TCI

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This blog offers a practical guide for district administrators on selecting and implementing HQIM in social studies, detailing how these materials enhance student achievement, promote critical thinking, and prepare students for active civic participation. For further insights, download the full eBook. Ready to take the next step?

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Social Studies Primary Sources Civics Professional Development 98

Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. Voting Lesson This three-day lesson is a fantastic way to teach students the importance of voting! Luckily, these 11 lesson plans help make that happen!

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Social Studies Teaching Lesson Plan Civic Engagement 235

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment! For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. Washington University in St.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

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. For a copy of my lesson, follow this link. For a copy of a completed student version of this lesson, follow this link. Thomas intends “to spend my entire life convincing them how exciting and important history is.”

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Lesson Plan Charter School History Library 67

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. This will be a great lesson that will spark enthusiasm for learning about presidents and politics. These actions marked a shift in the U.S.

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Teaching Civic Engagement Civics Lesson Plan 130

MPSA

MARCH 30, 2022

Smith, Professor of Political Science, Emporia State University Between 10 and 15 years ago, Political Science experienced a renewed interest in civic education. Graham and I collaborated, and I reached out to local high school civics teachers in Kansas and western Missouri in hopes of meeting with them and sharing our ideas.

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Civics Civic Engagement Teaching Political Science 52