The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Related: One state is poised to teach media literacy starting in kindergarten In 2023 alone, New Jersey and California passed laws requiring that students be taught media literacy skills. Media literacy teaches students how to access and evaluate all types of communication. In 2024, let’s expand this work in schools and at home.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 6, 2024

Join students, educators, policymakers, and leaders in the public and private sectors, during Civic Learning Week , March 11–15, 2024, to highlight and further energize the movement for civic education in states and communities across the nation. Who Can Participate in Civic Learning Week?

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Political Science Now

APRIL 2, 2024

Join the American Political Science Association (APSA) for a webinar discussion sharing best practices to connect students to the 2024 U.S. The 2024 U.S. Why is it essential to teach democratic citizenship and civic engagement? Please direct any questions to teaching@apsanet.org. election process at all levels?

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Teaching Civics

MAY 21, 2024

SUPER CIVICS SUMMER INSTITUTEFree! Join the elementary Super Civics Team to explore the new standards, discover resources, and consider ways to integrate childrens literature to support ELA and social studies standards. We will also investigate the Super Civics Toolbox to find lessons on voting and the 2024 Election.

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Political Science Now

JULY 29, 2024

The workshop aims to provide a space where scholars and practitioners with a commitment to civic engagement can collaborate, build supportive relationships, and share practical guidance for leading community-engaged projects. Applicants will be notified of acceptance by the end of August 2024. Need-based travel grants are available.

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APSA Educate

JUNE 7, 2024

Political Science Educator: volume 28, issue 1 Member Announcements Lauren Bell, Allison Rank, and Carah Ong Whaley will publish an edited volume in July 2024, Civic Pedagogies: Teaching Civic Engagement in an era of Divisive Politics with Palgrave Macmillan.

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Political Science Now

JULY 28, 2024

Join APSA for our fourth webinar in a series exploring the 2024 U.S. How can faculty establish a classroom culture encouraging constructive and inclusive political discussion around the 2024 U.S. How can political science educators scaffold productive civic dialogue on contentious political issues?

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Political Science Now

JUNE 3, 2024

Join the American Political Science Association for our second webinar in a series exploring the 2024 U.S. The 2024 U.S. 2024 election? Event: Engaging the 2024 U.S. Dr. Michelle Allendoerfer has led the American Political Science Association’s Teaching and Professional Development Programs for the past three years.

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Political Science Now

JULY 26, 2024

Join us for the 17th APSA Teaching & Learning Conference (TLC) , “Teaching Political Science Matters.” The deadline to submit proposals is September 25, 2024, 11:59 p.m. The deadline to submit proposals is September 25, 2024, 11:59 p.m. The conference will take place February 7-9, 2025, in Alexandria, Virginia.

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Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

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. McHugh, Merrimack College (Discussant) Richard M.

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Civics for All of US

JANUARY 11, 2024

Teaching Presidential Elections with the National Archives Katie Munn Thu, 01/11/2024 - 16:02 Body Join education specialists from several Presidential Libraries and Museums for this professional development program for educators on teaching elections with the records of the National Archives.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Join political scientists and practitioners for a single-day workshop, Connecting Community and Classroom: Practical Considerations for Civically-Engaged Practitioners and Scholars , on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at APSA’s headquarters in Washington, DC.

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Teaching Civics

APRIL 17, 2024

SUPER CIVICS SUMMER INSTITUTE–Free! Join the elementary Super Civics Team to explore the new standards, discover resources and consider ways to integrate children’s literature to support ELA and social studies standards. We will also investigate the Super Civics Toolbox to find lessons on voting and the 2024 Election.

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Civics for All of US

MAY 12, 2023

Teaching the Bill of Rights for Educators Katie Munn Fri, 05/12/2023 - 08:50 Body A virtual professional development workshop for K–12 educators. This online workshop will explore how to engage learners of all grade levels in the active exploration of primary sources that teach about the rights embodied in the Bill of Rights.

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APSA Educate

JULY 19, 2024

Application Deadline: August 18, 2024 The American Political Science Association (APSA) and The National Capital Area Political Science Association (NCAPSA) are pleased to announce a call for proposals for political scientists and practitioners to participate in a single-day workshop on … The post Call for Proposals: Connecting Community and (..)

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. Katherine Thrailkill at Summer 2024 MAHG. Lindblom’s teaching approach “was everything I wanted to do.” The next year she taught across the hall from Lindblom.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 23, 2024

The APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award, jointly supported by the Political Studies Association of the UK and APSA , honors political scientists engaged in collaborative and productive cross-national partnerships that make a significant contribution to the discipline in the areas of teaching, research, or civic engagement.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. But nothing felt quite right, until he considered teaching. But I did enjoy teaching. This month, we are featuring Caleb Brown. Is that right?

