ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

With his monotone voice and lack of enthusiasm, he could convince anyone that history is incredibly boring. As a high school history teacher, whenever I meet new adults and we talk about our professions, I often find myself being met with a familiar reaction: "I disliked the subject in school, but now I find it interesting."

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History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 139

Moler's Musing

MARCH 1, 2025

The combination of these strategies helped students interact with history in meaningful ways while reinforcing critical thinking and writingexactly the kind of skills they need as we approach testing season. What does this headline tell us about how history is remembered? Who was upset by this, and why?

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History Critical Thinking Government Research 122

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 12, 2022

The best class I ever taught centered on the history of Washington, D.C. I was so excited to teach this class, I spent the summer collecting articles and artifacts from the local library and historical society. They learned about the history of their neighborhoods and the origins of the music they listened to.

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Heritage Artifacts Local History Social Studies 127

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

I Used to Think…Now I Think…Thinking Routine The “I used to think…Now I think…” thinking routine helps students reflect on how they used to think about a topic, subject, or issue and how their thoughts have changed as a result of a learning experience or engagement with information (e.g.,

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Controversial Topics Critical Thinking Cultures Social Studies 131

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

And we need it to function, not only for the nation’s economic future, but also to help students embrace critical thinking and diversity as we rebuild a society roiled by a pandemic, growing inequality and racial injustice. Andrew Joseph Pegoda (@AJP_PhD) holds a Ph.D. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

Teaching 141

Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Economics 141

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. This article is a part of The Conversation’s series on unique courses. For other articles in this series, read here and here. It is not a “history course for engineers.” Read the original article.

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Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Also, if you’re interested in how AI can be used effectively in education, check out an article I contributed to in EdWeek: Can AI Be Used Effectively in Class? This activity added a fun and imaginative twist to the lesson, pushing students to think outside the box while still connecting back to the day’s theme.

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Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 128

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

It was great to see them apply their critical thinking skills to a visual source, reinforcing the concept of mercantilism and its connection to colonization. It was harder than they expected—many of the clues were tricky, and they had to really dig into their critical thinking skills to figure them out.

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Geography Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 122

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.

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Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Economics 135

Political Science Now

APRIL 12, 2024

Örsel , covers the new article by Alina Utrata, University of Cambridge, Engineering Territory: Space and Colonies in Silicon Valley As the countdown of a rocket launch, announcing “10, 9, 8, …,” excitement is in the air. This piece, written by Irem B. Would they believe in the possibility of a space colony?

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Political Science Government Social Science Tradition 61

Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

For example, I will have students read an online article and complete an interactive notebook graphic organizer based on what they read. I have these available for my entire curricula in World and US History. I have a thorough World History PBL packet that can be used in any unit.

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Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

ED Surge

JULY 7, 2022

It teaches the basics of critical thinking, research and academic writing. You don’t want to read 30 articles,” the professor says, “you want to read seven.” She found a map of Bermuda, some journal articles and stories published on History.com. Todd has focused his own research on art history.

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Library Psychology Primary Sources Humanities 115

Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

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. 3) Encourage critical thinking. Encourage students to think critically about the current event you're discussing. Thanks for stopping by!

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Critical Thinking World History 52

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“We inherit our history.” It was a phrase I often used to begin my year in the hopes of sparking student agency and making history relevant. But as an early teacher in social studies and ELA, misconceptions about the importance of authentically investigating history filled my brain. So I began to dig for a solution.

History 52

History Social Studies Critical Thinking Teaching 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Socratic Seminars bring history to life. They encourage students to critically analyze the causes and effects of historical events beyond dates and facts. It’s an approach that fosters a deeper, interactive engagement with history, making it more impactful and memorable. Have students assist in this generation.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Leah Cleary

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Socratic Seminars bring history to life. They encourage students to critically analyze the causes and effects of historical events beyond dates and facts. It’s an approach that fosters a deeper, interactive engagement with history, making it more impactful and memorable. Have students assist in this generation.

Library 52

Library Critical Thinking History Social Studies 52

Psych Learning Curve

JANUARY 31, 2020

Thinking about thinking helps kids learn. How can we teach critical thinking? The Conversation – Australia) Critical thinking is being taught successfully in a number of programs in Australian schools and universities and around the world. Teaching children how to think etc.

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Middle School Psychology Critical Thinking Cultures 52

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Learning to dissect these complexities and create sensible solutions can help develop the critical-thinking skills necessary to understanding the challenges of environmental stewardship. Read the original version here.

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Teaching Middle School Critical Thinking History 48

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 5, 2024

Resource Compilation: AI can compile relevant resources such as articles, videos, and interactive activities that align with the lesson objectives. Differentiation and Personalized Learning Differentiating instruction to meet the diverse needs of students is a critical aspect of effective teaching.

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Lesson Plan Critical Thinking History Humanities 40

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History students. For the full 90-minute block period students discussed, jotted down notes, and exclaimed in both horror and shock as they learned about a sliver of our country’s hidden history. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few.

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History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. In October, Czarnecki’s article “Migrant Music” was published in The Chronicles of Oklahoma. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!” I had a blast.

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Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

ED Surge

JANUARY 18, 2023

We were discussing an article making predictions about the future, and I made a flippant comment that matched the cynicism that resonated with the topic. I’m tired of living through history,” a student complained. Once inside, five students sat scattered about the room while the rest logged on and pointed their cameras at ceiling fans.

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Elementary School History Critical Thinking Public School 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 22, 2020

This school year, teachers are using Legos to help kids learn concepts from all subject areas, including literacy, history and science. Ask a lot of questions, like “why,” “what,” and “how” to push students to explain their thinking and search for answers. But if they can build something…they’re understanding in a concrete way.”.

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Private School Educational Technology Public School Critical Thinking 136

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Daily Messenger newspaper archives at the Carnegie Library of Homestead explain that history. Prior to the reporting of this article, Briston said she was never told about the difference in academic performance between the schools. In the early 1960s, Pennsylvania wanted to reduce its 2,189 districts to about 500.

Social Justice 59

Social Justice Elementary School Archiving Library 59

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

We also used Wicked Hydra to spark curiosity, Number Mania to connect history to local stories, and Brain, Book, Buddy, Boss to strengthen review and collaboration. It’s been a week of reflection, practice, and making history come alive through active, creative engagement.

History 97

History Local History Critical Thinking Middle School 97

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

No doubt, there is a long history of violence in the region — including the Oct. One cannot understand this tragedy without acknowledging its history. Students need to examine how the current crisis is shaped in large part by settler colonial history, and the role played by world powers. Independence or Catastrophe?

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Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

I’ve been able to teach history, but I don’t know if that’s necessarily a sign of success in these times,” she said. In the spring, when she’d learned a student’s brother and father were ill with Covid-19, she’d baked trays of brownies and taken them to the student’s home because it was the most direct action she could think to take.

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High School Social Studies K-12 Middle School 145

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Many of the practices I have personally advocated for on Cult of Pedagogy, like calling students by their preferred names and pronouns and teaching accurate history , would likely get a teacher flagged by this policy, and right now I’m not sure what the best course of action is when it comes to these practices.

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Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice 171

Zinn Education Project

JUNE 15, 2024

history and to restrict students’ ability to ask questions and think critically. She received an enthusiastic response, with many educators affirming the need to teach banned books and banned history. Read more in an article about the day of action in Bleeding Heartland. 7th attacks and the genocide in Palestine.

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Teaching Library Museum Social Justice 87