The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

But several speakers at the LearnLaunch Across Boundaries conference on education technology and innovation, held last week in Boston, argued that these reforms are not simply trends that will come and go, but the evolution of an education system that, in the scope of human history, is still quite young. Future of Learning.

Learning Science 94

Learning Science Project-Based Learning Humanities Tradition 94

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A number of educators across the country are finding great value in ‘learning science’ books such as Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning. Are our school systems focusing on big important concepts or just trivia and minutiae as they engage in learning science and competency-based educational practices?

Learning Science 143

Learning Science Tradition Critical Thinking Teaching 143

ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2024

In fact, three of our top 10 episodes of the year explored various aspects of how new forms of artificial intelligence are impacting teaching and learning. In what has become an annual tradition, we’re sharing your favorite episodes of the year, as determined by the number of listens to the 44 fresh episodes we produced.

Civics 70

Civics Psychology Humanities Learning Science 70

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 15, 2020

For the past six years, Digital Promise has convened a national network of Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters)—leaders working to collaborate outside the traditional silos of sector and institution to design and implement transformative learning tools and programs in their communities. Reimagining learning.

Education 125

Education Leadership Government Learning Science 125

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

Bang, who is partly of Ojibwe descent, said she looks at different mental models of the relationship between humans and the natural world — do we see ourselves as apart-from nature, or part of nature? Broadly speaking, she said, in indigenous traditions, it’s the latter. Related: Climate change: Are we ready?

Teaching 79

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 79

Digital Promise

JULY 10, 2019

While parts of the education system have incorporated tailored methods to keep students engaged, mathematics is often still taught in traditional, non-differentiated ways. Gotto Chair in Child Development and professor of psychology and human development at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. and Antonio M.

Heritage 131

Heritage Pedagogy Psychology Cultures 131

Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

What we now know in learning science is that learning is complex, often unpredictable, and a socially developed phenomenon.”. If we want schools to support human development and learning, Wilson says, we need to begin to question some of what we’ve inherited. Quick tips for playful classroom design.

Pedagogy 68

Pedagogy Civic Engagement Civics Economics 68