Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

But they can also have a powerful role in building equity, since all students begin with something they know,” said Catherine Gewertz in her March 2020 Edweek article, The Art of Making Science Accessible and Relevant to All Students. Starting from something children already know makes science accessible and exciting to all students.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Flipgrid and Studies Weekly Oct. 9, 2020 • Studies Weekly When studying a topic in Studies Weekly, you may want some discussion or even debate among your students. First, you add a group: for example, a Social Studies group to use for Studies Weekly topics.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Weekly Summary: The constitution sets out very few absolute qualifications to run for national office, yet the unofficial qualities of candidates often play a much larger role in who actually gets elected. Lesson 4: Voting and Elections (Grades 4-5) Sept.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Learning Objectives: Students will identify the three branches of the federal government. first appeared on Studies Weekly. Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work? Students will identify the officials who lead the three branches. Students will describe how the Constitution was written. is governed.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., In addition, the civic summit afforded me professional learning and the opportunity to collaborate with UGRR educational specialists.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 17, 2024

17, 2023 • by Studies Weekly Since the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the United States have relied on emergency ESSER funding from the federal government to hire more teachers, purchase instructional resources, and more. To learn more about purchasing Studies Weekly curriculum with ESSER III funds, contact your states rep.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Learning Objectives: Students will learn the qualifications for people running for office. Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office Sept. Constitution details specific qualifications for people who want to run for national political office. Make sure that you include the qualifications for their offices.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

28, 2020 • Studies Weekly Grades: K-8 Why: (Purpose) Vocabulary instruction aligns with deep learning by helping students make connections between words and construct meaningful knowledge. Vocabulary Lesson Plan Sept. Vocabulary instruction aligns with higher student achievement by increasing reading skills and comprehension.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

Educator’s Guide to Improving Student Attendance May 28, 2024 • By Studies Weekly Education in the United States has changed since the 2020 pandemic and still faces many lingering challenges due to the shutdown. Make the school day engaging with hands-on Social Studies , Science , and Health curricula.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

18, 2020 • Studies Weekly Student Expectations: Students will recognize the positive qualities of good leaders. Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Grades K-3) Sept. Students will understand the election process in the United States.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

See how Studies Weekly Health & Wellness can give you the results you need with student absenteeism and other student behaviors at studiesweekly.com/health. Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning. References CASEL. Transformative SEL: Impacts on School Climate, Classroom Practice, and Student Learning.”

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. Tip: When using Jigsaw for the first time, it might be a good idea to walk the students through a trial run and model each step of the process.)

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

2020, September 7). Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts What is Universal Pre-K? Universal Pre-K.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

7, 2020 • Studies Weekly Objective for the Lesson: This lesson will examine how members of Congress and the president are elected and ask students to consider both the historical reasons for the electoral college and its modern implications. Lesson 5: Electing Congress and the President (Grades 4-5) Oct.

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Discover more perspectives and experiences through Studies Weekly’s social studies and science products. 2, 2020, for AIP.org. Sources: Ashley Marranzino, “Bertha Parker, the Trailblazing First Indigenous North American Archaeologist, Taught Herself How to Excavate a Site,” June 6, 2019 for massivescience.com.

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Studies Weekly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Bagley encourages teachers to use Studies Weekly print publications with the Studies Weekly Online learning platform. “I honestly cannot imagine teaching social studies without providing each student with a copy of their student publication.” I nternational Journal of Educational Research , 58 , 61–68.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

The standards, which went into effect this fall, introduce students as young as kindergarteners to the subject, not just in science class but in the arts, world languages, social studies and physical education. Still, only 20 states have adopted the standards. How we are teaching — and not teaching — kids about climate change.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

This year, The Hechinger Report spent time in three different high school classrooms where teachers have prioritized Black history in this contentious political climate, to learn how African American history studies has changed over the years and what it might look like for students to receive a substantive, nuanced education on the topic.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

And students who were in eighth grade in March 2020 will be entering high school for the first time, as 10th graders, with teachers they haven’t met in person yet, and will need multiple systems of support to help navigate this new environment.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Teacher preparation programs, Superintendent Todd Lile said, are not producing graduates who are ready to do this work, leaving districts like his with steep professional development costs. They can learn social studies in Spanish; its still history and geography. But, Williams points out, local control has its limits.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

12, 2020 • Studies Weekly Background Knowledge for Teachers: In the beginning of the United States, the Founding Fathers didn’t want a direct election for the new president and vice president. Lesson 12: Election and Electoral College (Grades K-3) Oct. At the time, many people lived in distant rural areas.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 7, 2024

We share the text of their conversation for discussion in high school classrooms and professional development workshops. One of the most fascinating parts of the book for me was how you develop this argument that Black education has been associated with criminality. And of course, history and social studies teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

Chris Tims, a social studies teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, says he won’t stop teaching the 1619 Project, despite political pressure. Some call this teaching conflict — now more than a century old — the “ social studies wars.”. The substance of social studies. and African American history. Credit: Chris Tims.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

12, 2020 • Studies Weekly Background Knowledge for Teachers: Political parties are not unique to America. Lesson 11: Our National Election (K-3) Oct. Wherever there are governments, there are oppositional groups. Political parties are groups of voters who have different views on public issues.

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