The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2021

As a law student, I am passing by days that mark one year since we switched to Zoom, one year since I cleaned out my carrel in the library and, soon, a year since I started my remote summer job addressing Covid-19 issues in special education. We are experiencing many pandemic anniversaries this month.

Geography 138

Geography Library Elementary School Teaching 138

Digital Promise

JULY 7, 2015

We represent districts of differing sizes, socio-economic backgrounds, and geography, but our individual paths all converge around one single purpose – accelerating innovation through technology for all students, everywhere. Deputy Chief, Educational Technology & Library Programs. David Rose. 46,415 students.

Geography 128

Geography Public School Economics Library 128

ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. Maybe I could work in a museum or a library. history, European history, human geography, AP government. For the most part it's been positive.

History 128

History Museum Social Studies Geography 128

Living Geography

JULY 19, 2024

And if no one wants me I'll go and have a pub lunch somewhere, have a walk on the coast or go to the library. As many readers of the blog over the years will be well aware, I already have quite a few little 'projects' to refresh this zest and ensure that I keep supporting other colleagues, both experienced and those new to the profession.

Geography 75

Geography Library History Teaching 75

Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

She used to be a geography teacher herself before returning to higher education to pursue a doctorate degree. She is continuing to explore funding opportunities for her work in international geography and we hope to collaborate on a project in the future, hopefully in conjunction with other international geographers.

Geography 59

Geography Library Research Education 59

ED Surge

MAY 6, 2022

“Now is the time,” said a recent promotional email from Udemy, a library of online courses. 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

Living Geography

APRIL 1, 2025

This could be another useful source for some more hopeful geographies and I will be getting a copy for the departmental library. It is linked to a new book by Paul Hawken, called Carbon: the Book of Life, which came out earlier this month.

Geography 52

Geography Library 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Lindsay also faced a huge cultural obstacle — geography. Hope Perry, college access counselor for The Ayers Foundation Scholars Program, in the library of Summertown High School in Lawrence County, Tennessee. In early September, inside the Summertown High library, Perry wore a print fabric mask featuring the school’s bald eagle mascot.

Education 143

Education High School Library Geography 143

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2018

The AIU is also adding virtual reality equipment to its lending library for educators. Seventh-graders, along with science teacher Susan Dunning and geography teacher Megan Fuga, repeatedly gave the CMU students feedback on what worked and what didn’t.

K-12 110

K-12 Geography World History Library 110

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

No one is confused about why we have public fire departments or libraries: We all understand their mission for the public good. The pressure of high-stakes testing has caused districts and schools to reduce or even eliminate coursework in civics, along with history, geography, science, arts, and fitness. Not so much.

Civics 85

Civics Geography Public School Library 85

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Elijah Corbin Irving, a senior at Snowden International School in Boston, uses the American Student Assistance’s Boston Public Library College Planning Center as a resource. Through the Common App’s website, students can research college requirements and come up with a list based on geography, selectivity and cost. Photo: Jackie Mader.

Library 108

Library K-12 Public School Geography 108

Living Geography

JANUARY 21, 2024

A cross posting from my GeoLibrary blog - over 500 books and other resources for geography teachers have been placed on the shelves of the library so far. A cli-fi novel, which has been turned into a film, which is now out in cinemas. The original book was published in 2017. I read it yesterday in one sitting.

Geography 52

Geography Library 52

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls. This is an equity issue.

Library 105

Library Middle School High School Government 105

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Erie County Community College, or EC3PA, has used federal pandemic funding to make tuition free and is offering courses and services virtually and in person at a vocational high school, branches of the county library system and an education center run by nuns.

Tradition 130

Tradition High School Civics Geography 130

Leah Cleary

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Along with these solutions, I’ll be adding resources to my Free Resource Library that you can edit and use in your classroom. You can get access to the Library by signing up for my email list. Assess imperialism in Africa and Asia, include: the influence of geography and natural resources.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources Library Geography World History 52

Steven V. Miller

JANUARY 12, 2022

library ( RefManageR ) bib Mitchell, Sarah McLaughlin and John A. library ( tidyverse ) library ( bib2df ) library ( stevemisc ) bib % filter ( COMMENT == "citemyshit" ) %>% arrange ( YEAR ) %>% select ( where ( ~! Geography, #> Territory, and Conflict.” Vasquez, ed. #> > (2021). #> all ( is.na (.x

K-12 52

K-12 Library Social Science Individual Identity 52

Studies Weekly

JANUARY 30, 2024

Reading groups, library and computer time, literature, science, math, geography, art, and even holidays can all help our students learn about human society. Her perspective on Social Studies taught me that it is not an isolated area of study but exists in everything we teach.

Social Studies 59

Social Studies Geography Lesson Plan Library 59

Life and Landscapes

APRIL 11, 2024

So he founded the Family Illustrated Library, which, in 1864, became the Magazine of Education and Recreation. Hetzel published works by Balzac and Victor Hugo. He wanted to feature science and adventure stories for the entire family. Illustrations in that magazine would figure in his greatest success. The adventure stories of Jules Verne!

Museum 52

Museum Geography Library History 52

Geography Teacher Sharing

APRIL 23, 2024

Can think about using them too for inquiry-based learning For Lower sec [link] For Upper sec [link] For Pre- University [link] Map Library by MOE CCPD (all) [link] The storymaps arcgis is similar to the Google Earth gallery (replacing Voyagers in Google Earth) learning package I shared earlier.

