A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2023

In the ever-evolving personalized landscape , relational learning emerges as a fundamental component. At its core, it underscores the importance of building connections between concepts fostering a deep and interconnected understanding of subjects. However, the significance of relational learning extends beyond the academic realm, as it emphasizes cultivating relationships among students and educators centered on trust.

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TeachThought

DECEMBER 16, 2023

What grade should an 8-year-old be in? How old should a high school freshman be? Or more broadly, what are the grade levels by age? The post What Are The Grade Levels By Age? appeared first on TeachThought.

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World History Teachers Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Here is a terrific list of YouTube channels from a history site called History Skills that specializes in different periods of history. One channel that I particularly like specializes in World War 1. Another channel specializes in Islamic empires like the Mughals and the golden age of the Ummayad empire. Here's a list of the first few channels.

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Anthropology for Beginners

DECEMBER 20, 2023

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A Psychology Teacher Writes

DECEMBER 17, 2023

One of the more challenging topics to teach in Psychology is biopsychology. Students often arrive at A level psychology with not only a wide range of prior knowledge but also a massive variety in expectations about what they’re going to learn. For some, the biological aspects are something of a shock! This can make them tricky to teach because they usually require learning a high level of technical detail which places significant cognitive load on students, as well as often being seemingly abstr

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TeachThought

DECEMBER 16, 2023

What grade should an 8-year-old be in? How old should a high school freshman be? Or more broadly, what are the grade levels by age? The post What Are The Grade Levels By Age? appeared first on TeachThought.

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Teaching Anthropology

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Robert J. Morais, Columbia Business School In the fall of 2023, I integrated generative artificial intelligence (AI) into my Columbia Business School course, Market Intelligence: The Art and the Science. The course covers how brand-building insights, strategic planning, and marketing decision making are best served by applying an array of behavioral, social, and mathematical sciences and using them complementarily.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Cardi B, the brash and bold New York hip-hop artist, has a rainbow collection of Hermès Birkin handbags that fills a wall in her house — estimated value, half a million dollars.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Culturally responsive assessments in education are crucial for acknowledging and honoring students' diverse cultural contexts

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Education Elements

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Having worked in Title 1 schools for almost a decade, I had the privilege of being surrounded by language learners in all my classrooms. It proved to be a humbling, eye-opening, and fascinating experience in many different ways. Because state laws required my classrooms to be conducted only in English, I prioritized creating spaces where students of color and from varied cultural backgrounds could share the best of their communities through experiential learning, project based units, and narrati

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This year has seen ample debate about the value and fairness of colleges prioritizing diversity among the students they serve. New research suggests one way to consider the question: by looking at how the mix of students in a given course affects their grades. A study published in the journal AERA Open found that students earn better marks in college STEM courses when those classrooms have higher percentages of students who are underrepresented racial minorities or the first in their families to

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

WILMINGTON, Del. – A wall of the Rodriguez family home celebrates three seminal events with these words: “A moment in time, changed forever.” This story also appeared in CBS News Beneath the inscription, a clock marks the time and dates when three swaddled newborns depicted in large photos entered the world: Ashley, now 19, Emily, 17, and Brianna, 11.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Following a visit to Guinea, Digital Promise's April Williamson shares learnings from implementing blended learning in low-tech settings.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The beauty of science lies in its continuous evolution. Each discovery reshapes our understanding, challenging erstwhile beliefs, and heralding a paradigm shift in our comprehension of history. In the realm of human evolution, a groundbreaking study 1 led by researchers at the Australian National University in Canberra and the Natural History Museum of London is poised to revolutionize our narrative of human ancestry.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

How can educators prepare students for an evolving future influenced by artificial intelligence? AI Explorations and Their Practical Use in School Environments , an ISTE AI initiative funded by General Motors , provides professional learning opportunities for educators, empowering them with the tools and knowledge to integrate AI into their classrooms and prepare students for future AI careers while emphasizing a human-centric approach to learning.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Since the introduction of ChatGPT, educators have been considering the impact of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) on education. Different approaches to AI codes of conduct are emerging, based on geography, school size and administrators’ willingness to embrace new technology. With ChatGPT barely one year old and generative AI developing rapidly, a universally accepted approach to integrating AI has not yet emerged.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The post Step Into 2024: Discover the Exciting Updates in Micro-Credential Platform appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Life and Landscapes

DECEMBER 22, 2023

AKHENATEN, TUT, AND ZANNANZA! “My husband is dead. I have no son. But they say that you have many sons. If you would give me one of your sons, he would become my husband.” And Pharaoh! The request is in Akkadian cuneiform, but from the wife of an Egyptian King. It is written to Suppiluliuma, King of the Hittites. After investigating the unusual request, Suppiluliuma sent one of his five sons, Zannanza, to Egypt.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Many schools have accepted that students’ overall well-being is an integral part of what helps children and teens succeed academically — particularly in light of the negative consequences created or worsened by the pandemic — and are working to bolster student mental health. But what if feeling happy isn’t as important for students, at least once they get to middle and high school, as feeling fulfilled and confident?

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This story was produced by The Associated Press and EdSource and republished with permission. CONCORD, Calif. – Aylah Levy had some catching up to do this fall when she started first grade. This story also appeared in Ed Source and The Associated Press After spending her kindergarten year at an alternative program that met exclusively outdoors, Aylah, 6, had to adjust to being inside a classroom.

