A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Below is a listing of some of activities that incorporated digital learning: In Mrs. Collentine’s Humanities class, students worked in the computer lab on researching the history of drama and theater in the culture of their own heritage. This information will be turned into a research project at the end of the period.

Sociology 270

Sociology Heritage Cultures History 270

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

A garden cared for by children and their teachers sits in the playground at the Heritage Park Child Care Centre in British Columbia. Children read outside at Heritage Park Child Care Centre. For example, in Canada, non-licensed, home-based providers have been left out of the system, as have other, more informal kinds of care.

Heritage 145

Heritage Government Advocacy Economics 145

Teaching American History

MARCH 4, 2025

The West in History and Memory at National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK. For more information about our Multi-Day seminars and to see the schedule of events please click here. Native American Leadership, Identity, and Resistance at Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center in Mashantucket, CT.

Museum 59

Museum Historic Sites Heritage American History 59

Teaching American History

APRIL 2, 2024

For more information about our Multi-Day seminars and to see the schedule of events please click here. We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. The application will be open April 8-April 30. Have more questions? Click here. The post Prepare for Fall Multi Day seminars!

Historic Sites 128

Historic Sites Museum American History Heritage 128

Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Despite the technical challenges posed by DNA degradation, the researchers successfully sequenced the genomes, revealing valuable information about the inhabitants' ancestry and genetic stability. Genetic Legacy and Cultural Interaction The arrival of these new groups did not erase the genetic heritage of the Oakhurst people.

Heritage 98

Heritage Archaeology Ancestry Artifacts 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

I didn’t explore my Korean heritage until college and only learned about LGBTQ+ historical leaders in my late twenties. are experts at filtering, organizing and connecting information. They are experts at filtering, organizing and connecting information. Related: Teachers go to school on racial bias. This generation of students.

Heritage 131

Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 131

Anthropology.net

AUGUST 19, 2024

This discovery lends further support to the emerging "tripartite origins" theory, suggesting that the genetic heritage of the Japanese population is far more complex than earlier models suggested. This allowed them to identify rare genetic variants and trace back migration patterns within Japan with greater accuracy.

Ancestry 98

Ancestry Heritage Humanities Library 98

Anthropology News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

But, these tropical foods like banana and pineapple are not part of my heritage or my culture, so I don’t feel like I’m losing that identity by not consuming those foods. But if we share information with ten people and then they start to care and then they change their behaviors, thenthat knowledge and care spreads.

Anthropology 64

Anthropology Advocacy Heritage Cultures 64

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2020

The 18-year-old senior at Heritage High School, in Menifee, California, had just been accepted to her dream school, University of California, San Diego, and wanted to visit that campus and a few others before deciding where to spend the next four years. Photo: Gissel Cardenas. But not all school districts are able to provide technology.

Heritage 108

Heritage High School Leadership Education 108

Anthropology News

MARCH 27, 2025

When NASAs early satellite data became inaccessible due to obsolete formats , it was not just information that was lost, but a record of human exploration. To remain accessible, information must continuously adapttransferred, reformatted, or reconstructed in ways that often alter its original context. But migration is never neutral.

Archiving 93

Archiving Artifacts Anthropology Museum 93

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

But the work also produces knowledge relevant for the Wajãpi people: I share with them information about federal laws related to cultural heritage and environmental protection. Academic scholars benefit from new data in an area never surveyed before by university-trained archaeologists.

Archaeology 116

Archaeology Heritage K-12 History 116

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

Details of the plan remain scant, but a draft framework calls for the revitalization of Native languages across all “ages, grade levels, and ability levels, in formal and informal places and settings.” It’s very empowering,” said Cummins, who previously ran Crow language programs in schools in Montana.

Teaching 144

Teaching K-12 Heritage Government 144

Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2019

Jamaal Matthews, a former math teacher turned researcher and professor at Montclair State University, recommends that teachers elicit information from their students on the “4 Hs” to build student-centered instruction: home, hobbies, hopes, and heritage.

