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Useful Lessons For Teaching About Native American Boarding Schools
When I was teaching about Indigenous Societies and Knowledge during our IB Theory of Knowledge classes, I always included lessons about the crime and tragedy of U.S. and Canadian boarding schools. Students in my classes, half of whom were typically members of indigenous communities themselves, were always shocked by what they learned. I wished I had known about the boarding school lessons offered free by The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition. You can read more about them at today’s AP article, As Native American boarding schools project ends, survivors describe feeling honored and restored. I’m adding this info to: RESOURCES ON CHALLENGES NATIVE AMERICANS FACE IN SCHOOLS The Best Sites For International Day Of The World’s Indigenous People      2026’s Best Posts On New Education-Related Research Studies – So Far
Another day, another mid-year “Best” list. Now, it’s time for research studies. You can see all previous editions of this list, as well as all my ed research related “best” lists, here. Here are my choices for the past six months: Study Identified A Long Overlooked Aspect Of Student Achievement – The Impact Of Student Mobility More Research Shows What Most Educators Know: Teachers Get Better As They Gain More Experience This Is Pretty Interesting: Meta-Analyses Ranking Instructional Math Strategies New Study Finds That Peer & Self Assessment Helps Create The Conditions For Student Motivation Big New Analysis Of What Works In Reading Instruction For Older Readers – Here’s What It Says “The Claim Auditor” Uses AI To Verify…Claims That People Say Are Research-Based New Study Confirms What Most Teachers Know – Having A Sense Of Humor Helps Big-Time In The Classroom Study Finds That Speaking An Additional Language Can Keep You Healthier Physically Online Game Leaderboards & Zero Sum Thinking Shocking (NOT) Research Result – SEL Can’t Mitigate The Affects Of Poverty On Academic Achievement New Study Finds Learning Another Language Slows Down Ageing Of Your Brain Recommendations For Teachers From A Study On How To Enhance Student Motivation Some Studies Say That AI Tutors Are Supposedly Effective, But For Whom? New Study Reinforces Key Strategy For Identifying Leaders How Many Teachers Leave The Profession Within Their First Five Years? Excellent Summary Of Research On AI & Learning, But Recommendations Are Pretty Weak Study Finds, To No One’s Surprise, That Well-Designed Peer Assessment Can Be Effective Small Slights Matter – This Workplace Research Has SO Much Relevance To The Classroom Genes Are Not THE Predeterminant To How Smart You Are No Shocker To Teachers, But New Study Finds SEL Helps Students’ Academic Achievement Study Basically Reinforces Idea That Students Will Learn More With Active Learning Statistic Of The Day: Fewer People Want To Be Teachers New Study Finds ICE Raids Are Hurting Lots Of Students, ‘Regardless Of … Immigration Status’  “Student Agency Inspires Learning. Here Are 8 Ways to Foster It”Student Agency Inspires Learning. Here Are 8 Ways to Foster It is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. Teachers must shift their mindset from dictating rules to co-creating a living list of agreements. Here are some excerpts:
 This Week’s Free & Useful Artificial Intelligence Tools For The Classroom geralt / Pixabay
At least, for now, I’m going to make this a weekly feature which will highlight additions to THE BEST NEW – & FREE – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS THAT COULD BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM: GemiBoard will create a narrated (with captions) explanation about anything – using diagrams to illustrate its points. It’s an intriguing idea, but the diagrams are pretty confusing. Here’s one on how to teach English Language Learners. Geobarta creates bulleted points news for the area you choose. I’m adding it to The Best Visually Engaging News Sites. Describe and Document AI Use is from Conestoga Online. The future of education technology after the arrival of ChatGPT is from Kappan. 
I’m adding this post (and it’s worth logging into BlueSky to read the replies) to The “Best” Strategies For Creating AI-Resistant Assignments:
Splash Canvas is a Google tool for using AI to create artwork.  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):
Trump further guts Education Dept. by shifting oversight of special ed, civil rights is from NPR. I’m adding this post to The Best Resources For Learning Why School Vouchers Are A Bad Idea:
Education Department Lowers Student Loan Interest Rates for Two Years is from The NY Times.
   
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