A Principal's Reflections
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
As my Aspire Change EDU consultant team and I visit classrooms on a routine basis, we strive to lead administrators, coaches, and teachers in reflecting on their practice using questioning techniques. The majority of these often revolve around engagement, and it is quickly realized that when students are compliant, it is because the adult is doing all the work or talking.
Sapiens
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Archaeological evidence and Oral Histories show people in what is today Ghana lived sustainably for millennia—until European colonial powers and the widespread trade of enslaved people changed everything. ✽ It’s the year 2065. West Africa’s cool seasonal rains wake Abena. She rides her bike to work, where she pushes investment in cultivating insects as renewable protein sources.
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Passion for Social Studies
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Are you always searching for ways to make your lessons more engaging? Similarly, are you constantly trying to get students to be active in the thinking process? Honestly, both of these questions make teaching overwhelming! Teachers want students to enjoy school and be the ones thinking, but there is a lot to get through! There are so many standards and not enough time to teach everything.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Veteran multimedia producer and professor Lynn Rogoff has long experimented with ways to bring history alive for young people. So as she saw the rise of AI tools, she was quick to try them. In her latest film, “Bird Woman: Sacagawea,” viewers not only watch the story of Sacagawea — the young woman from the Soshone tribe who helped guide the Lewis and Clark Expedition back in 1804 — they can chat with her and ask questions about her life.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
PHILADELPHIA — Every weekday morning for six months, instead of taking college classes, 25-year-old Tamari Natelauri made the 45-minute drive from Philadelphia to Voorhees Township, New Jersey, to go to work at a large accounting firm. It’s her dream job – and she hasn’t even graduated from college yet. By the time she walks across the stage at Drexel University’s commencement ceremony in 2027, Natelauri will have spent 11 years of her life – and a lot of money – on higher education, including s
C3 Teachers
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
I’ve been using the C3 Inquiry Design Model (IDM) for over a decade. Generally speaking, I’ve felt successful and have shared my best practices with others in the field. But despite my students’ success in producing rich products from their work on formative performance tasks, arguments, and taking informed actions, the sensory experience of walking into my classroom did not reflect the intellectual energy that I knew was pulsing in my students’ heads.
TCI
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Civic education is the cornerstone of a functioning democracy, yet recent evaluations reveal significant gaps in how it is taught across the nation. High-quality civics and U.S. history instruction is essential for developing informed, engaged citizens who can navigate the complexities of modern society. However, recent studies indicate that many states are falling short of providing students with the educational foundation needed for active civic participation.
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The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
For too long, incoming students not deemed fully prepared to do college-level work have had to enter a remediation track intended to teach foundational concepts that institutions assume students haven’t learned yet. It is a logical premise with a significant flaw: This approach to remediation simply does not work. Institutions funnel hundreds of thousands of first-year students into math and English remedial courses every year, including 40 percent of students at public 2-year colleges.
Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Uncovering Tool Use in Early Hominins A recent study 1 into the hand bones of Australopithecus afarensis — the species that includes the famous "Lucy" — suggests that early hominins may have been adept at using tools more than 3 million years ago. Researchers from the University of Tübingen have found that australopithecine hands exhibited the necessary muscle attachments for complex object manipulation.
Dr. Shannon Doak
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been heralded as a transformative force. I am one of the biggest proponents of this viewpoint! However, recently, I attended EDUTech Asia and have connected with many vendors. My recent interactions with these vendors at conferences and through social media reveals that many AI applications are merely reinforcing outdated pedagogical practices, particularly in areas like exam preparation.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Last year, I presented a paper on using technology in my Arabic class at the Ohio Foreign Language Association summer conference. At the end of my session, a Spanish language teacher opened the discussion by talking about students dismissing her work because it is not an essential subject in the state. This hurt her teaching time, and she wanted to know if I experienced the same phenomenon in my teaching career; without hesitation, I admitted to facing the same problem.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune , a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. After a wave of Texas Republicans dominated the ballot box on Election Day, Gov. Greg Abbott expressed confidence last week that he now has enough votes in the Texas House to pass a school voucher program, his top legislative priority since last year.
Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
A new discovery 1 of 12,000-year-old perforated stones at the Nahal Ein Gev II site in northern Israel may represent some of the earliest spindle whorls — tools used to spin fibers into thread for textiles. These stones, excavated by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, reveal early examples of rotational tools, predating the invention of the wheel by thousands of years.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
In California’s Central Valley, one innovative school district serves as a model for learner-led pathways, deep community involvement, and more.
Anthropology News
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Grafting ethnography onto journalism has been suggested for decades—it’s time to put it into practice. “Courses in history, psychology, sociology, and political science are often part of the core curricula in journalism programs,” writes Paula Horvath in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. “Yet, the social science with perhaps the most to offer budding journalists, anthropology, has often been excluded from the chosen courses.
Political Science Now
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
As part of an ongoing series examining Contributions of Scholars of Color , the APSA Diversity and Inclusion Department conducted a a second set of oral history interviews during the 2024 National Conference of Black Political Scientists (NCOBPS) Annual Meeting held in Los Angeles, California. This collection of interviews contributes to a continuous project that seeks to amplify the scholarship and the contributions of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to the profession and investigate t
Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Discovering Prehistoric Circles on Dartmoor Two newly identified Neolithic stone circles on Dartmoor, Devon, offer compelling evidence of a “sacred arc” of ceremonial monuments built in the region's rugged uplands. These discoveries, spearheaded by archaeologist and stained glass artist Alan Endacott, enrich the understanding of Dartmoor’s prehistoric significance and its parallels with renowned megalithic sites like Stonehenge.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Through Socratic Circles, students are able to explore and experience how conflict creates space for their identities, interests, and perspectives.
