Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

However, current events are a great way to connect your curriculum to the real world and work on social studies skills. Incorporating current events into your social studies lessons can also be a great way to engage students and help them see the relevance of the subject to their own lives.

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Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 21, 2023

For instance, students will review The Articles of Confederation, the U.S. Add to cart The post AP Government Review appeared first on Passion for Social Studies. AP Government Foundational Documents Students will love this review! Constitution, and the Declaration of Independence. AP Government Amendments $ 10.00

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

For example, in the ‘COW Project ’— a collaborative initiative between three of our districts that is profiled here — teams of educators produced new Social Studies and Science unit content entirely from OER. District sponsorship allows for the development of broader materials: entire units, rather than lesson plans.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lesson Plan: All Grades: Ask the students if they know what the U.S. The government during and after the revolution was based on “The Articles of Confederation.” Vocabulary and Definitions: constitution: the document that sets up a system of fundamental principles according to which a nation, state, corporation, etc.,

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Have the students read the article “Rock and Register.” Have the students read the article “Voting is a Process.” Ask the students if they know when and where votes are cast. Review the vocabulary erms “poll,”early voting,” and “absentee voting.” What objects do you see?

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lesson Plan: Explain to the students that they are going to act like the Founding Fathers. Vocabulary and Definitions: qualification: a circumstance or condition required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, etc. natural-born citizen: a person who was a U.S.

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Studies Weekly

JULY 9, 2024

One school in Connecticut reported that many of their teachers had to start the 2022 school year with the basics — showing students how to hold a book, or reviewing the ABCs and letter sounds, according to a 2022 New York Times article by Dana Goldstein. Hogan in the New York Times article. This is where Studies Weekly can help.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

11, 2001, high school social studies teacher and football coach Robert Lake stood outside with students waiting to get picked up from school. Lake started the first class by showing students a collection of photographs, live footage and newspaper articles from 9/11. Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images. NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. —

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Ask students to read the article “Voting and Elections.” Ask students what they know about voting and record that information in the K (Know) section of the chart. Ask students what questions they have about voting and record those questions in the W (want to know) section of the chart.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Their goal is to create a sentence that they may possibly find in the upcoming article. After the sentences are posted to the digital whiteboard, articles can be read in a whole group or independently. Once the selection has been read, students will identify sentences from the activity that accurately represent the article.

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Studies Weekly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Engaging Students with Studies Weekly | Teacher Testimonial Sep 06, 2024 Video Transcript Speaker: Elizabeth Spasiano, 3rd Grade Teacher, NJ Elizabeth Spasiano: The reasons that I love using Social Studies Weekly as the teacher are really three-fold. The other reason that I love Social Studies Weekly is the materials.

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

“Centering science lessons on phenomena that are universal — like light — or deeply rooted in a region’s culture or location … can make science more relevant and interesting for students. Tiffany Neill, Oklahoma’s executive director of curriculum and instruction, explained in Gewertz’s article. What causes that to happen?’”

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Ashleigh's Education Journey

JUNE 28, 2017

It’s hard to sort through years worth of blog posts, resources, and articles to find just what you need to get started. Teaching Reading Through Social Studies and Science This post shares several ideas on ways to integrate your science and social studies standards with reading. It was devastating!

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Take advantage of your resources like lesson plans, teaching strategies, printables, and more. I love using these companion printables with my lessons with the option of students using them into their interactive notebooks. Your Teacher’s Edition is worth its weight in gold! What is an Interactive Notebook?

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., In the summer of 2021, Mr. Broccolo and I reconnected to review and refine lesson plans created by teacher candidates. Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

First, you add a group: for example, a Social Studies group to use for Studies Weekly topics. Visit flipgrid.com to get set up, and use the help articles if you need any assistance. As a teacher, you can also use an email address to set up an account. Once you have set up your account, it is fairly simple to use.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Lesson Plan: Review vocabulary words with the students and place the words/definitions on the word wall. Have students read the article “Electoral College” graphic organizer. Think Deeply: Students could have a formal debate about whether the electoral college process is fair for all voters. Have a class discussion.

