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We Must Teach Black History Like Our Lives Depend on It

ED Surge

Knowing how limiting history curricula can be, I’ve brought in texts and utilized art, music, spoken word and other cultural artifacts that highlight black humanity from a place of love and care. As an educator, I’ve tried to offer a view of Black life that I didn’t see as a student.

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Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

Studies Weekly

Creating Connections Because Studies Weekly’s print publications are consumable, students can create artifacts to demonstrate their learning by cutting the primary sources and other information out of their publications. As students physically create artifacts, they visibly represent their thinking, understanding, and skills.

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Play-Based Learning Activities to Try This Fall

Studies Weekly

There are both psychological and physiological reasons why hands-on learning is so effective at information retention. According to Psychology Today , listening and analyzing processes happen in the left hemisphere of the brain, but visual and spatial processes happen on the right side. They are not available for homeschools.

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How to Teach Children Goal Setting

Studies Weekly

Elias, Rutgers University professor of psychology I would also recommend that you use Goal Journals in your classroom to track success. First, we need to have them build skills and confidence in an area that is genuinely important to them, and then they need to have a success experience.