TCI

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This blog post examines recent evaluations highlighting gaps in civics education and explores how HQIM can address these challenges. Download our free eBook , which offers a comprehensive guide on selecting and implementing high-quality instructional materials and includes practical tips, checklists, and case studies to help you get started.

Civics 98

Civics Teaching Civic Engagement Social Studies 98

TCI

JANUARY 14, 2025

Engaging students in social studies goes beyond simply covering the material; its about helping them connect historical events to current issues and develop critical thinking skills. Youll also learn about HQIMs impact on academic performance and civic readiness, along with strategies for effective implementation.

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Social Studies Civics Civic Engagement Critical Thinking 52

C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

That search led us to the Inquiry Design Model (IDM), an approach that shifts Social Studies from rote memorization to deep, student-driven inquiry. Multilingual learners thrived in an environment where collaborative inquiry and multimodal learning allowed them to engage meaningfully with content.

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Social Studies Public School Primary Sources Civic Engagement 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

“Teaching about civic engagement only once in a while is like teaching someone how to swim without ever putting them in the water.” Heather Van Benthuysen, director, Chicago Public Schools Department of Social Science and Civic Engagement. After the event, she decided to broach the topic with her mother. “I

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Civics Civic Engagement High School Government 143

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

In a system that all too often doesn’t solicit our input on anything beyond planning social events and fundraisers, too many of us become either oblivious or callous about the very concept of civic engagement. Voter apathy in adulthood makes more sense when you consider this very mindset.

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Civics Civic Engagement K-12 Government 96

Doing Social Studies

APRIL 13, 2020

While some of these lessons are pretty easy to modify from semester to semester (there will always be debates over immigration, the connections may just be different), sometimes a major event requires the creation of a new lesson. My class spans the eras from Reconstruction through the Great Depression.

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Lesson Plan Charter School History Library 67

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2021

These are days that educators say shape their careers and classrooms — and experts say include increasingly crucial conversations as historic national events become more frequent and polarizing. After that he started regularly encouraging conversations about politics and social injustice into his math class. The next day, Sept.

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Charter School Civics Middle School Civic Engagement 145