TeachThought
OCTOBER 12, 2024
by TeachThought Staff What is learned helplessness? Definition Learned helplessness is a psychological condition in which a person, after repeated failures or negative experiences, believes they have no control over situations’ outcomes and stops trying to improve or change them. Below is an example of Learned Helplessness in the classroom. Instructor: The biggest fear for an adolescent, written throughout this text, is not fitting in.
A Principal's Reflections
OCTOBER 13, 2024
Change is an inevitable constant in education. If it isn’t, it surely should be. While it can be met with resistance, effective leaders understand that it is often necessary for growth, innovation, and, most importantly, to meet the needs of students. As a principal, I vividly remember spearheading several major change initiatives such as improved grading practices, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), selection and implementation of a new evaluation system, development of the Academies at NMHS, adopti
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ED Surge
OCTOBER 17, 2024
One of Shane Woods’ favorite memories as executive director of Girlstart, a nonprofit that aims to empower girls in the sciences, was as a participant taking her own goddaughter to the organization’s back-to-school extravaganza. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. They zipped through activities with rockets and robots, and Woods asked her goddaughter — named Sailor — what she thought of it all when they were heading home.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 16, 2024
MONTCLAIR, N.J. — As a high-school senior in New Jersey, Ernesto Reyes Velasco couldn’t envision himself taking the leap to become an independent college student. Neither of his parents, who are immigrants from Mexico, had gone to college. He didn’t have close friends as examples. Money was tight. But this past summer Reyes Velasco spent five weeks on Montclair State University’s campus as part of a program designed to support incoming first-year low-income students.
TeachThought
OCTOBER 12, 2024
We make lasting connections through play, but the role of play in learning is an idea that continues to meet resistance. Part of the reason could be tone. We like our learning serious, intentional, and academic. This is reflected through a parallel insistence on an outcomes-based learning system where learning objectives are determined and assessments are written before hand, and subsequent instruction is revised based only on data taken from said assessments.
Cult of Pedagogy
OCTOBER 14, 2024
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ED Surge
OCTOBER 14, 2024
On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?” It’s a good question. The students are all familiar with shadows, have had fun with them and no doubt played shadow puppets, but that’s different from being able to explain them.
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The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 14, 2024
OSLO — It was a July afternoon in 2011 when a car bomb exploded just a few blocks from Robert Ullmann’s office. Because it was the summer, only two employees from Kanvas, his nonprofit that manages 64 child care programs around Norway, were at their desks on the third floor of a narrow, nondescript building in central Oslo. Although the floor-to-ceiling glass windows shattered when the bomb exploded at 3:25 in the afternoon, both members of his team were unhurt.
Zinn Education Project
OCTOBER 13, 2024
For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, here are recommended classroom resources. The People vs. Columbus, et al. Updated Version The People vs. Columbus trial has been my most successful and popular lesson. Not only do students learn the extent of the atrocities committed by Spanish colonizers, they also engage in higher order thinking on the factors that cause historical atrocities to occur.
ED Surge
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Despite the historic funding that was funneled into the field in the wake of the pandemic, early care and education continues to be one of the most beleaguered occupations in the United States. Early childhood educators earn, on average, $13.07 per hour, a wage that puts them in the bottom 3 percent of workers nationally. (Elementary and middle school teachers, by comparison, earn an average of $31.80 per hour, and U.S. workers, across occupations, earn about $23 an hour.
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 15, 2024
The post Empowering Change at Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy appeared first on Digital Promise.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 14, 2024
View of the Tennessee State Capitol, where lawmakers were the first in the nation to pass a law in 2014 to make community college tuition free for future high school graduates. Credit: Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty Images The free community college movement effectively began in 2014 when Republican Gov. Bill Haslam of Tennessee signed the Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act, which offered the state’s high school graduates free tuition to attend any two-year public co
Sapiens
OCTOBER 17, 2024
As toxic polarization deepens in the U.S., some global conflict prevention experts are now addressing political violence at home. An anthropologist shares three key insights from a community action program in Wisconsin. ✽ “So, what is one thing that you want Wisconsinites to know or do around the upcoming election?” the moderator asks. I’m in a conference room in a Civil War museum in Kenosha, Wisconsin, attending a keynote panel about preventing violence in the lead-up to the U.S. election in N
Society for Classical Studies
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Introducing the First Annual SCS Census kskordal Tue, 10/15/2024 - 11:56 Image This 10-minute survey, developed by the SCS Data Committee, aims to provide a picture of the field of Classical Studies in 2024—because we can’t know where we are going until we know where we are. Like the US Census, the SCS Census has the mission to provide timely, accurate, and actionable information about the field to its members, including decision-makers at all levels.
