TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Don’t Use Physical Education As Punishment contributed by Dr. Kymm Ballard, Executive Director for SPARK Think about any time you’ve seen “army boot camp” portrayed in pop culture — are you picturing the traditional drill sergeant, ordering his troops to do endless laps and push-ups, as punishment for their errors that day?

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Education is no exception. Students are ready for AI, and its time for higher education to foster open discussions on how to integrate AI meaningfully in learning and instruction. Education leaders and faculty recognize the value of AI in idea generation and developing personalized learning.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Credit: Manuel Orbegozo for The Hechinger Report California has been a leader in prison education programs, starting with a 2014 rule authorizing state funding for community colleges to set up programs for students who are incarcerated. Offering prison education programs is key to community safety.” I’m trying,” she tells them.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The goal is for some of AIs earliest adopters in education to band together, share ideas and eventually help lead the way on what they and their colleagues around the U.S. The goal is for some of AIs earliest adopters in education to band together, share ideas and eventually help lead the way on what they and their colleagues around the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 27, 2025

That happened after a January column I wrote about a prominent scholars critique of the evidence for including children with disabilities in general education classrooms. The director of education at the Learning Disabilities Association of America weighed in, as did the commissioner of special education research at the U.S.

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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. 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

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In my career as an arts educator and school administrator, I have met countless families whose children are excited to embark on a college education focused on filmmaking or acting. Given the financial realities regularly confronted by the arts and the high cost of postsecondary education, a bit of hesitation may be natural.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Its the best-kept secret in education, to be a school librarian, Rhue says with pride. I had earned my masters in the art of teaching elementary education. My mantra now is: I'm a successful educator and businesswoman. I'm a second-year doctoral student in educational leadership. I'm an educator. Its a treat.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Teachers are asked to be more than educators to serve as counselors, advocates and role models all while grappling with the same grief and trauma as their students. Her work was not just a job but a mission, and she was relentless in her belief that education should be equitable for all.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2025

This looming demographic cliff has been on the minds of education leaders for nearly two decades, dating back to the start of the Great Recession. Related: Interested in innovations in the field of higher education? Subscribe to our free biweekly Higher Education newsletter. Here are some ideas about how that could happen.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The push for universal public education across the United States began in the midst of the Civil War on the Union-occupied Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina. The Sea Islands experiment, as it was known, marked a positive moment in the fraught history of Black education, notes education law expert Derek W.

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2025

In the 2021-2022 academic year, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce found more than 43,000 individuals with active teaching credentials were not employed as teachers or staff members in a public school. hoping to one day become an educator. In 2016, I moved to the U.S.,

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 2, 2025

educators should prompt students with "why did this happen?" Future-proofing learning requires a fundamental shift in our approach to education. Implications for educational practice of the science of learning and development. Designing a new taxonomy of educational objectives. Instead of asking "what happened?",

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NCHE

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

“It came about because I wanted the best for my daughters, and especially being Black, being in the area that we are in, me being a Baby Boomer, it was drilled into me that education was the thing that was going to make your life better.” Valencia passed that drive for education on to her daughters. “It

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Nurturing Environments Conducive to Learning To maximize the benefits of student discourse through turn & talk or think-pair-share, educators must create a supportive classroom culture that encourages open dialogue and critical thinking.

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NCHE

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Im reaching out today as a fellow educator and historian, and as Executive Director of the National Council for History Education, to affirm your professionalism and the importance of your role as history educators. NCHE will continue to provide access to primary sources, historical scholars, and a community of fellow educators.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Change is an inevitable constant in education. When presented to educators, this evidence-based approach helps mitigate risks, build trust, and ensure that changes are aligned with the vision and goals. If it isn’t, it surely should be.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Increased Agility : Clear leadership can help systems adapt more quickly to changing conditions and educational trends. Leadership clarity is the compass that guides educators through the complexities of today’s landscape. This can lead to increased trust, cooperation, and overall team performance. The “why” always matters.

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Cult of Pedagogy

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Kircher-Morris: So many neurodivergent learners may never qualify for an individualized education plan because the educational criteria for that identification is is very rigid in many ways. Okay, so this student needs to be in a classroom, a general education classroom, with students who are not disabled.

