World History Teachers Blog

MAY 30, 2022

Here are some fascinating threads about Islamic art and architecture from the Arabic Art House, Bayt Al Fann. They include Twitter threads about Islamic calligraphy, Islamic gardens, unique mosques in Africa, the dome interiors of mosques around the world, the use of geometric patterns in Islamic art, and Islamic scientists who study the cosmos. These threads, which I have saved as pdfs could work well in a unit on Islam in World History.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 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! Early in elementary school, many children already believe that boys are more interested than girls in computer science and engineering. That stereotype can impact girls’ willingness to participate in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) classes and activities, and even affect

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Digital Promise

MAY 31, 2022

The post Guest Post: The Papert Test: A Filter for Picking Powerful Edtech appeared first on Digital Promise.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in April. Photo by Rebeccca Koenig. WASHINGTON — Curiosity and creativity were on display when dozens of top teachers from around the U.S. gathered on the National Mall at the end of April. The educators were state winners of the Teacher of the Year program , hosted annually by the Council of Chief State School Officers.

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World History Teachers Blog

MAY 29, 2022

Here is an excellent 8-minute overview of Genghis Khan from the Life Guide. I found it on the Ancient Origins website which also has a good biography of the Mongol leader.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2022

At one elementary school in rural Appalachia, most of the children are white and poor; 90 percent qualify for free or reduced priced lunch. Guess how many of the 800 students are gifted? The answer: three. At least, that’s the determination of a widely-used national intelligence test , on which few students living in poverty score highly. School administrators wanted to boost the number of gifted students and invited a team of researchers to come up with another way to find them.

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Edthena

JUNE 3, 2022

There’s no overstating it: teacher self-reflection is crucial to teacher improvement. Thinking constructively about their own teaching practices is key to educators continuously improving that practice. That’s the reason why teacher self-reflection is included in most schools’ professional learning standards and rubrics. But, just because we know teacher self-reflection should take place doesn’t mean it’s easy.

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Education Elements

MAY 31, 2022

This spring, Merrimack College and EdWeek Research Center released a whitepaper publishing their findings for their Teacher Survey. One of the takeaways? Forty-three percent of respondents said they were somewhat dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with their jobs. “The last two years have been fraught for teachers as their profession has consistently attracted public attention—much of it hostile—due to political and cultural battles over pandemic-related policies on masking and vaccines and new l

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2022

LOS ANGELES – The first in his family to attend college, Paul Medina was increasingly frustrated by his inability to get into a college-level math class. This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times. Medina first enrolled in remedial courses at a Los Angeles-area community college in 2005 after an assessment test placed him three classes below college level.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 29, 2022

Branding in education, or brandED, is a strategic mindset of clearly highlighting what makes your classroom, school, or district unique in a way that showcases all of the great things taking place that create a positive culture. It is all about TELLING, not “selling,” in order to build powerful relationships with all school stakeholders. Effective branding elevates the work taking place, focusing on image, promise, and result.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Over the past year, we’ve amplified the voices of educators as they navigated the fallout from the pandemic through our Voices of Change project, creating opportunities for educators to reflect, share and learn from one another through journalism, storytelling and research. We explored how school communities were adapting to meet the needs of all learners, particularly in response to the pandemic and the national conversation about racial identity and racism.

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Facing Today

JUNE 3, 2022

Pride Month each June offers educators a reminder to center the histories and experiences of LGBTQIA+ people throughout the year. But knowing which resources may offer compelling points of entry for students is a more challenging matter. Consider this rich array of online exhibitions and primary resources from archives and historical societies to open and/or revitalize reflection in your classroom about the experiences of LGBTQIA+ people across space and time.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

As we look toward the close of yet another pandemic school year, the true costs of Covid-related school closures is just beginning to emerge. Remote instruction has significantly slowed student progress. Aside from a clear disruption to the curriculum and lingering mental health challenges for students and staff alike, the effects of school closures have been felt far beyond the classroom.

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Jonathan Firth

JUNE 2, 2022

Image source: Unsplash In most psychology and related courses, learners are expected to write short essays or extended exam-style answers about research studies or theories. I want to share some tips about how to structure this type of essay. It will be especially useful if you are a student in your final years of school (e.g. A-Level, AP, Higher), as well as for college and university students.

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ED Surge

MAY 31, 2022

Like tech stocks in general, edtech has taken a nosedive over the past six months or so. There have been stunning valuation declines, with brand name failures like Robolex, once acclaimed as the “future of education”—seeing half its stock value vanish in the past year and with investors predicting more tough times ahead for the company’s shareholders.

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Facing Today

JUNE 2, 2022

It is Pride Month again this June and a great time for educators to ensure that LGBTQIA+ histories and experiences are centered throughout the year. Below are a number of Facing History resources that can help educators explore these themes with confidence and curiosity. These resources include on-demand webinars, exclusive expert interviews, classroom lessons, and reading lists for both adults and young people.

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Geography Teacher Sharing

JUNE 1, 2022

Using Google Earth, you can easily access the satellite image of the area in the past. Just click on the year which appears on the left bottom corner and it will bring up a time slider in the top left. Select the time period you want and screenshot the image. Examples are screenshot for ECP. ECP 2010 ECP 2021 Using [link] you can generate the image slider for easy comparison of the 2 images.

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Edthena

JUNE 2, 2022

Teacher collaboration and teacher stress—these can cause a lot of frustration. This edition of noted and notable content for educators includes popular education articles about both topics. Here are our top picks for the May 2022 reads you shouldn’t miss. Read on for the highlights, article links, and related content. Keep teacher stress in check.

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Civics U

JUNE 2, 2022

Is America a Christian nation? There are several possible answers to this question: America is a Christian nation. America was a Christian nation. America is a post-Christian nation. America is a multi-religious multicultural nation. America is a secular nation. I. Christian It has generally been accepted that America was founded on Christian principles and was considered to be a Christian nation.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2022

As it did in workplaces worldwide, the killing of George Floyd — just a few miles from its offices in Minneapolis — led to deep introspection about diversity and fairness at the Solve advertising agency. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. The company was more than 80 percent white, and part of an industry in which Black and Hispanic employees are drastically underrepresented compared to their proportions of the population.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Diving into a magnified human cell. Studying stars from the surface of the moon. Tossing a Frisbee on the quad with a classmate who lives 700 miles away. These scenarios are far-fetched for most college students. Yet a new virtual reality experiment aims to make them possible. Ten higher education institutions across the U.S. have signed up to create digital versions of themselves that look 3D and feel immersive when accessed by students wearing VR headsets.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 31, 2022

President Joe Biden and California Governor Gavin Newsom are investing significant federal and state dollars in new technologies — all in the pursuit of clean air, clean energy, healthier lives and green jobs for our communities. The discussions related to jobs are often framed from a historical perspective of competing interests — economic sustainability versus sound environment practices, corporate profits versus healthy communities.

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ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

Researcher Kathy Hirsch-Pasek has a challenge she would like to see lawmakers in the U.S. Congress take on—call it a dare. She wants all 535 of them to spend a day taking the lead in an early childhood classroom. Just one day would be enough to show the folks in Congress how difficult and important the work is, says Hirsch-Pasek, a psychology professor at Temple University and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.

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