TeachThought

OCTOBER 12, 2024

What we know—and this is what we’ve been learning—is that girls have a cultural pressure to be quiet. Girls have a cultural pressure not to be angry, not to use their voices. Students: No. Instructor: And what happens the next time? And the next?

Psychology 307

Psychology Critical Thinking Cultures Research 307

Sapiens

JUNE 11, 2025

CULTURal knowledge WAS CRUCIAL FOR ANCIENT CANAL SYSTEMS Ancient beliefs, behaviors, and norms—what archaeologists call culture—were fundamentally integrated into technological solutions in this part of Peru in ancient times. But this framing misses the bigger point: What made these technologies effective was the cultural stuff.

Cultures 86

Cultures Archaeology Government History 86

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 20, 2024

While putting out fires comes with the territory, the real work lies in developing a learning culture prioritizing relationships and student outcomes. It can inspire people and create a culture of trust, innovation, and increased achievement. Don’t let others get lost in the fog.

Leadership 275

Leadership Cultures Research Education 275

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 3, 2024

By reframing prehistoric creativity as an inter-generational endeavor, this study reveals that children were not just observers but active participants in shaping their cultural landscapes. Children, Metaphorical Thinking, and Upper Paleolithic Visual Cultures Author : Nowell, A. Journal : Childhood in the Past , 2015.

Archaeology 105

Archaeology Psychology Cultures Anthropology 105

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 8, 2025

That’s the focus of my conversation with Amy Tondreau and Laurie Rabinowitz, authors of the book Sustaining Cultural and Disability Identities in the Literacy Classroom, K-6. And so we really started to think about what would it look like for us to treat disability as a cultural identity that was worthy of being sustained.

Teaching 228

Teaching Pedagogy Cultures Government 228

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 11, 2025

Effective school leadership is pivotal in shaping successful learning outcomes and creating an enriching school culture. Effective leadership is about people and how their collective actions align with new thinking, ideas, and tools to help build cultures primed for success ( Sheninger, 2019 ).

Leadership 359

Leadership Professional Development Tutoring Cultures 359

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 27, 2024

In Greece and Armenia, steppe ancestry coincided with pivotal cultural developments. Similarly, in Armenia, steppe ancestry paralleled the decline of the Kura-Araxes culture and the rise of the Trialeti culture. Strontium data further emphasize the Mediterranean as a dynamic cultural and genetic crossroads.

Ancestry 110

Ancestry Cultures History Research 110

Sapiens

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This framework has all manner of trouble—from narratives driven by assumptions of the straight-line rise and fall of societies, to an obsession with “lost” civilizations, to the belief that older cultures are harder (and therefore more prestigious) to “discover.” Instead, we advocate for “deep history.” Instead, we advocate for “deep history.”

History 143

History Archaeology Heritage Oral History 143

Anthropology for Beginners

JUNE 18, 2025

While often associated with formal institutions like law enforcement and the judiciary in state societies, anthropological inquiry reveals a vast array of informal and culturally specific mechanisms of social control operating in all human groups, from small-scale communities to complex nation-states.

Anthropology 100

Anthropology Group Identity Government Cultures 100

Anthropology for Beginners

JUNE 1, 2025

Founded during the colonial period, the Asiatic Society was envisioned as a center for the systematic study of Indias culture, history, languages, and peoples, marking the beginning of organized scholarly inquiry into the Indian subcontinent. Below are its key contributions: 1.

Anthropology 100

Anthropology Heritage Artifacts Museum 100

Anthropology.net

MARCH 1, 2025

As Omane and colleagues put it: “The idea that a child learns only one particular language from a single caregiver, as is often assumed in Western cultures, does not apply to these communities.” “The common assumptions do not reflect the diversity and complexity found in other cultural contexts such as Ghana.”

Anthropology 96

Anthropology Humanities Cultures Research 96

Sapiens

MARCH 11, 2025

An anthropologist plunges into the world of Patagonian heavy metal music in Argentina to explore how the genre relates to language and cultural revitalization. Early Patagonian metal bands such as Aonikenk, Razzia, and Werken established the importance of Indigenous peoples to Patagonian history and culture in their music.

