Academic jargon and the illusion of objectivity
I was recently asked by an education policy student to explain my comment, “Quantitative research...
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I was recently asked by an education policy student to explain my comment, “Quantitative research...
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Beneath the current turmoil over book bans, Advanced Placement history courses, and teaching about...
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When I first became a teacher educator more than a decade ago, I worked with a teacher residency...
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It’s an all-hands-on-deck moment. The 2023 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)...
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One of the most controversial aspects of teacher education concerns how much clinical practice...
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Artificial intelligence tools have been in our hands for more than a decade. However, the November...
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School portrait photos in the spring and fall are a long-standing tradition. Although no precise...
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The most recent Nation’s Report Card showed sweeping declines in students’ math achievement,...
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While formal assessments are not always the best way to assess learning, sometimes teachers must...
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During a trip to Colorado, my family and I visited an underground gold mine. On the hourlong tour,...
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As of December, there were at least 48 school shootings in 2022 and approximately 141 since 2018...
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My career trajectory has often involved backroads. I quit teaching in 2012 to pursue a doctorate...
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