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Pedagogy Elementary School Teaching Humanities 209

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

So, what does this mean for educators? In the creative industries, AI can generate ideas, design products, and compose music, inspiring human creativity and innovation. As AI advances, its potential to address gaps in practice and improve various industries is immense.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2023

Education is still reeling from the impacts of COVID-19. The rapid shift to virtual learning was a necessity and, like always, educators rose to the occasion like they always do even though training in this area didn’t really exist at scale. Below are some resources I created to help educators with effective implementation.

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ED Surge

MARCH 17, 2025

One idea that has taken hold in many districts: repurposing these empty school buildings into early care and education centers. Its a natural fit, says Aaron Loewenberg, a senior policy analyst with the Education Policy Program at New America, a think tank. The field of early care and education, meanwhile, has a severe supply shortage.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2025

But the hailstorm of legislation attacking anti-racist education has a less obvious target: teaching about the environment and about climate change. Read More Share Your Story We want to hear from teachers who have used Zinn Education Project resources to teach about climate change in any subject.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 19, 2025

She is the author or co-author of numerous books and articles on the Civil Rights and Black Power movements and the politics of race and education. The post King of the North: Martin Luther King’s Freedom Struggle Outside of the South appeared first on Zinn Education Project.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 1, 2022

With all the disruption we have and will continue to see, changes to how we educate kids must be considered. Discounting this shows a lack of understanding of what real change looks and feels like in education. Amazing things are happening in education, and the pandemic only amplified this through the embracement of innovative ideas.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2024

The landscape of education is constantly evolving, and artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful tool for educators. Below are some ways educators can leverage AI to create a more dynamic and effective learning environment while also getting professional learning support from Five Star Technology Solutions.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2024

It goes without saying that AI is a hot topic of conversation in education circles and beyond. While there are legitimate concerns and anything generated by AI needs to be fully vetted, the most profound benefit is how it can save educators precious time. AI can be an invaluable timesaver for all educators.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2024

But a new study shows that these higher education deserts affect some groups of students much differently than others. In other words, for low-income and underrepresented minority groups, living near a community college can be a crucial way to gain access to any higher education.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2025

Among the surprising answers is that colleges and universities are charging more for online education to subsidize everything else they do, online managers say. Yet 83 percent of online programs in higher education cost students as much as or more than the in-person versions, an annual survey of campus chief online learning officers finds.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2024

That group of students is their bread and butter,” said Jinann Bitar, director of higher education research and data analytics at The Education Trust, which advocates for equity in education. Sign up for our higher education newsletter. Listen to our higher education podcast. Some inflow is better than no inflow.”

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Inclusion is essential for special education (SPED) because it promotes the social and academic development of students with disabilities, fosters a sense of belonging, and prepares them for life outside of school. Collaboration among educators, positive behavior support, and peer interactions are crucial.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2022

Thus, educators need not only a vision for how to personalize learning effectively but also essential supports that will help to ensure success. Personalized pedagogy sets the stage for the purposeful use of technology to better assist in meeting students' learning needs while providing educators with timely data.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The cuts “take away from us, our education.” Rural Americans already have far less access to higher education than their counterparts in cities and suburbs. Related: Interested in innovations in higher education? Subscribe to Hechinger’s free biweekly higher education newsletter. That kind of frustration is growing.

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Geography Political Science Sociology History 134

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2024

With data talent in high demand globally, other countries are investing billions in data education. But American K-12 education still underemphasizes data science and data literacy skills — including the ability to understand qualitative and quantitative data, assess claims based on data and make data-driven predictions.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 15, 2022

I think we can all agree that disruptive change is not the standard in society, but the question becomes how is this impacting education? I shared the following in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms : I would wager that many of our assumptions in education stem from how we were taught throughout our own educational journey.

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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 30, 2024

But there is another story about teachers buried beneath the headlines of doom and despair that must be told to fully understand this era of education; this is a story about solidarity, community, hope and resistance. Teaching for Black Lives study group in San Marcos, Texas.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2024

But nationally just under half of these students graduate from four-year institutions within six years, compared with more than two-thirds of students who receive neither Pell Grants nor direct subsidized loans, according to federal education data. Related: Interested in innovations in the field of higher education?

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