Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A number of educators across the country are finding great value in ‘learning science’ books such as Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning. These educational practices can be powerful tools for information retrieval. lectures)” (p.

Learning Science 143

Learning Science Tradition Critical Thinking Teaching 143

Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2019

In traditional science classrooms, students are often presented with facts and definitions to memorize, or they are asked to follow a predetermined set of instructions to complete a lab activity. However, this model of instruction does not align with our emerging understanding of how students learn science best.

K-12 133

K-12 Learning Science Middle School Tradition 133

Digital Promise

AUGUST 20, 2020

course leads, department chairs, and other higher education leaders) to respond by creating more equitable digital learning opportunities. As a team of white researchers/educators, we started the design process by acknowledging our layers of privilege, including the years of education and experience our privilege has facilitated.

Learning Science 127

Learning Science Tradition Cultures Research 127

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

But it’s an open question whether students can learn every subject this way. Each concluded that students who learned science and social studies through a detailed project-based curriculum over the course of a year posted higher achievement scores than those who learned those subjects the way teachers in their schools usually taught them.

Project-Based Learning 145

Project-Based Learning Middle School Social Studies High School 145

Digital Promise

MARCH 28, 2022

The institutions include Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative , Savannah Technical College/Technical College System of Georgia , Tennessee State University’s Center of Excellence for Learning Sciences , and the University of Maine System’s Statewide All Learning Counts Initiative.

Economics 127

Economics Learning Science Tradition Research 127

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

—John Hattie, emeritus professor at the University of Melbourne “The current levels of enthusiasm for flipped learning are not commensurate with and far exceed the vast variability of scientific evidence in its favor,” the paper argues. I didn’t think that was fair to people practicing flipped learning.”

Research 141

Research K-12 Elementary School Learning Science 141

Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2018

On July 16-18, Digital Promise held the fifth annual Education Innovation Clusters Convening (#EdClusters18) in Philadelphia, with our co-host the ExCITe Center at Drexel University. EdClusters18 focused on clarifying the future vision, tools, and action steps for education innovation. Remake Learning Network (Pittsburgh).

EdTech 76

EdTech Education Social Justice Research 76

Digital Promise

JUNE 27, 2017

Since the fall 2016 meeting of the League of Innovative Schools , superintendents from around the country have connected with leading researchers in the field of maker learning. The team builds on a growing body of literature that points to potential dangers of adopting maker learning programs with an uncritical perspective.

Research 101

Research Pedagogy Cultures Learning Science 101

Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2019

While parts of the education system have incorporated tailored methods to keep students engaged, mathematics is often still taught in traditional, non-differentiated ways. Incorporate Productive Struggle and a Sense of Belonging to Improve Math Learning.

Heritage 133

Heritage Pedagogy Psychology Cultures 133

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2023

My trip to the Alien Zoo wasn’t just for fun or a total abuse of my role as an education journalist. Replacing traditional labs, this new technology from Dreamscape Learn is used to reinforce the foundational life science concepts they are learning in the classroom. Sign up for our higher education newsletter.

EdTech 109

EdTech Tradition Middle School Learning Science 109

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

“We have kids that on our benchmark knowledge assessments are scoring what is the equivalent of second grade, first grade, fourth grade,” said Fisher, who is also a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University. Some experts and educators worry the reading reform movement has left older students behind.

High School 145

High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Concerns about the quality and price of traditional academic programs in higher education have generated interest in competency-based programs that allow students to learn at their own pace, with up to 600 institutions now interested in developing, building or offering these new programs. Credit: Getty Images.

Tradition 82

Tradition Economics Learning Science High School 82

ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2024

In fact, three of our top 10 episodes of the year explored various aspects of how new forms of artificial intelligence are impacting teaching and learning. In what has become an annual tradition, we’re sharing your favorite episodes of the year, as determined by the number of listens to the 44 fresh episodes we produced.

Civics 94

Civics Psychology Humanities Learning Science 94

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2020

And while many parents are trying to find resources to homeschool, Golin said it’s important for parents to take pressure off themselves to provide a “traditional academic” experience for young children. For years, early education experts have cautioned parents about online preschool programs. Are children exercising their bodies?

Museum 145

Museum Professional Development Learning Science Tradition 145

ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

Dr. Katrina McEllen, Assistant Superintendent for Educational Program Services, oversees curriculum for a student population of about 10,500. Here, she explains how Course of Mind is helping her district strategically incorporate learning technology into their curriculum. There are just areas in the state that can't have internet.

EdTech 103

EdTech Geography Learning Science Economics 103

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 17, 2019

As we learned at the American Evaluation Association ‘s 2019 conference, these partnerships often lead to unearthing innovative data collection strategies, stronger, co-designed research questions, and more meaningful evaluation outputs. Why does equitable evaluation matter? .

