November 2024 Archives - Kappan Online

Re-engaging students in the post-pandemic era

Oct 28, 2024 | Feature Article

A North Carolina district uses its pandemic strategies to bring back and keep students in school.

FROM THE CEO: A future-focused fall

Oct 28, 2024 | PDK Connection

PDK CEO James F. Lane highlights the fall event with Secretary of Education Miquel Cardona and the Educators Rising national students officers in Pennsylvania.

Educating youth who don’t have a place to sleep

Oct 28, 2024 | Feature Article

Germany’s second-chance schools give students experiencing homelessness opportunities to learn in ways that work for them.

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

Oct 28, 2024 | PDK Connection

PDK and Educators Rising members answer the question: If you could change one thing about schools today, what would it be and why?

Connections and choice for high schoolers

Oct 28, 2024 | Feature Article

A network of public schools engages high school students by allowing them to explore their interests through internships and projects that prepare them for life beyond graduation.

Kappan asked Educators Rising students what motivates them to come to school each day, what they think keeps some students from coming to school, and how they’ll encourage students to come to school when they become teachers.

Cybersapien literacy: Integrating AI and human

Oct 28, 2024 | Feature Article

The emergence of large language models requires us to rethink the purpose and place of writing in school and society.

How do we teach honesty in a dishonest world?

Oct 28, 2024 | Feature Article

Given the struggles in our political world today, schools need to encourage students to become truth-seekers and truth-tellers.

Employing school librarians: What decision-makers tell us

Oct 28, 2024 | Feature Article

District leaders share what factors contribute to their decisions to add or eliminate school librarian positions.

The Happy Farm: Igniting the flame of knowledge in children

Oct 28, 2024 | First Person

The Happy Farm transforms textbook knowledge into fascinating practical experiences, where children explore, share, and learn.

The case for sensory civics education

Oct 28, 2024 | Policy Solutions

We, as a society, need to see the true urgency of civics education. We take it for granted that students will gain this knowledge somehow, but when it comes to making it part of the curriculum, we treat it as an outdated luxury feature.

Virtually an education

Oct 28, 2024 | Under The Law

Policy makers can now envision virtual education as an alternative to brick-and-mortar education. Whether this is good for students — and for public education — is an important question, the answer to which must be informed, in part, by legal considerations.