ED Surge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Even though I wasn’t providing direct instruction and students weren't working to achieve that day’s content objective, I felt like I was watching learning happen all around me. In that period specifically, I rarely have to break up an argument or redirect a student. It was a pleasant surprise after such a stressful situation.

Curriculum 249

Curriculum Schooling Argumentation Achievement 249

ED Surge

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The emphasis of our work is to provide a safe and socially nurturing place for unhoused students to achieve academic success,” says Afira DeVries, CEO of Monarch School. But critics allege that this argument is self-serving, and the 2020 Senate report listed Monarch School as having a higher than average chronic absentee rate , at 58.8

Schooling 311

Schooling Publication Argumentation Transportation 311

ED Surge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Critics also challenged the arguments and data used by the district to justify the policy. It shows that a common argument against detracking that it hurts students by holding them back from higher level math courses is wrong, Iwasaki says. Detracking doesnt solve the underlying problem, which is achievement gaps, Loveless argues.

Algebra 229

Algebra Calculus Math Argumentation 229

ED Surge

MAY 21, 2024

They're the part of the brain that coordinates our social, emotional and behavioral capacities in order to achieve goals. They are pulling together all of our capacities so that we can achieve what we want to achieve and live intentionally. These are the most neurocognitive skills we have. They're really hard skills.

Sciences 350

Sciences Science Teaching Achievement 350

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2023

Look at what Harvey Silver says in his book, Compare and Contrast : By compiling the available research on effective instruction, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock found that strategies that engage students in comparative thinking had the greatest effect on student achievement, leading to an average percentile gain of 45 points.

Critical Thinking 343

Critical Thinking Problem Solving Argumentation Achievement 343

ED Surge

JUNE 10, 2024

Students addressed their own climate anxiety by applying their research skills in designing climate solutions and writing defending arguments to local politicians. Celebrate and showcase students’ achievements and learning outcomes.

UDL 309

UDL Computer Science STEM Learning 309

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

Throughout this lesson, my students not only learn the content but also develop critical thinking skills as they analyze evidence, put together persuasive arguments and respectfully debate their peers. Achieved through direct instruction, presenting big ideas first engages students for subsequent details in many social studies classrooms.

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Primary Argumentation Critical Thinking Government 336

ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2024

Student success is more often defined by whether a learner demonstrates achievement on what my grandmother called the “3 R's: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic” — the core academic skills needed to illustrate mastery on standardized assessments. This is a dilemma. I haven’t seen one of them incorporate self-love as a prioritized outcome.

Schooling 296

Schooling Argumentation Publication Research 296

ED Surge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The proponents of HyFlex classes are often making a larger argument against the standard lecture model of teaching that is the norm at colleges. He argues that the process of redesigning a course to be taught in various formats — online or in person — pushes instructors to rethink how to best help students achieve the learning outcomes. “I

Teaching 337

Teaching Flexibility Logistics Argumentation 337

ED Surge

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I think something that's overlooked in a lot of educational systems is your ability to have a discussion and hold an argument about your work,” says Tey. Teachers can review the recording or transcript of the conversation and look at what Sherpa flagged as trouble to evaluate the student’s response. “I

Artificial Intelligence 358

Artificial Intelligence Education Education Professor 358

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2022

In my community, fights over masks and mandates have stopped for the time being , only to be replaced by similarly incendiary arguments over books, bathrooms , equity and teacher shortages. This period of volatility could continue even as school communities try to recover and heal from all they’ve survived these past two years.

Schooling 261

Schooling Argumentation Economics Achievement 261

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It was easy to accept the white student’s apology as genuine and thank her for it, while the black student’s more passionate response escalated to a situation that led to arguments, loss of recess and eventually, a phone call home.

Argumentation 341

Argumentation Schooling Flexibility Teaching 341

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2015

The result is a compelling argument that education is less a data download and more a fitness program for our brains. ” Common Core Standards expect students to ‘value evidence’, ‘make arguments evidence-based,’ and ‘comprehend and evaluate complex texts’ as students draw conclusions.

Critical Thinking 275

Critical Thinking Argumentation Problem Solving Communications 275

ED Surge

AUGUST 5, 2022

The argument is that it is easier for 2U to market lower-tuition programs, and that it is the right thing to do. And core to the entire strategy, will the flywheel effect work by reducing the amount of marketing and recruitment spend needed to fill online programs beyond what has already been achieved in early 2022?

Education 290

Education Education Finance Argumentation 290

ED Surge

MAY 20, 2022

First, communicate clearly the purpose and goals of any SEL practices and curricula you employ, and that healthy child development and educational achievement go hand in hand. Relationships are the heart of SEL, too. Second, explain family roles in supporting SEL, bringing a variety of voices into those efforts.

Communications 340

Communications Argumentation Schooling Research 340

ED Surge

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Such arguments obscure many of the real, pressing problems in education right now—a mental health crisis, workforce shortages in sectors across the field, nearly two years of lost or lackluster learning experiences. What would be lost if schools were not teaching social-emotional learning?

Learning 357

Learning Problem Solving Research Research 357

ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2022

And the argument is that if a university degree is a good investment, it ought to be substantially more valuable than the opportunity cost. My argument is that the risk is too high, and the returns too low. There are two key weaknesses to our argument. In most cases, a university degree takes three to four years of study.

Argumentation 246

Argumentation Computer Economics Equality 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Here’s what your students can achieve in an inclusive classroom that provides these devices: Enriches communication Various assistive technologies support hearing, reading, and writing, enriching communication between you and students with deafness, hearing loss, language disorder , or speech impediment.

