ED Surge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

It’s a classic idea : In the 1600s it was the basic model of evaluation at Oxford and Cambridge (with the grilling by professors done in Latin), and it was pretty much what Socrates did to his students. Or in K-12 settings, where the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum used by many high schools has an oral component.

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MAY 15, 2022

More recently, I had connected Jonathan to a friend and coauthor of mine on the paper “ Disrupting Law School ,” Villanova Law Professor Michele Pistone, to help her with the instructional design for the online program she has now launched around immigration training for advocates.

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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. That scholar is Hamish Russell, a graduate student and part-time assistant professor at the University of Toronto. That's right.

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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

AUGUST 1, 2023

The civil rights folks liked the idea that legacy preferences were there to the extent that they could make an argument that, ‘Listen, there are all sorts of preferences in college admissions,’ and so race should be allowed as one of those factors.” But even that financial argument is not well-founded, argues Kahlenberg.

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JULY 10, 2023

Buckle up and join us on this delightful journey through tech-savvy classrooms – from elementary school to high school – we’ll unlock a treasury of innovative ideas guaranteed to amuse the young minds while also preparing them for their future. Let’s dive in!

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JUNE 7, 2017

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. provide a concluding statement that follows from argument presented. They must connect to opponent’s arguments.

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MAY 16, 2016

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for learning technology. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. provide a concluding statement that follows from argument presented. Educational links. write the book.

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

Students are looking for something different from teachers and professors as they prepare to enter political and civic life, and that means educators need to change the way they support students when it comes to political engagement. We look at things like the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. That's amazing.

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DECEMBER 2, 2023

How do you create one in your class or school? million students with disabilities for the school year 2021 to 2022. Among the services they provide is guidance on assistive technology in schools. They can also clearly present their thoughts, arguments, and understanding of the lectures because they express themselves better.

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MAY 16, 2023

Besides, the paper outline will guarantee that your text follows a logical structure, includes well-supported arguments, and is easy to read. This will further help you frame your thesis statement and ensure that you include all the required information. Hence, it should be informative, concise, and engaging.

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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. 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. Change your approach.

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ED Surge

MAY 17, 2022

Professors report that students are disengaged , so much so that it’s even hard to get them to take advantage of free support services. Flipping the Classroom Professors who recorded video lectures for online learning during the pandemic are realizing they have a new resource at their disposal. Smith University.

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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. 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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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. — image credit: Fresno Public Schools.

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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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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? Yet, fast forward to 2022, and AltSchool no longer exists.

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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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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Published: Going to university is a huge change from going to high school. Studying and discussing such thought-provoking content teaches students that STEM issues are not straightforward; different perspectives and nuanced arguments must be considered. How can first-year STEM university students be better supported?

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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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FEBRUARY 1, 2017

While it traditionally is an assessment tool for college-bound seniors, more and more high schools are choosing it as an exit exam for graduating seniors (such as these changes in Ohio and the State of Washington ). General preparation hints include: practice good writing with every school essay students write. take practice tests.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

This is especially important with multi-player games like Minecraft (you will close the system at school, but that may not be the case in the student’s home). Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. A note: Any time students use the internet, start with a discussion on how to use it safely.

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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.

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STEM Education Guide

MARCH 4, 2023

STEM is still the more prevalent acronym in education, with focuses on STEM-certified schools and STEM labs and entire categories of STEM-related educational products, while the “Arts” are a recent addition. In this article, we’re looking at both sides of the argument. Should the arts be included in STEM education?

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APRIL 18, 2018

In 2015, Idaho adopted an open-enrollment policy allowing families to send students to their school of choice. School leaders credit a multi-faceted senior writing project, new curricula, and instructional technology for bringing new students to their doors. Middle school is prime time [to teach about process and citation],”.

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APRIL 11, 2019

I’ll never forget when the Director of Technology at my school decided kids didn’t need keyboarding lessons until middle school. Another clever twist on the argument against keyboard training is that audio input will soon take over. Of course you do. 36% of the world population does. Are you a geek?

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

For the past decade, schools have invested millions of dollars in technology. Quickly after iPads, schools fell in love with Chromebooks and their amazing ability to allow students to collaborate and share, not to mention their ease of maintenance. Let’s take a clear-eyed look at the pluses on each side of this argument.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Published: At The University of Queensland in Australia, Professor Deborah Brown and Professor Brian Key have created a unique team of philosophers and neuroscientists to investigate which animals have the capacity to feel pain. PROFESSOR BRIAN KEY School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia.

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JUNE 16, 2016

Because of its multimedia approach and appealing blend of text, color, movement, sound, and images, it has fast become one of the most popular writing exercises in schools. It can be used not only for fiction, but narrative, argumentative, and expository writing exercises. Zimmertwins at School. VoiceThread. Fee; web or iOS.

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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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APRIL 18, 2023

Professor Dane Morgan and Dr Ryan Jacobs from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US are investigating the opportunities and challenges this advancement poses. Pathway from school to materials science and engineering • Ryan suggests physics and chemistry as the subjects most relevant for MS&E.

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MARCH 18, 2016

Where they diverge from you and I is they haven’t tested all the available methods for planning a story, constructing non-fiction, or building the evidence-based argument. If you’re an iPad school, try Quicklyst or OmniOutliner. Excellent web-based options include Oak , Workflowy , or Outliner of Giants. Digital note-taking.

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MAY 29, 2018

Here’s a fascinating article by Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, James Lovelock, discussing the balance between rote drills and integrated learning in teaching keyboarding: As a pre-service teacher, I have always found the arguments around different forms of teaching and learning to be highly frustrating.

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OCTOBER 21, 2015

Many celebrated ‘successful’ people failed at school because they were unusual thinkers. Most famously: Bill Gates, who dropped out of college because he believed he could learn more from life than professors. If you can’t make that argument, you probably shouldn’t make the change. But make it fair.

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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.

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Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

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 ”. His book is mostly words, with just a few formulas related to the behavior of ideal gases, and some tables of actual parameters for particular materials.

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MAY 11, 2023

Professor Michael Rosenfeld , a sociologist at Stanford University , has studied this dramatic change in public opinion. According to Professor Michael Rosenfeld, a sociologist at Stanford University, “This is the story of the greatest transformation of public opinion in US history.” I was delighted to oblige!”

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