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Facebook Makes It Cheap to Market to New Students. But It Costs Colleges Dearly.

ED Surge

According to the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer survey of more than 36,000 people in 28 countries, only 37 percent of respondents state that they trust social media as a source for general news and information. Those concerns have gotten even louder with the company’s shift in name and strategy as it redubbed itself Meta. So has the public.

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. After sending the essay to the Chronicles of Oklahoma in late 2022, she forgot about it. Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement.

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Theme Panel: Civic Learning on Campus: Bringing Political Science In Mini-Conference I, II and III

Political Science Now

Engaging Citizenship introduces foundational concepts in political science through the lens of citizenship, democracy, and civic engagement, highlighting the relevance of the discipline to students’ lives and encouraging them to become engaged and empowered citizens.

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Fun Activities to Teach Different Types of Government

Let's Cultivate Greatness

But that’s not creating any real meaning for them, especially if your high school Civics students are somewhat familiar with them already. Below is my dig-deeper lesson sequence for teaching the different types of government in my on-level Civics class. So, let’s do better and create fun and engaging of this standard.

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Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. At its core, social studies aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to actively participate in civic affairs.