2017 Critical Thinking Social Studies 
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
Launched in 2017, Calling BS became an instant hit at the University of Washington; it fills its 150-student capacity quickly each year. In a 2016 Stanford University study, more than 80 percent of middle schoolers couldn’t tell the difference between sponsored content and actual news stories.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 8, 2021
Four new studies on project-based learning. 2nd grade social studies. Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. 3rd grade science. Developer: Michigan State University Research. Curriculum. Developer: University of Michigan and Michigan State University Research. Curriculum. Curriculum.
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The Hechinger Report
MARCH 18, 2018
Leave this field empty if you're human: Social studies is typically considered the most suitable subject area for developing citizenship skills and knowledge. Yet, social studies has been on the chopping block at schools across the country for nearly two decades now, especially in schools serving largely poor and minority students.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 10, 2018
It provides real life applications for reading and math and develops critical thinking skills that help students solve problems in other subjects. In the summer of 2017, she passed that training on to 19 of her Redmond colleagues who wanted to learn more about teaching science in their elementary school classrooms.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 23, 2020
A high school social studies book, also used in Texas, says of rising temperatures, “Some critics say that this warming is just part of the Earth’s natural cycle,” though, in truth, there’s overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that the current warming is due to human activities. Credit: Courtesy of Beatriz López.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 17, 2025
The father of three is also not keen on the states newly proposed social studies standards that would require biblical lessons starting in first grade. Walterss mandate has also sparked concern because of the proposed social studies standards that followed. Stuff like that is so normalized, she said. Its antisemitism.
Zinn Education Project
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A social studies teacher uses conflicting narratives to engage students in studying the history of Palestine and Israel, focusing on the events of 1948. A mixer/mystery activity on Zionism, anti-Zionism, peasant resistance, the Great War, the British Mandate, and more. Independence or Catastrophe?
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