TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

However, research increasingly shows that integrating knowledge-rich instruction across subjects is essential for improving literacy, critical thinking, and overall student success. Reading Integration: Use informational texts, primary sources, and document analysis to enhance comprehension and critical thinking.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources Critical Thinking Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The University of Alaska system has scaled back more than 40 academic programs , including earth sciences, geography and environmental resources, sociology, hospitality administration and theater. Spending on higher education fell in 16 of the 20 most rural states between 2008 and 2018, when adjusted for inflation.

Geography 134

Geography Political Science Sociology History 134

Anthropology 365

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Students will be exposed to novel approaches to anthropological research, enhancing their skills and critical thinking. In Animal Intimacies (University of Chicago Press, 2018), Radhika Govindrajan explores the co-production of relatedness between humans and animals in the Central Himalayas.

Anthropology 40

Anthropology Humanities Cultures Geography 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Related: A study on teaching critical thinking in science. Only 7 percent reported feeling “very well prepared” to teach lessons about modern physics, 19 percent about electricity and magnetism and 21 percent about the properties and behaviors of waves, a 2018 National Science Foundation-supported survey found.

Middle School 132

Middle School Controversial Topics Geography Political Science 132

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy. It fosters an awareness of these critical issues and encourages students to think critically and develop well-informed solutions. Interdisciplinary connections matter in social studies.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The experts raised similar concerns about a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt social studies book, Texas World Geography, which they said gave undue weight to critics who suggest that the current warming is due to the Earth’s natural cycle. What the critics are saying is factually inaccurate,” wrote one reviewer.

Teaching 138

Teaching Middle School Humanities High School 138