Education, Teaching & Language

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  19 hours ago

  3 Strategies to Get All Students Participating

  edutopia.org - Katie Martin

  In upper elementary and middle school, students may be hesitant to speak up, so strategies that encourage full participation come in handy. I have the …

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  3 days ago

  Get Phones Out of Schools Now

  The Atlantic - Jonathan Haidt

  They impede learning, stunt relationships, and lessen belonging. They should be banned. In May 2019, I was invited to give a lecture at my old high school in Scarsdale, New York. Before the talk, I met with the principal and his top administrators. I heard that the school, like most high schools in …

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  5 days ago

  PROOF POINTS: How important was your favorite teacher to your success? Researchers have done the math

  The Hechinger Report - by Jill Barshay

  It’s often hard to express exactly why certain teachers make such a difference in our lives. Some push us to work harder than we thought we could. …

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  Mar 7

  Teachers Explain Why Letting Students Redo Assignments Is Problematic

  edweek.org - Hayley Hardison

  “What could your teachers do to help you feel more motivated to do your best in school?” That was the question recently put to more than 1,000 …

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  Jun 3

  Setting time on fire and the temptation of The Button

  oneusefulthing.org - Ethan Mollick

  I saw a bit more of the future of AI at work this week, and it shows every sign of vastly boosting productivity, while also causing a crisis of …

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  What happens when one twin scorns social media and the other embraces it

  kqed.org - Linda Flanagan

  Meet Xenia, a junior at Northwestern University, who leans into math and science, runs dutifully in her spare time and tends toward introversion. Now …