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For Teens Online, Conspiracy Theories Are Commonplace. Media Literacy Is Not.

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“News literacy is fundamental to preparing students to become active, critically thinking members of our civic life — which should be one of the primary goals of a public education,” Kim Bowman, News Literacy Project senior research manager and author of the report, said in an email interview. “If

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What Motivates Teachers to Enter the Profession?

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As professors and researchers in university teaching and learning programs, we’re fascinated by this question. Studying Preservice Teacher Motivations Previously, researchers have primarily looked at in-service teacher motivations. Yet noble individuals press forward and choose to educate our children anyway.

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Using a Student-Centered Approach to Promote Computational Thinking

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Tony Lam, head of mathematics at Marymount Primary School in Hong Kong, recognized the mindset change required to create a student-centered coding experience. Lam: Marymount, an all-girls school, was one of the first primary schools in Hong Kong to implement the CoolThink curriculum.

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To Serve All of Our Students, 'We Have to Do Something Different'

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Through my work as director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab , I’ve asked the question to teachers, school leaders, coaches, researchers and experts of all stripes (think: learning science, instruction, teacher education, culturally responsive teaching and so on), and it typically elicits more pauses and wonderings than answers.

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Evidence Shows That Home Visits Support Children and Families. Here’s What to Know.

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It's almost equally … about helping our families find the proper resources to improve their lives and improve maternal mental health,” notes Pedlar, the home visitor in San Antonio. In such cases, research has shown that home visits can give children a solid foundation from which to build as they begin school.

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How Black Educators Navigate Intersectional Identities in the Classroom

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However, building community with Black women educators as a participant in the EdSurge Research and Abolitionist Teaching Network healing circle, showed me how the intersections also collide for other Black women educators. In the meantime, I’ve found an equally deep joy to prioritize.

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Transforming Adult Students into Scholars

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It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. Each of them has already earned at least 45 college credits—equal to about three semesters—and desires to complete a degree. Students will need to craft a research question, read relevant sources and synthesize what they learn in a short paper.

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