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20 Types Of Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking

TeachThought

An entire book could be written about the topic (if not a series of books). Other possibilities: Left Column/Right Column: Inventors/Inventions; Forms of Government/Strengths and Weaknesses, Geometric Shape/Formula to calculate area; etc. This led to many dozens of answers.

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AP Government Review

Passion for Social Studies

As they prepare, they often take stressful courses, such as AP Government. Thankfully, there are resources ready for an amazing AP Government review! However, knowing the amendments is an essential part of AP Government review! Supreme Court Cases Reviewing Supreme Court Cases is a crucial part of any AP Government course!

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The best books I read in 2021

Dangerously Irrelevant

I read some great (and not so great) books in 2021! Here are my top few (and why)… My top book for 2021 is Difference Making at the Heart of Learning , by Tom Vander Ark & Emily Liebtag. I can’t recommend these two books highly enough. Accordingly, I care quite a bit about the health of our American democracy.

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Students Remember Experiences, Rarely Grades

A Principal's Reflections

The Book Professor blog provides the following perspective: How often have you heard the saying, “Experience is the best teacher.” I never had Mrs. McDonald or Mrs. O’Neil as teachers per se, but they were both student government advisors who were always willing to lend an open ear, whether it was school or personal related.

K-12 531
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Book Review: The Wind Knows My Name

HistoryRewriter

I want the books to be different from a traditional History or ELA class reading so that students understand the purpose of Ethnic studies is supposed to bring students and communities together. This book contains a great deal of emotional content that students can use to empathize with the characters in the story.

History 130
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Student Agency: Moving From Talk to Action

A Principal's Reflections

I held monthly meetings with all members of school government across all grade levels giving them an open forum to provide improvement ideas. Provide avenues for students to provide honest feedback on school culture. We also set up an Edmodo group to continue the conversation. What would you add?

Advocacy 388
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The Week That Was In 234

Moler's Musing

Wednesday: George Washington Takes Office We jumped into Lesson 2: George Washington Takes Office , diving into how Washington and Congress worked to strengthen the federal government. The establishment of key government structures. For example: A chain symbolizing the unification of state debts under the federal government.