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Civic Education & 4QM

4QM Teaching

Is the Four Question Method applicable to civics education? As history / social studies people we’re often in contact with civic education advocates and organizations, and as a small organization interested in growing we’re sometimes advised to make a pitch for ourselves as civics educators.

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Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights

Teaching American History

Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The best civics teachers also help students learn the skills they need to protect their rights. Kymberli Wregglesworth, a 2016 MAHG graduate, teaches Civics, World history and social studies electives at Onaway High School in Michigan.

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5 Ways to Incorporate Current Events into Your Social Studies Classroom

Students of History

This is easiest to do in a Civics or American Government classroom. In my World History class, we used this resource on the Kievan Rus' and then connected it to Ukraine's history and current events with Russia's attempts to annex it. In my curriculum , I include a political cartoon analysis activity in each unit.

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5 Top Trends for Teaching Social Studies in 2023

Students of History

For example, I will have students read an online article and complete an interactive notebook graphic organizer based on what they read. I have a thorough World History PBL packet that can be used in any unit. It allows students to select a presentation model based on their own skills or interests.

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

Teaching American History

The next school year, she was asked to teach not only the regular-level geography course but also AP Human Geography and World History. The next fall, Livingston took a job teaching civics and government at a public middle school.

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

In October, Czarnecki’s article “Migrant Music” was published in The Chronicles of Oklahoma. Czarnecki, a 2022 graduate of the Master of Arts in American History and Government program, wrote the paper for a “Great Texts” course taught by Professor Stephen Tootle on John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. I had a blast.

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Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

The Hechinger Report

As Chris Tims, a high school teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, sees it, history education is about teaching students to synthesize diverse perspectives on the nation’s complicated past. and African American history. . “’The 1619 Project’ seeks to tear down America, not lift her up,” he said. This story also appeared in NBC News.