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Webinar Series: Teaching the 2024 U.S. Election

Political Science Now

Past Events include: Preparing Students for the 2024 Election: Civic and Campus Engagement Engaging the 2024 U.S. Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. King is an assistant professor of political science and geography at Old Dominion University.

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Innovative School District Seeks Middle School Science and Social Studies Apps

Digital Promise

There is strong leadership from the superintendent and middle school principal, focused on using technology to power personalized learning. Including American History, World History, Civics, and Geography. Piedmont is a small district in rural Alabama, with about 1,200 students total and 300 students in the middle school.

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Open letter to teachers who feel trapped in racist schools

The Hechinger Report

Communities, ones organized by race, socioeconomic class and geography, use schools to cover blatant housing discrimination, school financing bias and white supremacy. Because local unions can reflect the racial attitudes of the confined geographic area, leadership and involvement from the national-level group is almost always necessary.

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As enrollment falls and colleges close, a surprising number of new ones are opening

The Hechinger Report

Wayfinding College co-founder Jones previously taught organizational behavior and leadership at Concordia University Portland, which closed last year because of growing debt and declining enrollment. Strapped for enrollment though they are, he said, other institutions “do overlook potential students right in their own back yards.”.

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Creative, sensitive and grounded in diverse perspectives: Why we need inclusive climate change education

Geogramblings

Now there are (according to one count) 32 references to climate change across a range of subject areas: civics and citizenship, geography, history, science, mathematics, technologies, and the arts. Up until 2022, when version 9.0 of the Australian Curriculum was released, climate change was mentioned explicitly only four times.

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10 Active Learning Strategies to Boost Student Engagement

TCI

Instead of letting groups form organically, assign clear roles like: Discussion Leader Recorder Timekeeper Presenter “I assign roles to make sure everyone is responsible, but I also give students a chance to own their role and adapt as they go,” says Kati Hash , a high school world geography and civics teacher.

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Students take their future into their own hands on climate change activism

The Hechinger Report

That was a real civics lesson she will never forget. Thunberg received significant media attention, but there are other student climate activists who’ve filled a void created by the abdication of responsible leadership. Watford mobilized her impoverished neighborhood of Curtis Bay, canvassing the area for four years.

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