TCI

MARCH 1, 2024

Geography education plays a pivotal role in cultivating global awareness and critical thinking. At TCI, we believe that geography class should be an immersive experience where students see the world through a geographer’s eyes. The much-loved Geography Alive! With Geography Alive!

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Geography Global Connections Global Perspectives Civics 59

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017. Similarly to Garrett County in Maryland , the geography of this rural district makes broadband access inaccessible for many families. Playing it safe”.

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Students of History

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

One of the most time and energy-saving strategies I started using in my social studies classroom was to employ unit guide packets for students. They took a long while to create, but I now have packets for every unit in Civics/Government , World History , and US History. For the printable PDF option, students draw a simple image.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., I was first introduced to UGRR at the SUNY Buffalo State College Civic Summit when their educational specialists presented “Lessons from the Field: The Legal Geography of Slavery.”

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2017

Communities, ones organized by race, socioeconomic class and geography, use schools to cover blatant housing discrimination, school financing bias and white supremacy. It’s simply harder for individuals to seek redress against what is really a coalition between powerful neighborhood groups, civic leaders and school system heads.

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Economics Geography Civics History 81

ACRE

JANUARY 17, 2023

Using this series of activities, social studies teachers can guide their students through key ideas presented in Smith’s Wealth of Nations. Analyzing world, continent, and country maps, students consider how natural resources and natural geography influence economies. Constitution Geography: WSP.2.G.2 Constitution PD.4.C.2

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Geography K-12 Economics Civics 52

Teaching American History

DECEMBER 5, 2023

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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Civics Civic Engagement American History Government 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Categories Corporate Educator Spotlight English Language Arts Lesson Plans Press Professional Development Science Social Studies Studies Weekly Online Summer School Teacher Tips Thinking on Education Tutorials Uncategorized Well-Being Recent Posts Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy February 26, 2024 Lesson 4: How Does Our Government Work?

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

When a position teaching geography to ninth graders at a private high school opened, she took it. She found interesting geography lessons online. Joining social studies teacher groups on Facebook, she built her own professional learning community (PLC). “I This was December. And they appreciate my silly jokes.”

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Teaching Geography Ancestry Primary Sources 52

Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jigsaw Strategy Oct. Tip: When using Jigsaw for the first time, it might be a good idea to walk the students through a trial run and model each step of the process.)

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In recent years, division over how social studies should be taught has plagued school districts around the country.

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Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 141

ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

While the concept of HQIM has been established and embraced in other core academic disciplines, applying this concept to social studies has been more complex. Unlike content standards for math or science, where there is more uniformity across states, social studies standards can vary significantly from one state to another.

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Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 115

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Experts say that requires regular and high-quality social studies lessons, starting in kindergarten, to teach kids to be critical thinkers and communicators who know how to take meaningful action. Most states either don’t test social studies, or the social studies test doesn’t really count toward adequate yearly progress.”.

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TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Social studies is more than just a subject—it provides the foundation for understanding and engaging with the world around us. According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence.

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