ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

But while that may sound like typical Silicon Valley hype, the education system is taking it seriously. But the latest news is that the government is investing significant money to figure out how to ensure that the new tools actually advance national education goals like increasing equity and supporting overworked teachers.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

As educators have looked to alternatives to assigning essays, one idea that has bubbled up is to bring back oral exams. Or in K-12 settings, where the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum used by many high schools has an oral component. Even so, some educators have been giving the oral exam a try.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2022

What researchers found, and have continued to study in the years since, is that teens have different, and greater, needs when it comes to sleep than people of other ages. But it turns out that plenty of schools make it hard for teens to get the amount of sleep that doctors recommend. The lead researcher was] Mary Carskadon.

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ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2022

There’s a unique opportunity to identify the dangerous side of the “fake it until you make it” argument, as Theranos not only wasted millions of dollars, but put some patients’ health in jeopardy. But who was—or is—the Theranos of the education sector? He wrote: “And what did Ventilla learn as he stepped aside as leader.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

That’s the question posed by science journalist Annie Murphy Paul, who points to research emphasizing the many ways that thinking is influenced not just by what’s inside our skull, but by cues from our body movements, by our surroundings, and by other people we’re interacting with. It's sort of sealed inside the skull.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 1, 2023

Department of Education opened a civil rights inquiry into Harvard University’s use of legacy admissions, after three Boston-area groups filed a complaint charging that the practices appeared especially unfair now that the consideration of race has been barred. But even that financial argument is not well-founded, argues Kahlenberg.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. EdSurge: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, you piloted a multifaceted AI program to support the teaching of argumentative writing.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Many schools were adopting social-emotional learning programs and frameworks, weaving practices that support social and emotional development into various parts of the school day and reporting material improvements in student behavior and outcomes. We’ve been talking about SEL in education for decades.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class. Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Educators and parents started this school year with bated breath. According to a survey administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2019, 37 percent of high school students said they experienced persistent sadness or hopelessness and 19 percent reported suicidality. In response, more than half of all U.S.

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Computer Science Teacher

MARCH 3, 2022

Honestly, I missed people and a lot of people I know in CS Education and CS Ed research are here. She started publishing and researching what became object oriented programming while I was in the early stages of my career. The argument for Python is multiple. I HAD to come in person. There is a lot to learn here as well.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for learning technology. Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue, then debate it in front of class. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research.

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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 was excited when Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Milyn Anne, offered this article explaining the why behind plagiarizing: What Factors Influence Your Tendency to Plagiarize in School?

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ED Surge

MAY 20, 2022

Our education system is having its own Henny Penny moment, with loud voices from the right generating and spreading panic that social and emotional learning, or SEL, endangers and “ indoctrinates ” students. Thirty years of research in SEL confirm these fundamentals. Instead, evaluate the facts. The sky is not falling.

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National Science Foundation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Teacher diversity is a contemporary issue in education circles that is prevalent in the current educational discussions. Few would discount the power and promise of diversifying the teaching force, especially in STEM fields; however, our research offers the field of STEM education new insight into the conversation.

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ED Surge

JUNE 9, 2022

Which schools deserve to top lists of the best colleges in the U.S.? But if the point of higher education is to buoy economic mobility, those lists that make headlines every year aren’t showing the whole picture. That’s the argument made by researchers at the think tank Third Way, who developed a new way to rank the nation’s colleges.

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ED Surge

JULY 12, 2022

Higher education is one of the case studies the paper looks at as it explores whether the rivalries created by our social systems are morally problematic—in ways that could be remedied. I came across this paper while researching our Bootstraps podcast series about educational equity. But now they're rivals.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

As a high school social studies teacher, my job includes helping students learn to use evidence to present arguments, engage in civil discourse and take informed action to bring about change. A core part of that is preparing students to write out in the real world. But there are forces that get in the way.

