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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

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High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” How to Move From Digital Substitution to ‘Deeper Learning’. New Book Takes a Fresh Look at ‘How Humans Learn.’. A ’Golden Age’ of Teaching and Learning at Colleges?

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It’s Time To Unlearn & Relearn Learning

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Our innate capacity to learn, to think, to create, and adapt endowed us with the evolutionary advantages necessary to become one of the most successful organisms on the planet. If you’re a trainer, you fight this process every time you engage a new hire, every time you learn a skill yourself, and every time you teach your child something new.

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Why America Needs More Black Male Teachers

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He would soon learn that this was a trend in many schools. After changing schools and moving more than 150 miles away, a former student—a young Black male graduate of the class of 2019 whom Roberts never taught in the classroom—thanked him for his mentorship and support during convocation. And that number is highly unusual.

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Some evidence for the importance of teaching black culture to black students

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A Stanford University study finds that dropout rates were lower in Oakland, California, high schools that offered a special class for black students called the Manhood Development Program. The first rigorous evaluation of one of the larger programs came out in October 2019 and found some promising results. Future of Learning.

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TEACHER VOICE: College students who lack basic skills can learn to love reading and writing

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I taught basic English writing at two community colleges in New Mexico before I retired in 2019. percent literacy rate , the seventh-lowest among the 50 states, and one of the highest school dropout rates. percent literacy rate , the seventh-lowest among the 50 states, and one of the highest school dropout rates.

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PROOF POINTS: COVID has been bad for college enrollment — but awful for community college students

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According to a preliminary October 2020 report from National Student Clearinghouse Research Center that tallied fall enrollment figures from just over half of the nation’s colleges and universities, the number of undergraduate students has fallen 4 percent since the fall of 2019.

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

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The Washington Post reported (July 16, 2019) that a report filed by the National Center for Education Statistics, that online bullying and texting is the rise among middle and high school students. Auburn University awarded him the “Auburn Hero Award” for his work in “reducing dropouts and for helping Alternative Education Schools.” .

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