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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

How to Celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month You may feel like you don’t have time to teach students about Asian Pacific heritage, but there are many fun ways to integrate this annual celebration with ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Well-Being. If you can’t find one, don’t worry.

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A ‘summer camp’ for teachers fills a gap in environmental education

The Hechinger Report

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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How to Teach Soft Skills in Elementary School

Studies Weekly

Elementary teachers can help students hone these skills through science, social studies, and health. Soft Skills in Social Studies There is a clear connection between social studies and soft skills like: communication, emotional intelligence, teamwork, and cultural awareness.

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Why Do Some Schools Get Better Quickly and Others Get Stuck?

ED Surge

And it wasn't just happening in one class, but it was like happening in English, happening in social studies, happening in science. Summer is a time that lots of teachers are attending trainings and professional development. They were describing these new practices of revision and collaborative writing.

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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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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. We want your experience teaching with your Studies Weekly publications to be positive, successful, and joyful. The magazines can be folded, cut, glued, and made into assessment projects.

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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

C3 Teachers

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., They provide educators with access to historical records, narratives of interesting people in the community, and artifacts (e.g.,