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User Generated Education

JULY 31, 2023

Too many classes, all grade levels, begin the school year with getting down to academic business – starting to cover content, discussing expectations regarding academic requirements, giving tests, and other academic information provided by the teacher to the students in a mostly one-way communication.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2018

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. Working in groups, students research opposite sides of an issue and then debate it in front of the class. Designed for middle and high school, but adaptable to other grades.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2015

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. Give students a couple of class periods–one to research bridges (using their internet search and research skills) and a few to build the virtual bridge. Designed for grades 3-12.

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ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2023

Recently, I was in a meeting with department chairs and administrators at my high school. After discussing revisions to our existing policies, a colleague added, “We have to go back to old-school methods. After discussing revisions to our existing policies, a colleague added, “We have to go back to old-school methods.

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ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2022

These cameras would allow parents to livestream their children’s lessons throughout the school day. But a flurry of other bills and laws restricting what educators can teach—or even say—about history, literature, race, sexuality and other topics are alive and well. I’ve taught high school English for years.

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The Maker Mom

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Online debate classes encourage students to think things through and present their concepts to others verbally, using research and logic. Many of these schools also offer in-person camps during the summer. Topics covered include logical thinking, case research, extemporaneous speaking, and voice projection.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

That question was the focus of a surprising debate held at a recent education conference. And the people arguing for and against the motion were both devoted educators. The discussion ended up turning on a bigger question: What exactly is education for? My argument is that the risk is too high, and the returns too low.

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STEM Education Shopping

AUGUST 21, 2023

As an educator, I am constantly seeking ways to challenge and stimulate the minds of my gifted students. Research has shown that engaging in puzzle-solving activities can improve cognitive abilities, such as logical reasoning, spatial awareness, and pattern recognition.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Instead of webtools, you may choose to have students play educational games and simulations online and teach them to classmates. Everyone’s tired, including you. Designed for grades 3-12.

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Futurum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Published: Going to university is a huge change from going to high school. At the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, Barbara Barnhart and Dr Olivia Long are providing students with vital skills to help them adjust to this new phase of education and develop a better sense of community with their peers. What is Science Seminar?

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Talk STEM

JANUARY 11, 2022

With our future dependent upon sustainable processes derived from STEM research, we must promote ethical sustainability in STEM education. The Importance of Ethical Sustainability in STEM Education. Then, the timeliness of the issue as it applies to clinical research gives us a clear example.

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ED Surge

MAY 17, 2022

In the midst of these trends, we wanted to hear how academic innovation leaders are thinking and feeling about higher education right now. Matthew Rascoff, vice provost for digital education at Stanford University. What are they worried and excited about? What do they believe is working well, and what should change?

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 23, 2022

This is intuitive, but first, let's look at some research. Research from Malik and Risvi supports a classroom culture that gets students in active in the classroom. How to Build School Culture and Student Relationships Scroll down for the show transcript. Now there are two pieces of research we want to relate to.

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Futurum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The idea that exam results should be assessed differently based on a student’s socio-economic background is known as differential treatment, and Emil is investigating whether such policies can improve equality and efficiency in education and labour markets. Stock markets, unemployment, inflation and recession?

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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. Students prepare by closely reading/researching the text or topic. — image credit: Fresno Public Schools. summarize points of agreement.

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STEM Education Shopping

AUGUST 23, 2023

As a teacher, I know the importance of fostering teamwork and problem-solving skills in our middle school students. KEY TAKEAWAY What are problem solving team building activities for middle school? Communication is a crucial aspect of problem-solving team building activities, especially for middle school students.

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User Generated Education

MAY 6, 2018

I, along with many others, have been impressed with how articulate the Parkland students have been regarding their school shooting and gun laws. When students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High debated gun control in class last November, they never imagined they were preparing to lead a national discussion on how to prevent school shootings.

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Computing Education Research Blog

JUNE 20, 2022

A May 2022 report from the UK government Research Review Series: Computing makes some strong claims about block-based programming that I think are misleading. The report is summarizing studies from the computing education research literature. I’m not questioning the studies.

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National Science Foundation

JANUARY 20, 2022

Now, this is usually where I would launch into a well-honed set of arguments explicating the various economic, societal, and moral imperatives which make clear the need for America to tackle issues of equity and inclusion through a systemic transformation approach to cultivate a larger and more inclusive STEMM workforce.

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