Passion for Social Studies
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Tuesday, November 5th is quickly approaching! So, students will see more political ads and commercials than ever. While some years involve quieter elections, this is definitely not one of them. There are a lot of emotions, discussions, and debates over who will help the United States support its citizens and pay off debt. So, students must have lessons that focus on teaching the election.
ED Surge
OCTOBER 15, 2024
When Gina Petersen graduated with her associate degree from Kirkwood Community College two years ago, she described it as “the biggest accomplishment I have ever done.” As a returning adult college student, she had struggled to fit her studies in part time, online, while working as a trainer for a tech company. She had gotten that job through connections, and she hoped that a college degree would be a big help if she ever needed to find a new job in the future.
Anthropology.net
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The Reality of Ancient European Appearance A fascinating look into Europe’s prehistoric past is challenging modern perceptions of skin pigmentation. Ancient DNA analyses indicate that prehistoric Europeans possessed a phenotype that contrasts sharply with today’s northern European populations. The discovery of this information, however, has sparked controversy, as some struggle to reconcile the scientific evidence with contemporary understandings of race and identity.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 15, 2024
When my 8-year-old started asking questions about the world, it hit me that there wasn’t a lot out there to guide parents in teaching their kids about being active, engaged citizens. Manifestations of this gap are even more glaring in my college classroom, where many of my students do not know how to vote, haven’t read the Constitution and are unaware of the state and local political offices responsible for many of our quality-of-life decisions.
Women's History Network
OCTOBER 16, 2024
The 33rd annual conference, which will take place on 4-5 September, 2025 will explore and celebrate women in the archives, libraries and museums and the challenge of uncovering their presence. We encourage approaches that foreground marginalised voices and imaginative approaches. Papers which address aspects from all nations and time periods are welcomed.
The Effortful Educator
OCTOBER 15, 2024
For the past six or seven years I have started my class (almost) every day the same way…with retrieval practice. This is usually a quick review of information covered from the last class meeting or of information we’ve covered in past lessons that directly relate to what we will discussing today. Four or five multiple-choice questions, a short-answer question or two, labeling a diagram…the type of questions posed change from time to time, but the idea that students need to retr
Anthropology.net
OCTOBER 17, 2024
A groundbreaking genetic study led by Jonghyun Kim and Jun Ohashi at the University of Tokyo has unveiled new insights into the immigration patterns that shaped Japan’s population during the Yayoi (3000 BCE - 300 CE) and Kofun periods (300 - 538 CE). Through the analysis of a complete genome from an individual of the Yayoi period, researchers have provided evidence linking the majority of ancient immigrants to the Japanese Archipelago directly to the Korean Peninsula.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 15, 2024
What do you think of when you hear the word “civics”? For most adults, civics likely conjures distant memories of a high school course in which they memorized the three branches of government and other constitutional trivia. Unfortunately, that experience of civics hasn’t changed much. What has been missing from civics education for decades is deep civic learning, in which students come to understand what a good democratic government looks and feels like and deeply connect with their own capacit
Moler's Musing
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Brain-Book-Buddy-Boss-Link If you’re anything like me, you’re always on the lookout for strategies that actually work in the classroom—ones that not only engage students but also lead to real results. On my way to school last week, I tuned into Gene Tavernetti’s podcast, Better Teaching: Only Stuff That Works , where he had Blake Harvard as a guest.
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Raj Vinnakota talks with Sharon McMahon, "America's Government Teacher," about her new book, The Small and The Mighty, combatting misinformation online, and the value of conversations across differences.
