10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Article - EasyBib Blog

For many of us, 2016 is going down as a year to forget. Election upsets, Zika, the Syrian crisis, and unfortunately tons of fake news about all of the above and everything in between. Denzel Washington was recently quoted as saying, “If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you’re misinformed.” 1. Links and citations allow us to easily access, read, and explore more about the information found in the article. Many big name news sites, such as CNN, do not include links or citations, but other sites do. 2. An article without an author’s name is another red flag. 3. Do a Google search on the author’s name to find their occupation and locate other articles that the author has composed. 4. On the top or bottom of most websites, you should see a section titled “About Us.” 5. Authors tend to read and re-read their articles numerous times prior to posting. 6. Copy and paste a quote from the article into Google’s search bar. 7. 8. 9. 10. References:

Student Surveys: Using Student Voice to Improve Teaching and Learning A student survey allows students to voice their issues, needs, and desires, giving feedback on how a teacher can change his or her instruction to help them perform better in class. When Christopher Pagan, a physics teacher at Trinidad Garza Early College High School, reflected on his students' performance, he realized that they weren't meeting his expectations or their own potential. "I needed to come up with some way where I could improve how they were performing in class," recalls Pagan. He didn't have all the answers, so he came up with an idea: he'd ask his students. Knowing that his students had a hard time learning the content, Pagan wanted them to reflect on what would make them more successful in his class, how do they learn best, and what kind of in-class activities would benefit their learning the most. The survey took about five to ten minutes for students to fill out during class. Now, Trinidad Garza administers student surveys twice a year for all classes.

I was Jordan Peterson’s strongest supporter. Now I think he’s dangerous | The... By Bernard SchiffSpecial to the Star Fri., May 25, 2018 Several years ago, Jordan Peterson told me he wanted to buy a church. I assumed that it was for a new home — there was a trend in Toronto of converting religious spaces, vacant because of their dwindling congregations, into stylish lofts — but he corrected me. “(He) spread his influence across the country and around the world through a combination of religious conviction, commanding stage presence and shrewd use of radio, television and advanced communication technologies.” This could have been written about Jordan Peterson. Jordan found his pulpit on YouTube and his congregation on social media. I thought long and hard before writing about Jordan, and I do not do this lightly. I was once his strongest supporter. That all changed with his rise to celebrity. There is reason to be concerned. I met Jordan Peterson when he came to the University of Toronto to be interviewed for an assistant professorship in the department of psychology.

What is beauty if not a jolt that awakens us to the world? This portrait is beautiful. Sometimes, I find its beauty in the perfectly angled crook of the arm that rests easily across the sitter’s lap. At other times, it is in the unstudied grace of the hand that props up the head, the long fingers curled in repose. Often, it’s the dress that I find beautiful: expansive, heavy and brilliantly white, its generous skirt magnificently amassed around the seated figure. Occasionally, even the backdrop, an impassive flat wash of a blank summer blue that engages my attention. There are many ways to describe Amy Sherald’s 2018 portrait of the former First Lady, Michelle Obama. I hold this judgment as a deep and sure conviction. This tells most of all in the inane and imperious axiom that says ‘Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.’ Then there’s the problem of indeterminacy. The circularity of that last formulation feels at once infuriatingly opaque and true. Updates on everything new at Aeon. It’s easy to understand the allure of this account of beauty.

How To Prepare Students For 21st Century Survival 7 Skills Students Will Always Need by Jennifer Rita Nichols Ed note: This post has been updated from a 2013 post. As educators, we constantly strive to prepare our students for the ‘real world’ that exists around them. We want to prepare them to lead productive and successful lives once they leave us and enter into the realm of adulthood. Tony Wagner of Harvard University worked to uncover the 7 survival skills required for the 21st century. We may not know exactly what lies ahead for our students in the future, but we have the advantage of knowing what skills they will need once they get there. Skills #1: Critical Thinking and Problem SolvingPreparation: Students will need to develop their skills at seeing problems from different angles and formulating their own solutions. The problem should ideally lend itself to multiple solutions, as we do not want to teach students that there is only one answer available, but instead that problem-solving can be a creative and personal experience.

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