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PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

The Hechinger Report

A September 2020 study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. High-income children are more likely to travel, go to museums and attend live performances.

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If I was teaching Social Studies today…

Dangerously Irrelevant

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. Washington University in St.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

ED Surge

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. 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. history class and had always enjoyed my social studies classes.

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5 Top Trends for Teaching Social Studies in 2023

Students of History

It's the year 2023, and teaching social studies is more of a challenge than ever before. Between the students, administrators, parents, and the community, social studies teachers are feeling pressure from all directions. Another trend in social studies education is the emphasis on project-based learning.

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Building Relationships: Connecting and Reconnecting with Cultural Centers

C3 Teachers

Image of New York State Archives and Museum in Albany, New York Making connections with cultural centers offers educators a measure of expertise outside their own content knowledge and pedagogical skill. the New York State Archives and Museum , and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site ) is essential to my instructional practice.

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9/11 is now a history lesson for most school kids

The Hechinger Report

11, 2001, high school social studies teacher and football coach Robert Lake stood outside with students waiting to get picked up from school. Robert Lake, social studies teacher at North Plainfield High School. Photo: Chris Hondros/Getty Images. NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — On the afternoon of Sept.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

It could be identified by a historic marker, statue, archive, burial ground, or museum. Or march to a local civic building. Area Educators for Social Justice has secured the following co-sponsors for this year, in addition to the co-host, the African American Civil War Museum and Memorial. events in 2021 and 2022.