Library 52

Library 52

Living Geography

APRIL 24, 2024

They included Vatnajokull in Iceland, which provided one of the Os It has now been added to the library, where you can see previous Doodles and search for any that are relevant to topics you are teaching. Monday's Google Doodle was for Earth Day - April the 22nd The word Google was made out of satellite imagery of features from space.

Library 52

Library Teaching 52

Living Geography

JULY 16, 2024

You can borrow the book from the Internet Archive library. Page 1 of the book references the Land Use Survey that was instigated by Dudley Stamp and which she was an integral part of.

Archiving 52

Archiving Library History 52

Living Geography

JUNE 8, 2024

You will enjoy access to UCL facilities and library and have regular meetings with Alex Standish and fellow Fellows to discuss research and carry out some of your own. You have until the 7th of July to apply to be one of next year's cohort of UCL Fawcett Fellows. Apply to become a UCL Fawcett Fellow for 2024-25.

Library 52

Library Teaching Research 52

Living Geography

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

I also sorted some books for school and rearranged my shelves to make them a little more coordinated, particularly my growing library of books on Iceland, which I'd added to over the weekend. I did some work on a few new resources I'm creating for work, which all tend to be shared at some point.

Library 52

Library 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

I also love my 3D relief United States map , which is really helpful in explaining events and helping my students study for their semester-long US geography test series. I use these super strong magnet shelves to showcase books related to our current unit from my classroom library.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Sociology History 52

Living Geography

MAY 6, 2024

For Merlin to learn to recognize a species by sound, we use audio recordings from the Macaulay Library that include a variety of sounds for each species to “train” Merlin. Merlin identifies bird sounds using breakthroughs in machine learning technology to recognize species based on spectrograms—visual representations of sounds.

Library 52

Library History 52

Geography Teacher Sharing

MARCH 27, 2021

Within each episode, you will find resources that could complement your lessons: Short video explaining and exemplifying the question with Singapore examples Downloadable activity sheets to engage students in school or at home Downloadable educator guides which include discussion questions for the videos and how to conduct the activity sheets Pop quizzes (..)

Library 52

Library Education 52

Edthena

APRIL 14, 2021

I call it the haul everybody’s cookies down to the library syndrome and lock the door and feed them cake and tell them, “This is awesome,” and everybody’s got their chair and like, “That’s my chair,” and everybody knows where they’re at. We have the tools.

Professional Development 59

Professional Development Pedagogy Teaching Geography 59

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The University of Alaska System scaled back more than 40 , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources and hospitality administration. Holly Buroughs sits in front of the Jackson Library on the campus of the University of North Carolina Greensboro. Henderson State University in Arkansas dropped 25.

Geography 136

Geography Political Science Sociology History 136

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

She recently opted to eat lunch in the library, finding it less chaotic than the cafeteria. “I Moureen’s economic ascent, however, may also depend on geography. For now, as she bides her time until senior year when she can start applying to colleges, she is working on getting her footing in Lowell. It was hard.”.

High School 105

High School Geography Middle School Critical Thinking 105

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Library of Congress, U.S. data show just how little students across America have actually learned about the nation’s history, civics and geography. Civil Rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City, August 1964. Photo: From the U.S. News & World Report Collection. Decades of U.S.

Civics 75

Civics K-12 Geography Library 75

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 8, 2024

Distribution of Delmont’s book is a direct challenge to the widespread removal of books from libraries and classrooms across the country. Additionally, the book was fascinating and engaging to read, and I really appreciate the Zinn Education Project for providing this book to me for free to add to my personal and professional library.

History Education 52

History Education History Education Social Studies 52

Maitri Learning

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

For your walls, you can use our Fine Art Display cards or cut out the pages from old books of art from library sales or used art calendars. Think about approaching your art collections just as you would approach geography. It can be woven art on your pillows or rugs, doilies under your lamps/flower arrangements, small sculptures, etc.

Museum 52

Museum Lesson Plan Cultures Geography 52

Maitri Learning

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

For your walls, you can use our Fine Art Display cards or cut out the pages from old books of art from library sales or used art calendars. Think about approaching your art collections just as you would approach geography. It can be woven art on your pillows or rugs, doilies under your lamps/flower arrangements, small sculptures, etc.

Museum 52

Museum Lesson Plan Cultures Geography 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017.

Library 130

Library Geography High School Civics 130

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

The teachers learned about the Tougaloo Nine , a group of students from historically black Tougaloo College in Jackson, who staged read-ins at the white-only Jackson Municipal Library in 1961. In the Canton Public School District, Howard Hollins teaches sixth-grade world geography and citizenship. Mississippi: the Magnolia State.”.

K-12 96

K-12 Social Studies History Archiving 96

Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Sloan Foundation, and the Mellon Foundation. He works mostly on comparative and historical political economy.

Political Science 72

Political Science Social Science Economics Government 72

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

Many we selected because they had made headlines for banning library books; others we chose because government records showed they had purchased web filters or because they were mentioned by students interviewed for this article. The Markup requested records from 26 school districts. schools censor the internet. Is that fair?”

Library 104

Library Advocacy Humanities High School 104