Curriculum debates, textbook changes, and what's being taught (and challenged) in schools.
Why Educators Should Embrace the “Science of Math”
Daniel Ansari, a professor of psychology and education at Western University in Ontario, says a "science of math" exists and mirrors efforts in readin…
Beyond spotting deepfakes: Teaching multilingual learners to interrogate AI
# Teaching Multilingual Learners to Interrogate AI and Deepfakes Schools increasingly recognize that teaching students to spot deepfakes represents o…
Culturally Responsive Teaching: Definition, Strategies, And Examples
# Culturally Responsive Teaching: What Schools Need to Know Culturally responsive teaching has moved from educational theory into classroom practice …
Students won’t remember every lesson, but here’s what’ll stick
# What Students Actually Remember from School Has Little to Do with Test Scores Students forget most of what they memorize for tests. The facts, form…
AI is stealing students’ ability to think critically–Journalism 101 may be an antidote
# AI's Hidden Cost: How Generative Tools Risk Eroding Student Critical Thinking Generative artificial intelligence tools present a paradox for school…
The University of Nevada now offers students the opportunity to minor in mariachi
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has introduced a minor in teaching mariachi, recognizing both the genre's enduring popularity among young people a…
New career paths: Colleges now offer degrees in influencing and AI
Colleges are launching new degree programs in influencing, artificial intelligence, and health sciences to meet student demand for emerging career pat…
We urgently need to rethink media literacy education–here’s how I did
# We Urgently Need to Rethink Media Literacy Education A classroom educator observes that students make rapid judgments about information they encoun…
Quit saying “I’m not a math person”
The phrase "I'm not a math person" carries harmful consequences that educators and parents should recognize and actively discourage. Unlike literacy,…
What Is Place-Based Learning? Definition, Benefits, Examples, And Best Practices
# Place-Based Learning Transforms Classrooms by Anchoring Lessons to Local Communities Place-based learning embeds academic instruction within studen…
The joy of song: where songbirds came from and why we should listen to them
# The Global Origins of Songbirds Point to Australia, Not Europe Scientists have traced the evolutionary origins of the world's roughly 4,000 songbir…
BBC climate thriller The Rapture isn’t so far-fetched
# How Climate Fiction Cuts Through the Noise: Why "The Rapture" Resonates The BBC's climate thriller "The Rapture" arrives at a moment when educators…
Once rejected as ‘too outlandish’, Zandra Rhodes’ archive is helping to shape fashion’s future
# Zandra Rhodes' Archive at De Monfort University Becomes Teaching Tool for Fashion Design Zandra Rhodes, the pioneering British fashion designer who…
Australian poetry classics: Les Murray’s The Broad Bean Sermon is inexhaustible food for contemplation
# Les Murray's 'The Broad Bean Sermon' Reveals Why He Remains Australia's Most Studied Poet Les Murray's "The Broad Bean Sermon" occupies a peculiar …