The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Hollander said the project, which is structured as a fellowship, is set up to look at both aquatic and terrestrial science phenomena in the state, as well as social studies elements because “there is a lot of history around that changing landscape of Louisiana and the cultural groups that are affected as well.”.

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ED Surge

JUNE 27, 2023

Memories of the continual improvement he was able to do back then have stuck with him as his career has progressed, including jobs as a high school history teacher, an edtech consultant to schools, a doctoral student and professor, and director of MIT’s Teaching Systems Lab. And Reich has made it a personal goal to share the lesson.

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4QM Teaching

MARCH 4, 2024

We recently heard from an elementary teacher who admitted to skimping on social studies instruction in her classroom. But social studies in the early grades? Elementary schools don’t devote a lot of time to social studies, and there are fewer resources available. This is a common problem. Not so much.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life. As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., A second teacher candidate described learning more about local history that he ever knew about.

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4QM Teaching

APRIL 30, 2023

We just had a consultant come to my school to do a review of our social studies program. That rubric defined “rigor” as student engagement with primary source texts and artifacts. In other words, that’s what they expected to see in a high-functioning social studies class. I noticed something strange, however.

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4QM Teaching

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

This is indeed a worthy goal: we want history and social studies classrooms to be active places where students are doing the intellectual work of our discipline, and often that work is best done in conversation with peers or with a teacher or both. These conversations can be done in small groups, or whole class.

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C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

C3 Teachers followed six secondary and middle level preservice teachers at the University of Kentucky as they designed inquiries for their social studies methods class. Social studies affords endless possibilities for inquiry. In the world of social studies, there are a plethora of topics to cover.

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C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

C3 Teachers followed six secondary and middle level preservice teachers at the University of Kentucky as they designed inquiries for their social studies methods class. Social studies affords endless possibilities for inquiry. In the world of social studies, there are a plethora of topics to cover.

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Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum 40

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

Wells, Shirley Chisholm or Denmark Vesey from his high school social studies textbooks. Students can hear a narration about these individuals, read their biographies, look at artifacts from their lives, and learn about the time period in which they lived and what they accomplished. Subscribe today!

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4QM Teaching

APRIL 23, 2023

workshop: contextualize and identify meaningful artifacts, then say what the creators of those artifacts were thinking when they created them. The lesson I’ve described provided students with no information at all about audience response to the artifacts students were asked to interpret. BAIT AND SWITCH “Was X effective?”

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TCI

MARCH 6, 2025

Choosing the right curriculum for middle school social studies can be overwhelming. Thats why were thrilled to share a review of TCIs History Alive! Ohio middle school teacher Valarie Rapp taught with History Alive! “The students liked being able to basically hold artifacts in their hands. TCIs History Alive!

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Social Studies Success

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Are you serious about teaching Social Studies skills, but looking for new ways to incorporate them? These skills can be successfully practiced with History Labs! But what is a History Lab? But what is a History Lab? Let’s take a look at a History Lab in action.

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