Geography Teacher Sharing
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Love the Geography symposium as the fraternity came together to share good practices which allow students to see the world through the geographical lens, developing observation skills, analysing trends, and understanding world issues. So honoured to hear from the Keynote speaker, Mrs Margaret Roberts, author of Geography through enquiry. Last attended her workshop on geographical inquiry in 2010.
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Change is a constant in public education. These changes range from shifts in student demographics, and associated learning needs, shifts in curriculum standards (think Common Core ), to broader shifts in public policy. Consider how Ly n don B. Johnson’s War on Poverty influenced how schools planned for meeting students’ nutritional needs , or the federal IDEA A ct , which requir ed public school systems to provide free and equitable education.
Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
One of the most intriguing chapters in human evolution is the story of the Denisovans, a mysterious, now-extinct hominin group that left a significant genetic footprint in the DNA of modern humans. Initially discovered through a single finger bone in Siberia’s Denisova Cave, Denisovans are now known to have had a far-reaching impact on the genetic makeup of modern humans, particularly in populations across Asia and Oceania.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
The post Designing With, Not For: How We Co-Designed a New Product Certification for Ethically Designed AI Tools appeared first on Digital Promise.
Living Geography
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
British farming has been in the news a lot recently. There are concerns over the state of the industry and the possible impact on future food security and the state of the UK's landscape - much of which is in the stewardship of farmers - whether working as tenant farmers or otherwise. Farmers were viewed as essential workers during the pandemic, but they have since been treated less positively by government, who don't seem to appreciate the problems we are creating for ourselves because of decis
Political Science Now
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
A Global Analysis of Transgender Rights: Introducing the Trans Rights Indicator Project (TRIP) By Myles Williamson , University of Alabama To what extent do countries protect the rights of transgender people? How does this differ from legal protections countries offer sexual orientation minorities? What conditions are beneficial for advancing trans rights?
Anthropology.net
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
A Revolutionary Theory in Anthropology Human culture is a remarkable, complex phenomenon, often seen as a defining feature that sets humans apart from other species. Unlike animal cultures, which are limited in scope and depth, human culture accumulates, adapts, and continually evolves, empowering our species to dominate the planet. But what truly distinguishes human culture?
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The post Micro-credentials on the Rise: National Policy Map Showcases New Developments appeared first on Digital Promise.
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
This blog series explores three projects inspired by the Mapping Civic Measurement report, examining how we can redefine “citizenship” in a modern context.
Anthropology News
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
Dawn broke over Bhaktapur on a summer morning in 2022. The air was thick with humidity and the faint scent of flowers and incense. I was roused at 6 a.m. by the rhythmic clang of temple bells resonating in the distance and the animated voices of my neighbors that carried through the thin walls of my temporary home. Today was the day of Digu Puja, an annual sacred ritual where families worship their ancestral divinities.
Living Geography
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
Another Wednesday means it's time for another Worldly Wednesday. I didn't have anywhere to head off to today so it was a day at home for a change. The first thing was to book for the Geography Teacher Educators' Conference 2025. This is taking place at St. Mary's University in Twickenham in south London. Details of the event are on a recent blog post, or by following the link here.
Life and Landscapes
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Mention the words “Fort Knox” to most Americans and the reaction likely will be an army base, a fortress where the U.S. of A. keeps its gold reserves or the place the villain Goldfinger tried to rob in the James Bond 1964 movie “Goldfinger.” Kentucky author Ronald R. Van Stockum Jr. uses Fort Knox as the focal point in his new, expansive book about the history of an area that contains part of Kentucky and Southern Indiana.
Political Science Now
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Ewa Nizalowska, covers the new article by Lucas G. Pinheiro, “Protocols of Production: The Absent Factories of Digital Capitalism.” As far as the internet is concerned, the age of the factory is—on most accounts—over.
Anthropology News
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
It was a beautiful sunny day. I was wearing a short-sleeved aqua-blue top, walking into the building where I worked at a Fortune 500 company. Coming directly from an appointment at the salon, I loved my new hairstyle in which my hair had flat two strand twists in the front and was hanging down with its usual straightness in the back. For the first time since joining the company, I felt I was embracing the Blackness in my hair, at least on part of my head.
Living Geography
NOVEMBER 13, 2024
This is a cross-posting from my dedicated blog which covers the events linked to my Vice Presidency of the Royal Geographical Society. One for those in the East of England particularly. If you are an RGS member or fellow, a discount applies on the ticket. RGS Winter Social Dec 5 on the theme of Geography and the Arts A quick reminder if you haven’t booked that the Eastern area RGS Winter Social event is coming up – on Thursday 5th December.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
The post How My Students Overcame Obstacles and Sparked Enthusiasm for STEM appeared first on Digital Promise.
4QM Teaching
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
One of the members of the 4QM Board of Advisors is Barbara Davidson, President of StandardsWork and Executive Director of the Knowledge Matters Campaign. These organizations are dedicated to improving student learning outcomes nationwide by advocating for knowledge building literacy curricula. In this blog post , Barbara and StandardsWork’s Chief Program Officer Kristen McQuillan describe some lessons from their experience with the high quality literacy curriculum movement that could (and
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
The post University of Pittsburgh hosts a conversation on the role of universities in civic preparedness appeared first on Institute for Citizens & Scholars.
Steven V. Miller
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The EU signed an emergency free trade agreement with Ukraine in 2022 that it extended in 2024. (Hassan Ammar/AP) Yeah, I know. Hear me out. I’m co-teaching a second-level methods sequence at the bachelor’s level right now whose aim is to introduce students to some basic research methods (both qualitative and quantitative). The course itself occurs entirely within a month or so and has just 10 meetings, two of which pertain to quantitative methods.
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