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Why Our Students Aren’t (and Can’t Be) Historians

4QM Teaching

We got some useful feedback, which will help us to set our agenda for professional development and materials acquisition. That rubric defined “rigor” as student engagement with primary source texts and artifacts. Question Two) — is most appropriately addressed by interpreting primary sources.

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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. Explaining what they know increases their confidence and solidifies their knowledge. 2019, August 22).

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Helpful Resources and Tips for Teachers Using Studies Weekly

Studies Weekly

Examples of Student Learning Artifacts created with Studies Weekly printed publications: I hope you find these resources helpful. Your Studies Weekly Online classroom contains digital versions of your publications and more online resources like digital lesson plans, videos, and presentations you can project to the whole class.

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Want Discourse? Ask Students Four Questions!

4QM Teaching

I once participated in a professional development session in which we watched a video of a class of about fifteen eighth graders sitting in a circle talking about the U.S. The thinking skill associated with Question Two is interpretation, and in high school we’re usually interpreting a primary source document.