A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 18, 2022
With each passing year, I am always amazed that I continue to blog with consistency. It has become much more challenging, which is why I made the decision to move to a bi-monthly writing schedule. In a recent post , I shared my rationale. Basically, I am running out of unique topics and angles to explore so I don’t want to run the risk of becoming redundant.
Active History Teacher
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Competition in the classroom can be a powerful tool to engage students! I often use class competition games in my US History classroom – you could say it is part of my classroom culture. Most kids are competitive by nature and adding a little classroom competition can lead to higher motivation and success on many levels. Of course, you don’t want to jump straight into classroom competitions games without firm expectations and boundaries in the classroom.
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ED Surge
DECEMBER 21, 2022
After its launch last month, ChatGPT, the latest chatbot released by OpenAI, made the rounds online. Alex, a sophomore at a university in Pittsburgh, started toying with the chatbot about a week after it was released, after finding out about it on Twitter. Within a couple of days, he got really excited by the quality of the writing it produced. The chatbot was good, he says—really good.
Mr and Mrs Social Studies
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Prizes for Students As educators, we know the importance of rewarding students for their hard work and achievements. However, classroom budgets can be tight, and we believe that teachers shouldn’t have to spend money repeatedly on prizes for students. So, how do we provide students with meaningful prizes without breaking the bank? Here are eight budget-friendly prize ideas that your middle school students will enjoy!
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 18, 2022
MCPHERSON, Kan. — So polished is the finish of the classic car that, like a mirror, it reflects the reverential faces staring at it. This story also appeared in USA Today. Only 203 of this version of the iconic 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet were ever built. They sold for three times the price of a Cadillac and were snapped up as status symbols by the likes of Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Cary Grant and Gary Cooper.
Digital Promise
DECEMBER 21, 2022
The post How Students in India Are Designing for Inclusivity and Accessibility appeared first on Digital Promise.
ED Surge
DECEMBER 21, 2022
One of the most rewarding aspects of being a teacher is building relationships. Getting to know my students beyond their academic capabilities and seeing them develop into well-rounded humans is a gift. I grew up surrounded by educators, and I always knew there was a special bond that develops between teachers and students. My grandmother was an elementary teacher for over 30 years (shameless brag—she taught Jay-Z who credited her in a documentary).
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The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 20, 2022
With students, teachers and parents well into the fourth school year impacted by the pandemic, we must acknowledge the unequal burdens poor children and children of color have suffered. Schools must now use remaining American Rescue Plan funds to mitigate those burdens. In response to so-called learning loss, some researchers and journalists have been content to point fingers at the remote schooling that many families, particularly families of color, preferred until their school-aged children we
C3 Teachers
DECEMBER 22, 2022
In 2019, I wrote about how I began my year pre-assessing student performance on the skills central to the IDM: (1) making evidence-based arguments. As we approach the second half of the school year, I want to share new insights for preparing students to engage with inquiry. After 2019, and in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on student learning, I altered how I consider student performance on their pre-assessment.
ED Surge
DECEMBER 22, 2022
As 2022 turns into 2023, EdSurge asked educators and education leaders to share reflections on learning “lost” and “gained.” “Do you have some examples of questions to ask students for feedback?” “What are some ways to gauge students about their sense of belonging in the course?” Faculty often ask me a version of these questions, seeking ideas about how they can informally get students’ own perspectives on their learning and experience in a college course.
Education Elements
DECEMBER 20, 2022
“I want to be in the room where it happens.”. There are so many powerful scenes in the award-winning musical, Hamilton. The moment Aaron Burr laments being left out of the decision-making process is not only a turning point in the story but a great depiction of how many feel when it comes to the all-important “rooms” where decisions that affect their lives are made.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Evidence is mounting fast of the devastating consequences of climate change on the planet, but college textbooks aren’t keeping up. A study released today found that most college biology textbooks published in the 2010s contained less content on climate change than textbooks from the previous decade, and gave shrinking attention to possible solutions to the global crisis.
Pedagogy and Formation
DECEMBER 21, 2022
This will be our first holiday period without COVID restrictions. After almost three years of COVID restrictions, isolation, lock downs and disrupted lives, life is just starting to return to normal. As we prepare for this holiday periods with our children and grandchildren, it's helpful to have a plan. Some children might go to summer camps, or holidays with families, but many will be at home alone.
ED Surge
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Finishing a college degree is hard. It’s an endurance race: It takes determination to keep going, and a belief that it will all be worth it in the end. But what if the current generation of students is just less sold on needing a college degree than their parents are? That’s the case for one family outside of Detroit. The father, Paul Carr, is 47, and he’s pushing to finish a college degree he started right after high school but stopped pursuing when he found out his then-girlfriend was pregnant
ED Surge
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Veteran technology teacher Ben Kelly is thankful that, after 18 years of teaching, his students still run into the room when it’s time for his class. But he cautions not to give too much credit to the technology itself. His 250 middle and high school students in the rural Caledonia Regional School in Moncton, New Brunswick, are using computers that are older than the students themselves.
ED Surge
DECEMBER 20, 2022
In Montana, Sheryl Hutzenbiler has noticed the price of eggs skyrocketing. Just a few weeks ago, she could buy five dozen for $11. This month, she paid $23 for the same amount. For Winifred Smith-Jenkins, in New Jersey, it’s those 5-ounce disposable cups that she buys for the kids in her early childhood center. Where she lives, they’ve increased from $19 to $30 for a 1,000-pack, which her staff and kids burn through quickly.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Catching up is hard to do. Several studies marked the pandemic’s toll on student achievement and hinted at challenges for even the most promising solutions. Credit: Allison Shelley for EDUimages. For my year-end post, I’m highlighting 10 of the most important Proof Points stories of 2022. This year, I was proud to write several watchdog stories that use research evidence to highlight poor or ineffective practices in schools.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Anisa Heming has been working on making schools more sustainable for a decade and a half, now as director of the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington nonprofit. And she’s never seen a moment of opportunity quite like this. “It’s an out-of-body experience, honestly,” she said. “Communities are demanding it, federal money is here, and the districts that didn’t do the prep work are scrambling.”.
ED Surge
DECEMBER 19, 2022
As 2022 turns into 2023, EdSurge asked educators and education leaders to share reflections on learning “lost” and “gained.” Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, education policymakers have debated the best ways to prevent and remedy learning loss. For our nation’s youngest learners, this loss has been multilayered, with developmental and academic losses compounded by diminished access to early childhood programs themselves.
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