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Building Consensus: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Stakeholders

Building Consensus: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Stakeholders When I taught undergraduate education policy courses, I used the same icebreaker every first class. I’d write a direct statement related to policy on the board, such as “School uniforms are a…

Education after COVID-19: The Possibility of Rebirth

Education After Covid: the Possibility for Rebirth Elementary school teacher conducting a lesson via video chat with his students While 2020 has brought immense challenges, these challenges have the potential to spark innovative solutions in education. In October, a tweet…

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Negotiating the Uncertainty of the 2020 Education World

Negotiating the Uncertainty of the 2020 Education World Though a great deal of our current reality is out of our control, there are things that can be done, particularly in education, that may reduce the stress felt by students, parents,…

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Encouraging Critical Thinking

Encouraging Critical Thinking Students entering the workforce, whether from 12th grade or from postsecondary education, must be able to think critically. Countless resources focus on teaching students to think critically, as do articles discussing related challenges. We, as educators, researchers,…

The Promise of Interdisciplinary Connections

The Promise of Interdisciplinary Connections My favorite part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions each year is at the end, when the inductees, presenters, and other musicians take the stage for a huge jam session. Artists across…

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Partnerships Between Researchers and Educators Make Research Meaningful

Partnerships Between Researchers and Educators Make Research Meaningful The education field has long had a conundrum commonly referred to as the “research-to-practice gap.” Put simply, researchers and practitioners (such as teachers or administrators) frequently feel disconnected from one another. The…

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Remembering Who Our Work Serves: Reflections from AERA and SXSW EDU

Remembering Who Our Work Serves: Reflections from AERA and SXSW EDU Two of the largest and most important meetings in the education field are held in spring, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting (AERA) and SXSW EDU. Attending both…

Big Data in Education: Researchers’ Responsibilities

Big Data in Education: Researchers’ Responsibilities While big data’s growing influence has impacted our lives across a spectrum of issues, it also has created many questions and concerns, particularly among education researchers. Big data allows researchers to uncover patterns in…

Author: Bridget Thomas

Author: Bridget Thomas

Building Consensus: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Stakeholders

Education after COVID-19: The Possibility of Rebirth

Negotiating the Uncertainty of the 2020 Education World

Encouraging Critical Thinking

The Promise of Interdisciplinary Connections

Partnerships Between Researchers and Educators Make Research Meaningful

Remembering Who Our Work Serves: Reflections from AERA and SXSW EDU

Big Data in Education: Researchers’ Responsibilities

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Author: Bridget Thomas