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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. Related: Making America whole again via civics education.

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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

Political Science Now

Past Events include: Preparing Students for the 2024 Election: Civic and Campus Engagement Engaging the 2024 U.S. Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. Huerta is a co-author of the textbook Practicing Texas Politics.

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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

ED Surge

In a study conducted at Carnegie Mellon University in 2016, researchers monitored the brain activity of study participants as they confronted complex math problems that demanded creative mathematical reasoning.

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OPINION: Can Zoom classes keep students excited and engaged? We have found some ways

The Hechinger Report

This model of teaching could be used in a range of disciplines beyond journalism, at both high school and college, to engage students in complex issues and disciplines. Equally important, it lifts their gaze from narrow demands, sharpened during the pandemic, of holding down jobs and caring for family while also in school.

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Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights

Teaching American History

Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The best civics teachers also help students learn the skills they need to protect their rights. Kymberli Wregglesworth, a 2016 MAHG graduate, teaches Civics, World history and social studies electives at Onaway High School in Michigan.

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Creating Impact and Art Through Partnerships

Digital Promise

YoungMoo Kim, director of the ExCITe Center at Drexel University , connected with the EdClusters network in 2016 and has begun to use the model as a guide for fostering deep education innovation partnerships within the city. Philadelphia is at the initial stages of this work. YoungMoo Kim Director, ExCITe Center at Drexel University.

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Making positive educational moves during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

So Joffe created eLearn.fyi , a database of more than 300 online learning tools, including a civics curriculum founded by former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and engineering lessons on how to build a robotic arm. A Tufts University report found that between the 2012 and 2016 elections, voting turnout increased by 5.5

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