Teaching American History

MARCH 11, 2025

She also encourages them to figure out their own political views and to actively engage in civic life. On the other hand, because students now rely increasingly on cell phones for information, Messick spends more class time helping them identify credible news sources. In 2023, he returned the encouragement Messick had given him.

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Government Controversial Topics American History Civics 96

Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Our new information landscape is digital bits in the ether instead of ink dots on paper. One of schools’ primary tasks is to help students master the dominant information landscape of their time. Our new information landscape is digital bits in the ether instead of ink dots on paper.

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Civics Tradition Leadership Teaching 0

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

In the past decade, organizations have turned to online learning to create informed trainings and reach more people. From classes on Microsoft Office basics to services on civic engagement and employment, libraries and other social service programs play a pivotal role in reducing the Digital Learning Gap.

Civic Engagement 113

Civic Engagement EdTech Civics Library 113

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

AUGUST 27, 2024

A LearningWell article features the work of College Presidents for Civic Preparedness in building an informed, engaged citizenry.

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Civics 80

TCI

JANUARY 14, 2025

Youll also learn about HQIMs impact on academic performance and civic readiness, along with strategies for effective implementation. Research by the Collaborative for Student Success (2021) also highlighted that students using HQIM demonstrate increased civic engagement and awareness.

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Social Studies Civics Civic Engagement Critical Thinking 52

TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

When students engage with history, geography, and civics, they develop the ability to analyze texts, draw connections between concepts, and retain new information more effectively. Adopt Knowledge-Building Curricula: Utilize high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) that embed social studies content within reading programs.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Civics Critical Thinking 52

Political Science Now

MARCH 5, 2025

Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA – Getty Images APSAs Institute for Civically Engaged Research (ICER) is a four-day, residential institute that provides political scientists with training to conduct ethical and rigorous civically engaged research. What is Civically Engaged Research? Applications are due by April 20, 2025.

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Civic Engagement Civics Research Political Science 28

Political Science Now

MARCH 19, 2025

Samantha’s dissertation focuses on the impacts of urban immigrant inclusion policies on the participation and civic engagement of immigrant and minoritized communities. So far, the most valuable aspect of APSA membership has just been the sheer amount of information that comes through the section listservs.

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Civic Engagement Civics Political Science Advocacy 46

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

It’s difficult to learn and to trust information if we’re not aware of some of these ways information is manipulated,” West said. Today’s information environment is tremendously exciting and there’s all kinds of access, but there are really some enormous challenges and pitfalls and hazards out there.”

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Political Science Now

JULY 29, 2024

The workshop aims to provide a space where scholars and practitioners with a commitment to civic engagement can collaborate, build supportive relationships, and share practical guidance for leading community-engaged projects. The workshop will culminate with NCAPSA’s brief annual business meeting and a celebratory reception.

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Civic Engagement Civics Political Science Community Engagement 63

Let's Cultivate Greatness

JULY 16, 2024

I might tweak my “Welcome to Civics class” activities a little year to year, but here are my tried-and-true favorite ones to do to establish a great foundation. Citizenship Test Questions The US Naturalization Test is a no-brainer way to assess both students’ incoming civics knowledge and their growth over your course.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 1, 2019

I would argue this is a critical skill we need to be teaching in schools to ensure that our students develop the skills necessary to be informed consumers of media. NewseumED , a free online resource, is committed to cultivating the First Amendment and media literacy skills they believe are critical to participating in civic life.

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Primary Sources Civics Lesson Plan Teaching 124

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The bill , which won bipartisan support from the state’s senate and assembly, would require the New Jersey Department of Education to develop learning standards across K-12 in media and information literacy. Media literacy is often defined as the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, create and communicate information or media.

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Teaching Civics K-12 Social Science 131

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The overwhelming majority of young people are unable to sift through online information and separate fact, fiction and opinion, according to a new study from Stanford University. Among the hair-raising findings: 93 percent of college students tested were unable to flag a lobbyist’s website as a biased source of information.

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Civics Advocacy Elementary School Middle School 112

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 Government Geography Project-Based Learning 52

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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Civics Community Engagement Government Economics 52

Teaching Civics

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Update: In 2023, the Minnesota Legislature repealed the civics test requirement. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year, districts will no longer need to administer the civics test ( Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 120B.02, More Information [link] The post Minnesota Civics Test appeared first on Teaching Civics.

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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. Over the years of teaching high school Civics and Government, I’ve used them in countless ways with my students.

