Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Google explores Presidents This site is part of Google’s Arts and Culture , reputed to be well-done, visual, and immensely enticing to viewers. History and background From History.com , this is one of the most comprehensive, engaging collections of Presidents Day activities you’ll find online.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Allowing them access to the books–and characters–they are interested in is imperative to building a culture of reading in schools. Licensed nonfiction books explain more complicated topics like science or history through the voice of a known and loved character. Simply engaging in reading practice is foundational.

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Reading Fairness History English 217

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

And one of the things that she's found is that in a study done at Stanford, she took over a small room in the computer science department and in one condition, she populated this room with these artifacts of geeky masculine culture, like a Star Trek poster and Diet Coke cans. Kids who are misbehaving are threatening to that.

History 212

History Culture Science Fairness 212

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2021

When they do, we need to have trained experts who are capable of seeing multiple sides of the problem and who can communicate solutions effectively across histories, cultures, identities, and—crucially—disciplines. We do not know what future challenges face us, but we do know that one day they will arrive.

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Interdisciplinary Laboratory Cognitive Development Students 186

Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

For topics such as history or SEL, a first-person perspective allows students to see life through the eyes of others EdSurge: Tell us about the early days of VERE360. We wanted them to better empathize with them so as to ease cultural clashes and facilitate integration. What was the driving force for you and your team to adopt VR?

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Textbooks History Fairness Study 217

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2019

In 2012, as a new teacher, I recognized what I believed to be a lack of positive campus culture. I wanted to better understand the roots of these issues, so when a group of students put together a new spirit council to address a negative campus culture, I volunteered to be their sponsor.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This site is part of Google’s Arts and Culture , reputed to be well-done, visual, and immensely enticing to viewers. History and background. It is a curation of websites and web-based resources on each president, as well as general information on life in the White House. Learn about each President. Presidential Timeline.

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Activities Quizzes Fairness History 158

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2019

Historical fiction has its place, to be sure, but there’s a lot more to diverse history than the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement. Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History” by Vashti Harrison. For years, the options available seemed to be few and far between. Up next on my reading stack: “Island Born” by Junot Diaz. “I

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Reading History Writing Fairness 167

k12 Digest

APRIL 3, 2025

How do you ensure inclusivity and fairness in your schools policies and practices? It was originally created for white, privileged young men, excluding women and students of color until relatively recent history. To build truly equitable schools, we must acknowledge that our education system was never designed for all students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2024

This variation reflects the diverse historical and cultural priorities of different states. Additionally, social studies encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, civics and economics, each with its own set of disciplinary practices. The C3 Framework was released in 2013.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2021

colleges got into the democracy business, and you may get a bit of a history lesson. The modern university has roots before the 18th century, but a lot of it is shaped from that kind of culture, basically of optimism, that you could study the world and improve it by studying it.” No Consensus’ About Citizenship and College Ask how U.S.

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Fairness Participation Study Activities 178

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This scene is the result of a national, coordinated program to provide safe, structured play to students and, in effect, instill in them foundational social-emotional skills such as conflict resolution, fairness, leadership and communication. For Chappell, the answer might just be yes.

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Coaching Fairness Elementary School Elementary School 159

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2017

Two years ago, the Lilly Endowment announced its $50 million dollar grant to UNCF, the second largest gift in the organization’s history and named by Forbes as one of the biggest bets in philanthropy. Changing campus culture. Michael Baston, Rockand Community College. The data paint a complex picture of HBCUs.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Meade School to receive the grand prize, which is designed to help increase book access and create a lasting culture of literacy. Robinson Literacy Champion Award-winner, the School District of Philadelphia has selected its own General George G. The Council is extremely grateful to Scholastic for creating the Richard M.

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Achievement Fairness Schools Blended Learning 130

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2023

Normally, I prioritize paying my employee, but now I can ensure fair compensation for my own efforts.” Additionally, 40 percent of child care providers are people of color, bringing invaluable perspectives and cultural understanding to their work. Blackmon added: “These grants have enabled me to compensate myself as well.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2023

History Assignments: Showcase the key events and figures of the American Revolution or present a timeline of the Civil Rights Movement. Social Studies Projects: Present different cultures, religions, or political systems. When you’re ready to present, you can share digitally or download and print for your school projects!

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Have you seen examples of that working, and if so, what are some of the best practices to kind of establish the culture that all Ed tech leaders know is important in person? Take the US history course you develop it. Trick now that sometimes takes the form of a fully online school, but that’s actually fairly rare. The capability.

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Learning Discussions Gamification Technology 130

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

We taught sixth-grade students ancient history through an archaeology simulation we developed on black-and-white Macintosh computers. Whether or not this is true (it’s not), the underlying reality is that for much of human history, education meant mastering a finite and unchanging set of knowledge and skills.

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Education Knowledge History Science 133

Edsurge

JULY 24, 2023

Du Bois, the need to prove that Black people are capable of the heights of cultural excellence was a large part of the reason for the focus on education. Board, part of the reason that actually eroded the system was a cultural rejection of Black excellence in education by at least part of the establishment. And it's not.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

Yet, these days the issue seems more complicated, as political debates frame equity policies as in conflict with ideals of fairness and tradition. I've seen a lot of districts adopt courses on ethnic studies in communities of color, but what you're saying is taking these types of cultural pedagogies to all communities.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Last week we looked at how algorithms have changed the culture of low wage and service work in recent years. You look back on the history of other benefits, and often they were driven by some sort of market force, or a desire to either enhance an employer experience or drive to parity,” says Guild’s CEO and co-founder, Rachel Carlson.

