‘Notice Is Not Required’: Letter Says UNC Chapel Hill Secretly Records Professors Ryan Quinn Mon, 05/20/2024 – 03:00 AM A business school professor was startled to learn that the university had recorded his classes as part of a ‘review’ he didn’t know about. The university says it has no formal policy on filming classes. Professors…
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Re-Evaluating the ‘Essay Carveout’ Liam Knox Mon, 05/20/2024 – 03:00 AM After the Supreme Court barred affirmative action, many selective colleges added essay prompts focused on identity and diversity. Will they hold up under legal scrutiny? Byline(s) Liam Knox Re-Evaluating the ‘Essay Carveout’ Liam Knox Mon, 05/20/2024 – 03:00 AM After the Supreme Court barred affirmative…
OpenClipart-Vectors / Pixabay Today would have been Malcolm X’s ninety-ninth birthday. You might be interested in The “Best” Resources For Learning & Teaching About Malcolm X. Today would have been Malcolm X’s ninety-ninth birthday. You might be interested in The “Best” Resources For Learning & Teaching About Malcolm X. anniversaries Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the…
(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2011. You can see them all here) waldryano / Pixabay A few days ago I wrote a post titled Emphasizing Pride, Not Shame, In Classroom Management. In it, among other things, I shared some of the things I say to…
Grading papers is hard work. “I hate it,” a teacher friend confessed to me. And that’s a major reason why middle and high school teachers don’t assign more writing to their students. Even an efficient high school English teacher who can read and evaluate an essay in 20 minutes would spend 3,000 minutes, or 50…
VisualMemoriesbyJ / Pixabay Memorial Day is on May 27th in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day. Memorial Day is on May 27th in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day. anniversaries Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the…
Key points: Superintendent Carvalho’s vision for his district includes innovative, future-looking progress LAUSD launches revolutionary AI tool Redesigning the educational model after COVID For more news on district management, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Alberto Carvalho leads the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)–the nation’s second-largest district. Carvalho, whose strategic plan for the district aims…
Picture a young girl named Emma, who finds herself transitioning from a public school to a private school due to her unique educational needs. The journey that Emma (a pseudonym) and other students like her embark upon will mean entering a world where protections they once relied on vanish. Every year, tens of thousands of…
Key points: Strong news literacy skills are a must-have in today’s online world Turning media literacy into civic engagement Is it fake? How to teach with news and media sources For more news on media literacy, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub News literacy skills are of paramount importance in today’s world, and are especially key…