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APRIL 7, 2016

It’s the end of school. Students will be buzzing with all the new material and eager to use it for summer school or the next year. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. Designed for middle and high school, but adaptable to other grades. Designed for grades 3-12.

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Schooling Research Research Argumentation 151

Futurum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The first student has an extremely high grade point average (GPA) from their school exams, while the second student’s GPA is still good, but not as high. They grew up in an affluent neighbourhood with wealthy parents who could afford to send them to a top-class school and pay for one-to-one tutoring to help them prepare for their exams.

Economics 111

Economics Government Mathematics Publication 111

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JUNE 19, 2019

Luckily, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Andrew Carroll, former High School teacher, has a great analysis of the problem and discussion of solutions below: How to control smartphone usage in classroom? Digital devices, especially smartphones and tablets, have become an appendage for schools.

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Curriculum Argumentation Professor Research 213

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

In my school, every teacher assesses writing. If I use Common Core as an example, here’s what these Standards call out as important about writing (slightly rephrased from the Anchor Standards): Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.

Argumentation 154

Argumentation Communications Curriculum Research 154

Futurum

JUNE 21, 2022

This is a practice that an international network of scholars, including Professor Eithne Quinn from the University of Manchester in the UK, has found to be structurally racist. DEFENCE – (in court) the argument that the accused person should not be found guilty. DEFENDANT – the accused person in a court of law. Download the article.

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Research Research Professor Argumentation 79

Futurum

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Associate Professor Craig Nitschke of the University of Melbourne in Australia studies how the distribution of plant species might change as the climate does. Pathway from school to forest ecology • Becoming a forest ecologist starts with studying fundamental sciences like biology and chemistry in school.

Research 78

Research Research Science Sciences 78

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MAY 18, 2015

Look at what Harvey Silver says in his book, Compare and Contrast : By compiling the available research on effective instruction, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock found that strategies that engage students in comparative thinking had the greatest effect on student achievement, leading to an average percentile gain of 45 points.

Critical Thinking 247

Critical Thinking Problem Solving Argumentation Achievement 247

Futurum

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Professor Jeffrey Catchmark and his team at Pennsylvania State University in the US believe they have one such solution, using common plant-based materials to create sustainable food packaging. My proudest career achievement is the 10 Million Trees project I undertook with Parisa. This goes hand in hand with ethical thinking.

Biology 84

Biology Agriculture Engineering Critical Thinking 84

Futurum

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Bess is an Assistant Professor of Geology at Colby College, Waterville, Maine, in the US. DR BESS KOFFMAN Assistant Professor of Geology Colby College, Waterville, Maine, USA. Through evaluating evidence and mapping out arguments, students can practice this important aspect of scientific communication. FROM DUST TO DUST.

Geology 52

Geology Energy Communications Research 52

ED Surge

DECEMBER 26, 2022

My interest was grabbed, therefore, by this thoughtfully composed piece in Chalkbeat, “ Hidden toll: Thousands of schools fail to count homeless students.” I was struck by the tight argumentation in the recent Vox essay, “ The incredible shrinking future of college ,” written by New America’s Kevin Carey. Do you love history?

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Argumentation Professor Publication Government 212

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That’s the argument of Peter Liljedahl, a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who has spent years researching what works in teaching. But he has decided not to try to convince schools and school systems to adopt his system. This is not a phenomenon that's unique to kids.

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Research Research Teaching Calculus 352

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

But, first and foremost, the story of the Second Law is the story of a great intellectual achievement of the mid-19th century. But in 1834, Émile Clapeyron (1799–1864)—a rather distinguished French engineering professor (and steam engine designer)—wrote a paper entitled “ Memoir on the Motive Power of Heat ”.

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Energy Physics Argumentation Mathematics 88

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JUNE 24, 2015

In the face of mounting evidence, education experts accepted a prescriptive fact: student success is not measured by milestones like ‘took a foreign language in fifth grade’ or ‘passed Algebra in high school’ but by how s/he thinks. Persisting. Stick with a problem, even when it’s difficult and seems hopeless.

Critical Thinking 263

Critical Thinking Argumentation Problem Solving Communications 263

Futurum

MAY 10, 2023

Nutrient-rich soil or water contains large amounts of nitrogen, carbon, phosphorus, sulphur and potassium As all high school students know, learning new things can be challenging. These kinds of specialties are more common in schools that have a greater focus on research. What are the aims of GeoPaths?

Geology 52

Geology Critical Thinking Research Research 52

Futurum

MAY 11, 2023

Professor Michael Rosenfeld , a sociologist at Stanford University , has studied this dramatic change in public opinion. Not only has Michael investigated why it occurred, he also played an important role in achieving marriage equality in the US. By 2010, support for gay rights had crossed over the 50% threshold.

Equality 57

Equality Social Sciences Science Sciences 57

Stephen Wolfram

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And as a kind of graduation gift when I finished (British) elementary school in June 1972 I arranged to get those books. But soon the summer was over, and I was at a new school , mostly away from my books, and doing things like diligently learning more Latin and Greek. The lambda hyperon. They all became my personal friends.

Physics 95

Physics Computer Mathematics Science 95

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

And when the train came to Los Angeles, the young Ed Fredkin decided he had to be the first person to see it : The Los Angeles Times published his account of his adventure—a younger but “quintessentially Ed” story: Ed’s record in high school was at best spotty. Ed’s older brother, Norman, had joined the Air Force five years earlier.

Computer 68

Computer Physics Science Sciences 68

ED Surge

JANUARY 2, 2023

Buoyed by appointments from Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin—who made wading into education fights a staple of his campaign—the board scalpelled out many of the proposed revisions that had been intended to create more diverse representation in lessons in Virginia schools. Riling up many of these no-holds-barred K-12 scraps is “inclusivity.”

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Argumentation Curriculum Achievement Math 191