For Teens Online, Conspiracy Theories Are Commonplace. Media …
Nov 7, 2024 · About 80 percent of teens who use social media say they see content about conspiracy theories in their online feeds, with 20 percent seeing conspiracy content every day. “They include narratives such as the Earth being flat, the 2020 election being rigged or stolen, and COVID-19 vaccines being dangerous,” the News Literacy Project’s ...
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New Directory of Innovative School Models Aims to Encourage
Sep 19, 2022 · A new online library called the “Innovative Models Exchange,” unveiled Monday, hopes to give educators an easy place to quickly consider some possibilities. The exchange—developed by the nonprofit Transcend Education with funding from the Gates Foundation—allows schools to search through a database of “innovative” models that ...
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Looking Back on the Long, Bumpy Rise of Online College Courses. Oct 8 · Jeffrey R. Young. Edtech insights for decision makers. Edtech Business, Technology in School, Learning Strategies, Postsecondary Learning, Community, Policy and Research News.
Researcher Behind '10000-Hour Rule' Says Good ... - EdSurge
May 5, 2020 · Anders Ericsson, whose research helped establish the so-called "10,000-hour rule," talks to the EdSurge Podcast from his office, via Zoom. This article is part of the collection: Better, Faster, Stronger: How Learning Engineering Aims to Transform Education. You’ve probably heard of the 10,000 hour rule, which was popularized by Malcolm ...
What Educators Need to Know about Generation Alpha
Feb 2, 2024 · The name “Generation Alpha,” was coined by Mark McCrindle, a generational researcher and corporate consultant in Australia. According to McCrindle, the children of Generation Alpha began being born in 2010, the year the iPad and Instagram were launched. From their earliest years, he says, “they have been screenagers.”.
A Timeline of Social Studies Education in America - EdSurge
Nov 11, 2019 · This timeline was created by EdSurge and sponsored by Newsela. Newsela is an Instructional Content Platform that brings together engaging, accessible content with integrated assessments and insights to supercharge reading engagement and learning in every subject. https://newsela.com. Social studies has been a pillar of K-12 curriculum in the U ...
The Growing Importance of Digital Citizenship - EdSurge News
Feb 19, 2024 · On February 13, 2023, the Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy Act was introduced in the Senate. The bill is aimed at increasing media literacy education and helping students navigate disinformation, ultimately strengthening digital citizenship. Digital citizenship is about far more than just helping kids be safe online; it’s about ...
Understanding and Addressing the Surge of Chronic Absenteeism
Mar 4, 2024 · The national average rate of chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools has significantly increased in recent years. According to data from the U.S. Department of Education, nearly 14.7 million students, or 29.7 percent of the student population, were chronically absent in the 2021-22 school year.Early data from the 2022-23 school year indicates minor improvement, with 27.85 percent of the student ...