Anthropology.net
OCTOBER 16, 2024
A 5,000-year-old stone-paved cellar has been uncovered beneath a Neolithic dwelling during an excavation on Falster Island, Denmark. This significant find occurred during construction work for a railway and offers new insights into Middle Neolithic life in Scandinavia. The root cellar, measuring about 6.5 by 5 feet, represents an important addition to our understanding of early agricultural societies in the region.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 17, 2024
This story was produced by Grist and reprinted with permission. Three years ago, Erin Primer had an idea for a new summer program for her school district: She wanted students to learn about where their food comes from. Primer, who has worked in student nutrition within California’s public school system for 10 years, applied for grant funding from the state to kick off the curriculum, and got it.
TCI
OCTOBER 15, 2024
In today’s classrooms, using technology isn’t just a nice extra—it’s a must-have. With schools facing the challenges of remote learning, different learning styles, and changing dynamics, video activities have become an important tool for teachers. While watching videos can be passive, activities that effectively use video teaching strategies engage students in active learning.
Political Science Now
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Guest Editor: Anja Neundorf, University of Glasgow Guest Editor: Robert Pape, University of Chicago Guest Editor: Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University In recent years, universities around the world have been at the center of political controversies. In this call for papers of Perspectives on Politics , we invite political scientists to use their expertise to explain what is and ought to be happening at institutions of higher education.
Anthropology.net
OCTOBER 15, 2024
Mountainous regions have long attracted early human populations, but the reasons behind this preference are becoming clearer thanks to new research. A recent study published in Science Advances 1 by scientists from the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University reveals that the diverse ecosystems within these terrains played a crucial role in human evolution.
Institute for Citizens & Scholars
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Raj Vinnakota was a panelist on Harvard Ash Center's webinar discussing new campus initiatives for higher education to reassert its vital role in strengthening democracy.
CORE Econ
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Great news from the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics ! The Economy 2.0: Microeconomics has been found to devote the highest share of pages to climate change among US introductory economics textbooks. Hugo Charmetant, Marco Casari, and Maria Arvaniti have recently published What do economists teach about climate change? An analysis of introductory economics textbooks.
Political Science Now
OCTOBER 14, 2024
In the APSA Public Scholarship Program, graduate students in political science produce summaries of new research in the American Political Science Review. This piece, written by Komal Preet Kaur , covers the new article by Saad Gulzar, Durgesh Pathak, Sarah Thompson, and Aliz Tóth, “Can Party Elites Shape the Rank and File? Evidence from a Recruitment Campaign in India” Political parties, often constrained by limited financial resources, must find creative ways to recruit activists t
Anthropology.net
OCTOBER 14, 2024
Archaeological discoveries in East Timor’s Laili rock shelter have unveiled evidence 1 of ancient human habitation dating back approximately 44,000 years. This finding, led by an international team of archaeologists, contributes significantly to understanding the migration and adaptation patterns of early humans in Southeast Asia. The evidence gathered from stone tools, animal bones, and sediment analysis paints a picture of human life in this region over 35,000 years before the constructi
Living Geography
OCTOBER 17, 2024
A cross-posting from my RGS blog : 'At the Home of Geography' - bookmark it now and visit it regularly. I am going to be attending this event as part of the RGS's EXPLORE festival. If you're going along, come and say hi! Details: Join us for a dynamic and interactive evening celebrating the intersection of art and geography, where creativity meets exploration.
Women's History Network
OCTOBER 17, 2024
Hello Can you please add an event to celebrate a book launch at the Women’s Library at LSE?
Political Science Now
OCTOBER 18, 2024
Varieties of Indoctrination: The Politicization of Education and the Media around the World By Anja Neundorf , University of Glasgow , Eugenia Nazrullaeva , University of California, Los Angeles , Ksenia Northmore-Ball , Boston College , Katerina Tertytchnaya , University of Oxford and Wooseok Kim , University of Michigan For many decades, scholars assumed voluntary compliance and citizens’ commitment to a regime’s principles and values to be critical for regime stability.
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