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Research-Influenced Learning Spaces

A Principal's Reflections

The effect of learning spaces on various behaviors—territoriality, crowding, situational and personal space—has been the focus of some sociological and environment behavioral research. Simply put, if the space doesn’t match the desired learning pedagogy, then it will hinder student learning outcomes.

Research 370
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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

Moore writes about how teaching fuels him, and “Teaching Black History to White People” illustrates his uniquely engaging pedagogy that has won awards and made Moore a highly respected and sought-after professor and speaker. Moore, Ph.D. 2021) Moore is a scholar and professor of history whose passion for teaching oozes off the page.

History 104
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OPINION: With a skeptical public, higher education must do a better job explaining why college is worth the investment

The Hechinger Report

economics, political science, sociology) and the natural and mathematical sciences. We are also — given the breadth and depth of how schools like ours are structured — hubs for innovation within and across disciplines, including through pedagogy and faculty research. dance, film, theater) to the humanities (e.g.,

Sociology 103
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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. Much of our pedagogy as history teachers emphasize and center on human experiences. Paula Katrina, Victoria & Gariecia are all Golden Apple Scholars.

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Curricular Innovations in Political Science at Community Colleges: APSA’s Committee on the Status of Community Colleges Virtual Workshop Series

Political Science Now

Professor Levy is passionate about infusing social justice pedagogy in the teaching of Political Science courses and is committed to developing academic conference professional development sessions that focus on decolonizing pedagogy with an emphasis social justice in the teaching of Political Science Courses. She holds a B.A.

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Luther Gerlach

Anthropology News

In 1961, Gerlach was hired as an assistant professor of anthropology and sociology at Lafayette College, in Easton, Pennsylvania. With the support of a Fulbright fellowship, he did fieldwork in sub-Saharan Africa on the economy and society of the Digo and Duruma peoples in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

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Sources Talking to Other Sources

C3 Teachers

Immediately challenging student dispositions on tough subjects like race, for example, can be problematic and sometimes even achieve the opposite of what the teacher intended (for more on the strengths and weaknesses of racial education pedagogies see Ryan Crowley and William Smith’s excellent article on the topic*). What does this look like?