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How the science of vaccination is taught (or not) in US schools

The Hechinger Report

Brewer uses case studies to teach the science of vaccines; last year she used the example of a 2015 measles outbreak linked to Disneyland. The new standards emphasize scientific inquiry and critical thinking over recitation of facts. The NGSS was released in 2013.

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Practicing What We Preach: Using Inquiry to Design a Social Studies Methods Class

C3 Teachers

Then I think about the kinds of disciplinary sources I want to feature and the kinds of formal and informal performance tasks I’ll use to assess student learning (Swan, Grant, & Lee, 2015). Argument Stem #3: Yes, you can teach politically without fully disclosing your politics.