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How to Choose High-Quality Social Studies Instructional Materials for Your District

TCI

This blog offers a practical guide for district administrators on selecting and implementing HQIM in social studies, detailing how these materials enhance student achievement, promote critical thinking, and prepare students for active civic participation. All teachers receive HQIM professional development.

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What 2015 Holds for the Future of Education

Digital Promise

Professional Development Manager. ’ A prime example of this work from 2014 are the texts, lesson plans, and pedagogy shared by educators on Twitter through #FergusonSyllabus.” Where do you see education moving in 2015? Share your thoughts in the comment section below! (To Krista Moroder. ” Robert Bajor.

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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

C3 Teachers

As a former high-school social studies teacher and professional development specialist, I have found that connecting with cultural centers (e.g., Many cultural centers curate history, geography, and civic exhibits that connect the past with the present.

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Possible Sentences Vocab Strategy

Studies Weekly

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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Jigsaw Strategy

Studies Weekly

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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Studies Weekly Spotlight: Texas Teacher Shares Passion for Nonfiction

Studies Weekly

Bradshaw wishes more teachers would teach civics and history through Studies Weekly. Sadly, many teachers simply overlook the importance of social studies in a student’s development. Students love having success with their work, and Studies Weekly lays a good, solid foundation for learning such skills.”

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COLUMN: Want teachers to teach climate change? You’ve got to train them

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift This summer, teachers around the country are planning these lessons and more, in professional development programs designed to answer a pressing need: preparing teachers to teach about the climate crisis and empower students to act. “I Related: Climate change: Are we ready?