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Important Lessons Learned During the Pandemic and How They Can Drive Needed Change

A Principal's Reflections

Humans Crave Social Interaction Social distancing and remote learning shined a light on the importance of interaction. We must also look for opportunities to increase human interaction in face-to-face settings. Now, this is not to say that some “traditional” methods won’t still have value.

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Preparation for the New World of Work

A Principal's Reflections

This applies not only to K-12, but also higher education. Skills that emphasize the unique abilities specific to human beings will enable not only current, but also future generations of learners to prevail in a world where technology will eventually replace most jobs currently available. Speaking of change.

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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

The evidence of such connections came from the medical understanding of how human sensory perception affects cognitive calculations. As such, Barrett and Zang (2009) identify three key design principles: Naturalness : Hardwired into our brains, humans have the basic need for light, air, and safety. & Kobbacy, K. Barrett, P.,

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How Colonialism Invented Food Insecurity in West Africa

Sapiens

They wrote about Abena—and Akaina, a young girl in Eastern Africa living 3,000 years from today—to help teach K12 students about possibilities for a sustainable future. This map shows the location of archaeological sites and their associated occupational phases in the Banda Traditional Area, Bono Region, Ghana.

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How To Teach Artificial Intelligence In The Classroom Without Technology

TeachThought

Strategies for Teaching AI Concepts Without Technology by TeachThought Staff Preface: This post is primarily for general content-area K-12 teachers (likely 6-12). Teaching AI theory, for example, is well beyond these ideas. How you teach something depends, obviously, on what you’re teaching.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2024

ED Surge

Part of that involved the question of whether schools should ban smartphones one of the biggest policy debates of the year in K-12 education. Is it time to give traditional letter grade systems an F and replace them with alternatives that focus more on getting more students to master material? Thanks for listening!

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Students analyze rap lyrics with code in digital humanities class

The Hechinger Report

Nilsson is an English teacher by training, but he has embraced the “digital humanities,” teaching students how to code to answer questions about books, speeches, news coverage, rap lyrics and more. Twenty-three states have created K-12 computer science standards. Subscribe today! Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.