The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Some teacher educators have pushed back at me on this point, asserting that it is the job of the K-12 system to have provided this basic knowledge. history, civics and geography (with history scores much lower than in science) should disabuse us of that notion.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 29, 2020

How about resuming with fairness as well, realigning pre-K to ease racial disparities in early learning? New York City’s expansive pre-K network ­— universal and free ­— is not immune to organized inequality. Average pre-K quality overall, after climbing initially, has remained at a plateau in the past two years.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. For this experiment, the researchers spent years developing four separate project-based units on history, geography, economics and civics. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. When a classroom of second graders in Waterford, Mich.,

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Without social studies, we lose the civic mission of public schools,” said Stephanie Serriere, a former early-grade teacher who is now an associate professor of social studies education at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus. “But Related: It’s time our educational institutions instilled some civic-minded values in students.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

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.

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ACRE

JANUARY 17, 2023

Analyzing world, continent, and country maps, students consider how natural resources and natural geography influence economies. K-12 educators can request activity kits that include everything needed to play through the Adam Smith Escape Room with your students. Constitution Geography: WSP.2.G.2 Constitution PD.4.C.2

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Grades K-3) February 26, 2024 The post Jigsaw Strategy first appeared on Studies Weekly. Jigsaw Strategy Oct. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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