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Do Active-Shooter Drills in Schools Do More Harm Than Good? Feb 28, 2023

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Active-shooter drills are now common at schools and colleges. But the sometimes-intense simulations can be traumatic for some children, and some parents are asking to let their students opt out of the experiences.

Why All of Us Could Use a Lesson In ‘Thinking 101’ Feb 21, 2023

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Human brains are wired to think in ways that often lead to biased decisions or incorrect assumptions. A Yale University psychology professor has gathered highlights of what research says about the most common human thinking errors into a popular class at the university that she recently turned into a book.

Joyce Carol Oates On Teaching Creative Writing Feb 14, 2023

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The acclaimed author has a passion for working with students, but it’s one she has trouble putting into words. Maybe, she allows, it’s “like a chess grandmaster might play chess with a really brilliant 12-year-old and come close to losing — the experience is somehow pleasant in itself.”

How Hollywood Stereotypes About Teachers Stifle Learning Feb 07, 2023

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Romanticized depictions of teaching in popular culture fail to capture the way teaching actually works — and they create an unattainable model that stifles the impact of teachers and professors, argues Jessamyn Neuhaus, who teaches courses about popular culture runs the Center of Teaching Excellence at the SUNY Plattsburgh.

Hoping to Regain Attention of Students, Professors Pay More Attention to Them Jan 31, 2023

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Getting and holding the attention of students is more difficult since the pandemic, according to many college instructors around the country. So they’re looking for inspiration from other sectors — including video game design and elementary school classrooms — to keep lectures interesting.

ChatGPT Has Colleges in Emergency Mode to Shield Academic Integrity Jan 24, 2023

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Many professors are expressing frustration and even “terror” over ChatGPT, the latest AI tool that students may be using to write their papers for them. That has academic honor committees scrambling to revise policies and provide resources to instructors.

How to Best Teach Immigrant and Refugee Students, and Why It Matters Jan 17, 2023

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Schools are finding better ways to teach recent immigrant and refugee students. A new book by a high school history and civics teacher collects innovative strategies, and argues that getting the issue right is crucial for building a strong democracy.

How Instructors Are Adapting to a Rise in Student Disengagement Jan 10, 2023

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Professors are finding that they can’t just go back to teaching as they did before the pandemic and expect the same result. It takes more these days to hold student attention, and convince them to show up. Check out part two of our series reported from the back of large lecture classes to see how teaching is changing.

What Will ChatGPT Mean for Teaching? Jan 03, 2023

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A new AI chatbot can spit out long-form answers to just about any question, in a way that sounds eerily human. Students are already figuring out they can use it to write their essays, and educators are pondering how to adapt.

Is College Worth It? A Father and Son Disagree on Whether to Finish Their Degrees Dec 20, 2022

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Is a college degree necessary these days? One father and son exemplify a generational difference when it comes to that question. Both dropped out of college in their 20s. Now dad is back in an online program, trying to finish. The son recently stopped college and isn’t sure if he’ll ever return. Listen to their debate at the end of this reissued episode of our Second Acts series on returning adult college students.

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