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Teaching and reading literature in the digital age

Neo LMS

In 2002, the National Endowment of the Arts had bad news for educators and society at large : For the first time in modern history, less than half the adult population [of the US] was reading literature. NEA, Reading at Risk , 2002. They reported significant upward trends in literary reading among all age-groups and demographics.

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PROOF POINTS: The number of college graduates in the humanities drops for the eighth consecutive year

The Hechinger Report

The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002. Credit: Meenakshi Van Zee for The Hechinger Report. The last time colleges produced this few humanities graduates was in 2002. However, this same report noted that 40 percent of humanities graduates said they would not choose the same major again.

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State of School Safety Report Reveals 30% Gap between Parents and Administrators on Perception of School Safety

eSchool News

NEWTOWN, CT – July 13, 2021 – A report developed by Safe and Sound Schools and Raptor Technologies, based on a nationwide survey of school district administrators, public safety staff, teachers, parents, and students, has identified significant gaps in attitudes about school safety. About Safe and Sound Schools.

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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you’ve ever seen a third grader struggle to type a web address into the computer or type a book report when they don’t know where the keys are, you know they should have started keyboarding earlier. Besides what research tells us, you see the benefits just by watching kids use computers. 2 What is the best age to introduce keyboarding?

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Music Art Posters for Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

While some may see these posters as mere adornments, educational researchers recognize their potential to positively influence learning outcomes (Eisner, 2002; Winner & Hetland, 2007). Learning, Arts, and the Brain: The Dana Consortium Report on Arts and Cognition. References Eisner, E. The Arts and the Creation of Mind.

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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Neo LMS

Recent reports have found that – not surprisingly – digital natives who have mastered Fortnight and driving while texting are far from being able to distinguish between fake and real news, or adept at mid-skill job requirements for computer literacy.

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Let’s invest in black kids who pursue STEM the way we do black kids on the football field

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Andre Perry for The Hechinger Report. Earlier this year, the global consulting firm McKinsey & Company released the report “ The Future of Work in Black America ,” on the potential impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and automation on specific racial groups — and it spells gloom and doom for African Americans.

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