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Fairness Skills History Art 143

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Just think: Remote education means no Friday night invitations to a Shabbat dinner for students unfamiliar with Judaism; no public Diwali celebrations that spark conversations of Hinduism and Indian cultures; no late-night pancake parties the night before exams hosted by campus Christian clubs that foster meaningful discussion over a meal.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

A Google Docs version history where it appears as though text was copied and pasted in all at once? Whatever you decide, being upfront about your expectations can foster a culture of trust between you and your students, and it might even deter students from using the tools in ways that you do not allow them to. 2023; Perkins et al.,

Academic Integrity 137

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 137

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Again by the NEA , this site includes President Day activities that are age-appropriate for high schoolers including interactive maps, the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, speeches appropriate for higher-level analysis, cultural background of the times, quizzes, video, and audio. History and background. More activities. President for a Day!

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Activities Quizzes History Fairness 88

Edsurge

JULY 27, 2017

Paucek: We acquired a company out of South Africa called GetSmarter that we thought had remarkable overlap with 2U from both a cultural, a mission, and ultimately serve a product-fit perspective. This could be the single most successful ad in the history of education. I spend a fair amount of time on our company culture.

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History Culture Failure Fairness 99

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Make course consistency and fairness a priority. Disagreements can lead to conflict, so it’s important to foster a culture of classroom respect to minimize conflict and prevent personal attacks. Alford is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University and a Colonel, U.S. Invite student feedback.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Make course consistency and fairness a priority. Disagreements can lead to conflict, so it’s important to foster a culture of classroom respect to minimize conflict and prevent personal attacks. Alford is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University and a Colonel, U.S. Invite student feedback.

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Instructors Feedback Discussions Participation 98

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

But Nicholas Lemann, a professor of journalism at Columbia University and author of “ The Big Test ,” a book published in 1999 about the history of the SAT, disputed that claim, saying the number of students whose acceptance to a college hinges on their test scores each year is “infinitesimal.”

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Testing Exams Internet Fairness 162

Edsurge

JULY 1, 2019

If, on the other hand, you believe that viewpoints can actually help us discern truth, advance knowledge, help us improve this human condition, help us interrogate and understand the nuances of our social or aesthetic and our cultural world, then it starts to simplify a little bit. I’d be curious in your field how this actually unfolds.

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Questions Knowledge Culture Activities 139

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

We had the right board, good atmosphere, the culture we needed to work on, and we started an initiative to write our strategic plan. So we’ve seen a change in the culture, and that’s intense. And so it’s changed the culture quite a bit. And there was the right time. I forgot my lunch.

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Technology Schools English Mobile Devices 164

Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

As part of the class, she has to study a career, write a short essay about it and present it at a career fair. All around the open-air campus, murals tell the story of the regions multi-cultural heritage, especially its Mexican and Chicano roots. That celebration of culture is a direct response to a history of adversity, Lamas said.

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Middle School Middle School Counselling Schools 95

Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2024

A Google Docs version history where it appears as though text was copied and pasted in all at once? Whatever you decide, being upfront about your expectations can foster a culture of trust between you and your students, and it might even deter students from using the tools in ways that you do not allow them to. 2023; Perkins et al.,

Academic Integrity 98

Academic Integrity Writing Syllabus Exams 98

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

In 2021, we learned to adjust one’s mindsets, to recognize and appreciate cultural needs, and the impact of social and emotional well-being. Now, three school years later, it is fair to say that this generation of students will be like no other. –Manan Khurma, Founder, Cuemath. –Lupita Knittel, President, 7 Mindsets.

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Learning Communication Hybrid Learning Language 363

Edsurge

JULY 12, 2023

Others choose it because it ties their child to a shared background or culture — perhaps a caregiver speaks the same language that the child’s family speaks at home or immigrated from the same country. While growth in center-based care capacity made up for those losses, it doesn’t help the millions of families who prefer a home-based setting.

Fairness 141

Fairness History Culture Language 141

Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Additionally, for some independent schools, the potentially disruptive nature of these devices and online spaces presents perceived threats to institutional history and norms. None of these have to do with learning, of course, and inevitably are insufficient to smooth over the challenges that arise as digital tools enter classroom spaces.

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Schools Internet Lecturing Mobile Devices 112

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

In 2021, we learned to adjust one’s mindsets, to recognize and appreciate cultural needs, and the impact of social and emotional well-being. Now, three school years later, it is fair to say that this generation of students will be like no other. –Manan Khurma, Founder, Cuemath. –Lupita Knittel, President, 7 Mindsets.

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Hybrid Learning Communication Accessibility Language 297

Catlin Tucker

MAY 27, 2025

They hired me over the phone to teach fifth grade, and I moved there, and so that was definite eye opening and a bit of a culture shock, but also the most memorable experiences I’ve ever had in teaching. And so it’s not fair if kids can’t access it. So the job was in Palm Springs, and I had never been there before.

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Schools Coaching Fairness Technology 195