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The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

ED Surge

While the concept of HQIM has been established and embraced in other core academic disciplines, applying this concept to social studies has been more complex. Unlike content standards for math or science, where there is more uniformity across states, social studies standards can vary significantly from one state to another.

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With more students demanding action on climate change, teachers try to keep up

The Hechinger Report

Then in 2013, California adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) , which included the recommendation to teach climate change. “In social studies, there might be more area for debate as far as what’s the best route that a government might take to mitigate the issue.”.

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Katherine Thrailkill’s Mentor Led Her to MAHG

Teaching American History

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. Lindblom is the 2013 Arizona Teacher of the Year and a 2014 Graduate of the MAHG program. Once she found her calling, colleagues helped her make her way.

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Forget civics class: Students want to make a difference in real life

The Hechinger Report

Some school districts, local governments and nonprofit groups across the country have galvanized this youth activism by giving students opportunities to participate in leadership roles and democracy in ways that go beyond civics classes and student government. Things … the government does affect us, but we can’t vote,” she said.

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Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

Students have access to hundreds of courses while they are in Illinois’ juvenile justice facilities, but they tend to focus on math, language arts, social studies and science. Students technically have access to hundreds of courses, but Jones-Redmond said the district focuses on math, language arts, social studies and science.

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Rural schools join forces to make college the rule rather than the exception

The Hechinger Report

And from 2013 to 2016, the number of its graduates enrolling in associate or bachelor’s degree programs rose dramatically, from 28 percent to 47 percent, according to school officials. 47 percent of graduates at Meadowbrook High School in rural Ohio enrolled in associate or bachelor’s degree programs in 2016, up from 28 percent in 2013.

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What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us?

The Hechinger Report

After three years in an expeditionary learning school, students outpaced traditional school peers by 7 months in reading achievement and 10 months in math, according to a 2013 study by Mathematica Policy Research that EL commissioned. Overall, the approach gets good academic marks. Chris Berdik/The Hechinger Report.