ED Surge

MARCH 4, 2025

Colleges need to ensure their early courses are teaching students foundational math skills, Venit says. They should also teach students skills that will be helpful in their career paths, he adds. Algebra 2 teaches skills like problem solving and high order thinking, she adds, which help students succeed academically overall.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It’s not the first time I’ve cried after class,” the professor, Romi Hitchcock-Tinseth, said later, although she was teaching only her fourth session at the prison. Credit: Manuel Orbegozo for The Hechinger Report Humboldt Professor Roberto Mónico, who teaches a course called Multiethnic Resistance in the U.S.,

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ED Surge

MARCH 18, 2022

In the pandemic many higher ed faculty, forced onto Zoom and other videoconferencing platforms, have continued teaching online just as they always did face to face, delivering lectures over streaming video as they did in person. Many are unaware that teaching online can actually open new possibilities to innovate their teaching practice.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 27, 2024

Applications open soon for our Spring 2025 Multi Day Seminars! We are hosting seminars on a variety of topics in American history and politics. TAH Teachers at a Multi Day Seminar in Kansas City, MO at the WWI Museum Each Multi-Day seminar runs for three days and brings together a small group of teachers from around the country.

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Historic Sites Museum American History Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2025

Such cross subsidies have long been a part of higher educations financial strategy, under which students in classes or fields that cost less to teach generally subsidize their counterparts in courses or disciplines that cost more. Big first-year lecture classes subsidize small senior seminars.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. Faculty member Dan Monroe at a One-Day seminar in Spring 2022 Although One-Days are designed to fit around a teacher’s busy schedule, it is important to spend some time preparing for the day.

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Primary Sources American History Social Studies History 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 13, 2022

As schools across the South grapple with vacancies, many turn to those without teaching certificates or formal training to serve students. And then there’s Florida, where military veterans without a bachelor’s degree can teach for up to five years using temporary certificates. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala. Credit: AP Photo/Vasha Hunt.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

and Bruce Hecker’s 12th grade English class at South Side High School had the focused attention of a college seminar, with little chitchat or sluggishness despite the early hour. Is it possible, they wonder, to teach all students at all levels together in one class? Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report. It was 7:58 a.m.,

Teaching 141

Teaching Economics High School Private School 141

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. I’ve got 5 transformative strategies you can use to update Socratic Seminars for today’s learners. What is a Socratic Seminar? Socratic Seminars bring history to life. And how do we do that?

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Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Today, we’re going to pivot a bit to something equally revolutionary yet rooted in ancient tradition (somewhat)–Socratic Seminars. I’ve got 5 transformative strategies you can use to update Socratic Seminars for today’s learners. What is a Socratic Seminar? Socratic Seminars bring history to life. And how do we do that?

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2023

I prepared a few Socratic Seminars about their impressions of AI and its potential implications for the future of writing and education. Look,” a student pointed out in one seminar. “It As we moved through these seminars, my students helped me realize I was focusing on the wrong tensions in the debate around ChatGPT.

Elementary School 144

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2025

When Teaching Students Math, Concepts Matter More Than Process By Nicola Hodkowski Researcher Nicola Hodkowski makes a case for moving beyond students memorizing the process of doing math and instead fostering a deep understanding of mathematical concepts. Here are the most popular K-12 stories of 2024.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 31, 2010

Department of Education visited with a group of Polish educators to learn more about how our school teaches the Holocaust and genocide. They spent 10 days in the United States traveling between New York and Washington, DC specifically for the teachers to learn more about the American approach to teaching the Holocaust and genocide.

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Museum Leadership Pedagogy High School 150

Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. Lindblom based it on a summer seminar she attended in the early 2000s: the Presidential Academy, a forerunner of Teaching American History’s current programs.

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NCHE

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Looking for fresh ways to teach about the American Revolution? Looking for advice on how to navigate teaching inclusive history during this time of divisive rhetoric? –Networking: Connect with educators from various backgrounds to discuss shared challenges and exchange ideas and explore innovative teaching strategies.

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Museum Education Museum K-12 American History 130

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If we want to truly equip our students to understand and navigate the political environment that exists today, we have to think about how we teach the discipline of history more broadly.

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Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 133

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

And she says the stakes for improving classroom teaching are higher than many people realize. It’s not just about test scores and whether people learn, she argues, but there’s an ethical issue that sometimes gets lost in discussions about teaching. It contains what are essentially recipes for various active-learning techniques.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 22, 2010

With this program I was able to comfort frightened incoming freshmen during orientation, raise money to assist victims of the genocide in Darfur, and attend inspirational seminars about leadership and ethical issues. One of my most rewarding experiences was my involvement in the Peer Leadership Program.

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Leadership High School History Cultures 163

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2016

It’s a global initiative, with China launching a new educational Center , and Korean mathematics educators evaluating the practices for teaching mathematics in Korea. Students read poems in research seminars, discuss the poems and attempt to connect them to their research. However, this approach may be an anomaly.

Teaching 67

Teaching Social Science Cultures Humanities 67

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

The goal is to stop tethering teaching to “seat time” — where students are grouped by age and taught at a uniform, semester pace — and instead adopt competency-based education, in which students progress through skills and concepts by demonstrating proficiency. According to Baesler, however, “We were too often teaching to a test.

