The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Yancy Sanes teaches a unit on the climate crisis at Fannie Lou Hamer High School in the Bronx – not climate change, but the climatecrisis. I teach from a mindset and lens that I want to make sure my students are becoming activists, and it’s not enough just talking about it,” the science and math teacher said. “

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ED Surge

JUNE 17, 2022

In order to create the systemic changes required to realize racial justice, we must transform ourselves into students and recommit to learning how our shared history influences modern practices. My organization, Facing History and Ourselves, and many others have been doing this necessary work.

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Students of History

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

They took a long while to create, but I now have packets for every unit in Civics/Government , World History , and US History. There's always an eye-catching image as well as a set of standards-based Essential Questions to guide your teaching of the unit. If I'm ever out sick, students can just work on their packets.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 7, 2022

history and civics curriculum to be more inclusive and equitable? As an Asian American, my lived experience and this research make me firmly believe that we must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S. — We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history and culture in the U.S.

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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.

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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. But nothing felt quite right, until he considered teaching. But I did enjoy teaching. I was always interested in history.

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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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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

New Jersey is set to become the first state in the nation to mandate teaching media literacy to students of all ages as a bill with the requirement heads to Gov. A 2019 report from the Stanford History Education Group found that high school students had “difficulty discerning fact from fiction online.”. Subscribe today!

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2023

And she’s been exploring innovative teaching strategies to help best reach her diverse students. Lander teaches history and civics at this large public school in Massachusetts, and she says one of the most important strategies is to find ways to bring out her students’ stories in the classroom.

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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. This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Amy Livingston never expected to find a vocation in teaching America’s story. She never expected to teach at all. He did, and Livingston soon found herself sitting in an introductory college course in US history. The next semester, she took two more US history classes, then realized she’d found her major.

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Zinn Education Project

MARCH 29, 2024

Each year, the Zinn Education Project hosts Teaching for Black Lives study groups across the United States. Using the Rethinking Schools book Teaching for Black Lives , educators explore how to teach about racism, resistance, and joy in free, teacher-led professional learning communities. history, racism, and LGBTQ+ identity.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

In 2020, California’s State Board of Education adopted criteria and guidance to award a State Seal of Civic Engagement to students who demonstrate excellence in civics education. There is no better way to integrate SEL and civic engagement for the next generation of learners. SEL programs are not reported either.

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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. The Right has declared war on teaching the truth about structural racism and sexism and on LGBTQ+ youth. In Florida, Gov. This is a national call.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2023

I really did not expect to make it home,” she said during a recent conference on teaching difficult topics in the current partisan political environment, particularly in Florida. Before she left her house that evening, she printed out her will and put it on the table, along with a letter to her family. “I Florida Gov.

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Are you curious about what's included with a Student of History subscription ? It could be Civics, World, or US History. So, if you teach daily 45-minute classes, you might need to break up each day’s lesson over two periods. Thanks so much for checking out my resources and happy teaching!

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Teaching American History

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Katherine Thrailkill considered careers in drama, law, and hi-tech sales before realizing all her interests and experiences pointed her toward teaching social studies. Lindblom based it on a summer seminar she attended in the early 2000s: the Presidential Academy, a forerunner of Teaching American History’s current programs.

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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 25, 2023

Politicians around the country have been aiming to demolish progressive policies by targeting teaching about race and ethnicity, the LGBTQIA+ community and women’s reproductive rights. I taught my students to respect the power of civic engagement and social activism. Teaching is inherently activist. It must be resisted.

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Students of History

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

If you're a US History teacher looking for PDF worksheets for your high school or middle school classroom, I have tons to share, including this 30+ page packet of free engaging assignments you can download and start using right away. Each US History unit also include thorough 9-page worksheets packets for every unit in the curriculum.

