The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

This was overwhelming at first, but I eventually found a productive way to deal with this new information. I am no longer afraid to jump into uncomfortable conversations on controversial topics. I was being asked to see problems in the world that I was previously ignorant of. Related: Can $10 million build the ideal high school?

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Controversial Topics High School Tradition Humanities 79

C3 Teachers

JUNE 6, 2024

This post will not spend time arguing why controversy needs to be taught in the classroom. The point is, controversial topics WILL make it into your classroom. Teaching controversial topics makes it on our top 10 list for a reason. If you can, embrace them! It’s not easy.

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Controversial Topics Sociology Pedagogy Social Studies 49

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Limited vocabulary, low reading ability, and low investment of time in reading often go hand in hand, since students usually learn more sophisticated words through reading, rather than from informal sources.1. On Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday , the math, social studies, and science teachers implement activities provided for them.

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Controversial Topics Middle School Social Studies Library 76

Social Studies Success

JANUARY 18, 2023

Artifact boxes work great to introduce and era or region, but you must be careful to avoid controversial topics with these boxes. Give your students a reading over a topic and challenge your students to create a 3-D visual of what they have just read. Do not create one for the Civil War, Reconstruction or the Holocaust.

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Artifacts Controversial Topics Social Studies Teaching 52

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Limited vocabulary, low reading ability, and low investment of time in reading often go hand in hand, since students usually learn more sophisticated words through reading, rather than from informal sources.1. On Tuesday , Wednesday , and Thursday , the math, social studies, and science teachers implement activities provided for them.

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Controversial Topics Middle School Social Studies Library 72

C3 Teachers

JUNE 6, 2024

This post will not spend time arguing why controversy needs to be taught in the classroom. The point is, controversial topics WILL make it into your classroom. Teaching controversial topics makes it on our top 10 list for a reason. If you can, embrace them! It’s not easy.

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Controversial Topics Sociology Pedagogy Social Studies 40

Psych Learning Curve

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Fail productively… how to turn yourself into a super-learner (The Guardian) Unfortunately, many of our preferred learning techniques – such as reading and highlighting textbooks, or the drawing of colourful “mind maps” to summarise material – don’t offer enough mental challenge to make the information stick, leading to disappointing results.

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Controversial Topics Psychology Elementary School Pedagogy 52

C3 Teachers

MAY 23, 2022

In classrooms, we use inquiries to deepen student understanding of content and to sharpen student skills towards making evidence-based arguments, asking important questions, and taking informed action. For example, when I write a syllabus, I always start with questions.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Social Justice Controversial Topics Pedagogy 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

Information literacy has been a hot topic of recent conversation. Many folks believe that web sites that traffic in false information and ‘fake news’ may have influenced the last United States presidential election. As I noted in a previous blog post , our information landscape is changing both rapidly and drastically.

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Controversial Topics Government Tradition Leadership 94

ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

There are plenty of heated debates happening about what should be taught in schools: whether it’s over the type of books students should read , how LGBTQ topics are discussed or how to talk about racism. Even when broken down by political party and income, a majority of each group wanted the funds for public education.

Education 145

Education Controversial Topics Civics Elementary School 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 25, 2021

Other factors outside school, including social media , parents, peers, churches, the media, social class, segregation and rising income inequality exert varying degrees of influence on how Americans fill information gaps, form their political views and act politically. Credit: Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report.

Teaching 137

Teaching Civics American History Controversial Topics 137

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Palu’s principal backed her up, but she worries about backlash when she tackles controversial topics in the future. As a result, teachers are sometimes reluctant to discuss any controversial topics at all — especially in the current climate when the legitimacy of science and facts has been called into question.

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Controversial Topics Social Studies Government American History 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Discussion of controversial topics is now a core subject in their efforts, along with teaching media literacy and giving students the opportunity to engage in hands-on civic engagement projects. iCivics’ free videos and guides on teaching controversial topics will help you build a safe and respectful learning environment.

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Controversial Topics Teaching Civics Civic Engagement 138

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Even among supporters of diversity and inclusion, some progressive and independent academics concede that some elements of DEI could discourage discussion of controversial topics for fear of offending some students. Peter Hans] Our role is to host those debates, to inform them, to make them richer and more constructive.

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Controversial Topics Civics Political Science Tutoring 99