Heritage 133

Heritage Pedagogy Psychology Cultures 133

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

To get a sense of how students in New York feel about these changes, The Hechinger Report spoke with six public school students, representing four of the city’s five boroughs, whose heritage is Asian American or Pacific Islander. Karen Kong, 16, has unwavering pride in her Chinese American heritage, rooted in her sense of family and honor.

History 110

History Heritage K-12 American History 110

Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Photo by Luke Fannin) The invention of jungle gyms and monkey bars in the 1920s by Chicago lawyer Sebastian “Ted” Hinton reflects this evolutionary heritage, according to Nathaniel Dominy, the Charles Hansen Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth and co-author of the study. 1 Fannin, L.

Anthropology 105

Anthropology Heritage Humanities Cultures 105

This Is Not a Sociology Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Their mail order tests can reveal the genetic risk of a range of conditions and information on genetic heritage thus showing where you have come from and how your life might develop. For around £100 people can now have their genetic code mapped (a process which twenty years ago would have cost billions).

Heritage 100

Heritage Government Humanities Research 100

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Research on the physical, psychological and academic benefits of outdoor learning for kids is well-established, and is now informing the development of climate education. What’s also becoming well-known is the essential role of traditional and Indigenous ecological knowledge in the effort to cope with the climate crisis.

Heritage 119

Heritage Tradition Cultures Public School 119

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

The report, released in May during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, surveyed over 5,000 Americans from diverse backgrounds and includes findings about Asian American stereotypes, visibility and acceptance. not only to foster more understanding and tolerance, but also to show the beauty and complexity of cultures often neglected.

American History 112

American History History Teaching Primary Sources 112

ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This caustic combination of biased or incomplete information and a lack in public awareness very easily fuels damaging stereotypes of Asians as perpetually and dangerously foreign and “taking over” what are seen as limited resources, especially during times of social and economic instability and widening gaps in wealth and income inequality.

K-12 143

K-12 Ancestry Education Geography 143

ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

It’s not necessarily clear that groups like the National Microschooling Center, a popular source of information on these schools, receive funding from groups like Stand Together Trust, a Koch-funded organization, Fiske says. Moreover, political connections at a particular institution aren’t always obvious, she says.

Public School 133

Public School Civics Private School K-12 133

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Click on the map to see more information about income in each neighborhood. Officials from Houston ISD did not respond to interview or information requests from EdSurge. Houston ISD told Houston Landing that some schools allow students to informally check out books on an “honor system.” Map by Nadia Tamez-Robledo for EdSurge.

Library 145

Library Heritage High School Elementary School 145

ED Surge

MAY 12, 2023

A white-passing student in the group expressed his hesitance in speaking Spanish and claiming his heritage because he didn’t want to be accused of appropriation. When I facilitate these discussions, I’m not using a blueprint or guide; I like to think of it as an informal gathering of people who take the conversation where it needs to go.

Heritage 119

Heritage Middle School High School Cultures 119

Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Recent archaeological studies in Sicily reveal crucial information about early human migration into the Mediterranean islands. New findings from coastal and underwater caves in southern Sicily suggest a deeper understanding of Homo sapiens ' movements and survival strategies during their initial colonization of the island.

Humanities 98

Humanities Archaeology Archival Research Heritage 98

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I learned truths about European imperialism and the humanness before slavery — how colonists from all over Europe stuck their flagpoles into African soils, controlling nations and influencing heritage for centuries. I learned how the absence of so many Igbo and Yoruba people felt for some growing up in West Africa under European reign.

History 104

History Teaching Sociology Oral History 104

Living Geography

APRIL 5, 2024

The lecture was very clear and nicely presented and had plenty of useful information. There was mention made of South Georgia Heritage Trust's Rodent eradication programme. This will be helpful for a book I am currently working on. I wrote an educational resource about that a few years ago and it can be found here.

