TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

When students engage with history, geography, and civics, they develop the ability to analyze texts, draw connections between concepts, and retain new information more effectively. The next blog in this series explores how inquiry-based learning fosters reading comprehension and critical thinking.

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TCI

JANUARY 14, 2025

This blog post is based on the eBook, High-Quality Instructional Materials for Social Studies: A Comprehensive Guide for Choosing Curriculum , which explores how HQIM enhances social studies education, boosts student achievement, and offers criteria for evaluating materials.

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Institute for Citizens & Scholars

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This blog series explores three projects inspired by the Mapping Civic Measurement report, examining how we can redefine “citizenship” in a modern context.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Here are some of my favorite lessons and activities for teaching the executive branch in my high school Civics and Government class. Head over to this blog post where I share this activity in more detail. You can read more about this simulation in this blog post here. But first, lets go over what the branch does exactly.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

A more balanced instructional approach fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and civic awareness, preparing students for academic success and beyond. By shifting from a test-prep-driven approach to one that incorporates social studies- and science-based literacy strategies, schools can improve student outcomes across subjects.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 16, 2024

I might tweak my “Welcome to Civics class” activities a little year to year, but here are my tried-and-true favorite ones to do to establish a great foundation. 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.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I can’t imagine teaching civics and government without political cartoons—they are essential to the subject. Head over to my blog post, How to Teach Political Cartoons , where I detail the POPES process I’ve used for years. I don’t link to any specific cartoons in this blog post simply because the second I do, they’re dated!

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 23, 2024

The APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award, jointly supported by the Political Studies Association of the UK and APSA , honors political scientists engaged in collaborative and productive cross-national partnerships that make a significant contribution to the discipline in the areas of teaching, research, or civic engagement.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 28, 2018

Schools around the country have embraced the value of service learning for developing and nurturing students’ civic values and attitudes, as well as building academic competencies.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. National Archives, and maybe dig through the 5.3 million book images from the Internet Archive. . We’d have a variety of Social Studies simulations and games available to us.

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Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Here we pick up where we left off in “Inquiries Across the Curriculum”. This is the third part in the Researcher’s Workshop series.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

BB2C fosters student, business, and civic relationships to inspire career choice through experience, entrepreneurship, and education. Over the last many months, we’ve launched more than 50 micro-credentials from our partners, and the ecosystem is growing every day. Building Bridges to Careers (BB2C).

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

From classes on Microsoft Office basics to services on civic engagement and employment, libraries and other social service programs play a pivotal role in reducing the Digital Learning Gap. This is especially important for adult learners who are not starting from scratch, but have a wealth of knowledge and experiences to build on.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

They are careful to clarify that these forecasts are not meant to be read as “predictions,” but rather “insights about the wide range of possibilities for what might happen in the future,” as Jason Swanson wrote at the end of 2015 , kicking off a blog series looking back at how much of their first forecast became a reality.

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C3 Teachers

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This blog post delves into the power of inquiry to transform traditional classrooms into dynamic spaces of discovery, fostering critical thinking and lifelong learning skills. Explore how taking bold steps toward inquiry-based learning can ignite curiosity and deepen student engagement.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

This helps me keep this blog running. Founding Document Posters – Post poster-sized replicas of key founding documents related to your US History and Civics classes. Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes. I also have them for Civics or Sociology.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Below, I share my lesson sequence for teaching the expressed powers of Congress in my high school Civics and Government class. Check out this blog post to learn how I teach the principles of the Constitution , like limited government. What are the Powers of Congress?

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Recommended Resources: Blog post: 5 Ways To Foster Good Tech Habits at School and at Home Educators can teach digital citizenship in school by showing even the youngest learners how to use edtech tools responsibly. That behavior is something I've seen in a lot of adults, including me.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JANUARY 4, 2024

So included here are some of my favorite lessons and activities for teaching the judicial branch in my high school Civics and Government class. I detail this project in this blog post , so I’ll just give a brief overview here. But first, let’s go over the basics of the Supreme Court and the judicial process.

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Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With another historic election on the horizon, authors of The Civically Engaged Classroom offer a free guide for navigating teaching during this time.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 17, 2018

Students work on an assignment in a high school civics class. a retired English teacher who blogs about education and is the Colorado coordinator of the Education Policy Fellowship Program. That’s depriving them of a big chunk of their educations, said Peter Huidekoper Jr.,

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Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nathan’s past students have created and led several civic and historical preservation projects. My goal, for this blog post is twofold. Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. Let’s get started.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2016

In 2012-13, black students accounted for more than 90 percent of enrollment at over a quarter of the schools in Mississippi, according to federal and state school district data compiled by Jake McGraw, public policy coordinator at the Mississippi-based William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation and editor of the blog Rethink Mississippi.

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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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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

It’s a natural fit for a school community whose mission includes cultivating and cherishing “an environment that supports the academic, social-emotional, creative and civic learning” of all students. After studying the artwork of pop artist Andy Warhol, fifth and sixth grade students made artwork inspired by his creations.

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ED Surge

MARCH 4, 2024

This may contribute to challenges related to civic participation and community development. The cumulative effect of chronic absenteeism can result in a less educated and more disengaged citizenry , affecting the overall social fabric of a nation.

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Moler's Musing

JANUARY 5, 2024

In this blog, I’ll reflect on the activities, assessments, and data from this first critical week back as we dive into the content that makes up the foundation of our democracy. These concepts represent the building blocks students must master to develop civic literacy and understand the structure of American democracy.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Across academic, philanthropic, and civic sectors, local leaders are creating awareness and access to meaningful, equitable learning experiences for young people and their families — both in and out of school.? . — Dana Borrelli-Murray (@DBorrelliMurray) September 24, 2019. — Grant Knowles (@GrantLearns) September 24, 2019.

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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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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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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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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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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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Let's Cultivate Greatness

MAY 31, 2024

Teaching civics and government is different from teaching history—it really requires a different set of go-to lesson ideas and projects. So, if you are brand new to the subject and need to know everything about how to teach civics, or you’re struggling to find ways to go beyond the textbook, welcome!

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Hayward "Blah, Blah, Blah" Blog

JANUARY 3, 2018

Here is a graphic from a French publication that nicely illustrates the importance of the regional and global supply chain for inputs that go into making an output, in this case the Honda Civic assembled in the UK/EU region. These supply chains are very tight and help contribute to efficiencies that keep prices low(er).

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Civics 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 11, 2024

So included here are some of my favorite lessons and activities for teaching the legislative branch in my high school Civics and Government class. I detail the activity in this blog post. Head over to this blog post for more details on this activity. But first, let’s go over the basics of Congress and what exactly it does.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2017

If public schools are to advance the future interests of all Americans, then it must be considered a civic imperative to engage our students with a far wider diversity of other backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We need to expect more from our civic institutions and from one another.

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