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Teaching Voting in the Social Studies Classroom

Passion for Social Studies

Are your government students excited for the upcoming election? This will definitely be an exciting election year. When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. There is a lot to include when teaching about the election!

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

ED Surge

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. In 2020, California adopted a State Seal of Civic Engagement that high school students can earn upon graduation.

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Fun Activities to Teach Different Types of Government

Let's Cultivate Greatness

Teaching the different forms of government seems easy enough – go over some definitions and provide examples, then quiz your students. But that’s not creating any real meaning for them, especially if your high school Civics students are somewhat familiar with them already. What are the Main Types of Government?

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Fun and Engaging Activities for the First Day of Civics Class 

Let's Cultivate Greatness

I might tweak my “Welcome to Civics class” activities a little year to year, but here are my tried-and-true favorite ones to do to establish a great foundation. What is Government Brainstorm Writing “What is government?” So definitely don’t do that. If you want to try this Day 1 “What is Government?”

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

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Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. Wright, definitely had a great impact on my life. Definitely. history, European history, human geography, AP government.

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How to improve schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to students

The Hechinger Report

But, because the federal government left reopening plans to the states, which passed the task on to districts, which in many cases left the details to individual principals , students across the country are experiencing vastly different schooling scenarios. “Our I think there’s definitely a gap in that,” she said. Perry is busy.

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Most School Districts Still Lack Data-Privacy Personnel

ED Surge

The state has also pushed other resources toward beefing up privacy: Maryland passed data governance requirements for districts, and the state’s education department put together guidelines on how districts should approach the issue. In some cases, state laws aren’t even clear about what the privacy officer job’s definition is, she adds.

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