Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona repeatedly refused to offer a definition of a woman during an Appropriations Committee hearing on the Department of Education’s budget Tuesday.During the hearing, the first time Cardona was tested before the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) asked the secretary to define what a woman is.WATCH: CARDONA SAYS HE DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT CCP EFFORTS TO INFLUENCE HIGHER EDUCATION“Our focus at the department is to provide equal access to students, including students who are LGBTQ, access free from discrimination,” Cardona said.Unsatisfied, Clyde again asked Cardona, “What’s the definition of a…
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona dodged questions from Rep. Andrew Clyde on Tuesday, when the Georgia Republican asked the Biden administration what it means to be a “woman.”
The tense back-and-forth took place during a House Appropriations Committee hearing where Cardona defended proposed changes to Title IX rules that would make it illegal for schools to ban transgender athletes from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity,
“Can you please tell me or can you please define for me what is a woman?” Clyde asked Cardona.
The Biden administration official deflected the question, only answering that the focus…
ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SCHERERAlarm bells seemed to sound in teachers’ lounges across America late last year with the debut of ChatGPT — an AI chatbot that was both easy to use and capable of producing dialogue-like responses, including longer-form writing and essays. Several writers and educators went so far as to even forecast the death of student papers. However, not everyone was convinced it was time to panic. Plenty of naysayers pointed to the bot’s unreliable results, factual inaccuracies and dull tone, and insisted that the technology wouldn’t replace real writing.
Indeed, ChatGPT and similar AI systems are being…
Nowadays, many online ESL teachers incorporate green screens into their lectures as there are numerous ways to use them to elevate your lessons. In fact, green screens have grown so popular among online ESL teachers and students that some organizations or schools even urge their instructors to use them.
Undeniably, to get your green screen setup just right, you’ll need to sacrifice some time and money. However, the good news is that creating a green screen environment is neither difficult nor costly.
What is a Green Screen?
Green screen technology (also known as chroma keying) provides pupils with a plethora…
The Future of Higher Education What It Means For Students and Educators
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“The idea that one can earn a degree at the age of 22 and be set for a career has become as antiquated as the pocket watch.”
—Jeffrey R. Brown, dean at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois, from his position paper: “It’s Time to Transform Higher Education”How do we prepare students and workers to do jobs that don’t even exist yet?
For challenges we can’t even imagine yet?
To compete in industries and with business models that haven’t even been…
A Florida school board member asked during a school board meeting how “woman” was defined in a proposed sex education curriculum, noting that parents wanted a clear answer to weigh whether to pull their children out of the district.
Broward County Public Schools have been debating on the proposed sex education curriculum since the district reworked the curriculum due to pressure from the Florida Department of Education. At a school board meeting on March 28th, school board members clashed on defining what a woman is after a public comment period addressed the curriculum.
School board member Brenda Fam of District…
Flashcard games are a brilliant way to throw in some beneficial visual learning and engage students in the ESL classroom. Although many of us associate flashcards with burning the midnight oil, these games are far from boring.
ESL students are mostly appointed routine, unimodal assignments that might not present immersive experiences. Thankfully, flashcards are versatile with remarkable potential for diverse and creative classroom games.
Coming up with new flashcard games may not be a breeze, but we’re here to show you how! Teachers can also adapt or modify these games to accommodate different learning goals and proficiency levels. So if…
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