Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

She also encourages them to figure out their own political views and to actively engage in civic life. More worrying was a complaint that showed confusion about what civic education requires. One former student who appreciates what he learned from Messick now serves on the school board for the district in which Messick teaches.

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Passion for Social Studies

JULY 15, 2024

The Civics Posters and U.S. Luckily, the Civics Posters and U.S. Civics Posters These posters are fantastic when looking for what to hang on the walls for government classroom decor! There are five posters that all focus on civics and government. Teachers can even edit and modify the events before printing to hang up.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The experiences focus on global and cultural competencies, health and wellness, leadership, research, creative and scholarly activities, and service learning and civic engagement. The CLR helps to paint that bigger picture, and by following interoperability standards, we make those credentials even more valuable to those students.”

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Engaging students in social studies goes beyond simply covering the material; its about helping them connect historical events to current issues and develop critical thinking skills. Youll also learn about HQIMs impact on academic performance and civic readiness, along with strategies for effective implementation.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The co-editors of a forthcoming edited collection in the APSA-De Gruyter Teaching Civic Engagement Series invite authors to submit chapter proposals for a new volume, Teaching Civic Engagement in Challenging Times: Global Perspectives on Democratic Education for All.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2021

suburbs and whose parents worked for the federal government, today’s events have been… challenging. I think that what I will say here is: Policymakers, you know how you’ve minimized the importance of history, government, and civics in all of your education reform efforts over the past couple of decades?

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Here are some of my favorite lessons and activities for teaching the executive branch in my high school Civics and Government class. Political cartoons are another way to quickly explore the president and their administrations major events and policies. But first, lets go over what the branch does exactly.

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Studies Weekly

MAY 6, 2025

Explore Songs that Shaped History : From spirituals to jazz to patriotic songs that rallied our nation, students can examine how music has spread ideas and influenced major events. Using Music to Teach Patriotism and Civics Music has long been a tool for civic engagement from campaign songs to anthems to patriotic ballads.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Originally designed as an academic conference to share research, the event brought together Florida K-12 and college teachers and students, national journalists and professionals from libraries and museums whose work focuses on history and civics. One of Robinson’s fellow panelists at the conference, Hayley McCulloch, a U.S.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

MAY 31, 2024

Teaching civics and government is different from teaching history—it really requires a different set of go-to lesson ideas and projects. So, if you are brand new to the subject and need to know everything about how to teach civics, or you’re struggling to find ways to go beyond the textbook, welcome!

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Political Science Now

JULY 29, 2024

The workshop aims to provide a space where scholars and practitioners with a commitment to civic engagement can collaborate, build supportive relationships, and share practical guidance for leading community-engaged projects. The workshop will culminate with NCAPSA’s brief annual business meeting and a celebratory reception.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 19, 2025

Samantha’s dissertation focuses on the impacts of urban immigrant inclusion policies on the participation and civic engagement of immigrant and minoritized communities. The nonprofit also has a civic engagement team, which focuses on turning low-propensity voters out to the polls. That was in the fall of 2019.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 16, 2024

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. Citizenship Test Questions The US Naturalization Test is a no-brainer way to assess both students’ incoming civics knowledge and their growth over your course.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2019

NewseumED , a free online resource, is committed to cultivating the First Amendment and media literacy skills they believe are critical to participating in civic life. ” The Fact Finder: Your Foolproof Media Literacy Guide has 11 separate multimedia lessons designed using the 5 E’s constructivist instructional model.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

It seems easy to blame global events for these feelings. It’s not so much the actual events that cause us to feel panic, but the “what ifs” that swirl around them. It’s not so much the actual events that cause us to feel panic, but the “what ifs” that swirl around them. This seems especially true for young people.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 6, 2024

Join students, educators, policymakers, and leaders in the public and private sectors, during Civic Learning Week , March 11–15, 2024, to highlight and further energize the movement for civic education in states and communities across the nation. Who Can Participate in Civic Learning Week? Learn more about Civic Learning week.

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Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

Many teachers avoid bringing current events into the classroom and often for good reason. However, current events are a great way to connect your curriculum to the real world and work on social studies skills. So, I encourage you to try - when relevant - to bring some current events into your lessons.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context. 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.

