ED Surge

APRIL 19, 2024

“The most important thing for me is to do social science that can be replicated by other people,” Schneider says, adding she hopes more HBCUs will join the project. It's an opportunity for us.

Education 132

Education K-12 Cultures Project-Based Learning 132

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2023

Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

Local History 128

Local History Civics Lesson Plan Social Science 128

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

Social science does not support that. The teachers participating committed to creating lesson plans — like the shade simulation — that will be made available freely for others to use on platforms including the website SubjectToClimate.org. Related: Climate change: Are we ready? That didn’t pan out, to say the least.

Teaching 96

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 96

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2016

At Northwestern University, seven quarter-long courses in social science or humanities are required for engineers. Dr. Uri Wilensky is a professor of Learning Sciences, Computer Science and Complex Systems at Northwestern University. Both authors are NU Public Voices Fellows through The OpEd Project.

Teaching 68

Teaching Social Science Cultures Humanities 68