The Educator's Notebook

College Board Shares 2021 AP Content Expectations, Schedule, And Supports
College Board - 12/18/20

“Maintaining the traditional scope of AP Exams was a challenging decision… Please know we honor and respect choices you may make to focus on fewer topics in a difficult year. The skills students develop in your course are often more valuable than how much content they get through, and students who cover fewer topics in greater depth may be better positioned to earn a qualifying AP score than students who cover more topics in less depth.”
10 Compelling Findings From Education Research In 2020
Edutopia - 12/4/20

“We reviewed hundreds of educational studies in 2020 and then highlighted 10 of the most significant—covering topics from virtual learning to the reading wars and the decline of standardized tests.”

Vaping Rates Among Teens Level Off, But Are Still High
HealthDay - 12/15/20

“Data from the most recent annual Monitoring the Future survey, conducted by the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, show that from 2017 to 2019, the percentage of teens who said they vaped nicotine in the past 12 months doubled: 7.5% to 16.5% among eighth graders; from 15.8% to 30.7%, among 10th graders; and from 18.8% to 35.3% among 12th graders. In 2020, rates held steady at 16.6%, 30.7% and 34.5%, respectively.”

“Cartoon Network’s PSA About Systemic Racism In Education Goes Viral”
Yahoo - 12/10/20

““There were Black Roman warriors, Black medieval knights, Black classical musicians, Black cowboys, Black fighter pilots. Where are they? I worry about you humans…”

SNHU More Than Halves Its Tuition
Higher Ed Dive - 12/16/20

“The college is still hammering out the details, but it's exploring ways it can use some of the same services it provides for its roughly 150,000 online-only students with its campus-based learners.”

Garry Kasparov On Chess, Music, Computers, And Creativity
New York Times - 12/18/20

“A machine can learn rules, whether it’s chess or music. Offered a variety of options, it can eventually come up with something. But creativity has a human quality: It accepts the notion of failure. The way machines approach a problem is always about the bottom line: “This move is good because it offers the best return.” But creative beauty is not to go against the rules, but beyond the known pattern.”
“Explaining The Pandemic To My Past Self” — Now In 4 Parts, Both Funny And Moving
YouTube - 12/17/20
“Who Do We Spend Time With Across Our Lifetime?”
Our World In Data - 12/11/20

Search thousands of curated articles from all back issues