ED Surge

MAY 15, 2022

As a sign of his fanaticism around helping people think critically, he wrote about how to help people better discern political arguments as voters and how we might improve the level of discourse in our country. They would email him essays with evidence to back up their arguments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Supporting Student Argumentation – Understanding Structure and Language of Argumentation. Supporting Student Argumentation – Helping Students Evaluate Evidence in Arguments. Supporting Student Argumentation – Fostering the Language of Argumentation. Supporting Argumentation [link].

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Computer Science Teacher

MARCH 3, 2022

The argument for Python is multiple. I am finding the arguments for Python more convincing than I expected. The second was that while there is a slight edge in universities using Python over Java for CS1, Java and C++ are FAR more widely used in CS2 courses. After lunch, It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time (COVID-19 Edition).

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Stem Geek

DECEMBER 11, 2022

They tend to lead to fewer arguments than competitive games, although there’s no guarantee, The post Best 2+ Player Cooperative Board Games (Top 6 in 2022) appeared first on STEM Geek. Co op board games encourage two or more of you to work together in a bid to beat the game itself.

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STEMe

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Let’s take a look at both sides of this argument. This side of the argument covers the fact that water can only make other objects wet, but isn’t wet itself. This side of the argument is based on your definition of wet. However, what really defines wetness? Water is NOT Wet. Water is Wet.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2022

When you hear your dad's advice that you should finish now, what is your argument back? So my quick argument will always be that there's always another way. What would you say to that argument? But it's kind of awesome to see him finding ways to make money that matches his passion. Now it is a completely different day and age.

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Know Adam's Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Let's explore how analysis sentence starters can help students learn how to listen to one another and form claim, evidence, reasoning (CER) arguments , rather than talking at or over their peers. Ultimately, they help students learn how to talk, listen, and support their arguments with evidence and reasoning.

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Curriculum Argumentation Science Sciences 93

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

He even takes the argument a step further when he complains that Twitter itself has become a kind of game for talking about current events and politics, rather than a genuine public sphere.

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ED Surge

JULY 12, 2022

So for this week’s podcast we’re diving into his argument, talking to a philosophy professor who studied with Hussain and regularly teaches the paper to his own students. It seems like there's a lot of common sense to this argument that is very accessible to a non-philosopher. It's some value of solidarity.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 2, 2023

The revisions were embroiled in arguments over what good math teaching looks like. If the textbooks, courseware, lesson plans and worksheets used in schools reflect all students’ realities, the argument goes, it will set all students up for real learning. Riling up many of these no-holds-barred K-12 scraps is “inclusivity.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2023

For example, if I ask them to write a report using a word processing tool (Word, Google Docs), they are welcome to convince me a slideshow or video would be a better choice, but they have to make their argument based on logic and evidence, comparing and contrasting their approach to mine.

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Computing Education Research Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

My argument is that computer science was originally invented to be taught to everyone, but not for economic advantage. Alan Perlis (first ACM Turing Award laureate) made a different argument in his chapter. A common argument against our work in Teaspoon languages is that we’re undertaking a Sisyphean task.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. As they work, students “…construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others…” More specifically (Common Core Appendix C): introduce claim. provide a concluding statement that follows from argument presented. Service Learning.

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Schooling Argumentation Teaching Math 176

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2015

Very effective: Argument Wars. These are mostly for MS, a mixture of flashcards, games and simulations. Branches of Power. Civics Game Room. Civics games. Congress for Kids. Court Quest. C-Span –Congress at work in video. Elections—the Game. Electoral College—humourous video. Executive Command. How Laws are Made.

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Curriculum Argumentation Professor Publication 234

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2017

The Socratic Method requires cooperative argumentative dialogue between individuals, asking and answering questions that stimulate critical thinking and draw out underlying presumptions. The goal has nothing to do with who wins the argument but how evidence and ideas are presented. The Socratic Method is not passive.

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Curriculum Argumentation Critical Thinking Teaching 260

ED Surge

JANUARY 16, 2023

At the same time, they might hear a group getting into an argument across the other side of the room, and they can virtually walk to that group and mediate. Teachers can divide students into discussion groups. Then, they can virtually walk around the room, approach one group and collaborate with that group.

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ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2023

Formulaic writing, especially tasks completed within the span of a class period, robs students of the opportunities to consider their audience and think strategically about their argument and voice. Like many teachers who grappled with ChatGPT, my initial concerns were that these moments would become another casualty of AI.

