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Why Schools Should Teach Philosophy, Even to Little Kids

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EdSurge recently connected with Hershovitz to hear why he thinks it’s important to nurture philosophy in kids throughout school and college, and what advice he has for educators about how to do it. I would love to see philosophy taught in schools. So you teach people that we're going to take turns — we're gonna listen to each other.

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How to Teach Venn Diagrams to Elementary School Students

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One of our Ask a Tech Teacher crew has organized the basics on how to teach Venn Diagrams to elementary-age students: What is a Venn Diagram. How to Teach Venn Diagrams to Elementary School Students. However, finding a way to teach them that sticks is important – generic worksheets just won’t do! How to make it digitally.

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Why I Teach Women's Studies at an All-Girls Catholic School

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I teach at the only all-girls school in the state of Minnesota. To build on our founders’ mission, the school began offering a women’s studies elective titled “Women and Society”, which I have proudly taught since 2014. The course covers the history of feminism then and now, which includes an extensive lesson on gender violence.

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How to Teach Students: Teach Their Parents

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If parents are confused by what you teach, they will pass that on to their children. I schedule this after school while parents are waiting for their children to finish enrichment classes or sports. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice. It's likely a matter of cognitive science!

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They Started Teaching During the Pandemic Year. Where Are They Now?

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In April 2020, teachers were beginning to realize that their schools’ closures would not be all that temporary. They’d need to make do with haphazard plans for distance learning through the end of the school year — perhaps longer. The other three are still teaching and plan to continue. It's hard to teach math, period.

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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

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Since the earliest days of colleges experimenting with teaching over the internet, the goal has been to replicate as closely as possible the physical classroom experience. And now that campuses are back from pandemic restrictions, many instructors are trying to incorporate those remote practices into their in-person teaching.

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