TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

Yet, studies show that integrating social studies into the curriculum can significantly enhance reading comprehension, vocabulary development, and critical thinking. Incorporate Inquiry-Based Learning: Engage students in discussions, debates, and primary source analysis to deepen comprehension and critical thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

To fix this, we need to deepen our investments in civics and history instruction, bolstered by an emphasis on critical thinking skills. Only one-third of native-born Americans can correctly answer the basic civics questions required of naturalized individuals to achieve U.S. In addition, U.S.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

However, research increasingly shows that integrating knowledge-rich instruction across subjects is essential for improving literacy, critical thinking, and overall student success. Reading Integration: Use informational texts, primary sources, and document analysis to enhance comprehension and critical thinking.

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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. While I share their nostalgia for a time in the history of public education when that might have been true, the damning performance by the nation’s 12th graders in U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Experts say that many Americans, both young and old, lack the skills required to critically analyze information in a digital world. A 2019 report from the Stanford History Education Group found that high school students had “difficulty discerning fact from fiction online.”. It’s about civic responsibility,” Polites said. “I

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 14, 2025

The impact was clear: students were not just learning history; they were doing history asking questions, evaluating evidence, and formulating arguments. Teachers grew as facilitators of inquiry, fostering discussions, debates, and deep analytical thinking** among students. IDM does just that.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2018

From Greensboro lunch counters to Tiananmen Square, youth have led significant campaigns for social and political change throughout history. Related: COLUMN: Making America whole again via civics education. And students should engage with real-life examples of citizens actively employing such skills in political and civic life.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2020

In addition to field-specific knowledge in, for example, computer science or history, sound liberal arts education delivers the development of transferable skills, such as “critical thinking.” It aims to cultivate attributes — empathy is one — associated with leadership and civic responsibility.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!” Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. Czarnecki says.

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Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

Engaging Citizenship introduces foundational concepts in political science through the lens of citizenship, democracy, and civic engagement, highlighting the relevance of the discipline to students’ lives and encouraging them to become engaged and empowered citizens. McHugh, Merrimack College (Discussant) Richard M.

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you're a US History teacher looking for PDF worksheets for your high school or middle school classroom, I have tons to share, including this 30+ page packet of free engaging assignments you can download and start using right away. Each US History unit also include thorough 9-page worksheets packets for every unit in the curriculum.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. The UC Davis California History Social Science Project frames current events within their historical context , connecting students’ present to the past. We’d subscribe to feeds and listen to podcasts from the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2018

That’s why advanced reading correlates so highly with critical thinking skills. But even back when every school taught civics and American history, very few students attained adult literacy. Mastering advanced syntax allows our brains to work on a higher level. When we read Charles Darwin, George Eliot, Stephen J.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom. The higher-order thinking that researchers predict will survive impending technological advancement is precisely the one in teachers’ toolkits. Consequently, students don’t have to spend hours memorizing formulas and moments in history. Related: Go vote.

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Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

This is easiest to do in a Civics or American Government classroom. In my World History class, we used this resource on the Kievan Rus' and then connected it to Ukraine's history and current events with Russia's attempts to annex it. 3) Encourage critical thinking. 2) Provide context and background information.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

Founding Document Posters – Post poster-sized replicas of key founding documents related to your US History and Civics classes. Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes. World Flags – You may also love displaying flags from around the world if you teach World History or Current World Issues.

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TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. Integration of Economics and Civics for Real-World Connections Geography is only one of the social science disciplines. The much-loved Geography Alive! These projects utilize videos to ignite curiosity and develop inquiry skills.

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Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

For US History, that can be reading (or even listening to) this short article on the stock market crash of 1929 and then organizing the important parts of the article into their interactive notebook: This allows students to be hands on with their learning and easily combine a digital resource with a paper/pencil activity.

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Business education, I thought, could lead the way out of this, if for no other reason than that at various points in history, business had shown itself to be responsive to a rapidly changing world. That broader view would inform their critical thinking in their respective fields.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 30, 2019

When it was confirmed that I would be developing and piloting our school’s first civics course, I began to think about my eighth-graders more intently. I, Mr. Billups , would be entrusted with the task of teaching civics in a politically polarized atmosphere at a culturally and racially diverse school in Boston.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Sessions examined ways educators can navigate state laws that limit conversations on race and other difficult topics, as well as how they can develop the high quality materials and instruction those attending said was vital to preparing students for civic life.

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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. At least two states have tried to ensure that students receive an introduction to labor history.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

At this moment in history, we must acknowledge that the United States has not risen to the great challenges brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Related: A study on teaching critical thinking in science. PALO ALTO, Calif. — We want them to do better than we have.

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TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 13, 2021

history, I have had a growing unease in recent years about the relevance of my vocation. Related: OPINION: After shocking election, New York history teachers tries to alleviate ‘despair, anxiety or indignation ’. history teachers spend a lot of time and teaching energy focusing on the nation’s shortcomings — and for good reasons.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Educational leaders must take responsibility for instilling basic civic practices and virtues in their students immediately, or they may lose the option to autocrats who have other ideas on how to run a country. Related: Removing racist monuments is about making history, not erasing it.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Including the Electoral College in your civics and government class is essential. And since it’s a bit complicated, it’s a great topic to spend a few days on because there are so many ways to practice critical thinking and general social studies skills. Want these activities and more to bring into your Civics class?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2018

These kinds of head-scratching, politically ignorant actions lay bare the very reason that people need a quality liberal arts education.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2018

But civics teachers can’t afford not to address Trump’s racist behaviors, especially his recent bigoted remarks on Jan. Leave this field empty if you're human: “Thinking about my immigrant students this morning and about the disgusting comments made by our president yesterday. I teach civics. Mississippi Learning.

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