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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Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

For US History, that can be reading (or even listening to) this short article on the stock market crash of 1929 and then organizing the important parts of the article into their interactive notebook: This allows students to be hands on with their learning and easily combine a digital resource with a paper/pencil activity.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

They also talked to APSA Educate about their passion for civic education, social justice, scholarly analysis, and interest in studying political science at the undergraduate level. Read her interview discussing her experience with civic education and civic engagement at the high school level here.

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Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 15, 2024

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. You can plan a virtual event or gathering at a historic site, bookstore, famers’ market, or other public location. In Florida, Gov.

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