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Most Students Think History Is Boring. Here's How We Change That.

ED Surge

To counter this, teachers emphasize the inverted pyramid style, which prioritizes placing the most crucial information at the beginning of the article, or even in the headline. government. I often weave these historical narratives into content through primary sources. Photo courtesy of Alex Brouhard.

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How Can Teachers Prepare Students for an AI-Driven Future?

ED Surge

I knew of ChatGPT from reading articles online, but I didn't know how it worked. Being a government teacher and teaching about political elections, I'm really excited to apply what I’ve learned in my classroom. In government class the other day, we used AI to gather background information on past political parties.

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Big List of Social Studies Journal Prompts – A Growing List

Thrive in Grade Five

Does this sort of approach to government and daily life make a better settlement? We must rely on primary sources to learn about this historical period. Early American Government Journal Prompts The Articles of Confederation failed because the central government was too weak. Explain your answer! Explain!

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Introducing our Fall 2024 Webinar Series, American Political Rhetoric

Teaching American History

Background readings, a pre-webinar discussion board, and links to webinar recordings and relevant primary sources will be made available to registrants. Teaching American History’s exhibit, The Election of 1912 , recounts the history of this three-way election with data, maps, images, historical essays and primary sources.

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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

The Great Compromise Organizer Students read a brief article about the Great Compromise, identifying: The issue at stake The two opposing sides The compromise itself This activity helped them see how differing viewpoints shaped the structure of Congress and highlighted the balance of interests between large and small states. government.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. We could engage in government simulations at GovGames or iCivics or Cyber Nations.

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Making America whole again via civics education

The Hechinger Report

Students are suddenly eager to talk politics and government, but the hyper-partisan reality beyond school walls makes it hard to pull off these discussions in class. Johnson (on screen) overlooks the AP government class of Jo Boggess Phillips in Ripley, West Virginia Photo: Jo Boggess Phillips. President Lyndon B.

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