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Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

Researchers began rigorously studying coaching in the late 1990s and have been ramping up in the past 10 years to see how well coaching works and if coaching programs are any better than the kind of training seminars that teachers typically attend to further their “professional development.” Focus matters, the researchers found.

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Professional Development Middle School Research Teaching 111

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2020

“It’s bad with the potential of getting worse,” said Michael Griffith, an analyst at the Education Commission of the States, during a session of the Education Writers Association’s national seminar. And it’s certainly possible to find one school district that manages to teach its kids more with less money than a district next door.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 5, 2024

That tide includes bans on state funding for teaching DEI in schools, public colleges and state agencies. That’s why schools need to broaden the reach of DEI content and protect the instructors and faculty who are responsible for teaching it. Universities can offer professional development to faculty and staff.

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K-12 Sociology Social Science Education 118

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Personalized learning—a hot buzz phrase for the 2018-19 school year—occurs when teaching is tailored to meet each student’s unique needs and goals. Rather than sitting in a PD seminar all day, instructional coaching provides support relevant to the teacher’s specific classroom and content. Here’s how: Content Focus.

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Professional Development Middle School Teaching Education 121

ED Surge

MARCH 7, 2024

But the experiment points to interesting possibilities — and raises ethical questions — about how the latest AI tech might be used to improve teaching. While Arizona State hasn’t created virtual students, it recently announced a big commitment to experimenting with AI to improve its teaching. Not every student is enthusiastic, though.

Teaching 142

Teaching Education Educational Technology 142

Civics for All of US

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Teaching the 14th Amendment Katie Munn Tue, 10/17/2023 - 15:24 Body This session will feature a seminar discussion of the revolutionary qualities of the 14th Amendment. We will unpack the text of this amendment and discover why it was desired after the Civil War, its destiny in the decades that followed, and its relevance today.

Teaching 52

Teaching Education 52

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I would attend a workshop or read an article on a new teaching technique, and I’d be excited about new ideas, but then struggle to find opportunities and resources to implement them. A Socratic seminar? National Geographic wants to engage educators who teach about the world, how it works, and how students can make a difference.

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Library Digital Resources Social Studies Teaching 124

ED Surge

AUGUST 24, 2022

Over the past 12 months, I learned more than any textbook could ever explain, more than any seminar could ever teach, and more than any video could ever portray. Over the past 12 months, I learned more than any textbook could ever explain, more than any seminar could ever teach, and more than any video could ever portray.

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History Teaching Education Educational Technology 106

ED Surge

OCTOBER 12, 2022

A former student of mine shared this opinion in a class seminar about Transcendentalism. At the time, I was drowning in the demands of pandemic teaching, so when the scripted lesson plans for this program were emailed out, I clicked play on the automated curriculum and collected my students’ electronic worksheets in a daze.

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EdTech Humanities Pedagogy Lesson Plan 129

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2020

Universities still teach the same way they did in the Middle Ages!” Trustees at Wesleyan University, where I am president, have for years been singing the siren’s song to professors about the benefits of online teaching, and usually the answer they get is: “It just doesn’t work.” Will the 2020 coronavirus pandemic change that?

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Education Project-Based Learning Psychology Library 129

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

I encourage teachers to explain that a quick check is a teaching tool, not an assessment tool. For example, teachers who are observing a Socratic seminar or a small group discussion can create a rubric aligned with a speaking and listening standard. This is a strategy I use to get a clear picture of what students know.

Teaching 167

Teaching 167

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

OCTOBER 4, 2024

Rutgers President Jonathan Holloway and Citizens & Scholars President Raj Vinnakota are featured on NJ.com for their discussion during Holloway's Byrne Seminar.

Teaching 52

Teaching 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2019

But for now, it’s focused on training existing educators to become more “culturally responsive,” representing diverse cultures and frames of reference in their teaching. Some people don’t think we have an issue with race at all,” said Deangello Eley, a 1999 graduate of Sussex Tech who now teaches criminal justice at the school.

Cultures 112

Cultures Social Justice High School Pedagogy 112

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Ninety-minute weekly seminars are a cornerstone of the model. as well as a LEAP leader who facilitates seminars and coaches teachers through regular classroom observations, said that’s a far cry from what used to be the norm. No cookie-cutter seminars for entire teaching staffs.

Professional Development 80

Professional Development Elementary School Public School High School 80

Living Geography

MARCH 6, 2024

I first heard the term being used by John Morgan at a seminar at the Institute of Education, although I had explored this idea in 2007-8 when I worked as one of the CfBT Regional advisors at the time of a new curriculum, and put together a presentation of such case studies (which included Mt.

Geography 86

Geography Teaching Education 86

Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

The eight micro-credentials address relevant, timely topics and embrace individual teaching practices and technology integration choices. I first learned about this program, which is free and self-paced, at the CUE technology conference in March.

High School 121

High School Education Teaching 121

Political Science Now

MARCH 12, 2025

With support from Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY), small grants are available for individuals and groups of two or more alumni to work together on research, teaching, publishing, or other professional development activities. All application submissions must be sent by Sunday, March 30, 2025.

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Professional Development Political Science Pedagogy Research 35