The Hechinger Report

JULY 21, 2022

Teacher summer camp,” Aimee Hollander, an assistant professor and director of Nicholls State University’s Center for Teaching Excellence, jokingly called it. 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.

Controversial Topics 113

Controversial Topics Education Lesson Plan K-12 113

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Middle school science teacher Kent Heckenlively has spent part of his time teaching, well, not science. He’s held a teaching credential in the state since 2006, based on passing the state’s biological sciences and geosciences teaching exams, state records show. Related: A study on teaching critical thinking in science.

Middle School 123

Middle School Controversial Topics Geography Political Science 123

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. . — One of the longtime goals of public education is to produce young people capable of participating in the democratic process.

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. British values’ are completely compatible with a DEI approach to teaching PSHE. References Wilson, H., Chowdhury, Z., Parker- Guest, H.,

Human Rights 40

Human Rights Geography Humanities Controversial Topics 40