The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2020

Start with a definition. In addition to field-specific knowledge in, for example, computer science or history, sound liberal arts education delivers the development of transferable skills, such as “critical thinking.” It aims to cultivate attributes — empathy is one — associated with leadership and civic responsibility.

Civics 105

Civics Critical Thinking Community Engagement Leadership 105

Students of History

JUNE 5, 2023

Around May of each school year, I start thinking about US History EOC review activities to get my students ready for their state assessment. Students are then more likely to retain the massive amount of content you cover in a year of US History. I love going back to my US History Review Packets for each unit in the curriculum.

History 52

History Primary Sources Lesson Plan Critical Thinking 52

Moler's Musing

AUGUST 23, 2024

I was ready to move into content and the question of “Why do we study history?” For my original lesson on “Why do we study history?” ” Under the “define” heading, I had AI create a sentence that could be used to help students use context clues to create a definition.

Artifacts 100

Artifacts History Social Studies Lesson Plan 100

Moler's Musing

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

After the video, I asked the students to revisit their definitions of mercantilism. It was great to see them apply their critical thinking skills to a visual source, reinforcing the concept of mercantilism and its connection to colonization. The progression from initial guesses to a more nuanced definition was evident.

Geography 122

Geography Critical Thinking Tradition Middle School 122

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. It also offers a YouTube channel on which historians discuss their work , making history come alive for contemporary youth. government as well.

Social Studies 76

Social Studies Teaching Archiving Geography 76

Anthropology News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

These programs painstakingly endeavor to elevate what Chinese academic environments have long downplayed : liberal education, humanities disciplines, and skills like critical thinking. The course was thus designed to be “anti-definition.” For instance, we tried to unpack the history of tombstones based on their minute traces.

Anthropology 98

Anthropology History Humanities Tradition 98

Students of History

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

I’m a History teacher, though, and understanding vocabulary is essential to student learning. For my team-taught inclusion classes, students could take the quiz using their notebook page with the definitions (if they did them that week). It also encouraged more critical thinking on answers that just memorization of terms.

Critical Thinking 52

Critical Thinking History Teaching 52

C3 Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

“We inherit our history.” It was a phrase I often used to begin my year in the hopes of sparking student agency and making history relevant. But as an early teacher in social studies and ELA, misconceptions about the importance of authentically investigating history filled my brain. So I began to dig for a solution.

History 52

History Social Studies Critical Thinking Teaching 52

Moler's Musing

MARCH 21, 2025

This week was all about using EduProtocols to deepen understanding and get students thinking critically about history. Sketch & Tell-O and Annotate & Tell made sure students werent just memorizing but actually processing history. Wednesday Wednesday, I wanted to mix things up and bring in local history.

Local History 52

Local History History Economics Critical Thinking 52

Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

So, I kept some of the previous test questions but reworded them to align with how 8th graders actually talk and think. I also added new questions focused on what we actually covered in classthings that reflected the way we analyzed history, not just the way the textbook framed it. It made Black history personal. congressman.

History 119

History Critical Thinking Research 119

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2023

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.

Social Studies 140

Social Studies Teaching Civics Advocacy 140

ED Surge

MARCH 8, 2022

But a flurry of other bills and laws restricting what educators can teach—or even say—about history, literature, race, sexuality and other topics are alive and well. In a time of shifting definitions and “alternative facts,” we want math to be math (or maths if you’re British). Both failed to pass their respective state legislatures.

Lesson Plan 120

Lesson Plan K-12 History Professional Development 120

Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

I was also fortunate to find colleagues and peers who challenged me to try new things that, from the outside, had nothing to do with traditional librarianship or my background in English and history. If you had asked me early on if I was a “maker,” I would’ve said no, especially when I was a student in school.

Library 110

Library Middle School Lesson Plan Tradition 110

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

Instead, they’re working, socializing or partying and, as a result, show limited gains in critical thinking — the hallmark of American higher education. Josipa Roksa: And so the data shows that, you know, many students are not making much progress on the critical-thinking skills over the first two years.

Critical Thinking 88

Critical Thinking Humanities History Cultures 88

Zinn Education Project

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

History students. For the full 90-minute block period students discussed, jotted down notes, and exclaimed in both horror and shock as they learned about a sliver of our country’s hidden history. Paradoxically, teaching people’s history leaves more room for hope than any other educational framework. Here are just a few.

History 52

History Teaching Social Studies High School 52

Moler's Musing

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

But, despite the constraints, I found ways to layer in engagement and critical thinking while still covering the required content. Archetype Four Square encouraged critical thinking about Adams’ leadership style. Paraphrased a Google definition (to compare with their explanation). 70% and 77%.

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources Leadership Critical Thinking History 126

Moler's Musing

MARCH 21, 2025

This week was all about using EduProtocols to deepen understanding and get students thinking critically about history. Sketch & Tell-O and Annotate & Tell made sure students werent just memorizing but actually processing history. Wednesday Wednesday, I wanted to mix things up and bring in local history.

Local History 97

Local History History Economics Critical Thinking 97

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Nationwide, between 2012 and 2022 the number of undergraduate degrees awarded in the humanities English, history, languages, literature, philosophy and related subjects fell 24 percent , according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. But its become an existential one.

Humanities 136

Humanities Leadership Social Science Anthropology 136

Moler's Musing

NOVEMBER 2, 2024

This built their analytical skills and brought out critical thinking as they explored motivations and biases. Students rewrote a definition in their own words, listed characteristics, and found a symbolic image. Nothing like a combination of creativity and rigor to wrap up Halloween with history and high engagement!

Primary Sources 126

Primary Sources Government History Human Rights 126

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

At stake is not only whether people will be able to interpret Shakespeare, say advocates of subjects including English, history, language, philosophy, and the visual and performing arts. We didn’t have the in-house expertise to teach philosophy and history and English.”. Canadian border. As a Republican presidential candidate, Sen.

Humanities 102

Humanities History Cultures Sociology 102

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2025

Speaking about the courts stay, Walters, through spokeswoman Grace Kim, said in a statement: The Bible has been a cornerstone of our nations history and education for generations. But nothing is simple about the history of the Bible in Americas schools. It protects the religious freedom of students. Its antisemitism.

Public School 132

Public School High School Social Studies History 132

The Hechinger Report

JULY 24, 2019

And so, whatever the different histories of people of color and non-Christians, and whatever the nuances between the various laws enacted against us, our struggles and fates are so intertwined that the pathways toward justice, equity and democracy must be shared. Black Americans weren’t even considered fully human under the Constitution.

Critical Thinking 77

Critical Thinking History Leadership Economics 77