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What is Learning Sciences and Why Does It Matter?

Digital Promise

In contrast, prior psychological research on learning was often conducted in a lab with artificial tasks and then applied to more realistic educational activities and settings. Sciences of learning recognizes that many sciences inform our understanding of how people learn, such as neuroscience, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and more.

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When the man behind the curtain is female: More women now hold key education policymaker jobs

The Hechinger Report

The report’s authors called on “ school systems , school boards, mayors and governors nationwide to make urgent changes to shift the gender balance at the very top levels of education leadership.”. in sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. A lot still needs to change.”

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OPINION: Business schools’ new artsy edge

The Hechinger Report

That is precisely why business students need to learn psychology, history, sociology, culture and art. All of this allows for stronger leadership, which does not signify only the ability to manage and oversee a group of people working together; it also means knowing when to follow others.

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Nearly all the seniors at this charter school went to college. Only 6 out of 52 finished on time

The Hechinger Report

psychology class. She sat in the front row for the sociology and biology seminars, but couldn’t concentrate in a room with more than 30 classmates. That fall, Williams switched her major from music business to psychology in hopes of becoming a counselor. Strangers introduced themselves when she sat in the courtyard.

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Teaching to the student, not the test

The Hechinger Report

The show has everything — sociology, psychology, interpersonal relations, ethics,” says Barile, who is in her 24th year of teaching. “We Garcia, 55, has an inclusive leadership style, and is known for working hard to connect with students. He was the only minority in a leadership role at Revere High, for instance.

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

Gariecia was in my Sociology of Class, Gender, and Race elective during the 2016-2017 academic year. Nick Davis: currently a World Studies, AP Psychology and Black Studies teacher at Von Steuben High School in Chicago. Paula Katrina, Victoria & Gariecia are all Golden Apple Scholars. This is his third year in the profession.