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Guiding Students through the Crisis in Ukraine

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Here are great ideas for how to address the difficult topic of war in the Ukraine, from Ask a Tech Teacher collaborator, Christian Miraglia, recently retired from teaching after thirty-six years: 24/7. This became increasingly important over the past decade as social media became the primary source for news. Guiding Principles.

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Remembering Jonathan Haber, Who Taught So Many to Think Critically

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Jonathan, who wrote columns for EdSurge among his many pursuits, was a wonderful thinker, in education and in life. The recent author of the book Critical Thinking , a topic about which he cared deeply, Haber had contributed in significant ways to a variety of important education projects.

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Fake News or Fact? How do you tell?

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Keeping up with national and international events was a lot easier when all the news came from one of three major TV news outlets and a few newspapers like The New York Times. What is fake news? Why Fake News? Start by explaining to students why fake news is so popular. There are no such laws in news media.

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Discovery Education’s EdTech News Roundup – May 15

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Check out what’s trending in EdTech news! From Teacher Appreciation Week to shifting technologies, it’s a busy time in education. Discovery Education loves Teacher Appreciation Week because it’s an extra special time to share our gratitude to our network of 4.5 million educators. million educators.

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15 Websites to Teach Financial Literacy

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When kids read that America’s $23 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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9 Ways to Teach Tolerance

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If you watch the news, tolerance seems to be a lost art. TeachingTolerance.org even uses Black Lives Matter as a model for tolerance education. Quotes like this from Helen Keller: The highest result of education is tolerance. This is not an easy topic. 5 Lesson Plans to Teach Tolerance (from Education World ).

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Earth Day and STEM

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Earth Day this year is on a Saturday in April, although the earth’s environment is a topic that can be studied year-round in the classroom. Spring is a great time to assess students’ knowledge on the topic as well as research and explore resources that are available for teachers. The bad news is, humans throw away too much trash.

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