Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 18, 2023

Alex Shevrin Venet Alex Shevrin Venet is someone whose work has dramatically expanded my own understanding of trauma-informed education, and my hope is that in sharing her approach with you, it will expand yours as well. ” She sees the most powerful trauma-informed education as working on three different levels: It RESPONDS to trauma.

Teaching 130

Teaching Pedagogy Classroom Management Social Justice 130

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Concerns center on its potential to replace human interaction and critical thinking skills. AI will NOT : Build relationships with students or staff Implement a lesson effectively Facilitate meaningful learning These limitations highlight the importance of human interaction and expertise in the educational process. Prompt all you want.

Leadership 410

Leadership Pedagogy Humanities Library 410

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 23, 2024

This active exploration allows them to discover new information, make connections between ideas, and solidify their understanding. In a science class studying the human body, a teacher wants students to demonstrate their understanding of the digestive system.

Tradition 497

Tradition Humanities Education 497

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

I shared the following in Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms : The human brain is wired to keep us safe, and as a result, we often become averse to change. This truth presents a constant opportunity to innovate and grow. However, there will always be challenges lurking in various forms.

Humanities 542

Humanities High School Teaching Education 542

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2024

The debate is about the best mix — what are AI’s most effective roles in helping students learn, and what aspects of teaching should remain indelibly human no matter how powerful AI becomes? But, there aren’t enough human tutors available nor enough money to pay for them, especially in the wake of pandemic-induced learning loss.

Humanities 142

Humanities Teaching Tutoring Private School 142

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Recently, EdSurge webinar host Matthew Joseph discussed with education experts the need for assessments to measure what truly matters and power human progress. We must consider not just the learner but all human actors in the system and the decisions they need to make to support that learner’s journey.

Education 123

Education Professional Development Humanities Psychology 123

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

One of the central ideas was about keeping the human in the work: Technology skills are critical skills, but we need to keep in mind that technology has its role and place but it should not replace the teacher. We learn from trial and error; to err is human, after all, so why not learn that way?

Education 146

Education EdTech Humanities Critical Thinking 146

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

But the interviewer asking the questions wasn’t a human researcher — it was an AI chatbot. In the following, you will conduct an interview with a human respondent to find out the participant’s motivations and reasoning regarding their voting choice during the legislative elections on June 30, 2024, in France, a few days after the interview.”

Social Science 121

Social Science Research Economics Humanities 121

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

While this has always been a part of human nature, it is interesting to observe how it plays out at an individual level. Facilitate a mediation : Once all pertinent information is gathered, get people in a room, allow them to air their concerns, ensure there is equity in terms of speaking time, and listen intently without passing judgment.

Cultures 496

Cultures Humanities Education 496

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2022

Being human is more important than being right all the time. I shared the following a few years back: Be true to yourself and others. When you fail (and you will), showcasing your learning side will only help to strengthen the bonds with those you work with. Look to others to find answers to questions and help you achieve your change goals.

Leadership 505

Leadership Tradition Humanities Cultures 505

Anthropology.net

MARCH 28, 2025

While informative, this perspective oversimplifies the intricate tapestry of human ancestry, which is more akin to a dynamic film than a still photograph. Traditional ancestry reports often provide a static snapshot, indicating, for example, that an individual is "50% Irish." ​ Credit: Science (2025).

Ancestry 52

Ancestry Humanities Tradition Research 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 9, 2025

The lack of privacy comes at a cost In Rigby, educators lean toward human interaction. Martin said those are helpful, but must be used in concert with human-led initiatives. Everybody has a little piece of information, Martin said. Related: Schools are surveilling students to prevent gun violence or suicide.

Humanities 63

Humanities Middle School High School Public School 63

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 25, 2021

This book is an informed reflection from an educator whose experience as a teacher, principal, instructional coach, and persistent learner enables him to affirm the life-shaping potential of teaching even as he chafes in the face of its time-weary practices. Contact them HERE for more information.

Artifacts 427

Artifacts Humanities Teaching Cultures 427

The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2024

Hunt-Fleming, who has worked for years as a mortgage funder and is certified in human services, also stepped in when the next three grandchildren – now ages 2, 6, and 9 – came along. In California about one in four of informal caregivers go unpaid, the Early Edge report noted. But nationally, less than 20 percent of the more than 4.5

Advocacy 112

Advocacy Government Library Humanities 112

Sapiens

APRIL 22, 2025

During his fieldwork, he met Marta, a Venezuelan woman residing in an informal settlement on the outskirts of Santiago. His research focuses on migration and auto-constructed settlements in contexts of informality. SAPIENS: A Podcast for Everything Human is part of the American Anthropological Association Podcast Library.

Anthropology 87

Anthropology Human Rights Library Humanities 87

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Pursuing improvement is a never-ending process because the landscape of knowledge, technology, and human understanding is in a perpetual state of evolution. Furthermore, the human capacity for growth and learning is boundless. Coaching is not a one-way flow of information, ideas, concepts, and feedback. So why is this the case?

Junior High 349

Junior High Pedagogy Leadership Humanities 349

Sapiens

OCTOBER 31, 2024

This catalog will hopefully generate updated estimates of the number of active languages and information on how these languages are being used. My point is to communicate that there are many languages and, therefore, an incredible diversity of ways humans think, reason, and feel. The ISO created labels for 183 languages.

