A weekly collection of education-related news from around the web.

Making A Case For A Knowledge-Rich Curriculum

“The book argues for a coherent curriculum that systematically builds students’ background knowledge to facilitate deeper understanding and better reading comprehension. This aligns with decades of research in cognitive science demonstrating that comprehension is not a transferable skill but is largely dependent on prior knowledge.”

“A Rule Of Thumb For Executive Power Debates”

“A rough but useful rule of thumb would be that the president does command the executive branch but the executive branch does not command our government… The extent of both these sets of presidential powers — over the executive branch and within the constitutional system — is always contested and ambiguous. But the Constitution leans […]

Reflections On The Importance Of A Knowledge-Rich Curriculum

“As the above list should make abundantly clear… rote memorization of isolated facts is not the goal. Rather, teachers should strive to cultivate deep understanding by helping students build interconnected networks of knowledge that empower them to think critically, solve problems, and make meaning of the world around them. Curriculum ought to be brimming with […]

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Every week I send out articles I encounter from around the web. Subject matter ranges from hard knowledge about teaching to research about creativity and cognitive science to stories from other industries that, by analogy, inform what we do as educators. This breadth helps us see our work in new ways.

Readers include teachers, school leaders, university overseers, conference organizers, think tank workers, startup founders, nonprofit leaders, and people who are simply interested in what’s happening in education. They say it helps them keep tabs on what matters most in the conversation surrounding schools, teaching, learning, and more.

Peter Nilsson

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