Research 95

Research Cultures Learning Science Government 95

Digital Promise

JULY 9, 2019

Despite the challenges educators face when trying to purchase edtech tools, new procurement tools have emerged that support evidence-based decision making when choosing and buying edtech products. As an educator, once you understand those instructional needs, you are able to explore edtech tools that align with and meet your students’ needs.

EdTech 103

EdTech Digital Resources Professional Development Learning Science 103

Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2021

This led to the design of activities that could be done in parallel at home and school and allowed teachers to learn about children’s and families’ traditions and experiences. Creating books with their families’ routines also allowed teachers and classmates to learn about families’ traditions and celebrate diversity.

Tradition 139

Tradition Cultures Research Learning Science 139

ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2022

Most schools, for the health and safety of their communities, adjusted them in a variety of ways, often making them more “brain-friendly” and aligning them with promising research and strategies in the science of teaching and learning, or what we like to call, Mind, Brain and Education (MBE). We still have work to do at St.

Elementary School 110

Elementary School Professional Development Learning Science Research 110

Digital Promise

AUGUST 23, 2018

Learner variability includes: … the young person who lives in poverty, or is learning to speak English and may not yet have the background knowledge to enable comprehension of a reading passage. Demonstrate how learning sciences research can improve classroom practice.

Research 91

Research Learning Science Tradition Education 91

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The first time, students take it individually in the lecture hall, the traditional way. But if you are wondering how remote learning, with all of its frustrating disappointments, might change education, the answer could be a bunch of small technological innovations that teachers figured out on the fly.

Tradition 141

Tradition Teaching Education Learning Science 141

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

I believe that the climate movement is the most interesting movement in education,” said Oren Pizmony-Levy, associate professor of International and Comparative Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. She said this teacher education is designed to be intellectually demanding. “We

Teaching 96

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 96

Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Schools and teachers often use summer as a time to rethink classrooms and learning spaces. What we now know in learning science is that learning is complex, often unpredictable, and a socially developed phenomenon.”.

Pedagogy 83

Pedagogy Civic Engagement Civics Economics 83

Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2017

The third installment in Digital Promise Global’s Making Learning Personal For All series, “ Supporting Research-Based Personalization for Reading Success, ” provides an overview of the learning science research behind learning to read.

Research 63

Research EdTech Digital Resources Learning Science 63

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning. Traditional language learning in the U.S. Language educators lament that courses in STEM are celebrated for teaching real-world skills, but language classes are not. “It Choose as many as you like.

Heritage 95

Heritage Global Studies Advocacy High School 95

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

Where the model pushes boundaries is in the addition of learning experiences called “expeditions.” They are two-week intensive courses that take children outside the classroom and beyond the traditional subjects. Expeditions aim to impart what Cayer learned by being around her father: a habit of pursuing expertise or passion, or both.

Charter School 95

Charter School High School Learning Science Tradition 95

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 21, 2016

But ironically, a fixed syllabus of readings and assignments for open-ended project-based learning courses may prevent us from capitalizing on “teachable moments.”. In the learning sciences, teachable moments go by many names: impasse-driven learning, preparation of future learning, desirable difficulties, or productive failure.

Project-Based Learning 58

Project-Based Learning Library Learning Science Tradition 58

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

At the September 2016 Summit to Expand Research Use in Education , educators, technology developers, and researchers met to address an essential question: How can we work together to expand research use in the design, development, and improvement of education programs, products, and practices? Credit: Lane Change Consulting.

Research 93

Research Education Social Justice Educational Technology 93

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

She and a colleague published a journal article about their experience last year, called “ TikTok: An Emergent Opportunity for Teaching and Learning Science Communication Online. ” “It is the ethical responsibility of researchers to disseminate findings with the public in a timely way,” the paper concludes. “As

Teaching 113

Teaching Critical Thinking Cultures Learning Science 113

ED Surge

APRIL 17, 2024

While the latter may entertain, the former serve to educate. Concerns about AI-powered reading coaches, assistants and tutors relate to both learning to read and reading to learn, especially when it comes to AI-generated prompts. Through this collaborative approach, they could also foster teachers' AI literacy.

Tutoring 135

Tutoring EdTech Learning Science Research 135

ED Surge

OCTOBER 26, 2022

"BREAK MY SOUL", in particular, reflects my work as a public high school history teacher as I have had my own renaissance navigating the toxic landscape that further marginalizes educators struggling to hold on to their humanity while teaching. Educators are no different.

Teaching 101

Teaching Professional Development Humanities History 101

ED Surge

JANUARY 23, 2024

Many education leaders think so, as ChatGPT and other new generative AI tools sweep into daily life. And in October, the White House issued an executive order that attempts to set standards for AI safety, including around AI’s role in transforming education. And there is an emerging push to bring AI literacy to schools and colleges.

Library 139

Library Community Engagement Economics Learning Science 139

ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2024

For years educators have been trying to glean lessons about learners and the learning process from the data traces that students leave with every click in a digital textbook , learning management system or other online learning tool. Its an approach known as learning analytics.

Tutoring 135

Tutoring K-12 Humanities Learning Science 135