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Civics U

JUNE 2, 2022

The majority of the country’s founders were Christians (or deists who subscribed to certain Christian values) who framed the constitutional governmental system in light of Biblical teaching and historical experience. The American social and political system still derives from and reflects Christian or Judeo-Christian principles.

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Students of History

JANUARY 3, 2023

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. I have these available for my entire curricula in World and US History. I have a thorough World History PBL packet that can be used in any unit. If you have been in the classroom the past few years, you know just how rough it has been.

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Political Science Now

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The students helped research and re-fresh APSA Educate’s Teaching the Russia-Ukriance War Resource Collection. 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.

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Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

We love hearing how people found us and why they’ve signed up to access people’s history lessons from the Zinn Education Project. I have used these in the past and would like to continue in my new teaching role. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania More than 165,500 educators have signed up to access people’s history lessons. .

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Teaching American History

JULY 9, 2024

Sean Brennan Brennan, a frequent participant in Teaching American History seminars , has long promoted civic education and civil cooperation at the local and state level. He carried on this work while teaching government and an elective course in constitutional, civil and criminal law at Brecksville-Broadview High School.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 18, 2017

The 2016 election and the tumultuous start to Donald Trump’s presidency, which hits the 100-day mark next week, have presented civics teachers in red, blue and purple states alike with a double-edged sword. For project-based civic learning, there’s the web-based “Civic Action Project” (CAP) created by the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Education journalist Emily Hanford has argued that the failure to teach phonics in the early elementary years may be the problem.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

After 13 years of teaching, I’ve had just over 1,700 students walk in and out of my classroom. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year. and World History teacher at Art in Motion School in Chicago. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year. History class during the 2014-2015 academic year.

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ACRE

APRIL 15, 2024

The lesson could be used as a precursor to a unit on the New Deal in history classrooms or as a case study on economic policy impacts in a social science course. This lesson was designed to continue the topics presented in Dr. Witcher’s economic history lessons on The Great Depression.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Along with a rise in Holocaust denialism — fueled by misinformation, along with poor knowledge of the history — researchers have noted that disagreements over curriculum, book bans and politically contentious issues have ratcheted up the pressure on educators. A former history teacher from Florida, Long left the classroom in 2019.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 5, 2023

Pick Content-Focused Classroom Décor Wall Maps – Hang the largest-size wall maps you can fit, depending on what you teach. Founding Document Posters – Post poster-sized replicas of key founding documents related to your US History and Civics classes. Again, I point at them daily in my US History and Civics classes.

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Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

Having communication expectations and procedures in place was helpful when I was teaching. You might also like this to give you time back to foster positive parent teacher relationship United States History Course $ 200.00 Add to cart Civics and American Government Course $ 125.00

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Political Science Now

AUGUST 23, 2024

The APSA-PSA International Partnerships Award, jointly supported by the Political Studies Association of the UK and APSA , honors political scientists engaged in collaborative and productive cross-national partnerships that make a significant contribution to the discipline in the areas of teaching, research, or civic engagement.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. While I share their nostalgia for a time in the history of public education when that might have been true, the damning performance by the nation’s 12th graders in U.S.

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C3 Teachers

MARCH 30, 2022

Doing so also offers valuable resources that can be used to help bring history to life. Many cultural centers curate history, geography, and civic exhibits that connect the past with the present. My intent as an UGRR participant was to stretch my local history knowledge and to sharpen my historical-geographical thinking skills.

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Zinn Education Project

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In the face of Georgia’s HB 1084 Protect Students First Act, often referred to as the “divisive concepts” act, many teachers are being told to avoid teaching about race, gender, class, climate change, and other topics. But this cannot happen if there is a culture of fear that leads teachers to discourage conversations and inquiry.

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Students of History

JANUARY 10, 2023

If you are teaching high school, this likely means that you can broach most news-worthy topics. Additionally, look for events that connect to the themes and concepts you're teaching in class. This is easiest to do in a Civics or American Government classroom. 4) Use a variety of teaching strategies.

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