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ACRE

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The lesson plan provides examples that you can discuss with students to show them how to track income and expenses as well as how to create short and long terms savings plans. Will they pay themselves first, by creating savings goals? In order to meet these goals, students need to master budgeting.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To the end of his life, Du Bois never stopped his research, and he published dozens more books, essays, and articles on his own in pursuit of freedom. Learn how Studies Weekly Social Studies can help teach students about history’s humanitarians.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. There’s an introductory curriculum guide , lesson plans , and sample Scratch projects for teachers to replicate or use as inspiration. Read the original version here. IRL: Meetups with Scratch Educators.

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Studies Weekly includes multimedia resources such as videos, interactive activities, and printable materials, that enhance engagement and facilitate interactive learning. Among Studies Weekly resources are “virtual field trips” that enable students to learn about a location without leaving the classroom.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 28, 2024

Texas Superintendent Quintin Shepherd told the New York Times in a 2023 article, “If kids are not here, they are not forming relationships,” he said. Make the school day engaging with hands-on Social Studies , Science , and Health curricula. Tracking State Trends in Chronic Absenteeism.

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 17, 2023

For example, younger students can find and circle letters they are learning for the week within the entire unit, or just by article, depending on how much time you have. For younger students, put the article up onto the smartboard or projector so your students can see it as you read together. Now it’s time to dig in and start reading!

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Studies Weekly

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

. “Comprehensive social emotional learning programs have the potential to transform educational outcomes by addressing the underlying socio-emotional factors contributing to absenteeism,” said Linda Darling-Hammond in a 2017 article for the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education.

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Studies Weekly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A teacher’s anxiety level and their own science interest significantly predict how effective they will be teaching science, according to Development of the science teaching anxiety scale for preservice elementary teachers: A Rasch analysis, a January 2022 Science Education research article by Elena Novak, Ilker Soyturk, and Shannon L.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 15, 2024

Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts What is Universal Pre-K? 2021, May 10). What is Universal Pre-K?

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

This article originally appeared on Edutopia. Performance assessments that integrate evidence of teaching practices and student learning measured in a variety of ways (such as student work, lesson plans, assignments, in-person or video observations based on standards, and/or National Board assessment).

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 3, 2025

You balance lessons, planning, creating, preparing, copying, data assessing, meetings, grading, paperwork, responding to emails and phone calls while trying to teach the students in your care. Teacher Advocates are only available for classroom teachers currently using Studies Weekly materials. But, still, you try.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

Founded in 2009 by the retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, iCivics also offers readings and standards-aligned lesson plans about the Constitution, the three branches of government, media and influence, and many other topics. Indeed, teachers often use iCivics games as a prelude to more topical class conversations.

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. Allyson Saladino High School Social Studies Teacher, Ridgewood, New Jersey I used the lesson titled, How Red Lines Built White Wealth , in order for students to learn about red lining and institutionalized racism.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

It had no textbooks for math, science or social studies. Teachers now must use lesson plans, and they finally have a curriculum to use in English, science and math classes. Vides searched online for Havasupai, bookmarked an article calling it Americas Worst Tribal School and sent in his application.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Last spring, when the odds seemed far longer, Bob Cousineau, a social studies teacher at Pennridge High School, predicted that whatever happened in his embattled district would become a national “case study” one way or another. Bob Cousineau teaches social studies at Pennridge High School, in Pennsylvania.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 9, 2024

It’s pretty fascinating, and there’s an article that we can share with you all later where you can see Du Bois taking on Hoffman. And of course, history and social studies teachers. I will try to make lesson plans incorporating the history of criminalization and abolitionist ideas into K–5 Art.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

It’s why Tims includes articles from “ The 1619 Project ” — a New York Times look at the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans — in the curricula for his classes. Chris Tims, a social studies teacher in Waterloo, Iowa, says he won’t stop teaching the 1619 Project, despite political pressure.

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