Empathy softens teachers’ biases, reduces racial gap in student suspensions
Interventions that seek to evoke empathy in teachers can sideline biases and narrow the racial gap in suspensions of middle ...
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Teachers, other school personnel, experience violence, threats, harassment during pandemic
While much of the focus on education during the pandemic has involved the effects on children in schools, it is ...
Teachers not adequately trained to respond to mental health problems in children
Schools and teachers, who have not received adequate training, are buckling under the strain of providing mental health support for ...
Planting Science: A partnership program connecting students, teachers, and scientists proves effective for improving high school students’ science learning and how students view scientists
In a study recently published in the Journal of Research in Science Teaching, researchers at the Botanical Society of America ...
Lasell University, UMass Lowell collaborate to diversify pipeline of special education teachers
NEWTON, Mass. – Lasell University and UMass Lowell today announced a joint venture designed to diversify the pipeline of students ...
24 teachers from 13 states to become NASA Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors
March 1, 2022, Mountain View, CA — The SETI Institute has selected 24 teachers from 13 states as 2022 NASA ...
Evolution: Biology teachers often fail to recognise misconceptions
Purposeful thinking and anthropomorphism “Cheetahs have become faster and faster because they have realised that it is necessary” – this ...
Teachers leading global drive to improve girls’ education took on ‘humanitarian role’ during COVID-19 closures
Interviews with teachers at the forefront of international efforts to improve girls’ education reveal that many have taken on humanitarian ...
UToledo study finds K-12 teachers largely against arming educators
The latest U.S. school shooting — this time in suburban Detroit — has reignited debate over whether arming teachers might ...
During online learning, machine learning algorithm can identify when student engagement falls, nudging students and helping teachers to intervene
During online learning, machine learning algorithm can identify when student engagement falls, nudging students and helping teachers to interveneCredit: Redd, ...
Why do muffins rise in the oven? Researcher wins NSF award to develop phenomenon-based science courses for elementary teachers
Many elementary education majors graduate from teacher preparation programs with incomplete knowledge of science content and limited experience with teaching ...
Study shows motivation is key for teachers to overcome racial bias in classroom
New research focused on college students training to become K-12 teachers emphasizes the need to recruit and enroll more diverse ...