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Responding to a summer of riots: Principles for teaching about sensitive issues in the history classroom

Becoming a History Teacher

But how should we approach this in the history classroom? As history teachers we often problematise controversial issues to ‘see both sides of an issue’. As always it is helpful to come back to the discipline of history and what it means to teach sensitive histories well. Grosvenor (2000, p.157),

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A ‘summer camp’ for teachers fills a gap in environmental education

The Hechinger Report

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.”.

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Middle school science teachers often have shaky scientific knowledge

The Hechinger Report

More than half the teachers said they felt “very well prepared” to teach only three topics – the structures and functions of organisms, ecology/ecosystems and states, classes and properties of matter. His research indicates that students learn better through in-class dialogues. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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We must not allow bigots on campus to hide behind free speech

The Hechinger Report

Free speech is tied to academic freedom — the autonomy to teach and research ideas without the consequence of retaliation. Colleges defend professors’ rights to pursue controversial topics of discussion such as climate change, police brutality, charter schools and pornography.

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How social studies can help young kids make sense of the world

The Hechinger Report

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.”. When I ask them to take part in inquiry, research or exploration, they don’t know how to do that.”. Serriere said C3 is being used across the country.

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Where Americans Are — and Aren’t — Politically Divided on Education

ED Surge

Polikoff and his fellow researchers at the University of California, where he’s a professor of education, set out to find what Americans think about topics that have been roiled in controversy over the past several years. “A What’s the Point? But when it comes to the average American?

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Is Classroom Discussion a Dying Art?

ED Surge

The questions need to be open-ended enough to spark conversation between multiple groups, says Gannon, who also teaches history. Research and news coverage in recent years suggest that students dont participate in class conversations for fear of being canceled or outed for their political beliefs.