TeachThought

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

By improving accuracy, policymakers can make better-informed decisions to combat climate change. Researchers are working on quantum algorithms that can outperform traditional encryption techniques. SpaceX’s Starship for Mars Colonization SpaceX’s Starship project is advancing space exploration to establish a human presence on Mars.

Research 220

Research Tradition Humanities Education 220

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services invested $1.6 Department of Health and Human Services invested $1.6 The more information you have, the more that you know how to take care of yourself and advocate for yourself in a school setting,” Almazan said. Last year, the U.S.

Tradition 100

Tradition Advocacy Public School Library 100

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 30, 2021

It is no secret how we retain information, construct new knowledge, and develop competencies critical for success in the world of work and, more importantly, life. The key is to not only rely on this teaching technique as it mainly focuses on providing information and modeling as opposed to active learning. link] Waddington, P.

Psychology 545

Psychology Pedagogy Research Tradition 545

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 85

Cultures Humanities History Tradition 85

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 16, 2022

Being human is more important than being right all the time. Curious leaders inspire while also breaking down traditional barriers when it comes to transforming culture. I shared the following a few years back: Be true to yourself and others. You will never have all the answers or solutions needed to move large change efforts forward.

Leadership 495

Leadership Tradition Humanities Cultures 495

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 100

Humanities K-12 Civics Professional Development 100

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 60

Education Professional Development Humanities Psychology 60

TeachThought

MAY 14, 2024

Traditional on-campus programs can be geographically restrictive and financially demanding. Asynchronous learning allows students to absorb information at their own pace, while synchronous sessions foster interactive discussions and real-time feedback. Online learning platforms also cater to diverse learning styles.

Education 174

Education Tradition Humanities 174

A Principal's Reflections

JULY 9, 2023

We must move away from the traditional view of leadership as a top-down hierarchy and embrace a more collaborative and inclusive approach. Engage Information is king in the sharing economy, which is our current reality. Being human is more important than being right all the time. It's about collaboration, trust, and respect.

Leadership 545

Leadership Tradition Humanities 545

Anthropology 365

APRIL 11, 2023

Humans and Javelinas: Something Something… I need a title … This study is motivated by the broad pressing question: How do we live in a world full of difference? In these regions, their lives become entangled with those of the humans with whom they share these spaces.

Humanities 40

Humanities Research Tradition Political Science 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2024

Digital educators, alert and available at all times, will soon replace their human counterparts and feed students with concentrated personalized content. With its detached efficiency, an AI system is like the metal mesh mother — capable of delivering information, but little else. And in school counseling? screamed breathless headlines.

Humanities 100

Humanities Tradition High School Research 100

TeachThought

JULY 2, 2024

Its enduring significance stems from its profound critique of traditional teaching and learning methods. Freire’s work critiques traditional pedagogical practices and offers a compelling vision for a more just and participatory education system. For apart from inquiry, apart from the praxis, individuals cannot be truly human.

Pedagogy 216

Pedagogy Humanities Anthropology Social Justice 216

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. Those practicing traditional knowledge only select trees that have died and are not occupied by other forms of life such as insects and birds.

Cultures 73

Cultures Tradition Anthropology Humanities 73

Sapiens

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Farmers planted grains to make traditional dishes such as starchy, mild fufu and thick, warm tuo zaafi , and households stored surplus tubers in their wattle-and-daub homes to nourish them throughout the year. Human history on the continent is full of similar stories of resilience through environmental challenges.

Oral History 103

Oral History Archaeology Heritage History 103

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For centuries, these cloth objects have protected the region’s human and spirit-like beings against illness, death, birth, and seasonal change. Through annual ritual traditions, local people communicate with and care for Mount Everest, or Jomolangma as she is called in the local Sherpa language. People buy or receive khatak as gifts.

Tradition 99

Tradition Humanities Cultures Government 99

Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Maybe you believe gender fluidity has always been a part of human existence and that those statistics only exist because we are just now getting around to naming and measuring it. “When a student changes their name and pronouns,” he offers, “who should be informed? . Who has a right to that information?

Pedagogy 224

Pedagogy Psychology Library Social Justice 224

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 70

Archaeology Humanities Cultures Tradition 70

Anthropology.net

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Role of Technology in Unveiling Ancient Secrets The sheer vastness of the Nazca Pampa, covering an area of about 400 square kilometers (154 square miles), presents significant challenges for traditional archaeological fieldwork. Some of the glyphs, interpreted as humanoid, or humans wearing headdresses. Sakai et al.,

Archaeology 79

Archaeology Geography Humanities Cultures 79

Anthropology for Beginners

AUGUST 17, 2023

On the other hand, ethnography also designated the aspiration to collect systematically, and according to rigorous procedures, facts about human languages, customs, arts, and achievements. Approaches: Ethnographic fieldwork tradition has a long history and it is rooted from the 19 th century enlightenment philosophy.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Cultures Tradition Psychology 130

Anthropology.net

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Neanderthals and early Homo sapiens , two of the closest relatives in the human evolutionary story, share a unique distinction: they are the only known hominins to have buried their dead. Distinct Burial Traditions Despite these similarities, the study revealed stark differences in burial customs.

