Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

In the five classrooms I’ve had in my career, I’ve discovered the must-haves that make my social studies classes run smoothly. While many of these are universal tips for any middle or high school classroom, several are social studies-specific. Students have the thinking; they just need a word bank!

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Social Studies Civics History Sociology 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. A look at the courses required by teacher preparation programs reveals scant attention to the broad social studies knowledge aspiring elementary teachers need to provide essential context to world events.

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K-12 Civics Social Studies Geography 127

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2018

Leave this field empty if you're human: Social studies is typically considered the most suitable subject area for developing citizenship skills and knowledge. Yet, social studies has been on the chopping block at schools across the country for nearly two decades now, especially in schools serving largely poor and minority students.

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Civics Social Studies Critical Thinking History 92

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Teachers often use this routine to deepen students’ engagement with material and to foster complex, critical thinking skills. Using See, Think, Me, We…at the Elementary Level Analyzing a Picture Book See: The teacher shows an illustration from a picture book and asks the children what they see.

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Primary Sources History Cultures Cultural Studies 143

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 23, 2024

My day begins with teaching two 65-minute social studies periods, followed by a plan period, co-teaching a reading workshop with an ELA teacher, and ending the day with two more 65-minute social studies classes. Thursday I began class with a Literacy Skills Entry exam from our McGraw Hill book.

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Artifacts History Social Studies Lesson Plan 100

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

These activities will include primary source analysis and critical thinking practice that is essential to getting kids ready for their assessments. If you're looking for more great free worksheets for your classroom, you can also download a free 56-page reading comprehension packet for Jason Reynolds' US History book Stamped here.

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History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2016

What children learn before age 5 — both academic skills like critical thinking and social skills like taking turns — sets the stage for the rest of their lives. The single most important element in capitalizing on that crucial window, Whitebook said, is who provides education in those years.

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K-12 Public School Teaching Critical Thinking 92

ED Surge

APRIL 3, 2024

Unfortunately, this portrayal isn't unique and reflects a broader issue with how social studies is perceived. In their book, “ Made to Stick ”, Chip and Dan Heath reveal that journalism students often overlook the lead of a story by focusing too much on trying to understand every detail.

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History Primary Sources Artifacts Social Studies 136

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

Therefore, when I learned that I would be teaching a social studies assessment course as part of a cross-content assessment course this spring, I started thinking about some of the tension points surrounding not only teacher education, but also student assessment. than to disclose their perspective on abortion.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Social Justice Controversial Topics Pedagogy 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2018

Lessons like these help students gain critical thinking skills and give them an opportunity to learn about workers’ rights and labor history, subjects that are often missing from classroom discussions, educators say. Truman, the book declares, refused to let organized labor “cripple the nation.”.

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Education Economics Civics History 90

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Hope Koumentakos High School Social Studies Teacher, Takoma Park, Maryland I currently teach U.S. I had read Clint Smith’s book last year and was blown away by how the history is handled at many of the highlighted locations and his extreme attention to detail. History I and II to 10th and 11th graders, respectively.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

A high school social studies book, also used in Texas, says of rising temperatures, “Some critics say that this warming is just part of the Earth’s natural cycle,” though, in truth, there’s overwhelming consensus among climate scientists that the current warming is due to human activities.

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Teaching Middle School Humanities High School 138

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Social studies classes spend only 8 to 9 percent of their time on Black history, treating it as a niche topic instead of a core part of American history. Their history lessons celebrate white people, and their books feature white characters. That plays out in both our policies and our textbooks.

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Museum Education American History History 141

Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A social studies teacher uses conflicting narratives to engage students in studying the history of Palestine and Israel, focusing on the events of 1948. Books Social Justice Books list of titles for K-12 and educators on Palestine. Independence or Catastrophe? Painting of Mahmoud Darwish by Ahmad Kadi.

Teaching 52

Teaching K-12 Human Rights Social Justice 52

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

The father of three is also not keen on the states newly proposed social studies standards that would require biblical lessons starting in first grade. They want their children to learn from holy books at home or in church. Walterss mandate has also sparked concern because of the proposed social studies standards that followed.

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Public School High School Social Studies History 136

Cult of Pedagogy

MARCH 6, 2025

Learn more about the Street Data process by reading the book and watching our video series that captures the work of teachers in two schools as they follow the protocol. Using these materials and others like it will continue to strengthen students’ growth and critical thinking skills. Kids are put into three teams.

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Teaching K-12 Pedagogy Social Justice 183

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

Deadlines for assignments in social studies in particular were tight, and he stopped handing them in. Laura Schad teaches social studies to seventh and eighth graders at Southwark School. Although she preferred social studies to math, she thought she might like to be a doctor, the kind “that delivers babies.”

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High School Social Studies K-12 Middle School 145