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Civics Government Teaching High School 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I taught my students to respect the power of civic engagement and social activism. We must do this through teaching, learning and advocacy — as well as social activism and civic engagement. Recent politics has made it hard to extend that work. I have trained in, taught and led educator preparation programs.

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Civic Engagement Education Civics K-12 127

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

At Project Information Literacy (PIL), the nonprofit independent research institute I lead, a group of library and information science and new media researchers — including myself — conduct national research about the information seeking behavior of college students and recent graduates.

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Civic Engagement Civics Library Social Science 136

ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

It’s not necessarily clear that groups like the National Microschooling Center, a popular source of information on these schools, receive funding from groups like Stand Together Trust, a Koch-funded organization, Fiske says. McCoy says he prizes them primarily for instilling moral and civic virtues in students.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

Reading Integration: Use informational texts, primary sources, and document analysis to enhance comprehension and critical thinking. A more balanced instructional approach fosters critical thinking, problem-solving, and civic awareness, preparing students for academic success and beyond.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Primary Sources Critical Thinking Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2020

The best civics lesson requires you to leave the classroom. LearnServe helps students create “social ventures,” which are projects that benefit our neighborhoods and schools by tackling issues like poverty, discrimination, climate change and civic engagement. Related: Making America whole again via civics education.

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Civics Civic Engagement Library High School 95

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What’s interesting is that the parietal lobe also integrates sensory information, such as the body’s awareness of where it is in space, including in relation to itself, creating a spatial mental map to represent the world.

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Cultures Civic Engagement Civics Pedagogy 135

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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Civics Education World History History 40

Teaching Civics

MARCH 2, 2014

MCSS Workshop, March 2, 2020 Super Civics Workshop Super Civics MCSS 2020 Slides More information The post MCSS 2020 Super Civics Workshop Powerpoint and Website Resources appeared first on Teaching Civics.

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Civics Teaching Professional Development 40

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2018

But if this civic action is to be sustained and to extend to topics beyond gun violence and school safety, schools need to do more to nurture these students’ dispositions toward political participation so they can continue to engage in informed and effective ways. Related: COLUMN: Making America whole again via civics education.

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Civics Social Studies Critical Thinking History 84

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

I was the mother of a 4-year-old daughter, and I was consumed by worries about child care, the car note for my used Honda Civic and saving for my own apartment. When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed a job. In addition, I had $30,000 in student debt. In recent years, as U.S.

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Civics Advocacy Humanities Education 144

Zinn Education Project

OCTOBER 20, 2024

How is it possible to teach about civics without discussing racism? Daniel Santos Middle School Social Studies Teacher, Houston, Texas Providing young people with accurate information about this country’s past is the best way to help them form their own opinions about the present and future and realize their own agency in our society.

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History Teaching Civics Middle School 92

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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Civics Humanities Government Research 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2022

That’s why the classroom must be the place where we equip students and teachers to combat misinformation and find reliable information online instead of fake news. Existing media curriculums, whether created by school systems or independently , focus largely on creating informed consumers of media, specifically mainstream news media.

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Controversial Topics Civics High School Advocacy 98

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Leaders in both the private and public sectors recognize the need for a diverse group of scientists, technologists and engineers to create solutions informed by different perspectives that resonate with all of society. Current and future challenges will require all of us to use scientific ideas and practices to develop solutions.

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Education Civics Critical Thinking History 145

Passion for Social Studies

JANUARY 18, 2024

If something was bothering my student, disciplinary actions, or positive behavior was happening, I would immediately inform the student’s parents. Add to cart Civics and American Government Course $ 125.00 Having communication expectations and procedures in place was helpful when I was teaching.

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Sapiens

OCTOBER 17, 2024

One speaker discusses the danger of social isolation, loneliness, and being stuck in informational and social media “bubbles.” The speaker pauses, then replies, “Being stuck in different information silos. It is attended by UR Action program participants—called “Uniters”—other members of the community, and local media. I follow up.

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Museum Civics Research Cultures 135

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. The Baltimore district, for instance, has increased the budget for its IT department by $12.5

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Civics Leadership Public School Government 123

ED Surge

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With students questioning the return on their education, legislators are rushing to provide more information about what happens after high school, including a bill in Virginia that publicizes information about median wages for college graduates and the average cost of attendance. The most encouraging trend?

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K-12 Advocacy EdTech Civics 113

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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World Religions World History Civics History 120