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How a Professor of Hip-Hop Is Breaking Boundaries With First Peer-Reviewed Rap Album

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In August, his latest album, “ i used to love to dream ,” became the first rap album to be published by a university press, after going through a formal academic peer-review. He’s no stranger to working in a mix of media.

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6 findings to inform your state’s principal preparation

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conducted by LPI, synthesizes peer-reviewed scholarship from 2000 to 2021 that addresses principal preparation and development programs. The study’s authors are Linda Darling-Hammond, Marjorie E. The report updates a prior 2007 study, Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World, led by Darling-Hammond.

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Hundreds of STEM Grants Have Been Terminated. K-12 Math Educators Will Lose Out

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At the Human Computing Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, McLaren develops digital learning games to study how effective they are in the classroom and beyond. McLaren was preparing to replicate the study in schools in the fall with a different math game. One such game is called Decimal Point.

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A Popular Study Found That Taking Notes By Hand Is Better Than By Laptop. But Is It?

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A 2014 research study with a catchy title is often pointed to by those who worry that technology is having unexpected downsides in the classroom. The study has been cited in other peer-reviewed journals more than 1,200 times, according to Google Scholar, and it has been pointed to in op-eds and other popular articles as well.

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Increased Screen Time May Indicate Family Stress, Pandemic Study Suggests

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A new study aims to make sense of these phenomena and draw fresh conclusions about what it really means when kids spend hours looking at cell phones, computers or televisions. Such a large shift in family behavior did not come because millions of parents suddenly “changed their minds about the dangers of screen time,” the study says.

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Case Study Resources for Modern Teachers

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In education, case studies are widely used as a pedagogical tool to encourage critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the application of theoretical knowledge. Well-planned case studies can challenge students’ problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Where to Find Case Studies?

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Study Finds Classroom-Response 'Clickers' Can ‘Impede Conceptual Understanding’

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Plenty of peer-reviewed research shows that classroom “clickers” improve student learning when it comes to delivering facts. But a new study found that the devices can actually work against deeper learning of big-picture concepts.

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