TCI

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With the right HQIM, students develop critical thinking skills, engage meaningfully with historical content, and become informed citizens ready to tackle complex societal issues. The series delves into HQIMs impact on academic performance and civic readiness while providing practical strategies for effective implementation.

Social Studies 98

Social Studies Primary Sources Civics Professional Development 98

Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. Voting Lesson This three-day lesson is a fantastic way to teach students the importance of voting! Luckily, these 11 lesson plans help make that happen!

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Social Studies Teaching Lesson Plan Civic Engagement 235

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment! For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. Washington University in St.

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Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

She said, “Let’s give them the data points to critically think and draw conclusions.” The teachers participating committed to creating lesson plans — like the shade simulation — that will be made available freely for others to use on platforms including the website SubjectToClimate.org.

Teaching 93

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 93

Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

This is easiest to do in a Civics or American Government classroom. 3) Encourage critical thinking. Encourage students to think critically about the current event you're discussing. A great resource you can use bringing in different news sources is this lesson plan on Fake News and the Media.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics Critical Thinking World History 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. Tip: When using Jigsaw for the first time, it might be a good idea to walk the students through a trial run and model each step of the process.)

K-12 52

K-12 Lesson Plan Geography Civics 52

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 11, 2025

Critical Thinking about Leadership and Accountability Nixons time in office allows students to think critically about leadership, ethics, and the concept of accountability in government. This will be a great lesson that will spark enthusiasm for learning about presidents and politics.

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