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Feeling the midyear slump? Recharge your meetings with MicroPD

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As principal of a middle school, I meet weekly with teachers and school counselors to discuss team and department progress of our students. It’s fairly standard belief that professional development (PD) must go deeper than the one-and-done workshop; it must be more sustained, more relevant, and offer tangible takeaways.

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

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Meanwhile, almost 40 percent of the American public still contest the results of a free and fair election, and with the 2024 federal election around the corner, political polarization in the United States seems neverending, leaving democracy in an arguably fragile state. Thinking historically is at the root of those skills.

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Who You Gonna Call? A Harvard Lecturer's Quest for Equitable Class Participation

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Dan Levy had long considered himself an equitable instructor in terms of calling on students to participate in class discussions. In spreadsheets, he manually recorded each interaction he had with students during discussion. It was a total shock to me—I thought I was calling on them fairly,” says Levy, 48. “It She hasn’t used Teachly.

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How ‘Dialogue’ Can Create Empathy in a Divided Classroom

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In many classrooms these days, student discussion can grow so heated that passion threatens to overwhelm productive conversation. Considering these high stakes, students and instructors may be tempted to avoid tough subjects altogether, or only discuss them with like-minded folks. But there’s another option.

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Helping Educators Reimagine AI’s Role in Transformational Learning

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Equity/Fairness How can we ensure that those who are furthest from opportunity benefit as much as those with more access, power and privilege? While I initially struggled to articulate my beliefs about teaching and learning, one principle remained clear: Students must be at the center of every decision I made in my classroom.

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Level Up Higher Education Assessments with ChatGPT

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Use coupon code PODCAST20 to take 20% off either/both Magna Online Seminars: Facing the Future: Educators Discuss Teaching in the Era of ChatGPT and Using an AI Chatbot: Programmed for Success. ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence tool that was released in November 2022. It has become a game changer in classroom assessment.

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American Democracy Is Sick. Can Colleges Be Part of the Cure?

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There’s long been a belief that a more perfect civic education can lead to a more perfect union. It’s very easy to do a service learning experience but not learn that we don’t have free and fair elections in some parts of this country. Colleges tried service learning. Then they pushed to get out the vote. 6 attack on the U.S.

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