A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We live in exciting times as unprecedented access to knowledge, research, and effective strategies at our fingertips can assist educators in creating meaningful experiences for students that align with both needs and strengths. One thing is for certain: learning is not linear. While a one-size-fits-all approach either worked for us or we just managed to get by, our connected world has shined a light on shifts that can be made to maximize students' time in class.

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Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Listen to my interview with Nawal Qarooni ( transcript ): Sponsored by Listenwise and Khan Academy Kids This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org? When I am in spaces where people talk about solutions to some of our biggest problems — poverty, crime, addiction, environmental decline — one theme th

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Pedagogy to Share

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Last night, I had the pleasure of hosting a prize-winning American author, Joan Leegent , at my end-of-semester meeting for faculty. We are grateful to the US Embassy in Tel Aviv for bringing Joan to the country and funding her work with our lecturers and students. What an exciting way to conclude one of our most challenging semesters. We met on Zoom to be inspired by Joan and to process our thoughts, emotions and memories in writing.

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TeachThought

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

New ideas, often in the shape of 'fads,' are, at best, distractions. It just might be that education already has more than enough new ideas. The post On The Danger Of Popular Ideas In Education appeared first on TeachThought.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Since the 1800s, Neanderthal depictions have evolved not only with changing science but also due to social views. An archaeologist explains why visualizations of our evolutionary cousins matter. NEANDERTHALS’ FIRST PORTRAITS In 1888, a few decades after the first scientifically named Homo neanderthalensis fossil surfaced, anthropologist and anatomist Hermann Schaaffhausen made a portrait of what that Neanderthal might have looked like in life.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. After all, in-person was seen as the gold standard, and the question was whether that could be faithfully reproduced online. But since the COVID-19 pandemic forced instructors around the world to try online education, something unexpected has happened: Professors have found that there are some online teaching methods that work

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

More than one out of four students is chronically absent from school. Credit: Getty Images Why is it that only 15 percent of public school leaders say they’re “extremely concerned” about student absences, according to a recent Education Department survey? This question gnawed at me as I wrote my Feb. 12, 2024 column about how chronic absenteeism remains stubbornly high in elementary, middle and high schools.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The post Revealing an AI Literacy Framework for Learners and Educators appeared first on Digital Promise.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

While the mental health of students remains a top concern of many in the education field, federal data reveals that it’s not all bad news. Or at the very least, not getting worse in all areas and potentially improving in some. The National Center for Education Statistics released its biennial Crime, Violence, Discipline, and Safety in U.S. Public Schools report covering the 2021-22 academic year.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

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. A wave of new laws across the country is attempting to transform how elementary school children learn to read. Most states have in recent years passed legislation aimed at aligning policies and practices with the “science of reading,” a term that has become associated with more phonics instruction but,

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TeachThought

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With demand for continuous skill development, online education is well-positioned as a key player in the future of educational delivery. The post 7 Reasons Why Online Learning Is The Future Of Education appeared first on TeachThought.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

February 2024 Update: The school district’s firing of Katie Rinderle was just upheld by the state board. To support Katie and the freedom to learn, we will continue this offer to send a copy of My Shadow Is Purple and related titles to Georgia teachers who agree to read the book in their classroom. In the face of Georgia’s HB 1084 Protect Students First Act, often referred to as the “divisive concepts” act, many teachers are being told to avoid teaching about race, gender, class, cli

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In an era where technology and digital platforms are integral to our everyday lives, the role of digital citizenship is ever more critical. This is especially true in educational settings, where equipping students with digital citizenship skills is essential for their safe and responsible navigation of the digital landscape. On February 13, 2023, the Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act was introduced in the Senate.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The post How AI for Education Can Address Digital Equity appeared first on Digital Promise.

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TeachThought

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Educational leadership is an expansive field, rich with opportunities for those passionate about shaping the future of education. The post 10 Careers In Educational Leadership appeared first on TeachThought.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the Brazilian Amazon, a university-trained archaeologist and Wajãpi Indigenous people understand traces from the past differently—but their partnership bears fruit for both. FOOTPRINTS FROM INFANT EARTH Sitting on a log, in the ever-present shadow of the Amazon forest, Roseno Wajãpi and I shared pieces of cassava bread and chunks of smoked fish. He told me about the beginning of time.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Everett Anderson was determined to become a teacher. It had always been his plan, and he had no reason to doubt it: He’d earned a full scholarship to college and acceptance into a leadership program designed to attract and retain Black male teachers. This story also appeared in USA Today. There was just one problem. Even as Anderson excelled in his coursework at Jackson State University, he struggled to pass one of the licensure tests required in Mississippi to gain full admittance into the teac

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Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We’ve been discussing AI a lot lately, so I had to share this. I’ve got 3 AI time savers for your classroom. The best part? You’re probably already using them. They’re all companies that have been around for years. They’ve simply harnessed the power of AI to make your life easier. 3 AI Time Savers for Your Classroom: Edpuzzle Here’s the first of 3 AI time savers for your classroom.

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TeachThought

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Explore essential iPhone apps for language translation. Unlock seamless communication with these top 10 iOS language translation tools. The post 10 Of The Best iPhone Apps For Language Translation appeared first on TeachThought.

