The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In fact, the United Nation’s Framework Convention on Climate Change cites climate education as a key component of the global campaign to address this issue. The goal of climate education should not only be to teach students the scientific basis of climate change but also to empower them to address it — not thrust them into a state of despair.

Civics 121

Civics Project-Based Learning Government Humanities 121

Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 24, 2023

During the 2010s, one specific group, the Civics Education Initiative, made it their goal to have all 50 states make passing some form of the US Naturalization Test (the official name of the test) a high school graduation requirement. The Citizenship Test is the axis my Civics class rotates around. Now over a dozen do.

Civics 52

Civics Government Geography Project-Based Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift Jenny Seydel , an environmental educator and founder of Green Schools National Network , encourages teachers to leverage students’ observations about their schools to make learning come alive. We can learn from a textbook. We can learn from a textbook. We can memorize concepts.

Teaching 116

Teaching Elementary School Civics Project-Based Learning 116

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

If parents and teachers do not trust one another, then no necessary steps might be taken for their child’s educational progress. Add to cart Civics and American Government Course $ 125.00 They won’t follow your lead when you make suggestions to help improve their child’s success at school.

Sociology 130

Sociology Government Social Studies Civics 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

In 2015, a mere 25 percent of high school seniors were proficient in the subject, according to the National Center for Education Statistics , which produces the most reliable data on academic competency. At the time, The New York City Department of Education was developing a research division focused solely on student motivation.

Teaching 110

Teaching K-12 Civics Psychology 110

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

With this “Real-World Learning” program, ChiTech joins a growing number of schools devoting big chunks of the year to internships, despite the perennial classroom time crunch. The internships are also part of a larger turnaround effort at ChiTech, centered on project-based learning. Field trips toured local startups.

High School 77

High School Project-Based Learning Psychology Charter School 77

Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Below, I share how I select the cases we cover in my high school Civics and Government class and the poster project gallery walk we do to learn them in a way that matters. Then, see what various credible government and non-profit civics websites have listed as landmark cases. I’ll explain why in a second.

Teaching 52

Teaching Civics Government High School 52

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.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Teaching Historic Sites Primary Sources 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Many educators probably weren’t surprised by today’s announcement of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results for civics and history. In past years, the scores for civics have been flat, which is hardly encouraging. The scores tell an all-too-familiar story. million to $23 million.

Civics 126

Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 126

ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

Now, the institution that developed the time-based standard more than a century ago that is used throughout education is calling for the creation of a different way to quantify academic progress. Like the reality that it takes different students different amounts of time to acquire skills. “It That would be a very risky proposition.”

K-12 144

K-12 Civics High School Project-Based Learning 144

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JANUARY 3, 2025

We call it Civics, not Government, class because its purpose is to instill a sense of citizen duty and participation, not just a memorization of concepts and amendments. I think thats the biggest misunderstanding about PBL-style learningthat one project, thus one topic, takes up weeks you simply dont have. Taken by Marion S.

Civics 52

Civics Government Project-Based Learning Leadership 52