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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

The Hechinger Report

Natalie Wexler’s 2019 best-selling book, The Knowledge Gap , championed knowledge-building curricula and more schools around the country, from Baltimore to Michigan to Colorado , are adopting these content-filled lesson plans to teach geography, astronomy and even art history. Regular reading class was untouched in the experiment.

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PROOF POINTS: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Four new studies on project-based learning. 2nd grade social studies. Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. It’s an open question whether large numbers of teachers will enjoy teaching detailed lesson plans created by curriculum designers. 3rd grade science.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

Yet Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have been underrepresented in this country for years, according to Connie Chang’s article for Parents published April 2021. Teach Social Studies through different cultural perspectives using our printed and online K-6 Social Studies curriculum.

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Using Games Effectively in the Classroom

TCI

While games cannot replace classroom instruction, they can enhance learning when intentionally integrated into a lesson plan. A 2021 study highlighted a positive relationship between gamified learning and student motivation from 2015 to 2020.

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Teaching Was My Dream. Now I Wonder If It Is Stunting My Other Passions.

ED Surge

Teaching is about more than curriculum and lesson planning. In 2017, while teaching fifth grade language arts and social studies, I took my love of radio and started a podcast on teaching and education. It’s about more than tests and grades. It’s about helping kids discover themselves and the world around them.

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Teaching Broke My Heart. That's Why I Resigned.

ED Surge

I hope no behavioral concerns arise, because if I can avoid a parent phone call I might be able to get some of this done—well, that is if I do a virtual assignment during social studies. I just remembered I have a training during my planning period today. Oh, shoot. I actually can’t get much of this done.

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The Nationwide Reading Struggle

Studies Weekly

Many kindergarten and first-grade students missed out on crucial language learning during 2020 and 2021. Emily Toronto, a 5th-grade teacher at Bonneville Elementary in Utah, reported that her lower-level reading students also struggle in social studies and science. This is where Studies Weekly can help.