The Hechinger Report

MAY 24, 2021

Because students missed so much instruction during the pandemic, teachers should get extra time to fill all those instructional holes, from teaching mathematical percents and zoological classifications to discussing literary metaphors and American history. But as you add days, or hours, they’re not as well planned and utilized.

Tutoring 141

Tutoring Charter School Middle School Advocacy 141

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Early in fall 2020, Hidalgo and her husband scoured the internet for curriculum and lesson plans that they could use at home to teach their kids. All four Early in fall 2020, Hidalgo and her husband scoured the internet for curriculum and lesson plans that they could use at home to teach their kids.

Lesson Plan 142

Lesson Plan Private School Cultures Public School 142

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It also plans to analyze lesson plans created by the 1619 Project , which grew out of a series of New York Times stories that reframe American history around slavery and its consequences. who started kindergarten in 2011.

Social Studies 145

Social Studies Civics Geography Elementary School 145

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.

American History 76

American History Geography Local History History 76

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment! Washington University in St. Louis has an amazing collection of interviews from the Great Depression.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

ED Surge

JUNE 1, 2022

For one group, the experience included visiting the ocean hall at the National Museum of Natural History, where they viewed exhibits under a giant whale specimen displayed from the ceiling, then reflected on the sensory details they observed and how those might appeal to students. It was a huge celebration for all of us.”

Museum 140

Museum Education Historic Sites History 140

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Our worksheets are perfect for helping students with reading comprehension, preparing for the Regents review or state assessment, pairing with a video like the Crash Course US History series, or with your lesson plans throughout the school year.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

Tradition 111

Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

Studies Weekly

MARCH 10, 2025

Teaching Irish American History Mar. 10, 2025 By Studies Weekly NEWSLETTER You only need to walk into a store and see St Patricks Day decorations to know Irish Americans have profoundly impacted our countrys culture. This overview of Irish American history can help you teach students why they see so many Irish influences today.

American History 90

American History History Teaching Primary Sources 90

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2018

This strategy of tapping into students’ own experiences as part of a lesson plan is an increasingly common one in U.S. The vast majority of Saridis’s students are Latino, and at the Margarita Muñiz Academy in Boston, a dual-language high school in Boston Public Schools, connecting the curriculum to their culture is a top priority.

Cultures 111

Cultures American History Tradition Lesson Plan 111

Students of History

JANUARY 6, 2022

The insurrection of January 6th, 2021 is something that will be taught in US History classrooms as long as American History is a part of high school. There are some great resources our there already from Facing History , the NY Times , and PBS for how to broach the event with your class.

Lesson Plan 52

Lesson Plan Social Studies High School Civics 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

The nonprofit Facing History and Ourselves is offering “The Reconstruction Era and the Fragility of Democracy,” described on its website as an “archive of lessons, videos, and primary sources to teach about one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history and its legacy today.” The materials can be downloaded free.

Teaching 108

Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 108

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

As she would later argue in school board meetings, Hillsdale’s 1776 Curriculum was “supposed to be overlaid” with the district’s lesson plans, yet “there was never any evidence of that overlay” actually happening. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

Education Policy 143

Education Policy Education Advocacy Social Studies 143

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2017

Will Spalding is new to teaching English language learners this year, but says training sessions helped him to revamp his lesson plans to make them more accessible. His lesson on the Civil Rights movement during his American History class on a March afternoon relied on photographs with short text portions to help the discussion.

High School 91

High School K-12 History Heritage 91

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

and African American history. Skyler Wheeler, a conservative, has a different view on the Pulitzer Prize-winning project, which has been expanded to include reading guides and lesson plans. Related: OPINION — The wrong roadmap for teaching American history. Credit: Chris Tims. But Iowa state Rep.

Social Studies 126

Social Studies Civics History American History 126

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

So Ron DeSantis, in his innovative efforts to destroy the ability of Florida educators to teach an honest and accurate American history, started to experiment around the ability to control not just speech and learning, coming on the hills of pushing back against gains made against voter suppression in that state.

Primary Sources 52

Primary Sources History K-12 Economics 52