Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This vision of Holocaust education as an ethical awakening and an inoculation against hate is powerful, but top-down mandates also introduce significant challenges for educators. Rich primary sources—not just textbook overviews—are crucial to this deep learning. Pedagogy matters as well.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I ask them to read the textbook chapter (Skripak et al., I encourage them to select characters from popular culture—whether from comic books, films, or television—so they can connect leadership concepts to characters they already know and admire. 2023) on management and leadership to get a foundational grasp.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I ask them to read the textbook chapter (Skripak et al., I encourage them to select characters from popular culture—whether from comic books, films, or television—so they can connect leadership concepts to characters they already know and admire. 2023) on management and leadership to get a foundational grasp.

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Assignments Teaching Ethics Fairness 105

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Finally, fostering a culture of digital citizenship is important, teaching students to navigate the online world responsibly and ethically. Regular training and professional development for teachers are essential to ensure they are comfortable and proficient with technology.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

Monsignor Tighe is now the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture in the Vatican. Taken as a whole, his comments offer guidance and guardrails to teachers, administrators, technology directors, and anyone interested in the cultural or communal aspects at schools or other organizations. But he’s a teacher at heart.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2024, I expect we will see big advancements towards determining the best way to use AI in both classroom and administrative settings, as well as clearly defining boundaries for ethical use. Every year, we move further away from the “one size fits all” mentality that was the original textbook. I see that continuing in the future.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2018

Panelists started by drawing attention to Austin Community College, where students are advised to budget at least $1,200—about a third of tuition costs—for textbooks. If you’re talking about beer pong and darts,” she adds, “you’re creating a bro culture that doesn’t foster, but excludes.”

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Local Government History Textbooks Ethics 109

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

This accessibility fosters self-directed learning and encourages students to explore beyond the confines of traditional textbooks. This interconnectedness fosters cultural understanding, collaboration, and the exchange of diverse perspectives, enriching the educational experience.

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Learning Learning Styles Critical Thinking Accessibility 258

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones? Culture and antiracisms in adult education: An exploration of the contributions of arts-based learning. Clover, D.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones? Culture and antiracisms in adult education: An exploration of the contributions of arts-based learning. Clover, D.

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Technology Art Learning Students 98

k12 Online Schools

MAY 12, 2025

The catchy format, music, and visual effects activate episodic memory, helping information stick better than a dry textbook paragraph. These short lectures often introduce students to ideas theyd never encounter in a regular curriculum, ideas about identity, ethics, global issues, and personal growth. And guess what?

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 7, 2025

Building a Digital Learning Culture In a traditional classroom, culture is built through physical presence: greetings at the door, shared lunchtime, or spontaneous group work. For example: A history teacher might ask students to analyze how major historical events are portrayed in YouTube shorts versus textbooks.

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Online Learning Ethics Education Learning 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

We teach them all the rules and ethics of the press. It's not exactly your typical class—kids sitting on the floor, on the counter—but the culture of the class was one of excitement. I propose teachers do the traditional lecture, textbook method for 80 percent of the time. They're a way to get information across.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JANUARY 21, 2024

As part of that shift, schools could introduce students and teachers to the Code of Ethics in Fair Testing Practices in Education , which advises that those who use test scores to make decisions should “avoid using a single test score as the sole determinant of decisions about test takers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2024, I expect we will see big advancements towards determining the best way to use AI in both classroom and administrative settings, as well as clearly defining boundaries for ethical use. Every year, we move further away from the “one size fits all” mentality that was the original textbook. I see that continuing in the future.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

But religious ethics are not enough to create a public school system. But to stop the story there is to entirely dismiss all of the other real and symbolic changes that changed the very fabric of American culture. So, yeah, our schools may not be as integrated as they ought to be. But man, Brown pushed us to a new era.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Activism Reading Club - teamwork and ethical responsibility. Pop culture is full of examples that students will find engaging: point out protagonists in “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings” or “Harry Potter.” Movies Reading Club - empathy and appreciating diversity. Comic Books Reading Club - perspective-taking and respect for others.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2022

Given this data and my real-life experiences as an educator, how can I teach science ethically and inclusively when state legislatures seek to ban this approach? In a study published last summer, researchers examined representation in commonly used biology textbooks and found that only 8% of featured scientists were people of color.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 30, 2018

Teaching used to be based on textbooks used by millions nation- or worldwide. I no longer limit myself to the contents of a textbook written years, sometimes a decade, ago. They took an entire school year to finish leaving little time for curiosity or creativity. In my classes, though, that’s changing.

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Teaching Plagiarism Internet Textbooks 120

Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

The “Netflix for education” analogy has become somewhat of a cliché for edtech companies using student data to recommend anything from courses to textbooks. Sometimes we really hit the mark and nail it early, and get it to the point where something is cultured in our organization by the time the market is ready for that,” he said. “I

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History Grades Math Ethics 144