Heritage 52

Heritage Education 52

Anthropology.net

APRIL 14, 2024

Instead, he posits them as sophisticated tools for social coordination, validation, and the transmission of nuanced non-linguistic information. Kelly asserts, "They were more than just tools for relaying information; they were lifelines, binding communities together in a network of shared understanding."

Artifacts 52

Artifacts Heritage Museum Cultures 52

Anthropology News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

What does it mean to render our genes and biology as forms of treasure that inform our understanding of human diversity and adaptation—or that become new frontiers of intellectual property and profit? The pursuit of linguistic treasures: documenting languages and preserving linguistic heritage.

Anthropology 52

Anthropology Heritage Artifacts Cultures 52

Anthropology.net

APRIL 6, 2024

Now, a collaborative effort led by researchers from the Universities of Göttingen and Reading, along with the Lower Saxony State Office for Cultural Heritage, has unveiled groundbreaking insights into the woodworking techniques employed by our ancient ancestors.

Archaeology 52

Archaeology Heritage Artifacts Humanities 52

NCHE

MAY 1, 2023

Army Heritage and Education Center (4 times) in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tennessee, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, and the Museum of History and Innovation in Seattle, Washington have made these colloquia special. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia (3 times), the U.S.

Primary Sources 100

Primary Sources Library Archiving Museum 100

C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

. * * * My most recent connection with a cultural center occurred over a year ago when BSC social studies teacher candidates worked with the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center (UGRR) during an informal service-learning project. Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center. Image via Step Out Buffalo.

Cultures 52

Cultures Heritage Civic Engagement Civics 52

Studies Weekly

JULY 9, 2024

They include a focus on all ELA skills, not just relaying information. Studies Weekly’s informational text can help students improve their reading scores on grade and state assessments. Grade-level Lexiled Content: If needed, teachers can assign Studies Weekly publications to students based on their reading level.

Heritage 52

Heritage Social Studies Primary Sources Lesson Plan 52

Studies Weekly

AUGUST 6, 2024

Breathing exercises to try As a Studies Weekly Teacher Advocate , I love to pass along information that can benefit you too. Students can then use these exercises any time they need to refocus and feel peaceful. I have loved researching and trying fun techniques to recenter and regulate emotions.

Heritage 52

Heritage Primary Sources Lesson Plan Elementary School 52

Studies Weekly

JUNE 6, 2024

Community Areas Welcome Area Create a welcoming area near the classroom entrance where students can see positive messages, daily schedules, and class information. This area can include your gathering rug, morning board, and information about job helpers and birthdays. This area sets the tone for all you do and learn together.

Heritage 52

Heritage Primary Sources Library Lesson Plan 52

NCHE

APRIL 3, 2023

In addition to this Lincoln investigation, my students wanted to explore our community’s sundown town heritage, an episode of Native American protests, unresolved episodes of violence and murder, postindustrial decline, and even a local witch trial that occurred in our region before the Civil War.

Oral History 100

Oral History Public History History Museum 100

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 6, 2024

The goal is to raise awareness about how anti-history education laws and book bans — and their chilling effect — threaten any chance of an informed and engaged democracy. Here are highlights from the remarks. We teach them the power of their voice and the importance of upcoming elections. But it doesn’t end there.

Teaching 86

Teaching Social Justice Library Heritage 86

Anthropology.net

MAY 13, 2024

Now, a groundbreaking study published in Nature Communications 1 has unveiled new age estimates and revised provenance information for these enigmatic remains, reshaping our understanding of human evolution in the region. With each discovery and breakthrough, we come one step closer to unraveling the mysteries of our shared human heritage.

Heritage 52

Heritage Humanities History Research 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2023

Despite their rich history and Hall’s documentation of her heritage, Hall and her ancestors are not acknowledged by the United States government as a tribal nation. Documentation depends on the information families can access to prove their lineage.

Government 97

Government Cultures History Heritage 97