Heritage 130

Heritage Cultures History Government 130

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 13, 2025

PD is the cornerstone of district and school culture. Only then can we move beyond the professional development paradox and create a culture of continuous growth that benefits everyone in the educational community. Listen on Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts. You can also read the original blog post HERE.

Professional Development 282

Professional Development Classroom Management Cultures High School 282

TeachThought

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

.’ Perspective Questions can also be asked from specific points-of-view–a student could answer a question about government from the perspective of a modern citizen, citizen of an ancient culture, famous historical figure, specific political party, etc.

Critical Thinking 322

Critical Thinking Teaching Government Psychology 322

ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2025

This positive ripple effect strengthens families and communities, fostering a culture of achievement and aspiration. Providing professional development opportunities that focus on culturally responsive teaching practices and the unique needs of gifted Black boys is essential.

Education 101

Education Advocacy Middle School Cultures 101

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Black Futures Afrofuturism reimagines Black history through art, music and cultural practices, acknowledging the past, present and future of Blackness. It is all a labor of love an enormous amount of time is put into designing the curriculum, examining pedagogy and making sure that we remain culturally responsive.

Pedagogy 100

Pedagogy High School Cultures History 100

Sapiens

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

I (Mariam) grew up in a Pakistani diaspora family, where I observed roti-making as an organizing tradition of my home culture, but one that remained a gender-exclusive space for girls, mothers, and aunties. Their cultural commentary on social media often rejects patriarchal expectations about making the perfect round, flaky roti.

Cultures 122

Cultures Tradition History Archiving 122

Anthropology.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

This suggests that light skin was never an evolutionary necessity but rather one of many possible adaptations shaped by cultural and environmental factors. Rather than a straightforward adaptation to UV exposure, it is a story of migration, gene flow, and cultural shifts.

Humanities 96

Humanities History Cultures Research 96

ED Surge

JANUARY 22, 2025

The arts also help students of different backgrounds and cultures to be celebrated by their peers and teachers. A Vision for the Future The arts can transform education, especially for multilingual learners navigating the challenges of language and cultural integration.

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K-12 Middle School Cultures High School 116

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2025

What we mean is that the success of novel instruction hinges not just on the quality of the books we teach but on the intellectual culture we surround them with. If we want students to invest in the great, global conversation of the humanities, its going to take a bit of salespersonship. Sign up for Hechingers weekly newsletter.

K-12 136

K-12 Pedagogy High School Cultures 136

Sapiens

JANUARY 14, 2025

Over time, Salesian intrusion, brutal at first, moved away from repressive evangelization to support land demarcation, Indigenous self-rule, and cultural revival. Settler colonialism slowly eroded Shuar control of Gualaquiza, carving itself into the land with the help of epidemics, trade, and boarding schools.

Economics 116

Economics Tradition Government Anthropology 116

Passion for Social Studies

DECEMBER 15, 2024

In this project, students will create a magazine cover or documentary project that illustrates the culture, politics, art, music, and lifestyle of the 1920s. There are projects ready for essential US History topics, such as the 1920s. This is such a creative way to reflect on the 1920s.

History 130

History Primary Sources Critical Thinking Social Studies 130

Anthropology.net

MARCH 14, 2025

Instead, it suggests that the brain's ability to process language may have developed first as an internal cognitive tool, later spilling into outward communication and cultural expression. Language is not just a communication system; it is the foundation of human thought, culture, and innovation," Tattersall emphasizes.

Humanities 93

Humanities Archaeology Artifacts Psychology 93

Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Cave art has long been a touchstone for understanding the cognitive and cultural worlds of ancient humans. Their simplicity belies their profound significance as one of the earliest forms of human visual culture. This study also highlights the role of technological innovation in uncovering prehistoric truths.

