ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As their teacher pounded his drums, belting the lyrics to the Native folk rock song “NDN Kars,” middle schoolers Eli, Izzy and Manin rehearsed new guitar chords for an upcoming performance. “I got a sticker that says ‘Indian Power,’” teacher Luke Cordova sang. “I stuck it on my bumper. That’s what holds…
Many American students face a strange punishment for missing school: losing more class time. Educators nationwide regularly turn to suspension as a response to attendance problems, according to a Hechinger Report review of data from a dozen states that track this information. Between 2017-18 and 2021-22, school districts in those states cited attendance-related violations as…
During his time at the Toyota Motor Company, Taiichi Ohno developed a tool for root cause analysis, the technique we know as the five whys. According to Ohno (1988), “By asking why five times and answering it each time, we can get to the real cause of the problem, which is often hidden behind more…
Ivannia Soto was an exemplary scholar-practitioner. Her scholarly contributions are impressive and include 14 published books, but perhaps even more impressive was her dedication to K–12 practitioners and the children they serve. From her early professional experiences as a classroom teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District to her more recent work as a…
geralt / Pixabay At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM. Here are the latest: Aboard uses AI to organize…everything? Does Learning to Be a Good Writer Still…
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2011. You can see them all here) OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay The New York Times has a fascinating article today about Lincoln and The Mormons. It explains that he basically made a deal to leave them alone and they left him…
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Student Visa Denials Threaten U.S. Competitiveness Elizabeth Redden Mon, 05/20/2024 – 09:24 AM College leaders should focus immigration lobbying efforts on state lawmakers, in addition to federal ones, Samba Dieng writes. Byline(s) Samba Dieng Student Visa Denials Threaten U.S. Competitiveness Elizabeth Redden Mon, 05/20/2024 – 09:24 AM College leaders should focus immigration lobbying efforts on state…