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Civics U

JUNE 16, 2022

Civic education commonly teaches and equips people for engagement in governmental and political processes at national, state, and local levels. In addition to day-to-day spontaneous informal communications and relationships, other events and activities help sustain and build communities and neighborhoods.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Political cartoons are the perfect basis for so many civics activities and topics, regardless of ability level. cover content through real-life events, and are humorous. Over the years of teaching high school Civics and Government, I’ve used them in countless ways with my students.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

OCTOBER 13, 2023

I can’t imagine teaching civics and government without political cartoons—they are essential to the subject. This analysis strategy works well for bell ringers to cover current political news and as part of the main lesson to teach civics concepts. That’s why I also search for recent events that have involved the concept.

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Students of History

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

They took a long while to create, but I now have packets for every unit in Civics/Government , World History , and US History. Here's a closer look at what's included on every page: Unit Introduction This page features a short reading on the unit that introduces students to the key events, people, and things to know.

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Teaching Civics

MAY 15, 2023

…Using Children’s Literature to Teach Economics and Civics Tuesday, June 20 | 8:30AM-2:30PM CST | Gr. K-5 Join us as we consider how economic and civic concepts and skills foster reasoned decision-making for ourselves and our community. Copyright (C) 2023 Minnesota Council on Economic Education. All rights reserved.

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Teaching Civics

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Our Super Civics teacher team has created easy to follow grade level lessons with coordinating slides that use children’s literature to teach elections. Super Civics Midterm Election Lessons The post ELECTIONS! Super Civics Midterm Election Lessons Grades K-6 appeared first on Teaching Civics. Not to worry.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 22, 2025

Join APSAs Committee on the Status of Community Colleges in the Profession for the third event of their professional development workshop series! His diverse experience bridges policy, education, and advocacy, reflecting his commitment to academic excellence and civic engagement.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Join political scientists and practitioners for a single-day workshop, Connecting Community and Classroom: Practical Considerations for Civically-Engaged Practitioners and Scholars , on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at APSA’s headquarters in Washington, DC. NCAPSA sponsors research workshops, panel discussions, and other events in the D.C.

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Zinn Education Project

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Officials in at least 44 states have sought — and in many cases succeeded — to enact restrictions on what teachers can say about history and current events. How is it possible to teach about civics without discussing racism? How will our nation ever move past racism if it can’t acknowledge that it happened in the first place?

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ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

Additionally, social studies encompasses a wide range of disciplines, including history, geography, civics and economics, each with its own set of disciplinary practices. Swan We understood that a set of standards in social studies would be tricky due to the names, dates, places and events that people fight about.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 2, 2024

Why is it essential to teach democratic citizenship and civic engagement? Bliss Institute of Applied Politics The event is open to the public, but registration is required. She promotes informed and engaged citizenship as a TV host, civic leader, and organizer of local and statewide political debates. The 2024 U.S.

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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

Event: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election Webinar Series: Watch the Past Events National campaigns and elections allow citizens to reflect and participate in their democracy. Election Webinar Series showcases how political scientists understand and teach American democracy’s quadrennial event. Engaging the 2024 U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

These recent horrific events may have occurred outside school walls, but the associated trauma and fear are spilling into our classrooms. Teachers are struggling to find ways to support their students and to create meaningful curricula for children who may or may not understand the effects of these events in their lives.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

The answer starts in the classroom, where civics education often fails to inspire and engage students. In a system that all too often doesn’t solicit our input on anything beyond planning social events and fundraisers, too many of us become either oblivious or callous about the very concept of civic engagement.

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Political Science Now

JULY 16, 2024

Murray, Weber State University (Presenter) Allison Rank, SUNY, Oswego State Session Description: Democratic erosion in the United States—rendered vivid in the events of January 6, 2021—as well as the global decline of democratic regimes should push us to reflect on how we introduce politics to students.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

As the frequency of severe weather events increases and the Earth’s temperature inches upward, emotions have intensified for a lot of students in the United States and it turns out that many keep their concerns about living on a warming planet to themselves.

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4QM Teaching

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Four Question Method wasn’t explicitly designed to teach civics, but we think it does a really good job of it. helps students to develop a critical civic disposition: listening to people who we expect to disagree with. We start with a story, because you can’t think critically about events you don’t know very well.

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Teaching Civics

MAY 21, 2024

SUPER CIVICS SUMMER INSTITUTEFree! Join the elementary Super Civics Team to explore the new standards, discover resources, and consider ways to integrate childrens literature to support ELA and social studies standards. We will also investigate the Super Civics Toolbox to find lessons on voting and the 2024 Election.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 11, 2025

Immigrant integration and refugee resettlement policies and their implementation, including immigrant and refugee civic engagement, political incorporation, and citizen-making. Our in-person events are held on the Wednesday prior to the APSA Annual Meeting. European Union), multilevel, corporate, or global citizenship.

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