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Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Navigating a multilingual classroom offers a unique set of challenges, but with the right strategies, educators can foster an environment that enhances fluency and expands vocabulary across multiple languages, such as English and Spanish. Here are 5 effective ways to achieve these goals.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

ST. PAUL, Minn. — At an information session about applying to college held at Central High School at the start of this school year, students listened as Tory Park, a career and college readiness coordinator, gave advice on how to narrow down a list of where to apply. The message was that students should balance two main factors: the right “fit” — weighing details like size of the institution, how far it is from home and whether it has the programs the student is interested in — and the right “ma

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Math is a linear subject, with each concept building on the one before. Math teachers are also responsible for covering a large number of standards in a school year. Most math curricula are designed for a whole group teacher-led lesson where the teacher is expected to cover a new concept or process every day. This, combined with the reality that designing lessons with a new instructional model may feel scary or daunting, can make it challenging for math teachers to understand how to use the stat

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TeachThought

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Here Are The 10 Best iPhone Apps For Language Translation Language is a wonderful thing. It is the common thread […] The post 10 Of The Best iPhone Apps For Language Translation appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

As schools and educators grapple with using artificial intelligence, or AI, in the classroom, I find myself excited by the possibilities for students with dyslexia. Technology can finally give students with learning differences the personalized lessons needed to help them work with — instead of work around — their disabilities. Used strategically, AI can help teachers design assignments for students’ many different learning styles rather than trying to “fix” their brains with one-size-fits-all a

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ShortCutsTV

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Most a-level teachers and students will probably be most familiar with Per-Olof Wikstrom’s work on the Peterborough Adolescent Development Study (PADS), a longitudinal study of youth crime in a “provincial English town”. One that sits mid-way between the teeming Birmingham metropolis and Norwich.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Discover the latest insights and findings from the Mapping Civic Measurement Report's one-year anniversary release.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The post How Students Protect the Environment Through Interdisciplinary Learning appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Higher Education newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Thursday with trends and top stories about higher education. Erika Turner and her husband have 11 children between them. Four of them are already in college, two are graduating from high school this spring, and her husband has gone back to school in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree.

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Ancient DNA analysis 1 unveils chromosomal disorders in prehistoric human populations across Spain, Bulgaria, Finland, and Greece dating back to 4,500 years ago. Led by Dr. Adam "Ben" Rohrlach and Dr. Kay Prüfer, an international team scrutinized approximately 10,000 ancient human DNA samples, revealing six cases of Down syndrome and one of Edwards syndrome.

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ShortCutsTV

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

One of the more-interesting things about the use of Situational Action Theory (SAT) to explore the relationship between crime and social disadvantage is that it developed alongside Wikstrom’s Peterborough Adolescent and Young Adult Development Study.

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Sapiens

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

A poet-anthropologist who has been an expert witness in asylum proceedings for Mexican nationals resists dehumanizing legal and political language to make space for the humanity of asylum-seekers. “Expert Witness Reviews Exhibits for Asylum Proceedings, Franco-González Class Member” is part of the collection Poems of Witness and Possibility: Inside Zones of Conflict.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

It can be easy to think of school closures, remote learning and masked classrooms as part of the pandemic past. But educators across the country know better. They see the learning loss that persists, despite their best efforts to provide some measure of consistency amid all the disruption. While new data suggest students are making a “ ‘surprising’ rebound,” findings also show math and reading levels for elementary and middle school students are nowhere near pre-pandemic levels.

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Education Week - Social Studies

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The preferences of Black parents are rarely the focus in debates over Black history instruction. Here’s what these survey respondents had to say.

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Living Geography

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

My Twitter notifications have been growing over the last few days because I was copied into a tweet from Jo Coles regarding challenges facing geography. What would you say have been the biggest challenges to geography’s place in education, or to geog’s curriculum, in the last 20 years? Many thanks. Cc @GeoBlogs @GeogMum @Jennnnnn_x @kate_stockings @davidErogers @MattPodbury @richardallaway @EYPPC_GA @SteveBraceGeog @RSAChiefExec — Jo Coles (@GeoDebs) February 16, 2024 The post has had a large nu

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Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Does using WeChat qualify someone to be “Chinese”? “So, you are not like a real Chinese. I mean, you are just someone who has Chinese heritage, right?” This was what one of my interlocutors, Fangyi, said to me in the middle of our in-person interview after I told her that I do not use WeChat, except for research purposes, as none of my friends or families were on the app.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that taking race into consideration in college admissions was unconstitutional, but the court left room for applicants to write about their race in admissions essays. College advisors have told us they’re encouraging applicants to discuss their communities and identities with universities. Now, we want to hear directly from recent college applicants: What did you want to share about yourself with admissions officers?

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Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Ancient artifacts have a unique ability to transport us back in time, offering glimpses into bygone eras. Recently 1 , archaeologists unearthed a tube-shaped bead in Wyoming, estimated to be around 12,940 years old – the oldest bead ever discovered in the Western Hemisphere. The hare bone bead. (Todd Surovell Photos) A Peek into Personal Ornamentation Measuring just 7 millimeters long and 2.9 millimeters in diameter, this diminutive bead holds significant insights into the Clovis culture,

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