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A study finds promise in project-based learning for young low-income children

The Hechinger Report

studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. They created multicolored posters to explain what different departments of local government do, from sanitation to human resources. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. When a classroom of second graders in Waterford, Mich.,

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

web site from the National Endowment for the Humanities, including a very popular set for AP U.S. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. And so on… . government as well.

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

ED Surge

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. history, European history, human geography, AP government. For the most part it's been positive.

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OPINION: Why Thomas Jefferson would be proud of Florida’s students

The Hechinger Report

Related: COLUMN: Marjory Stoneman Douglas students give legislators a civics lesson. The pressure of high-stakes testing has caused districts and schools to reduce or even eliminate coursework in civics, along with history, geography, science, arts, and fitness. How are we doing in that department? Not so well. Weekly Update.

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The Power of Where

Living Geography

The technology is already ubiquitous, from running city governments and performing civic science to conserving open spaces and managing logistics—virtually every human endeavor. For more than 50 years, their vision has guided Esri’s GIS mapping and analytic technologies worldwide.

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Escaping Into the Works of Adam Smith

ACRE

Analyzing world, continent, and country maps, students consider how natural resources and natural geography influence economies. 2 Evaluate the impact of advancements in technology, investments in capital goods, and investments in human capital on economic growth and standards of living Civics: PD.4.C.1 Constitution PD.4.C.2

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Civil Conversation Protects Our Civil Rights

Teaching American History

Young citizens need civics education to understand their constitutionally guaranteed rights. The best civics teachers also help students learn the skills they need to protect their rights. Kymberli Wregglesworth, a 2016 MAHG graduate, teaches Civics, World history and social studies electives at Onaway High School in Michigan.

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