Passion for Social Studies

OCTOBER 27, 2024

Students will learn this through several primary sources before deciding if the era was truly progressive after studying the definition. If you do not want to miss any of the upcoming lessons, join my email list to be notified of all the interactive lessons coming up! Add to cart Progressive Reform Lesson $ 6.00

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Teaching Primary Sources Critical Thinking History 130

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. Assessment Tools: Many curricula include formative and summative assessment options.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Civics Professional Development 98

Studies Weekly

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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Primary Sources 98

Primary Sources Classroom Management Lesson Plan Professional Development 98

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Between managing the chaos of lesson planning, keeping up with my students, and coaching, it’s been a whirlwind. With everything happening, I decided to take my weekly activities, add a quick description, and let AI handle the blog writing. Honestly, I’ve been feeling like a first-year teacher again!

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Primary Sources Artifacts Geography Lesson Plan 128

4QM Teaching

MARCH 17, 2025

Thats because rewriting all your lesson plans is a lot of work, and the Four Question Method takes practice to learn; its a discipline that you dont master after a day at a conference. Each lesson has a complete lesson plan, slides, student handouts, and teacher exemplars for everything. Its all there.

Social Studies 40

Social Studies Primary Sources Lesson Plan Private School 40

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Like many teachers, I would tap into the the Library of Congress, which would give me tips for teaching with primary sources , including quarterly journal articles on topics such as integrating historical and geographic thinking. For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics.

Social Studies 76

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