The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

Computerized instruction offers the promise of a technological version of a personal tutor, giving instant feedback and tailoring lessons for each child’s needs. Yet even advocates of educational technology recognize the motivating power of a human teacher to encourage a demoralized student or clear up a point of confusion.

Psychology 127

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2024

As a 2022 fellow of The National Fellowship for Black and Latino Male Educators, I attend an annual retreat designed to provide fellows and alumni with support and resources so we can all reach the common goal of becoming education leaders. At this year’s retreat, Lester Young Jr.,

Leadership 98

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

It’s human nature to worry, but for some of us, living with and managing anxiety is more complex than just not worrying. When I feel psychologically unsafe, I not only feel anxious, but I feel I need to put on a mask to protect myself, which is exhausting. Having an anxiety disorder is more than just feeling anxious.

Psychology 106

Psychology Leadership Humanities Educational Technology 106

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

These stories of resilience and triumph allowed me to see my own humanity as a Black person, something I later realized I desperately needed. I needed to learn about my people in order for me to see my own humanity, and for the students I’ve taught over the past 13 years, I know this to be true.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2024

Why All of Us Could Use a Lesson in ‘Thinking 101’ Human brains are wired to think in ways that often lead to biased decisions or incorrect assumptions. So what can educators, policymakers and any lifelong learner gain from these new insights? What Will ChatGPT Mean for Teaching?

Civics 70

Civics Psychology Humanities Learning Science 70

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Research in psychology has led to a clearer picture of common pitfalls in human reasoning — instincts people are wired to make that may have helped our caveman ancestors but that now lead people to make biased decisions or incorrect assumptions.

Psychology 100

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ED Surge

APRIL 27, 2023

It turns out, one of the world’s most-cited educational researchers, Richard Mayer , is working on a series of studies looking at what kind of computer-generated voices and images are most engaging to learners and lead to the best outcomes.

Tutoring 107

Tutoring Psychology Humanities Teaching 107

ED Surge

MARCH 23, 2023

These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. to transition away from human slavery as its dependent workforce for crop production and infrastructure development.

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Education Sociology Economics Tradition 125

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

My next class was in the psychology department, on the topic of lifespan development. The class covers how humans change over different points in their lives, and it’s taught by Amy Meeks, a senior lecturer who has been teaching for 20 years. In this class, I mostly saw students following along closely, and taking notes.

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Psychology Teaching Humanities Research 135

ED Surge

JUNE 28, 2023

Mentor is now part of the faculty at the university’s Teachers College, where one of her research areas is education equity. She says it all comes down to the basic human need to feel cared for and to be part of a community. And I think that the humanity is missing in these orientations that we have,” Mentor says.

Middle School 91

Middle School Psychology Humanities Research 91

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Gil , late professor of social policy at the Florence Heller School for Advanced Studies in Social Welfare at Brandeis University, argued that individuals can only reach their full potential when human needs such as psychological safety are met.

Tutoring 104

Tutoring Psychology High School Research 104

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. This is her third year in the profession. History class.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

One of the great debates in education spans more than two millennia. Plato wrote that his teacher Socrates fretted that writing things down would cause humans to become ignorant because they wouldn’t have to memorize anything. But human nature is to do the opposite and Google before trying.

Psychology 92

Psychology Humanities Research Social Science 92

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Groups like the American Psychological Association are very clear that young children, and children in general, experience the psychological impacts of natural disasters significantly worse than adults. are in some ways the most vulnerable and the most disenfranchised group or population of any humans.” Young children.

Psychology 103

Psychology Advocacy Humanities Research 103

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

What psychological and spiritual damage would this cause? Many of these communities continued, even after in-person schooling resumed because they allowed for a more humanizing learning experience. Still, our school system’s over-reliance on punishment and obedience makes me worry about the impact on my kids.

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Elementary School Psychology Classroom Management Humanities 98

ED Surge

MARCH 29, 2023

Doug Lemov, bestselling author and founder of “ Teach Like a Champion ,” a nationally recognized organization that provides resources for effective teaching, asserts that teachers should not be solely responsible for the psychological impact of students’ technology usage. Teachers already have a daunting list of educational priorities.

Middle School 72

Middle School Psychology Elementary School Teaching 72

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Our humanity matters, but our unique experiences also matter. Critical race and education scholars like Daniel G. Solórzano and Lindsay Pérez Huber contextualize these harmful lived experiences through vivid storytelling and rigorous research,⁴ illuminating their lasting physical, psychological and social consequences.

Education 86

Education K-12 Psychology Cultures 86

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Shuck is a professor of human resource and organizational development at the University of Louisville and co-founder of the start-up OrgVitals. It is often not the big fanfare, not the big program, not the big platform, not the human resource movement, although those things are necessary at times. I call this the cumulative principle.

Cultures 108

Cultures Education Humanities Psychology 108

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

It exists in nature and it is a cornerstone of our economy, but there’s a lack of consensus among psychologists as to whether competitiveness is learned or if it’s instinctual and part of human nature. Some argue that competitiveness is a trait, while others believe it’s a mix of genetic and environmental factors. That was too hard to bear.

Middle School 86

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

They're not going to be able to even use the controller with great effect,” says Heather Kirkorian, an associate professor of human development and family studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who studies the impact of screen media on infants and young children. So we're not just playing with touch. We can play with motion.

Psychology 119

Psychology Research Humanities Teaching 119

ED Surge

APRIL 2, 2024

When she works in a classroom, Niobe Way, a professor of developmental psychology at New York University, wants to dive into the deep end. She has them discuss a question that plumbs what it means to be human: “Tell me about a time when you felt a sense of belongingness.” “How How do you experience trust?” What's home mean for you?”

Humanities 80

Humanities K-12 Psychology Cultures 80

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2022

While the term has become the latest buzzword in education circles, what it means for teaching and learning largely remains to be seen. Experts say much of what we see marketed as the metaverse from education technology companies isn’t actually the metaverse. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a professor of psychology at Temple University.

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EdTech Education Psychology Educational Technology 129

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. School districts that have been hit say they are taking new safety precautions.

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

After her daughter was born, Ruth Cady enrolled in two classes at a local community college: psychology and biology. You’re also part of this big thing, this human endeavor—that’s kind of cool.” Earning a college degree is a personal goal for Todd, whose wife teaches clinical psychology at the university. What is happening?’”

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

What we think the purpose of a university is, and this will get to why I'm doing this project now, is to give human beings the ability to better understand themselves and the world. They were on subjects that included “Psychology of Social Status,” and “Learning from Native Sons: The Pain, Rage, and Hope of America's Most Loyal Critics.”

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ED Surge

APRIL 5, 2022

What it can do is play an important role in promoting stronger human development and more responsive school environments. The pandemic has disrupted almost every aspect of education for at least two years: disconnecting children and youth from their peers, their schools and routines, and threatening both safety and healthy development.

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