ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

For too many years, students have had their educations defined by geographies of exclusion and difference,” researchers conclude. Another is to stop or limit the use of property taxes in funding schools, which could mean divvying up money at the state level or pooling property tax money across wealthy and impoverished districts.

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ED Surge

JULY 9, 2024

The 10 future teachers we interviewed span different geographies, backgrounds, education experiences and motivations. That complex landscape only makes the perspectives of those who have decided to pursue a career in teaching anyway all the more interesting. Each story — each person — is unique.

Geography 132

Geography Tutoring Elementary School Teaching 132

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Furthermore, it can transport students to different times and places, making history and geography lessons more immersive and educational. AR is also a powerful tool for visualizing complex concepts, allowing students to explore abstract ideas through interactive 3D representations.

EdTech 130

EdTech Junior High Geography Critical Thinking 130

ED Surge

MARCH 6, 2024

A traditional four-year degree isn’t a financially feasible path to teaching for some, Lopez adds, while the state’s history of focusing on English-only education has shrunk the pool of Callifornians who are proficient in Spanish. Geography is another hardship for potential bilingual educators.

Geography 126

Geography Tradition Public School Teaching 126

ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

That was geography.” In undergrad, when I switched out of music, I picked a new major by looking for something that I was interested in studying and didn't require calculus or organic chemistry. A professor from Indiana: “I've taught calculus dozens of times, with diverse textbooks, quite successfully.

K-12 110

K-12 Geography Middle School Economics 110

ED Surge

MAY 6, 2022

In a crowded market, where the barrier of geography has been eliminated, providers of online education say they have been forced to spend more time, energy and money on marketing.

EdTech 113

EdTech Geography Library Economics 113

ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

Our most recent cohort of fellows included educators across a variety of grades and content areas, including a high school principal, an elementary school paraprofessional, a math and computer science teacher, and a school and community engagement manager, to name a few.

Education 109

Education Elementary School EdTech Geography 109

ED Surge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Importantly, these companies are pursuing equitable access to their products and content, regardless of identity, geography, race, religion, socioeconomic background, etc. Such institutions recognize the importance of meeting learners where they are—and the positive impact this has on outcomes.

EdTech 101

EdTech Social Justice Geography Human Rights 101

ED Surge

APRIL 25, 2022

Something that hinders us here in Caldwell County is the geography. So, we do try to look at equity. Certainly, we want to make sure that we're not advantaging one population or one area above another. Not all of our homes have internet or the capability to even get internet because of where we are.

EdTech 103

EdTech Geography Learning Science Economics 103

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

In places like Albemarle County, where school officials estimate up to 20 percent of students lack home broadband, all the latest education-technology tools meant to narrow opportunity and achievement gaps can widen them instead. That’s why, for example, 92.9 This is an equity issue.

Library 102

Library Middle School High School Government 102

ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2022

The region’s geography and culture give the program key advantages when it comes to recruiting local students. “It’s a locally-driven need,” Petrov says. For example, all of Miami Dade’s campuses, including the one that houses its dual-language program, lie in the heart of the city of Miami.

K-12 104

K-12 Leadership Geography Cultures 104

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Many schools embrace technology in the classroom as a route to these students’ hearts. They see kids devouring video games and living on social media and find it obvious that they would also like educational technology. But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common.

Junior High 126

Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 126

ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

The technology supporting these metaversities comes from Engage, an Irish company that has produced virtual-reality experiences depicting the Titanic voyage, the Apollo 11 space mission and the bombing of Berlin during World War II. The design interface comes from VictoryXR, a company that sells virtual-reality education technology.

Educational Technology 145

Educational Technology Geography Education Tradition 145

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Today, I teach world history and geography to newcomers in a Title I school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where nearly 60 percent of the 1,550 students enrolled in our school are Hispanic and speak Spanish, and many speak a Mayan dialect.

Geography 130

Geography World History Teaching Social Studies 130

ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, social studies encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, civics and economics, each with its own set of disciplinary practices. This variation reflects the diverse historical and cultural priorities of different states.

Social Studies 115

Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 115

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And indeed, when I talked to Erika Donalds, who's the woman who founded OptimaEd, the company that runs the school, her vision is that ultimately their academy can be not bounded by geography — that students could put on their headset and they could be in a classroom with kids who live thousands of miles away from them, but still have the same curriculum, (..)

Public School 122

Public School Tradition Charter School EdTech 122

ED Surge

JANUARY 6, 2025

Its open to all disciplines, geographies, periods, methodologies, authors, and audiences across the humanities. The mission statement emphasizes inclusiveness, declaring the journal a space for scholars, students, activists, journalists, policy-makers, professionals, practitioners, and non-specialists to connect and share knowledge.

Humanities 145

Humanities Archiving Oral History Pedagogy 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2024

Education vaulted to the forefront of conversations about the presidential race when Democratic nominee Kamala Harris announced Tim Walz as her running mate. Walz, the governor of Minnesota, worked for roughly two decades in public schools, as a geography teacher and football coach.

K-12 135

K-12 Education Public School History 135