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Teaching American History
APRIL 22, 2025
To sixth graders, he teaches ancient world history; to seventh graders, geography and Kansas history; to eighth graders, US history from early settlement through World War I. This is US history happening right now! There are 60 kids in the junior high, and I teach every one of them, watching them mature, he says.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 5, 2020
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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Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 31, 2017
The American Historical Association offers over one thousand Civil War newspaper editorials , for example. It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University.
Moler's Musing
AUGUST 28, 2024
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.
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
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.
Dangerously Irrelevant
FEBRUARY 18, 2016
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.
Teaching American History
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
He did, and Livingston soon found herself sitting in an introductory college course in US history. The next semester, she took two more US history classes, then realized she’d found her major. When a position teaching geography to ninth graders at a private high school opened, she took it. The professor’s lecture fascinated her.
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