TCI

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

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. Ready to take the next step?

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2019

The civic curriculum for young children usually doesn’t expand beyond “do not talk to strangers,” writes Harvard professor Danielle Allen in her book Talking to Strangers. He quoted that line from Allen’s book during a recent presentation on the civic roles of children, hosted by the Ed School’s Civic and Moral Education Initiative.

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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?

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

But when one of her professors announced an opportunity for students to participate in a research internship to study young people’s well-being and civic engagement in the Coachella Valley, her interest was piqued. That’s super instrumental in our research quest.” She signed up. “Me He was just uplifting me,” Garcia says.

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Passion for Social Studies

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. Additionally, they will research why low voter turnout is a problem, even though it is essential to maintaining our democracy. Students will even learn how to register to vote!

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Political Science Now

MARCH 19, 2025

Her research interests include migration politics and policy, local politics, and race, ethnicity, and politics. Samantha’s dissertation focuses on the impacts of urban immigrant inclusion policies on the participation and civic engagement of immigrant and minoritized communities. Meet Samantha Chapa, Ph.D.,

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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. In a recent study , 22.8%

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

However, recent research highlights the crucial role of social studies instruction in developing strong reading skills. While schools often increase ELA instruction to improve literacy rates, research suggests that allocating more time to social studies is actually more effective.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The experiences focus on global and cultural competencies, health and wellness, leadership, research, creative and scholarly activities, and service learning and civic engagement.

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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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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. Research evidence certainly backs a phonics approach when first teaching kids how to read words but students need a lot more than word recognition to become good readers.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Related: Teaching ‘action civics’ engages kids – and ignites controversy Sanes is at the far end of the teaching spectrum when it comes to promoting climate activism, not to mention discussing controversial issues of any kind in his classroom. When she got to college, Jayda Walden discovered urban forestry and climate activism.

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APSA Educate

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Phillips ( phillips@civiced.org ), and Alissa Irion-Groth ( irion@civiced.org ) The civic mission of schools—providing students with “the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that will prepare them to be competent and responsible … The post Transforming civics for high-need students by using design-based implementation research appeared first on (..)

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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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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Whether focused on media literacy or data literacy, research suggests a need for this type of education in general. The middle school exercise was almost not included in the study because researchers thought it was too easy, said Sam Wineburg, Stanford professor and lead author of the report. “We Students have a right to it,” he said.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Here are some of my favorite lessons and activities for teaching the executive branch in my high school Civics and Government class. like assigning students one cabinet member to conduct light research on and then create a one-page poster. But first, lets go over what the branch does exactly. What does the Executive Branch Do?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

eLearn.fyi is a database of more than 300 online resources, from a civics curriculum created by a former Supreme Court justice to engineering lessons for building a robotic arm. Still, research shows that digital-resource usage hasn’t reached its full potential. Credit: eLearn.fyi.

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ED Surge

MAY 20, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic drove a big increase in homeschooled students, according to Johns Hopkins University’s Homeschool Hub , a collection of homeschooling research and resources. McCoy says he prizes them primarily for instilling moral and civic virtues in students. She had also worked in public schools before launching Mysa.

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TCI

MARCH 25, 2025

However, research increasingly shows that integrating knowledge-rich instruction across subjects is essential for improving literacy, critical thinking, and overall student success. This time allocation persists despite research showing that knowledge-rich instruction in these subjects significantly boosts literacy development.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2023

For context, some researchers believe that a gap of just 10 points equates to a full school year of learning. Students will carry these basic life skills across any career, any life situation and any form of civic participation for the long haul.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Fewer than 20 percent of high school students knew that simply looking at one photo online is not enough research to gauge if something is really happening. The study, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning , was produced by researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of Education.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Originally designed as an academic conference to share research, the event brought together Florida K-12 and college teachers and students, national journalists and professionals from libraries and museums whose work focuses on history and civics. Florida Gov.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

A recent Brookings Institution report notes that students regularly discuss civics issues in class but have few opportunities for community engagement and participation in our democracy. Students collaborate on original research, interview experts and present their findings in public settings. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Political Science Now

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Join political scientists and practitioners for a single-day workshop, Connecting Community and Classroom: Practical Considerations for Civically-Engaged Practitioners and Scholars , on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at APSA’s headquarters in Washington, DC. NCAPSA sponsors research workshops, panel discussions, and other events in the D.C.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As the math educator in residence at Just Equations, a nonprofit focused on the intersection of math and equity, I research math education and I think a lot about my years in the classroom. In one of the lessons , students accessed the Agriculture Department’s Food Access Research Atlas to locate food deserts in their city.

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Political Science Now

MARCH 4, 2025

As a member of our first cohort of Pedagogy Fellows, the Generalist PSE Pedagogy Fellow will help the Political Science Education Section, working in collaboration with APSA, to launch a new Certificate in Research-Based Political Science Pedagogy program.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

studied civics in the fall of 2016, they began by exploring a nearby park in Pontiac. A group of researchers from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University followed students using the same social studies curriculum as the one used in Waterford in 20 high-poverty schools in Michigan. Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Critics say she misrepresents research to make her case and her ideas actually impede students. This is a whole effort to shut me down, my research and my writing,” said Boaler. “I Cognitive science research suggests that students need a lot of practice and memorization to master math. That tells us something.”

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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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Political Science Now

JULY 11, 2024

Past Events include: Preparing Students for the 2024 Election: Civic and Campus Engagement Engaging the 2024 U.S. Her research agenda focuses on political science pedagogy, campus-based civic engagement, and pop culture & politics. Dr. Athena M. Huerta is a co-author of the textbook Practicing Texas Politics.

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Living Geography

JULY 12, 2024

The technology is already ubiquitous, from running city governments and performing civic science to conserving open spaces and managing logistics—virtually every human endeavor. For more than 50 years, their vision has guided Esri’s GIS mapping and analytic technologies worldwide.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Aubrey is the Research Director at Digital Promise. Kelsey is the Research Communications Manager at Digital Promise. Challenge-based, problem-based, project-based, and civic learning through community engagement are approaches that share a common interest in authentic learning. You can reach her on Twitter at @aubreyfrancisco.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

However, psychology research shows that uncertainty itself is often the real driver behind rising anxiety. My own research has shown that when people are afraid of math, neural alarm signals go off in the brain before a math test — not during or after. Our anxiety comes from our worries about what might or could happen.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2020

A National Bureau of Economic Research study by researchers from Arizona State University found that first-generation college students are 50 percent more likely to have delayed graduation due to Covid-19 than students who have college-educated parents. But the benefits of a higher education are not simply economic.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Mental health clinicians and researchers have begun to notice and document what they call climate anxiety or eco-anxiety , which is defined as chronic stress caused by concern over the effects of climate change. Unfortunately, a growing number of children and their parents are grappling with similar emotions.

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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. It can be fierce.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2020

This means that students living in online “education deserts,” who already face significant barriers to success, are being locked out of the postsecondary education that is so important to so many individuals’ prospects for future prosperity and civic engagement. We can’t afford to lose our hard-earned momentum in educating our people.

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