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Research Studies Of The Week Mohamed_hassan / Pixabay I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature. You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here. Here are some new useful studies (and related resources): Utilizing Culturally Responsive Teaching Practices in the Classroom Student-Teacher Relationships and the Influence of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy This is an excerpt from Edutopia’s research email newsletter: Teaching complex topics to high schoolers can be challenging. As the academic work gets tough, student engagement tends to wane. One strategy that seems to help is gamification, a new study suggests. A researcher interested in how to teach climate change—a “tricky” topic because it “relies heavily on quantitative data and data representations” and feels hopeless to kids—tested 14- to 18-year-old students on their knowledge of topics like the change in the world’s ice cover over time. Some of the students read an 817-word text about the greenhouse effect, while the rest played an online number estimation game, offering guesses on questions meant to pique their interest, like “What is the change in the level of methane in the atmosphere from 1750 until now?” Their responses were immediately scored for accuracy, and a pop-up window provided additional clarifying information. Students who played the game scored significantly higher on a post-test of knowledge than those who read the text. Gamification doesn’t need to be complicated. During challenging lessons, educators can pick their spots and use simple guessing games to improve academic focus, reduce boredom, and increase positive emotions, the research suggests.
This is a decent summary of recent research: How A.I. and Social Media Contribute to ‘Brain Rot’
     This Week’s “Round-Up” Of Useful Posts & Articles On Ed Policy Issues
Here are some recent useful posts and articles on educational policy issues (You might also be interested in seeing all my “Best” lists related to education policy here):
I’m adding this post to The Best Posts & Articles Highlighting Why We Need To Be Very Careful Around Ed Tech:
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul intends to opt into federal tax-credit scholarship is from Chalkbeat.
  The Best Resources On Using Metaphors For Change geralt / Pixabay
This post isn’t about teaching students about metaphors. Rather, it’s about a topic I’ve been finding intriguing – how metaphor usage can help create change. I’m adding this list to The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change. Here’s what I have so far: Do We Need More Metaphors When Organizing For Education & Political Change? What Can We Learn About Education From The World’s Tallest Tree? Interesting Video: “How metaphors shape the way you see the world” Depressing Video & Metaphor For How Some Teachers View Their Students: “Red Folder” I’m Not Quite Sure How Or Why To Use It, But This Metaphor Map Looks Really Cool Quote Of The Day: Great Metaphor On Standardized Tests Building Cathedrals In The ELL Classroom Pick Your Metaphor: Is School Reform More Like a Pendulum or a Hurricane? is from Larry Cuban. Your Strategy Needs A Visual Metaphor is from The Harvard Business Review. Schools as Factories: Metaphors That Stick is by Larry Cuban. The Power of Metaphors When Introducing Change Initiatives is from The Harvard Business Review. Communicating with Metaphors: How to Simplify the Complex  Sentences Of The Week geralt / Pixabay
I thought readers might, or might not, find this new regular post useful. Each week, I highlight several sentences, with links to their sources, that I find interesting/concerning/useful. And they may, or may not, be directly connected to education. I may also include my own comments or related links. This regular post will join my other regular ones on teaching ELLs, education policy, Artificial Intelligence, infographics, and Pinterest highlights, not to mention sharing of my regular Education Week posts. Here are this week’s sentences: At the summit, students will lead the charge in creating a policy detailing how they think artificial intelligence should be used in the classroom and the guardrails districts should put in place to protect kids’ privacy and ensure they’re getting the best education possible, said Jeff Riley, the executive director of Day of AI. “It’s so important that we are looking at language differences and being culturally competent when it comes to determining whether a child presents with a language disorder.” She argues that doomscrolling and passively watching videos are different from the interactive activities that many teachers use to keep kids engaged. Leaders should stop asking “How do I hold people accountable?” and start asking “What’s preventing them from choosing it?” I love when people ask how different “founding” dates change the meaning of our history. 1776? 1619? 1526? Check out THE BEST – & MOST INTERESTING – RESOURCES FOR STUDYING HISTORY The presence of a problem alone, even if there is awareness, is not enough to generate mobilization or reform. Social causes require organization, political opportunities, and compelling narratives in order to succeed. See The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change In her own life, she might prefer to learn from sleep than learn during sleep. Teachers are far more likely to rely on their own communications with and observations of their students than quizzes or test scores to determine if they had a successful school year, with standardized tests coming in a distant last. Don’t take the rejection to heart—turn it into an opportunity. Intersectionality just means that we all have multiple perspectives. California’s ranking has soared to the 13th-highest in the nation for how much it funds education per student. A great irony of this contemporary insecurity about attention is that, compared with the rest of the animal kingdom, the human attention span is really not that impressive.
 May 22nd Is “International Day for Biological Diversity” – Here Are Teaching & Learning Resources Atlantios / Pixabay
May 22nd has been named The International Day for Biological Diversity by the United Nations. Started in 2006 by the U.S. Congress, Endangered Species Day is the third Friday of May. You might be interested in The Best Resources For World Biodiversity Day (& Endangered Species Day).  More Recent Articles
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