History 137

History Cultures Heritage Government 137

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.

Museum 98

Museum Anthropology Humanities Cultures 98

NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

/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.” It’s about understanding humanity.”

Geography 279

Geography History Library Humanities 279

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

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The idea that every individual follows a different route to achieve their goals is deeply rooted in the diverse nature of human cognition, aspirations, and experiences. The journey of learning is a unique and intricate process, with each learner embarking on their own distinctive path towards success.

Humanities 412

Humanities Research Education 412

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 9, 2023

Engage Information is king in the sharing economy, which is our current reality. Being human is more important than being right all the time. This could include strategic planning, getting in classrooms, providing feedback, or building relationships with key stakeholders. Leading change in any organization is a difficult task.

Leadership 545

Leadership Tradition Humanities 545

ASHP CML

APRIL 10, 2025

Last week, the ASHP was one of many organizations and individuals suddenly notified about the termination of grants funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. ” In addition, the agency was severely hobbled by mass firings: reportedly about 75% of its staff were abruptly informed that they had been fired.

Museum 98

Museum Archiving Library American History 98

Anthropology 365

APRIL 23, 2025

I was trying to understand how humans and wildlifeparticularly javelinaslive together in messy, contested landscapes, shaped as much by perception and politics as by biology. Instead, Jon turned his deep grounding in genetics into a sharp critique of how science makes claims about human difference. By the time I left for a Ph.D.

Anthropology 98

Anthropology Humanities Cultures History 98

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 18, 2016

The human brain is wired to keep us safe, and as a result we often become averse to change. When this mindset is combined with silos that have been erected to protect organizations from information and new ideas, it becomes more clear as to why transformational change is often just an idea that never gets put into motion.

Leadership 402

Leadership Cultures Humanities Teaching 402

Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

That’s when British colonizers switched their trade focus from gold to human beings, and the trade of enslaved people intensified in West Africa and across the Atlantic. Human history on the continent is full of similar stories of resilience through environmental challenges. Her research shows that people knew what they were doing.

Oral History 140

Oral History Archaeology Heritage History 140

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

In most states, you can visit a website and see a map of providers in your area, along with some basic information about them — ages served, operating hours, quality rating — but details about their enrollment availability is often either not listed or long out-of-date. And sometimes that’s just an information gap.

Government 121

Government Humanities Education Educational Technology 121

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Leading the transition from 20th century to 21st century schools includes attention to the human toll it takes when such large changes are being required. Bringing a technology agenda forward with the intention of improving student understanding and demonstrated success is essential. View this post as a call to action.

Leadership 409

Leadership Artifacts Professional Development Cultures 409

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Instead, the researchers employ a developmental psychology framework, focusing on how gestures, motor skills, and cognitive development inform the artistic process. This suggests that children may have recognized and elaborated upon the figurative potential of their own creations, blending play and representation in a uniquely human way.

Archaeology 105

Archaeology Psychology Anthropology Cultures 105

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 16, 2023

AI-powered chatbots can be used to answer questions, provide information, and resolve problems. Personalized feedback AI can generate human-like responses tailored to individuals' specific needs and preferences. With AI as a leadership tool, time will be freed up so you can be more human.

Leadership 321

Leadership Pedagogy Library Humanities 321

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 28, 2024

Exceptional leaders successfully lead their teams toward the future by engaging in the most fundamental form of research: observing and understanding human nature. Equally important are informal learning opportunities like peer mentoring, collaborative projects, and reflective practices.

Leadership 399

Leadership Cultures Education Policy Humanities 399

ED Surge

JANUARY 27, 2025

Theres a disconnect between what we know is really critical and then what were paying attention to, says Hau, executive director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning and author of a new book about the essential role of relationships in healthy human development. The way I define relational intelligence is fairly simple, actually.

Psychology 141

Psychology Humanities Research Education 141

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

Anthropology.net

OCTOBER 26, 2024

A recent groundbreaking study 1 in Nature reveals that two distinct types of Helicobacter pylori bacteria—called Hardy and Ubiquitous —have coexisted in the human stomach for over 200,000 years. This contrasts with the Ubiquitous ecospecies, found in human populations worldwide regardless of their primary food sources.

Humanities 98

Humanities History Research 98

TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

By improving accuracy, policymakers can make better-informed decisions to combat climate change. SpaceX’s Starship for Mars Colonization SpaceX’s Starship project is advancing space exploration to establish a human presence on Mars. It could open up new possibilities for human expansion beyond Earth if successful.

Research 275

Research Tradition Humanities Education 275

TeachThought

JUNE 10, 2024

He stresses the importance of tools, media, and context in human development. Knowledge Construction: Learning is about constructing knowledge rather than just absorbing information. ” You can read the full pdf here. Influential Theorists: Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky Key Elements Of Constructivism 1.

Artifacts 328

Artifacts Project-Based Learning Psychology Interactive Learning 328

The Effortful Educator

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

And, just as teachers love to invest their time and efforts into the nitty gritty of teaching, they should invest in the specific details of how humans learn. And, as Sweller, Ayers, and Kalyuga stated Without knowledge of human cognitive processes, instructional design is blind. (1) 1) This is a real problem. Lets get to work.

Psychology 120

Psychology Professional Development Humanities Teaching 120