The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

McMillan, who teaches in a rural southeast part of the state, said the geography of her school is one reason she applied to the fellowship. Hollander said climate and environmental education is still considered a controversial topic in Louisiana, with an economy that revolves around oil and gas.

Controversial Topics 106

Controversial Topics Education Lesson Plan Artifacts 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Related: Helping science teachers tackle misinformation and controversial topics. One of the top subjects for those emergency credentials is middle school science: The state issued 83 emergency credentials in the topic in 2020. Some states have experienced epic teacher shortages for years.

Middle School 127

Middle School Controversial Topics Geography Political Science 127

The Hechinger Report

JULY 11, 2018

Ultimately, we can’t prepare children for living in a rich, diverse democracy if we don’t expose them to the controversial topics inherent in our democracy.”. The C3 framework — the three Cs refer to college, career and civic life — includes curriculums in civics, economics, geography and history.

Social Studies 111

Social Studies Civics Controversial Topics Elementary School 111

Geogramblings

DECEMBER 14, 2023

While an individual or group may think that they are an island, the geography teacher in me can see that their island, like everyone else’s, is in the middle of concentric circles of scale. Their personal bubble is surrounded by the local scale, then the regional and national scales and finally being encompassed by the global scale. .*

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40