Let's Cultivate Greatness

AUGUST 24, 2023

During the 2010s, one specific group, the Civics Education Initiative, made it their goal to have all 50 states make passing some form of the US Naturalization Test (the official name of the test) a high school graduation requirement. The Citizenship Test is the axis my Civics class rotates around. Now over a dozen do.

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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. Over the years of teaching high school Civics and Government, I’ve used them in countless ways with my students. Here are my go-to favorite civics activities I use with political cartoons.

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ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

Mysa’s tuition costs parents who don’t receive aid around $20,000 a year, comparable to what it costs the government to educate a student in a public school. McCoy says he prizes them primarily for instilling moral and civic virtues in students. But we're just doing it in really, really different ways,” she adds.

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Living Geography

JULY 12, 2024

With a foreword by bestselling author and writer for The Atlantic, James Fallows, it’s filled with the latest web maps, illustrations, and real-life stories from a vibrant global community of geographic information systems (GIS) users.

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4QM Teaching

MAY 23, 2023

Is the Four Question Method applicable to civics education? As history / social studies people we’re often in contact with civic education advocates and organizations, and as a small organization interested in growing we’re sometimes advised to make a pitch for ourselves as civics educators. Gary and I get this question a lot.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Data privacy has become part of the “core and root” of what the school system does, says Jim Corns, executive director of information technology for Baltimore County Public Schools. Venzke’s organization published a report in 2019 arguing for chief privacy officers in schools and providing a template job description.)

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Student protesters from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida demand government action on firearms. Our nation’s founders understood that our great experiment in democracy would only succeed if Americans were prepared to actively contribute as informed citizens. Photo: Mike Stocker/TNS via ZUMA Wire. Not so well.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could search for pins on Native American history , Middle East cultures , Japanese history , government , geography , sociology , psychology , economics , and numerous other topics. For instance, we could use the Civilization video games to learn and blog about political power and civics. government as well.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

Even more astonishing, five of my former students decided to become high school history teachers, just like me: Paula Katrina Camaya : a former Chicago Public Schools educator currently teaching civics and humanities at Evanston Township High School (ETHS) in Evanston, Illinois. This is her third year in the profession. History class.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

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. And how does that inform your decision to teach? history, European history, human geography, AP government.

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

She also recommended the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) at Ashland University as the ideal MA program for a working teacher interested in encouraging civil discussion of the perennial issues in American civic life. With the help of veteran teachers like Lindblom, Thrailkill is well positioned for the task.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2022

It also means addressing the crisis in school building infrastructure by designing learning spaces informed by an understanding of technology, not designing dumb rooms and filling them with smart devices. Instead, city and school governments should work together and leverage funding to foster greater school and community improvement.

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Political Science Now

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

. — FEBRUARY 13, 2024 De Gruyter and the American Political Science Association (APSA) are pleased to announce agreement on a cooperation partnership to publish two new book series: The De Gruyter-APSA Teaching Civic Engagement Series and The De Gruyter-APSA Political Science Professional Development Series.

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TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

According to the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) , social studies is the integrated study of social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. At its core, social studies aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to actively participate in civic affairs.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

– China’s state-controlled news broadcasters have long been considered somewhat robotic in their daily recitation of pro-government propaganda, and a pair of new presenters will do little to dispel that view. The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom. Photo: NICOLAS ASFOURI/AFP/Getty Images.

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Civics for All of US

MAY 12, 2023

Discussions will focus on how the Bill of Rights was developed into a charter of liberty, and the participants will consider the best ways to incorporate the study of the Bill of Rights in a civic education curriculum. You will receive the connection information via email the week of the event. link] No workshops currently scheduled.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

But, because the federal government left reopening plans to the states, which passed the task on to districts, which in many cases left the details to individual principals , students across the country are experiencing vastly different schooling scenarios. We just talked to each other about it and traded information and things like that.

