The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

More than one third of middle school students report rarely or never having learned how to judge the reliability of information sources, which is “really the fundamental of what media literacy is,” said Helen Lee Bouygues, president of the Reboot Foundation, who is an expert on misinformation and critical thinking.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

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. history, civics and geography (with history scores much lower than in science) should disabuse us of that notion.

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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.)

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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! Watch this video that introduces the Monsoon Asia unit.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2018

But if this civic action is to be sustained and to extend to topics beyond gun violence and school safety, schools need to do more to nurture these students’ dispositions toward political participation so they can continue to engage in informed and effective ways. Related: COLUMN: Making America whole again via civics education.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It aims for net-zero buildings and electric buses; it also includes a high school elective course in “climate justice,” which combines climate science with what you might call “climate social studies” — understanding the disproportionate impact on frontline communities around the world, often those that are marginalized by race and/or class.

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Civics High School Critical Thinking Social Studies 99

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. In addition to the US History curriculum , there are also similar curricula available for World History and American Government / Civics.

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History Primary Sources Lesson Plan American History 52

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. Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

But that’s not creating any real meaning for them, especially if your high school Civics students are somewhat familiar with them already. Below is my dig-deeper lesson sequence for teaching the different types of government in my on-level Civics class. So, let’s do better and create fun and engaging of this standard.

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Government Teaching Civics Critical Thinking 52

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

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Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 126

Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Now she sees herself preparing students for lives of civic engagement. Along with teaching research methods and critical thinking, she makes opportunities for students to meet and talk with civic leaders in both political and nonpartisan positions. It’s amazing, really beautiful,” she says.

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Social Studies Research Archiving American History 98

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

Most importantly, I want the course content to be relevant to their lives as future teachers, and I want them to see themselves as civic and political actors. Deciding on Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a tension point, I arrived at a compelling question: If teaching is a political act can we really keep politics out of the classroom?

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Social Studies Social Justice Controversial Topics Pedagogy 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2018

School systems are failing their students with outdated and inconsequential civics education that is only focused on facts and memorization. The simple multiple-choice questions found on most civics tests require memorization of unconnected facts in order to pass. In short, they are demonstrating what real civic engagement looks like.

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Civics Civic Engagement Government Critical Thinking 74

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. Working people standing together did that.”. CFT, which represents roughly 120,000 educators, is lobbying for $2.7

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Education Economics Civics History 81

Diane Ravitch

MARCH 8, 2024

State legislatures these days tthjnkbthat they should pass laws telling teachers how to teach reading and what to teach in social studies. Joe Miller, D-Lorain, a former social studies teacher who instructed students on the principles of capitalism. After the passage of Ohio Senate Bill 17 by a margin of 64-26 on Feb.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Related: PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies. Three states — Florida, Illinois and Massachusetts — have in recent years revamped their social studies and civic education standards and have created legislation to implement modern civic education.

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