Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

Wilson co-leads a summer institute called Learning Environments for Tomorrow (LEFT) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education — bringing together researchers, architects, designers, and educators to explore how learning spaces can support various goals, such as playfulness, collaboration, and civic engagement.

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Pedagogy Civic Engagement Civics Economics 83

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Civic engagement is at the foundation of the ExCITe Center’s work, and Kim is constantly brokering partnerships with individual schools, teachers, and community groups; the EdClusters work is a natural extension. YoungMoo Kim Director, ExCITe Center at Drexel University.

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Civic Engagement Heritage Charter School Civics 70

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

In my last blog post, I shared with you a description of my pedagogical approach and provided an example. Thomas intends “to spend my entire life convincing them how exciting and important history is.” His bio picture is daughter Claire and Thomas meeting President Lincoln.

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Lesson Plan Charter School History Library 67

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 16, 2024

Citizenship Test Questions The US Naturalization Test is a no-brainer way to assess both students’ incoming civics knowledge and their growth over your course. Of course, students usually do terribly on the test, so it makes for a great conversation starter about civic responsibilities and a great way to measure learning growth concretely.

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Civics Government High School Civic Engagement 52

Heinemann Blog

JULY 1, 2024

When you make the decision to move beyond long-used textbooks, you might wonder, what will kids read?

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Civic Engagement Civics 82

Heinemann Blog

MAY 23, 2024

Celebrate summer with Heinemann Audiobooks! Audiobooks are discounted ONLY at Apple , Google Play , and Chirp from April 1 through July 31, 2024. Heinemann’s audiobooks provide you with the flexibility to listen and learn whenever and wherever you want.

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Civic Engagement Civics Teaching 89

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 11, 2025

Civic Engagement and the Importance of Participation Nixons presidency highlights the importance of civic engagement, public awareness, and participation in the democratic process. By joining the email list, you will receive freebies for blog exclusive subscribers! These actions marked a shift in the U.S.

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Teaching Civic Engagement Civics Lesson Plan 130

Let's Cultivate Greatness

MAY 31, 2024

You can read more about it in this blog post. You can read more about it in this blog post. Authentic Projects Teaching Civics creates so many opportunities for real-world learning. The easiest is making civic engagement a part of your class. You can read more about how I teach this topic in this blog post.

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Civics Government Teaching Civic Engagement 52

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

At its core, social studies aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to actively participate in civic affairs. This blog post explores the critical role of social studies in shaping engaged, informed citizens and how the C3 Framework helps elevate the rigor of social studies education.

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Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52

MPSA

MARCH 30, 2022

The political science teaching world was abuzz with ideas about how to get students to roll up their sleeves, get involved in government at the local level, and prepare for lives of civic engagement. These citizens have little interest in civic engagement. I was deeply involved in this process. Others were not so sure.

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Civics Civic Engagement Teaching Political Science 52

Living Geography

DECEMBER 4, 2024

GEODEM-AI addresses democratic principles, civic engagement, and social responsibility of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in geographic information, by offering interactive multimedia training materials for teachers and educators based on real-world civic applications, with the aim to foster active citizenship and civic participation.

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