
TCI
JANUARY 6, 2025
TCI, a leader in K-12 educational content and curriculum, is proud to announce that its K-6 and 7-12 Social Studies programs have received favorable reviews in the latest textbook adoption reports released by the Office of Instructional Materials & Library Services within the Mississippi Instructional Materials Review Board. These reviews confirm the alignment of TCI’s innovative, high-quality curricula with state standards, offering educators engaging and effective resources for socia
Digital Promise
JANUARY 7, 2025
The post Building Real-World Skills Through Social Entrepreneurship in the Classroom appeared first on Digital Promise.
Living Geography
JANUARY 4, 2025
Lent term means it's time for our 'People as Consumers' unit. Maybe we wouldn't buy light fittings, but we'd pay for the service of light, and the manufacturers would recover the materials and change the light fittings when we had more efficient products. What if packaging was so nontoxic it could dissolve in water and we could ultimately drink it? It would never become waste.
Political Science Now
JANUARY 7, 2025
What Can We Learn About Teaching Excellence from Our Students? Lessons From Six Years of Teaching Award Data By Christopher Shortell, Kris Henning, and Carl Christiansen , Portland State University This article uses a data set of over 500 open-ended comments submitted by Political Science undergraduates as part of a teaching award process to identify themes that matter most to students.
O-Level Geography
JANUARY 9, 2025
A recent UN Environment Programme report found a potential global increase in fires caused by extreme weather to increase to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by 2050, and 50 per cent by the end of the century. Where are the areas affected by the wildfires? How does extreme weather result in wildfire? What are the impacts of the wildfire om the human and terrestrial system?
Digital Promise
JANUARY 9, 2025
The post How Students Use Construction and Technology Skills to Improve Living Conditions in Their Community appeared first on Digital Promise.
Living Geography
JANUARY 9, 2025
Thanks to Bob Lang / Brendan Conway for the tipoff to this GIS resource which explores the GII: the extent to which countries are influenced by, and align themselves with either USA or China. gii.cesionline.org gt find by Brendan Conway excellrnt for post16 superpowers @jbwgeog.bsky.social [image or embed] Bob Lang ( @boblanggeog.bsky.social ) January 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM The Global Influence Index (GII) measures the influence of both the U.S. and China in 191 countries.
Political Science Now
JANUARY 9, 2025
Using Prediction Markets as a Tool for Classroom and Civic Engagement By Zachary A. McGee , Kenyon College and Precious D. Hall , St. Lawrence University As another U.S. election heats up, how can we get students engaged with this critical time in American politics? In an effort to address this question, we implement an election prediction market focused on the 2022 midterm elections in our American politics courses.
O-Level Geography
JANUARY 10, 2025
What are the common causes of fire in urban neighbourhood? What are the impacts of fire? How can the risks of fire hazards be managed?
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
JANUARY 8, 2025
In this conversation with Hugo Balta, Audra discusses how Citizens & Scholars is preparing young people to become civic problem solvers in a polarized country.
Living Geography
JANUARY 10, 2025
Another of my blogs has reached a nice milestone in terms of page views. My Cultural Geography blog , which I started in 2007 while teaching the OCR Pilot GCSE (which had a cultural geography topic) is where I place posts (sometimes cross posting from here) related to cultural geography: music, books, art etc but also linked to the definition below: The study of the relationship between culture and place.
Political Science Now
JANUARY 8, 2025
Pedagogical Deficiencies in Political Science Doctoral Programs: Current Practices or Lack Thereof By Matthew Stein , College of Southern Nevada Calls to increase the amount and quality of pedagogical training in political science doctoral programs have been heard far and wide. Despite the ongoing rhetoric, a thorough investigation into the teaching training received by doctoral students had not been published in over a decade.
O-Level Geography
JANUARY 10, 2025
Why are there more extreme weather experienced in Singapore? How can Singaporean adapt to it?
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
JANUARY 8, 2025
SUNY, a member institution of College Presidents for Civic Preparedness, is introducing a civic discourse requirement to its undergraduate curriculum.
Living Geography
JANUARY 6, 2025
The terms of reference for the overhaul of England's curriculum say it must reflect the 'diversities of our society'. Text taken from a Daily Mail article - the Telegraph also had similar views. The King's Speech laid out plans for all state schools including academies to be legally required to teach the national curriculum up to age 16 to give every child a 'broad and rounded education'.
Stanford History Education Group
JANUARY 10, 2025
Sam Wineburg Among Most Top Scholars of Curriculum, Teaching, & Learning lee_2 Fri, 01/10/2025 - 16:55 01/10/25 [link]
O-Level Geography
JANUARY 9, 2025
What are the impacts of floods in Singapore? How does improving drainage infrastructure help to protect us from floods? How does Singapore improve community resilience towards flood management?
Life and Landscapes
JANUARY 6, 2025
SURROUNDING CARROLLTON Surrounded by the two rivers. The Ohio River, at the mouth of another long tributary that Native Americans called “Kentucke.” A name for that river of water that drained the Eastern Mountains of their common wealth and provided access to her treasures. The one that gave our Commonwealth its name. I sit between the two rivers in Carrollton’s “Point Park,” celebrating this famous geographic location.
Living Geography
JANUARY 5, 2025
I am currently working on a unit of work for space - connected to Samantha Harvey's Booker Prize winning 'Orbital'. I am hoping to teach it for the first time next week with Year 6. I was doing some searching and came across a book by Daisy Atterbury. It is reviewed here. Another view is here. Atterburys book is at once a math-inflected lyric essay; a rollicking road trip; a field guide to Spaceport America, the worlds first site for commercial space travel, located near Truth or Consequences, N
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