Students in New Jersey could soon be required to learn how to spot misinformation.
The New Jersey legislature, on Nov. 21, passed a bipartisan bill that would require public schools to teach media literacy.
Media literacy, sometimes called information literacy, is defined as “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create, and act using all forms of communication,” according to the National Association for Media Literacy Education, a professional association for educators, academics, activists, and students.
It’s about “understanding the influence media has on our lives and the need to apply critical thinking to our involvement with media and to understand… Read More
CONCORD, Calif. (AP) — Aylah Levy had some catching up to do this fall when she started first grade.
After spending her kindergarten year at an alternative program that met exclusively outdoors, Aylah, 6, had to adjust to being inside a classroom. She knew only a handful of numbers and was not printing her letters clearly. To help her along, the teacher at her Bay Area elementary school has been showing her the right way to hold a pencil.
“It’s harder. Way, way harder,” Aylah said of the new grip.
Still, her mother, Hannah Levy, says it was the right… Read More
The emergence of artificial intelligence has raised questions about its impact on creativity and critical thinking. While some schools are banning the use of AI in classroomsone school district in Gwinnett County, Georgia, has gone all-in, launching a curriculum that brings the technology into classrooms, starting in kindergarten.
The approach goes beyond robotics and computer science classes. Teachers and students embrace artificial intelligence in nearly every subject taught, from English to art class. So far, the machines seem to be winning over students, parents and teachers, but there is still a lot to learn.
At Patrick Elementary School in Buford,… Read More
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It’s been more than three years since the pandemic upended schools, but students are still living with the consequences. The continuous stream of news highlighting low achievement, stalled recovery efforts and chronic absenteeism is mind-boggling. Schools must fight to regain what’s been lost and help students regain their academic footing.
At San Tan Heights K-8, my team and I are looking at every aspect of how we educate students. Among the most important changes we’ve made is departmentalizing our teaching teams by subjects in grades… Read More
Educational research supports the benefits of all-day kindergarten and parents are increasingly demanding it, says one Canyons School District administrator.
The school district has steadily expanded that option in recent years and now 26 of its 28 elementary schools offer some form of a full-day kindergarten program, said Kenna Sorensen, elementary administrator for the district’s instructional supports department.
“Research and data continue to show that if we are not providing this early education to our students, they’re going to have to struggle through the rest of their lives if they don’t get it early on,” she said.
To that end,… Read More
