Many have tried to evaluate whether any particular gender has an advantage in creative thinking, and research meta-results have been inconclusive.
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Many have tried to evaluate whether any particular gender has an advantage in creative thinking, and research meta-results have been inconclusive.
Assessment for Success- Why do we require students to regurgitate information that will only benefit them should they get a chance to be on Jeopardy?
In this episode, Thom Jackson, President and Chief Executive Officer of EdisonLearning, shares his story and the challenges growing up in Hamilton, OH.
arah Singer has spent the past five years in Education Technology and at PowerSchool is often called upon to discuss the topic of analytics and specifically and how they can be used drive student, school and district success.
As early as June 2020, if not before, the Coronavirus pandemic was already taking its toll on the mental well-being of our young people.
COVID get through the Day: As we plan for meaningful interactions with our students, including time for academic instruction and relationship building
A creativity mindset developed at an early age can have a tremendous impact on a child’s success, allowing them to make meaningful contributions to society.
As we enter a new year, we offer resolutions for educators, policymakers, and community leaders seeking to create a new possibility.
Peter Meyerhoff, PhD examines how math needs to be much more challenging, focused, and rigorous while also letting kids play.
Joshua Starr has taken a position as the new chief of a professional educators’ associationBy Andrew MetcalfThe former superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools is set to become the next CEO of an international association of educators.Read the rest of the story at Bethesda Magazine.See edCircuit’s March 2015 interview with Joshua Starr here.
Student access to relevant information and news continues to expand with technology advancements. I had the opportunity to interview Matthew Gross, CEO and co-founder, of Newsela. The Newsela team brings students current events and news aligning with current standards expected in today’s classroom.
edCircuit conducts a Skype interview with Michelle Herczog, president of the National Council for the Social Studies. Herczog talks about the importance of this subject area, the latest NAEP results in social studies, and the C3 Framework for Social Studies Standards.
by Jennifer GreenOver the last two weeks, teachers in Baltimore have worked tirelessly to support their students, their schools and their community. I have two words for them: thank you.Ashley Smith, a fourth grade teacher at Lakeland Elementary/Middle School in Southwest Baltimore, used her classroom as a safe harbor where her students could openly express their reactions to the Baltimore riots through their writing. “I knew the students would be coming into class… with a lot of questions about what had taken place,” she told ABC News. Ashley relied on her skills as an educator to encourage an open, healthy dialogue among her students. She not only gave them a space to share their feelings by writing essays, but also established an open communication channel between peers. It was through this channel that her students’ discussed the power of peaceful protests and the tragedies that often result from violent uprisings.Read the rest of the story on the Huffington Post.
Last week’s events in Baltimore did not start the race discussions and teachable moments for the students and faculty at Washington Latin PCS in Washington, D.C., they continued them. The community, lead by Head of School Martha Cutts, has been facing the issue of race head on using its “classical education for the modern world” as its foundation.
by Leila Meyer
N ationally, eighth graders’ average scores on the NAEP U.S. history, geography, and civics assessments showed no significant change in 2014, compared to 2010—the last assessment year. However, several student groups have made gains. In 2014, eighteen percent of eighth-graders performed at or above the Proficient level in U.S. history, 27 percent performed at or above the Proficient level in geography, and 23 percent performed at or above the Proficient level in civics. Students performing at or above the Proficient level on NAEP assessments demonstrate solid academic performance and competency over challenging subject matter. See the results at The Nation’s Report Card.
by Elissa Nadworny
by Mike Anderson
