16:1 - Education, Teaching, & Learning

It's the holiday season! That means roads, side streets, interstates, and driveways across the country are packed with vehicles on the way to or from seasonal celebrations. Inspired by the onslaught of holiday traffic, 16:1 is taking a look at driver education programs across the country. In the United States, there is no national standard for driver's education, though guidelines are distributed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and interpreted by each state. The patchwork, state-by-state approach to driver's education in the U.S. evolved from a more holistic approach; driver's education used to be offered in 95% of public schools. With the privatization of driver training programs came new challenges. How are drivers in the U.S. staying safe? Learn more on this week's episode.

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Motor Cities -Remembering the Early Days of Driver’s Education By Robert Tate, Automotive Historian

Wikipedia - History of the Automobile

Centre County Historical Society - Amos Neyhart

Encyclopedia.com - Driver Education

NHTSA - Driver Education Practices In Selected States

NHTSA - A Fresh Look at the State of Driver Education In America

The New York Times - The Mixed Bag of Driver Education by Tanya Mohn

The Orange County Register - Whatever happened to driver’s ed in high schools? by Sarah Tully

Forbes - Is Driver's Ed Good Enough? Most Americans Don't Think So by Tanya Mohn

ThoughtCo. - The First License Plates in U.S. History by Jennifer Rosenberg

Wikipedia - Graham Paige 835

Internet for the People: The Fight for Our Digital Future By Ben Tarnoff - Purchase via The Book Loft of German Village

16:1 normally breaks for the holidays, but this year we're doing something a bit different. Check out this audio essay from our co-host, Katie Day. It's a heartfelt love letter to the teaching profession.

Science & discovery centers are curated learning environments that offer pedagogically engaging opportunities to develop and pursue curiosities about science and technology. These centers, often located adjacent to schools, universities, or community centers, help to bridge the gap between education and practical applications of science and industry. What sets these centers apart from ordinary museums? They are designed by experts to engage everyone -- kids, teens, and adults!-- with hands-on approaches to science learning. Join Katie and Chelsea as they explore the history of the "science center movement" in the U.S. and shine a light on a few of their favorite local examples. Plan your next field trip with the help of 16:1!

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COSI - History

USA Today - The Wilds has grown into nationally known animal conservation center By Alissa Wildman Neese

APS News - Science Centers: Partners in Science Education By Robert J. Semper

Wikipedia - Science Museum

Idea.org - Difference between a science museum and a science center

Wikipedia - California Science Center

The City Museum

99% Invisible - Tale of the Jackalope

Dawes Arboretum

Join us for a special guest episode of 16:1, where Katie and Chelsea are joined by Heather Pasquinelli to discuss the unique joys and challenges of teaching and learning in Native American communities. This episode explores teaching as a practice of making connections across differences, honoring cultures, and expanding horizons. 

Content note: discussions of racism, sexual abuse.

Inquiry-based learning is the practice of using open-ended, student-driven approaches to education designed to stimulate curiosity and increase buy-in from learners. In classrooms where IBL is prioritized, students might construct their own assessments and research models or collectively build rules and classroom codes of conduct. By allowing students to take ownership of their own learning, inquiry-based classrooms clear the way for increased engagement and comprehension, but this highly-engaged learning can often be difficult for educators to setup and maintain. Join Katie and Chelsea as they discuss best practices, real examples from the classroom, and the power of learning to ask the right questions.

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Edutopia - What the Heck Is Inquiry-Based Learning? By Heather Wolpert-Gawron

The University of Manchester - What is Enquiry-Based Learning (EBL)?

C3 Teachers - The Inquiry Design Model

Facilitating an inquiry-based science classroom By Debbie K. Jackson and Marius Boboc

GitHub - The Mycelium Network

Anchor - The Mycelium Network Podcast By The Mycelium Network

Women make up approximately half of the population, but less than a third of scientists, engineers, and mathematicians in the U.S. are women. With chronic underrepresentation in STEM fields at all levels of the professional pipeline and educational system, female professionals in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics face unique challenges. From combating deeply-engrained stereotypes to the push for paid parental leave to salary disparities and more, we have a long way to go to guarantee that everyone can discover, nurture, and execute on plans for professional success in STEM careers.

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AAUW - The STEM Gap: Women and Girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

National Archives - Morrill Act 1862

Rising Above the Gathering Storm, Revisited: Rapidly Approaching Category 5 By Members of the 2005 "Rising Above the Gathering Storm" Committee; Prepared for the Presidents of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine

Brittanica.com - STEM education curriculum

MIT Management Sloan School -  In boardrooms and in STEM, women talk about where they see more representation by Meredith Somers

Inside Higher ED - Broken Link Between Pay and Productivity for Women in STEM by Colleen Flaherty

Catalyst.org - Women on Corporate Boards (Quick Take)

TeacherATI - Gender diversity: women in the data centre talent pipeline by Nicole Cappella

UNICEF - Mapping gender equality in STEM from school to work

Maryville University - Women in STEM: A Guide to Bridging the Gender Gap

National Girls Collaborative Project - Current State of STEM

The Atlantic - The More Gender Equality, the Fewer Women in STEM By Olga Khazan

Smithsonian - Girls and Women in STEM

informED - 10 Programs Closing the Gender Gap in STEM By Jennifer Lachs

Society of STEM Women of Color

In 2010, the Government Accountability Office published a report detailing the results of "undercover tests" at 15 for-profit colleges conducted in order to discern whether these schools might be engaging in fraudulent or deceptive marketing and admissions practices. For-profit schools derive much of their revenue (and profits!) from federal funding sources, leaning on the availability of grants and loans to entice many of their students. The results were shocking. The GAO found "4 colleges encouraged fraudulent practices and that all 15 made deceptive or otherwise questionable statements to GAO’s undercover applicants." 

