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The buzz around teaching facts to boost reading is bigger than the evidence for it

The Hechinger Report

A ‘Knowledge Revival’ A 2025 book by 10 education researchers in Europe and Australia, Developing Curriculum for Deep Thinking: The Knowledge Revival , makes the case that students cannot learn the skills of comprehension and critical thinking unless they know a lot of stuff first. These ideas have revived interest in E.D.

Teaching 137
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Breaking Down the 8 Key Concepts of Computational Thinking

Digital Promise

Drawing from both learning sciences research and feedback from educators, we developed this framework to support teachers in identifying where their students can leverage computational thinking. Integrating computational thinking is not just another add-on, but can be a true value-add for teachers in any subject area.

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Paving the Way for Computational Thinking in Rural Communities

Digital Promise

Unlike computer science (which exists as a stand-alone discipline) and coding (which exists as a discrete skill), computational thinking is intended to be integrative in nature.

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