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STUDENT VOICE: ‘I hadn’t realized I was allowed to have thoughts on politics and the world around me’

The Hechinger Report

I am no longer afraid to jump into uncomfortable conversations on controversial topics. The seminar-style discussions have improved my relationships with my friends and peers. But as I’m growing as a student, I’m also learning how to be an individual. Sign up for our newsletter.

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Practicing What We Preach: Using Inquiry to Design a Social Studies Methods Class

C3 Teachers

Therefore, in this four-credit course (three credits for the assessment class and one for the student teaching seminar), students learn about assessment as they plan lessons that they will deploy in their practicum placements and beyond. In other words, assessment is one of the classes they take right before entering the field.