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In Phi Delta Kappan, Larry Rosen, a research psychologist from Cal State University, writes about the distracted student in today’s world. The article, The Distracted Student: enhancing its focus and attention, outlines some of the research that suggests students’ pervasive use of technology leads to significant levels of distraction. The impact can be great enough…
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At Westminster School in Atlanta, GA, teachers are learning together, taking risks in the service of their students, and creating classroom environments where the learning is being made visible. Heather Widness, a first grade teacher, received a curriculum development grant this past summer to redesign her classroom. In the process of redesigning the space, using…
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This most recent issue of Educational Leadership, a publication of ASCD, contains a series of articles under the title, Unleashing Problem Solvers. The basic premise of many of the articles is that school is more interesting for students when their interests and learning profiles are integrated into program design and a teacher’s pedagogy aligns to the…
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A very interesting and instructive study on the attitudes towards guns, gun violence, and gun control in the U.S was conducted recently. In June 2017, Pew Research Center reported on a study, America’s Complex Relationship With Guns, that revealed a series of interesting, deeply seated attitudes that impact our ability to manage the gun problems in our…
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We have few choices remaining if we want to prevent the “next deadliest shooting in modern US history” from happening around the next corner. The question isn’t if it will happen, but when will it happen? Fifty-eight innocent Americans lost their lives to gun violence in less than an hour at the hands of someone…
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