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

February 2024 Update: The school district’s firing of Katie Rinderle was just upheld by the state board. In the face of Georgia’s HB 1084 Protect Students First Act, often referred to as the “divisive concepts” act, many teachers are being told to avoid teaching about race, gender, class, climate change, and other topics.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Each year, the Zinn Education Project hosts Teaching for Black Lives study groups across the United States. Using the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives , educators explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy in free, teacher-led professional learning communities. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity.

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Teaching American History

AUGUST 20, 2024

Volunteers who came to Mississippi after the initial June wave often assisted the ongoing civic and practical education taking place in “Freedom Schools.” Visited on-site June 2024. Malik Ali teaching. The post 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer appeared first on Teaching American History. The History Channel.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 9, 2024

In fact, three of our top 10 episodes of the year explored various aspects of how new forms of artificial intelligence are impacting teaching and learning. If you have a suggestion for a topic or guest for 2024, please send that my way at jeff@edsurge.com. What Will ChatGPT Mean for Teaching? Thanks for listening!

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

. — FEBRUARY 13, 2024 De Gruyter and the American Political Science Association (APSA) are pleased to announce agreement on a cooperation partnership to publish two new book series: The De Gruyter-APSA Teaching Civic Engagement Series and The De Gruyter-APSA Political Science Professional Development Series.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 7, 2024

Instructor : Titus Alexander has four decades of experience in civic education, engagement, and advocacy at a local, national, and international level. He currently teaches an advanced apprenticeship in Campaigning, Leadership and Management for Britain’s biggest trade union.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The students helped research and re-fresh APSA Educate’s Teaching the Russia-Ukriance War Resource Collection. They also talked to APSA Educate about their passion for civic education, social justice, scholarly analysis, and interest in studying political science at the undergraduate level.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

What: (Description of the Strategy) Possible Sentences is a pre-reading strategy that intertwines an opportunity to activate prior knowledge and pre-teach academic vocabulary. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders? Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

That inspired her to pursue a teaching career. She earned her elementary education degree in 1984, and since that time, has been teaching on and off for 13 years. “My My teaching career has been off and on because I was a stay-at-home mom for our three children for many years,” she said. And that has been a challenge for her. “[In

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Anthropology News

JULY 17, 2024

On January 15, two days before the start of the 2024 school year, I joined 50 grade eight students and their guardians for an orientation at Launch, a high school in one of Cape Town’s oldest townships. Black youth experiences at a progressive low-fee private school in a postapartheid city illuminate the politics and limits of aspiration.

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ACRE

APRIL 15, 2024

This one-day lesson plan was developed in Spring 2024 by Dr. Marcus Witcher and covers the 1932 election, the transition of power from the Hoover to FDR administration, and early economic policies designed to combat the Great Depression. The election would mark the first of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms as President of the United States.

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Anthropology News

JANUARY 24, 2024

We felt the pulse, the affective reality of what US funds support, teach, and hope for: communal destruction for economic profit. We peeled ourselves out of the plastic chairs and community members made a triumphant effort to teach us awkward, shy gringos how to dance.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. Once again, we invite educators, students, parents, and community members to rally across the country and pledge to #TeachTruth and defend LGBTQ+ rights on June 8, 2024.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Tens of thousands of teachers and parents flocked to her 2013 online course on how to teach math. At least one, the Valhalla Foundation, the family foundation of billionaire Scott Cook (co-founder of the software giant Intuit), stopped funding youcubed in 2024. But she didn’t address their legitimate research questions.

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 2, 2024

The Ford Foundation went on to fund her subsequent Mobilization, Change and Political and Civic Engagement Project. Cohen Receives the 2024 Frank J. In addition to the many leadership roles Cohen has played at both Yale and Chicago, she has also provided outstanding service to the American Political Science Association.

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Heinemann Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Audiobooks are discounted ONLY at Apple , Google Play , and Chirp from April 1 through July 31, 2024. Celebrate summer with Heinemann Audiobooks! Heinemann’s audiobooks provide you with the flexibility to listen and learn whenever and wherever you want.

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Zinn Education Project

APRIL 2, 2024

Prentiss died on April 2, 2024. She received special appointments to the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Financing Student Success, the Governor’s Commission on Teaching Success, the OhioReads Council, and the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund, among others. Our hearts go out to her family, friends, and community.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

But Dana Douglas , a fit and forceful blonde sipping on an Americano and a water bottle boosted with electrolytes (she was teaching spin at 6 p.m.) So, she got involved at the school, first as a volunteer, then as a paraprofessional, and, more recently, teaching technology. There was no moving away. But each had challengers.

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Political Science Now

JUNE 5, 2024

While that inspired my initial membership, I re-joined APSA when I began seeking full time academic employment, networking opportunities, and teaching resources. My primary role, as a community college faculty member, is to teach, and I wear that as a badge of honor. My biggest accomplishment is the success of my students.

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