ED Surge

MARCH 26, 2024

He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence in the nation’s schools. He has long argued that U.S.

Civics 134

Civics Controversial Topics Education Social Studies 134

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Exploring Different Cultures: When discussing cultural differences and traditions, the teacher could prompt students to share their initial assumptions and how their views changed as they learned about diverse cultures. This encourages cultural sensitivity and open-mindedness.

Controversial Topics 131

Controversial Topics Critical Thinking Cultures Social Studies 131

The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Hollander said the project, which is structured as a fellowship, is set up to look at both aquatic and terrestrial science phenomena in the state, as well as social studies elements because “there is a lot of history around that changing landscape of Louisiana and the cultural groups that are affected as well.”.

Controversial Topics 116

Controversial Topics Education Lesson Plan K-12 116

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Experts say that requires regular and high-quality social studies lessons, starting in kindergarten, to teach kids to be critical thinkers and communicators who know how to take meaningful action. Most states either don’t test social studies, or the social studies test doesn’t really count toward adequate yearly progress.”.

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

Therefore, when I learned that I would be teaching a social studies assessment course as part of a cross-content assessment course this spring, I started thinking about some of the tension points surrounding not only teacher education, but also student assessment.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Social Justice Controversial Topics Pedagogy 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

High school social studies teachers and scholars of American history don’t deny that the nation’s story is full of mobs, civil unrest and violence. It’s baked into aspects of our culture.” Social studies classes shouldn’t frame conflict as a problem, but as a challenge, said Kawashima-Ginsberg.

Teaching 139

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 139

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Schools are afraid of dividing and triggering their students amid the fraught, frenzied, hyperpartisan, superpolarized and downright ugly political culture of our country right now. Related: PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies. I understand — but urge these schools to reconsider.

Controversial Topics 139

Controversial Topics Teaching Civics Civic Engagement 139