Archaeology 119

Archaeology Heritage Humanities Cultures 119

Teaching Anthropology

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Nightingale College, South Dakota, US As I grade my Cultural Anthropoloy classs Emic and Etic Perspectives of Halloween essay, two things strike me: 1. As we all teach in our Introduction to Anthropology classes, the emic perspective is essential for understanding a cultural practice. Chloe Beckett, M.A.,

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Sociology Cultures Educational Technology 130

Anthropology.net

MARCH 27, 2025

Rather than a singular origin point, metallurgy may have emerged independently in various regions, influenced by local resources, knowledge systems, and cultural practices.​ .​ Furthermore, these findings underscore the importance of localized developments in technological advancement.

Artifacts 91

Artifacts Archaeology Humanities History 91

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 6, 2025

Other schools have embraced culturally responsive mathematics instruction in efforts to boost the achievement of Mori and Pasifika students. Credit: Becki Moss for The Hechinger Report The culturally responsive curriculum the school has been using works for our children, Stuart added. prepare for a math lesson at St.

Government 113

Government Professional Development K-12 Teaching 113

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Jimenez Delgado, an undocumented student who was born in Mexico but grew up in the Los Angeles area, said that “coming to college, I felt like it was going to be a lot of culture clashing — and it wasn’t.” The clubs displayed cultural flags and handmade posters, blasted music and enticed potential recruits with Skittles, Kit Kats and Oreos.

Tutoring 136

Tutoring Social Science Cultures Research 136

ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2025

Policymakers should consider cultural differences in the hiring process and value immigrant educators' experiences without looking down on them because of their nationalities.

Education 100

Education Professional Development Charter School Lesson Plan 100

Sapiens

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Cultural Relativity Finding Footprints Laid at the Dawn of Time By Mariana Petry Cabral In the Brazilian Amazon, a university-trained archaeologist and Wajpi Indigenous people understand traces from the past differentlybut their partnership bears fruit for both.

Archiving 105

Archiving Human Rights Humanities Cultures 105

Anthropology News

MARCH 27, 2025

Cultural artifacts, traditions, and knowledge do not simply move; they shift, adapt, and sometimes disappear in the process. When MySpace lost 50 million songs during a server migration , it wasnt just a glitchit was a reshaping of independent music history, determined by infrastructure choices rather than cultural value.

Archiving 93

Archiving Artifacts Anthropology Museum 93

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 27, 2025

If a school only removes exclusionary discipline but doesn’t do anything to build a restorative culture, the change in consequences is doomed to fail. If your goal is to change the culture of your school, every single person you can get in that room needs to be in that room. “It’s a new way of seeing.

Professional Development 166

Professional Development Pedagogy Leadership Cultures 166

Anthropology 365

APRIL 23, 2025

The book dismantles the idea that genetic similarity can explain what makes us humanor that genes can do the cultural and historical work of explaining behavior, intelligence, or social life. Facts dont float above culture; theyre produced within it. Jon wasnt rejecting science. Why Are There Still Creationists?

Anthropology 98

Anthropology Humanities Cultures History 98

Sapiens

MAY 7, 2025

The terrorist group deliberately targeted ancient sites , such as Nimrud and Hatra, in a calculated assault on Iraqs history and identity, and as part of a broader campaign of cultural cleansingat least, publicly. We tackle thorny issues of archaeological context, data availability, cultural heritage, and museums role in it all.

Museum 105

Museum Archaeology Heritage Archiving 105

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The group is also looking to lower the amount of cancel culture on campus, such as students attacking one another online, she says. It's really about thinking about how it just becomes part of the culture,” Smith says.

Teaching 137

Teaching Civics Cultures Education 137

ED Surge

JULY 16, 2025

Gentrification adds a new layer: the displacement of longtime residents and the erasure of culture. But like the ghost in every horror movie, its shadow still lingers in school zoning policies. The cruel irony?

Elementary School 76

Elementary School K-12 Education Policy Library 76

Geography Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

It gets users to analyze the cultural and physical landscapes, relate a stimulus to other places on Earth, use maps at a variety of scales, etc. Guess Where You Are is an alternative to Geogussr without all the bells and whistles, but it also has no time restrictions w But I’m also a history buff and I love a good twist on a geographic game.

History 130

History Cultures 130