NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

history, Oklahoma History, U.S./Virginia Virginia History, AP Human Geography, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, and AP U.S. History for 8 years, a wealth of experience that informs the way he structures his programming at NCHE. I got to watch information click for my students in real-time.”

Geography 279

Geography History Library Humanities 279

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 5, 2024

A recent study led by researchers from London’s Natural History Museum and the KU Leuven Institute of Philosophy reignites the debate over whether Homo sapiens and Neanderthals ( Homo neanderthalensis ) should be classified as separate species. Neanderthals and Homo sapiens are both humans, but they differ in many ways.

Ancestry 111

Ancestry Anthropology Humanities Museum 111

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A Window Into Humanity’s Past Hunter-gatherer societies represent the foundation of human history, defining how humans lived for 99% of our existence. These living conditions foster a unique informal learning environment where children can observe, imitate, and practice critical skills without formal instruction.

Cultures 98

Cultures Humanities History Tradition 98

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

“Locals inform us that the ponds still concentrate fish during the dry season today,” the researchers reported. It offers a fresh perspective on the interplay between environmental adaptation and cultural development in human history. This imaging was crucial in uncovering the scale of the network.

History 98

History Humanities Cultures Research 98

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

She planned to major in digital media arts, but before she could start, Delta State eliminated that major, along with 20 other degree programs , including history, English, chemistry and music. In all, more than 25 programs have now been eliminated there, many of them in the humanities. The cuts “take away from us, our education.”

Geography 133

Geography Political Science Sociology History 133

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

More than 46,000 years ago, deep within the caves of what is now northern Spain, a silent drama unfolded between humans and the great beasts of the Ice Age. More importantly, the study provided evidence that humans and large carnivores—like hyenas and leopards—coexisted in Iberia for much longer than previously thought.

Ancestry 96

Ancestry Archaeology Artifacts Humanities 96

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

While we can't definitively say that these early humans crafted stone tools, our findings demonstrate that their hands were frequently used in ways that closely align with the actions necessary for human tool manipulation," explained Fotios Alexandros Karakostis, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Tübingen. afarensis , A.

Anthropology 98

Anthropology Museum Humanities Cultures 98

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Twins have been rare in human history and for that reason can seem special. To study mammal evolution and reproductive life history, we use skeletal collections, both fossil and recently living. THE SWITCH TO SINGLETONS Modern humans overwhelmingly birth just a single childa rather large child with an even larger head.

Humanities 89

Humanities History Research Cultures 89

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A recent study, published in the European Journal of Archaeology 1 , suggests these plaques may represent one of humanity's earliest attempts at recording genealogy—a non-verbal precursor to modern ancestry documentation. Eventually, these designs were manipulated to convey more precise genealogical information."

Archaeology 98

Archaeology Artifacts Ancestry Anthropology 98

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 30, 2017

" The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others." - Albert Schweitzer A major Category 4 Hurricane hit the Corpus Christie area in South Texas last Friday leaving a path of destruction. People are rising up to face this monumental challenge. People still need you help. Houston Texans star J.J.

Humanities 229

Humanities Leadership History Education 229

Sapiens

OCTOBER 30, 2024

These values rest on the belief that humans are apart from natural systems rather than a part of these systems, creating tensions for federal land managers and residents. Instead, it looks broadly at history, politics, ideologies, and other factors to explain how these harms emerge and get perpetuated across time and space.

Cultures 107

Cultures Tradition Humanities Anthropology 107

Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Biomechanics Testing: Unveiling Hidden Power Prior to this study, there was no existing research measuring human or weapon efficiency during strikes with hand-held weapons. While weapon design plays a critical role in efficiency, the ultimate factor remains the human behind the tool. Aboriginal Australian weapons and human efficiency.

Archaeology 98

Archaeology Humanities Cultures Tradition 98

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 13, 2011

For detailed information on the program please visit The New Milford Holocaust Project. Last year we launched a blog where the students in Europe chronicled and reflected on essential questions, focusing on a dark time in human history. This authentic learning experience cannot be reproduced in the classroom.

Global Connections 269

Global Connections High School History Educational Technology 269

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Over the course of the semester-long class, students research their own family histories, tracing one line back as far as they can through birth, death and marriage records, Census records, and church records, primarily. Reagan is already using her newfound research skills in a history class. Choose as many newsletters as you like.

History 137

History Ancestry Heritage Project-Based Learning 137

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. 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. My desire to know exploded.

History 105

History Teaching Sociology Oral History 105

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Much of that had to do with the fact that I was learning about Black histories for the first time. These stories of resilience and triumph allowed me to see my own humanity as a Black person, something I later realized I desperately needed. For me, the ability to teach Black history is a matter of life and death.

History 111

History Teaching K-12 Artifacts 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

That’s because “English AI Anchor,” as “he” is named, isn’t human. We are now living in a world in which robots do many of the jobs we once thought the preserve of humans. The future will leave room for human teachers. They didn’t give us any information about where we’re supposed to refer to. Related: Go vote.

Humanities 111

Humanities K-12 Civics Professional Development 111

Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A submerged 25-foot bridge in a cave on the Spanish island of Mallorca has provided groundbreaking insights into the early human colonization of the western Mediterranean. Recent research led by geologists from the University of South Florida has revealed that humans settled in this region much earlier than previously believed.