Artifacts 52

Artifacts Cultures Humanities Tradition 52

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms. They are not merely passive recipients of information but are required to engage with the material on a deeper level.

K-12 64

K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 64

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Whether through formal, postsecondary degree attainment or informal, out-of-school time opportunities via summer camps and workshops, the foundational skills students build by studying a creative craft are portable and durable and can set them up for success in whatever field they ultimately pursue.

Education 110

Education Economics Tradition Humanities 110

Anthropology.net

JULY 29, 2024

Insights from Early Human Agriculture In a time where news of species extinction is all too common, the role of human activity in shaping biodiversity is under intense scrutiny. Since AD 1500, over 705 vertebrate and 571 plant species have vanished, with human land use being a major culprit.

Humanities 52

Humanities Tradition History Research 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In a survey, humanities, arts and social science professors say they really want their students to be able to analyze data, create charts and spreadsheets and reason mathematically – skills that high school math courses often skip or rush through. “We I felt that it really gave me breadth as a human being.”

High School 143

High School K-12 Social Science Humanities 143

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Johnsrud: Educators can stay informed about future workforce trends, including emerging jobs and highly sought-after skills. Traditional education has often taught students to swim in a controlled pool. Johnsrud In this sense, traditional education has often taught students to swim in a controlled pool.

Advocacy 102

Advocacy Project-Based Learning Tradition Economics 102

Society for Classical Studies

AUGUST 9, 2024

Sexual violence, femicide, human sacrifice, slavery, war crimes, and forced marriage emerge as frequent patterns born out of gender inequality in these narratives. This session invites papers that explore points of interaction between art and systematic gender-based violence in the visual traditions of the ancient Mediterranean world.

Archaeology 52

Archaeology Museum Tradition History 52

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

These stories of resilience and triumph allowed me to see my own humanity as a Black person, something I later realized I desperately needed. I needed to learn about my people in order for me to see my own humanity, and for the students I’ve taught over the past 13 years, I know this to be true.

History 105

History Teaching Artifacts K-12 105

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms. They are not merely passive recipients of information but are required to engage with the material on a deeper level.

Teaching 52

Teaching Education K-12 Critical Thinking 52

TCI

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Why Video Teaching Strategies Are Essential in K-12 Education The traditional lecture-based model, where teachers present information to passive students, does not meet all of the needs of today’s diverse classrooms. They are not merely passive recipients of information but are required to engage with the material on a deeper level.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Critical Thinking Tradition 52

ED Surge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

But it’s not because students aren’t good at critical thinking, argues Mike Caulfield, a research scientist at University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public. EdSurge: In the book you argue that one of the most important things to do when sorting through information online is what you call “critical ignoring.”

Critical Thinking 139

Critical Thinking Tradition Teaching Humanities 139

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 100

Heritage Tradition Cultures Psychology 100

Mr and Mrs Social Studies

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Simulations have the opportunity to bring a historical topic to life in a way that more traditional activities cannot. Simulations can also present information in a new way that can be more exciting and engaging than traditional teaching methods.

Archaeology 130

Archaeology Artifacts Historic Sites Geography 130

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 30, 2019

I really dig the quote from Abigail Adams as it applies to both formal and informal pathways. For the purposes of this post, let’s put aside more traditional pathways that are either provided to educators or ones that are sought out, such as conferences and workshops. Let me now get back to the time issue that kicked off this post.

Archiving 409

Archiving Leadership Professional Development Tradition 409

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This information could potentially help educators, administrators and parents alike in facilitating the best possible learning environments for students. Rooted in cyber-learning, connectivism fosters the best of community-informed learning supported by technologically driven materials.

Tradition 115

Tradition Teaching Humanities Education 115

ED Surge

MARCH 12, 2024

He is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Virginia’s School of Education and Human Development. A key reason that attacks on the value of college have resonated with so many people, the panelists noted, is that many parents of traditional-college-aged students had failed attempts with higher ed themselves.

Economics 118

Economics Tradition Humanities Cultures 118

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For years, classrooms have been a hierarchy with teachers at the top, experts disseminating information, and students below receiving that information. Beyond the teacher, books were the only source of information in a classroom before the internet. Let’s acknowledge that what technology does well is information transfer.

Humanities 104

Humanities Tradition Teaching Education 104

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Established learning theories, like behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism, are grounded in the idea that learning occurs inside the human brain. The explosion of artificial intelligence is a testament to the reality that knowledge can be created and stored outside of the human mind. Siemens, G.

Professional Development 146

Professional Development Humanities Tradition 146