Digital Promise

MARCH 29, 2022

Tennessee State University (TSU), one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the nation, has a history of significantly contributing to the educational journeys of generations of Black populations across the urban and rural south. Read the complete TCSG case study here.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Over the past five years, I’ve led the Center for Innovative Research in Cyberlearning (CIRCL), funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF uses the term “cyberlearning” for its portfolio of research projects that investigate emerging technology and emerging learning sciences.

Learning Science 109

Learning Science Research History 109

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

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Local History Civics Lesson Plan Social Science 128

ED Surge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

And last but not least, listeners gravitated to episodes we did that revisited the history of longstanding educational narratives and looked how we got here. In fact, our most popular episode of the year was about the strange and messy history of gifted and talented programs in the U.S. How to Continuously Improve Teaching.

EdTech 96

EdTech K-12 Tutoring History 96

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Will history repeat? Student teachers fail test about how kids learn, nonprofit finds. A survey of 800 California community college students reveals why some students managed to transfer to a four-year university and others didn’t. Red tape can stymie the brightest students who have otherwise fulfilled academic requirements.

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Research Tutoring Education Critical Thinking 113

ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2024

A new book by a high school history and civics teacher collects innovative strategies, and argues that getting the issue right is crucial for building a strong democracy. How to Best Teach Immigrant and Refugee Students, and Why It Matters Schools are finding better ways to teach recent immigrant and refugee students.

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Civics Psychology Humanities Learning Science 94

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 13, 2024

This past academic year, all high school English and history teachers received training; this fall, it’s science and math teachers’ turn. The Mountain Views Supervisory Union school district in Vermont is in the process of training all content teachers in foundational literacy, said Julie Burtscher Brown, its literacy facilitator.

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High School Teaching Primary Sources K-12 145

ED Surge

JANUARY 4, 2023

Listeners to the EdSurge Podcast like to learn about brains—and what research shows can best reach and teach them. Our two most popular episodes of 2022 addressed just that subject, exploring fresh findings in learning science and how educators can apply them.

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EdTech K-12 Learning Science Research 104

Digital Promise

AUGUST 27, 2019

Ask about the learning sciences research used to design and build edtech products. With the lack of clear standards in the current edtech marketplace and a history of widely varied research methodologies used to create edtech products, it’s not wrong to feel suspicious of edtech vendors’ research.

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EdTech Learning Science Lesson Plan Research 124

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

The Research Map is a hub for learning sciences research. While it was created with researchers, educators, and technology developers in mind, it is also useful for parents, like me, who want to know more about the pedagogy and practices that are structuring kids’ learning environments. Luckily, there’s the Research Map.

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Project-Based Learning Education Pedagogy Learning Science 79

ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2022

Current Grade School year (2021-2022) Last Full, Cohesive, COVID-Free Grade (2018-19) 12th9th11th8th10th7th9th6th8th5th7th4th6th3rd5th2nd4th1st3rdK2ndPK1st- One of us, Glenn, teaches 10th grade history, and the last time his students had a non-mask wearing, COVID free school year was in seventh grade.

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Elementary School Professional Development Learning Science Research 110

Dr. Preece

MAY 31, 2024

Some of the data and facts are a strong reminder that we need to be able to do more – and this is an area of my own teaching that was not as good as it should have been!

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Advocacy Learning Science History Teaching 61

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

These cross-curricular connections can reinforce and support students’ learning of other disciplines while still giving them the exciting, eye-opening moments that come with learning science.

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Elementary School Education Lesson Plan Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2024

What has been missing from civics education for decades is deep civic learning, in which students come to understand what a good democratic government looks and feels like and deeply connect with their own capacity to shape the future. Tyler Samstag is executive director of Remake Learning. What is the result?

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Civics Museum Education Government 113

ED Surge

OCTOBER 26, 2022

BREAK MY SOUL", in particular, reflects my work as a public high school history teacher as I have had my own renaissance navigating the toxic landscape that further marginalizes educators struggling to hold on to their humanity while teaching.

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Teaching Professional Development Humanities History 101