Humanities 96

Humanities Archaeology Artifacts History 96

ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2022

It protected health and mental stability and delivered the confidence that you had some control over human failure, at least within your own four walls. Home Econ then became Family and Consumer Science, and now it’s called Human Ecology. Schools have an educational obligation to teach people about meeting human needs and coexisting.

Humanities 105

Humanities Teaching Economics Government 105

Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Riding north through Columbia, his cavalry reached the covered bridge crossing of the Green River at Tebbs Bend in Taylor County, Kentucky. The federals were informed of Morgan’s advance. The crossing of Morgan’s men into Indiana is steeped in local history and well-remembered by local residents.

History 52

History Museum Local History Humanities 52

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. I was always interested in history. history class and had always enjoyed my social studies classes. This month, we are featuring Caleb Brown.

History 129

History Museum Social Studies Geography 129

Anthropology News

MARCH 4, 2025

Instead of that essay, I reflect here on the problematic my response in this anecdote highlights: balancing the patterned resonance of history and the total singularity of each life, in attempts to name and redress harm done at Mother and Baby Institutions (M&BIs) and in ethnographic work. Good material for an essay like this one.

Anthropology 77

Anthropology History Archaeology Artifacts 77

Anthropology.net

AUGUST 22, 2024

The reconstruction of early human evolution has largely been shaped by fossil evidence found in a few key locations in Africa. The eastern branch of the East African Rift System, encompassing renowned sites like Oldupai Gorge in Tanzania, is one of the most significant sources of early human fossils.

Humanities 98

Humanities Anthropology Tradition History 98

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

At Gwinnett, we have a history of preparing students for their futures in innovative and meaningful ways. You cant make informed decisions if you dont know how it works. You cant make informed decisions if you dont know how it works. Why is it important for students to be AI ready? We also really dig into being critical of AI.

K-12 104

K-12 Public School Leadership Teaching 104

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 23, 2025

We rewarded students for getting the right answers, for competing rather than collaborating, for mastering subjects rather than navigating human relationships. In an AI-driven future, our greatest strength will not be IQ or EQ but RQ Relational Intelligence the capacity to connect, understand and thrive through human relationships.

Humanities 64

Humanities Economics Professional Development High School 64

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2024

From the first exploratory interviews I did on this topic, I was surprised to learn how deep the history of AI trying to teach went. The post AI vs. humans: Who comes out ahead? Q: Why did you want to explore this question of how, and in what ways, AI can replace teachers? appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

Humanities 95

Humanities Tutoring History High School 95

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

THE WIDER DEBATE In the 1860s, Swiss anthropologist Johann Bachofen theorized from the information available to him at the time that there was a move from a matriarchal, or female-led society, to a patriarchal society only by the time of ancient Greece, meaning during the 1st millennium B.C.,

Archaeology 111

Archaeology Archiving Anthropology Leadership 111

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The point is that the connections between humanities and science have been lost in today’s separation of disciplines. Indeed, a recent report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences discovered that humanities and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) training majors largely dwell in different silos.

Humanities 87

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology 87

Anthropology.net

MARCH 10, 2025

They were the remains of animals deeply intertwined with the histories and cultures of Indigenous communities. “Even when they pass on, you still respect and honor them as non-human relatives. “Even when they pass on, you still respect and honor them as non-human relatives. “You care for horses.

Museum 52

Museum Archaeology Artifacts Anthropology 52

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 265

Sociology Heritage Cultures History 265

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I recommend teachers pull any learning activity that will benefit from human interaction, peer support, and social learning into synchronous time. For example, a social science teacher covering early American history could complement that work with a question like, “ What did it mean to be an American?

Social Science 218

Social Science American History History Humanities 218

Zinn Education Project

OCTOBER 13, 2024

In appreciation for your feedback , we’ll send you a people’s history book. Lesson Whose History Matters? history classes, I would ask students about “that guy some people say discovered America.” The film explores the history of what transpired in 1492 and after, and how “Columbus” has been used throughout U.S.

History 143

History Social Studies Humanities Cultures 143

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

NEW YORK — There’s a new look to history classes in New York City schools: a curriculum in Asian American and Pacific Islander history. history instruction include an Asian American and Pacific Islander K-12 curriculum. Now, they say, it’s time for their history classes, educators and textbooks to catch up. KELLEN ZENG.

History 106

History Heritage K-12 American History 106

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

However, if humans learn by participating in their lives then how can online learning be effective? Learning must prioritize the application, not retention, of information and skills in a real-world setting. Too often the information students are asked to read and engage with online is abstract and unrelated to their lives.

Museum 168

Museum Humanities Cultures History 168

Sapiens

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Lagging behind in scientific understandings of human diversity, the medical profession is failing its oath to “do no harm.” ✽ Doctors lie daily. I learned about the impact of viruses on the human genome and spoke at conferences about how our evolutionary past made us subject to diseases in modern environments.

Ancestry 144

Ancestry Anthropology Humanities Museum 144

Sapiens

OCTOBER 2, 2024

schools stokes misconceptions about race and human diversity. On the bus, Lewontin turned his attention to humans. His results have been replicated time and again over the last 50 years, as datasets have ballooned from a handful of proteins to hundreds of thousands of human genomes.

Ancestry 145

Ancestry Education Humanities K-12 145

Anthropology News

MARCH 27, 2025

When MySpace lost 50 million songs during a server migration , it wasnt just a glitchit was a reshaping of independent music history, determined by infrastructure choices rather than cultural value. The ability to preserve history is a form of power, and that power is rarely in the hands of the public. But migration is never neutral.

Archiving 52

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