Do Holocaust education mandates work?
States hope to achieve ambitious goals like preventing future genocides and reducing antisemitism by requiring that students learn about the Holocaust.
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Tag: December 2024
Addressing student behavior to meet everyone’s needs
Schools too often default to removing students with behavior problems from the classroom. Alternative approaches are needed.
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Math, mindset, and identity
Kappan Editor-in-Chief Teresa Preston reflects on the December 2024/January 2025 issue, “The Math Education Students Need.”
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Browsing: The math education students need
Further thoughts on Kappan’s December 2024/January 2025 theme of “The Math Education Students Need.”
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Book recommendation: Troublemakers
Kappan author Paula Jakopovic recommends Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School by Carla Shalaby.
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Book Recommendation: Threshold Concepts
Kappan author William Smith recommends the book Threshold Concepts within the Disciplines
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The person who taught me the most about teaching just graduated from high school
I feel pretty certain that he will never choose education as a career, which is fine. But he’s been a teacher, nonetheless.
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Should school board elections be partisan?
School board politics could benefit from being a more vibrant space, but we should be careful with empowering political parties.
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The (mis)education of Indigenous students
Indigenous students in the U.S have faced a history of serious educational mistreatment and still experience formidable challenges.
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Finding the sweet spot between curriculum fidelity and teacher agency
Educational research rarely speaks in a single voice. One area where we see this play out is in...
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Why be an educator?
PDK and Educators Rising leaders share why they decided to become an educator.
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Beyond the math wars: Focus on teachers to improve instruction
To achieve in math, students need teachers equipped with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets to do and teach math well.
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