Fast forward to 2022, and for-profit colleges are in the news again as the Biden administration attempts to crack down on colleges and universities after years of relaxed rules enabled by the Trump presidency. A mere 26% of students who complete degree programs at for-profit institutions do so in six or fewer years. 68% of students in private colleges and 62% in public colleges obtain degrees within that same time period.

Along with renewed attention to for-profit schools comes a fresh round of student loan forgiveness proposals. This week, Katie and Chelsea are bringing you up to speed on the proposal, who would benefit from it, and why the conversation around loan forgiveness deserves more nuance than it currently receives.

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CNN - Biden administration cancels another $3.9 billion in student loan debt for former for-profit college students By Katie Lobosco

The Best Schools - Guide to For-Profit Colleges: How to Avoid Predatory Schools BY TBS Staff

US News -The Real Cost of For-Profit Colleges By Emma Kerr and Sarah Wood

The Columbus Dispatch - What Ohioans need to know about student debt relief plan by Nolan Simmons

The New York Times - They Have Debt but No Degree. Could Loan Forgiveness Send Them Back to School?

Brookings - The for-profit college system is broken and the Biden administration needs to fix it by Ariel Gelrud Shiro and Richard V. Reeves

David’s Ankles: How Imperfections Could Bring Down the World’s Most Perfect Statue

Higher ED Dive - 4 questions for-profit colleges face in 2022 by Natalie Schwartz

Wikipedia - David by Michaelangelo

This week, Katie and Chelsea explore a story that is close to home. Teachers in Columbus City Schools recently kicked off their academic year with a general strike after the Columbus Education Association (the teachers union in the central Ohio district) announced there had been no bargaining agreement reached for the 2022-2023 school year. Columbus isn't the only city where teachers are picketing for wage increases, better working conditions, smaller class sizes, and more; teachers around the world are warning their districts of impending strike actions. Join us for this special episode as we explore teacher strikes, the deteriorating conditions that lead to them, and the roles that we all play in supporting our public school teachers.

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NBC4 Columbus - Ohio senator plans bill as teachers strike without benefits by: Natalie Fahmy

CNN - The Columbus teachers' union and school board reached a 'conceptual agreement,' ending a strike By Eric Bradner and Chris Boyette, CNN

CEA Ohio - CEA blasts District’s decision to strip homeless youth advocates of union status

CEA Ohio - An open letter to the Columbus City Schools Board and Superintendent from Project Connect’s Vulnerable Youth Staff

The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus Education Association teachers union votes to strike by Megan Henry

CEA Ohio - CEA Votes to Authorize 10-day Strike Notice

10tv - Columbus teachers’ strike enters day 2, remote classes begin Wednesday

The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus City Schools clarifies attendance procedures after day of confusion by Monroe Trombly, Michael Lee, Sheridan Hendrix,  Céilí Doyle and Megan Henry

CNN - Ohio teachers say they won't end their strike without improvements to miserable classroom environment By Eric Bradner, CNN

U.S. News - Kent Teachers on Strike, Delaying First Day of School by Associated Press

Echo -Pilot - Greencastle-Antrim teacher strike is an option amid contract talks by Shawn Hardy

Inside Higher ED - School Starts With a Strike at American University by Liam Knox

CBC - CUPE sets Ontario education strike votes for end of September, says it doesn't guarantee walkout by Allison Jones 

Central Illinois Proud - PPS Board of Education president calls teacher union’s talk of strike, ‘premature, irresponsible’ by: Mike Smith, Demetrios Sanders

Education International - Teacher strike in Norway!

The Philadelphia Inquirer - Philly school bus drivers, maintenance workers vote to authorize a strike by Kristen A. Graham

CNN - Why NASA wants to return to the moon before sending humans to Mars by Ashley Strickland, CNN

CNN - Artemis I launch scrubbed after engine issue by Aditi Sangal, Ashley Strickland, Elise Hammond and Maureen Chowdhury, CNN

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Educators use humor as a vital tool for building community in classrooms, helping students retain information, and creating a positive learning environment. All that aside, who doesn't enjoy a good laugh? There's something of a growing interest in scholarship surrounding the use of humor in classrooms, and this week your hosts are taking a look at what makes us laugh. What kinds of humor might best serve students of all backgrounds? How do you use humor to reach students who might otherwise be out of touch? How comfortable are you as an educator with expressing your sarcastic side? We're tackling all of these questions on 16:1.

Thanks for listening!

Sources:

“A Review of Humor in Educational Settings: Four Decades of Research” (Communication Education, January 2011)

The Art Newspaper - Hannah Gadsby: taking down art history's misogyny through comedy by Ben Luke

MasterClass - How to Use Humor to Teach: 4 Tips for Using Humor to Educate

This week, the hosts discuss the origin story and ongoing impact of TED, the annual conference turned globally-accessible repository of free, online video content focusing on technology, entertainment, and design.

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TED.com

Life Sciences Education - Effective Educational Videos: Principles and Guidelines for Maximizing Student Learning from Video Content by Cynthia J. Brame

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - The danger of a single story

George Takei - Why I love a country that once betrayed me

Shonda Rhimes - My year of saying yes to everything

Aicha el-Wafi + Phyllis Rodriguez - The mothers who found forgiveness, friendship

Jarrett J. Krosoczka - Why lunch ladies are heroes

Sue Klebold - My son was a Columbine shooter. This is my story

Amanda Gorman - Using your voice is a political choice

Brené Brown - The power of vulnerability

Monica Lewinsky - The price of shame

The New York Times- Joni Mitchell Reclaims Her Voice at Newport by Lindsay Zoladz

TED Conferences

Sir Ken Robinson

Money Crashers - What Is TED Conference – History & Criticisms of TED Talks By Michael Lewis