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Ben Newmark

DECEMBER 21, 2023

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – that perches in the soul – and sings the tune without the words-  and never stops at all – We are here. We got there. It’s Christmas. Are you OK? Am I? Are we? These days it is hard to tell, because so often it feels as if we are thinking with other people’s thoughts – even my questions rhyme with a meme I’ve seen somewhere online.

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Edthena

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In the News In a recent interview for eSchool News , Megan Schlagel, a high school math teacher with St. Vrain Valley Schools , discusses the use of AI in teacher professional development and shares her experience with the AI Coach platform. Schlagel highlights how this AI-driven approach enhances reflective practices and teaching methods, allowing for a less pressured and more effective self-evaluation process.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. Endless Network , a global organization committed to addressing equity gaps stemming from challenges such as inadequate internet access, strategically directs investments towards international companies that share their mission and actively contribute to its realization.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Every December, I compile a list of the most popular Proof Points columns. In 2023, the big story was the failure of schools to help children catch up from pandemic learning losses. I was proud to write several watchdog stories about the online tutoring that schools are buying and the crazy job of an online tutor. I was surprised that those were not among the most popular stories.

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Society for Classical Studies

DECEMBER 20, 2023

2024 Annual Meeting: Hotel Reservations Reminder kskordal Wed, 12/20/2023 - 10:06 Image The AIA/SCS 2024 Joint Annual Meeting is less than one month away! Don’t forget to reserve your hotel room at the Hilton Chicago (720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL) by Tuesday, December 26th to secure the discounted group rate. Please note that the Hilton has partnered with the AIA and the SCS on a handful of prizes for the 2024 Annual Meeting.

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Moler's Musing

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Monday – Ugly Christmas Sweater Tuesday – Archetypes This week I completed several fun holiday activities with my classes leading up to Christmas break. On Monday, we finished an ongoing project – creating historical ugly Christmas sweaters. The previous Thursday, Katie Cherney had generously shared an ugly sweater template with me.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 19, 2023

When Paul LeBlanc began as president of Southern New Hampshire University more than 20 years ago, the institution taught about 2,500 students on its residential campus — and its future looked uncertain. But LeBlanc, who was enthusiastic about technology and had worked in edtech, made a bet that was unusual at the time: He decided to grow the university’s online offerings.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

ATLANTA – It’s unclear to Tameka how — or even when — her children became unenrolled from Atlanta Public Schools. But it was traumatic when, in Fall 2021, they figured out it had happened. This story also appeared in The Associated Press After more than a year of some form of pandemic online learning, students were all required to come back to school in person.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The question of what Neanderthals consumed has long intrigued scientists, unearthing a paradox within their dietary habits. Recent research delves into this enigmatic aspect of our ancient relatives, spotlighting the conundrum surrounding their supposed carnivorous inclination and raising new puzzling findings. What exactly is he eating? Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock.com Over the last two million years, human ancestors have exhibited omnivorous tendencies, albeit with a prominent carnivorous

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Pedagogy and Formation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

My apologies if you follow my Literacy blog as well as this Pedagogy blog (& thanks too!), but I thought readers of this blog might find these ideas from my Literacy blog of help in holiday periods when school is out. In Australia, our schools will close in the third week of December for the Summer holidays which last about 6 weeks. After over two years of COVID isolation, lock downs and disrupted schooling, life is just starting to return to normal.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I believe that my experience with students inside the classroom informs, to a great measure, the work that I do today as a school diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leader. A teacher at heart who values community, I often reflect on my past experiences with students and the ways we explored, celebrated and protected our cultural identity. While there are opportunities to do this within the academic curriculum, my Black students’ cultural identity is often reflected in how they wear and style

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Women's History Network

DECEMBER 18, 2023

An analysis of liminality in the context of Irish migrant women I completed a practice-led research Masters in August 2022, the purpose of the study was to explore and answer the question, “How have female members of the Irish diaspora been represented photographically in Britain post the Good Friday Agreement?

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Human history is a tale of migration and adaptation. About 100,000 years ago, the first modern humans ventured out of Africa in significant numbers, demonstrating remarkable adaptability across a diverse range of habitats worldwide—from deserts and jungles to the frigid landscapes of the far north. One key aspect of their success lay in their adeptness at hunting large animals.

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Moler's Musing

DECEMBER 17, 2023

This week was an unusual one. On Saturday evening I tested positive for COVID, so I knew I would be staying home. To make matters worse, it was an awkward time for teaching. Our last day before Christmas break is December 20th, so I couldn’t start a new unit only to then have 2 weeks off. The other option was to introduce some new EduProtocols with smart starts, but that works better when I’m actually in the classroom.

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Becoming a History Teacher

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Regular readers of this blog will know that I have a soft spot for Strictly Come Dancing. During Saturday evening’s (2023) final, Anton Du Beke uttered the following words, when addressing Ellie Leach following her final dance of the competition: “I’ve danced where you have [for] many years, and the joy of sitting here is that I get to sit here and watch you and follow you and try to encourage you… and nothing makes me more proud than to see you pull this off in a mature, wonderful way.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The post Argue Joyfully: Raj’s University of Pittsburgh Commencement Address appeared first on Institute for Citizens & Scholars.

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 17, 2023

…Recent research suggests that remnants of Neanderthal DNA in some modern humans could play a role in determining whether individuals naturally lean towards being early risers. Neanderthals, our closest extinct human relatives, continue to intrigue scientists. According to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, these ancient human relatives possessed distinctive physical traits such as larger noses, angled cheekbones, and sturdy physiques.

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