Technology 239

Technology Education Education Communications 239

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 18, 2015

Look at what Harvey Silver says in his book, Compare and Contrast : By compiling the available research on effective instruction, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock found that strategies that engage students in comparative thinking had the greatest effect on student achievement, leading to an average percentile gain of 45 points.

Critical Thinking 252

Critical Thinking Problem Solving Argumentation Achievement 252

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

If I use Common Core as an example, here’s what these Standards call out as important about writing (slightly rephrased from the Anchor Standards): Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence. That’s a separate skill.

Argumentation 160

Argumentation Communications Curriculum Research 160

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

That’s the argument of Peter Liljedahl, a professor of mathematics education at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, who has spent years researching what works in teaching. So how do you achieve change in any setting if that's the case? Well, the way you affect change is you have to overwhelm the system.

Research 362

Research Research Teaching Calculus 362

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2015

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. To achieve the Passport, students collect points and pass levels that are tabulated in a class leaderboard. This project works for grades 4 and up, but competition entry is limited to older students. Class Debate. They take questions.

Schooling 261

Schooling Government Research Research 261

ED Surge

DECEMBER 26, 2022

I was struck by the tight argumentation in the recent Vox essay, “ The incredible shrinking future of college ,” written by New America’s Kevin Carey. Another one: Colleges are facing down an “enrollment cliff” as the pool of college-age students shrinks, a long-delayed reverberation of the Great Recession. Read more from Jeff here.

Argumentation 262

Argumentation Professor Publication Government 262

User Generated Education

JANUARY 17, 2022

Develop a model to describe that when the arrangement of objects interacting at a distance changes, different amounts of potential energy are stored in the system [Grades 6-8] Construct, use, and present arguments to support the claim that when the motion energy of an object changes, energy is transferred to or from the object.

Energy 115

Energy Construction Argumentation Math 115

STEM Discovery Education

AUGUST 23, 2022

Student-centered instruction and learning lead to greater rates of achievement and transferrable life skills for success in school and long after. At this point, constructive arguments are based on evidence, which enriches students’ understanding of the concepts. The shift to student-centered instruction is well worth the effort.

Construction 105

Construction Argumentation Achievement EdTech 105

National Science Foundation

JANUARY 20, 2022

Now, this is usually where I would launch into a well-honed set of arguments explicating the various economic, societal, and moral imperatives which make clear the need for America to tackle issues of equity and inclusion through a systemic transformation approach to cultivate a larger and more inclusive STEMM workforce.

Argumentation 98

Argumentation Biology Achievement Accessibility 98

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2018

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. To achieve the Passport, students collect points and pass levels that are tabulated in a class leaderboard. Designed for grades 3-12. Need ideas on web tools? Class Debate. They take questions.

Schooling 158

Schooling Government Research Research 158

National Science Foundation

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Just as students who achieve in STEM fields are lauded for their “brilliance,” STEM teachers are often revered for teaching a subject area that many find to be unapproachable. A leading argument for bringing more STEM teachers into the field is rooted in commodification. The Diversity Imperative. For instance, the desire for the U.S.

Education 98

Education Education Mathematics Argumentation 98

Middle Web

MAY 10, 2023

ELA teacher Dr. Jason DeHart makes the argument that “literacy” today is not something that can only be accessed through an elusive set of text-based standards and practices but instead a state that can be achieved using a wide range of readily available media modalities.

Argumentation 56

Argumentation Achievement Accessibility 56

Computing Education Research Blog

JUNE 20, 2022

For those not familiar, here are two education research terms that will be useful in making my argument. Scaffolding is the support provided by a learner to enable them to achieve some task or process which they might not be able to achieve without that support. Not everyone can achieve the goal without scaffolding.

Engineering 101

Engineering Computer Research Research 101

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2016

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. To achieve the Passport, students collect points and pass levels that are tabulated in a class leaderboard. This project works for grades 4 and up, but optional competition entry is limited to older students. Here’s a thorough lesson plan.

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Schooling Research Research Argumentation 153

Stephen Wolfram

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Here are a few examples of what happenseach in a sense using a different idea for how to achieve high fitness: And, yes, one cant help but be struck by how lifelike this all looksboth in the complexity of these patterns, and in their diversity. And these correspond to genotypes that yield the same fitness thats already been achieved.

Biology 107

Biology Computer Achievement Physics 107

User Generated Education

AUGUST 8, 2017

It supports several of the new ISTE NETS for Students: Empowered Learner: Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences. Promotes independence and responsibility ( Differentiate Learning With Choice Boards ).

Schooling 116

Schooling Elementary Communications Argumentation 116

Futurum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, upon closer inspection, the university admissions team can see that the second candidate worked part-time after school to financially support themself, so had less time to dedicate to their studies, and they lived in a poorer neighbourhood and attended a lower-achieving school. What are your proudest career achievements?

Economics 111

Economics Government Mathematics Publication 111

Ellipsis Education

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The inputs I provided, and the decisions I made along the way, were critical to achieving meaningful outcomes. The Output: The final argument framed hands-on learning as essential to conceptual mastery in computer science. Long-term: Increased academic achievement and career readiness.

Computer Science 52

Computer Science Computer Sciences Science 52

Futurum

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Library and research skills cover areas such as knowing how to reference and cite authors properly, being able to discern between reliable and unreliable sources of information, accessing scientific literature and giving accurate evidence-based arguments when writing scientific essays and reports. What do students learn from studying this?

Biology 81

Biology STEM Chemistry Critical Thinking 81

Stephen Wolfram

APRIL 27, 2023

The first argument says the API we’re representing has two parameters, and describes how we want to interpret these. The second argument gives the actual Wolfram Language function that the API computes. So let’s do a little Wolfram Language programming to achieve that.

Computer 92

Computer Argumentation Accessibility Engineering 92