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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

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Resources for learning and teaching the fullness of Black history all year round. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E. My desire to know exploded.

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University Data Science Programs Turn to Ethics and the Humanities

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But he says the conversations often fell off once he suggested adding subjects like history of science, philosophy or communication. The program has courses one would expect of a data science program: programming, statistics and research methods.

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Students Are Distracted. What Can Educators Do About It?

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EdSurge: In researching this book, you write that you spent two years looking at distraction in classrooms. Can you talk about some of your research methods? Lang: There were two strains of research I conducted for the book. Is it harder to keep students attention now than in the past?

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How to Become a Citizen Scientist

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Apart from providing researchers with much-needed support, citizen science exposes interested non-professionals or students to the realities of scientific work. This provides aspiring scientists and amateur contributors with much-needed knowledge of the scientific method.

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Teaching Through a Lens of Compassion: Strengthening Pre-service Teachers’ Math Muscles

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Responsible Decision-Making Discuss current pedagogies, issues, and histories in mathematics education. Gurpreet Sahmbi is an educator at the University of Toronto in mathematics education and research methods in teacher education. Self-Management Foster a consistent environment (e.g., regular assignments, tasks, schedules).Recognize

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Teaching Through a Lens of Compassion: Strengthening Pre-service Teachers’ Math Muscles

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Responsible Decision-Making Discuss current pedagogies, issues, and histories in mathematics education. Gurpreet Sahmbi is an educator at the University of Toronto in mathematics education and research methods in teacher education. Self-Management Foster a consistent environment (e.g., regular assignments, tasks, schedules).Recognize

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Dear Educators, a Balm for Deep Cuts: Navigating Racial Microaggressions at School

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I was in the first year of the top doctorate program in my field, and we were 20 educators-in-training being taught best practices of various communication research methods by supposed leading experts. Are you asking about my culture, what languages I speak, or what my family history is?” Wait, what?

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