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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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Cognitive Development and Critical Thinking Research has consistently shown that student discourse is a powerful tool for cognitive development. When students engage in meaningful conversations, they are not only actively constructing knowledge but also developing essential competencies for academic and personal success.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

For example, AI can assist lawyers in legal research, helping them identify relevant case law and regulations more efficiently. So, what does this mean for educators? We then use questioning techniques, research, and evidence to identify gaps in practice.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Change is an inevitable constant in education. Present research and evidence These play a crucial role in justifying change by providing a solid foundation for decision-making. When presented to educators, this evidence-based approach helps mitigate risks, build trust, and ensure that changes are aligned with the vision and goals.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Public trust in higher education has reached a historic low. However, researchers at Georgetown University project that by 2031, 72 percent of jobs will require some type of education or training after high school. Education leaders have long called for expanded postsecondary pathways. College isn’t for everyone.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 21, 2025

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. 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. I'm an educator.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Three learners in the League of Innovative Students share reflections and learnings from their research to understand causes of education-related challenges in their communities.

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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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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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Edthena

MARCH 25, 2025

Edthena is proud to announce our collaboration with researchers at the University of Virginia and the University of Albany on an AI-based multi-modal neural network project funded by the Gates Foundation. Reliable and research-validated AI-powered feedback for math instruction is coming soon! This project builds on proven research.

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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. Having a foundation and a compelling reason to change is where research plays a pivotal role. Discounting this shows a lack of understanding of what real change looks and feels like in education.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 30, 2021

Research shows how students learn best, and it's not by talking at them for extended periods. Take a look at this synopsis from Peter Reuell : For decades, there has been evidence that classroom techniques designed to get students to participate in the learning process produce better educational outcomes at virtually all levels.

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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. In that earlier post, I highlighted the superficial adoption of technology in education, where tools were used to digitize traditional methods without fostering genuine innovation. in effect size.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 22, 2023

One of the most powerful can be quality research, especially peer-reviewed studies. When trying to get the ball moving, leverage quality research. In this piece of #EDvice I discuss to vital role research plays in both initiating and sustaining the change process. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42(4), 357-377.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 10, 2025

Since then, reading researchers have come up with many ideas to foster comprehension. Educators continue to debate how much to emphasize some ideas over others. Its a little bit discouraging, said Philip Capin, an assistant professor of education at Harvard Universitys Graduate School of Education. Some didnt.

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Maitri Learning

JANUARY 12, 2025

Recent advances in neuroscience are revealing what Montessori educators have known for over a century - that learning is deeply connected to emotion, relationships, and the integration of mind and body. The implications for education are profound. Here's a summary of some of those key points.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Each graduate student brings their own specialized research focus to the table, enriching the legacy of the SWP. The post Excavation and Education: Lessons Learned as Teaching Assistants in the Schreiber Wood Project Field School first appeared on Teaching Anthropology.

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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. Research Supporting the Importance of Leadership Clarity Numerous studies have demonstrated the positive impact of leadership clarity on outcomes. The “why” always matters. Don’t let others get lost in the fog.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 15, 2021

It has been a wild and bumpy ride during the pandemic, but through it all, we have witnessed firsthand the resilience of educators across the world. While COVID-19 represented the most disruptive force ever to impact the field of education, educators did what they always do – go above and beyond for kids and each other.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 23, 2021

When it comes to practices in education, one of my favorite idioms is “don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater.” In his meta-analysis of over 300 research studies, John Hattie found that direct instruction has above-average gains when it comes to student results, specifically an effect size of 0.59.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 28, 2019

A great deal has changed over the past few years not just in society, but also in education. Below is my thinking on the topic that has resulted in the following iteration: As times change, so must the practice of leaders to establish a culture of learning that is relevant, research-based, and rooted in relationships.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

That’s the contradiction at the heart of what education researchers call “subitizing,” from the Latin “subito” or suddenly, and it means to instantly see how many, much like the way we glance at a die and see four dots without counting, “one, two, three, four.” Some might see two groups of three plus an extra dot. Now he forgot it.’

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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

OCTOBER 24, 2024

In recent years, a growing body of research has looked at the impact of college ‘deserts’ — sometimes defined as an area where people live more than a 30-minute drive to a campus — and found that those residing close to a college are more likely to attend.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

The good news is that educators do not have to reinvent the wheel. However, educators can integrate opportunities to reflect throughout a lesson. I shared the following KWHLAQ chart in Disruptive Thinking, which educators can adapt as needed. Journal of Applied Learning in Higher Education, 1(1), 25-48. & Clayton, P.

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TeachThought

OCTOBER 12, 2024

It’s usually only used in academic research—you’ll see it in educational psychology books, in school textbooks. Jory: Basically, they fail once or can’t do something one time, and then they apply that to everything in the future. So all future tasks become skewed by that. Instructor: Exactly.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

More recent research, however, suggests that prediction may have been overly optimistic. Stanford University researchers have been studying Washington, D.C.s $33 When researchers looked at these students test scores, they found minimal to modest improvements in reading or math. For one student, 1.3

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

But a growing chorus of education advocates has been arguing that phonics isnt enough. Some educators are calling for schools to adopt a curriculum that emphasizes content along with phonics. Related: Our free weekly newsletter alerts you to what research says about schools and classrooms. Weve all been there.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Educators want proven strategies that can be implemented readily that will address diverse learner needs while leading to an improvement in outcomes. A simple Google search will unveil all the many strategies and techniques that are available to educators to make this a reality.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 9, 2023

When it comes to education training, the main pathway to improvement is through professional development. Professional development (PD) is something that is typically "done" to educators. My point is to reflect to determine if the resources and time allocated lead to evidence that educator practice is improving.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Map reprinted from The Postsecondary Outcomes of High School Dual Enrollment Students A National and State-by-State Analysis (October 2024) Community College Research Center. It’s not clear that an early taste of higher education encourages more students to go to college who wouldn’t have otherwise. Dual enrollment is exploding.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Like learning to read by third grade, taking eighth grade math is a pivotal moment in a child’s education. Algebra in eighth grade is a gateway to a lot of further opportunities,” said Dan Goldhaber, an economist who studies education at the American Institutes for Research, in a recent webinar. Department of Education.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Brain research validates how critical curiosity can be when it comes to learning. Here is an excerpt from a 2014 article in Scientific American by Daisy Yuhas: “Researchers asked 19 participants to review more than 100 questions, rating each in terms of how curious they were about the answer. Sponsored post.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2025

Earning a college education can be the gateway to a brighter future with greater earning potential, improved career options and a strong sense of well-being for graduates. But today only 36 percent of Americans express high confidence in higher education, according to recent polling. This skepticism isnt unfounded.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

I made an effort to align every point of critical feedback to current research. As you come across research that supports the types of effective pedagogical techniques you wish to see in your classrooms, archive it in a document that you can refer to when writing up observations.

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