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Jacobs Physics

MARCH 11, 2023

.* The derivation of the location of bright and dark spots begins with assuming an infinite number of point sources of light within the slit, and uses symmetry and trigonometric arguments to determine the locations at which most or all of these infinite point sources interfere constructively or destructively. Not simple at all.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 6, 2019

They feel no guilt, don’t understand the legal risk they face, and think the argument that “everyone does it” makes it OK. I am constantly amazed at how many students plagiarize schoolwork. How Can I Stop Myself from Plagiarizing – Accidentally or Otherwise?

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

And the argument is that if a university degree is a good investment, it ought to be substantially more valuable than the opportunity cost. My argument is that the risk is too high, and the returns too low. There are two key weaknesses to our argument. In most cases, a university degree takes three to four years of study.

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Education Education Argumentation Computer 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. As they work, students “…construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others…” More specifically (Common Core Appendix C): introduce claim. provide a concluding statement that follows from argument presented. They take questions.

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User Generated Education

MAY 6, 2018

As the debate team filled Google docs with research on state laws, brainstormed arguments for and against universal background checks and wrote speeches, they were amassing information that would later help them formulate arguments on national TV, in face-to-face meetings with Florida legislators and at vigils for their murdered classmates.

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Educators Technology

JULY 27, 2022

You can also use board games to relax after a stressful day or activity, such as an exam or an argument with your parents! If you live in a noisy environment that continuously disrupts your concentration, try wearing earplugs or headphones when you play board games so that you won't be distracted by outside noise and sounds.

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 9, 2023

link] Science Argumentation Skills Students utilize technology that supports science argumentation skills such as the presentation and evaluation of evidence on scientific claims.

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ED Surge

JUNE 9, 2022

That’s the argument made by researchers at the think tank Third Way, who developed a new way to rank the nation’s colleges. If “best” means the most prestigious and more selective admissions, then sure, current college rankings are doing what they’re meant to do.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2022

They learn about the subtleties of mathematical argument by presenting to each other in class. At the end of the semester, students completed one last written reflection, this time including a portfolio of work that supported their arguments. This was one of the big wins of the semester.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2021

Each team builds a case to address the particular environmental concern they consider to be the most critical by researching, building a convincing argument, and then presenting it to their audience. In this Earth Day webquest , student teams vie for $1 million in funding from the fictional nonprofit, Help Our World (HOW) Foundation.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 23, 2020

Their contributions to public discussions may take many forms, ranging from personal testimony to abstract arguments. In civics, students learn to contribute appropriately to public processes and discussions of real issues.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In my community, fights over masks and mandates have stopped for the time being , only to be replaced by similarly incendiary arguments over books, bathrooms , equity and teacher shortages. This period of volatility could continue even as school communities try to recover and heal from all they’ve survived these past two years.

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Schooling Argumentation Education Education 267

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

What's the argument for you doing this? I made an argument a long, long time ago … that in fact, one of the problems with edtech is that educators had no say in what was happening. On the takedown side, I know that there's a lot of talk about trying to streamline the process [while still following copyright law.]

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National Science Foundation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Arguments for teacher diversity, particularly when focused on Black teachers, are often grounded in several common arguments: (a) the teaching force is primarily white and female; (b) demographics of school faculty should match those of the schools where they teach; and (c) Black teachers are social and academic role models for Black students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2020

However, the substantiation of the research arguments has to get carried out without taking the aid of references frequently. Compose the paper single-handedly: For students, it is exceptionally significant to develop the habit of writing essays and dissertations individually. Elaborate reading of reference books is a good idea.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

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. That’s a separate skill.

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Curriculum Argumentation Teaching Communications 157

Educators Technology

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Encourage students to voice their opinions and be argumentative all while being ethical, maintaining decorum and respecting each other’s views. Provide students with headlines (use this breaking news generator to help you come up with headline ideas) and invite them to discuss them openly.

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Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

But in 1798 Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) (1753–1814) measured the heat produced by the mechanical process of boring a cannon, and began to make the argument that, in contradiction to the caloric theory, there was actually some kind of correspondence between mechanical energy and amount of heat.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

This includes over fifty short videos (each between two and twenty-two minutes) on different aspects of writing including narrative and argumentative style, modifiers, verb tense and mood, pronouns, noun agreements, frequently confused words, and more. In a partnership with College Board, Khan Academy offers free personalized SAT practice.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Another common argument is that homework helps students develop skills related to problem-solving, time-management and self-direction. While it’s likely that homework completion signals student engagement, which in turn leads to academic achievement, there’s little evidence to suggest that homework itself improves engagement in learning.

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