Nathan Haines

Great day yesterday with 45 teachers from Kigali area at our Climate Education Teacher Workshop. We used the @climateinteractive.org #Enroads Simulator and collaborated on climate change lessons / units / activities.

A Critique of Global Citizenship Education in International Schools — PRAXIS Education I’ve been trying to figure out how to do global citizenship education (GCED) and service-learning — and how to do it well — in two different international schools for about 13 years. Recently, I’ve ha...

#EduSky #iteachsocialstudies #GCED #service-learning I believe in the value of service-learning and GCED. I've been trying to figure out how to do these things well for many years. However, sometimes it's good to take a open-eyed critical view: www.onteachingandlearning.com/blog/a-criti...

An Example of Climate Education, Project-Based Learning — PRAXIS Education I distinguish between project-based learning (PBL) and project-based assessment. I have regularly used project-based assessment in my classes, often trying to make them as authentically real-world as ...

#climateeducation #EduSky #iteachsocialstudies I was going through some old files this weekend and came upon this project that I did with students during Covid. I thought I'd write it up and post it. Take a look: www.onteachingandlearning.com/blog/an-exam...

Opinion | A Breath of Fresh Air With Brian Eno

#EduSky #IBDP #TOK If you teach the IBDP TOK course, check out this great resource about Art. Check this out; an interview with Brian Eno. It's fantastic. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 09/28/2025 · 1h 9m

#EduSky #iteachsocialstudies podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Powerful discussion here. Compromise is a necessary part of democracy and we’ve probably lost the value of it. But what about when we compromise our values themselves? Tough conversation.

The Case for Incorporating Religion into Theory of Knowledge (TOK) Courses Guest Post: Nathan Haines, Secondary Social Studies Teacher in the U.S. and East Africa A few years ago, I was one of several teachers teaching the Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course at an Internatio…

#EduSky #iteachsocialstudies #TOK #IBDP Thanks to Religion Matters for giving me the opportunity to write up some thoughts that I've been mulling around for a few years. Check it out: religionmatters.org/2025/09/19/t...

Can you make it to the end of this column? Understanding the new economics of attention

www.economist.com/finance-and-... #EduSky #EconTeachers #iteachsocialstudies Interesting read here. In what way is it helpful to think of human attention economically? Does relative scarcity apply? Should we consider it a factor of production? Can our attention be stolen?

The troubling decline in conscientiousness A critical life skill is fading out — and especially fast among young adults

Would make for an interesting discussion for #APpsych. Personality… but also a critical discussion of data, correlation, causation, psychometric assessment, etc: www.ft.com/content/5cd7... #EduSky #iteachsocialstudies

7 Study Habits to Teach Kids This School Year Studying is critical to academic success—but many students have never been shown how to do it effectively.

A simple (simplistic?) rehashing of what we know and hopefully do, but for some possibly important eye-openers. Don't only read the post but also the science behind it! #EduSky
www.edutopia.org/article/stud...

Is Decarbonization Dead? Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 07/25/2025 · 1h 17m

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... Good discussion of where things stand with climate policy. #climateaction #climateeducation

Everything Is Tuberculosis John Green, the #1 bestselling author of The Anthropocene Reviewed and a passionate advocate for global healthcare reform, tells a deeply human story illuminating the fight against the world’s deadlie...

I cannot recommend this new book from John Green enough: everythingistb.com As Green argues, the fact that TB, in 2025, is still the world deadliest infectious disease, is an example of a great injustice.

I’ve tight AP Psych for past four years. Love it. So many aspects of psychology that are intrinsically interesting to adolescent students.

I enjoyed this episode. It resonated in many ways.

I agree.

What’s Really Going On With AI In Schools? A High School Student’s POV Schools and teachers around the world are trying to figure out what AI means for education. Meanwhile, it's already embedded into the lives of high school students.

#EduSky This rings true to me: www.forbes.com/sites/danfit...

OpenAI and Microsoft Bankroll New A.I. Training for Teachers

#EduSky. I'm skeptical... other thoughts? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/t...

#EduSky #iteachsocialstudies AP exam score release day. How’s everyone feeling? Any thoughts on exams 2025?

YouTube video by TEDx Talks The Power of Multisolving for People and Climate | Elizabeth Sawin | TEDxSunValley

This was a worthwhile listen: youtu.be/prF8trTallQ?... #climatechange #climateaction #iteachsocialstudies

True… I get your point that the research results seems somewhat common sensical. But what about the students who didn’t get it and the brain data showed them unaligned? What’s that about? Neurodiversity? Not mentally engaged? Lacked background knowledge?

#EruditePedagogy Have not looked at the original research; curious about the thoughts of others. Seems to reinforce importance of responsive teaching / formative assessment... alignment of cognitive processes aided by teacher eliciting information about how the students are conceptualizing topic.

Great stuff here for AP Human Geo unit one. #EduSky #iteachsocialstudies #sschat

I’ll definitely be checking out season three with Dylan Wiliam. #EduSky

Global Citizenship Education and Smokey Responsibility — PRAXIS Education Smokey Bear has been associated with forest fire prevention since he was first introduced by the US Forest Service in 1944. From 1947 to 2001, Smokey’s well-known tag-line was, “Remember, only you can...

#EduSky #GCE #globalcitizenship #SDGs Continuing with some of my reflections and lessons-learned about global citizenship education: www.onteachingandlearning.com/blog/global-...

Always like a quote from Daniel Willingham.

🚨 #BreakingNews | Under Pressure From Trump, UVA President Resigns

The move is a “major blow” to the independence of American institutions, one expert said. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4lf2dF2

I’ve been a remote student at UVa for the past several years. My impression is that this is a great loss to UVa. Sorry to see President Ryan forces out.

Trump Justice Dept. Pressuring University of Virginia President to Resign

Hoping UVa stands behind President Ryan: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/u... #EduSky #UVa

Guess my only thought would be that if it’s formal research for distribution / publication and requires human subject ethics approval etc, the site of the research must be willing and that sometimes requires some negotiation.

#EduSky #climateed Check it out: learn.climateinteractive.org. @climateinteractive.org

A “Yes, and…” Response to Ms. Hughes’ Article in The International Educator — PRAXIS Education Socratic discussions are a key pedagogical tool in the Critical Global Citizenship course at the International School of Kigali (ISKR). Socratic discussions involve participants challenging each other...

#EduSky #globalcitizenship #GCE #SDG4 A week or so ago I posted the syllabus for the Critical Global Citizenship course I taught for the last two years. Well... here's the next installment in that series. I hope you'll give it a read: www.onteachingandlearning.com/blog/a-yes-a...