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Civics for All of US

MAY 12, 2023

Discussions will focus on how the Bill of Rights was developed into a charter of liberty, and the participants will consider the best ways to incorporate the study of the Bill of Rights in a civic education curriculum. You will receive the connection information via email the week of the event.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Nieraeth recalled how she often received information about students who needed to quarantine: “I would get a Facebook message [from a parent] at eight o’clock at night going, what do I do?” Staffers at the district wear multiple hats — Krista Nieraeth, for instance, serves as principal for both schools. Playing it safe”.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Below, I share how I select the cases we cover in my high school Civics and Government class and the poster project gallery walk we do to learn them in a way that matters. Then, see what various credible government and non-profit civics websites have listed as landmark cases. I’ll explain why in a second.

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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. They teach self-government as a cooperative activity. Civic engagement involves more than just showing up to vote. Peters agreed.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

And where there is information about whether students finish college knowing more than when they started, it’s not altogether reassuring. universities, has been put on hold because of resistance from governments and institutions, the OECD’s director for education and skills said. Consumers and lawmakers “should have this information.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Students not only build cities, they create governments, infusing civics into the curriculum, too. Gehry Nelson then became the founding director, in 2019, of the Designed-Based Learner at Center X at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, after Frank endowed a $2 million chair in her name.

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Civics U

MARCH 24, 2022

One factor that affects the abundance or availability of money in the economic system is low-interest rates that make it possible for individuals, corporations, and government units to borrow money needed for purchases and projects. Another factor is an increase in the supply of money that results when the government prints more money.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Below, I share my lesson sequence for teaching the expressed powers of Congress in my high school Civics and Government class. Anytime you can consolidate a long list of information, do it! Still, they also deliberately designed the new government not to be all-powerful. What are the Powers of Congress?

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ACRE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Students can also explore biographical information for several individuals whose ideas influenced the nation’s founding documents. These essays outlined the division of government powers, methods for taxation, as well as foundations for the structure of Congress and the Courts. Government: PP.2.USG.2

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Studies Weekly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

This strategy encourages students to make connections between word meaning and sentence structure in informational texts. Ask them to consider the connections between the words and hypothesize what topic will be featured in the informational text. Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct. Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy Oct.

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ACRE

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

and Arkansans specifically, and discusses actions taken by government to attempt to stabilize the U.S. 2 Examine how consumers are affected by raising and lowering interest rates Civics: PRL.7.C.1 1 Evaluate interaction among federal, state, and local governments when carrying out public policy PRL.7.C.2 Government: SFG.6.USG.1

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Moler's Musing

JANUARY 5, 2024

I wanted to ease my 8th graders back into learning while laying the groundwork for my favorite social studies unit on the Constitution and government. I choose questions connected to what we learn about the Constitution, including: The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words?

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Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

This is easiest to do in a Civics or American Government classroom. Students have to find a cartoon that related to our unit (super easy for American Government) and provide a brief explanation of how it connects to our content. 2) Provide context and background information. Thanks for stopping by!

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Geogramblings

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Following a strong collective youth voice at COP26 , climate and sustainability education have become more prominent on governments’ agendas. Soon after COP26, the Scottish Government announced plans to update and strengthen its Sustainability Action Plan , designed to implement its flagship Learning for Sustainability policy.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 5, 2018

KnowledgeWorks creates forecasts not just to inform people across the field about what’s on the horizon, but really to try to encourage everyone to consider themselves active agents of change in creating the future,” Prince said. The forecast is meant to create a bit of a road map, given the expectations for the future. And while Forecast 5.0

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Since then, a surge of innovation, information sharing and job creation has made cities more attractive for families and businesses alike. Related: It’s time our educational institutions instilled some civic-minded values in students.

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Moler's Musing

JANUARY 13, 2024

My essential question for the week was “How is the United States Constitution a model for limited government?” Working in small teams, students looked up their assigned Constitutional section in our government textbooks, created two text clues plus an image that related to it, and added the index card number to a slide.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

Your financial aid has been revised,” an email from the university informed her, just before the fall semester bill was due. The federal government calls for scholarship displacement only if all sources of financial aid actually exceed the total cost of attending a college by $300 or more.) The University of California, Berkeley.

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Doing Social Studies

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Nathan McAlister is the Humanities Program Manager – History, Government, and Social Studies with the Kansas State Department of Education. Nathan’s past students have created and led several civic and historical preservation projects. CitationTip: at the bottom of each Pdf document is the necessary citation for the source.

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