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Geography symposium 2025

Geography Teacher Sharing

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

The workshop influenced me in putting up questions with the photos or videos with the link to the source on my geographical issues update (olevelgeog.blogspot.com) rather than just information on the blog. link] Definitely intrigued by the use of fertile questions and would definitely like to develop that in my classes.

Geography

Geography Critical Thinking Economics High School

Kindness, innovation, and Tuesday’s election

Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

I typically try to stay out of politics on this blog, given that I’m trying to work with a wide variety of teachers, administrators, policymakers, and community members to transform learning environments for students. Our dogged perpetuation of low-level learning environments helps foster economic insecurity and political revolts.

Social Justice

Social Justice Economics Critical Thinking Humanities

The Power of Connect, Extend, Challenge

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Part II: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part two of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. Click here to revisit my first blog in this series on using the “I see, I think, I wonder” routine.

Geography

Geography Economics Critical Thinking Cultures

The Power of See, Think, Me, We

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Part V: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part five of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “Claim-Evidence-Question” routine.

Primary Sources

Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies

The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

With everything happening, I decided to take my weekly activities, add a quick description, and let AI handle the blog writing. We wrapped up the class with a Random Emoji Paragraph activity, where I introduced random emojis as part of a “mystery bag” concept to encourage creative thinking.

Primary Sources

Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan

Internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

Virtual Internships’ survey data shows that supervisors’ perceptions of the interns’ abilities on core career-readiness skills like communication, critical thinking and teamwork increased substantially during the internships. About a quarter of interns receive offers to extend or get hired full time, Holroyd Pearce said.

Government

Government Tradition Professional Development Critical Thinking

If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. My class would be in YouTube heaven.

Social Studies

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography

How Lifelong Readers Are Helping Communities Thrive

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2017

1-4, 25-26) While children who visit the library to immerse in their favorite books may not realize it at the time, they’re building the skill of thoughtful reading—the foundation of critical thinking, academic success, and, eventually, a happy and productive adult life. (1, Economic Growth. 3). (16,17).

Library

Library K-12 Sociology Economics

Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied,” said Tony Jackson, vice president for the Center for Global. Schools exist in very different geographical, political, social, economic contexts, but deep truths can be transferred and applied.

Middle School

Middle School Social Justice Cultures Professional Development

Can Creativity Be Taught?

Digital Promise

JUNE 13, 2018

According to the Future of Jobs Report by the World Economic Forum, creativity is one of the top three most important skills for future workers, along with complex problem solving and critical thinking.

Middle School

Middle School Critical Thinking Economics History

Want More Innovation? Try Connecting the Dots Between Engineering and Humanities

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

And in 2001, the engineering accreditation body ABET added a new criterion so as to ensure that students get “the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context.”. And that alone will unleash critical thinking and innovation.

Humanities

Humanities Social Science Sociology Anthropology

More than five years after adopting Common Core, Kentucky’s black-white achievement gap is widening

The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Teachers are supposed to make children partners in the acquisition of knowledge, helping them to see that math isn’t only — or even mainly — about right answers, it’s about exploration and discovery, and the sort of critical thinking and problem-solving they’ll do in college some day. Photo: Luba Ostashevsky.

K-12

K-12 Charter School Elementary School Economics

Striking the right chord: How does it feel to write your first inquiry?

C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

It can be daunting to attempt to create your first inquiry, making sure it’s an active and engaging approach that puts the learner at the center, fostering both curiosity and critical thinking. I started with browsing an exhaustive amount of websites, academic journals, blog posts, digital museum tours, primary sources etc.

Primary Sources

Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum

Striking the right chord: How does it feel to write your first inquiry?

C3 Teachers

MAY 8, 2024

It can be daunting to attempt to create your first inquiry, making sure it’s an active and engaging approach that puts the learner at the center, fostering both curiosity and critical thinking. I started with browsing an exhaustive amount of websites, academic journals, blog posts, digital museum tours, primary sources etc.

Primary Sources

Primary Sources Social Studies Artifacts Museum

Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy. It fosters an awareness of these critical issues and encourages students to think critically and develop well-informed solutions.

Social Studies

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography

Understanding Climate Change: Resources for Education (2025 Update)

Geogramblings

JANUARY 31, 2025

Climate science and related disciplines (like social and economic science on climate change impacts and solutions) is constantly envolving. consequences of climate change Helps students understand the global economic and social impacts of climate change.

Education

Education Economics Critical Thinking Humanities

Social Studies Network

Geography symposium 2025

Kindness, innovation, and Tuesday’s election

Trending Sources

The Power of Connect, Extend, Challenge

The Power of See, Think, Me, We

The Week That Was In 234

Internships matter more than ever — but not everyone can get one

If I was teaching Social Studies today…

How Lifelong Readers Are Helping Communities Thrive

Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Can Creativity Be Taught?

Want More Innovation? Try Connecting the Dots Between Engineering and Humanities

More than five years after adopting Common Core, Kentucky’s black-white achievement gap is widening

Striking the right chord: How does it feel to write your first inquiry?

Striking the right chord: How does it feel to write your first inquiry?

Elevating Social Studies with High-Quality Instructional Materials

Understanding Climate Change: Resources for Education (2025 Update)

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