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PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

The Hechinger Report

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Only a third of American students are reading proficiently at grade level, according to national benchmark tests. A September 2020 study from the Thomas B.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. We could play Fantasy Geography. And so on… . government as well.

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Crafting a Standards-Aligned, Skill-Focused Unit with AI Collaboration

Moler's Musing

A Step-by-Step Guide to Designing a 5-6 Day Unit on Native American History: A Collaborative Journey with AI Introduction: As educators, we constantly strive to create units that not only align with educational standards but also address the specific needs and skills of our students—especially those with IEPs.

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Innovative School District Seeks Middle School Science and Social Studies Apps

Digital Promise

Including American History, World History, Civics, and Geography. Requested Product Attributes. Compatible with MacBook Air laptops. Web-based preferred. Standards-aligned: 2010 Alabama Course of Study: Social Studies. Next Generation Science Standards and 2005 Alabama Course of Study: Science.

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Project-based learning in Northwest Iowa

Dangerously Irrelevant

Other projects allow students to explore Native American history, investigate risk-taking through the lens of immigration, study and create American folktales, use their geography skills to survive a fictional viral outbreak, and participate in an ‘Amazing Race’ focused on the provinces and territories of Canada.

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Amy Livingston’s Unexpected Vocation: Teaching America’s Story

Teaching American History

When a position teaching geography to ninth graders at a private high school opened, she took it. She found interesting geography lessons online. The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. This was December.

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Apply Now for NEH Summer Institutes 2024

Zinn Education Project

Understanding Puerto Rican Migration and Community Building Through the Arts and Humanities Location : New York, NY Date : July 14 — July 27, 2024 Freedom Summer: 60 Years Later — A Landmarks Of American History Teacher Workshop Location : Jackson, MS (available virtually) Date : July 8 — 12, and July 22 — 26, 2024 Heart Mountain, Wyoming and the Japanese (..)

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